NATO endorses plan to boost ground forces in Europe
NATO ministers end three day talks with solidarity and backing for a strengthened Central European ground force, a network of medium range missile bases, and unified research on new weapons. France indicated in principle to host American missile bases and nuclear warheads, with talks ongoing. Norstad urged rapid decisions as divisions and strategic posture shift to a frontline shield facing the Soviet Union.
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Paris
France
Soviet Union
NATO
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Norstad
United States
Britain
Raps
Paul- Henri Spaak
Turkey
Italy
Netherlands
Felix ‘Gaillard
Algeria
Western European Union
WEU
West Germany
Belgium
Luxembourg
Patents Issued With Names From Fairfield Area Work
A list of recently issued patents shows inventors linked to Fairfield and nearby areas such as Wooster and Davis. Notable names include Robert W. Waring Fairfield Samuel I Polen Sven Herbert Nelon Fairfield Luther G Sambar Greenwich and Harold P Burrell Noroton. assignments span Royal McKee Corp American Can Co and The Breant Electiir Le. The patents cover transmission methods and devices, liquid and cupaias devices, ester resin compositions, tenderizing fond methods, and photography vector shoots.
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Fairfield
Wooster and
Davis
Robert W. Waring
Samuel I. Polen
Sven Herbert Nelon
Vincent
Vaid FL Voves
Desien Tur
Royal McKee Corp
Fort Chester
N.Y
South
Norway
New York
Luther G. Sambar
Greenwich
David Wards Greenwic
Sep Jackson Hegits
Sion
Edwardy
Magny
Old Greenwich
Osens
American Can Co
Harold P Burrell
Noroton
OP IN BETHEL BAGES COMMITTEE CONFIRMED NAMES LIST
A long list of names and numbers appears under an organized slate titled OP IN BETHEL BAGES COMMITTEE. The document contrasts with the opposing slate and includes individuals such as Robert Palmer George Perdrizet Eugene Reed Mary Reed Ruth Ross and many others along with candidate numbers and associate roles.
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Robert Palmer
George Perdrizet
Eugene B. Reed
Mary S. Reed
Ruth Ross
Mary Silvia
John C. Streaman
Raymond J. Trimpert
Hilda S. Walker
Eva White
Louis Bonadio
William Gorbert
Floyd C. Culhane
Walter J. Culhane
Meriden GOP Wins Organization Test
Meriden April 17 AP The Republican Town committee staved off a challenge as endorsed candidates won all nine contested seats on the 24 member town committee Six committee sponsored convention delegates were elected in the primary Voters favored delegates 1157 to 589 More than 1700 of 1713 enrolled participated State Senator Benjamin Kopacz failed to win a place on the State convention delegation without party endorsement
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Meriden
Republican Town Committee
Benjamin J. Kopacz
American airmen gift bells to Gristwell village church
In Gristwell England April 17 AP Two bells rang over fields from the old church as American airmen donated them after a dedication ceremony led by Dr A H Morris Anglican Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The ceremony drew many American airmen who sometimes upset locals with jet takeoffs from the nearby U S air base at Lakenheath.
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Griswell
England
Suffolk
U. S
Lakenheath
A. H. Morris
St. Edmondsbury
Ipswich
Quads Named After Premature Oakland Births
In Oakland two days after birth the Hoskins quadruplets Margaret Claire Sarah Jane Paul Dean and Katherine Dee received names and their first feeds of sugar solution. Their mother Dorothy Hoskins and plastic surgeon father H Dean Hoskins 46 welcomed the four babies born prematurely by a month in incubators and in good condition.
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Oakland
Calif
Hoskins
Margaret Claire
Sarah Jane
Paul Dean
Katherine Dee
Dorothy Hoskins
H. Dean Hoskins
Bailarin Triumphs at Golden Gate Fields Feature Race
Bailarin led early but hovered off the pace until the ten furlongs mark and surged to a length victory in the featured mile race for four year olds and older. Will Shoemaker watched Bailarin hold off Spe cial Climber as Pit Boss finished third narrowly ahead of Social Climber with Gaelic Gold and Tall Chict left out.
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Albany
Calif
Bailarin
Golden Gate Fields
Willie Shoemaker
Gulfstream
Slate leads in 17 precincts in Bridgeport GOP primary
The Republican primary produced a large field of candidates led by Senator Sandula and party organizers. Officials reported unofficial returns with winners including Hopwood Miller Munier McCathron OConnor Owens Pitt, Rappoport Richards Shannon Shannon Sprague Stanowczyk Steiber Thayer Wilder Windt. Shannon conceded while Bruno praised the effort and Sandula’s organization celebrated a turnout of about 2,000 ballots from an 80,000 voter city.
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Charles Hopwood
Paul L. Miller
Hawley Munier
Wesley McCathron
James F. O'Connor
Howard T. Owens
Harold T. Pitt
Irving B. Rappoport
Grace M. Richards
John H.shannon
Rita Shannon
Charles H. Sprague
Rudolf Stanowczyk
Theodore E. Steiber
Walter L. ‘Thayer, Jr
Frank L. Wilder
Herman Windt
Senator Sandula
Hanford W. Bigelow
Esther L. Paul
Jeesed
Shannon
Bruno
Bridgeport
Sandula
Sanduta
Shannon-Bruno
GOP
Samuel J. Tedesco
Jasper McLevy
Shannon-Bruno Group
Otto Weiler
Broad Street
William J. Ho-gan
Herbert J. Bundock
Giant jewfish Old Abe dies after underwater operation
In Miami Florida April 17 AP reports Old Abe the giant jewfish died following an underwater operation at the Miami Seaquarium. Veterinarian Robert Knowles cited probable shock after autopsy as the cause. The 16 foot deep procedure aimed to remove a suspended tumor on the fish’s underside. The growth proved to be a heavily encysted five pound weight swallowed years ago.
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Miami
Fla
Old Abe
Robert Knowles
Miami Seaquarium
Cicia Claims Lead in Shelton Ward Ballots
Cicia wires report a 428 to 218 lead in the Second ward on straight ballots with no convention delegate choice indicated. An observer at Dietz headquarters noted Cicia strength in that ward.
Tax Cut Vote Wins in West Hartford
West Hartford voters overruled the Town Council in a tax rate referendum with 8436 yes to 7632 no, indicating the margin does not reflect a broad mandate. Only about 49 percent of eligible voters participated, with 16,068 casting ballots out of 32,781. Canterbury Cathedral in England was razed by fire in 1067.
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West Hartford
Harold F. Keith
GOP
Richard P. Smith
Keith
Smith
iPIMPINELLA WINS In Stamford Vote
Stamford April 17 AP Supporters of GOP Town Chairman Frank Piminella scored a primary victory tonight with 24 of 40 town committee seats. He gained two seats while losing two amid insurgent challenges led by Mayor Webster C Givens. Nine town districts encompassed 17 seats in play.
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Stamford
GOP
Frank Piminella
Piminella
Webster C Givens
Fighter plane sets new altitude mark in California
In El Centro California on April 17 the Navy announced a conventional aircraft record flight. Grumman F9F-1F from Edwards AFB reached 76,828 feet, beating the 70,308-foot British Canberra mark from last August. The report notes higher altitudes by rocket planes and cites Lt. Cmdr. George C Watkins, 37, of Pasadena, whose X-2 flight reached 126,200 feet in 1955 and describes Watkins’ climb and power loss at the flight’s peak.
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EL Centro
Calif
Navy
Grumman
Edwards’ Air Force Base
Air Force
Iven Kincheloe
Cmdr
George C. Watkins
Pasadena
Jevel
Watkins
Adm
William V. Davis Jr
Tellalian Wins Trumbull Vote In Primary Contests
Tellalian, a Bridgeport lawyer and Yale graduate, won the Trumbull vote in the primary. The slate included Eleanor B Kurtz Paul J Corban Nathaniel A Hayward and Hugh W Nelson. Levine was endorsed over Eltsam by the Town committee 13 12.
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Eleanor B. Kurtz
Paul J. Corban
Nathaniel A. Hayward
Hugh W. Nelson
Tellalian
Bridgeport
Yale College
Yale Law School
Elliott Road
Eltsam
Levine
North Haven Primary Yields Lopsided GOP Victory
Party-endorsed candidates for the North Haven Republican Town Committee won a wide victory in the primary. Unofficial ballots show Town Chairman George N. Tolman leading with about 1,100 votes to the insurgents' 400, with 21 insurgent candidates backed by Herbert H. Pearce and Fred D. Grave. The insurgents had split from the leadership last month, accusing it of dictatorial rule, an accusation the committee denied.
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North Haven
Republican Town Committee
George N. Tolman
Herbert H. Pearce
Fred D. Grave
Gale Storm Recovers After Abdominal Surgery
Actress Gale Storm undergoes major abdominal surgery in Los Angeles with doctors reporting no complications and a successful operation. She will remain in St. Vincent's Hospital for about one to two weeks. her TV show Oh Susanna continues as it is pre filmed. Storm, 36, is married to Lee Bonell and has four children.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Gale Storm
St. Vincent's Hospital
Strijdom Victorious in South Africa Election
In Johannesburg April 17, AP reports Prime Minister Strijdom’s Nationalists surge to power with 100 seats to 53 for the United party as ballots from three of 156 districts counted. Strijdom vows the electorate backs the government and rejects interference in domestic affairs.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Johannes Strijdom
Strijdom
United Party
Radio Moscow warns against church weddings in broadcast
London dispatch notes Radio Moscow advised young Russian brides not to marry in church saying church weddings trap women and mask life’s ordinary realities. The speaker decried ceremonies as a fragile shell that can lead to moral and physical enslavement.
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London
Radio Moscow
Talks Launched On Top Parley In Moscow
U S Ambassador L A Thompson opened discussions with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on preparations for a summit conference. The meeting lasted 350 minutes and followed a note from the Western powers inviting pre summit talks at the diplomatic level. Thompson declined further comment as reporters pressed for outcomes.
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Moscow
U. 3
Jewellyn
Thompson
Andrei Gromyko
Foreign Office
Gromyko
U. S
Tass
Sdiplomats
Williams cites tax delinquencies in many districts
Senator Williams presenting his fourth annual federal tax delinquencies report says many internal revenue districts show rising delinquency inventories. He notes Hartford and Coan among high spots with employment tax delinquencies up 34.8 percent and total delinquencies up 27.3 percent, wiping out last year's decline. Augusta Maine shows a 36.4 percent rise while Providence shows a 44.8 percent drop and a small rise in employment taxes.
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Washington
Williams
R-Del
Senate Today
Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Treasury
Hartford
Coan
Augusta
Mainé
Tee
Providence
Underwood Reports Loss For Quarter
Washington report notes the House Civil Service committee action on a Senate measure to speed approval. The period ending March 34 1958 shows total fees for three months at Underwood corporation as 16.637 million dollars, with operating loss and net results contrasted with the prior year. The Senate approved raise and flat rate pay proposals affecting federal workers.
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Washington
House Civil Service
New York
jUnderwood Corporation
Senate
House
House Rules Committee
Lenox to Hold Tryouts and Practice Schedule
Lenox announces practice plans as inventories shrink after a 1958 first quarter loss due to factory shutdowns. Frank E. Beane, Lenox A.A., senior chairman, says exceptions to schedules are being set at Seaside Park Diamond No 6. Buck Milvich returns as pilot with Ed O Connell assisting as new candidates report Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Peeseeee
Frank E. Beane
Lenox A.A
Stagederwood
Seaside ‘Park
Lon
Barney’ Santora
Barney Santora
Buckey Milvich
Ed O’connell
Connecticut Receives Federal Highway Aid Totals 5.66 Million
Connecticut was allocated 5 661 353 dollars in federal highway funds as part of a 690 million distribution to states under the Eisenhower highway bill. Funds target primary feeder urban and interstate roads, with Connecticut receiving 1 185 448 for primary roads 600 000 for feeder roads 1 948 018 for urban roads and 1 927 687 for interstate highways. The money is usable immediately and adds to 2 875 000 000 previously allotted for the fiscal year starting July 1. The act, a Democratic sponsored measure, aims to help curb the recession.
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Washington
Connecticut
Secretary of Commerce
Eisenhower
Store display may spark crime claim in England
A shop display could be deemed a crime if its use provokes crowds to form a disturbance in the street, raising questions about public order and storefront responsibility under English law.
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England
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