Ex-President Truman Reflects From London
Truman concludes European trip praising Western alliance gains since World War II and warns against letting down after victory. He notes improved Western strength, NATO support, and cautious approach to Soviet tactics seen by leaders in Europe and Britain. Concludes with warning of complacency.
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Harry S .Truman
Harry S. Truman
London
Stanley Woodward
Italy
Austria
Germany
France
Belgium
Holland
Britain
Europe
West
Great Britain
NATO
Governor Orders Investigation of 10-Death Highway Crashes
Governor Harriman ordered an immediate New York probe into ten highway deaths from crashes involving trucks and cars across Nassau Rensselaer Amsterdam Frankfort Titusville and Sparkill. He urged interstate cooperation with Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and called for safer roads stricter enforcement and driver education. The victims include a mother daughter and grandson from Sparkill and several other families from New York and nearby states.
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Albany
Harrimanl
Mass
Harriman
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Nassau
Rensselaer County
Atlantic City
Sparkill
Rockland County
Amsterdam
Frankfort
Auto Land
Charlton
Titusville
Wehle affair triggers closed probe by state GOP panel
A subcommittee of the Republican legislature will question acting Conservation Commissioner Justin Mahoney and Dr. E L Cheatum about the Wehle affair. The inquiry follows a bitter departmental feud that led to Louis A Wehles resignation and his charges of sabotage. The panel led by Assemblyman William F Horan will focus on a secret society claim and other issues.
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Wérald-Journal Bureau
Albany
Legislative
Conservation
Wehle
Justin, Mahoney
E.L. Cheatum
Division of Game
Louis A. Wehle
Monroe County
Cheatum
Grenadier Island
Pakistan and Soviet sign first trade pact
Pakistan and the Soviet Union sign their first trade agreement in Karachi. Russian experts arrived a month earlier to begin negotiations as part of a new Soviet economic drive in southern Asia.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Asia
Today’s Features and Editorial Page Teasers
Today’s front offers a column on Eisenhower’s impact as a Democratic tool and a David Lawrence editorial. Also highlights Talking It Over on page 39 with Amusements through page 69 and a multi-page guide to listings, with sports and financial sections noted.
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Breporter
Eisenhower
David Lawrence
Weight Gain Signals Eisenhower Recovery Progress
The White House announced President Eisenhower has begun to gain weight after abdominal surgery. He added about one pound to reach 163 pounds, with doctors cautious that recovery weight gain will be slow. He conferred with Sherman Adams and staff and sent thanks to Maj. Hugh Curry after a serenade at Walter Reed.
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Washington
Ins
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Kleitis
Sherman Adams
Maj
Hugh Curry
Army
Eisenhower Thought Of Forming New Party
A 1954 book reports President Eisenhower once considered creating a new party due to deep dissatisfaction with right wing Republicans. He abandoned the plan but this stance influenced his bid for a second term. The work by Robert J Donovan also details secret White House discussions and clashes with Senator McClellan.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert J. Donovan
White
House
New York Herald Tribune
Donovan
White House
McClellan
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Congressional
Maxwell Rabb
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Rabb
Chuckle Over Surprise Gift Sparks Warm Domestic Moment
Toray's Chuckle captures a playful scene as a husband rushes in declaring he bought a gift for the one he loves, prompting his wife to reveal the box of cigars as the surprise. The lighthearted exchange showcases affection and humor in everyday life.
Six Die in Grade Crossing Crash at Hamilton
Three men and three women die when their rear collides with an 80 car freight train at a grade crossing in Hamilton Ohio. Victims include Claude Raleigh 38 Miamsburg James Neace 30 Franklin and Gerry Stidman 30 Wolfhead state police identify the men. Police found unclear IDs among the women with one bearing the name Leon tattooed on her arm.
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Hamilton, C
INS
Claude Raleigh
Miamisburg
James Neace
Franklin
Gerry Stidman
Wolfhead
Leon
Senate Debates World War I Pension Bill Status
House passed a pension measure with a 90 dollar month for WWI veterans and sent it to the Senate. Proposals boosting payments to service disabled veterans and widows were removed. Senator Byrd said the Finance Committee will consider it soon, but noted a long agenda and slim odds late in the session.
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Washington
Senate
House
Byrd
D-Va
No bids for Court Street reconstruction as contractors snub project
The State Department of Public Works saw zero bids for the Court Street reconstruction from the city line to Thompson Road. The Cleveland Wrecking Co of Cincinnati, with Sharon Hill offices, won demolition of 50 Oswego Boulevard buildings for a proposed arterial highway at 47,437 dollars, due by December 15, 1956. John M. Robertson Inc of Onondaga was the lowest of seven bidders at 607,202 dollars to resurface 26.05 miles of US Route 31 from Cicero to Brewerton, with Oswego County completion by September 1, 1956 and the remainder by July 1, 1957. The state engineer’s estimate of 2,350,000 dollars for Court Street was deemed too low, with resurvey and revised estimates planned.
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State Department of Public
Court St
Thompson Rd
Cleveland Wrecking Co
Cincinnati
Sharons Hill
Oswego Blvd
James St
Hiawatha Blvd
John M. Robertson, Inc
Oneotta
Syra
Cuse
Cicero
Brewerton
Onondaga County
Hastings J
Jefferson County
Oswego County
Oswego
Representative Woler Critiques Pension Bill Passage
Rep KR Woler of Riehiman Tully said he was not very happy with the watered down veterans pension bill but felt action was needed this session. He voted yesterday to pass the measure despite reservations.
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Herald-Journal Bureau
Washington
KR. Woler -Riehiman
Tully
Pension increases proposed for veterans by House panel
Chairman Olin E Teague said the stripped-down bill would cost 356 million dollars in the first year It would raise monthly pensions to 75 for permanently and totally disabled veterans and to 90 for those age 65 or tolling pensioners with income limits 1400 single or 2700 with dependents A 10 per cent premium would apply for overseas service of 30 days or more World War I veterans would become eligible for the 90 pension at 65 if income qualifications are met About three million World War I veterans fall within the current age and income brackets
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Olin E. Teague
House Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Battery death forces Soviet courtesy Comet flight delay
British air officials canceled a planned courtesy flight of their Comet jet to Soviet officials at Vnukovo after the aircraft failed to start due to a dead battery. About 30 Soviet officers technicians and Aeroflot representatives gathered as the doors closed and the minutes ticked by before a postponement was announced.
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Moscow
British Airways
Aeroflot
Vnukova
Charge Cut Fined $100 in Dangerous Driving Case
Ishmet F. Ali, 25, of 1246 S State St, fined $100 for dangerous driving after arraignment in Traffic Court before Judge Truman H. Preston. Charge reduced from driving while intoxicated due to low chemical test and insufficient proof. License held until Aug 1. Police arrested May 19 in the 400 block of Seymour St when his car struck a parked auto owned by Miss Barbara Ann Williams, 29, of 216 Draper Ave.
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Ishmet F
Ali
S. State ‘St
Truman H. Preston
Seymour St
Barbara
Ann Williams
Draper Ave
John E. Duggan
Butternut St
Windy Cool And Fair Weather Forecast For Syracuse Area
The forecast calls for breezy and cool conditions with fair skies in Syracuse and central New York. Temperatures stay below normal with a high near 72 tomorrow and a low around 53 tonight. Strong northwest winds ease tonight as winds shift to the west tomorrow at 12 to 16 mph, with a chance of light rain and warmer temperatures Saturday.
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Syracuse
Central
New York
Mercury
Plane wreckage sighted off Jersey coast
The Venezuelan air liner that crashed eight days ago with 74 dead was located ten miles off the New Jersey coast. The Navy said it would begin lifting the wreckage from about 100 feet down in the Atlantic tomorrow.
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New York
INS
Jersey
Navy
Atlantic
Two children die in Dallas freezer incident
DALLAS Mrs Dorothy Jenkins returned home from work to find her two children Sandra eight and Gregory six suffocated in a home freezer Neighbors said she had cleaned the freezer and left the lid up to air it out Police reported the children apparently climbed in and one lid fell shutting them inside
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Dallas
Dorothy Jenkins
Continental Can and Gair Plan Merger
Directors of Continental Can Co and Robert Gair Co have agreed in principle to merge. The proposed terms call for exchange of common stock at eight tenths of a Continental share for each Gair share, announced by Gen. Lucius Clay and George E. Dyke.
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New. York.w
iContinental Can Co
Robert Gair Co
Lucius Clay
Continental
George E., Dyke
Gair
Nations Steel Talks Falter as Strike Looms in 1969
New York AP reports talks between steel unions and industry chiefs collapsed amid a looming nationwide strike. Gary Indiana giant furnaces began cooling as plants were ordered to shut down. production losses could top one million tons even if a settlement emerges before contract expiry.
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New York
Unite Steelworkers of America
Steel Companies
U.S. Steel
Syy
Gary
Ind
Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel
U.S. ‘Steel
Polio cases steady as vaccine aid cited
The U S Public Health Service reports 180 polio cases last week, unchanged from the prior week, with 94 paralytic. They note Salk vaccine is highly effective among inoculated individuals and caution forecasts depend on broader population effects. Texas led with 37 cases. California, Louisiana, Florida also varied.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Texas
California
Louisiana
Florida
Minois
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Sparkilli
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Angelo Cacciatore
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Harriet
Robert
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Conn
Virginia E. Bayne
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New Party
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Snub Court St. Project
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Continental Can
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David J. McDonald
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