06 Mar 1956
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1956
Page
1
Gov Harriman's budget, reduced by 23 percent to 1.472 billion dollars, cleared the Senate today and moved to the Assembly for possible approval. Democratic senators backed the measure after opposing the reduction.
Gov Harriman and Republican leaders announced agreements on tax amendments to provide 20 million dollars in relief next year for the aged blind working mothers and persons with heart medical expenses. The plan aims to smooth passage through the legislature.
Weatherman Andy Keller expects mild overnight low around 36 and a high near 50 tomorrow as showers and possible thunderstorms move through the area. Rain likely Thursday and Saturday with east southeast winds 10 to 20 mph tonight and southeast 15 to 25 mph tomorrow.
Italian President Giovanni Gronchi toured Detroit observing the hub of the global automobile industry and meeting local officials during his visit.
Roscor Drummond comments on the Editorial Fare of today's Herald Journal as the U and Information Agency unveil a unique plan to spread publicity for Ametics.
A Pasadena discussion on youth discipline outlines several parent types from the stern “see-savers” to indulgent figures, and criticizes a “heavy chaperon” as overbearing. Reporter notes a split between strict, aspirational, and anxious parents and their impact on juvenile behavior.
Washington reports unpublicized remblings behind the Iron Curtain hint that Russia may overreach with a peace offensive. A top official cites signs at home and in eastern Europe of growing unrest as the bloc eases pressures while police control tightens. He warns of revolts spreading from last Germany toward Poland Czechoslovakia and beyond as neutral nations face tightening regimes.
President Eisenhower calls Soviet Premier Bulganin to join Western powers in a world disarmament system aimed at controlling nuclear threats. He states the United States would not use future atomic material to expand weapons and notes his March 1 note to the Kremlin. The message follows Bulganin’s February 1 appeal for a Soviet American friendship treaty and references Eisenhower’s January 28 rejection.
Floyd D Downing 44 of Buckley Ra Liverpool drove on the wrong side of Oswego Blvd attracting Patrolman Sigmund Grudzinski. In Traffic Court he pleaded not guilty to drunken driving and dangerous driving. Paroled on dangerous driving and held on $1000 bail for drunken driving with case set for March 13.
Mrs Vernon Lester of West Vancouver recalls the freighter Washington Mail tearing apart in a Gulf of Alaska storm at 1 15 pm last Saturday. Twenty crew and passengers were rescued by the troopship Denison Freeman as the ship sank, leaving the Lesters on a second honeymoon without their vessel.
London reports Premier David Ben-Gurion told Israeli Parliament that war chances in the Middle East have shrunk but could break out. He blamed the Soviet Union for arming Egypt and the United States for arming Israel. He pledged Israel will not start a war but will meet any outbreak with strength as Arab leaders convene in Cairo. Saudi King Saud visits Cairo for talks with Nasser and Syria’s Shukri al-Kuwatly.
Secretary of State Dulles urged SEATO members to form "forces in being" to shield exposed nations from communist aggression. He warned Soviet violence remains latent and suggested local SEATO forces backed by strategically placed power, similar to NATO, be created for deterrence.
Rochester newspapers the Democrat and Chronicle and the Times-Union will ration all advertisements on Wednesday and Friday due to critically short newsprint stocks. Classified and service ads are exempt. The decision aims to manage limited paper supplies while continuing general news and features for readers.
The community debates expansion of Crouse Iriving Hospital as growth outpaces current facilities. Opponents favor a new 400 bed hospital on land near Irving Ave, while Crouse-Irving argues for upgrading on the present site with ample parking. Dr John Bourke of New York State planning questions the plan as unrealistic.
A Lenten message urges deeper active worship and abstinence. It argues that Lent should shift focus from self to unity with Christ and the Holy Family, praising both mass participation and fasting as paths to rekindle friendship with Jesus.
In Philadelphia a 28 year old man Joseph Madera held a priest and two officers at gunpoint during a five mile terror ride. He forced them into his car then surrendered after his wife appealed over police radio. Madera was sent to a mental ward at Philadelphia General Hospital.
The West German Bundestag voted 390 to 20 to pass 14 constitutional amendments, establishing firm civilian oversight and naming the armed forces the Bundeswehr, tying them closely to parliament.
In Seoul around 500 labor unionists paraded with banners urging Rhee to seek a third term. The demonstration linked to a broader push by liberal and socialist factions as deputies backed measures to prevent rearmament and to strengthen the armed forces within a state framework allied to the Atlantic pact.
A 16 year old Massena boy, Bruce McKenna, was captured in a Wolcott barn after a manhunt in Wayne and Onondaga Counties. He admitted raping a Clyde woman and robbing two Syracuse couples at gunpoint, plus four robberies in Syracuse. He will be arraigned in Wayne County and Onondaga County courts.
The Corning Board of Education approved an average raise of about 5 percent for nearly 300 teachers in the district, with an annual increase totaling around $600 per teacher.
INDIANAPOLIS an-Don F. Petree an 18 year old art student was sentenced to six days in jail for repainting his old auto license plate with 1956 numbers and letters.
The Kinsey report is cited as confirming a long standing belief that women may consume more than expected. The remark frames the finding as common knowledge and points to social attitudes surrounding female behavior.
Westinghouse Electric Corp accepted a government plan to settle the 14 day strike involving about 55 000 workers in 40 plants that began in October and grew into the longest major walkout in two decades. The plan seeks a compromise on all pending issues and was sent to the striking union and the International Union of Electrical Workers for review.
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