Ike Outlines His Program to GOP Chiefs
President Eisenhower met with Republican congressional leaders at the White House to outline 1955 legislative proposals focusing on domestic issues with a foreign policy briefing from Dulles. Senate Leader Knowland warned outcomes may hinge on the GOP agenda, including tariffs, health plan reinsurance, Hawaiian statehood, voting age, postal costs, Taft Hartley revisions, housing, and a large highway program.
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WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
White House
Hisenhower
Congress
Dulles
Wilson
Senate
Knowland
California
Bridgeport Weather Forecast and Sky Notes
Bridgeport and vicinity expect generally fair conditions with a high near 40 today. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 20. Tomorrow, cloudy, with a high in the low 40s. New York City mirrors Bridgeport. Long Island Sound winds shift northeast and ease tonight. visibility remains good and seas are smooth. The celestial section notes Monday December 13 as the 347th day of the year with sunset at 4:24 p.m. and moonrise at 8:46 p.m. Sirius rises at 8:32 p.m. and planets Mars Jupiter Venus Saturn are listed with varying rise times.
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BRIDGEPORT
NEW YORK CITY
LONG ISLAND SOUND
Sirius
Mars
eouthwest
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Sheppard Admits Some Sins In Ending Direct Testimony
Cleveland telegram reports Dr Samuel Sheppard concluding his direct testimony in the murder trial by admitting some sins and human frailties. Defense counsel Corrigan pressed on the wrist watch and a beach found T shirt to probe police work, with Sheppard denying knowledge of the watch band damage and whether the shirt belonged to him.
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Sheppard
RELMAN MORIN CLEVELAND
Samuel Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Marilyn
Youth Gives Up to Police In East Side Gang Holdup
In Buenos Aires a priest, Rev. Luis Alberto Aguirre of Rinconada in Jujuy province, was arrested after Mass on charges of making statements insulting to the regime. He becomes the tenth Roman Catholic clergyman detained in five weeks amid President Peron’s feud with the church.
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BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
Luis Alberto Aguirre
Rinconada
Jujuy
Peron
Father Aguirre
Dike Defended as Flood Check in Fairfield
Fairfield representatives last night defended a gravel dike plan to curb floods along the inshore Fairfield area. The plan, proposed by town engineer Frank E. Daniels, aims to protect life and property from Pine Creek to Riverside Drive at about 500 000 dollars, and contrasts with the U S Army Engineer corps approach. A hearing is set for 8 p m at Oldfield School to discuss the controversial proposal.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Berch Improvement association
Frank E. Daniels
Oldfield school
Robert G. Lee
Alexander Kish
Daniels
Theodore E. Steiber
Fairfield Beach Improvement association
Lee
Colonial Gardens association
Kish
Oldfield Improvement association
U. S. Army Engineer corps
Riverside
Pine creek
Riverside drive
Boy 12 Robs Grocery and Hides Loot
A 12 year old is suspected in a West End burglary at Hilaire Grocery 448 Bostwick Avenue where about 75 dollars was taken from a cash register. He confessed to another theft at 2764 Fairfield Avenue and led police to bury the loot in a dump.
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West End
Leo Budnick
Hilaire
Bostwick avenue
Wordin avenue
James Partington
Fairfield avenue
Joseph Gross
Hilaire tore
Lattimore Bid to Knock Out New Indictment
In Washington Owen Lattimore and his lawyers press motions to dismiss a fresh two count indictment accusing him of lying to a Senate subcommittee in 1952 about communist ties. U S District Judge Youngdahl hears the arguments as prosecutors oppose dismissal.
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KARL. R. BAUMAN
WASHINGTON
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
U. S
Leo A. Rover
Rover
Luther W. Youngdahl
Youngdahl
Senate Internal Security subcommittee
Youngdah
U. S. Court of Appeals
Chuckle Toast Pokes Fun At Wives And Sweethearts
A lighthearted quip reads Here s to our wives and sweethearts may they never meet in a playful note attributed to iVoperight tere ites Corp, reflecting humorous wordplay on social bonds.
Connecticut Dominates National Traffic Safety Honors
Hartford dispatch notes Connecticut has led national traffic safety awards since 1937 with six grand awards more than any other state and multiple honors for pedestrian protection. The state’s safety record also cites a violent death rate well below the national average since 1945 as the nation prepares Safe Driving Day.
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Connecticut
Eisenhower
HARTFORD
Nine inducted from Norwalk area in military call up
Nine area residents including four from Norwalk were inducted in the Armed Forces this morning per Norwalk local Selective Service board 17. Names listed include Peter Callahan, Sanford Schoen, Joseph Reed, Steven Lavehak, James Casciari, John Ruscoe Millport, James Dean, George Friend, and Jan Hall Venloon from Wilton, Darien, and Drum Hill Road Wilton.
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NORWALK
Selective Service sustem
Peter James Callahan
Newtown
nue
Sanford Burt Schoen
Scriber avenue
Joseph H. Reed
Catherine street
Steven Francis Lavehak
Center avenue
James Michael Casciari
Summer street
John Javepn Ruscoe
Millport avenue
New Canaan
James Sinclair Dean
Mansfield avenue
George Joseph Friend
Chestnut street
Darien
Jan Hall
Drum Hill road
Wilton
New Canaan Man Injured When Car Hits Tree
Thom as Carr Jr 21 of 59 Main Street was seriously injured at 10:10 p m yesterday when his car failed to negotiate a curve on Millport Avenue and collided with a tree. He was taken to Norwalk Hospital in critical condition with a fractured skull fractured jaw and facial lacerations.
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NEW CANAAN
Dev
Thomas Carr, Jr
Main street
Millport avenue
Norwalk hospital
Christmas Shopping Hours In Bridgeport Downtown Stores
Bridgeport retailers announce ten shopping days left in the Christmas season. Downtown shops stay open until 9 p.m. tonight and Thursday for shopper convenience. Next week stores will follow the same hours daily except Christmas Eve closing at 5 30 p.m. All stores close Christmas Day.
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Retail Merchants
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Danbury Woman Celebrates 104th Birthday Today
Mrs Ly dia Scott, native of Brookfield and widow of former Danbury jailer Matthew W. Scott, is 104 today. She returned to Danbury this year from Auburn New York and lives with her son Matthew W. Scott Sr. at 6 Terrace Place. She previously resided at 75 Deer Hill Avenue and lived in Auburn at age 99 with her grandson Dr Gordon B. Scott.
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DANBURY
Lydia Scott
Auburn
N. Y
Matthew W. Scott
Terrace place
First Congregational church
Deer Hill avenue
Gordon B. Scott
Brookfield
Scott
Mr. Scott
Pope Pius XII shows slight improvement in Vatican reports
Reliable Vatican informants said the pope was somewhat weaker but an official bulletin indicated a slight gain in health. The 78 year old pontiff, near death after Dec 2, has shown slow but steady improvement though officials toned down optimism. Audiences and prayer continued as coverage noted the Milan archbishop consecration event.
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FRANK BRUTTO
VATICAN CITY
Vatican
Pius XII
Msgr
Giovani Battista Montini
Milan
Holy Father
Msers
Domenico Tardini
Angelo Del’Acqua
T’Osservatore Romano
Newsboys Celebrate at Bridgeport Post Carrier Party
Bridgeport Post and The Sundas Post commemorated local news carriers with a turkey dinner and entertainment at Bridgeport flags company recreation center. Guests included ex newsboys Coovernor elect Abraham A. Roubveau Bishop Lawrence do Sichen and business leaders. Samuel Thosoff presided. prizes and ceremonies honored carriers for their hard work.
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Trust opaeta Phuastier
Bridgeport Brass company
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Robert Metzger
Arbor drive
Southport
Bridgeport flags company
Post Publishing company
Luigi
iustrious ex newsbovss Coovernor
Abraham A. Roubveau
Peyo Lawrence do Sichen
Bridgeport
Herman Wo. Stembhaus
Mayer McLevy and
attievals
newsboys
Samuel M. Thosoff
the
Pridward J. Mistones
capeubation maiden
cercemantes
Ausustand erettation ameanager
coeie
Phe
Sundas Post
abe ness
Ribicoff
varnosters
Ginemuhanes
15 Leave City in Draft Group
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Pietten
boa
Servier
Christos
dbase
forest Board of Riieisard
Paradox in Connecticut Chest Drives Slated by Parched Quotas
Community Chest officials in Connecticut report annual appeals are widely endorsed yet many drives miss goals due to unemployment and reduced earnings. They note competition with other appeals and crowded calendars, with Stamford’s Russell B. Davis commenting on overlapping efforts.
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NEW HAVEN
Dec
Connecticut
slaith
oone
Chest
Russell B. Davis
Stamford
Peiping silent on bid to discuss settlement
Peiping remains silent about a proposed personal effort by UN secretary general Hammarskjold to amicably settle the issue. The broadcasts accuse United Nations interference and assert America controls the case, insisting Americans deserve punishment for spying while denouncing UN actions as unjust.
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TOKYO
Mondac
China
Anmerocen
United Nations
UN Officials Delay Renly Visit to Peiping
UN officials wait Renly from Peiping as talks proceed on stalled aid, food relief, and envoy access. Reports say top aides met Premier Choa to discuss ongoing tensions and possible next steps with Peiping authorities. continued discussions expected on the afternoon of the date noted.
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Pleasure Beach
sorbie tub
Fairfield ATM
Austin
Al's market
Seaview avenue
Otis Montgomery
Waller place
Edward Davis
Willy J. Kelley
Broad street
Richard Tittle
Philip T. Clark
John Leahy
George Austin
Alfred Onorato
Catherine
Stratford
Stephen Liscinsky
Stratford street
Bridgeport-Stratford town line
Youngdalh
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NORWALK AREA
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RED CHINA
BULLETIN
GALVESTON
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Alabama
Silas Garrett Ulf
Albert L. Patterson
Garrett
John Foster Dulles
Paris
Mos
West Germany
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