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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1956
Page
3
Eight Japanese fishermen were rescued by American and Japanese helicopters after their boat struck a rock and sank off the northern Kyushu coast. The men had been stranded on a rock for about 15 hours as rescue boats could not reach them due to rough seas and reefs.
A Greenwich high school girl Linda Laemmel died Aug 13 1955 after contact with a fallen Connecticut Light and Power line as Hurricane Connie swept through. Her father William G Laemmel administrator of her estate sues CL&P for negligence and nuisance citing failure to remove the live wire after it burned through. Trial before Judge Abraham S. Borden with a nine to three jury begins with both sides presenting their cases.
The Donati's Comet, famed in the 19th century, featured a long tail reaching halfway to the zenith. It last appeared in October 1858 and is predicted to be seen again in 2058.
The 10th annual Christmas party, sponsored by Aluminum Company of America and Local 324, United Steelworkers of America, will be held Sunday at Eichner's on Madison Avenue. About 450 children of company employees are expected. gifts and stockings will be provided, and a $25 clothing gift certificate as a door prize. Organizers include Arthur Harrison and Charles Rainey, with Thomas Neary assisting.
San Fernando valley real estate developer Martin May 28 filed a divorce suit against actress Anne Bancroft 24 in Los Angeles alleging extreme cruelty in a brief complaint with no further details provided by the AP report.
Industrialist Carleton Tibbetts of Los Angeles predicts a four day work week will arrive within years. He says workers will face a major question of how to spend the extra time as he spoke at a management institute in Los Angeles.
Seven residents of Eire have accepted a government bid to travel to Communist China. The agreement involves officials from Ireland and China arranging the exchange. The trip aims to deepen cultural and diplomatic ties between the two nations.
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