Banks Seized in Indonesia Crisis Over West New Guinea War
Indonesia faces a worsening business crisis as three Dutch banks were seized by union action and a wider campaign pressures Dutch firms. Sobsi led strikes threaten exports cobre rubber tin coffee tea and palm oil, with shipping and import houses paralyzed and currency flow risk looming. The government aims to expel most Dutch staff within three months while workers seize Dutch assets in Sumatra and other islands. The move follows a broader campaign tied to a bid to renegotiate West New Guinea status and Indonesia’s bid to sever Dutch economic ties.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Dutch West New Guinea
Netherlands
Sobsi
Aso
Vital
Sumatra
Sukarno
West New Guinea
West Irian
Fairfield county to approve 650000 jail bonds today
Fairfield county legislators meet at the county courthouse at 2 p.m. to authorize $650,000 in bonds for a new jail wing on North Avenue. Forecasts report rain and snow in New England with colder, clearing conditions tonight and Tuesday.
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Fairfield County
North Avenue
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Capel Cod
Welcome Today for Steel Firm in Connecticut
Senators Bush and Porter will join Governor Ribicoff in welcoming Carpenter Steel to Connecticut with a reception at Stratfield Hotel in Bridgeport. About 300 people are expected. luncheon features Senator Bush on guided missiles. Events co sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Bridgeport Manufacturers Association.
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Bush
Porter
Ribicoff
Carpenter Steel Company
Connecticut
GG UE
Stratfield
Chamber of Commerce
Bridge-|port Manufacturers Association
Voice Finals In Stamford Tonight
Martha McCauley a 16 year old Bas sick high school junior is among the top ten contestants in the Voice of Democracy state finals in Stamford tonight heard on WSTC. Harold N Godlin says McCauley is definitely among the finalists from Eastport to Block Island. Rain and winds expected with temperatures from Boston to Hartford reported in the day’s weather notes. Also noted: Carpenter takeover of Northeastern Steel with official comments to come on WNAB today 7:10 to 7:20 PM.
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Martha McCauley
Bassick
Voice of Democracy
Connecticut Junior Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
WSTC
Harold N. Godlin
Cape Cod
Boston
U.S. Weather Bureau
City
Albany
Burlington
Charleston
S.C
Chicago
Cincinnati
Concord
N. H
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Ft. Worth
Hartford
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
Montreal
Nantucket
New Orleans
New York
Old Town
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland
Maine
Ore
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Miss McCauley Wins Voice of Democracy Contest
Miss McCauley won the Bridgeport Junior Chamber of Commerce Voice of Democracy contest held November 30 after each city secondary school selected a winner. Her talk titled Speak for Democracy appeared in the Junior Post of yesterday's Sunday Post. Miss McCauley is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton W McCauley Sr of Stepney road Easton.
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McCauley
Bridgeport Junior Chamber of Commerce
Leach City Secondary School
Sunday Post
Milton W. McCauley
Stepney Road
Easton
Plan to merge U S Customs offices dropped
A government directive to abolish 11 of 44 customs districts and merge Providence with Bridgeport was abandoned amid protests from affected districts. Bridgeport office under Collector Anne A Mitchell had prepared for the merger, but the plan was dropped on November 19.
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U.S. Customs Office
Providence
Bridgeport
U.S. Post Office
Middle Street
Anne A. Mitchell
Christmas Party Plans From Local YMCA Groups
The Junior Mothers club of the YMCA Boys department hosts a Christmas party at 4 p.m. in the Park House annex with Mrs Nancy Harding in charge. The YMCA DANCE CLUB Star Steppers meets at 8 p.m. in the Y ballroom under Frank Cummiskey. Bridgeport Real Estate Board holds its annual Christmas party Thursday at 6 30 a m in Hotel Barnum.
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Junior Mothers’ Club
Ymca Boys’ Department
YMCA
Star Steppers
Frank Cummiskey
Bridgeport’ Real Estate Board, Inc
Barnum
Girl, 8, Burned in Hartford Hallway Fire
An eight-year-old girl remains in critical condition at Hartford Hospital after a can of oil she and her nine-year-old brother carried ignited her clothes in a dark hallway at 38 Sanford Street. Marie Collins, 8, suffered first to third degree burns over her body. Also treated were her mother Annie Wallace, 25, brother Charles Collins, and aunt Lola Kitchen of 38 Pequot Street.
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Hartford
Hartford Hospital
Sanford St
Marie Collins
Annie Wallace
Charles Collins
Lola Kitchen
Pequot St
Tenants Stand Firm Against Rent Increases At Stoney Brook
Striking a conflict in claims, Stony Brook Gardens tenants report majority membership and a vote to withhold the Dec 1 rent as owners push a new schedule. About 117 tenants paid the new rent while 75 paid under the old terms amid debate over occupancy permits and building violations. The dispute centers on Dec 1 increases from 50 to 67 or 70 dollars for a five room unit, with a Dec 10 deadline set to clarify actions.
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Mirriage
Stratford
Stonyful
Colbrook Tenants Association
Stoneybrook Gardens Company
Hugh A. Hoyt
Stratford Housing Authority
Isaac Murov
Theodore I. Koskoff
Building Inspector Considers Action On Violations
The building inspector’s office cites alleged code violations and asks the owner to take action. He will study the report and the building code for several days, and if warranted plans to issue warrants.
Mrs. Sammis Honored at 96 in Stratford
Mrs. Frank R. Sammis 96 celebrated with Stratford visitors at 949 Academy Hill. The Judson House curator emeritus spoke of ancestry and family histories, recalling 25 years as Judson House curator and her husband the late Frank R. Sammis known as the Father of the Council Manager charter in Stratford.
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Frank R. Sammis
Stratford Historical Society
Judson House
Sammis
Academy Hill
Stratford
John W. Richardson
Charleston
S. C
Spraying of Woods Ruled Out In Southern Fairfield County
State Entomologist Neely Turner announced there will be no DDT spraying in southern Fairfield county in 1958 and likely none in the north. Survey of Greenwich, Stamford, Darien and New Canaan found infestation not warranting spraying. Northern Fairfield and Litchfield counties show lighter infestation. final scouting expected by early next year. If towns show enough gypsy moth, they may opt into a spraying program with town consent. Westover border area with New York deemed free of threat to New York.
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Fairfield County
Neely Turnner
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
Turner
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
New Haven
Greenwich
Stamford
Darien
New Canaan
Litchfield County
Panhandle
New York State
New York
Westchester
Police Benefit Show Draws 4000 In Bridgeport
A capacity crowd of more than 4,000 attended three performances of a vaudeville benefit sponsored by the Bridgeport Patrolmen's Benevolent Association at Klein Auditorium. Welcoming address by Policeman Robert Studley opened the show. General chairman Patrolman Bernard Muldoon led the event with Detective Earl Vinian and other officers assisting.
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Bridgeport Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Klein Auditorium
Robert Studley
Bernard Muldoon
Earl V. Dinian
John T. O'Leary
Raymond Beardsworth
Joseph Dunigan
Stephen Cassidy
Richard O'Connell
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