Jacket saves motorcycle cop tossed 30 feet in Syracuse crash
Patrolman Dominic Giambattista, 25, was hurled from his bike at S Salina and Jackson last night. A heavy leather jacket saved him from serious back and chest injuries and possible fractures, doctors said. He sustained back and knee injuries. X rays were planned.
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Owen J. Roberts Dies at 80 After Illness
Former Supreme Court justice Owen J. Roberts died at his home in Phoenixville after months of illness. A Penn Law professor for 20 years and a Philadelphia lawyer for 25, he served 15 years on the high court after a Hoover appointment. During WWI he prosecuted saboteurs as a special deputy AG in eastern Pennsylvania.
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High Court
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Pennsylvania
Brisk Again Says Keller Forecast cool spring weather
Weather figure Andy Keller predicts continued cool spring conditions with a 34 degree low tonight. He notes Syracuse and Utica as the coldest spots at 36, near a 1923 record, and warns of a very light frost that could threaten early crops. A high pressure system keeps cool air, but a slight warming is expected tomorrow with fair conditions. Winds shift from north to northeast at 15 to 25 mph today and 10 to 15 mph tonight.
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Utica
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Cold War Shaping Europe’s Crucial Early Stage
Today’s editorial notes David Lawrence warns the Cold War’s pivotal phase in Europe, with features and regular columns listed across pages. Readers are directed to pages covering Amusements, Inquiring Reporter, Classifieds, Deaths, and Financials, among others.
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David Lawrence
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Postal Pay Veto Seen After White House Conference
Senator Knowland predicted after a conference with President Eisenhower that the President will veto the postal pay measure boosting about 500000 workers by about 8.6 percent. Knowland would not confirm whether Eisenhower indicated a veto but said action may come in the next day or two. He added he would not reveal whether the President signaled approval or veto.
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Eisenhower
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Father Offers Heart and Lungs to Save Child
In Utica New York Robert Dowd a 35 year old father offered to donate his heart and lungs to his frail two year old daughter Maureen for a delicate operation to close two holes in her heart He shares A positive blood type with Maureen and would join the surgery if tests allow A Minnesota surgeon who led a similar operation agreed to perform it in Minneapolis Maureen born with a circulatory ailment weighs 17 pounds and could die from infection or injury without this procedure Dowd a civilian inspector at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome says the plan hinges on tests and the surgeon’s consent
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Minneapolis
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Griffiss Air Force Base
Rome
U S and Britain Plan Visitor Exchange With Soviet Farms
The United States notified Moscow it will accept 10 Soviet farm specialists as official visitors. A State Department note, delivered to the Soviet Foreign Ministry, suggests July 10 to August 10 as the most advantageous period and asks for the allowed delegation size and schedule.
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United States
Russia
State Department
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Soviet Foreign Ministry
Reading and the English Alphabet Debated by Critics
Independent researchers contest claims that English is unphonetic arguing most words follow rules while a minority are irregular. They note readers rely on letter sound mapping and question the notion that English differs wildly from other alphabets. Page 12, Column 11 hints at broader editorial critiques.
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Joint communique denies imminent Saigon fighting
Saigon South Viet Nam reports a rare joint statement from French and Vietnamese forces denying rumors of an imminent clash. Both sides affirm restraint and urge calm as tensions persist in the region.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Six Parochial Schools Begin Polio Inoculation Program
About 950 first through fourth graders from six parochial schools lined up for the anti polio vaccine in a quiet start to a statewide effort. Doctors nurses and parents guided the children who received vaccine after rubbing alcohol and were rewarded with a lollipop and permission to eat it in school. Many were repeat participants from last year’s trials and the procedure merged into routine school immunizations as the campaign continues.
Thieves Loot Four East Side Churches
Burglars struck four East Side churches last night causing extensive damage with loot totaling 45 dollars. A 4 by 8 foot safe was pried open in one church but no cash was taken. Churches damaged include Grace Episcopal 819 Madison St University Methodist 1085 E Genesee St East Genesee Street Presbyterian 1800 E Genesee St and Erlin Methodist 930 Euclid Ave. Police say pastors bank after services and usually have only petty cash.
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East Genesee Street
Joseph Vogt
Thomas Stassi
Eisenhower to visit New England for six day trip
The White House announced President Eisenhower plans a six day tour of Vermont New Hampshire and Maine starting June 22. The schedule includes informal talks and two days of fishing with stops in Rutland Concord Laconia Franconia Notch Lancaster Berlin Skowhegan and Auraria. He may fish at Little Lake Kennebago or Parmachenee Lake near Kennebago Maine depending on events.
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United Nations calls Korean fishing attack cold blooded murder
The United Nations labeled the May 10 shelling off the Heeju Peninsula as cold blooded murder. Six fishermen were killed and nine wounded. fifteen are missing. Five boats were sunk and three remain missing.
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