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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
7
Tentative agreement advances a 1 cent rise in letter and airmail rates. A committee report cites increases to 4 cents per ounce for first class mail and 7 cents per ounce for airmail. President Eisenhower backs the boosts to reduce the postal deficit with broader increases to second and third class mail over five years.
Vatican calls world Catholics to intensify prayers to the Sacred Heart for the centenary of the devotion. The encyclical "Hauricus Aquas" stresses love of Christ and renewal of devotion, warning of hostility to God and the Church. An unrelated Tampa inset notes local rat snake incidents near H W Carpenter's home.
The Teamsters Union reports over 100 dairy farmers enlisted in the Utica region to organize workers from dairy farm to consumer. Local 182 business agent Frank Parks said more than 30 were signed last night at a meeting near Utica, with farmers from seven communities across three counties in attendance.
An ammonia tank explosion at a Montreal brewery ripped through fermenting and grain storage areas. One worker was killed, two injured, including one seriously, as brick walls collapsed and debris buried a night shift brewer near an exit.
A fire at the Hotel Nemerson resort in Fallsburgh destroyed two-frame, two-story buildings totaling about 400000 in damage. The blaze affected staff housing, a canteen, bar, and adjoining theater with 1000 seats, while guests remained unaffected and began arriving for the spring season. Police estimated the loss at 400000 as crews battled the flames.
Senators pressed toward a final vote on a modified farm bill authorizing Eisenhower's 1.2 billion soil bank and ending the plan to pay farmers in advance for acreage reductions. The bill also includes two administration opposed provisions raising feed grain price supports and tying surplus cotton export sales to world prices.
In Angels Camp California the annual hopping contest drew about 400 frogs from many states and 13 foreign countries. The event reenacts Mark Twain's gold rush tale with contestants leaping for distance, though buckshot no longer permitted.
In Galena Maryland a gasoline bulk storage plant at Kent Oil Co near U S 213 suffered a series of blasts and fires. Two firefighters died Richard Lockwood Loller 38 of Chesapeake City and Harry Robert Brice 25 of Betterton. At least eight others were injured as four tanks were rocked by the explosions. The town has about 400 residents.
French press agency dispatch from Phnom Penh reports Cambodia has established diplomatic relations with Russia and Czechoslovakia, signaling a shift in regional alignment.
Federal mediator H Carl Goldenberg announced a partial agreement between the Seafarers Union and Lake Carriers Assn after marathon talks, easing a week's Great Lakes shipping halt though the strike persists. In a separate report from The Hague three Dutch Thunderstreak jet fighters crashed over West Germany. all three pilots parachuted to safety.
Bonn announces chancellor Konrad Adenauer will fly to the United States on June 8 for a seven day visit. He will meet President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and receive honorary degrees from Yale and Marquette universities, bringing his total to 12. His last U S trip was in June 1955.
Brief ad fragment lists sleeveless shirts at 69 cents and 39 T-shirts priced from 1.69 to 1.98. Readable text is sparse and lacks clear dates or brands.
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