27 Oct 1955
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1955
Page
1
In a serialized profile the valet recounts Hitler and Eva Braun dying in Berlin. He describes guiding the Fuehrer to the map room, the fatal shot, and the post mortem burial and burning of the corpses with commandos helping to hide faces.
Governor Harriman said he has no present plan to raise taxes next year and may propose sizable reductions for taxpayers who need them. He cited improving tax collection, warned against ongoing service demands, and spoke at a Broome County Democratic dinner launching a two day Southern Tier swing.
The region enjoys a brief Indian Summer with bright sun and warmth. Assistant meteorologist Alex Sadowski of Hancock Field says the pattern includes a frost already and a likely cool night with a low around 42 and a high near 68 tomorrow. A disturbance over the Dakotas may send cold air eastward, but its impact remains uncertain.
France acknowledged Ngo Dinh Diem as the new chief of state in South Viet Nam while stressing continued adherence to engagements with Paris. Ambassador Hoppenot informed Viet Nam Foreign Minister Mau that France values friendly ties and mutual respect of commitments. Several nations including the United States Britain Australia New Zealand Japan Thailand and Italy also recognized Diem after his victory over Bao Dai.
Michigan State University union staff report a vandal removed the three O letters from the Book Store sign yesterday. Union Manager Mike Dmochowski comments that while a person may take initials for a bulletin board, few locals share the name Orville Oswald Olson.
A calendar style listing shows regular features across pages including Amusements on 64 Deaths on 36 Editorials 40 Sports 59-63 and Financial 67. It also notes Radio TV on 66 Music on 68 Women’s 28-29 and Letters 40.
Princess Margaret met Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher at Lambeth Palace after hours of debate over her planned marriage to divorced Peter Townsend. Fisher reaffirmed the church's opposition to the union, noting the church does not alter its teaching on divorce, and speculation swirled about a possible decision on the match.
A humorous bakery sign advertises cakes for 66 cents and upside down cakes for 99 cents. The note captures a quaint price list from a past shopfront, highlighting modest costs and simple treats.
The Internal Revenue Service is examining at least the more controversial cases among over 32,000 organizations listed as tax-free. Officials seek a yardstick for groups with political interests when applying for tax exemption. The Justice Department reportedly told Treasury to seek congressional authority before making tax exemption documents public. The IRS recently revoked privileges for two groups, the American Institute of Pacific Relations and For America, both described as nonpolitical by their leaders.
J C Sapp and D Ethridge fled from Wayne County convict camp where they were assigned as bloodhound trainers. Five hours later they were pursued and found by two hounds they had trained.
Detroit stage and screen star Veronica Lake collapsed in a hotel lobby and was rushed to hospital. A cardiogram ruled out a coronary occlusion and doctors call her condition good after initial tests at Receiving Hospital, with Henry Ford Hospital to conduct further evaluations. The 35 year old actress, famous for the peekaboo hairstyle, had performed in The Little Hut at the Shubert Theater and was staying at the Barlum Hotel. She fainted at 2:30 a.m. after dining out following a performance, and police transported her to hospital. Lake, who now uses the name Mrs J A McCarthy, recently wed New York music publisher Joseph A McCarthy in Traverse City Michigan.
Israeli Premier Moshe Sharett arrived in Geneva to brief Molotov and Western ministers on the danger from Egypt's Soviet weapon imports. He said Israel could wage a preventive war if needed but hopes to avoid it and stressed Israel’s need for international attention to the threat. He added Israel’s reconstruction and history make it of global interest and called civilized nations to help prevent another war.
Ventura California judge postpones ruling to require Florence Alene Sandberg to pay a six dollar fine or serve two days in jail for driving after dark without lights. She argued she could see like an owl.
Paul Titus, 36, appeared for sentencing at the Federal Building and began his term at Jamesville Penitentiary after being convicted of misapplying more than $50,000 of the bank's funds by a federal jury. Bernard E. Klock, a former bank bookkeeper, already serves an eight year term in Lewisburg. Additional defendants await disposition as Titus seeks probation or a new trial.
Paris premier Edgar Faure faces a crucial confidence vote in the National Assembly with the 21st postwar cabinet at stake. A defeat could force his resignation and paralyze France at the Geneva conference, leaving Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay as caretaker.
President Eisenhower held a mid morning session with chief speech writer Kevin McCann and Maj. Gen. Wilton Persons at Fitzsimons Army Hospital to discuss the January State of the Union message. White House aides stressed a moratorium on political discussion during his recovery while Hagerty hinted at pending 1956 plans. Ezra Benson and Arthur Summerfield to visit to confer on farm prices and related issues.
Haldor Kiljan Laxness, an Icelandic writer and leftist, received the 1955 Nobel Prize for literature. At 53, he is noted for works about Icelandic daily life and has been involved in international peace movements. He will collect $36,720 at the December 10 awards ceremony.
HAL BOYLE reports Milton Eisenhower faces pressure to consider a 1956 presidential bid. Despite hints, Milton, a lifelong public servant, declines with quiet no comment. Friends note his loneliness after wife Helen Eakin Eisenhower's death and his strong loyalty to family.
The article reports a Geneva conference where Foreign Ministers from the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union meet to discuss German unification on Western terms and a postwar European security system. Dulles Macmillan and Pinay pressure Molotov to accept nationwide free elections in East and West Germany while warning against Soviet demands to abolish NATO. Middle East tensions loom as Israel and Egypt clash and Soviet arms reach Egypt, creating Cold War flashpoints.
The U S consulate in Hong Kong announced that Communist China would release Jesuit Father Armand Proulx of Lowell Massachusetts and Harriet Mills a former Fulbright scholar from New York. Both were accused by the Reds of spying for the United States and were to arrive in Hong Kong on Friday.
The United Nations Assembly pauses for 10 days to resume voting on the Philippine Yugoslav deadlock for a Security Council seat after three ballots failed to produce a two thirds majority for either candidate.
The Herald Journal editorial from Saigon by executive editor Alexander F. Jones argues the United States should back President Diem of Vietnam with a $400 million investment. The piece frames the stakes as critical for regional stability and U.S. interests.
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