Connecticut Roads Slow As Flooding Ties Up Traffic
A heavy Easter travel period saw crashes injure nearly a dozen across the area while a Danbury family of three died in a Pennsylvania Turnpike collision in rain near Reading. Detours on the Hutchinson River Parkway in New York redirected traffic to Route 1 and the Connecticut Turnpike, easing congestion but creating delays as cars crawled toward New York.
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Connecticut
Danbury
Reading
Hoon
Merritt Parkway
Hutchinson River Parkway
New York State
New York
Greenwich Toll Station
Connecticut Turnpike
Boston Post Road
Hutchinson Parkway
Hutchinson
North Street
Westchester Avenue
Area Weather Update Triggers State Alert After Heavy Rain
The area received heavy rainfall after 1 p.m. prompting state officials to issue an alert. Rain slowed and appeared to stop by 11:30 p.m. with continued cloudy conditions forecast for today.
Plane crashes near airport as floods hit region
A Viscount aircraft on route from New York to Chicago crashes near a Connecticut airport while floods swallow bridges and roads across Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, and surrounding towns. Utilities report minimal damage as winds stay 15 to 20 mph. Federal investigators head to the crash site.
Danbury Couple Injured In Route 6 Collision
A Danbury man Edward Gustems 56 and his wife Dolores 55 were hospitalized after a two car crash on Route 6 in Beaver Brook district. Driver Frank Donovan Jr 18 of Grosse Pointe Mich faced reckless driving charges with $50 bond.
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Danbury
Kovacs
Beaver Brook
Danbury Hospital
Edward Gustems
Dolores
Farm Street
Taft School
Watertown
Gustems
Frank Donovan, Jr
Grosse Point
Mich
Donovan
John Fagerholm
Gustoms
George Mc Mason
Charles Dirienzo
Three Hurt Seriously In Weston Car Crash
WESTON April 6 A Weston couple and an Ansonia man were seriously injured in a two car collision on Goodhill road about 50 a.m. Police said one car was on the wrong side of the road when it crashed into a tree and a boulder. James Chapin and his wife of Slumber corners Weston were in fair condition tonight at Norwalk hospital. Mr. Chapin
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Dexter Avenue
North End
Briarwood Avenue
Brooklawn
Seaside Park
Milford
Fairfield
Home Street
Grasmere School
Post Road
Southport
Center Street
Weston
Ansonia
Goodhill Road
James Chapin
Slumber Corners
Norwalk
Chapin
Car Crash Injures Driver and Wife on Goodhill Road
Lawrence DiPiro of Ansonia was reported in fair to good condition with possible concussion and fractured ribs after his car was struck on the left front by a Chapin car traveling on the wrong side. The Chapin vehicle veered into a tree and rocks. No charges were filed yet as the investigation continued.
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Lawrence DiPiro
North Street
Ansonia
Walter Grischuk
DiPiro
Goodhill Road
Chapin
Warning Issued On State Rivers As Rains Subside
The U.S. Weather Bureau issued a river warning noting the major state rivers will rise but no widespread flooding is expected. Minor overflows are possible on the lower Housatonic and Farmington, with light night rain or drizzle forecast.
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Windsor Locks
U. S. Weather Bureau
Housatonic
Farmington
Connecticut
Blackstone
Thames
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Mrs Leopold to Speak at Luncheon Across Rivers
Mrs Naugatuck Alive K Leopold of Wee Quinehang River outlines schedule for a luncheon hosted by the League of Women Voters. The event includes remarks from Putnam Labor Assistant and will be held at Riverside Yacht Club in Westfield Riverside.
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Holyoke
Springfield
Hartford
Heusatonic
Great Barrington
Gaylordsville
Naugateack
Thomaston Greenwich
Naugatuck
Alive K. Leopold
Wee Quinehang River
Ion
Putnam Labor
Blackstone River
Um, Woonsocket
League of Women Voters
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Crest Forecast Summary for Monday and Tuesday Levels
Forecasts show river gauges at various levels through Monday into Tuesday. Readings include 20 feet Monday morning 5144 feet Monday forenoon 18 feet Monday afternoon and 61 feet before midnight tonight with multiple closer values for Monday noon and late tonight.
Governors Plan Visit 70 Detroit
A special committee of state Governors will visit Detroit for a two day conference with the automotive industry on highway safety. Attending are Governors Ribicoff Boggs Meyner ONeill Simpson Williams Clement Hand Jey with aides and Council of State Governments officials. They will tour testing labs and engineering centers at Ford GM and Chrysler and attend an all industry reception at the Sheraton Cadillac.
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Automotive
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Ribicoff
J. Caleb Boggs
Delaware
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
C. William O'Neill
Ohio
Milward L. Simpson
Wyoming
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Harold W. Hand
Jey
Indiana
Council of State Goverments
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Governors’ Group
Pogram
Ford General Motors
Chrysler Engineering Laboratories
Sheraton-Cadillac
George Romney
American Motors Corporation
Romney
Lions Cage Tragedy At Palermo Zoo
Giovanni Giuliano a 40 year old laborer climbed into an open topped lion cage at Palermo Zoo. The zoo’s seven year old lion Len attacked Giuliano after he patted its head. Police ruled the death a suicide amid a frightened crowd of parents and children.
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Palermo
Sicily
Giovanni Giuliano
Len
Tiga
Giuliano
Easter Services Worldwide Highlight Religious Faith
Easter observances across the globe faced weather as worshippers gathered in Gettysburg Rome Jerusalem and Peiping for sunrise Masses papal address and large pilgrim crowds. In New York city and Washington rain reduced parades and outdoor attendances while in California and Illinois wind and cold weather shaped dawn services. The YMCA Star Steppers meet for an evening dance club program at the Y.
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California
Hollywood Bowl
Rose Bowl
Holy City
Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma
Lawton
Bald Knob
Illinois
Alto Pass
Chicago
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Holy Name
Rome
Sacred Congregation For the Propagation of the Faith
Windy City
Fifth Avenue
New York City
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Washington
D.C
Arlington National Cemetery
Sing Sing Prison
Ossining
N.Y
YMCA
CLUS
Star Steppers
Hugh Cavitello
Newsboy Snaps Accident Here at Hobby Center Family Photographers
The piece highlights Phil Prokop and his family at a hobby center for all ages. Father Charles is a fireman at No 16 Madison Avenue station and inspired the family to take up photography. Phil, 8, pursues camera skills, while siblings Karl, Mary Beth, Charles, Diane, and Mark participate as well. Phil is a Post Telegram carrier with 60 daily customers and 80 on Sundays, hoping to become a newspaper cameraman or studio photographer.
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Philip
Charles P. Prokop
No. 16
Madison Avenue
Karl
Mary Beth
Charles
Diane
Mark
Phil
Woodrow ‘Wilson School
Notre Dame High School
Post-Telegram
Three Injured When Car Hits Main Street Pole
At about 10 a.m. yesterday a car crashed into a utility pole on North Main Street near Brookside Shopping Center, snapping the pole and downing a transformer and wires. Driver Stanley C. Powell 27 and his brother Donald 25 and Valerie Powell 24 were taken to St. Vincent's hospital with injuries. Superintendent John A. Lyddy said Powell fell asleep at the wheel. the 1956 sedan was a total loss. No arrests yet.
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Brookside
St. Vincent's Hospital
Stanley C. Powell
Pearl Harbor Street
Donald
Vallerieé
Five children killed by train on viaduct tragedy
Witnesses said five children were trapped on a Medina River viaduct as a train approached. Diana Garza 11 Louis Garza 12 Laura Garza 16 and Anna Maria Ramirez 13 died. Norma 25 later died in hospital. Manuel Ramirez 12 escaped seconds before impact. Engineer said braking distance miles out.
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Byforth
Diana Garza
Louis Garza
Laura Garza
Paula Garza
San Antonio
Anna Maria Ramirez
Manuel Ramirez
Laredo
Tex
Ann Maria
Norma
Santos de la Cruz
Batista Proposes Narrow Castro Sweep Amid War
Batista says troops will isolate Castro in smaller groups and capture all rebels, while evading evacuation issues for farming families. He questions Castro’s fate if alive and notes months of war, Cuban towns calm for Easter as forces push toward Sierra Maestra.
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Batista
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Abraham Lincoln
Sierra Maestra
Havana
Cuba
Oriente
Miami Police Seize Cuba Bound Arms Truck
Federal agents and sheriff's deputies seized a rented truck loaded with guns and ammunition valued at 56000 bound for Cuba. The Hertz truck was under surveillance since Friday and traced to an anonymous tip from New York. No arrests were made and the seizure brings total Cuba bound arms in Miami area to about 158000 over the past year. The arsenal included machine guns rifles hand grenades and repair parts with multiple 38 caliber barrels.
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Miami
Fla
Cube
Charles E. Wyatt
Trck
Hertz Corp
New York
Stolen Club 54 Safe Recovered Near Beechwood Park
A 400 pound safe reported stolen from Club 54 on East Washington Avenue was found yesterday at the foot of East Eaton Street near Beechwood Park. Police said intruders foreshopped the rear area and the exact amount inside the safe was not determined pending inventory by Metro 7.
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Club 54
East Washington Avenue
East Eaton Street
Beechwood Park
Petrce
Metro 7 Ie
Tax cut sought to spur recession remedies in Senate
Senator candidates push for repeal of 3 percent freight excise tax and 10 percent passenger tax. Smathers and Douglas call for sweeping cuts to boost prices, while Ives opposes cuts now and Mansfield doubts gains from a tax cut before Easter. Private group backs income and excise relief for low income.
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Senate
Smathers
2 Bit
National Planning Association
Beneft
Douglas
Selena
Senator Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Mitchell Forecasts Employment Upturn This Spring
Secretary of Labor Mitchell predicted a brighter job outlook for March versus February and a largely unchanged unemployment rate. He urged extending unemployment benefits and urged Congress to act when they return from Easter recess. He spoke with Rep. Kenneth Keating in a broadcast for upstate New York TV stations.
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Washington
Mitchell
Kenneth Keating
RNY
New York
Congress
Eisenhower Family Attends Easter Services in Rain
President Eisenhower and family attended Easter services at Gettysburg Presbyterian Church despite heavy rain. A small crowd watched as the First Family exited their car, with Mrs Eisenhower and Mary Jean remaining behind at the farm. Eisenhower returned to the White House with their son and three grandchildren.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Eisenhowers
John
Gettysburg Presbyterian Church
White House
Mai
Jon
John Eisenhower
Mary Jeen
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