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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1958
Page
5
Thousands filed past the casket of Samuel Cardinal Stritch as his body lay in state at Holy Name Cathedral Chicago. The funeral will be a solemn pontifical requiem Mass with entombment in Mount Carmel Cemetery Hillside.
UPI reporter Russell Jones recalls a day of fighting in Tripoli as government tanks pounded rebel positions in the Arab quarter. He describes a head wound from shrapnel, civilians and shops shuttered, and a wary but orderly cease in hostilities as Beirut officials watched.
British star Deborah Kerr says she and husband Anthony Bartley are estranged and trying to resolve their difficulties. Kerr, in Vienna to film with Yul Brynner on the 1956 Hungarian revolt, notes Bartley, a World War I RAF hero and producer, lives in London. They have been married twelve years with two daughters, ages 11 and 9.
Drs. Farrar and Berstein report a swallowable radio pill that records gastrointestinal pressures as it travels from stomach to bowel. The capsule transmits data to a receiver and records readings on paper, allowing prolonged study of inaccessible GI areas in 16 subjects.
James EF Igoe Jr 23 of Newburgh New York will graduate at Annapolis with 899 midshipmen and be celebrated as a celebrity anchor man despite finishing last. The ceremony will feature classmates hoisting him with a papier mache anchor before the white caps are tossed. Photographers cover the event as the honor man receives his diploma.
The Security Council will meet Monday to consider complaints by Tunisia and France over armed clashes. Tunisian delegate Mongi Slim accused French forces in Tunisia and Algeria of aggression. France countered that Tunisia violated a troop-stationing agreement and accused Tunisia of aiding Algerian rebels requiring council action.
President Eisenhower received a letter from a young girl who said she loves him except for Perry Como. Robert K. Gray relayed the anecdote in a speech to Medal of Honor winners wives.
About 200 youths, both Black and white, fought in a 15 minute melee at Forest Amusement Park Chalfont Bucks County. Twenty were injured two seriously. No arrests reported. Two injured Philadelphians were treated at Emergency Hospital Doylestown. Police found knives. state police responded.
Traffic on Route 2 A in Essex Junction stalled after a trailer truck overturned. The vehicle, driven by Clarence Barefoot, spilled glue across the roadway, delaying motorists and prompting cleanup crews to respond.
United Air Lines accepted the Air Force denial that a B 47 pilot deliberately buzzed a U S airliner with 62 aboard. Maj Eugene Mathis said he maneuvered to avoid a collision near Salina Kansas. The complaint was withdrawn after Air Force secretary MacIntyre called it unfounded. Senator Knowland urged inquiry.
In Honolulu a naval officer called the rescue a miracle as eight officers and 84 crewmen escaped the submarine Stickleback before it sank after a collision with the destroyer escort Silverstein. The Stickleback sank two miles deep, two miles southwest, with the crew saved without loss of life.
Communal rioting worsened in eastern Ceylon with three killed as police moved against Sinhalese demonstrators harassing Tamils. The violence spread to the north, a customs house and ferry boat were burned, schools closed, and censorship imposed as authorities pledged stern measures and a security net.
A low flying plane dropped a raft to Williamette University student David Crane who struggled in heavy surf while helping four others. Crane paddled 150 yards to shore as two Berkeley and two California students reported swimming to safety.
Paris report notes Charles de Gaulle remains a reserved figure with a vast future focus. Only about a dozen close associates, including Philippe Ragneau and Col. Gaston de Bonneval, form his trusted circle while Eisenhower and Churchill both comment on his firmness and isolation.
Long Beach California AP reports the maiden flight of the Douglas DC8, flown by AG Heimerdinger, 48, who called it the finest first flight. The four engine jet carried 176 passengers, flew 2 hours 5 minutes, from Municipal Airport to Edwards Air Force Base, showcasing a 3,900 mile range and 600 mph top speed. Douglas Aircraft committed a quarter billion dollars over three years with orders for 138 planes from 17 airlines. Deliveries planned mid next year.
Police and residents chased reports of a loose lion in a northeast Oklahoma City street. Officers entered darkness with pistols drawn, locating the animal between two houses as anxious jitters rose among more than 100 local jitters. The tale ends with the doglike lion retreating to cover near a pair of homes.
Norman W. Caldwell, 53, professor of history at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and author of The French in the Mississippi Valley, died Thursday from a kidney ailment. An authority on early Illinois history, Caldwell previously headed the history department at the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas.
Evanglist Billy Graham, in his fifth week at the Cow Palace, nears 477,100 attendees out of 16,500 seats as "Decisions for Christ" reach 17,254. He extends the six week crusade at least one more week to June 15, addressing 15,000 last night and urging that liberties are bought by others’ blood.
Rutland Vermont jury awards Mrs. Blance Granger $1,000 for injuries from a fall when leaving a babysitting job. The panel found the employer negligent for a poorly lit and poorly maintained passageway.
New Orleans transit systems desegregate at 12:01 AM following the Supreme Court ruling upholding Judge J. Skelly Wright. A cross burned on Wrights lawn Friday night but left no crowd and was later said to be burned out. Police found no suspects.
London reports Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wilson, known as the Merry Widow of Windy Nook, spared from hanging after a Home Secretary reprieve. She was condemned for poisoning two of her three husbands and had prior appeals denied, now receiving a life sentence under Britain’s Homicide Act.
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