09 Oct 1955
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1955
Page
1
Washington notes discuss home weather forecasting and hurricane tracking for neighborhoods. The piece cites barometer charts to predict storms and urges preparatory steps such as securing objects, storing water, and sheltering underground. It contrasts home methods with official forecasts and mentions potential tax policy context.
An article recounts the Mount Eisenhower name chosen by Americans and its Canadian nearby landmarks. It notes the misattribution to a Benedict Arnold-like hero and describes Castle Mountain with its towering fortress-like structure formed by volcanic activity.
A Long Island inventor and estate broker named Eisel demonstrates a car modification he calls a civicator that injects soft drinks and whisky into the fuel system to cavitate gasoline. Experts warn cavitation damages engines and propeller systems, a topic studied at the University of Pennsylvania.
A West Berlin cyclist lost control of his bike and crashed into a fire alarm box. His head struck the alarm button, triggering the fire department to arrive within minutes and take him to the hospital.
A Detroit man bungled a burglary at a lumber yard and was caught by police. Exhausted by the chase he sat in a chair beneath the wanted signs and found his own picture captioned Wanted as escaped convict from Michigan prison.
In Tel Aviv police introduce trained narcotics detecting dogs as a new weapon against drug peddlers. A demonstration at a club shows a dog locating narcotics hidden in a handbag among hundreds of attendees, highlighting the dogs’ quiet, sensitive approach and effectiveness in close spaces.
Niagara Falls officials approve making wooden nickels from the burned Maid of the Mist boats to honor the two oak hulk sightseeing craft. The project, from the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, coins a non circulating keepsake bearing a sketch of the vessels.
A plan to replace Carnegie Hall with a large hotel prompts a campaign to save the famed venue. With a mortgage of about 1.25 million dollars, the Committee to Save Carnegie Hall mobilizes as the New York Philharmonic considers future use and a 4 to 5 million sale price lingers. Eleanor Roosevelt backs the effort as fundraising continues toward a spring 1958 decision.
Munich reports show Germany's economic rebound in five years with rebuilding and a surge in private cars. Refugees exceed one million, unemployment largely vanishes, and citizens express hope amid a Nazi-turbulent past erased by hard work and renewed industry.
Bonn reports rising pressure on Chancellor Adenauer to withdraw West Germany from NATO. Soviet bloc demands for German unity push him to consider a Western defensive stance, while Moscow visit and domestic public support bolster pro West policies.
West German reports say Vladimir Semenov, a premier Soviet diplomat, may become Bonn's first Soviet ambassador. His charm and deep experience in German policy position him to influence Bonn's diplomacy and push both Germanies toward one table. Åটা
Mrs. Alessie Riches of Ventura was attacked while entering her car in the Ventura School for Girls parking lot. She screamed as a mountain lion leaped through a window and fled after a pursuing watchman tracked the animal into nearby brush.
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