Suez Canal clearance delayed as Israeli forces depart
Egypt delays waterway clearance waiting for all Israeli troops to leave the Suez zone. UN officials in Cairo seek to accelerate access while Egypt weighs the Gaza issue. Port Said reports indicate mine clearing continues south of the city and Wheeler expects to start salvage work with or without the British French fleet.
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Fair and cold weather for Bridgeport and Vicinity
Official weather report notes fair and colder conditions with afternoon clouds. High around 35 degrees, night low in upper 20s along the coast and lower 20s inland. Thursday brings more clouds and a milder high near 40 with possible rain or snow late in the day.
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Women of the Year named Mrs Bay and Mrs Luce
Associated Press poll names Grace Kelly as top woman of 1954. Mrs Charles Ulrick Bay becomes first woman to head a New York stock exchange firm at A.M. Kidder and Co. Mrs Clare Boothe Luce resigns as ambassador to Italy.
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Kremlin fires top economist in major shakeup
Moscow reports the Soviet leadership dismissed Maxim C. Saburov, who had run Russia’s economic planning for two decades, and formed a new commission led by M. G. Pervukhin to overhaul industrial and agricultural planning. The move follows party tensions over centralized control and policy shifts with Yugoslav ties noted.
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Yugoslavia
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Live lamb joins manger scene at Good Shepherd church
In Austin Texas on December 25 the Good Shepherd Episcopal church display gains a live lamb added last night increasing the number of sheep in the manger to three, one more than planned.
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Earthquake Felt Near Azores, Seismograph Reports
A Boston college seismograph station recorded a moderately strong earthquake at 4 49 54 a m today about 2140 miles east of Boston near the Azores islands.
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Man Kills Wife and 2 Children In Death Pact
A despondent father in Miami shot his wife Ruth and two children Anna Laura and Leslie Edward II to death and then intended to kill himself. Police arrived before he could complete the death by own action plan, learned he faced cancer and about 800 dollars in debts, and found a note explaining the pact. The minister who was informed alerted authorities as the family faced eviction in two weeks.
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Nixon urges doubling gifts for Hungarian refugee relief
Vice President Richard Nixon urged the nation to double its contributions for Hungarian refugee relief. Speaking from Washington on a Special Hungarian relief show carried by major networks, he said, We need to do twice what we have already done.
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Offertory Theft During Christmas Eve Mass At School
A thief stole the Christmas Eve offertory from a side room during a midnight Mass at John Winthrop elementary on Eckart street. About 300 parishioners attended. money was in special envelopes and left near ushers. Father Girandola reported the loss at 1:03 a.m. and an investigation is underway. Outside door was left ajar enabling entry.
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St. Augustine's Cathedral
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Bridgeport
Negroes Ignore Tallahassee Bus Segregation Edict
Tallahassee Negro leaders announced that members of their race would continue sitting where they please on buses despite a city commission order to restore segregation. The boycott ended on Christmas Eve with most residents off buses for seven months, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against bus segregation in Montgomery.
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Bristol Press publisher Arthur Barnes dies at 85
Arthur S Barnes longtime publisher of The Bristol Press died in Bristol hospital at 85 after a long illness. He devoted more than 54 years to the paper, whose first issue appeared March 9 1871. Barnes grew up in Bristol and attended Yale University before returning to his hometown paper.
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Pleas for Peace Mark Global Nativity Observance
International News Service reports world leaders urging justice and peace as Christmas marks the Nativity. The Holy Land remains focal, with few pilgrims at Bethlehem's Basilica of the Nativity due to Middle East tensions and an uneasy peace.
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Decision Upheld on Stratford Zone Appeal Spot Zoning ruling
The State Supreme Court upheld a Stratford zone change that would have allowed a Planning and Zoning member to open a liquor store on his Honeyspot property, calling it spot zoning. The court also ruled Max Zuckerman of Bridgeport an aggrieved person able to appeal the Stratford Zoning Appeals board decision because he owns property and is affected.
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Supreme Court
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Bridgeport
Stratford Zoning Appeals Board
Bombs Explode in Nicosia No Casualties Reported
In Nicosia Cyprus two home made bombs exploded outside Greek owned shops in the Turkish quarter. No casualties reported though leaflets were scattered in crowded churches. The incident comes amid ongoing tension as Cyprus moves toward potential independence.
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Wees Ld
Constantine Brown
Nicosia
Cyprus
Dr. Bundesen
Jacoby
Gilraced
Sylvia Porter
Egka
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Women’s News
High Court rules loss of consortium suit cannot proceed
Hartford AP December 25 The Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors ruled a wife cannot sue a third party for loss of consortium after her husband was injured by negligence. Justice Edward Daly said loss of consortium is too remote and the right to damages for disability is personal to the injured spouse. He noted alienation of affections differs and only funds spent by a husband on his wife's injuries may be recoverable.
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New Haven
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Consortium
Edward J. Daly
Supreme Court
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Toll of Christmas Holiday Deaths Tops Records
Associated Press reports 669 traffic fatalities by Friday midnight plus 47 in fires and 115 in other accidents during a 102 hour period, totaling 831 with potential to near 700. State tallies show California 64 traffic deaths and multiple others across the nation as weather and holiday travel spurred dangers.
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Christmas Tree Stolen From Front Lawn in Yaphank
Randolph Christmas reported to police that a seven foot spruce tree was chopped down from his front yard overnight and taken for use as a Christmas tree. Police said the tree was removed sometime last night.
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