Central New York girl places 10th in national spelling bee
Carol Snyder of St. Brigid's School, age 13, finished tenth among 62 contestants at the National Spelling Bee in Washington. She outperformed all Syracuse area participants and spelled 12 words correctly before being eliminated in the 13th round on the word blazon.
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Washington
Carol Snyder
New York
United States
St. Brigid’s
Syracuse
Carol
Prof
Benson S. Alleman
GI Convicted as Deserter in Berlin Trial
BERLIN seven officer court martial convicts 39 year old William T Marchuk of Norristown Pa for giving military secrets to Russian captors and deliberate desertion to the Communists in February 1949. Marchuk sentenced to 12 years in prison dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay. sentence subject to review.
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Berlin
William T Marchuk
Norristown
Marchuk
West Berlin
A Long Step
Elva Anthony, 21, left through a second story window at a friend’s home by mistake in Charlotte. He was treated for head bruises and released from the hospital yesterday.
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Charlotte
N.C
Elva Anthony
Friends
Todays Features YVRELING Crowing In Bonn
The column notes in Bonn claim there will be no security in Europe through treaties by Russian congesters and mentions David Lawrence on the front page today. Regular features appear on the following page with broader commentary.
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Yvreling
Bonn
Europe
Eave David Lawrence
Uniform Graft Probe To Go Higher Up
Senate Investigations Subcommittee plans deeper exposure of graft in armed forces procurement. Testimony revealed former Army inspector lied under oath and implicated figures like Marvin Rubin. Perecca admitted receiving items in 1952 and claimed they were not gifts or paid for.
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Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Army
Joseph GG. Perecca
Clifton
N. Z
Four Get EightyFive Thousand In Bank Holdup
Four men robbed a bank in Jacksonville Alabama and escaped with eighty five thousand dollars. The Calhoun County patrol investigated and sought suspects described as four men. Local authorities released scant details as the incident dominated today’s page 20.
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Jacksonville
Ala
Sachson Ava
Ae Lee
Pirat Inne Gaa
Calhoun County
Fia
Sicen
Keller Receives Philippines Golden Heart Award
President Ramon Magsaysay awarded Helen Keller the Order of the Golden Heart for humanitarian work aiding the blind and disabled. The ceremony at the Presidential Palace was attended by foreign diplomats led by U S Ambassador Homer Ferguson.
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Manila
INS
Ramon Magsaysay
Helen Keller
Philippines
U. S
Homer Ferguson
Revenue Bureau Official's Children Ordered Deported
The two adopted children of George McMannon, chief training officer at the Internal Revenue Service in Syracuse, were denied extensions of stay by U S Immigration Service and must depart the United States by June 18 1955. Immigration officials cited non immigrant status while McMannon plans to seek Canadian visas. story notes reaction and ongoing proceedings.
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Internal Revenue Service
Syracuse
U. S. Immigration Service
George McMannnom
Clark Lane
Camillus
Internal Revenue
Chimes Bidg
Herald- Journal Today
Elizabeth Ann
Michael G. McManmom
McManmom
United States
Michael George McNanmom
S. E. Lyons
Lyons
McMannom
Immigration Office
Canada
Nautilus Resumes Shakedown Cruise
The atomic powered submarine Nautilus resumed its spring shake down cruise in the Virgin Islands area. It arrived from San Juan Puerto Rico earlier this week and sailed again at 4 pm yesterday with no destination announced.
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ST. Thomas
Virgin Islands
U. S. Navy
San Juan
P. R
Yale Student Renounces $400000 Inheritance
Judge upholds Yale University student Eugene F. Suter Jr. age 22 in his right to renounce a $400,000 inheritance from his father. Surrogate William T. Collins ruled the son cannot be forced to accept the trust against his will, centering on legality rather than motive.
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New York 2
Yale University
Eugene F. Suter, Jr
Interrevs
Tasn
Suter
Amiray
William T. Collins
Sutter
Air power dispute clouds Russians claim reports
Washington observers clash over Brig. Gen. Woodbury Burgess remarks on Soviet air strength. Eisenhower denied losing air superiority while Gen. Twining accused Burgess of exaggeration and misquoting. Burgess faced Senate subcommittee questioning to explain the controversy.
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Washington
Air Force
Eisenhower
Burgess
Twining
Appropriations Subcommittee
Committee
Burggess
Auto Skids Into River Near Chester Tragedy
An auto traveling down a water front street skidded into the Delaware River, killing four occupants. Driver Alfred Thompkins 24 survived and was jailed without bail. he lacked a driver’s license. Identified victims were Joan Friend 21 Evelyn Sterling 20 Augustus Cooper 19 and Alexander Broomall 21.
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Chester. Pa
Delaware River
Alfred Thompkins
Joan Friend
Evelyn Sterling
Augustus Cooper
Alexander Broomall
Hawaii Volcano Erupts Silently Into New Fury
Honolulu dispatch reports Mount Kilauea erupting again with ash and lava plume rising about 100 feet. The eruption sent a lava flow damaging a sugar plantation camp and destroying several buildings in the area.
No Sale Today Incomprehensible City Note
Local brief unreadable text mentions theft and exchange related items. Names and specifics are illegible, but implies a theft or loss incident affecting a car or exchange context in Kansas City. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or locations can be reliably identified.
Coffee Prices Cut Four Cents
New York reports coffee prices reduced four cents a pound by General Foods Corp and Standard Brands, with retailers expected to pass the cut to consumers. The move follows a continued drop in green coffee quotations as Latin American producers seek price stabilization without success.
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New York
General 'Foods Corp
Standard ‘Brands
Living costs ease to two year low in April
The U S government reports April living costs declined one tenth of one percent to 114.2 percent of the 1947 49 average the lowest since May 1953 The drop stemmed from lower automobile prices and a small rent decrease with both used and new car prices down about 4 percent March to April despite stable overall auto market estimates.
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Washington CP
Aryness Joy Wickens
Labor Statistics
Firemen find woman on phone as roast burns
Firemen answered a smoke call at the home of Mrs. R. J. Mucha and found her speaking on a telephone while a roast burned in the oven.
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Atlanta
R. J. Mucha
Polio Vaccination Talks Focus on Dosage and Timing
Top National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis executives met in Washington to resolve government polio vaccination handling confusion. Dr Jonas E Salk and other experts at NIH discussed reducing shot size and timing methods, with the possibility of halting vaccinations during peak polio season.
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Washington
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Jonas E. Salk
National Institutes of Health
Foundation
Hart E. van Riper
Salk
Basil O’connor
Leonard LA. Scheele
U. S
Weather Bad For Farmers
Forecaster Andrew P. Keller says rain is badly needed but unlikely. In Syracuse the month has seen only three quarters of an inch, with a trace in the last nine days. Tomorrow should be fair and warmer, with scattered showers possible Sunday. Frost tonight and a high around 12 degrees tomorrow precede a cool weekend and a rise in temperatures next week.
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Andrew P. Keller
Keller
Syracuse
Muaweek
Today’s Chuckle On Perseverance and Quitting
A light humorous line notes that when initial attempts fail one should keep trying but then stop if persistence becomes pointless. It quips about stubbornness and the practicality of knowing when to quit.
Why Johnny Cant Read Phonics Top Word Method
A reader column argues phonics outperforms the word method in every study. The author cites libraries, researchers, and a publisher's notes to claim universal superiority of phonics, with references to Flesch and Browne and a teaser about continuation on page 24.
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Clumbin
Sehanier Vanoe
Bey Aye
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Prescott, Ariz
Naomi Klein
Brooklyn
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Alleman
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Michael and
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Sen. Symington
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Ground Observer Corps
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Beng
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Sheen
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