Direct Hit or Rebound Lightning Spares Tot
A lightning strike near two Lyncourt children yesterday left Carol Kriegbaum four with eyelash loss bruising and a small eyelid cut while brother Donald Kriegbaum seven escaped uninjured. The family and physician attributed injuries to the shock from the nearby strike.
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Lyncourt
Carol Kriegbaum
Donald Kriegbaum
Carol
Willmore PLC
Gard Kriexbaum
Erelid
Donald
Woman fights purse snatcher in Lake City alley
Mrs Eleanor Wight 43 of 1701 Le Moyne av says a man followed her from a trailer and snatched her handbag on Harford road. In the struggle she wrested a wallet with $13, kept $1, and later grabbed a second wallet before the thief escaped. A bus driver and detective are pursuing the suspect.
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Cadillac St
Court St
Howard Shipley
End of the Berlin blockade sparks cautious US Soviet hope
Editorial notes the block end will ease a hair trigger crisis but authority figures doubt an immediate dramatic shift in US Soviet relations. Page tease lists sections: Comics, Crossword, Horoscope, Amusements, Letters, Bridge, Financial, Classifieds, Deaths, Sports and editorial pages.
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Berlin
Marquis Childs
City Life
Earl Wilson
Winchell
Newhouse Pledges $100,000 to Syracuse University Fund
SU fundraiser gains a $100000 pledge from S I Newhouse, owner of several newspapers and WSYR radio. Eric W. Will and Charles A. Chappell announce the gift with Hi Weisberg adding $25000 as co-chair. luncheon at Hotel Syracuse hosts the initial gifts division event.
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S. I. Newhouse
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Post-Standard
WSYR
Syrracuse University
Mr. Newhouse
Newark
N. J
Harrisburg
Long Island City
Staten Island
Eric W. Will
Onondaga County
Building Fund
Charles A. Chappell
Intial Gifts
Hi Hiram
Weisberg
Onondaga Auto ‘Supply Company
Inc
iSia
Syracuse
Rail Vacation Pact Signed by Five Rail Unions and Carriers
President A F Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announces a new vacation pact between five railroad brotherhoods and national carriers. Effective July 1, the agreement offers one week of paid vacation after 160 basic days of service, with two weeks for employees with five or more years continuous service.
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Cleveland
INS
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
B R.T
Chicago
Union Joins Communications Workers Affiliate Move Planned
The Communication Workers of America representing 220000 telephone workers voted to affiliate with the CIO. The affiliation may occur at the CIO executive board meeting May 17-18. Results of the referendum were announced today.
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Washington NW
CUP
Communication Workers of America
CLO
Republican Leaders Weigh Lowman For Mayoral Nomination
Laurence J. OToole reports Republican leaders asked 38 year old retired manufacturer and former council member Melle E Lowman of 1030 East Genesee Street whether he is available for the party's mayoral nomination. Lowman would consider if pressured. He says he has not interpreted reader inquiries as indicating a preferred nominee. William B Stark remains the leading candidate in public belief, with leaders keeping the field wide open amid recent closed door talks in McWnett's office.
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Melle E. Lowman
E- Geneseest
Commond Council
Lowman
William B. Stark
Traffic Opens West Berlin as Soviet Blockade Ends
West German traffic will begin moving toward Berlin at midnight Wednesday marking the start of the blockade removal. General Lucius D. Clay announced no Russian communication or negotiations about the blockade’s details.
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Berlin
West Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Ford Auto Workers massed at River Rouge plant strike
Thousands of United Auto Workers gathered before Ford Motor River Rouge to show strength in a walkout over alleged speedup. More than 59 000 River Rouge and 3 200 Lincoln Mercury workers struck as negotiations stalled.
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Detroit
United Auto
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Ford
United States
Windsor
Ont
Maeterlinck Dies in Nice Famed Belgian Author
Paris dispatch says Count Maurice Maeterlinck, author of The Blue Bird and Pelleas et Melisande, died in Nice. Born August 29 1862 in Ghent he was twice married and his works are noted for fanciful beauty including The Life of the Ant and The Life of the Bee.
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Paris CP
Maurice Maeterlinck
Nice
Maeterlinck
Claude Debussy
United States
Shirley Tempie
Ghent
Belgium
Arab Brotherhood Suspect Arrested After Cairo Grenade Try
In Cairo police arrested a youth linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after a hand grenade attack on Hamid Gouda, president of the Chamber of Deputies. Gouda and his driver escaped unharmed as three grenades were thrown at Gouda’s car in the suburbs.
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Cairo
Douglas Undergoes Two Minor Sinus Operations
Embassy spokesman says U S Amphas isador Lewis Douglas had two minor sinus operations today to aid healing of his injured left eye. The procedures were described as routine and aimed at improving recovery for the ambassador's eye injury.
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London
U.S
Lewis Douglas
Douglas
Two Men Jailed and Fined After 100 MPH Chase
Robert H Laufer 21 of Willis Ave and Clarence Hauswirth of Solvay were sentenced after pleading guilty to unlawful entry and driving without a license. Laufer faces 55 days in Onondaga County Penitentiary while Hauswirth pays a $25 fine. The pair allegedly entered Central City Motor Sales at 1 AM and fled when deputies pursued after a 1948 motorcycle they claim to own. Keep reading on page 6.
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Robert H- Laufer
Willis
Onondaga County Penitentiary
Clarence
Solvay
John- Joy
Alexander
Seeley
Central ‘City
Exie Bivd
Laufer
Hauswirth
Syracuse
Joy
Route 11
Snow Stalls Cars on Wyoming Highways
Heavy spring snow left hundreds of tourists stranded around Rock Springs and Rawlings Wyoming as 15 inch drifts blocked 125 miles of highway. State crews cleared the route with plows while Red Cross aid followed to assist travelers and buses and trucks trapped in the snow.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Rawlings
Uwe
Fire sets captain James Brady's car ablaze in storm
Glens Falls reports a power line snapped in last night's thunderstorm igniting a parked car. Firemen led by Captain James Brady responded to the alarm and found the vehicle already aflame, a familiar sight as the captain's own car was involved.
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Glens Falls
James Brady
Brady
Turkeyhen Survives Storm in Shenevus-A Barn Wreck
A barn near Shenevus Otsego County was blown thirty feet off its foundation by last night’s storm. Within the wreckage farmer Adam R. Dulkis found a calm turkey hen perched on her nest with all edges intact and no eggs broken.
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Otsego County
Adam R. Dulkis
Warm spell brings scattered showers tonight into tomorrow
A humid warm belt south of the city is expected to produce more showers or storms tonight and tomorrow with temperatures near 60 tonight and mid 80s tomorrow. A stray late shower possible tomorrow as the area endures continued heat before cooler air arrives later.
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Bian
Albany
Chicago
Four Miners Die After Underground Fire Rescue
Four miners were found dead 600 feet underground in an anthracite shaft at Gilberton Coal Company No. 5 colliery Girardville Pennsylvania after a 48 hour rescue effort. Names listed include William Kelly Joseph Wowywak Raymond Eye and William O'Brien.
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Girardville, Pa
John Cook
Gilberton Coal Company
Joseph Kapulis
Kupulis
John Walsh
Joseph's Catholic Church
Girardville
William Kelly
Joseph Wowywak
Shenandoah
Raymond
Eye
William O'Brien
A. Night
Victims’ Remains Reported as Married Except Eve
O'Brien is survived by one child Wowak by two and Keliv by three. The text lists surviving relatives among the victims, noting all were married except Eve.
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Ackciy Usceec
Eve
O'Brien
Wowak
Keliv
Dutch Indonesian cease fire pact aims at Jogjakarta regime
Delegates from the Dutch and Indonesian sides announced an informal cease fire in Java. The agreement reportedly envisions restoring the republican government to Jogjakarta, the capital, under a transitional arrangement.
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Java
Batavia
Jogjakarta
Cadillac Freighter Aground in Lower St Marys River
The freighter Cadillac loaded with iron ore ran aground today in the lower St Marys River near Saw Mill Point south of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. The ship owned by Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Company at Cleveland stood aground in fog.
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Sault Ste. Marte
Ont
Cadillac
Lower St. Mary's River
Saw Mill Point
Here
Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Company
Cleveland
To Succeed in Debts and Compliments
The quote highlights a Hartford remark by Hubert L. Basham, a brodcloth maker, about Russians being tricky. A man complains to a money lender about 20 percent monthly interest. The lender retorts that nonpayment makes it look modest. The saying ends with advice to pay debts and compliments.
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Hubert L. Basham
Hartford
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