Connecticut CIO plans mass protest at Hershey plant
Connecticut CIO plans a Friday demonstration at Hershey Metal Products in Ansonia to protest police presence and a prior disturbance at the plant. State CIO officials warn of 400 to 600 demonstrators if police are not withdrawn, while condemning the sales tax and praising tougher economic relief.
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NEW HAVEN
Connecticut
Ansonia
Hershay Metal Prom ducta company
John J. Driscoll
CTO
atate
Heraday
United Steel Workers
alrike
Bate Potloe
Driscoll
C.SO
McConaughy
Edward J. Hickey
Hershey
Mies Wanda Pilot
West Hartford
CLO
hta
Hickey
evene
yeater- Gay
Chester Bowles
Thomas J. Dodd
Lebanon
Mr. Bowles
Nuernberg
Dodd
Bowlea
C.I.O
Official Weather Summary for Western CT and Eastern NY
The bulletin predicts clear and cold tonight with a low near 36 degrees and strong winds. Tomorrow will be sunny and cold with highs in the upper 30s and northwest winds diminishing slowly. Precipitation today amounts to 0.55 inches in 12 hours, with a month total of 0.83 inches. Almanac notes include tides at 8:13 p.m. and 12:12 a.m., sunrise and sunset times, and the date December 8.
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CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
Fumes Force 25 to Hospitals in Hartford Apartment Building
A gas fumes incident swept through the three story Royal apartments in Hartford injuring twenty five and sending several to St Francis Hartford Municipal and Hartford hospitals. Police and fire crews responded quickly to the North Main Street building with inhalators and ambulances. Names of several victims were listed including Joseph Fisher Thomasina Fisher Rose Miskin and others, with five reported seriously ill. An investigation continues as officials seek the cause of the inhalation event and potential safety lapses.
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HARTFORD
Royal apartments
St. Francis hospital
Hartford hospital
Municipal hospital
Michael J. Godfrey
Yvonne Leo
Rose Miskin
Thomasina Fisher
Sally Pleeting
Othe) Miller
Mildred Lee
Jeanette Brown
Ronald Henry
Arthur Haskill
Walter Brown
Joseph H. Fisher
James Lee
Willie Caley
Charlotte Miskin
Joel Haskell
Georgian Mobley
Sandra Rubera
Uveille Rubers
Elizabeth Rubera
Brown
Manuel Preston
John Bell
Daniel Henry
Joseph and
Willie Calwy
Jeannette Brown
Lee
Edward Godfrey Dies in 85th Year
Services for Edward A. Godfrey age 34 of 447 Laurel avenue will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in his home with Dr. Howard Stone Anderson of United Church officiating. Burial at Willow Brook cemetery. native of Weatport he lived in Bridgeport over 60 years. In 1902 he formed Blue Ribbon Horse and Carriage company with George H Woods and Henry Carstesen. later renamed Blue Ribbon Auto and Carriage on Cannon street.
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Edward A. Godfrey
Laurel avenue
Bridgeport
Fairfield avenue
Howard Stone Anderson
United church
Willow Brook cemetery
Weatport
Godfrey
Cannon street
Blue Ribbon Horse and Carriage company
George H. Woods
Bridgeport People's Savings bank
Henry Carstesen
Blue Ribbon Auto and Carriage company
Cold Wave Hits Midwest With Subzero Temperatures
A strong cold wave spreads across the Midwest with temperatures plunging below zero by tomorrow. The Chicago Weather Bureau and the system from Canada forecast readings from 5 below to as low as 15 below in parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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PRESB
Chicago Weather Bureau
Sey blaat
Canada
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Boost Approved in N H Rail Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved fare increases on western railroads and the New York New Haven and Hartford line. New Haven coach fares rise 15 percent from 25 cents per mile to 2.875 cents. Western lines see a 6.06 percent hike for sleeping and parlor cars, aligning with eastern first class rates.
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WASHINGTON, Dee
Interstate Commerce commission
New York, New Haven
Hartford
New Haven
Mississippi river
Freedom Train Gift Boosts Community Chest Drive
The Greater Community Chest campaign received a 241.35 donation from funds set aside for Rededication Week marking the Freedom Train visit to Bridgeport. Harold R. Bixler and Alphaeus Winter noted the transfer as democracy in action, with Avam Tallahan Jr praising volunteer effort and civic duty across American communities.
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Greater Community Cheet
democracy in action
Bridgeport
Harold R. Bixler
Chamber of Commerce
Alpheus Winter
Manufacturers' association
Avam
Tollalian
Walker Deal Confirmed By Branch Rickey
Brooklyn outfielder Dixie Walker and pitchers Victor Laombardi and Hal Gregg were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for shortstop William Cox and two other players. Announcement made by Branch Rickey.
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BROOKLYN
Dixie Walker
Victor Laombardi
Hal Gregg
Pittsburgh Pirates
William Cox
Branch Rickey
Treasury balance on December 4 reported
The Treasury balance as of December 4 stood at 8,932,169,582 dollars, per Interior News Service dispatch from Washington. The brief note records the federal treasury total with no additional context or changes indicated.
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TREASURY
WASHINGTON
Paris CGT walkout called off amid limited success
Paris labor strife shows a sharp setback as a two day subway shutdown collapses while a five day civil servant warning strike gains dubious traction. Government offices reportedly operate normally though fewer trains run and transport lines face sporadic disruptions amid arrests and sabotage crackdowns.
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PARIS
Nee
C.G.T
CGT
Robert Schuman
Notre Dame cathedral
Parla
Maitle d'Ivry
Interior ministry
Wilton Council Faces Split Over School Building
Wilton faces a pivotal special town meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to rescind a November vote approving 425000 for a new elementary school. Supporters say the project eases crowding and seats growth through 1961. opponents warn the cubic footage cost could exceed 441000, raising taxes.
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WILTON
Witon
Citizens’ Committee of
Christmas buying surges as 1947 holiday rush begins
A spot check of city shops shows brisk Christmas buying with plentiful merchandise and lower prices. Turkey prices stay around 47 to 59 cents per pound while dry goods report colossal pre-Christmas demand. Travel prospects rise as air, rail, and bus services plan extra capacity for a heavy holiday season.
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Christman ahecks
Christiana cher
lempt
Turkey
Retoilera
aAlore
Bridgeport
New Haven railroad
Algonquin club
Auto overturns burns two saved in Merritt Parkway crash
Two Springwood A A players from Bridgeport Vincent Verdeschi and Edward Hassler escaped serious injuries when their car overturned and burned on the Merritt Parkway near Stamford at 7 30 p m. They were pulled from the wreck by motorists Nick Carag igella and Dominick Tomanelli. The pair were en route to Waters Kurg for an exhibition with the Waterbury Coppers. Waterbury police said their companions failed to arrive. The Turn of River Mire department arrived to find the car total loss.
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STAMFORD
New York
Springwood
Bridgeport
Merritt parkway
Wiliam Quaintance
Donald Hurst
Vincent Verdeschi
Jackson Heights
Edward Hassler
New York City
Verdeschi
esplanade
Nick Caraggella
Waterbury
Dominick Tomanelli
Bennett court
Waters Kurg
Waterbury Coppers
Peter Benard Listed In Critical Condition
Peter Benard president of the Bridgeport Central Labor Union was reported in critical condition today in Bridgeport Hospital under treatment for a heavy illness Attendants and Benard's name had been placed on the danger list on November 30 in Bridgeport
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wolman Potter Benard
Bridgeport Central Labor union
Bridgeport
Benard
Cass Gilbert Jr in Court Today
Renowned architect Cass Gilbert Jr is to be arraigned in Wilton Town Court on charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. He is free on $1,000 bond after a November 28 crash injuring more than 20 aboard a hayride wagon.
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David W. Osborne
Park avenue
Wan
Samuel RH. Friedman
Fairfield
Friedman
Col. Osborne
Westport Town court
Westport
Samuel Reloh
WILTON
Wea
Cass Gilbert
Jes
Greenwich
New Yorks City
hie
Gilbert
Fairfield county Superior court
Norwalk hospital
Lucille Mazzone
Enat Norwalk
Forecasts of Higher Prices and Growth for 1948
United Business Service predicts 1948 will bring rising prices higher business volume increased wages and slightly lower corporate profits. Inflation may halt before year end with full employment higher national income more auto production a rent control extension and gains in housing construction.
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BOSTON
Der
United Business Service
Stocks Active in Mixed New York Trade
Stocks opened moderately active and mixed in New York with Allied Chemical down a point while Bethlehem Steel Baltimore & Ohio Sears Roebuck U S Steel and Jersey Standard edged lower. American Telephone Chrysler Phelps Dodge Copper and Foote Co and Great Northern preferred rose fractionally.
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NEW YORK
Allied Chemical
Bethlehem Steel
Baltimore & Ohio R.A
Sears Rochuck
Jersey Standard
American Telephone
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
Phelps Dodge Copper
Fiintkote Co
Great Northen Pfd
One Man's Opinion By Walter Kiernan Parody of atomic dreamscapes and price worries
One Man's Opinion comments on imagined atom piles turning gold to mercury and minting thermometers, jokes about Fort Knox overload, experiments turning ten dollar bills into bone, and foresees meat affordability fading to higher prices. The piece ends with a quip about Truman or Murray solving all diamond problems.
Plan to hand Palestine mandate and new Arab Jewish states
Britain informs the United Nations it will surrender its Palestine mandate by May 15 and push a two week transition to independent Arab and Jewish states by June 1. The British outline a guard structure, withdrawal from Tel Aviv and other Jewish towns, and continued discussions with Transjordan to police key areas. The UN commission must approve the provisional government setup before power transfer. Evacuations and a renewed Jewish immigration flow from Cyprus are planned before Aug 1.
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LONDON
Wec
Britain
United Nations
Palestine
souness
Bridah
Aah
civ
Mary land
Budah
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Petah Nava
Ramat Gan
anid
TranaJoredan
unite
Arab legion
Holy Land
United Nations commission of Five Nations
benehiaada
Hatem
Jyaq fielda
Cyprus
Seven Jews Die In New Violence In Palestine
AP report from Jerusalem on December 8 states seven Jews died amid communal fighting as Jews and Arabs mobilize over partition plans. Five Jews were killed by Arab gunfire near Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Arab stores and homes in the border region were attacked. One Jew perished by mine fire on the Jerusalem Tel Aviv line.
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JERUSALIOM
Bave
Palestine
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Jerusalem
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Robert Monroe
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