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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1940
Page
17
Gregg Mayer and Lea Griffo obtained a marriage license with Ronn Foreman listed as witness at the county office. The license was recorded for the couple residing on Foreman Avenue.
Pittsburgh March 5 Dr A M Skeffington an optometrist urged teachers and parents to cooperate to cure children of near-sightedness. He told a congressional gathering that government sources show rising incidence among first and second grade pupils and emphasized early intervention and education.
A massive snow sleet glaze storm stretched from New England to New Jersey causing widespread outages and debris. In New York City's Bronx and Upper Manhattan 65 000 trees damaged with 500 000 dollars in losses. 12 000 homes lost power in Northern New Jersey and 7 000 phones out of order. Roads blocked by fallen oaks and elms as heavy winds reached 70 mph. Schools closed and utilities strained as Con Edison and telephone lines suffered extensive failures.
General Motors announces a separation allowance plan for salaried staff with a year or more of service. Eligible employees who are eased for managerial reasons receive 25 to 35 percent of one month's pay per year of service, up to six months total. Minimum one month’s pay, maximum six months. Applies alongside other security and benefit plans for more than 150,000 hourly workers. Also noted, Washington police head orders 145 extra patrolmen at night, a 30 percent increase, to curb a surge in robberies.
Archduke Otto von Habsburg touring the United States advocates a federated Danube union including Czechs Slovaks Bohemians Poles and Austria as a path to lasting peace He arrived by train from Baltimore after a Lisbon clipper voyage and planned to visit Washington to study America for potential federation plans.
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