140 to Strike Today at GE
About 140 GE maintenance workers at the Boston Avenue plant walk out over a remodeling dispute with Gellatly Construction. Picketing starts at 6 30 a.m. and could halt the 750000 project as union negotiator Santoianni seeks recall of laid off GE staff and arbitration.
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General Electric Company
Boston Avenue
Louis F. Santoianni
International Union of Electrical Workers
Haslett Street
Santoianni
New York City
Gellatly Construction
Gellatly
Gallatly
Gel Fatly
Santoidani
Girl Wins $148000 on TV Quiz Show
Elfrida von Nardroff won 148000 on the Twenty One quiz show to top Charles Van Doren as the show’s highest money winner. She led 11 0 against Lindesay Parrott Jr and defeated Joseph Morrison before time ran out, with play to resume next week.
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New York
Elfrida von Nardroff
Charles van Doren
Miss von Nardroff
Joseph Morrison
University of North Carolina
van Doren
Columbia University
Miss von Nardroft
Lindesay M. Parrott, Jr
BHA disputes housing charge overbuilt units claim
The Bridgeport Housing Authority rejected a state official charge that more moderate rental units were built than needed. It blames low income ceilings and funding gaps for vacancies and debt payments, and seeks a Hartford meeting on funds that may force selling two projects.
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Bridgeport Housing Authority
BHA
Hartford
Lasteek
Murphy
Fairfield votes for school project rejection stalls tax hike
At Grasmere school the Representative Town Meeting approved 432 682 dollars for a six room addition to Roger Ludlowe High School and for repairs. The plan splits financing with 350 000 by a 20 year bond and 82 682 added to the next fiscal year's budget. The finance board had urged full bond financing but town counsel ruled repairs cannot be financed long term.
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Fairfield
Roger Ludfnowe
Grasmere
Finance Board
Norman K. Parsells
Nixon Cheerful Despite Hecklers on South America Tour
Vice President Nixon began a 18 day goodwill tour of eight nations in South America with mixed receptions in Montevideo. About 40 Uruguay National University students shouted Out with Nixon condemning U S imperialism as Nixon waved and proceeded to a friendlier welcome. Demonstration linked to a communist front group Federation of University Students of Uruguay. Increased hostility expected over trade policy tensions.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Nixon
South America
Carrasco
National University
U.S
Federation of University Students of
Shouls
Senate Passes Labor Measure Barring General Change
The Senate approved a pension welfare fund bill 88 to 0 and sent it to the House where 15 related proposals exist. The vote split showed GOP resistance to broad changes, with four days of debate ending in support for targeted reform and public financial reporting requirements.
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Washington
Senate
House
Knowland
California
City board seeks 48 more police officers amid budget clash
Bridgeport Police Board votes to ask Civil Service to appoint 48 additional patrolmen from a 272 force after budget and tax board actions left funds for 20. Commissioners expect to reallocate organization tables and assign 16 to HQ, 12 to Second precinct, and 20 to Third precinct while awaiting approval.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Civil Service
Scpt
John A. Lyddy
William K. Mulvihill
Tedesco
Tax Board
James Tait
Common Council
Supt
Lyddy
Black Rock
West End
Police Department
Nasser Heads to Soviet Union for EighthDay Visit
President Nasser departed early for an eight day visit to the Soviet Union from Abu Suweir near the Suez Canal. A small crowd gathered to bid him farewell at the former British military airport as he left Egypt.
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Abu Suweir
Egypt
Nasser
Soviet Union
Suez Canal
Tof
Mass Air Jump of 5000 Called Off At Ft Campbell
At Ft Campbell Kentucky on April 28 Maj. Gen. Westmoreland canceled the fifth attempt to drop about 5000 paratroopers due to winds. Several drops had already caused injuries and deaths as planes came from four fields to support Exercise Eagle Wing.
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FT. Campbell
W.C. Westmoreland
101St Airborne Division
Westmoreland
Hazletine
R. F. Sink
Third Army
B. Strong
Estherville
Link
Mulvihill Re elected Town Democratic Chairman
Cornelius F. Mulvihill was re elected to a two year term as town chairman at a Three Door restaurant party dinner. Judge Milton F. Reinhard Jr. nominated him. Mulvihill appointed three aides and urged hard work in the state election campaign to ensure success.
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Cornelius F. Mulvihill
Milton F. J. Reinhard, Jr
Mulvihill
Julia Reinhard
Margaret Weiss
Edward McPadden
Bridgeport
Ribicoff cites 10 percent cutback savings in state budget
New Haven April 28 AP Governor Ribicoff announced a 10 percent cutback in controllable expenses ordered in January has saved the state 2,756,476 to date. He pledged to continue cost savings while noting 1937 General Assembly policies and reduced revenue from a recession will make budgeting tough. He criticized the Republican-led Legislature during remarks to the New Haven Taxpayers Research Council and urged cooperative, honest differences to achieve economy.
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New Haven
Ribicoff
New Haven Taxpayers Research Council
General Assembly
Plude to be Paroled by Iowa Prison Board
Harold A. Plude 41 who escaped from the state prison farm in 1948 and later turned himself in last fall will be paroled in June. He married in Bridgeport, Connecticut, becoming father to two children now six and three, and the parole board cites his good conduct outside prison. His wife and children have lived in Des Moines since his surrender. He was serving a 23 year robbery term at the time of the escape.
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Austin R. Zender
Bridgeport Brass Company
Herman W. Steinkraus
Zender
Grand Street
Drummond C. Bell
Gilbert C. Mott
Raymond P. Quadt
Richard W. Summey
Feemster
Robert M. Feemster
Dow Jones and Company, Inc
Wall Street Journal
Barron's Business
Financial Weekly
Steinkraus
Bridgeport Brass
New York
Des Moines
Harold A. Plude
Towa
Bridgeport
Conn
State Board of Parole
Prude
Plude
Prisson
Vanguard rocket fails to place fourth satellite in orbit
The Vanguard rocket lifted 9:35 p m, then the third stage failed to fire, preventing reaching the 18 000 mph speed needed to orbit the 20 inch satellite designed to study solar X rays. The first and second stages performed normally as the craft fell into the Atlantic.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
America
Vanguard
Pam
Cest
Florida
Washington
Atlantic
Pentagon
Naval Research Laboratory
U.S. National Committee On the International Geophysical Year
IGY
Earth
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