Congress Bill Seeks Textile Industry Inquiry
A dozen House members introduced identical measures to direct a Commerce Committee inquiry into the textile industry's decline in commerce and employment, effects of federal policies, and the impact of foreign and import policies on the industry. The group includes Reps. Canfield Osmer Widnall Hate McIntyre Seely Brown Lane Fogarty Flood Dorn Ashmore Coffin.
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House
Sen. Cotton
R-Nh
House Commerce Committee
Canfield
Osmer
Widnall
Hate
McIntyre
Maine
Seely-Brown
Conn
Lane
Mass
Fogarty
Flood
Dorn
America
Congress
American Society of Composers, Author and Publishers
ASCAP
Senate Judiciary
Farm mechanization through the 19th century
The article notes early farm mechanization with a mowing machine patent in 1812, a reaper in the 1830s, and the threshing machine in 1834, marking a century of agricultural innovation.
Democratic Aides Discuss Nominations At State Convention
Bailey confers with party aides as Bowles seeks support for Bowles’s fifth nomination and Ella Grasso garners Seventh Senatorial district backing for Secretary of State. Attendees include Mulvihill and Ber gin with June convention set for Hartford. Bowles’ harnessman letter piles up funds.
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Bowles
Hartford
Ella T. Grasso
Windsor Locks
Grasso
Gertrude O'Donnell
Litchfield
Beatrice Rosenthal
Waterford
Connecticut Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs
Arthur B. O'Keefe Jr
Madison Town
Albert L. Coles
Bridgeport
Mulvihill
Katherine Quinn
West Hartford
Cornelius F. Mulvihill
Edward D. Bergin
Waterbury
C. John Satti
New London
Douglas Bennet
Lyme
John P. Kelly
Charles E. Mahoney
Windsor
John Speziale
Torrington
Winifred McDonald
State Central
Billy Haughton
Brooklee
Delegatesville
N. Y
Ribicoff criticizes state action on unemployment relief
Governor Ribicoff denounces Connecticut and other states for short sighted action on jobless benefits and urges liberalized aid. He cites the nationwide recession costing thousands of Connecticut workers and predicts Congress may impose a larger tax burden to fund unemployment insurance. He notes his support for extending benefits and boosting the weekly maximum.
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General Assembly
Ribicoff
Eisenhower
Manchester
Roi Teres Anes
Dent
Lores Congress
Congress
Riblcoff
Prowler Arrested After Breach of Peace Charge
James McCue, 66, of 49 Parrott Avenue was arrested for breach of peace after being found prowling in the basement of Mary Provenyvano's home at 56 Washington Place. He was held on a $100 bond unable to explain his actions.
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Washington Place
James McCue
Parrott Avenue
Mary Provenyvano
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