Town building costs predicted at S14 million
Fairfield town officials debated the cost of new schools and the financing plan. Selectman Kinnie warned of high debt and urged a referendum on large capital expenditures while supporters proposed staged mill increases and grand list gains to fund a five year school building program.
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Kinnie
Selectmen
Melvin Fennell
Edmund Dougiello
Cudmore
Osborne Hill
Henry
Roger Hartt
Roger Ludlowe
Selectman
Spall
Hartt
Selectman Kinnie
Fairfield
Selectman Kinhale
David Acheson
RTM
James F. Walsh
Clement Barrett
Dougiello
Walsh
Trucker Arrested After Westport Crash
A trailer truck driver was arrested at 3:15 p.m. for following too closely and defective brakes after his truck struck a car driven by Mary Ann Verisda of Trumbull. Verisda escaped injury. Louis Tremble of Lynn Mass was charged and posted a $25 bond for a Town Court appearance on January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Mary Ann Verisda
Chestnut Hill Road
Trumbull
Miss Verisda
Joseph Renzulli
Louis Co. Tremble
Lynn
Mass
Refugee families find renovated Fairfield homes and support
Roger Ludlowe students greet five refugees Francis and Elizabeth and three children, settled in a completely renovated apartment on Boastwick Avenue with furnishings. Fairfield Education Association pays February rent, Beechmont Dairy supplies milk, Borck and Stevens bread, and canned goods are collected. Father will work for W. Rockwell Furnace Co, and others secure housing and jobs through local benefactors. Laszlo and Maria flee from Hungary, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Osuka with Warner Bros. jobs awaiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auupicu
Francis
Elizabeth
Kathleen
Joseph
Boastwick Avenue
Fairfield Education Association
Beechmont Dairy
Borck and Stevens
Rockwell Furnace Company
Rosalie
Bela
Hela
Joseph Kulikowski
Rock
Ridge Road
Fairfield
Kulikowski
Osuka
Halley Avenue
Warner Bros
Poles win curb on Soviet army in Warsaw pact move
Anti Soviet demonstrations surge in sympathy with Hungarian rebels as Polish leaders sign a Warsaw pact style agreement with Soviet Marshal Zhukov and Polish ministers. The accord, stated by Warsaw radio, covers the legal status of Soviet troops temporarily stationed in Poland and hints at broader East European ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
Aoe
Zhukov
Gomulka
Russia
Poland
Hungary
Adam Rapacki
Marian Marekspychalski
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Poand
Lion House
Warsaw
Shepilovy
Abandoned Tot Found by New York Police
Three children found alone on a bench in a railroad terminal were linked to their mother Mrs. Pierce who had left them without food or clothes. New York police issued a warrant for her arrest on abandonment. she waived extradition and is jailed. The trio has been placed in a children’s home in New York.
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R. L. Mitchell
Ona Brinn
New York
Amnee
Irene Pierce
Waterbury
Grand
New York City
Jacksonville
Fla
Alma. Taylor
Woman shoots father 10 dead in Milford home
Mrs. Cody allegedly used her husband's gun to shoot her father in Milford, wounding him near the heart before he slumped. Dr. William Fischer ordered autopsy at Grace New Haven Hospital. The weapon was kept in a cedar chest. Milford police questioned Mrs. Cody with Det. Flanagan and other officers present. The Thompsons had moved from Detroit to Milford after residing in New Haven.
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Milford
ThompSon
Mr. Thompson
William J. H. Fischer
New Haven Hospital
Cody
Coby
Dixon
Flanagan
Alfred A. Moffett
Annette Fosdick
Hanlon
Abraham ‘S. Ullman
James J. Corrigan
New Haven
Detroit
Mich
Children Flee Fire in Norwalk Home
Six children of Mr and Mrs John DeFrisse were rescued by neighbor Allen Williams from a bedroom blaze at 6 Burritt Avenue Norwalk. Firefighters arrived quickly but damaged room contents were limited. Parents were away. cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Burritt Avenue
John DeFrisse
Allen Williams
Lincoln Avenue
Parking Gift Draws Shoppers in Norwich
Norwich merchants reported a good response to a new plan offering free parking during the final week before Christmas. The merchants bureau bought downtown meters and municipal tolls for each evening this week from 6 to 9. This was the first night the plan operated and it will continue through Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Merchants Bureau
Stratford Council debated parking meters and off street plans
Stratford officials discussed funding for off street parking via a special land purchase fund tied to parking meters. A 200 signature petition from Hard's Corner opposed the meters, with critics noting most signers hailed from other towns. The meeting featured tense board elections and party line votes, including nominations for the Board of Zoning Appeals and repeated discussions on education board replacements. Library board members were named and gas burner inspection fees were raised to three dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Paradise Green Business Association
Hard’s Corner
Bridgeport
Harttorn
New Milford
West
Haven
Milford
Board of Tax Review
Edward Klobukowski
Edward Seaman
Ment
T. A. D. Weaver
Whippoorwill
William C. Bercowitz
John A. Hurley, Jr
Walsh and Hurley Company, Insurance and Real Estate
Democratic Town Committee
Henry A. Fagan
Edmond A. Dornel
John Ross
Board of Educcation
Venables
Hurley
Arthur Hart
Ninth
Fagan
Albert C. Smith
James
Hartman
Library Board
Julius Tucciarone
Shannon Bartgis
Harry B. Flood
Boy 9 Witnesses Mother's Fatal Act Unfold in Coby Home
Mrs Angenold recounts a chaotic evening as police and ambulance rush to the Coby home where a grandfather is shot. The boy remains unaware, thinking his mother is hospitalized, while Mrs Coby confesses to shooting her father and awaits questions.
GC authorizes freight boosts on multiple commodities
The commission approved freight rate increases with coal and coke rising a flat 10 cents per ton. Maximum increases were set for fruits, vegetables, nuts, canned goods, millwork, and cotton at specific per 100 pounds or per ton limits. Other items include lumber, sugar, potash, rock, salt, lignite, grain products, livestock and meats, with caps from five percent to specific cent values.
Students Stage Brown University Food Protest
In Providence on December 17 AP reports Brown University students protested by tossing items and banging plates at Sharpe Refectory over discolored ham. A university spokesman confirmed color variations including green tinges in ham, traced to warming-table handling. few students left, no damage beyond floor mopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Brown University
Sharpe Refectory
Nimrod Pen Name of Charles James Apperley
British sportsman Charles James Apperley wrote under the nom de plume Nimrod. The reference notes his use of that pseudonym in sporting writings and illustrate his contribution to 19th century equestrian and sporting journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles James Apperley
Refugee kin joins Hartford educator
Zoltan Ivani Nagy, brother of Dr. Elmer Nagy head of the Hartt School opera dept, arrived in Hartford after fleeing Hungary. He left Budapest Nov. 23 and crossed to Vienna, aided to the United States by Mildred P. Allen and Sen. William A. Purtell. The 46 year old poet and lawyer will stay with Dr. Nagy in West Hartford until he learns English and resumes his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Zoltan Ivani Nagy
Elmer Nagy
Hartt School of Music
Hungary
Nagy
Budapest
Vienna
United States
Connecticut
Mildred P. Allen
U. S
William A. Purtell
Parsells Named Not Related to Fairfield Political Link
Dr. Nagy stated that State Rep Norman K Parsells and his brother are not related to Fairfield. He noted Imre Nagy as Hungary’s deposed leader and said the name Nagy is common. A Republican luncheon was held at Hotel Bond with a Christmas party to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Nagy
Norman K. Parsells
School Budget Proposes $7,480,422 in Requisition
The board formalizes a $7.48 million school budget with raises totaling at least $500 for most teachers and $800 for high school department heads. Highlights include $5.8k says for a $300 raise, $13.5k for three more teachers for mentally retarded students, and $112,125 for the business office amid multiple line-item increases and adjustments from last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Office
Jeffery
Albert A. Snyder
Snyder
Abbo
Guerrillas Hit Again in Egypt Amid Port Said Tensions
The fighting left Egyptian and British forces in Port Said as UN police, Norwegians and Danes helped guard the waterfront while Italians boarded ships in Naples. British Secretary Lloyd warned the canal may stay blocked for weeks. The article notes a high-tension retreat and UN deployment with a call for a swift withdrawal.
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Italy
Argentina
Naples
Port Said
Hugh Stockwell
Stockwell
United Nations
Port Fuad
Burns
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Paris
U.S
Raymond A. Wheeler
Heyptian
Mahmoud Fawzi
Egypt
London
Selwyn Lloyd
House of Commons
Two Hungarian Rebels Sentenced to Death in Budapest
The ADN reported that Istvan Pap and Rudolf Nausch were sentenced to death by military courts in Budapest for taking part in nighttime shootings last week. Both have appealed for clemency. Earlier, two civilians were executed for illegal arms possession as the crackdown continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
ADN
Budapest
Istvan Pap
Rudolf Nausch
Miskolelcourt
Officials urged faster flood relief action at Northeastern meeting
Val Peterson federal civil defense administrator urged Northeastern state officials to step up disaster relief efforts. He warned that delays could invite Washington to assume more powers, stressing state action and funds. The conference, with 100 delegates, was hosted by New York groups at the Roosevelt Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Val Peterson
Federal
Civil Defense
Peterson
Washington
FCDA
New York Joint Legislative Committee On Interstate Cooperation
Council of State Governments
Harriman
Averell Harriman
Elisha, T. Barrett
Suffolk County
Joint ‘Legislative Committee
Barrett
Joint Committee On Interstate Cooperation
Hotel Roosevelt
Woman Injured In Auto Collision In Westport
Mrs Mary L Seman 55 of Center street Greeks Farms was injured when her car collided with another backing from a driveway onto the Post road near noon. She was treated at Norwalk hospital for injuries to the nose and chest. The other driver Andrew Burgess 73 of South Maple avenue backed out into the eastbound lane intending to cross into the west lane. No arrest was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Mary L. Seman
Center Street
Greeks Farms
Post Road
Seman
Norwalk Hospital
Winfield Allen
Andrew Burgess
South Maple Avenue
Cafe Barna
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Bill Hrastow
Philip Petruzillo
Laszlo
Maria
Barnabas Toth
Ralph Szur
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Buda
Pest
Hother
Stratford
Knott
Caby House
BROWN
Council
el Ballah
Mander
Louis I.f
Bri
Russell J. Matthews
Matthews
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