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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1955
Page
13
In Buenos Aires, a three man junta took power after army and navy rebels toppled Juan Domingo Peron. The 59 year old dictator offered his resignation citing patriotism and love of the people as loyalists prepared to pursue peace talks.
Soviet delegate Arkady Sobolev at the United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee previewed Molotov’s policy stance and linked Russia’s return of the Porkkala naval base to Finland with U S demands to abandon foreign bases. Stassen offered full year by year armed forces figures and pressed Sobolev for details on Baltic tensions and Soviet bases.
In Buenos Aires a six million member labor federation reportedly prepares a dawn general strike to back President Peron amid a rebel push. A rebel radio broadcast ordered a cease fire while loyalists rally with street parades and military units surrounding Government House as caretakers seek peace talks.
Rep. John Y. Dingell of Detroit dies at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a routine checkup. The 62 year old congressman, representing Michigan’s Fifteenth District since 1982, had tests with no warning of a serious condition. His son James said Dingell worsened around 6 p.m. and died three hours later, apparently from a heart attack.
National League game ends in a 6 to 5 walk off after 12 innings with St. Louis defeating Chicago as rain halts play in the American League matchups New York or Washington rain delays.
Western diplomats from the United States Great Britain France and West Germany met to sharpen concessions for a proposed security treaty with the Soviet Union. They aim to guide the Big Four foreign ministers meeting Molotov in Geneva October twenty seven and anticipate further East West talks after the July summit.
Bonn West Germany cabinet unanimously approves establishing diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. The resolution moves to a Friday vote and requires Presidium approval in Moscow. Embassies expected in Bonn and Moscow before the Four Foreign Ministers conference in Geneva.
The Soviet Union and Finland reached a pact returning Porkkala to Finland and extending the 1948 friendship treaty for 20 years. Russia will withdraw troops within three months of ratification, as East Germany talks yield a separate pact. Leaders Bulganin Paasikivi Voroshilov Khrushchev witnessed the signing in Moscow.
Executors of Serge Rubinstein's estate announced a 25000 reward for evidence leading to conviction of his killer or killers. Rubinstein, a noted financier and enigmatic figure, was found strangled at his Fifth Avenue mansion on January 27. Co executors William A. Hyman and Stanley N. Zwaik said the offer aims to elicit undisclosed information while praising the police inquiry as thorough and vigorous.
Government offices mobilize under Giese leadership for hurricane relief efforts. Responders coordinate with local agencies to assess damage, dispatch aid, and restore services. Community centers open as shelters and supply hubs to support affected residents.
United Nations opening session sees American delegates confident they can block any move to seat Red China as Molotov, Kuznetsov, and other Soviet officials push a pro Peiping admission. Lodge seeks to keep the matter off the agenda while disarmament remains a looming topic ahead of the Geneva talks.
Thousands of members from around the world travel to Chicago for the 129th annual communication of the Sovereign Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Additional assemblies, including Assa of Rebekah and the women’s degree, participate in the gathering.
Two white men Roy Bryant and J W Milam face trial for the kidnap slaying of 14 year old Emmett Till in Mississippi. Ten jurors were seated from a panel of 106 as proceedings opened in a steamy Delta courtroom.
Hurricane Jane battered the North Carolina coast with winds and floods mainly hitting New Bern Morehead City and Beaufort as the Coast Guard evacuated the Nags Head station. At least four dead with widespread property damage and 800 displaced in Washington and about 1 800 homes affected in Wilmington. Meanwhile Hurricane Hilda slammed Tampico with flooding and five dead.
Kenneth C. Royall, chairman of the State Committee for the White House Conference of Education, criticizes the push for every high school graduate to attend college. He argues many youths do not need higher education and suggests reallocating funds to financially unable students. He also condemns excessive extracurriculars in schools as distracting from learning.
A New Jersey truck driver, Frederick B. Thomas, 38, was charged with criminal negligence after a Thruway collision on Tuesday that killed three people. He was arraigned and waived examination as a grand jury investigation was urged to improve Thruway safety.
Hurricane Ione looms over the Rocky Marciano Archie Moore heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium with possible postponement to Wednesday. Promoter Jim Norris seeks clear weather by morning as ticket sales near $600,000. both fighters left camp yesterday and Marciano has prior postponement experience.
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