Cyprus Crisis: Britain Offers Elected Legislature for Island
In Commons Lennox Boyd outlined a two stage Cyprus plan tying self governance to peaceful conditions. A Radcliffe written constitution would keep a British governor in control of defense and security with decree powers. Turks and Greeks would decide eventual status, though partition is possible. Two Greek Cypriots were shot dead in a village as tensions flare.
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Radcliffe
Britain
British Empire
Labor Party In Commons
Cyprus
EOKA
Nicosia
Lenox-Boyd
House of Commons
Greek Official Calls Cyprus Constitution a Colonial Plot
Gregory Cassimatis of Greece at the United Nations denounces Britain's Cyprus constitution as a colonial charter and Greece accuses Eden's government of intent to deny Cypriots freedom. He rejects the partition plan as a new political blackmail, arguing it violates human rights in Cyprus.
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Aneurin Bevan
Cyprus
NATO
Makarios
Seychelles
Greece
United Nations
N.Y
APJ
Britain
Gregory Cassimatis
UN General Assembly
Cassimatis
Eden
Christian
IM8
Palamas
Eral Dag Hammarskjold
Jacksonville Reunites Family With Santa Aid
Jacksonville acts as Santa for Irene Pierce and her three children after she abandoned them in New York. She will fly to New York with welfare help, meet by officials, and travel back to Waterbury. Stores and volunteers provide clothes toys and funds while police oversee the arrangements.
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Jacksonville
Fra
New York
Grand Central Station
Santa Claus
Irene Pierce
New York Welfare Board
Victor
Sandra
James
Waterbury
Conn
Hayden Burns
Robert Wagner
McCarthy
Wagner
Furchgatt’s
City
Pierce
Dorothy Jones
Noroton Mishap Delays Trains
Trains on the New Haven line ran near schedule by night after an early morning Noroton mishap in Darien delayed eastbound service from 10 minutes to an hour. About 600 feet of electrical fire wire was replaced after cold weather. several trains including the Washingtonian and State of Maine faced multi hour delays.
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New Haven
Noroton
Darien
D. C
Springfield
Mass
Boston and Maine
Holyoke
Washingtonian
State of
Maine
Westport DeMolay honors Richard Merz with pin
Westport DeMolay chief Richard Merz received the Past Master Councilor’s pin at a Tuesday night ceremony in the Masonic temple. Master Councilor William James presented the award as Chapter affiliated with Temple Lodge 65 AF and AM. The group postponed Dec 24 and 31 meetings to resume Jan 27. Constance A. Benson 24 of 1100 Pequot Avenue Southport was arrested for rear ending a halted vehicle on the Post road east of the U S Post Office building and summoned to Town Court January 14. The other driver was James Dunsmore 39 of 140 Tamarac Road Westport.
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Westport
Richard Merz
DeMolay
Masonic Temple
East State Street
William James
Temple Lodge 65
Land AM
Constance A. Benson
Pequot Avenue
Southport
Fairfield
William Polk
U.S. Post Office
Townscourt
James Dunsmore
Tamarac Road
Folice
Fruck Driver Held After Accident
Earl Whiteley a 22 year old of 33 Forest Avenue Ansonia was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while his license was suspended after his delivery truck was involved in an accident on the Post road near Miller Street Fairfield. He was released on a 150 bond and faces court January 2. Patrolman Nicholas Stasella reported a door on Whiteleys truck opened and struck a parked car owned by Mabel Cole 1% South Street Fairfield.
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Earl Whiteley
Forest Avenue
Ansonia
Post Road
Miller Street
Fairefield
Tony Court
Nicholas Stasella
Whiteley
Mabel Cole
South Street
Fairfield
Egypt delays freeing of 430 ships in Suez clearance talks
British and French salvage fleets linger in Egyptian waters as UN mediators take over civil duties in Port Said. A halt on a 15 ship withdrawal awaits word from London amid unconfirmed reports of UN approval to use salvage vessels for canal clearance.
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Egyptian
Suez Canal
London
Admiralty
U.S
Raymond H. Wheeler
Port Said
Sir Hugh Stockwell
H.m.s.tyne
Suez Canal Company
Cairo
Port Fuad
Bertil Reutersward
Sweden
Iwork
Railroader Dies in Freak Crash Near Parking Lot
A box-car derailment left two others injured after a rail worker Breckendorf found Hale trapped under rubble then freed him with ambulance crew. Injured were Edward Joslyn 55 of East Syracuse an engineer with possible fractured pelvis and Marthe Drummond 4 of Binghampton a mail clerk with shoulder and stomach injuries.
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Breckendorf
Hale
Edward Joslyn
Syracuse
Ineer
Marthe Drummond
Binghampton
Hospital furnace smoke alarms at Park City Hospital
An oil burning furnace produced smoke in the basement of Park City Hospital at 695 Park Avenue early today. Firemen responded to an alarm from Box 138 at 12 02 a m and were recalled eight minutes later by Assistant Fire Chief Percy J Searles.
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Park City Hospital
Park Avenue
Percy J. Searles
Firemen Hint Referendum If Pay Plea Denied
Bridgeport officials debate city wages with firemen arguing for union scale with private trades. Mayor defends city pay as fair and stable amid defense economy, while Lieut Moore disputes tradesmen earnings and notes no private job shopping for firefighters. Firemen cannot strike or take off duty work.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Bilt
Moore
Labor Bureau
Loso
Fairfield
Stratford
Youth Gets $500 In Office Hold Up
A youth receives $500 after a holdup at a loan company office. A clerk alerted Patrolman Benham who was nearby on the street corner directing traffic. Detectives Lasko, Reed, and Zadrovitz are handling the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benham
Loan Company Office
Lasko
Joseph Reed
Stephen Zadrovitz
Police to Continue Search for Writer Perry
Guilford police chief says the search for missing magazine writer George Sessions Perry, 46, will continue around his home in a wooded area. After six days a large operation was halted. only one or two men will search now as they persist for a while.
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Guilford
Joseph Quinlan
George Sessions Perry
Perry
Quinlan
Albert Aldo Injured in Motorcycle Crash on Fairfield Avenue
Albert Aldo, 18, of 442 Anton Street, sustained a fracture of the right forearm when the motorcycle he rode collided with a car on Fairfield Avenue at Clinton Avenue around 3 45 p m yesterday. He received on scene care from Dr. Joseph Smith and was later taken to St Vincent's Hospital for observation.
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Albert Aldo
Anton Street
Fairfield Avenue
Clinton Avenue
Joseph Smith
Aldo
St. Vincent's Hospital
Nehru completes talks with Eisenhower in Gettysburg visit
Nehru held more than 12 hours of talks with President Eisenhower at Gettysburg and the White House. He discussed China policy and disarmament, defended recognizing Red China, and commented on Hungary’s suppression, noting shifts toward democracy and peace in the Soviet Union. He plans travels to New York Ottawa and London before returning home.
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Eisenhower
White House
Dulles
Stasse
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Nehru
U. S
Russia
National Press Club
India
Dluo
Frank Holeman
New York Daily News
Chou
Lother
United States
Red China
Geneva
Switzerland
China
Sim
America
Formosa
Hungary
President's Farm
Gettysburg
Pete Nehru
New York
Ottawa
Lonon
Ribicoff Appeals for Yale Safety This Season
Senator Ribicoff urges Connecticut residents to practice safe driving during Christmas and New Year holidays. He notes a past toll of motor vehicle deaths and asks drivers to be courteous, obey laws, and avoid speeding to protect families and the broader community.
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Connecticut
Ruling Upheld on Beach Access for Ne groes in St. Petersburg
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a district ruling that Negroes must be allowed to use the municipal beach and swimming pool in St. Petersburg Florida on the same basis as white citizens. The decision reinforces racial integration of public facilities.
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New Orleans
U.S. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ex-Mess Sergeant Plans Food Line Linked to Eisenhower
Marty Snyder, former Army mess sergeant, says he will market a line of canned foods described as prepared for Gen Dwight Eisenhower. A federal court barred a brokerage firm from linking the President's name to Snyder's products amid SEC complaints of false endorsement claims.
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New York
Eisenhower
Marty Snyder
Dwight’ D. Eisenhower
Snyder
Securities and Exchange Commission
White House
Sgt. Marty Snyder Foods Inc
Two More Bodies Found Near Angolan Suspect’s Home
In Ray village Indiana two more victims, Fred Peterson age 53 and Ronald Peterson age 24, were found dead near the home of Merlin McNaughton, a 40-year-old eccentric held without charge in Steuben County jail. McNaughton reportedly muttered about Russia as police investigated motives behind the shootings.
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Angola
Ind
Ray
Indiana
Fred Peterson
Ronald
Peterson
Harry Dircim
McNaughton
Russia
Father to Fight Extradition Over Abandoned Family
Frank Piccirillo of 105 Hawley Avenue faces charges of abandonment and non support of his wife and five children in Miami. He told City Court he would fight extradition as officers report his family is supported by Welfare. Detected by Lt Conte, Piccirillo was held on 5000 bond after being arrested as a fugitive.
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Frank Piccirillo
Hawley Avenue
Miami
Fla
Piccirillo
John J. McGuinness, Jr
McGinness
Dominic A. Conte
Andrew Leahy
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Thomas J. Mullane
Sgt. Mullane
Lieut. Conte
Piccirinlo
Sgt
Mullane
Police Department
Guinness
Connecticut
Florida
Woman Tries Suicide After Killing Father Milford
December reports Mrs Elizabeth Gladys Coby fatally wounded her father Jack Thompson age 74 with a 38 caliber revolver then shot at herself twice, missing as two chambers were empty. Det Capt Robert Dixon said one shot hit Thompson. authorities hold Mrs Coby on murder charges awaiting coroner’s inquest.
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Milford
Elizabeth Gladys Coby
Robert F. Dixon
Jack Thompson
Outdoor Yale Party at Huntington Homes
Children in the Huntington Homes and Beardsley Village area and their parents are invited to a Christmas party at 6:30 tonight in front of Charles Nixon's home at 72 Dupont Place. Santa will be present with gifts and carol singing, per Mr. Nixon yesterday.
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Huntington Homes
Beardsley Village
Charles Nixon
Dupont Place
Nixon
Europe Defense Ring Bolstered With New Weapons
An officer notes expanded European defense plans and a buildup of firepower, with the addition of a 280 mm cannon and the Honest John missile surpassing earlier armaments in the region. The program, linked to SET AF organizational aims, reflects a strategic strengthening of troops and arms.
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SETAF
Palsy Center Christmas Party Set With Santa and Reindeer
The Cerebral Palsy center at 360 Norman Street will host a Christmas party for children this Friday at 2 p.m. Santa Claus and Rudolph will appear in a skit performed by the children led by four year old Billy Fleming as Santa and Lisa Heiser as Rudolph. The event is supervised by Mrs. Naomi Vogel with helpers and will feature gifts from the Volunteer Bureau and refreshments from the center’s Women's Auxiliary and Greens Faces Garden Club.
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Santa
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Children of the Cerebral Palsy Center
Norman Street
Rudolph
Billy Fleming
Lisa Heiser
Gerry Irving
Bert Kovachek
Barbara Jean Russo
Patty Russo
Sandra Sorrentino
April Koegel
Naomi Vogel
Stephen Heiser
Harvey Gardner
Greens Faces Garden Club
Charles Stanton
Edward R. Watt
Refugees clash at Toronto center as police detain man
A fight broke out at a Hungarian refugee center in Toronto when one refugee accused another of being a Red Hungarian secret police agent. Boros, 42, detained and then placed in protective custody, denied the accusation while arriving Dec. 14 via Vienna from a refugee camp. Inspector Brownlee called the mob vicious and hard to control during the assault on Boros.
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Toronto
Red Hungarian
I Boros
Canada
William Brownlee
Ros
Boros
Himgary
Vienna
Brownlee
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Fruck
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Makar
Alexandra Satia
Soviet Russia
United Na
Ribicoff
YALE
Eccentric
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