25 Sep 1956
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1956
Page
1
Five thousand dollars in damage reported as twenty pajama clad Delta Delta Delta sorority sisters flee their house after a fire destroys contents of one room and triggers a sprinkler system at 4 la today.
Chief Donald A. Reid reported no injuries after a fire in a study room on the second door of a three story building at 300 Walnut Ave. Damage was about $5,000 mostly from water. The alarm woke sleeping residents as heat triggered no sprinkler system.
Early today a blaze swept a brick tenement on the North Side as the Doria maneuvered near by. scores fled prior to collision. Firemen fought the flames, injures were not serious, and five dead Negro residents were found on the top floor, identified as Chester Bronts field, Eleanora Easterwood, Ruthie Lee Smith, Lovenia Glover, and John H Green.
New York reports the Atlantic phone cable is now direct voice linked with Europe. Cleo Fj. Craw, chairman of key American Telephone and Telegraph Co, states the big moment is at hand as the first calls are set to go through at 1 am, signaling a major advance in transatlantic communications.
The page lists features across sections such as Editorials Politics Amusements and Sports with page references. It notes a new dollar transfer service opening between the United States Britain and Canada and records phone exchanges between Cleo Craig in New York and Dr Charles Hill in London with officials in Ottawa.
In Calcutta and its vast industrial suburbs a general strike led by communists halted public transport as authorities arrested about nine hundred people. It was the fourth strike in years.
Adlai Stevenson in the South declared the Supreme Court decision on school integration as right and urged Southerners to accept it as law. He reaffirmed his position as Democratic presidential candidate, calling for no interference with the court’s ruling. The rally in MacArthur Park drew several thousand, with a few Black attendees and applause at the outdoor event.
Australia aligned with the United States at the U N atomic conference urging the police powers for the projected international atom peace agency. Stevenson backed the Democratic platform opposing use of force to influence court matters and supported school desegregation as determined by the Supreme Court. The speech touched on integration in northern cities, reactions to court decisions, and concerns over inbound foreign control in atomic installations.
Egypt aims to sway the United Nations Security Council to formally censure Britain and France for their actions on the Suez crisis. Cairo sources say the council debate on the issue will focus on charges of endangering international peace and security, with Egypt ready to press for a charter guaranteeing free passage and to negotiate anew.
A Minnesota survey shows profanity and anger over candidates have cooled since 1952 while voters discuss Eisenhower’s prospects. Farmers report shifting views amid canal and Suez debate, with reactions tied to Anglo French actions and wartime memories.
A playful exchange centers on a girl asking why girls get James hurricanes, with a friend replying humorously that they are not himricanes, Bra they. The item captures a light joking moment in a dated, verbose newspaper tone.
Hurricane Flossy moves along, rainfall expected in Georgia and Florida as Ike prepare for a farm speech. Eisenhower to depart Washington for Peoria, with Stevenson challenging him on farm policy. Public safety measures reported amid juvenile incidents and school visit checks.
Vice President Nixon, hampered by laryngitis and fatigue, canceled or scaled back several planned speeches during a campaign swing through Oklahoma and California. Doctor Todd said antibiotics and treatment followed a night in Salt Lake City hospital, with Nixon insisting on continuing in Houston and Syracuse appearances as his condition allowed.
In Henderson Kentucky a white boycott slashed Weaverton School attendance by about 75 percent as segregationists urged parents to keep children home until five Negroes left. Five ministers attended the opening and urged keeping kids in class. Only 206 of 870 students reported. A district ministerial association said investigators were present. A teacher testified under questioning about pressures and potential reprisals, while a board member denied threatening remarks.
George C. Meyer, 57, died minutes after posing for this AP Wirephoto. Police said he confessed to bludgeoning his wife in their hotel apartment and was being held for further questioning by the district attorney when he suffered a heart attack.
Police Chief Harold F. Kelly announced a threatened enforcement of a 9 p m curfew for all persons under 16 after a juvenile incident in which an Eastwood teacher and class were terrorized by a youthful trio. Officers were to stop and question youths during late evening hours and issue blue tickets to those unable to provide satisfactory identification.
Andy Keller delivers a brief forecast noting fair conditions tonight with a low near 65. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with little temperature change, high around 66, and winds from the south at 10 to 15 mph.
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