Summit Bid Fizzles As U S Plans Open Skies Push
U S officials deny a war could start accidentally and say air patrols near the Soviet border will continue. A Gromyko proposal to deal separately with Thompson and the British and French ambassadors complicates talks as the Security Council takes up the charge against Arctic flights. Dulles plans to speak in New York. Lodge to lead U S at the UN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
Llewellyn Thompson
Thompson
Soviet Union
Security Council
State Department
Free World
U. S
Eisenhower
Dulles
Lake Ontario
New York
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Russia
East
Firemen Hurt In Truck Blaze
A truck blaze on Main Street sent flames toward the Barnum Museum and nearby offices. Firefighters battled high flames and sparks threatening multiple buildings while police rerouted traffic at Main and Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks
Edward F. Bannon
Barnum Museum
City Comptroller's
Board of Education
Christian Union
Jon P. May
Felix Curci
Main
Gilbert Streets
John J. Carroll
U S to Cite Record in Denying Arctic Bombing Charges
United States will cite its disarmament record in the United Nations Security Council to deny Soviet charges of provocative American nuclear bomber flights across the Arctic. Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge will respond as the council convenes at 1 p.m. Arkady A. Soholev of the Soviet delegation is expected to speak soon.
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U. S
United Nations
N. Y
United States
UN Security Council
Arctic
U. 5
Henry Cabot Lodge
Arkady A. Soholev
Il-nation Council
Elephant pets spring debut at Old MacDonalds Farm
Mark Isselee owner of Old MacDonalds Farm reports elephant Swakuntala’s first outdoor season debut after mild winter. The creature, larger and healthier, adapts to cow feed hay and fruit. Plans include a school session with tricks, chores and a Memorial Day parade march with local children from Darien. Spain ceded the Dry Tortugas to the United States in 1819 along with Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Isselee
McDonald's
Mr.Isolee
Swakuntala
Darien
Mercara
India
MacDonald
Allarien
Spain
The
United States
Florida
Tower 10 Speed CD Messages Plan for Ridgefield HQ
The county area headquarters at the Ridgefield State Police bar racks will cost about 600 dollars with federal matching funds. Charles Price, area coordinator, said the contract for tower construction had been awarded. CD organizations in Bridgeport, Stratford, Danbury, Greenwich, Stamford, and Norwalk are integrated into the new setup, with other towns expected to join. Town groups will supply personnel and transmitters to enable direct communications with their communities. County towns will send men and equipment to Ridgefield to speed communications.
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Ridgefield
Mulcahy
Charles Price
Bridgeport
Stratford
Danbury
Greenwich
Stamford
Norwalk
Price
Disabled plane lands on Pike in New Jersey
Chipperson traveling from Portland Maine to Morristown New Jersey reported by police that his airplane landed on the turnpike during a surface transport delay. State aeronautic officials will investigate as the plane was left on an extra wide roadway strip while authorities sort the incident.
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Chipperson
Morristown
N. J
Portland
Maine
New Jersey
Five Die As Auto Rolls Into Lake
Five elderly people perished when a car plunged into a Florida lake after rolling down an embankment. Victims identified include Gertrude Cummings, 85, Hattie Gordon, 96, Ester Ross, 92, Bathilda Henrick, 80, and Ina Dowling, 85. Dowling was central to a notorious Dowling estate case linking Florida and Massachusetts properties, court probes, and a judge’s impeachment.
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Florida
Brookline
Mass
Miami Beach
Fla
Miami
Dowling
George E. Holt
Dowiing
Hole
Florida Supreme Court
High Court
Florida Bar
Ian
Holt
Senate
Landscaping Bid For Pike Projects In Connecticut
Land contractor projects completion on the Connecticut pike across Fairfield Bridgeport Stratford Milford regions. Bid totals include 182 135 for the main landscaping and 114 783 for a Fairfield segment. Owner plans diverse plantings: 2100 evergreens, 974 shade trees, 972 small trees, over 6000 vines and 28478 shrubs.
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State Highway Department
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Stratford
Milford
Pike
Man 24 Admits Shooting Nuns in Trenton Convent
A 24 year old man confessed to shooting nuns and wounding two patrolmen in a South Trenton convent siege. He rode a boat across the Delaware River to Fairless Hills awaiting extradition to Bucks County. The attack injured three nuns including Sister Lorenzina Sassani and Sister Madeline Fussile.
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Fairless Hills
Doylestown
Bucks County
Mercer County
Stanley E. Rutkowski
Marrero
Fulton
U.S
Rutkowski
Lorenzina Sassani
Madeline Fussile
Bayonne
N. J
Torrington
Angela Bulla
Conn
Stephen Konesol
St. Joachim's
George J. Guidotti
Guidotti
Madeline
Lorenzina
Italy
Angela
Delaware River
Riutkowski
Fairless Works
Thomas Davidson
Lambertville
N.J
Philadelphia
Puerto Rico
Rutikowski
Diloute
Mar-' Téré
Evelyn Cipriano
Evelyn
Safe Plane Lands In Park After Forced Landing
A rented Piper Cub in a Connecticut coast approach diverted to a park to avoid a busy turnpike. The pilot made three passes over a baseball diamond to warn bystanders before engine trouble forced a landing. He veered into a tree, wrecking a wing but escaping serious injury. The civilian pilot is Thomas, with his wife Jean and 10 year old daughter Sandra.
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Connecticut
Greenwich
Park
Sgt
Thomas
Philadelphia
Red Bank
Barbara
Hamiltons
Stratford
Jean Szakacs
Bridgeport
Thomases
Sandra
Tax and Policy Proposals Aim to Fight Recession
A government report urges ending tax bias toward investment, cutting rates, and expanding unemployment benefits. It calls for private job creation, quick public works, looser monetary policy, and a revived income tax averaging plan. It covers farm adjustment, corporate rates, small business support, and long-range controls to sustain growth amid rising unemployment.
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Federal Reserve
Tex
Farm Probliem
Meg in Trinidad on Calypso Tour
Meg arrived in Trinidad amid rain and a cool 83 degrees, stepping from her plane in a light dress and pink hat. She carried a wardrobe of knee length skirts and chemises along with calypso records, while a Jamaica Military band played the national anthem.
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Margaret
Caribbean
Jamaica
Ferryfield
England
Peter Townsend
France
Townsend
Princess Margaret
London
Bootblack Project Aids Cancer Drive at UCONN
Howard Bartelstone of Bridgeport and nine fraternity pledges from Upsilon Kappa at the University of Connecticut completed Operation Bootblack earning 121 dollars for the cancer drive. Bartelstone, son of Maurice and Mrs. Bartelstone, helped plan Help Week replacing Hell Week.otlin
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Cancer Fund
Alpha Epsilon Pi
University of Connecticut
Ak Gnesenwald
Ae Julius W. Rosle
Howard Bartelstone
Bridge Port
Upsilon Kappa
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Bartelstone
Maurice Bartelstone
Success Park
Melvin Rosenwald
Julius Rosenwald
Lockwood Drive
Fairfield
Michael Rosenberg
Lewis Rosenberg
Chatham Drive
South Norwalk
Alan Daninhirsch
Harry Daninkirsch
of & Field Road
Danbuy
GE dispute over employe layoffs and contractor use
A dispute between the GE trades council and Gellatly Construction centers on whether GE maintenance workers should join 19 Gellatly personnel on a $750,000 remodeling job. Council leaders claim a joint plan exists, while the company alleges friction if mixed crews work together. Santolanni warns of a strike after pre strike steps if management does not revert to the original plan and calls for possible New York meetings to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eene Trades Council
Gellatl Construction Company
Robert J. McLevy
Trades Council
Gellatly
McLevy
Santoiznas
Building Trades
Santolanni
Building Trades Council
Santoianni
Focal
Bridgeport
New York
Robert C. Fickes
Fiekes
Lawatt
Five Men Arrested on Gambling Charges in West End
Five men were arrested yesterday in the West End on gambling charges and are free on bonds of 50 each, pending City Court appearance. The men are William Kalman, 32, of 27 Spruce Street. Sidney Engel, 40, 862 Hancock Avenue. Andrew Frosz, 20, 115 Ocean Avenue. Albert Danka, 37, 195 West Avenue. James Jancale, 120 Lanises Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
William Kalman
Spruce Street
Sidney Engel
Hancock Avenue
Andrew Frosz
Ocean Avenue
Albert Danka
West Avenue
James Jancale
Lanises Queen
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Madison
Twin Cove
Long Island Sound
James Corrigan
New Haven
Midwest
Little Rock
Prospect
Telegrar
Prospect School
Ted
Prospect Street
Ling
Sylvester &. Jennings
Trenton
St. Francis Hospital
Earl Bechtal
Gene Johnson
Convent
Johnson
Konesol
Itax
Meg
Trinidad
Auddle
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