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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1956
Page
27
A 10 month old boy in Rochester New York was electrocuted when he crawled under a TV set and touched a metal surface as the set powered on. Investigators cite a shorted current from the set as the cause.
St. Ann's Church in Detroit stands as the second oldest Catholic parish in the United States. It was established two days after Antoine Cadillac arrived in Detroit in 1701 and has been maintained continuously since.
The State Labor Department reported unemployment claims rose to 20 558 last week from 19 481. New Haven claims up 24 percent due to the closing of the New Haven Clock Co which employed about 750. Norwalk up 38 percent and Middletown 2 percent.
Federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Joseph Menton Buxton, 58, of Marina, on charges of cheating the government out of 104 263 pounds of bullet metal from Fort Ord ranges. He contracted to pay 3 cents a pound but withheld over 100 000 pounds and sold at up to 23 cents a pound.
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