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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1956
Page
6
Officials remained uncertain about the cause of last night’s power outage that darkened most of five Western New York counties. Up to a million people were affected across the state as crews worked to restore service.
New York Governor Averell Harriman told a Wyoming Democratic convention that President Eisenhower must take direct responsibility for his administration. The address in Ontario and remarks tied to a power blackout across New York and Ontario cited transformer trouble and a lost two hours of service. Harriman criticized Eisenhower’s policies as failing farmers and small businesses, asserting the president is beholden to big business and special interests.
A weather forecast notes showers or thundershowers ending late tonight with cooler temperatures. Tomorrow will be mostly fair and cooler with a low around 49 and a high near 62.
Evelyn Venable, famed for romance roles in Will Rogers films, is among 82 UCLA students named to Phi Beta Kappa. Now 42 and married to Hal Mohr, she studies Greek and Latin classics with daughters Delores and Rosalia. She returned to college to teach and to resume a career she paused to raise a family.
American educated businessman Ernesto De La Guardia Jr. moved ahead in early returns from Panama's Sunday presidential election. Final results will take several days. De La Guardia, 52, represents the National Patriotic Coalition. his opponent, Victor Florencio Goytia, 57, is a lawyer and former National Assembly deputy.
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