Yale Gets State Grant For Highway Study
Yale University received a 165000 grant from the State Highway Department for a two year highway beautification study. Prof. Christopher Tunyard of the City Planning Department will lead the research aiming to create a usable planning tool for future highway design nationwide. Dr. Washington Sheffield, a Connecticut dentist, first packaged toothpaste in a metal tube in 1892.
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Yale
New Haven
State Highway Department
Washington Sheffield
Connecticut
FCC Approves ABC ITT Merger After Debate
The FCC approves the ABC ITT merger amid dissents from Commissioners Bartley Cox and Johnson. Johnson cites a tainted process and warns of potential adverse effects on competition and public interest. Justice Department notes possible antitrust concerns but offers no injunction.
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Leonard Goldenson
ABC
Commission
ITT
FCC
Justice Department
NBC
CBS
Turner
Cox
Bartley
Johnson
Regulatory Commission
Tom
America
ANC
Justice Dept
Donald F. Turner
Itt-Abc
Turner Aid
Communica
Unusual Christmas Decoration Vandalism Across Cities
The report notes heavy damage to outdoor decorations in cities like Atlanta and Minneapolis with thefts of wreaths and a Santa figure. Psychiatrists attribute acts to family dysfunction and deprivation while police cite thefts and mischievous pranks. One Santa figure was stolen from a Boston sleigh and later found burned in Cambridge.
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Atlanta
Santa Claus
Haclingen
Tex
Albert Messer
Emory University
Henry Luidens
Columbus
Ohio
Dr.Luidens
Minneapolis
Minn
Boston
Francis E. Kelly
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Mass
Orcutt Boys Gift Wardrobe for Vietnamese Adopted Daughter
The Kuhar Senior council of the Orcutt Boys club bought a Christmas wardrobe for Naguyen Thi No, their adopted daughter in Viet Nam, under the Foster Parents Plan. No, ten years old, in fifth grade, stands 39 inches tall and weighs 38 pounds.
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Kuhar
Orcutt Boys’ Club
Viet Nam
Naguyen Thi No
Dacey Charges Witch Hunt in FTC Probe
Dacey criticizes an FTC probe as a witch hunt while seeking tapes of his radio and TV appearances. He argues the investigation damages his civil rights and disputes the bar’s accusations, noting critics fault his book as inaccurate. The Connecticut Bar Association plans a pamphlet urging caution for readers of his work.
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Dacey
FTC
Ing
Mitchel
Connecticut Bar Association
Richard H. Bowerman
New Haven
Inmates Escape From New Haven State Jail
Two Norwich youths aged 18 named Frederick Durr Jr and Donald Williamson escaped Wednesday from the New Haven state jail while unloading a laundry truck. Police said the pair were not armed and not considered dangerous. Durr faced motor vehicle violations and Williamson had escaped from the State Reformatory in Cheshire.
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New Haven
Norwich
Frederick Durr Jr
Donald Williamson
Durr
Williamson
Cheshire
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FU & PM
Motorola
Leavitt
Patara
Fate
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Morse
Geneen
Radio Corp. of America
Bridgeport Hydraulic
Bridgeport
Easton
Fairfield
Monroe
Shelton
Stratford
Trumbull
Westport
Wilton
General Assembly
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Studer
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Dal
Boys’ Store
sBy
Lucky Boy
Sears
Outerwear Sale
Perma-press
Veralls
Girls’ & Infants’ Dept
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