Democrats fail to name sheriff race candidate in Fourth District
Stamford Aug 3 The Democratic party Fourth district sherif fty convention recessed without naming a candidate to oppose Republican Ed ward A Platt of Bridgeport in November. William J Murphy said the convention would reconvene in about two weeks after a voice vote recess vote passed amid disputes over Stratford and Danbury votes. Bridgeport Chairman Albert L Coles urged recess to allow more time to find a candidate, while Stamford’s Joseph P Zone protested the move noting Junger had long been in the race. Junger remains in the race and Bridgeport argues another candidate could be found, despite Stamford’s Junger being the only avowed candidate at that time.
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STAMFORD
Edward A. Platt
Bridgeport
William J. Murphy
Darien
Albert L. Coles
Stratford
Danbury
Coles
Harry P. Junger
Edward R. Fay, Jr
Albert P. Morano
Greenwich
Congress
Joseph P. Zone
Junger
Zone
Samuel Tedesco
Eisenhower greets Hungarian refugee family under 1953 act
President Eisenhower welcomed Geza Kapus, his wife Gisella, and their daughter Eva, the first refugees to reach the United States under the Refugee Relief Act of 1953, after escaping gunfire and a land mine blast in Hungary. Gisella Kapus spoke through a wheelchair as her foot was blown off during the border crossing.
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WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
Hungary
Geza Kapus
Gisella
Eva Mr. Esenhower
Kapus
Austria
America
Bridgeport Weather Forecast and Almanac Entry
Bridgeport and vicinity expect mostly fair and warmer conditions today with a high in the mid 80s and a warm, partly cloudy night. New York City mirrors Bridgeport conditions with similar temperatures and cloudiness.
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U. & Weather Surety
BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY
NEW YORK CITY
Bridgeport
Plane Burns for 2 Hours in Connecticut Crash
An Air France four engine plane bound Paris to Mexico City crashed on a farm near Norwich New London Connecticut after attempting a landing in bad weather. The craft burned for two hours with 37 aboard including two babies. Twelve were injured and pilot Capt. Jean Caboche of Paris feared to have lost his left leg. Investigators and state officials gathered as the plane slid from Idlewild to an emergency descent.
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Preston
Paris
Mexico City
Ann Perry
Van Nuys
Calif
Norwich
Maria Berenguer
Munich
Germany
Air France
New York
Jean Caboche
Pans
Cathoche
Idlewild
Connecticut
New London
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Joseph Fluett
Safety bureau
John C Kelly Co
pitol Jean Rousseau
Air France crash survivors laud crew at rural field
Survivors arriving in New York by train praise the crew of the four engine Air France plane that went down near Preston, Conn. Aaron Rosenstein, a New York textile manufacturer, calls the crew the finest people he ever saw and says they deserve a medal. Mrs. Anne Biddle, 28, of Newton Square, Pa, adds the crew was wonderful.
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NEW YORK
Air France
Preston
Conn
Aaron Rosenstein
Anne Biddle
Newton Square
Civitans Learn of Harbor Needs and Development
Martin J. Ryan chairman of the port development commission spoke at the Civitan club luncheon in the Stratfield hotel about how harbor development in Bridgeport ties to Stratford Meadows industrial growth. Dudley Jewell of the Chamber of Commerce introduced him to about 20 members.
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Martin J. Ryan
port development commission
harbor develoment
Bridgeport
Stratford Meadows
Civitan club
Dudley Jewell
Chamber of Commerce
Stratfield hotel
Ryan
Guatemala Crisis Ends as Aurora Base Surrenders
President Carlogg Castillo Armas announced that loyalist troops at Aurora military base surrendered to the ruling junta’s ultimatum. The junta deployed guards to seal roads to the base, claimed to have gained complete national control, and said calm prevailed after the surrender. Col. Gabriel Sandoval and the second in command were summoned to the presidency.
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Junta
Guatemala
Carlogg Castillo Armas
Aurora
Castillo Armas
Aurora base
Gabriel Sandoval
Vote Delayed On Big Money Bill In Senate
Washington Aug. 3 CAP The Senate tackled a two billion plus supplemental money bill in peacetime history with more than half for military construction. Democrats accused the administration of negligence and hokum for omitting items from regular appropriations. The chamber recessed at 11 35 pm until noon tomorrow, delaying a final vote.
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WASHINGTON
Senate
hokum
armed services
Heavy rainfall in Ridgeport area sets daily record
Rain totaling 0.95 inch fell yesterday in Ridgeport, the heaviest since early May, raising the month’s total to 0.99 inch. Across the state, rain was medium to heavy with Hartford recording its heaviest one day since 1950, totaling 3.2 inches, flooding streets and cellars in Hartford and Windsor and easing drought but causing minor auto accidents.
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Ridgeport
U. S. Weather bureau
Hartford
Windsor
Barnum Festival names Lederer 1955 ringmaster
Joseph H Lederer was unanimously named 1955 Barnum Festival ringmaster at a Hotel Barnum dinner. Other top posts went to Simpson Parade Marshal William S Simpson, Ballyhoo Show marshal Harold B Dow, and Madeline O Shea Neuport as Parade of Champions co marshal. Swanson received praise for leading the 1954 festival, while committees were appointed to plan next year’s officers and by laws revision.
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Joseph H Lederer
Barnum Festival Society, Inc
Lederer
Simpson
William S Simpson
Harold B Dow
Ballyhoo
Madeline O'Shea Neuport
Hotel Barnum
Sigurd B. Swanson
New Orleans
Swanson
Carlson
William Carlson
Barnum Festival society
William Hope
Joseph H. Lederer
Barnum
Yankees Nip Indians in tense 2-1 victory
Whitey Ford pitched four hits for the Yankees earning his 11th win as Yogi Berra drove in two runs in the third. Larry Doby homered for Cleveland in the first. Giants beat Cubs 7-1 to remain five games ahead of the Dodgers, who won 2-1 over St Louis.
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Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Ford
Larry Doby
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
the &t Louis Cardinal
Hank Thompson
Giants
Carl Erskine
Dodgers
Red Birds
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Loui
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Dulles says Reds violated truce terms in Korea
Secretary of State Dulles charged that communists clearly violated armistice terms in Korea by obstructing the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission and possibly expanding airpower beyond limits. He favored Sweden and Switzerland leaving the commission and noted new supply routes complicating inspections. He also rebuked South Korean President Syngman Rhee for fear and provocation remarks, while the U.S. sent a second sharp note to China seeking compensation for six Americans killed.
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WASHINGTON
Dulles
Neutral Nations Supervisory commission
Sweden
Switzerland
Supervisory commission
commission
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Korea
Syngman Rhee
U. S
Asia
United States
Rhee
China
Welch Threatened as Guards Stationed at Homes
Police guard Joseph N Welch homes in Walpole and Wellfleet after a death threat from a man believed to bear a grudge for the Army McCarthy hearings. Washington police reported a possible German pistol, but the suspect was not found on a Route 128 train.
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BOSTON
Joseph N Welch
Army
Welch
Walpole
Wellfleet
Otis N. Whitney
Washington
Massachusetts
Whitney
Route 128
Canton
Hyannis
Cape Cod
Wellsteet
Senate votes 67 19 to cut foreign aid bill
Washington Aug 3 AP The Senate passed a $2.61 billion foreign aid authorization by 67 to 19, cutting half a billion from President Eisenhower’s request. The measure returns to the House which previously approved over $3.36 billion. An amendment by Senator Long to slash by another $0.5 billion won 45 to 41. Debate touched on unspent funds and aid to Indochina amid Cold War tensions.
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WASHINGTON
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Senate Foreign Relations committee
Senator Long
D-La
McCarthy
R-Wis
Malone
R-New
China
Great Britain
England
Long
Indochina
Hirana
Frear
D-Del
Hano
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J. H. Lederer
Ringmaster
Barnum Society
Yankees
Korea War
Avers
Hanoi
Napor
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