Radio Message Spurs Search For Airliner
In New Hampshire authorities chased a broad ground and air search for a Northeast Airlines plane missing since yesterday with seven aboard after a faint emergency radio call and unconfirmed wreckage sighting on Bald mountain near Berlin. The flight from Boston to Berlin airport vanished in snow. crews including 30 planes scoured Bald and Black mountains as visibility worsened. the crew's names and roles were listed.
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NORTH CONWAY
N. H
Northeast Airlines
Civil Air Patrol
Bald mountain
Berlin
Air Force
Boston
Milan
Robert L. Turner
Turner
Northwast
W. Peter Carey
Swampscott
Mass
George McCormick
Mary McKettrick
Dorchester
John McNulty
Pope Pius XII condition little changed in Vatican
Vatican City report states Pope Pius XII showed little change as he battles a recurrence of gastritis and hiccups, with doctors monitoring his health closely.
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VATICAN CITY
Pius XII
Official Weather Bridgeport and vicinity forecast
Partly cloudy and cool today with a high near 45. Tonight will be cloudy with rain and snow mixed on the coast and interior snow. low about 35. Tomorrow precipitation ends in the forenoon with some clearing, turning colder. highs 40 to 45. Winds moderate to southeast tonight shifting northwest tomorrow. sea chopped. visibility good.
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BRIDGEPORT
NEW YORK CITY
LONG ISLAND SOUND
Mars in Aquarius and early December sky guide
The notice outlines December 1 with sun and moon times, Mars about 111 million miles away moving into Aquarius, and mentions a first quarter on December 8. It notes the day as the 335th of the year and the 70th of fall with sunset at 4 24 and sunrise at 6 59 tomorrow.
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earth
Aquarius
Korean Veteran Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Joseph Bielski 21 of 203 Wainwright Place Stratford a Navy veteran of the Korean conflict died at 3 15 a.m. today at St Vincent s hospital from injuries after an auto truck crash at Railroad and Bostwick avenues Sunday night. His fiance Eileen Middleton 17 of 228 Wainwright place was injured but in good condition. Police said the car struck a trailer truck at the intersection and Bielski died of a skull fracture. Burial will be in St Michael s cemetery after services at St Michael s Church.
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Joseph Bielski
Wainwright place
Stratford
St. Vincent’s hospital
Railroad
Bostwick avenues
Mr. Bielski
Bridgeport
Bielski
Eileen Middleton
Bostwick avenue
Fire damages two buildings. residents rescued in blaze
Firefighters rescued elderly Bernard Flynn from a basement blaze at 7:52 a.m. and sheltered him with neighbors. Anna Duggan also escaped from the second floor as smoke filled the home. An oil burner explosion at 9:20 a.m. caused further damage at Chestnut Gardens. investigators probe causes.
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Bernard Flynn
Grand street
Flynn
Anna Duggan
Sylvester E. Jennings
Percy M. Searles
Linen
Lexington avenues
Chestnut Gardens
North avenue
James and
Chestnut streets
Jobless Pay Granted at Underwood Amid Strike
About 100 Underwood set-up men and group leaders will receive unemployment benefits this week per state labor commissioner John J. Egan. They were deemed management and denied union representation by the NLRB. Meanwhile, around 1,600 production and office workers have been out since the strike began four weeks ago after failed contract talks.
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Underwood corporation
John J. Egan
National Labor Relations board
May Snow Tonight Forecast in Bridgeport Area
The Bridgeport weatherman forecasts possible snow tonight as the first in the region this season. He expects mixed rain and snow along the shore with snow inland, but above freezing temperatures should cause any snow to melt quickly.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Brass begins building copperware plant
The Bridgeport Brass Company starts construction of its new Bridgeport Copperware plant at East Main Street on the site of the former plant. E & F Construction Co. is general contractor with occupancy planned for April 1955. Expected total investment nears one million dollars.
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E & F Construction company
Wells street
Bridgeport Brass company
Bridgeport
Herman W . Steinkraus
Brassco
PaulS. Yoney
Lindley street
Eastern Electric company
Grant street
Automatic Sprinkler corporation
Youngstown
Ohio
McCarthy Backs China Blockade in World Pressure Push
Washington reports that U.S. policy centers on arousing world opinion to secure the release of 13 Americans held by Communist China. Senator McCarthy backs Knowland’s blockade idea, while Sparkman calls it an act of war. Dulles emphasizes exhausting peaceful means and world opinion in the crisis.
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McCarthy
China
U.S
WASHINGTON
U. S
Knowland
Calif
United States
Sparkman
Dulles
Chicago
Festival Society Elects Edwin Moss as President
Edwin Moss, longtime Barnum Festival figure, was elected president of the Barnum Festival Society at the annual meeting in the Hotel Barnum. About 100 members attended as Moss succeeds Ringmaster William Carlson. Also elected were officers including Vernon Behn, Frederick Gardiner, Joseph Ganim, John Shenton, Frederick Newport, Adolph D Aulisa, Martha Davis, Lucille Viets, and Lyman Rogers. Ringmaster Joseph Lederer outlined plans for 1955 with a coronation ball and a Tom Thumb contest while Madeline Neupert announced parade improvements for broader participation.
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Edwin Moss
Barnum Festival Society, Inc
Hotel
Barnum
Moss
William Carlson
Vernon C. Behn
Frederick A. Gardiner
Joseph W. Ganim
John Shenton
Frederick R. Newport
Adolph D’Aulisa
Martha F. Davis
Lucille R. Viets
Lyman F. Rogers
Andrew H. Lyon
Raymond Colonan
Wiliam H. Minty
Edward G. Maloney
Arthur R. McNeil
John A. Lyddy
board of management
Gov. John Lodge
Ringmaster
Joseph H. Lederer
Madeline Neupert
Sigurd B. Swanson
Bishop Shehan Celebrates First Anniversary in Bridgeport
In St. Augustine's cathedral, Bishop Lawrence J. Shehan marked one year as Bishop of Bridgeport with a Mass at 8 a.m. Police, monsignors, and priests attended as he praised the diocese's cooperation and laity-clergy teamwork that made the year happy. The installation occurred Dec. 2, last year, in the same cathedral after his arrival from Baltimore.
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St. Augustine’s
Lawrence J. Shehan
Bridgeport
Shehan
Baltimore
St. Augustine’s cathedral
Second rock slide halts rescue of trapped miner
In St Clair Pennsylvania a second rock fall halted efforts to reach Frank Pescavage a 37 year old miner trapped 280 feet underground. Rescue crews of 16 men per shift continued around the clock but mine officials said it could be a month before the shaft is breached after the second collapse.
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ST. CLAIR
Frank Pescavage
Gilberton
Timothy Ryan
Pescavage
Stores to Open Tomorrow Evening in Downtown Bridgeport
Downtown Bridgeport Retail Merchants division announces all stores will stay open tomorrow evening and every other Thursday through Christmas until 9 p.m. They also plan extended Monday hours on the next three weeks until 9 p.m.
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Retail Merchants
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Budget talks advance as Ribicoff weighs agency requests
Governor elect Abe Ribicoff, confident budget balance is possible without new taxes, presides over the second round of budget conferences. Agencies pressed for funds include mental hospitals, the veterans home, chronically ill care, commerce expansion, health, police, parks, forests, and fisheries. He urged fully justified spending and warned against inflationary asks as he targets a $310,000,000 general funds plan. Continued on Page Twenty-Eight.
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Abe Ribicoff
Veterans’ home
Ribicoff
State Development commission
State Health department
State Police department
State
State Department of Commerce
Stanley H. Osborn
John C. Kelly
Fish and Game and Park and Forest departments
Christmas Prophecy Foretells Virgin Birth and Prince of Peace
The passage presents a divine sign that a virgin shall conceive and bear a son. It prophesies a child born to us, with government on his shoulders and titles Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
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Prince of
Other Woman Testifies About Trust Involving Dr Sheppard
Susan Hayes testified at the first degree murder trial of Dr Samuel Sheppard. She described sharing a bed with Sheppard on their first California date, visiting the Miller home four months before Marilyn Sheppard’s death, and watching Sheppard closely as he noted details during the evening.
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CLEVELAND
Susan Hayes
Samuel Sheppard
California
Sheppard
Los Angeles
Miss Hayes
Arthur Miller
Millers
Lodge silent on post in Spain as governor to retire
Hartford December 1 there will be no official comment from Governor Lodge's office on Washington reports that the governor is being considered for appointment as ambassador to Spain an aide said today Senators Bush and Purtell confirmed in Washington yesterday that they have been notified by the State department that the appointment definitely is under consideration Both have expressed approval though it has not yet been recommended to the White House by the State department Governor Lodge will retire from office January 5 The present ambassador to Spain is James C Dunn a career diplomat
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HARTFORD
Lodge
Washington
Spain
Bush
Purtell
State department
White House
James C. Dunn
Senator Bush backs Watkins censure of McCarthy role
Senator Bush urged censure of Senator McCarthy, praising Watkins as brave. Debates narrowed to final votes with Democrats united for censure and Republicans split. A verdict seemed possible tonight or tomorrow as leaders predicted lengthy session and limited amendments.
What a lovely fur coat you have on joke
Chuckle caption delivers a quip about changing husbands after a joke line. A lighthearted newspaper feature captures a brief humor moment and playful misunderstanding. The piece centers on a wife remarking on a fur coat and a witty comeback about marital changes.
Meteorite Teardrop Smashes Roof In Alabama House
A nine pound sulphide meteorite exploded over central Alabama causing a three foot wide hole in a Sylacauga living room roof. Mrs. Hewlett Hodges was bruised by fragments while a radio was smashed. The meteorite measured about six inches and weighed nine pounds, identified by U S Geological Survey official George Swindle. Dr. Walter B Jones noted the explosion was widespread across several states with a bright sky flash observed at 2 p m.
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SYLACAUGA
Ala
Hewlett Hodges
George Swindle
U. S. Geological Survey
Atlanta
Newnan
Columbus
Birmingham
Alabama
Greenville
Walter B. Jones
Draftees Guide Featured In Local Section
The page highlights a Draftees' Guide in the Classified area with page references 17, while other sections such as Editorials, Health, Obituaries, Society News, and Sports are listed with their respective page numbers. Notable names include Dr Brady and Anne Hirst in Health.
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Goren
eactseseesen
Society News
Sekelaky
George E
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Harold Hofmiller
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Isaiah
Christ
Peot-Hall Synd., Inc
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WATKINS
JOHN CHADWICK
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