30 Mar 1956
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1956
Page
1
Thousands gathered in Old City Jerusalem for the annual Good Friday Way of the Cross pilgrimage. The route traces Christ from Pilate's judgment to the tomb with tensions between Israel and Jordan casting a somber backdrop.
The forecast indicates light snow today and tonight with rising temperatures into the upper 30s and a low around 22. Easter Sunday looks mild with possible showers. Overnight 3.1 inches of snow raised the season total to 137.7 inches.
Jack T Berg, 21, of 131 Car won Ave Rochester pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Traffic Court before Judge Truman H Preston. The judge suspended a 30 day sentence and fined Berg $100. Charges of dangerous driving and leaving the scene of an accident were dismissed. Berg was arrested March 13 after his car struck a parked auto on W Water St. A patrolman witnessed the collision and relayed a description of Berg's vehicle.
Governor Meyner approved a bill raising the cigarette tax in New Jersey from three to five cents per pack. The change takes effect April 16, with smokers facing a two cent increase per pack.
Editorial page summary notes Nehru's only visit to this country examined by Marquis Childs. Other regular features listed include Amusements on page 25, Financials, Bridge, Inquiring Classifieds, Reporter, City Life, Radio TV, Deaths, Women's pages, editorials on page 20, and sports on pages 22 to 24.
Governor Frank Lausche dismissed an editorial proposing him as Eisenhower’s running mate as imaginary and extravagant. The Times-Gazette described Lausche as an obvious choice after castigation of Stevenson and Kefauver. Lausche told publisher Beersalah that he neither approves nor disapproves and called the idea a dream. He was surprised by radio reports of the talk.
Mrs Margaret Swory of Youngstown Ohio reported a spill when a beer company serviceman misconnected pipes while installing a new barrel at the Alcatraz Tavern. Water turned to frothy beer flooding the wash and prompting customers to complain until the error was fixed and patrons offered a free beer.
Akron veteran Ralph Scalzo was fired from the Householding room amid hiring ties to John Maragon, a former felon jailed for perjury in a 5 year old congressional probe. A folding room official said Scalzo remained employed a year, kept by Democrats though his job began under Republicans in the 83rd Congress. Rep Ayres questioned replacing loyal workers with ex convicts in a Capitol staffing controversy.
Rising costs threaten school construction plans and hint at a possible shift to prefab schools. The piece surveys budget pressures and potential policy changes while noting broader economic strains shaping education infrastructure. It also references international communist party debates and shifts affecting alignment with Soviet policy.
Cornell Professor Emeritus Walter F. Willcox, famed statistician, marks his 95th birthday by abandoning a campus walk to a party. He began recording daily walks in 1840 using a pedometer, totaling 33,201 miles to date.
The New York State Thruway reports about 800 to 900 deer have been hit or killed since operations began along the highway and at least 664 deer died on the system in 1985. Gov Harriman’s limousine anecdote highlights deer risk as fences fail to fully restrain wildlife. A separate incident in New York sees a Syracuse University graduate slashing her throat aboard a Paris-bound plane before landing in Idlewild, with plane and port authority officials confirming the event.
A Paris woman described as having said goodbye to her boy friend on leaving declined to discuss him further. The fragment suggests a personal relationship matter with limited public detail and no additional names or locations provided.
Albany reports construction costs in the state have jumped 10 to 20 percent since July, with prefab and traditional school buildings facing higher prices. Education official Don Lou Essex notes costs may force boards to seek more funds or cut features as districts planned for 1958.
Fort Myers parents Mrs Edward Heeb reported Canadair Ltd of Montreal sold their Cartierville Quebec plant for 11.5 million dollars. The Canal 8 Canadian government announced the sale following the deaths of two children who suffocated in an ice box during a purchase attempt.
FBI arrest in Memphis nabbed Nick Montes, 38, the only person to have twice joined the FBI ten most wanted list. Montes, tied to burglaries and safe cracking, faced multiple federal charges while his accomplice Robert L. Jones, 30, a convicted murderer, was also taken into custody during the pre-dawn raid.
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