Crash Kills Hancock's Son-in-Law
Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts reports a KC135 Stratotanker crashed after takeoff killing James L. McConaughy Jr., husband of Marion Hancock of Syracuse, and nine others. The crash halted three other planes pursuing a New York to London speed record, drawing reaction from the White House and a joint Air Force Civil Aeronautics Administration investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
James L. McConaughy Jr
Stewart F. Hancock
Syracuse
Atorney
McConaughy
Washington
Time and Life Magazines
Marion Hancock
Presbyterian Church
Cazenovia
Phoebe
Stewart
James L
Susan
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Air Force
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Aviation Industry
Massachusetts
Mt. Tom
Holyoke
New York
London
England
Col
Harry Burrell
Omaha
Jewelry Found In Vacant Lot On Seeley Road
Syracuse patrolman Muldoon recovered jewelry found by a boy at Seeley Road. At 5 p.m. yesterday in an empty lot, Eric Stander found a necklace beads two gold watches a wristwatch with initials L M and a diamond pendant. Items were brought to headquarters for possible claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Thomas Muldoon
Carl Stander
Fayette ‘Blvd
Slander
Eric
Seeley Road
L.M
Muldoon
Creek TV Show Demonstration Draws City Officials
City officials observed a Creek Television demonstration showing a closed circuit system to monitor Onondaga Creek from seven proposed tower locations. Cage Television Division proposed a $125,000 system to warn and alert police and guide patrols if children breach the area, with two divers showcased and guards stationed along the creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creek TV
New York Central
Eer Road
Vision
Onondaga Creek
Cage Television
Thompson Products, Inc
General Electric
Walton and
W. Fayette
Oneida Street
Temple Street
Disbridge
Red Line
Cage Company
Oxford Street
Modern Electronics Laboratory
Bridge
Recommended Co
Kirkpatrick Street
W. Senecal
Creek
al Ne Dage Company
Thej
Spencer Street
Patrick Street
Hogan Steps Down From Ward Post in City Politics
Charles J. Hogan, former county chairman, resigns as Democratic chairman of the 17th Ward. Acting chair is Martin Barzelay, ex Fourth Ward chair now living in the 27th. Frank Kwasigroch resigns as Second Ward chair. Richard Grudzinski serves as acting chairman. New ward chairmen to be chosen by committeemen elected August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Hogan
Martin Barzelay
Frank Kwasigroch
Richard Grudzinski
25 Million Protected by SAGE System at New Jersey Post
The United States shields 25 million people as the first segment of the SAGE electronic defense system goes online from a concrete blockhouse at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey. Command transfer to 2 Combat Command Center in Syracuse is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Porcello
McGuire
Atr Force Base
N. J
SAGE
Combat Command Center
Syracuse
Air Force
Arthur C. Agan Jr
Tthe
32D
Robert Israel
Jin
General Electric Co
Injured 14 Year Old Driver Questioned After Crash
A 14 year old boy who was driving his parents car with a bruised elbow and cut hand was questioned by deputies after the vehicle wrecked in Eagle Village near Syracuse. He admitted he had taken the car for a ride as part of a broader report on a local incident. The boy was referred to the Youth Bureau for further handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syra
Eagle Village
United States
Manlius
Daniel Weber
E. Sen
Lewandowskis Celebrate 50th Anniversary Rites
Mr and Mrs Dennis Lewandowski of 915 W Belden Ave plan an open house for their 50th wedding anniversary with relatives from Cleveland Ohio Erie Pa and Utica. They married June 1 1908 at Holy Trinity Church. The couple have a son Jo and three daughters Genevieve Strzelecka and others in Syracuse. The piece also notes regional air defense reorganizations including dissolution of the 32nd and creation of the 26th Air Division with bases at Stewart Newburgh Bangor and McGuire, plus SAGE radar tech from General Electric in Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Lewandowski
W. Belden Ave
Cleveland
Ohio
Erie
Utica
Holy Trinity Church
Hoffman Pack
Syracuse
Lewan
Seph
Dowski
Fers
Robert Cavanaugh
Genevieve Strzelecka
Pyrecie
Ben Rapp
Slack
Lewandowski
Rates Announced For Four Syracuse Area Localities
Final rates are listed for Fabius and Solvay along with Mantius and North Syracuse. Fabius is 33, Solvay 32, Mantius 36, and North Syracuse 39. The figures indicate unit costs or assessments for the communities named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabius
Solvay
Mantius
North
Syracuse
Carpenters Electing Officers
Syracuse union carpenters vote on a slate with insurgent leader Albert Mahar facing Edward Legassie for president. All-day balloting starts 6 am at Carpenters Hall with 1350 eligible voters and a 10 dollar fine for noncompliance. polls close at 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse’ Union Carpenters
International Carpenters Union
Albert Mahar
Mahar
Edward Legastie
United Brotherhoo of
Car[penters & Joiners
Carpenters Hall
N. Townsend St
Ernest Pease
Ernest Lathrop
Abraham Elkins
John McQuane
Sigmund Podolak
Legassie
William Clarke
Clifford Given
Samuel Ruggiano
Howard Smith
Harold French
Robert Kirby
John Williams
Edward Shea
John Porter
Edward Whipple
Skaneateles to Get Dial Telephones
Ground is to be broken soon for a new central office in Skaneateles as dial service will begin for about 3,000 telephones. A. R. Ballantyne of New York Telephone Co says the town has grown since 1940 with 8,700 local calls and 1,000 long distance daily. The 85 by 180 foot parcel at 16 Fenner Street was bought last August from Clarence W. Treat. Construction bids will be awarded next week. Donald J. Stephens of Lodi is architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaneateles
A. R. Ballantyne
Auburn, New York
Jordan St
Fenneil St
Telephone Company
Clarence W. Treat
Ballantyne
Donald J. Stephens
Loudonville
Four cousins reunite after 44 years at West Point visit
Mauro Forte of Italy, Dr Anthony Sabin, and two Syracusans meet Maj Gen Emilio Scotti during a U S Army tour of United States military installations. The four are cousins who had not seen each other since 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Mauro Forte
Italy
Napo
Jean Contrastan
Cayuga St
Oneida Commun
Fedele
West Point Acad Melverne
Emilio Scot
Searbury
Tory
Army
U.S
Anthony
Sabin
Syra
Maj
Case
Scotti
St.Juntil
Stabbing on Madison Street Leaves One Dead
Police traced a stabbing at the Madison Street address to a brawl involving Williams and Levant after Edwin Levant died from multiple stab wounds. Witnesses include Miss Helen Wright and James Brown Jr. Officers found two knives during the investigation and Williams admitted drinking prior to the incident. Several suspects and witnesses were detained for questioning as the coroner awaited autopsy results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serbun
Williams
George Bill
Serbin
Mani
Levant
Madison Street
Ptrolman
Arthur Peck
Dan
Peck
Helen Wright
Madison St
Wright
James Brown
Spair
Rhue Jean Williams
Charles
Charles Williams
Benjamin Roberts
Miss Wright
Roberts
Larry L. Gilmore
Onondaga County
Franklin Williams
Savannah
Syracuse
Georgia
Kissing Salesman Accused of Assault
A California traveling salesman Patrick McGraw 17 of Southgate will be arraigned in Police Court before Judge P Leo Dorsey on a third degree assault charge after two 15 year old customers accused him of kissing them. McGraw was arrested yesterday while working his magazine sales route through college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Richard Ryan
Patrick McGraw
Southgate
Calif
P. Leo Dorsey
McGraw
Unnamed Lothario Arrested Near University Campus
Police arrested a man in the 700 block of Lancaster Ave after a startled last victim called her mother and a neighbor alerted authorities. Patrolman John Dwyer made the arrest. McGraw claimed employment with the Publisher Continental Co. of Michigan City Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yiend
University
Lancaster Ave
John Dwyer
McGraw
Continental Co
Michigan City
Ind
Open House at WSYR Center Draws Heavy Visitors
Open house at the WSYR Radio-TV center runs today and tomorrow from 2 to 9 pm and 2 to 7 pm. Thousands expected at 030 James Street as visitors tour the lobby, lounges, control rooms, three TV studios and three radio studios, with WSYR staff and station personalities on hand. WSYR radio began May 31, and WSYR-TV 3 began daily telecasts June 7 after moving from Syracuse Kemper building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James SL
WSYR
WSER
Wsyr-Tv 3
Syracuse-Kemper
Watch Your Earning Power Watch Your Earning Power
Social Security beneficiaries should report to the Syracuse District Office if earnings will exceed 1200 dollars per year. Syracuse official C A Edson notes late reporting leads to benefits being withheld or payments reclaimed, affecting all years up to age 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
C. A. Edson
Syracuse
Social Security Office
Liverpool Receives 1000 Aid for Recreation Project
The village of Liverpool was awarded 1000 in state aid for a recreation project this year. Mayor Ray L Grandy submitted the application, showing plans to spend 5080 under the Liverpool Community Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
State Youth Commission
Ray L. Grandy
Liverpool Community Council
Pet Shows Planned at Playgrounds
Thirty four city playgrounds run by the Municipal Recreation Commission will host doll and pet shows this week. Doll shows run Monday to Wednesday at varied locations with 2 pm and 3:30 pm slots. Pet shows are scheduled Tuesday to Thursday at listed parks, with additional combined doll and pet events Monday to Thursday featured across multiple sites.
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Municipal Recreation Commission
Jaskx
McChesney
Huntington
Frazer
LeMoyne
Linceni
Lewis
Burnet
McKinley
Onondaga
West End
Schiller
Lincoln
Kirk
Dunbar
van Duyn
Wilson
Prescott
Washington Square
Westmoreland
Thornden
Elmwood
Wadsworth
Union
Midler
Washlington Irving
Onondaga Geddes
Salem Hyde
Comstock
Highland
William Barry
Meachem
Clinton, Nichols
Homer Wheaton
St. Mark's
Traffic Court notices and speeding fines listed
A jumble of traffic court notices shows multiple speeding tickets and fines. Names from Emil o Tassone to Richard J Stevens appear with addresses on Primrose Avon Highland LeMosne and other streets, with fines ranging from 10 to 40 dollars and reports of driving track violations in local roads and parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilio Tassone
Avon Ave
LeMosne Avenue
John Vanselow Jr
Highland Ave
Grant Boulevard
Rover Passing
Richard J. Stevens
H. Willow St
Kirk Park
Wayland Pentland
Holland
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Crash
Hancock
Tallman Street
Hovey Street
Midland Avenue
Rich Street
Hunt Avenue
Bridget Circle
Ballantyne Road
W. Seneca Turnpike
Fish Street
Hunts Avenue
McGuire Air Force Base
E. Beard
Wright Field
R. J. Brown
H.ale.e
W. A. Hardesty
Acuse
Philip Gugliotta
Hogan
Bureau
Lewandowskis
Ft. Lee
Stewart Air Force Base
Newburgh
Bangor
Thompson’ Rd
Syrracuse
32Nd Air Division
Hancock Field
26Th Air Division
Stewart Air Force
Onondaga Coun
Hmee
Carpenters
Emilio Scotti
Napoleon Contrastan
Edward Kinsella
Paul Marcette
Franklin N. Williams
Wsyr Radio-Tv Center
James St
Grant Blvd
Erle Biv
Geddes St
Westcott St
Primrose Ave
Geddesstr
S. Warren ST
Onondaga Hotel
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