Flames Sweep Spector Truck Terminal Here
Fire at Spector Mid States terminal injures no one and halts operations briefly. Chief Schwarz led the blaze response as engines and trucks battled flames and debris until control. Terminal serves southern Connecticut with cargo bound for the Midwest and West. main office sits in Chicago.
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Guthrie
Schwarz
Truck Company
John P. May
Sylvester Jennings
Connecticut
Midwest
West
Spector Mid
Reappointments Made to Milford Town Posts and Committees
Milford January 2 The Town Council reappointed Robert B. Burns to the Milford Housing Authority and Frank Punyko to the Fowler Memorial Commission. It also elected Patrick J. Lovett John Northrup and Francis R. Guyot to the School Site Committee. Burns term five years Punyko three years Lovett Northrup selected replacing Storck Shea Guyot wins on second ballot with all 14 votes for Site Committee.
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Milford
Robert B. Burns
Milford Housing Authority
Frank Punyko
Fowler Memorial Commission
Patrick J. Lovett
John Northrup
RTM
Francis R. Guyot
Burns
Punyko
Memorial Commission
Lovett
Northrup
George Storck
Joseph Shea
Howard G. Fulton
Florence Bradman
Fulton
Guyott
Rim
Sile
William Barry
Bernard Joy
Joseph Mosey
Joseph Mayer
Walter R. Cable
Trucker testifies in anti Hoffa suit in Denver
Frederick Walter Denver testified that his Teamster local did not elect delegates to the convention that chose James R. Hoffa as president. The suit seeks to nullify Hoffa and other officers elected at the Miami Beach convention amid claims the election was rigged and delegates were illegally chosen. Judge F. Dickinson Letts has kept Hoffa from taking office pending outcome. the appeals court upheld the injunction.
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Washington
Denver
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Big Union
Frederick Walter Denver
Federal District Court
Hoffa
Miami Beach
Fla
New York City
Godfrey Schmidt
F. Dickinson Letts
U.S. Court of Appeals
Letts
Eisenhower Gardens On White House Lawn During Cabinet Meet
President Eisenhower, under doctors orders for exercise, practiced golf shots on the White House lawn as cabinet sessions continued. Hagerty reported a "great" recovery and the President planned to attend a session with congressional leaders on foreign policy and NATO matters.
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Congress
Dulles
Defense
Elroy
White House
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Snyder
Gettysburg
U. S
United Nations
NATO
Paris
House
Rayburn
Dtex
Jo Morrow
Russia
Ansonia Housing Loans Approved for 125 Units
Hous ing Administrator Albert M. Cale certified use of Section 221 FHA mortgage insurance to finance up to 125 low cost private housing units in Ansonia Connecticut. The projects Broad street and downtown have Urban Renewal Administration approval as flood disaster projects. FHA insures up to 100 percent of appraised value with a minimum cash payment toward closing costs. Mortgages may run up to 40 years. FNMA may purchase these mortgages over the counter under an advance commitment.
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Carey Cronan
Washington
Albert M. Cale
Ansonia
Conn
Broad Street
Urban Renewal Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
Forecasts for Vanguard launch and satellite flights
The article describes Cape Canaveral winds at 5 am and outlines the plan to launch small 15 mph winds may strengthen as Vanguard rises. It notes the goal to orbit four small satellites this month and a 21 inch sphere in the new year, with signals broadcast back to Earth for moonwatchers. Thousands will watch from beaches as the 72 foot, 22,000 pound rocket lifts off, weather permitting. Newsmen may not be allowed inside the test center, but could view from the beaches and photograph the event. The sequence covers first stage ascent, a 36 mile altitude burn, an oceanside splash, second stage ignition to ~140 miles, and a final third stage releasing the satellite at about 18,000 mph into a ~300 mile orbit.
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Cape Canaveral
Russia
United States
Fla
Vanguard
Stratford Acts On School Site Dispute Moves Forward
Stratford officials plan to take action to acquire 17 parcels and a 100 foot right of way from town land to Connors Lane as part of a school site plan. Twenty nine property owners are involved. The council seeks records to allow court actions if needed while the Board of Education urges immediate action.
Sputnik Signals Heard Over Hartford Hearsay
New Haven officials and moonwatch volunteers report radio signals on the 20 megacycle band suggesting Sputnik satellite activity. Brown cites amateur observers Pitscher and Peifer who heard a bee-beep signal consistent with early satellite transmissions. Council member Torgan urges expanding industrial arts room space beyond 13,000 square feet to meet state guidance of 16,000 to 17,000.
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New Haven
Sputnik No
Robert L. Brown
Peter Rusnak
John Pirhala
Land
Hartford
Arc
Brown
United States
Eugene Pitscher
George Peifer
Wiremold Company
Pitscher
Sweeey
Torgan
Rocket Mystery Deepens Over Sputnik 1 Loss
Cambridge scientists report the carrier rocket that launched Sputnik 1 likely fell into the South Pacific last weekend. Soviet and Finnish broadcasts give conflicting details about the final stage and total world trips, with estimates around 879 to 900 laps.
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Cambridge
Mass
Jlay
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
South Pacific
Elmer Riker Fells From Second Heart Attack at Home
Fire Lieutenant Elmer Riker of 293 Union Avenue suffered a second heart attack Sunday at his home and was reported in fairly good condition at Bridgeport Hospital. Squad 5 responders used a resuscitator before he was placed in the City ambulance for hospital transport. Riker previously had a heart ailment on November 14 while on duty and spent more than a week hospitalized.
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Elmer Riker
Union Avenue
Bridgeport
Milford football jargons enter town court testimony
Milford High School halfback Mike Mockler testified in a town court case involving Robert L. Murray. The judge suspended judgment after a guilty finding. Other cases saw fines for speeding and intoxication, a six month jail term with bond for child support, and breach of peace bonds forfeited.
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Milford
Mike Mockier
Robert L. Murray
Panik Village
Mockler
Timothy Rose
Howe Place
Bridgeport
Nauga‘tuck Avenue
Ronald M. Stark
Milford High School
Stratford
Stark
Thomas Lawson
Meriden
John T. Corbett
Lenox Avenue
Robert L. Sweeney
New Haven
Henry P. Furman
Green Acres Trailer Park
George Marshal
Lonsdale Avenue
George Paige
Jackson Avenue
Driver Freed in Fatal Grash Court Record
In Trumbull Judge John P. Evans freed Eileen R. Richards 23 of Monroe after a coroner found no probable cause in the fatal Oct 5 two car crash at Broadway and Route 111 that killed John Clifford Stohley 25 of Monroe. Other local traffic fines were listed with names and amounts. A note on New Zealand meat purchases reported 12 000 tons in 13 months.
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Trumbull
Eileen R. Richards
Purdy Hill Road
Monroe
John P. Evans
John Clifford Stohley
Barn Hill Road
Broadway
Route 111
Headon
Albert J. Plocke
Glen Road
Sandy Hook
Salvatore Lincola
Randolph Place
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Harry R. Jensen
Danbury
Beatrice M. Brown
Fairfield
Tully Shelley Jr
North West Road
New Canaan
Joseph A. Sinchai
Nichols Street
Bridge‘port
Charles M. Quint
Woodlawn
Shelton
Archibald B. Alexander
Woodbine Road
Stamford
Samuel Vendetti
Rocky Hill Terrace
Trumpbull
Mario Rossi
East Main Street
Waferly
Patents Issued to Fairfield County Residents
Patents granted to residents including Robert Lawrence Butzko Bridgeport for a vacuum molding machine assigned to Auto-Vac Co. Gustave F Bahr Fairfield for fishing tackle connection assigned to The Bead Chain Co. Robert J Reading Stratford and William J Cook Trumbull design for vaporizer assigned to General Electric Co. Ronald G Godfrey Southport wiping sitting blades for fluorescent lamp holders assigned to General Electric Co. James S Comins Stamford and Paul J Gallagher Mamaroneck Voltae regulator assigned to Sorensen & Co. Inc. Stamford. Rocco M Sileo Stamford crossbow Henry Clinch Tate Westport executor John K Holbrook manufacture of pipe assigned to Corda Chemical Corp Norwalk Arnold H Beede Stamford Allen P Cawl Noroton Heights automatic vacuum cleaners assigned to Electri ux Corp Old Greenwich John Petropoulos South Norwalk novel compositions of matter and processes of preparing same assigned to American Cyanamid Co New York Francis E Blod New Cannon design for display box for watches and the like. Trank Mark AMS Corp South Norwalk hardware for balanced windows.
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Fairfield County
Wooster and Davis
Bridgeport
Robert Lawrence Butzko
Auto-Vac Co
Gustave F. Bahr
Fairfield
Bead
Robert J. Reading
Stratford
William 3. Cook
Trumbull
General Electric Co
Ronald G. Godfrey
Southport
Trank Mark Ams. Corp
South Norwalk
Bridgeporters Held by New York State Cops
Two Bridgeport men, Robert Edwin Clark and Robert Joseph Berger Jr., were arrested on unlawful possession of firearms during a roadblock on the Danbury Brewster road set by state police and conservation agents to catch illegal hunters. Both men, with bail set at 3500 each, were committed to Pulham County Jail and face grand jury action.
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Brewster
N.Y
Bridgeport
Conn
Robert Edwin ‘Clark
Center Street
Robert Joseph
Berger, Jr
Lane Berger
Justice of the Peace
Soldier Girard Freed After Firing Range Case
Girard, a specialist fourth class, is granted freedom to return home as four years probation does not apply. He is expected to be demoted to private before departure from Camp Drew. Army rules allow rank reduction for felony convictions. He told reporters he plans to see his mother in Ottawa, Illinois, and is unsure about staying in the army.
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Girard
Camp Drew
Japan
United States
Dorothy Girard
Ottawa
Ill
NO NATO BID ADLAI STEVENSON DEFERS PARIS INVITE
Adlai E. Stevenson said he does not plan to join the U S delegation to the NATO summit in Paris though he left the door open to an invitation. He noted no invitation or discussions have occurred and his policy advisory role will be complete in 7 to 10 days. The State Department said invitation decisions may hinge on tomorrow White House talks with congressional leaders.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
Paris
Stevenson
State Department
Rayburn
D-Tex
Lincoln White
Building unions urged to seek no 1958 raises
Gray called for a moratorium on wage increases to meet rising living costs and urged rescinding AFL-CIO suspension of the Teamsters. He urged a special executive committee meeting to address jurisdictional issues by March 31 and said inflation hinders housing, construction funds, and school and urban renewal programs.
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Gray
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Thenegress
Eisenhower backs wage restraint urged by labor group
At Atlantic City the AFL CIO Building and Construction Trades head Richard J. Gray proposed a one year wage increase moratorium to curb inflation and boost employment. Roosevelt Hoff man supported caution and urged industry sector review. Walter Reuther urged wage cuts among leaders to curb inflation.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Atlantic City
Richard J. Gray
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
Gray
House Labor Committee
Roosevelt
D-Calif
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hoffman
Labor Committee
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Maintenance budget debate highlights underpaid director
The plan shows maintenance director Mr Snyder earning less than his subordinates with electricians and plumbers in the board employments. Board members debate five year funding to modernize schools with an estimated two and a half million dollar total, while recalling past budget cuts and emphasizing urgent repairs.
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Snyder
Silver
Board of Education
John E. Behuncik
Irving 5S. Bass
Bass
Reinhard
Tlopers Flee Hotel for New Hideout in Scotland
In Blackshiels Scotland on December 1 AP reports a young British couple fled a hotel and hid out for the night amid defiance toward authorities. Local police pursued the pair as details remained sketchy and the couple’s plans unclear.
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Blackshiels
Scotland
Painting bought for 125 may be a Del Sarto masterwork
Chicago art expert Dr. Maurice H. Goldblatt says a $125 purchase by John F. Cuneo could be worth about $100,000. He identifies the work as an Andrea Del Sarto oil on wood from 1520 depicting the Virgin and Child with Saint John, a prize sought by scholars for centuries.
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Chicago
Red Cross Delivers Christmas Gifts to Newport Sailors
The Red Cross program Christmas on the High Seas sent holiday parcels to the U S Naval Station Newport Rhode Island. Motor service delivered packages to be loaded aboard ships for Christmas Day distribution. The Junior Red Cross led funding with help from Monroe Branch Daughters of the American Colonists Governor Welles chapter and Elias Howe School members.
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Red Cross
U. S. Naval Station
Newport
R. I
Monroe
Daughters of the Amercan Colonsts
Thomas Welles
Elias Howe School
State official vows 10 percent budget cut without harming care
Hartford AP report says Finance Commissioner George J. Conkling guarantees that budget cuts starting Jan 1 will not impair food or patient care in state institutions or halt highway work. Expansion projects funded by bonds remain authorized, with 88 million dollars available. Agencies will revise estimates and curb payrolls and purchases to achieve overall reductions while preserving essential services.
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Hartford
George J. Conkling
Conkling
Ribicoff
State Department
Democrats Sweep Four City Elections In Connecticut
In Willimantic and Rockville, Democratic candidates scored major wins. Mayor Bergeron defeated Republican Armand Garmache by 3,325 to 1,574, Democrats retained seven aldermen hopefuls, and Roger Paulhus won city clerk and treasurer. Willimantic turnout reached 4,880 of 7,515. Rockville saw Republican Mayor Herman Olson seek a second term against Democrat Edwin Hock in the final municipal tally of the state.
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Bergeron
Armand Garmache
James M. Donovan
Victorius
Roger F. Paulhus
Lawrence A. Kelly
George W. Larkins
Willimantic
Connecticut
Rockville
Tolland County
Herman G. Olson
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Knollwood Road
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