06 Mar 1955
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1955
Page
1
A refugee reports to Radio Free Europe on how families under Soviet influence tighten ties to survive. A central family council makes clear choices balancing loyalty to kin with state demands, including career shifts, party pressures, and managing the daughter’s rising political role.
A Jamaica feature recounts Rose Hall near Montego Bay and Annie Palmer known as the White Witch who allegedly killed 15 to 20 lovers. Slaves reportedly killed Palmer in 1833, her grave marked by a cement slab in the garden. The estate remains a working sugar plantation with cane fields.
The Army refines the M59 armored personnel carrier to carry ground troops in armored assaults. The vehicle is amphibious, protects eight or nine men with armor, and can withstand atomic blast effects at close range. It is a successor to the M75 life saver from Korea and aims to reduce infantry casualties in future battles. Maj. Gen. James Gavin discusses planning.
Southerners who control Congress fear the AFL CIO merger could make the labor vote decisive in 1960s politics. They acknowledge past union leaders struggled to mobilize voters, but predict endorsements may grow stronger by next year’s election. Some see merger signs as integration steps, others warn the plan lacks unity among leaders.
A sober man attempting to cross a busy street in Pittsfield Massachusetts smashed a car window. The crash halted traffic until police caught up with him. He admitted guilt and promised to pay for the window.
London remembers Judge Tudor Rees a 73 year old Welsh jurist famed for wit and courtroom flair. His quips covered women, men, children, cars and horses, with a hopeful line that if he cannot find dogs in paradise it won’t be paradise to him.
American Export Lines announces a milk service on its SS Independence and SS Constitution routes from New York to the Mediterranean. The ships will carry 6 000 quarts of milk 2 000 quarts of light cream and 400 quarts of heavy cream per voyage maintaining 31 degrees in aboard refrigerators to deliver fresh pasteurized milk and cream to passengers including families with children.
A vivid East Africa garden piece describes hippos feeding on flowers near rivers and leopards targeting penned poultry. It notes barriers like tall barbed wire fencing and warns farmers of cattle losses from lions and other predators while recalling nighttime grazing practices and a dramatic hippo charge incident.
Excavators in Eaton Rapids uncovered mammoth bones identified by Mary C Ellsworth of Michigan State College. She estimated mammoths roamed Southern Michigan swamps about 25 000 years ago during a glacial period.
In Yuma Arizona Army sergeant Paul Laurent tests a T4 heavy tank in extreme desert heat. The sun baked air, dust storms, and 159 degree readings strain equipment and soldiers. Crewmen endure suffocating conditions as trials continue for new Army gear.
U S surplus butter may be released to India easing ghee shortages that have driven prices high. Ghee a sacred ingredient in Indian cuisine faces scarce supply after war disruptions.
Concord New Hampshire report states Teddy a one year old Angora cat died weighing 25 pounds after famed for steak diet and large paws. Owner Mrs Miriam J Wason credits Teddy with saving her in a fire by waking her. Teddy died just before his 22nd birthday during birthday meal.
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