Baldwin Favored by State G. O. P. For President
The Republican State Central committee in Waterbury endorsed U. S. Senator Raymond E. Baldwin for the Presidency praising his record as three term Connecticut governor and current senator. The event also celebrated Waterbury’s first Republican mayoralty win in 26 years with Mayor elect Raymond E. Snyder in attendance.
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WATERBURY
Republican State Central committee
U. S
Raymond E. Baldwin
United States
Baldwin
Connecticut
Senate
Raymond E. Snyder
John S. Monagan
William H. Brennan
Stamford
Fairfield County
Harold E. Mitchell
Republican party
New England
Mid
Bridgeport Weather Chronicle Report By Mealia
Bridgeport and vicinity forecast fair and cold today with Saturday cold and partly cloudy skies. recorded temperatures show yesterday’s high near 45 and low around 2 with no significant precipitation. tides list peak and low times, sunrise and sunset timings for Friday November 21.
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BRIDGEPORT
Injured cops to return today from Brattleboro
Four Bridgeporters including three police officers were to return by car today from Brattleboro Vermont after a five day hunting trip marred by a police car crash in Brattleboro. Detective Murphy and Mr Carbone expected to be released from Brattleboro hospital. Sgt Conte and Patrolman Witt also returning. Conte’s exposure illness is improving.
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George H. Murphy
William street
Anthony Carbone
Bronx avenue
Murphy
Brattleboro
John A. Lyddy
Mr. Carbone
Dominic A. Conte
Carrie street
Green Mountains
Walter Witt
Jackson avenue
Conte
Lyddy
Carbone
Sgt
Sgt. Conte
Vermont
Piccolo Quizzed In Fund Probe In New Haven
Ralph A. Piccolo chief of Bridgeport Internal Revenue Office was among more than 40 department employees questioned by a federal grand jury probing possible Federal Corrupt Practices Act violations in the 1946 campaign. Piccolo met with the jury and U S Attorney Adrian W Maher for over 30 minutes and left without comment. Also present was Thomas Wall New Haven bureau chief who appeared in the grand jury room at least twice. It was unclear if he testified. Continued on Page Four.
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NEW HAVEN
Ralph A. Piccolo
Bridgeport
Internal Revenue department
Piccolo
grand jury
U. S
Adrian W. Maher
Thomas Wall
Henry Webb
Hart
Royal Couple Weds and Flees to Romney Honeymoon
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip wed at Westminster Abbey in a glittering ceremony watched by a global audience. King George VI declared Philip a prince of the realm as the couple departed for Broadlands Romney for privacy. A mile of cheering crowds and royal carriages marked Britain’s royal wedding moment.
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Princess Elizabeth of
England
Duke of Edinburgh
St. Philip Mountbatten
Buckingham Palace
London
Westminster Abbey
Picure
New York
Elizabeth
Philip
Romsey
George VI
Philip Mountbatten
Britain
Broadlands
Romney
Hospitals Plan Training School for Attendants
Bridgeport and St. Vincent's hospitals plan a joint training school for prospective hospital attendants. A one year course starts around Jan 1, 1948, with theory in St. Vincent's and clinical work split between both hospitals. Students receive room and board and $25 monthly, with textbooks supplied by the Department of Education. The plan was approved by Bridgeport Hospital's board and announced by James M. Dunlop.
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Contrettitit
Bridgeport
St. Vincent's hospitals
James M. Dunlop
Bridgeport hospital
Dunlop
St. Vincent
British Reject UN Plans for Palestine Rule
Britain refused to share mandate responsibility with a United Nations commission rejecting a plan for a nine nation partition and a transitional U N rule period. Sir Alexander Cadogan announced Britain would not use troops to enforce partition and aims to exit Palestine swiftly leaving no confusion of authority despite U S and Russian pressure.
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LAKE SUCCESS
APY
Britain
Palestine mandate
United Nations commission
UN Assembly
Palestine
Alexander Cadogan
Palestine commission
assembly
United States
Cadogan
U. S
Russia
U.N. commission
Milford Fireman Dies After Brush Fire Accident
Milton W. Powers a 38 year old Milford firefighter died in Bridgeport Hospital after a fall from a moving auto while responding to a brush fire alarm Oct 23. He never regained consciousness after head injuries. Powers survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Milton W. Powers
Milford
Westland avenue
Point Beach
Bridgeport
Milford hospital
Somers
Melba
Pelham streets
Ilford
Powers
Bridgeport hospital
Joseph Cerritelli
North Main street
Seymour
Milford Police department
Arnold college
Powers’ company
Point Beach Engine company No. 6
Washington athletic field
Milford Tool company
Marilyn
Susan
Anticipated Large Returns in Community Chest Drive
The fourth Community Chest report meeting today at noon in the Stratfield hotel is expected to show strong contributions from the industrial and business finance divisions as the drive aims for 807187. A 8:15 pm WICC radio broadcast will feature local plant workers discussing payroll deduction plans coordinated by Randall B. Hamrick and guests from Bryant Electric Bassick United Aircraft Stratford and Bridgeport areas.
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Community Chest
Stratfield
WICC
Randall B. Hamrick
Anthony Dzurka
United Charities fund
Bryant Electric
Maurice Hatfield
Bassick company
Andrew J. Fiasko
C.O. Community Services committee
Frank Mazzabutfi
Bridgeport Braes company
Chance-Vought
United Aircraft corporation
Stratford
Rex. B. Prisel
com
Fire sweeps Revere Beach area, $100000 loss
A November fire at Revere Beach Amusement area damaged a cafe, a merry go round concession, and two bath houses, all closed for winter, with losses pegged at $100,000. Several year round businesses evacuated as fire crews from seven communities battled flames along Revere Beach Boulevard and Ocean Avenue, preventing spread to nearby wooden structures. No injuries occurred.
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REVERE
Mass
Revere Beach
Revere Beach Boulevard
Ocean Avenue
Rent Controls Extension Act Declared Unconstitutional
Federal Judge Paul Jones ruled the 1947 Rent Controls Extension Act unconstitutional declaring it a kiss of death for rent regulation. He said peace had returned in fact in 1946 and Congress lacked power to enforce peacetime rent limits. The decision dismisses Miller of Cleveland Heights case and lifts a prior injunction on rent increases.
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CLEVELAND
Paul Jones
Truman
Congress
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Paul Marshall
office of
Cloyd W. Miller
Cleveland heights
Miller
Jones
Northern
John W. Delehant
Lincoln
Nebr
Hastings, Nebr
Blum Accepts Bip in French Crisis
Paris AP report says President Aurial recalled 140000 conscripts and Leon Blum agreed to try forming a public safety government to end a Communist led strike wave. He seeks approval from the National Assembly to set a cabinet broadly representing parties with Reynaud likely as vice premier amid a nationwide mobilization and strikes.
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PARIS
Vincent Aurio
Leon Blum
public safety
criais
Blum
Reynaud
Paul Reynaud
France
Three Women Injured in Capitol Wood Crash
A two car collision at Capitol and Wood avenues near 7:15 last night left three women injured two seriously. Alice Eckstrand 36 of Red Stepney suffered spine and pelvis injuries. Anna Gold 50 of Briarcroft Long Hill had head and knee injuries with multiple cuts. Ethel Sager 44 of Daniels Farms Trumbull treated for knee and leg cuts and released.
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Capitol
Wood avenues
St. Vincent's hospital
Alice Eckstrand
R.E.D
Stepney
Anna Gold
Briarcroft avenue
Long Hill
Milford police charge trio in extortion plot against Bridgeport restaurant owner
Milford detectives arrested Paul Agresta and Joseph Greco on idle charges while pursuing a broader blackmail case involving Mrs. Dominic Lombardo of Bridgeport. She alleges kidnapping last June 16 to pressure her into ceding her Blue Moon restaurant at 275 East Broadway Myrtle Beach to the suspects, who threatened further violence.
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MILFORD
Dominic Lombardo
Park avenue
Bridgeport
East Broadway
Myrtle Beach
Charles Galbronner
Galbronner
Lombardo
Shelton
Paul Agresta
Steubeniit
Sand Scere
Jossph Birken
Myrtle
Gailbrenner
Russo
leu
Agresta
Greco
Capt. Galbronner
Charles Polizzi
Robert Dixon, Jr
Mra. Lombardo
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Brennan
Senator Baldwin
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
William J. Mealia
U.S Weather Bureau
ALMANAC
Internal Revenue
By JACK SMITH
Westminster
Canterbury
Abbey
Telegram
Angelo Patri
Herman Bundesen
aoe
MEYERS
Probers
AIR COMPANY
Accuser
Bennett E. Meyers
Bleriot H. LaMarre
Aviation Electric Co
Lamarre
La- Marre
California
Mrs. Lamarre
La Marre
air force
U.S
FRENCH
GRISIS
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