Nadin Blast Kills Mrs Nadin in Norwalk Home
A back bedroom blast at the Nadin residence in Norwalk killed Mrs. Nadin and left George W. Nadin injured after being blown from the house. Police and fire units faced a gas-filled wreckage as a crane removed the roof and rescuers tended the wounded and displaced residents.
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Gordon
Clifford Church
Church
Norwalk Hospital
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CLP
Nadir
Summit Street
Perrotta
Peroh
Rear end collision and house explosion shock Westport
Westport reports a two car rear collision on East State street followed by an explosion that moved from the front of a house to the street and to the backyard. Captain Beres described the house in front of Town hall as a pile of lumber and debris, initially blamed on a gas heating defect. The roof collapsed but drivers escaped injury as walls gave way.
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Olice
Westport
East State Street
Beres
Town Hall
W. Irving Hubbell
CLP Branch Hams
Norwalk Woman Dies. Services Planned for Mrs. Tavella Nadin
Mrs. Nadin a Norwalk public school cleaning woman died after an explosion linked to a furnace installed in 1952. Services set for Monday at 10 a.m. Magner funeral home 12 Mot avenue burial at St. John’s cemetery. She is survived by her husband two sons mother five brothers and four sisters and several nieces and nephews.
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Beres
Nadin
Norwalk
Magner
Mot Avenue
St. John's Cemetery
Traffic collision leads to no arrests in Lone Pine incident
Arthur Gibson, 43, of Lone Pine reported to police that his car was hit from behind by Lloyd Dolge, 51, of Saxon Jane while waiting at a signal. Gibson said he stopped at the light and the other driver struck him. No arrests were made.
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Wee Ree
Arthur Gibson
Lone Pine Tane
Lloyd Dolge
Saxon Jane
Film Actress Weds Actor in Westport
Diana Dill Douglas former wife of Kirk Douglas married actor William Darrid in Saupatuck Congregational Church Westport. Attendees included her two sons Joel and Michael, and sister Ruth Crockett. Darrid recent Broadway role in Inherit the Wind. Honeymoon planned in London.
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Westport
Diana Dill Douglas
Kirk Douglas
William Darrid
Saupatuck
Darrid
Douglas
Ruth Crockett
New Brunwick
N. J
John Blum
Cambridge
Mass
Tibet
Iron Falls
Landon
Connecticut Sleet Storm Knocks Out Power Across State
A powerful sleet storm last night left hundreds without power in central Connecticut, with Hartford and West Hartford hardest hit. Fire crews battled live wires as ice brought down lines, cutting power to towns including Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford, Wadsworth, Terryville, Bloomfield, Wethersfield, Avon, and New Britain. Hall High School basketball game halted when a limb broke, plunging the gym into darkness as about 300 students were escorted out by police.
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Weather Bureau
Connecticut
West
Hartford
Hartford Electric Light Company
Everett Piester
West Hartford
East Hartford
Wadsor
Terryville
Bloomfield
Wethersfield
Avon
New Britain
Connecticut Light and Power Company
CLP
Plymouth
Thomaston
Hall High School
Hall
Meriden
Snow and Ice Ravage Connecticut Area With Widespread Power Outages
A severe ice storm crippled Waterbury and surrounding towns with downed trees and power lines. About 10 000 electrical outlets were dead as snowfall varied from one to one and a half inches in several towns with heavier accumulations in Albany and northern Connecticut. Forecasters expect continued rain and sleet with mixed precipitation ending by noon.
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Watertown
Middlebury
Southbury
Sharon
Litchfield
Canaan
Albany
Connecticut
Putnam
Wartford
Windsor Locks
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Bedford
Springfield
Worcester
Boston
West Virginia
Freezing Rain Knocks Out Power to 1000 Homes in CT
NORWALK December 14 freezing rain disrupted service to more than 1,000 homes in Redding and Ridgefield. Connecticut Light and Power spokesman Howard F. Hall said fallen tree branches caused power lines to snap. Outages began about 5 p.m. with up to 600 in Redding and 300 in Ridgefield at times, lasting one to three hours as crews repaired most by night.
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Redding
Norwalk
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Ridgefield
Howard F. Hall
Yale Head urges more education funding and motive
Whitney Griswold president of Yale University said the nation must spend a larger share of gross national product on education and that money alone cannot create the right ideas. He spoke at Hartford ceremonies inaugurating William J. Sanders as state education secretary and commissioner alongside Governor Ribicoff and other officials.
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iWhitney Griswold
Yale University
Griswold
Yale
Ribiscoff
Dorothy 5. Hutton
State Board of Education
Henry J. O'Brien
William J. Sanders
Grisswold
Floods hit central West Virginia towns
Rain-swollen streams flooded streets and basements across central West Virginia. In Spencer, 50 miles north of Charleston, the worst flood in 40 years forced evacuations as water rose through first floors of about 50 houses. Gordon Ashcraft, 51, was missing after slipping into Little Ten Mile Creek during debris cleanup. Schools closed across several counties as highway blocks hindered travel.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Spencer
Here
Spring Creek
Gordon Ashcraft
Coal Company
Lumberport
Ten- Mile Creek
Ashcraft
Haitians Celebrate Regained Freedom
In Port au Prince on December 14, jubilant Haitians began a nationwide presidential election drive and sought U.S. recognition of the provisional government. Exiled ex-president Paul Magloire left Haiti for Jamaica as a purge of officials began, while Chief Justice Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis formed an eight-member cabinet to govern until May elections.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
U. S
Paul Magloire
Jamaica
Magloire
Supreme Court
Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis
NATO ministers warn Soviet Middle East threat and urge UN settlement
In Paris the 15 Atlantic Pact foreign ministers call Soviet penetration of the Middle East a threat to NATO security and approve a military directive favoring tactical atomic firepower. They urge UN brokered Suez settlement and a permanent peace in the region while pledging vigilance over Soviet actions.
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Middle East
NATO
U.S
Charles E. Wilson
United States
Suez Canal
United Nations
Council
Russia
Europe
Atlantic
Mummmt
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Britain
France
Egypt
Dulles
Christian Pineau
Selwyn Lloyd
U. S
Iha
Sil
Security Council
Paul-enri Spaak
Lord Ismay
Ismay
Spaak
Bridgeport Y Defeats Bristol Chess Team in Bridgeport
Bridgeport YMCA chess team defeated Bristol YMCA 3 1-2 to 2 1-2 in Bridgeport. Winners were Herbert Benjamin John Morton and Ivan Trusis with wins, while John Ishkan drew with Patrick of Bristol. Ladder standings as of Dec 10 list Gray Edwards 1370 Richard Friedenthal 1326 Steve Savin 1174 George Hangos 1086.
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Bridgeport Ymca
Bristol
Bridgeport
Herbert Benjamin
John Morton
Ivan Trusis
Port
John Ishkan
I Patrich
Gray Edwards
Richard Friedenthal
Steve Savin
George Hangos
Stephen Hora Hospitalized For Surgical Treatment
Stephen Hora of 235 Grovers Avenue, owner of Hora's refreshment stand in Seaside Park, remains in fairly good condition at St. Vincent's Hospital after admission on November 23 for surgical care. The report mentions a separate note about mechanical animals selling well at the 1956 German Toy Fair in Nuremberg.
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Stephen Hora
Grovers Avenue
Hora
Seaside Park
St. Vincent's’ Hospital
Nuremberg
Germany
Eden Returns to Face Music in Britain
Prime Minister Eden, returning from Jamaica, declared unity in his government amid a divided nation over the Suez crisis. He said he is fit to resume duties as R A Butler stood with him, and crowds along Downing Street reacted with mixed cheers and boos.
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Eden
United States
Egypt
Jamaica
R. A. Butler
Privy Seat
Labor Party
Downing Street
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