Newspaper Publishers Protest Censorship at ANPA Convention
At the 66th annual ANPA meeting in New York on April 22, publishers from small and mid sized papers condemned bureaucratic censorship from the White House to local offices. Leaders like William Dwight and Robert M. White II warned of democracy at stake while noting rising costs and price increases to cover higher production and distribution expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White House
American Newspaper Publishers Association
William Dwight
the Holyoke
Mass
Transcript Telegram
Truman
Robert M. White II
Mexico
Ledger
M. M. Oppegard
Grand Forks
N. D
Herald
McLean Named President of AP for Next Term
Robert McLean, president of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, was re elected president of the Associated Press. He has led AP since 1938. The AP board also chose Harold A. Fitzgerald as first vice president and Clarence B. Hanson Jr as second vice president.
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New York
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Associated Press
Harold A. Fitzgerald
Pontiac
Mich
Daily Press
Clarence B. Hanson, Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Sunday News
Lloyd Stratton
Robert Booth
John R. Reitemeyer
Hartford
John S. Knight
Chicago Daily News
Roy A. Roberts
Kansas City Star
Paul Miller
Rochester
N.Y
Democrat and Chronicle
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
Evening Star
Polish slave laborer sentenced for assault with intent to kill
Hartford April 22 AP A former Polish slave laborer in a German camp pleaded guilty in superior court to assault with intent to kill and was sentenced to one year in county jail. Judge John T. Cullinan suspended the sentence after six months and placed John Kowal Windsor 28 on two years probation. Kowal was charged with shooting Fred Bork 66 whom Kowal and his sister lived with. After the shooting Kowal barricaded himself for three hours before police forced him out with fire and tear gas.
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Hartford
John T. Cullinan
John Kowal
Windsor
Kowal
Fred Bork
Stratford Firemen Respond to Smouldering Pipe at Wood End Home
Stratford Fire department was called at 9 p.m. yesterday to the home of Louis Onerato at 94 Bedford Court Wood End Homes where insulation around a pipe under the building was smouldering. No flames or damage were reported.
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Stratford Fire Department
Louis Onerato
Bedford Court
Wood End Homes
Theft of Four Fur Scarves at Leavitt's Store
Four fur scarves were stolen from Leavitt's department store on Main street and Fairfield avenue. The theft occurred on the second floor of the clothing and fur department and was reported to police at 1 p.m. The owners did not provide the value of the furs.
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Leavitt
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Clothing and Fur
Change urged on aid to aged Hartford
State Legislative Council advocates humanizing old age assistance and easing the pauper stigma. Representative Maurice E. Minor proposes eligibility for seniors over 65 with moderate income and real estate up to 10 000 dollars, with a 600 dollar annual income target.
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Hartford
State Legislative Council
Maurice E. Minor
Plymouth
Minor
Rep. Minor
Eisenhower Caucus Bid Urged In Connecticut
Meade Alcorn state chairman of Eisenhower for President urged Connecticut supporters to push for broad turnout at town caucuses next Monday to secure all 22 delegates. He said grass roots campaigning will translate sentiment into committed delegates for the May 26 27 state convention and national delegation. Walter Williams endorsed the plan, noting Washington state shifted to a strong Eisenhower position with anticipated 18 delegates.
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Hartford
Meade Alcorn
Connecticut
Dwight Eisenhower
Alcorn
Eisenhower
Mr. Alcorn
Eisenhower Executive Committee
Alcgrn
U. S
Walter Williams
Citizens For Eisenhower
Washington
GOP
M. Williams
Taft
Mr. Williams
Washington State
Two Boys Suffocate in Ice Box Tragedy in Rhode Island
In East Providence Rhode Island two boys Thomas L. Bagnall Jr seven and Emil F. Kiselka Jr three died from accidental suffocation after becoming trapped in a discarded wooden ice box in their cellar. The incident occurred while they were playing. a younger boy was found in the ice compartment and the older in the food section.
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Providence
R. I
Thomas L. Bagnall, Jr
Emil F. Kiselka, Jr
Riverside
John A. Picozzi
Fugitives Captured After Vermont Prison Break
Three Windsor State prison escapees were nabbed today after a Massachusetts state police bloodhound aided the search. Albert Rushford, 22, of Rutland, was found on Route 103 near Ludlow. His brother Raymond, 26, and Clifford Avery, 42, of West Halifax, were taken at a Chester Depot area farm.
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Ludlow
Windsor
Massachusetts
Albert Rushford
Rutland
Raymond
Clifford Avery
West Halifax
Chester Depot
Harper charges pressure by GOP in Connecticut race
Deputy State Comptroller Charles P. Harper of Middlebury alleges GOP pressure on appointees to oppose his bid for the State Central committee in the 17th district. He cites Ansonia Derby Seymour Oxford Beacon Falls Southbury and Middlebury and says pressure may extend statewide to affect 1953 reappointments. The 17th district committee will elect the state chairman after the May 27 convention.
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Hartford
Republican Party
Connecticut
Charles P. Harper
Middlebury
GOP
Clarence F. Baldwin
Baldwin
Lodge
Harper
State Central Committee
Girard L. Clemens
Ansonia
Derby
Seymour
Oxford
Beacon Falls
Southbury
CR & L Pushes Plea for Rate Increase
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co. continues testimony before the State Public Utilities Commission on a general fare hike. Hearing resumes tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in the State Office Building. Paul Rust and Herbert George testified, noting a income decline since 1949 and a net loss for the quarter ending March 31 as the company seeks to raise basic fare from 10 to 15 cents with four tokens for 50 cents.
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Hartford
Connecticut Railway and Lichting Company
State Public Utilities Commission
State Office
Paul Rust
Herbert George
New Brunswick Population Defended Roots From French Settlers
About 35 percent of New Brunswick’s population is descended from the original French settlers, according to the report. The finding highlights the lasting influence of early colonial settlement on present demographics.
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New Brunswick
Arbor Day Proclaimed by Governor Lodge in Connecticut
Governor John Lodge designates Friday Arbor Day in a lyrical proclamation. He praises trees as forest birthright and urges school observances, planting of new growth, and safeguarding of existing woods amid calls for prudent forest management. He cites natural blessings, warns of wasteful cutting and erosion, and invokes historical wisdom.
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Hartford
John Lodge
Lodge
God
Freight car derailment disrupts Fairfield railroad siding
A New York New Haven and Hartford freight train derailed at Fairfield Lumber siding around 6 15 p m yesterday after unloading 12 cars. The rear car wheel jumped the track stopping an eastbound 6 41 passenger train from New York. Passengers were moved to a later train. repair crews jacked up the car and replaced wheels about two and a half hours later, 150 feet west of Fairfield station.
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New York
Bridgeport
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Fairfield Lumber Company
Fairfield
Craig Kelly
Nash Will Be Held Upholded by Supreme Court
The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld bequests totaling 66 504 63 to Ridgefield organizations from Luther R Nash a 1947 deceased publisher. The ruling dismissed challenges to the will section detailing the gifts and affirmed final accounts of the executor Danbury National Bank.
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State Supreme Court of Errors
Luther R. Nash
Ridgefield
Nash
Ernest A. Inglis
John W. Nash
Stamford
N. Y
Karl S. Nash
Robert K. Watson
Thomas ‘J. Molloy
Superior Court
Danbury National Bank
Ridgefield Boys Club, Inc
Mid-Fairfield
Chairman urges GOP be party of people in Hartford speech
Connecticut Republican Chairman Clarence F. Baldwin told a Hotel Bond luncheon that national GOP policy hurts the state party in presidential years. He questioned if Washington policy reflects Midwestern thinking and urged the party to align with voter intent or risk losing elections.
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Hartford
Clarence F. Baldwin
GOP
Connecticut
Baldwin
Bond
Mr. Baldwin
Washington
Fairfield GOP Women Hear Four Senate Aspirants
Four Republican candidates for the U S Senate spoke at Fairfield Women's GOP Club in Mill Plain school, with about 100 attendees. Speakers included Judge Walton Clark Jr of Darien, William A. Purtell of Hartford, John M. Lupton of Weston, Mansfield D. Sprague of New Canaan, while Prescott Bush of Greenwich was invited but could not attend.
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U. S
Fairfield Women's
GOP Club
Mill Plain School
Walton Clark, Jr
Darien
William A. Purtell
Hartford
John M. Lupton
Weston
Mansfield D. Sprague
New Canaan
Prescott Bush
Greenwich
Three Injured in Stratford Side-Impact Collision
Three people were injured in a side wiping accident on Main street Stratford near Highland avenue about 7 p m. Florence Johnson 18 of Avon street Stratford was admitted to Bridgeport hospital with a possible fracture of the left elbow. Donald Evanko 22 of Allen street Stratford and Natalie Mann 24 of Riverton terrace Stratford were treated and discharged. Evanko had finger cuts and Mann knee and arm bruises. Witness said two cars traveled north side by side and one struck the other. Police are investigating.
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Main Street
Stratford
Highland Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Florence Johnson
Avon Street
Donald Evanko
Allen Street
Evanko
Natalie Mann
Riverton Terrace
Mr. Evanko
Miss Mann
Boiling Water Burns Fairfield Woman at Home
Mrs Isabelle Pilieri 38 of 109 Post Road Fairfield was scalded when a pan cover blew off boiling water at about 7 15 pm She was taken by patrolman Michael Farkas to St Vincent's hospital with second degree burns to the arm and minor facial burns in fair condition last night
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Isabelle Pilieri
Post Road
Fairfield
Michael Farkas
St. Vincent's Hospital
First White House Marriage In 1811
On March 11, 1811 United Justice Thomas Todd of the Supreme Court married Lucy Washington in a historic White House ceremony marking the first such union at the executive residence.
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White House
Thomas Todd
Supreme Court
Lucy Washington
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