Pope declared satisfied as anxiety grips Vatican
Pope remains gravely ill at Vatican amid slow progress and crisis talks. Montini, named Milan Archbishop, visited to comfort the Pontiff as officials report no operation, rest achieved, and prayers flood St Peter’s. Family, doctors, and faithful keep vigil around the clock.
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Séarby Galleri
Montini
Milan
Vatican
L'Osservatore Romano
Angelo Dell’Acqua
Holy Father
Msgr
Dell’Acqua
Galeazzi-Lisi
Pacellis
Paul Niehans
St. Peter’s Basilica
Celémente Cardinal
Micara
Rome
Vatican Palace
Devon wife wins puzzlers prize in amiable competition
Mrs Perssico of Devon wins a $75 weekly puzzler prize with a three week parlay. Her husband jokes about not being greedy as sons Vincent 12 Terry 7 Bruce 5 join in the puzzle act. A Stratford contestant missed the deadline posting, delaying another winner.
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Vincent
Terry
Bruce
Perssico
Bridgeport
Devon
Wheeler Grammar School
Basaick High School
Stratford
Suspect held in ex-wife death at WaTerbury factory
A suspect is held in the death of Mrs. George whose body was found near the U S Rubber company in Naugatuck. An autopsy found a .22 caliber bullet wound to the head. Police say Zdonick bought a .22 revolver in New Haven two days before the November 1 date. El Paso officers commended for recognizing Zdonick from a photo. State pathologist sets the slaying date as November 2, the day after Mrs. George disappeared from Waterbury.
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U. S. Rubber Company
Naugatuck
George
Zdonick
New Haven
Mr. Murphy
el Paso
Ortiz
Ramsey
Connecticut Lawmaker Describes Self as Unattached
Secretary of State Charles B. Keats received an unmatched reply to a request for biographical material from Abraham J. Schermer, 40, newly elected State Representative from Seymour. Schermer, an independent who ran on the Democratic ticket, described himself as unattached unmarried and unregistered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Charles B. Keats
Abraham J. Schermer
Seymour
Schermer
McCarthy rebuked after 67 to 22 final Senate vote
The Senate censured Joseph McCarthy on two counts for obstructing constitutional processes and bringing the Senate into disrepute. A substitute count condemning his treatment of Brig. Gen. Zwicker was approved after delay. Senator McCarthy’s supporters voiced conviction that each senator should judge the issue, while President Eisenhower declined comment.
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Knowland
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Senate
McCarthy
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Bennett
Ralph W. Zwicker
Zwicker
New York City
Flanders
R-Vi
Airman held in traffic death near Westport
Doyle Pack, 34, USAF, was found guilty of simple negligence in the death of Daniel Santone, 23, a Korean War veteran and machine operator for American Chain, struck on the Merritt Parkway. Investigators found Pack had a 0.12% blood alcohol level five hours after the crash.
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Doyle
R. Pack
USAF
Philip Y. Reinhart
Daniel J. Santone
Dupont Place
Mr. Santone
American Chain Company
Merritt Parkway
Westport
St. Vincent's Hospital
Taylor Drive
Miss Muskiel
Pack Auto
Sikorsky Plant to Give Yale Bonus Payments
Sikorsky Aircraft workers with at least 90 days of service in 1954 as of December 10 will receive annual Christmas turkey payments. Bonuses range from 15 to 75 dollars, increasing with length of employment in five year steps. The tradition began in 1925 when workers received turkeys after finishing the Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikorsky
United Aircraft
Macy Welcomes Quiz Over Costs In State Projects
Hartford dispatch reports State Public Works Commissioner Ralph G. Macy welcomed an opportunity to present full facts to Governor elect Abe Ribicoff about construction estimates and contracts. He said Mansfield State Training School and University of Connecticut figures were biased and defended centralizing construction oversight to ensure consistent, professional estimates. Ribicoff planned a face to face with Macy next Friday, while promising scrutiny of capital project spending during his 1955 57 budget tour.
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Hartford
Ralph G. Macy
Abe Ribicoff
Mansfield
University of Connecticut
Albert N. Jorgensen
Macy
Roy E. Collins
Ribicoff
Public Works Department
Bond Commission
Jorgensen
Public Works Agency
Governor Lodge
U S Presses for Action to Free Yanks
The United States calls for action to free pilots and crew captured in the Korean War after their planes were shot down. Lodge stated they were not part of UN forces, though their fates were sealed by the downing incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Lodge
Heralds Pressure On UN to Free Yanks
President Eisenhower urged the United Nations to secure the release of 11 American airmen held in Red China. He favored peaceful means before any naval blockade, called a blockade an act of war, and warned against actions intended to divide allies. He rejected breaking relations with the Soviet Union and urged continued peace efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
U.S
World Organization
Red China
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Far East
Russia
Lyddy Asks Public To Drive Safely Campaign Plans Outlined
Supt. John A. Lyddy led a meeting at police headquarters to craft a Dec. 15 safety push to educate the public on highway safety through S-Day. Attendees from Police and Fire Departments, industry, chambers, media, and safety groups submitted ideas for a year long drive urging motorists and pedestrians to follow warnings in 1955. Participants included Joseph Barber, Joseph Burns, Jack Butler, John Rehl, Arthur R. Sanford, and others from the Chamber of Commerce, fire department, post office, Radio WICC, and Bridgeport Safety Council.
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John A. Lyddy
Chambers of Commerce
Safety Council
Supt
Lyddy
Joseph Barber
Barbestos
Joseph Burns
Board of Education
Jack Butler
Chamber of Commerce
John Rehl
New Car Deal Core
Arthur R. Sanford
Junior Chamber of Commerce
A Seylvester J. Jennings
Bridgeport Fire Department
Russell F. Neary
George Trelease
Dictaphone Corporation
Dickens Wright Heads Jersey Radio Group
Dickens J Wright, president and general manager of WPAT Paterson N J and former manager of WICC Bridgeport 1948 50, heads a group that bought WPAT North Jersey Broadcasting Co and will take control after FCC approval He previously worked with WMGM WMCA WOR CBS and ABC in New York and Bridgeport outlets
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Dickens Wright
Jersey Radio Group
Dickens J. Wright
WPAT
Paterson
N. J
WICC
North Jersey Broadcasting Company
Federal Communications Commission
Bridgeport
Wright
New York
WMGM
WMCA
WOR
Columbia Broadcasting System
Américan Broadcasting System
Stamford Jews Dedicate Ex Church As Synagogue Tonight
A former Lutheran church at 54 Grove street will be dedicated as a synagogue tonight. Reform Jews and Lutherans shared the building as Temple Sinai preparations point to inter faith unity. Rabbi Marx and Rev. Johnson will speak as the joint occupancy ends with a new Jewish house of worship.
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Stamford
Grove Street
Bernard J. Johnson
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Newfield Avenue
Temple Sinai
Robert J. Marx
Marx
Gethsemane
Christ
Rabbi Marx
Johnson
Ragid Marx
Rev. Johnson
Brady Homes price readjustment eases buyers burden
Prices for Brady Homes in Bridgeport were lowered for veterans and non veterans after a PHA re appraisal. New rates reflect current market values while preserving a 28 year amortization and 5 percent interest. Leaders including Senators Bush and Purtell and Rep Morano welcomed the change.
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Brady
Brady Homes’ Tenants Association
PHA
Slusser
Herman PD. Hillman
New York
U. S
Prescott Bush
William Purtell
Albert P. Morano
Tenants’ Association
Bush
Reception for U.S. congressional secretaries in Rome
Ninety congressional secretaries attended a reception at Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce’s residence in Rome. Host Henry R. Luce spoke in place of the ambassador, who was in a Naples navy hospital for sinus treatment.
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Rome
U.S
Clare Boothe Luce
Henry R. Luce
U.S. Navy
Naples
Man wounds himself after shooting at church mate
McCall, 18, wounded a churchmate after claiming she would not live with him then fired a 22 caliber rifle. He fled, threatened two girls, and shot himself near the altar in St Justin's church. He was hospitalized, with a history of nervous breakdowns and a Marine service record.
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Mate
Estelle
Meany
McCall
St. Justin's Church
St Francis Hospital
Policeman Hurt When Patrol Car Hits Pole
Radio patrolman Frank Larkin, 38, was injured at 12 30 a m when his pursuing patrol car failed to negotiate a curve and crashed into a pole on Sylvan Avenue near Trumbull Road. He was treated at St Vincent's hospital and released. The speeder eluded capture.
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Frank Larkin
East Main Street
United Tuminating Company
Pele
So van Avenue
Trumbull Road
Larkin
St. Vincent's Hospital
John Basile
Sylvan Avenue
Sylvan Beach
Laundry sues estate of its late president in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport Ideal Laundry Company, Incc., sues the estate of John T. Holmes, alleging he borrowed 21000 plus damages after serving as president from 1944 until his death on June 28. Defendants are George R. Holmes as executor and Mrs F Lorraine Holmes. The suit seeks 25000 in Superior Court and claims improper transfers of bonds and a house to defraud creditors.
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Bridgeport Ideal Laundry Company
Incc
Bridgeport
Superior Court
John T. Holmes
George R. Holmes
F. Lorraine Holmes
Holmes
Main Street
Stratford Vote On Zoning Issue Sparks Referendum
Stratford residents vote on removing a zoning subsection that blocks liquor sales in residential areas. Planning board and council argued repeal would aid future rezoning while opponents warn it could invite liquor establishments near homes. A special election set for tomorrow follows a months-long review and petitions signed by over 2000 residents.
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Town Planning Board
Planning Board
Stara Liquor Control Commission
Lawrence Moore
Technical Planners Associates
Moore
Stratford
Lordship Improvement Association
Board of Zoning Appeals
Special Election Committee
Joseph Venables
Joseph Knott
Joseph McNamara
John Murray
John Walgus
Robert Crowther
Marge Marzik
Henry Connors
Tom Johnson
Fred Kroas
John Pirham
Stephen Santa
Emil Rowinski
Albert Coulter
Virginia Battista
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John Kresel
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