Vanguard rockets cleared for launch and testing
A Navy briefing describes Vanguard operations with four six inch missiles to be fired this month and a planned fully instrumented 2 inch satellite next year. Technicians inspect 23 countdown points while civilians view from beaches as gantries and missiles loom on a military reserve site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ager
Vanguard
Walsh
Navy Research Office
Washington
Navy
Thor
United States
First snow of the season eyed as storms form along coast
Forecasters predict two to four inches across the state with snow possibly mixing with rain near the shore. A low pressure system centered in Huntington W Va spurs activity while Atlantic City and Virginia coast storms develop. If conditions stay freezing, several inches may remain on the ground tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Atlantic City
N. J
Richmond
Norfolk
Bradley Field
Hartford
Berkshires
Milford Man Jailed on Charge of Rape
Percy Armstrong aged 34 of 33 Railroad Avenue Milford pleaded guilty to a morals charge and was sentenced in New Haven Superior Court to one year and one day up to five years in prison for statutory rape involving a 15 year old Milford girl. He was bound over Oct. 14 after arrest in Milford. London plans to use the abandoned Princess flying boats as test craft in a race to develop an atomic powered plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
New Haven
Percy Armstrong
Railroad Avenue
London
Church Sponsors Sale Tomorrow in Redding Ridge Parish Hall
A Christmas gift bake sale and silver tea will run tomorrow from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Christ Episcopal church parish room in Redding Ridge. The annual sale includes gift tables and decorations with committees led by John W. Wilson Jr. and the Young Peoples Fellowship. West Redding Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary to host a special District One gathering with a Christmas grab bag at the West Redding firehouse Tuesday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Redding Ridge
John W. Wilson, Jr
Brett Nash
Robert Gorton
Marion Donaldson
William Barnum
Cyrus Brush
David Brooks
Robert Whittingham
Young Peoples Fellowship
Pamela Gans
Wilson
George Grant
W. W. Lynch
Russell Joy
John Loggie
Melville Taylor
Redding
Democrats Hear Bailey at Sunday Victory Dinner
John M. Bailey Democratic state chairman will speak at a Sunday victory dinner honoring Mayor Tedesco and other successful Democratic candidates in Madison. The 3 p.m. event at Eichner's on Madison Avenue is organized by Town Chairman Cornelius F. Mulvihill with named committees for arrangements reception and ticketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Bailey
Tedesco
Eichner
Madison Avenue
Cornelius F. Mulvihill
John J. McGuinness
Lawrence Poppa
George Koenig
Anne E. Relihan
Timothy Fitzgerald
Leontine Daley
George Ci
William Bader
Martha Ochman
Daniel Cremin
William Lavery
Mary Cutrufello
Milton Belinkie
Terrence McMahon
Paul Blache
Albert Saffo
Frank Feroloto
Gerald Murphy
Domenic Cretella
Milton E. J. Reinhard, Jr
William Bracken
Anthony Cutrufello
Joseph Paterno
James Whelan
Neil Spillane
Martin Fischer
Hugh Curran
John D'Onofrio
Milton Herman
George Balamaci
Albert L. Coles
Bertha Vaiko
Louis Stein
Frances McGrath
Kenneth J. Zarrilli
Mary Reidy
Santiago Lugo
Evelyn Reinhard
Edward McPadden
John Behuncik
George Koehm
Margaret Weiss
Stanton Kennedy
Charles Nitka
Louis Gladstone
Leo Lacond
Henry Johnson
Frank §. McGee
Sarefino Sgro
Frank Scinto
John McNamara
Louis Babycos
Margaret Driscoll
Francis King
Mary Wickert
Edward Petrovich
Beatrice DeGrittola
John McCarthy
John Luckart
Betty Curtis
Irving Bass
Joseph Massicotte
Richard Kelly
Woman Near 100 Dies in Middletown at Home
Mrs. Williams Bacon, who would have been 100 on January 13, died today at her Newfield home in Middletown. She was daughter of George Tuttle founder of Tutttie Brick in 1842. She leaves two daughters Fannie Bacon and Mrs. Fred J. Broadbent, both of Middletown, two sons Clarence H. of Windsor Locks and Frank W. of Scituate, Mass., eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Williams
Bacon
Newfield
George Tuttle
Tutttie Brick Company
Fannie Bacon
Fred J. Broadbent
Clarence H
Windsor Locks
Frank W
Scituate
Mass
Mrs Theresa Rose Lockwood of Norwalk Dies at 69
Mrs Theresa Rose Lockwood 69 of 41 Belden Avenue widow of Frank R. Lockwood died Sunday in Norwalk hospital. Services Wednesday at Raymond funeral home 5 East Wall Street at 8:30 p.m. followed by a 9 p.m. Mass at St Marys Church. Burial in Riverside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Theresa Rose
Lockwood
Belden Avenue
Frank R. Lockwood
Norwalk Hospital
Raymond Funeral Home
East Wall Street
St. Mary's Church
Riverside Cemetery
Defense budget and secrecy measures face mixed reaction
Mixed reaction followed a briefing on a proposed Atomic Energy act amendment and defense funding. Senators Fulbright and Hennings questioned urgency while Speaker Rayburn urged immediate action to strengthen national defense and tech-pay. Republican Knowland noted NATO talks and vigilance against Soviet threats. A separate incident described police custody after a fatal confrontation near a parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayburn
D-Tex
Sen.Hennings
Hennings
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Paris
Nefit
Herbert Brown
America
Six Die in Fire at Glass Plant
A two floor glass cutting factory in Martins Ferry burned after an oil stove was knocked over about 3 p.m. Six people died including Thomas Longwell 22 David Cud dih y 19 Gilbert Stauffer 43 Thomas Smith 4 and James Taylor plus a Martins Ferry fireman. About 11 workers may have been inside when flames swept through the 75 year old building and a neighboring 12 room house was lost. Over 200 firefighters from multiple towns battled the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Longwell
David Cuddihy
Gilbert Stauffer
Martins Ferry
Thomas Smith
James Taylor
Wheeling
W. Va
Bellaire
Bridgeport
Yorksville
Shadyside
Neffs
Ohio
Safe break suspect Muse tied to 23 burglaries
Police say Muse, held in the Second precinct, has a lengthy record of breaking and entering in New Haven. Detectives probe 23 safe burglaries since October that netted over $20,000 as a Shan reported hearing a break at the firm at 9 02 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muse
New Haven
Walsh
Sione
William Wilchinski
Arthur Patrig
Thirteen Plead Guilty In Court Here
In Superior Court yesterday before Judge Raymond J. Devlin thirteen defendants pleaded guilty to various charges including injury to a child rape robbery with violence breaking and entering larceny narcotics and attempted robbery Also Henry Piorkowski of Stamford received a suspended one year jail term and two years probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Devlin
Joseph Patrick
Boston Avenue
Edward Paolini
Stamford
William Ford
Norwalk
Malachi Todd
Arthur W. Davies
Jesse Wooten
Joseph King
Park Hotel
Cornelius Harley
Warren Street
William E. Cotter
Main Street
Stratford
John Sharnick
Plaza Hotel
Robert Tilman
Arthur Belanger
Milford
Thomas Wilkins
Garden Street
Vitter Ce
Devlin
Henry Piorkowski
Piorkowski
Infant deaths in Danbury and Norwalk obituaries
INEW TOWN infant Karen Ann Dean died suddenly in Danbury hospital. Dominick Giunta of Westport dies of natural causes at Norwalk hospital. services planned in Danbury and Norwalk with private funeral home conduct. Readings note surviving relatives including parents and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
Karen Ann Dean
Richard
Gloria Renner
Dean
Sandy Hook
Danbury Hospital
Westport
Dominick Giunta
Sur
Anna Giunta
Davenport
Lydia
Saugatuck
Darlene Andrews
Sandy
Norwalk
Will Hook
Arthur Renner
Charles H. Lewis
Danbury
East State
Hilda Dean
Sandy Street
Hook
Church of the Assumption
Honanibe
Assumption
Main Street
Greens Farms
Bruce M. Robinson
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Berkshire Cemetery
Muse Capture Follows Air Shot During Chase
Sgt Wilchinski fired a warning shot to halt Muse who fled and was apprehended during the pursuit. A car reported stolen on Nov 21 from Bunnell Street was found near the building and linked to Muse with Connecticut plates swapped for New York plates. Detectives Lombardi Kerwin Leahy Norris questioned Muse as Capt Cafferty and Officers Bucchino Hreschak helped at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Wilchinski
Muse
Walsh
Bunnell Street
Connecticut
New York
Edward Lombardi
James Kerwin
Andrew Leahy
James Norris
Thomas Cafferty
Salvatore Bucchino
James Hreschak
Two Cars and Bus Crash in Newtown
Dec 3 drivers of two cars and a bus escaped injury in a collision at 6 p.m. at Route 25 and Peck's lane in South Center district. Mrs Edward Upolik 35 of Peck's lane Newtown slowed to turn left when her car was rear ended by an Intercity bus from Brookfield driven by Arthur Covill. The impact pushed the Upolik car into a northbound car driven by Ronald Davis of Danbury. State Policeman John Fagerholm led the investigation assisted by Town Constable Hiram Hanlon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
Peck's Lane
South Center District
John Fagerholm
Ridgefield
Brookfield
R.D
Ronald Davis
Danbury
Fagerholm
Hiram Hanlon
France ends 15 percent hotel bill reduction for US and Canadian payments
France discontinued the 15 per cent discount on hotel bills paid in United States or Canadian currency, ending the relief for travelers using those currencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Stevenson declines NATO meeting invitation amid cordial exchanges
President Eisenhower expressed appreciation for Stevenson's consultancy to Secretary Dulles. Stevenson said he would not attend the NATO meeting in Paris, citing personal reasons while continuing NATO planning through Sunday and aiming to finish the task in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Dulles
Hagerty
NATO
Lincoln
White
Department
Paris
Planner quits Fairfield Post over costly planning plan
Fairfield town officials debated funding and supervision as the Selectmen opposed paying 50 dollars a day for a planning director. They argued over transferring money, adding staff engineers, and honoring prior resolutions while the Finance Board proposed separate land purchases and condemned property costs. George L. Todd chaired the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Parks
Selectmen
Dimitl L. Kinnie
Board of Selectmen
Town Plan and Zoning Commission
Selectman. Kinnie
Daniels
James A. Gilmore
Stanley R. Fortuna
Fortuna
Fairfield
Carl M. Linge
Funeral services for Frederick A Schatz Milford
Frederick A Schatz 65 of 98 Beach Avenue died Sunday in Milford hospital. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Cody White funeral home 107 Broad Street with Rev William Bradshaw officiating. Burial will be in Kings Highway cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Frederick Agust Schatz
Beach Avenue
Milford Hospital
Cody-White Funeral Home
Broad Street
William Bradshaw
Wildermere Beach
William Austin Dies at 68 in Norwalk Hospital
William Austin 68 of 112 Dry Hill Road Norwalk died Sunday in Norwalk Hospital Services will be held Wednesday in Ogden New York according to a death notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
William ‘Austin
Dry
Hill Road
Norwalk Hospital
Ogden
N. Y
Ford
Heany Opposes Wage Freeze Amid Construction Debate
Labor leaders Meany and Gray spoke to building trades groups urging wage boosts and relaxed credit to spur construction. Mitchell backed considering Gray's moratorium while stressing shared responsibility to lower housing costs. 1956 data show 44 percent of new homes at 15000 or more, affordable only to some families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meany
Gray
Philip Talbott
Chamber of Commerce
Talbott
James D. Marshall
Associated General Contractors of America
Building Trades Group
Labor
Mitchell
Storm battered ship asks aid in distress call
The Margarita Chandris, formerly the Rockport, built in Pensacola in 1920 with about 5500 gross tons, sent a distress call after being delayed by a hurricane and found out of control while en route to Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Margarita Chandris
Rockport
Pensacola
Mrs Mary A Barratt of Valley Falls Died
Mrs Mary A Barratt 80 widow of Frederick W Barratt Sr of Bridgeport Conn died Sunday at daughter’s home Mrs Harold Haigh 8 Blackstone St Val Falls R I Services Wednesday at 9 am J J Duffy Funeral Home 292 Broad St and 10 am St Patrick's Church High Mass Burial in St Francis Cemetery Pawtucket R I
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Falls
Mary
A. Ashley Barratt
Frederick W. Barratt
Bridgeport
Conn
Harold Haigh
Blackstone Street
J. J. Duffy
Lome
Broad Street
St. Patrick's Church
St. Francis ‘Cemetery
Pawtucket
R. I
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Rocket
Bailey
Teada
Oi Stove
Inewtown
Adlas
Planner
Fairfield Post
Mill Plain Road
John Dancsak
Osborne Hill
Board of Selectman
Dancsak
Selectman Kinnie
Yarkony
Zelensky
George L. Todd
Frederick A. Schatz
William Austin
Heany
Frederick Barratt
Saigon
Custom
Baldwin Motors, Inc
Fairfield Ave
Coppola Motors, Inc
Keating Bros., Inc
Kings Highway
Stevens Ford, Inc
Tit
Bridgeport Ave
Stratford Ave
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