City backs six per cent raises for many workers
The Bridgeport School board approved a six percent pay rise for teachers earning over five thousand with new starting salaries at thirty eight hundred next year. A uniform allowance for new police and fire members was proposed and hearings set for January on the overall pay plan for the 1957-58 fiscal year.
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Jeffery
Linley
Civil Service Commission
Common Council
McLevy
Ivil
Fiat
Bridgeport Municipal Employes’ Association
Bridgeport Teachers’ Association
Atomic reactor urged at UConn
A state committee recommends establishing an atomic reactor at the University of Connecticut with expandable design. Initial funding should come from the state while future expansion could be funded by industry. The plan includes scholarships and fellowships to train personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uconn
Connecticut
Ribicoff
Boy Sentenced in Church Theft
An 11 year old boy, Charles H Keegan, was sent to Che shire reformatory for an indefi nite term by Judge Kenneth J Zarriillin after a theft at Sacred Heart church. Detectives Wicek and Kerwin arrested him following a foot chase as he tried to discard envelopes and a wallet found near the altar. His father defended him but said the punishment was due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Act-Ng
Cheshire Reformatory
Kenneth’ J. Zarriilin
Sacred Heart Church
Charles H. Keegan
Hallett Street
Reformatory
Zarik
Common Pleas Court
Stratford Town Court
Thomas’ J. Mullane
Tudge Zarrilli
Keegan
Alexander Wicek
James Kerwin
Prospect Street
Warren Street
State Street
Lafayette Street
Harold Sherwood
Barbara Blatney
Army proposes cuts to divisions and pentomic units
The Army nears a reorganization after NATO talks in Paris outline trimming division sizes while preserving total manpower. Soldiers shift to other units such as anti air battalions to maintain overseas combat effectiveness. The 101st Airborne, reformed last fall with five combat groups, is cited as a prototype.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Far East
101St Airborne Division
101St
Whitney Named Ambassador to Great Britain
Whitney, senior partner of J H Whitney & Co, will be sent to London as ambassador after assurances he will remain as long as needed. He comes from the John Hay Whitney Foundation lineage, with grandfathers who served under McKinley and Cleveland. Formal nomination will be sent when Congress reconvenes, subject to Senate confirmation.
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Whitney
London
White House
J. H. Whitney & Company
John Hay “Whitney Foundation
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Augusta
Johni Hay
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William C. Whitney
Navy
Cleveland
Great Britain
Congress
Senate
Sales Tax Chief Channing Harwood Dies in Middlesex Hospital
Channing E. Harwood 62 longtime Connecticut sales tax director died in Middlesex hospital. Appointed 1947 by Gov. McConaughy he served as head of the tax department after WWI service with Russell Manufacturing. Survived by wife two sons Frederic and Channing Jr and daughter Mrs Judson H. Nelson. Services Saturday at 2 p.m. South Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Channing E. Harwood
Middlesex Hospital
Connecticut
James L. McConaughy
Russell Manufacturing Company
War Production Board
Boston
Newton
Mass
Dartmouth
Frederic
Jand Channing Jr
Torrington
Judson H.nelson
South Congregational Church
Yemenite tribesmen raid Beihan in protectorate clashes
Desert tribesmen believed to be from Yemen conducted a series of raids in Beihan within the western British Protectorate over two days. Government sources reported 400 goats stolen and a shepherd wounded in the attacks, occurring near Yemen and Saudi Arabia borders at the Red Sea's southern end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
Yemen
Beihan
Saudi Arabia
Red Sea
Britain
Mad Bomber Tale Spurs Police to Sweep Grand Central
A woman led Tom Desmond to a print device made of aluminum pipe with a watch end, found in a lower level passage near 45th Street. Bomb squad moved it to a guarded courtyard then to a metal truck for testing as police investigated possible hoax threats linked to the Mad Bomber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Desmond
45Th Street
Desmond
Grand Central
Edward F. Costigan
42Nd Street
Thieves Drain Big Cider Tank Near East Windsor Ellington line
Thieves drained a full cider vat using a power operated siphon, wiping tracks and disabling identifying marks. Alfred Neelan, an employee, notes the loss of at least $5,000 to the Thompson firm near Route 90 on the East Windsor Ellington line. Internal Revenue says thieves aren’t "cheap moonshiners" and police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Neelans
Windsor- Ellington Town
Weelans
John £. Norton
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Internal Revenue Department
Yweren
Norton
Internal Revenue Service
Thompson
Nixon Views Refugee Camp and Aid Efforts
President Nixon visited a refugee camp noting shortages and praising APL-CIO cooperation on dues and applications. He urged voluntary contributions and called refugee relief a form of volunteer taxation. Hoover called Hungarians a national asset as about 7,100 of 13,000 refugees remain, with 1,700 more to arrive Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apl-Cio
United States
Washington
Nixon
Hoover
New York
America
Austria
Immigration Service
Secret Police
Camp Kilmer
Andrew Burleson
Dtex
Burdick
R-Nd
Puzzle Clues and Ponderings Echo Classic Word Play
The text explores word games and interpretations with examples like COOL SET OUT and STRAP SCRAP, highlighting puzzles on meaning and emotion. It discusses nuances of language, tone, and context across multiple clues and ersatz definitions.
Malibu brush fires devastate hundreds of homes regionwide
The Malibu fire raged along the coast and inland destroying about 50 homes since yesterday with 18 more in the main area. One life is reported lost and over 21,000 acres burned as winds surged up to 50 mph. The disaster area was declared for Los Angeles County.
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AP Wi
R. R. Goodson
Facifle Coast Highway
Santa Monica
Horace Heidt
Louis Hayward
Jane Russell
Bob Waterfield
Peter Potter
Jane Havoc
Keith Klinger
Malibu
Latigo Canyon
Solstice Canyon
Los Angeles County
Wendell B. Barnes
Small Business Administration
Washington
Keith Arnold
University of California
Arnold
Roland W. Percey
Ralph Edwards
Ventura County
Little Sycamore Canyon
Klinger
Bush Seeks U S Senate Court in Hartford Word
Senator Bush plans to travel to Connecticut and return to Washington with Mrs. Bush to unveil their Volta Place home. He discussed refugee intake limits, argued for more English instruction, and indicated openness to Senate conference chair if offered. He endorsed cloture reform and recalled backing earlier Ives reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
North Haven
Yale
Connecticut
United Aircraft Corporation
Ito
Washington
Volta Place
Georgetown
U.S. Senate
Senate
Ives
Lodge Building Dedication Honors Former Connecticut Governor
A new women’s treatment building at Norwich State Hospital will be dedicated honoring John Lodge former governor and U S ambassador to Spain. About 1500 officials civic and religious leaders attend with Ambassador Lodge as principal speaker. Other speakers include Dr John J Blasko and Philip A Johnson. Governor Ribicoff may attend. The $2 847 000 structure will be toured after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Norwich State Hospital
John Lodge
U. S
Spain
Ambassador Lodge
John J. Blasko
Philip A. Johnson
Board of Trustees
Ribicoff
Ronald H. Kettle
Kettle
Connecticut
Christ Child Stolen From Nativity Scene in Indianapolis
The Knights of Columbus reported a vandal stole the life sized Christ Child figure from the neon Nativity scene on their law in Indianapolis. Police investigated the theft with no immediate arrests reported.
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Indianapolis
Knights of Columbus
Longtime Bridgeport banker H Livingstone Morehouse retires
H Livingstone Morehouse 76, longtime Bridgeport City Trust vice president and trust officer retires after 57 years in banking. From errand boy to senior trust officer, he helped shape estate work and defended the idea that women can invest as well as men. He lives at 101 Fallsome Hill Road Fairfield with wife Mrs Morehouse and remains active in civic circles and clubs.
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H. Livingston Morehouse
Bridgeport City Trust Company
Morehouse
Marsh, Merwin and Lemmon
Bridgeport Trust Company
City National Bank and Trust Company
Community Chest
Red Cross
Brooklawn Country Club
Algonquing' Club
Fairfield Beach Club
Tailsome Hill Road
Fairfield
Lake Applejack
Piscatorial Society
Mr. Morehouse
Horace B. Merwin
George M. Barker
Taylor
Buck
Mr. Milford
Anthony
Omanuskas
Ronald M. Stark
Milford Man Given Suspended Sentence
Prosecutor Robert Hanlon cited multiple calls attesting to Romanuskas' character. Romanuskas admitted fault saying he caused trouble to others. John Daddons, 16, was fined for speeding. Wesson, 46, was acquitted of intoxication. Bond forfeitures totaled $9.
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Rowd Cout
Robert Hanlon
Romanuskas
Pte
John Daddons
Hill Street
Daniels
Wesson
Underhill Road
Milford Favors Sewer Measure In Public Hearing
The Ord inance committee of Milford Town Council, after a public hearing, voted to recommend accepting two indentures for sanitary and storm sewer installations. One involves Robert Shaw Fulton controls Bridgeport Thermostat division and counsel Daniel Wheeler. the other concerns U S Electrical Motors represented by Richard Simons. The council amended the U S Motors ordinance to exclude future Old Gate Lane expansions. The session also covered Burndy Engineering’s sewer line project from Wampus Lane under the New Haven railroad to New Haven avenue. A study plan for a revised charter was endorsed for January through February with a referendum after legislative review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Town Hall
Robert Shaw - Fulton Controls Company
Bridgeport
Daniel F. Wheeler
U. S. Electrical Motors, Inc
Richard H. Simons
Henry Foran
U. S. Motors
Old Gate Lane
Simons
William =Gillitz
Lmwyer
Burndy Engineering Company
Wampus Lane
New Haven
New Haven Avenue
Woodmont Board Establishes One Way Traffic on Cherry Street
The Board of Police Commissioners approved one way traffic on Cherry Street from New Haven to Beach avenues and on Kensington Street to Chapel Street, with Chapel Street also one way to Beach Avenue. Public hearing drew no opposition and cited merchants and residents seeking smoother flow and better business conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmont
Board of Police Commissioners
Cherry Street
New Haven
Beach Avenues
Chris Bun Ber
Alvin G. Rottman
Woodmont Association
Charles Ives
Board of Burgesses
Charles R. Clark
Joseph Bernblum
Kensington Street
Chapel Street
Beach Avenue
Arthur Harris
Allen Anderson
Clark
Woman Collapses Dies In Auto En Route To Florida
Miss Rosamond Benson, 66, of West Brookfield Massachusetts, died at Bridgeport hospital hours after collapsing in a car driven by her sister in law. Dr. Edwin R. Connors, medical examiner, cites heart ailment as cause. Services Sunday at West Brookfield Methodist Church with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Charles T Pigley and Son.
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Rosamond Benson
West Brookfield
Mass
Bridgeport Hospital
If. Law
Bridgeport
Florida
Edwin R. Connors
West Brookfield Methodist Church
Pine Grove
Charles T. Pigley and Son Funeral Home
Mrs Mathew Kelly Claimed Dead After Collapse at Home
Mrs Hellen Kelly 44 of North Main Street Putney Stratford collapsed at home and was declared dead at Vincent's hospital yesterday at 10 40 p m. Her husband Mathew Kelly drove her to the hospital and Dr George J Moiner medical examiner was notified.
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Hellen Kelly
North Main’ Street
Putney
Stratford
Vincent's Hospital
Mathew Kelly
George J. Moiner
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