Alaska Air Force tanker crash kills eight crewmen
An Air Force KB29 tanker crashed on Bald Mountain near Elmendorf Alaska killing all eight aboard. The plane took off on a training flight from Elmendorf in bitter cold with only limited daylight. Names and kin listed. ground search found the wreckage. no survivors reported.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Here
Pentagon
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
Thomas H. Patton
Glenn E, Patton
Corvalis
Oregon
Ruth E
Patton
Thomas Henry Patton
James D. Dellinger
Ipilot
Paul F. Dellinger
Charlotte
N. C
Sybil C. Dellinger
Lucama
Cora B. Lamm
Bald’ Mountain
Talkeetna
Air Command
Matanuska
Aoe
Two Democrats Appointed to City Boards by Mayor
Mayor McLevy named Matthew E. Byrne and Michael J. Kenney to fill vacancies on the Fire Board and the Board of Health Commissioners. Byrne, 132 Hunting Street, is a 33 year Travelers Insurance claim manager and WWI veteran. Kenney, 1323 North Avenue, is field rep for H F and M Tool Co and former Democratic district chair. Both terms run Jan 1 for two years.
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McLevy
Matthew E. Byrne
Hunting Street
Fred W. Sachs
Michael J. Kenney
North Avenue
Michael J. Ford
Common Council
Andrew Havanich
Sachs
Fred Sesterberg
Byrne
Travelers Insurance Company
Bridgeport Casualty Insurance Claim Manager’s Council
Fairfield County Insurance Adjusters’ Association
Mill River Country Club
Newark
N. J
Norwich
Norwich Free Academy
Byrne Brothers
Eight Bells
Kenney
James F. Kenney
H F and M Tool Company
New Haven
United Tool and Die Company
Hartford
Derby
The
Holy Name Society of
St. Patrick's Church
SGT PAPARELLA 43 DIES AT FORT DIX
Sgt J C Paparella 43 of 45 Fairview Ave Stratford died at Fort Dix New Jersey after a short illness. Services planned Monday at 8 am Richards Spadaccino funeral home and 5 pm at Holy Rosary church with a solemn high Mass of requiem. Burial in St Michael's cemetery Hornell Minturno Italy. Survived by wife Gilda Salvati Paparella of Stratford, parents Victor and Mrs Paparella of White Plains NY, brother Anthony of White Plains, sister Frances Romanchik Fairfield and several nieces and nephews.
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J.C. Christie Paparella
Fairview Avenue
Stratford
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Richards- Spadaccino
Washington Avenue
Holy Rosary Church
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Horn
Minturno
Italy
Paparella
Bridgeport
White Plains
Gilda Salvati Paparella
Victor Paparella
N. Y
Anthony Paparella
Frances Romanchik
Fairfield
Frank Mushrim
Shelton
Long Hill Avenue
Frank T. Rohmuneral
Stratford Avenue
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Sofia Solons Weigh Proposal Changes In Bulgaria
Sofia solons weigh government change proposals as Bulgaria plans a 1957 defense boost. Premier Anton Yugov will present the measures to the Legislative Assembly amid a special session and a focus on industrial development and defense spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Bulgarian Assembly
Radio Sofia
Bulgaria
Anton Yugov
Services Tomorrow for Henry W. Chapin
Private services will be held tomorrow for Henry W. Chapin 93 former works superintendent at Locomobile and retired Sikorsky employee who died yesterday at his home 5 Ashley Street. Rev Douglas V Maclean will conduct the ceremony at Henry E Bishop and Son funeral home 1199 Fairfield Avenue burial in Mountain Grove cemetery Chapin was a former deacon of Park Street Congregational church and a member of Chicopee lodge 10OF 113 of Chicopee Mass He is survived by his wife Ida H Chapin and one daughter Marion Chapin.
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Henry W. Chapin
Sikorsky Aircraft Division
United Aircraft Corporation
Ashley Street
Douglas V. Maclean
Park Street
Park Street Congregational Church
Chicopee Lodge
Chicopee
Mass
Ida H. Chapin
Marion Chapin
Carrier keel laid for Kitty Hawk at Camden shipyard
A 21 ton steel plate was swung into place in a new drydock at New York Shipbuilding in Camden. By 1959 the USS Kitty Hawk will rise as the Navy’s latest super aircraft carrier with a length of about 1,047 feet and breadth of 129 feet. The keel laying was announced as the 1,100 by 139 foot drydock begins work on the largest ships afloat.
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Camden
N.J
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
U.S. Navy
New York Ship
Sikorsky Employs About 10000 in Fairfield County Plants
United Aircraft reports 1956 postwar high for its divisions Pratt and Whitney Hamilton Standard and Sikorsky with about 10 000 workers at Bridgeport and Stratford plants making Sikorsky the county’s largest employer. The S 58 and S 56 helicopters lead heavy production with actions including naval tests and international speed and altitude records.
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Bridgeport
Stratford
Sikorsky Aircraft
United Aircraft Corporation
Fairfield County
Allain
William P. Gwinn
UAC
Corporation
Pratt and Whitney
Hamilton Standard
Sikorsky
Army
Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force
New York Airways
Sabena Belgian World Airlines
Okanagan Helicopters, Ltd
Canada
United Aircraft
Subcommittee Says DC School Integration Too Rapid
A House subcommittee report concludes that racial integration in District of Columbia schools was effected too quickly and that the system is not a model for other areas. Led by Rep. James C. Davis the draft was circulated among members with formal release planned in a few days.
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Washington
House
District of Columbia
James C. Davis
D- Ga
Family of 3 Injured in Westbrook Crash
Lt. Winfield Trainer of the Naval Air Station at Quonset R I and his wife plus their two year old son were injured in a two car collision on Route 1 in Westbrook at 3 am. They were taken to Lawrence Memorial hospital in New London and the submarine base hospital for treatment. The wife Faye 25 was admitted for possible leg and right hip fractures and facial cuts. The son was treated for a concussion. The other driver Abraham Zobler 61 of Far Rockaway L I was turning left into a private driveway. no arrest was reported.
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Westbrook
Winfield
Naval Air Station
Quonset, R. L
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
New London
Westbrook State Police
Ambuance
Submarine Base Station Hospital
Faye
Abraham Zobler
Far Rockaway
L. L
Zobler
Rabbis Urge Eisenhower To Halt Egyptian Arrests
A delegation of American rabbis urged President Eisenhower to stop what they call economic strangulation deportations and arrests of Jews in Egypt. They pressed William Rountree, assistant secretary of state for Middle East affairs, to act and expressed concern for Chief Rabbi Haim Nahum’s safety under house arrest.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Egypt
William Rountree
Middle East
Haeim Nahum
How to Use Decorative Accessories in Your Home
Begin with a rectangular mirror as a focal point and arrange pictures around it to transform a small entry into a hall like centerpiece. Combine mirrors and frames with favorite accessories to create a cohesive display and a stylish wall space. Get January issue of Better Homes and Gardens for full decorating ideas.
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Better Homes & Gardens
Latvian Soviet Lawmaker Recalled Over Breaks
G D Podkala a member of the Latvian Supreme Soviet was recalled at voters request for breaking too much according to Pravda Latvia a Baltic republic of the Soviet Union Dec 27 AP report
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Moscow
G. D. Podkala
Latvian Supreme Soviet
Pravda
Latvia
Soviet Union
Three Die As Fire Sweeps Maine Home
Three grandsons of Roy and Mrs Goodbee died in a fire that leveled their Allagash Maine home early Monday. Leonard and Arlene Goodbee attempted rescue, suffering burns. parents hospitalized in Fort Kent. Fire appears caused by faulty Christmas lights. children Gary 3 Kelly 2 and David 2 months perished upstairs.
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New Milford
Roy Goodbee
Allagash
Maine
Hana Burns
People's Benevolent Hospital
Fort Kent
Gary
Kelly
David
Woodland
Leonard Goodbee
Arlene
Garofalo Bros
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New England
Armour Star
Creeke
Shere Provolone
Robi
Fiorida Ind. Alv. Ag
U.S. NG
California
VRE Teat
Honeyspot Road
Conn
Sgt
David R. Foursier
Norwalk
Ana
David R. Fournier
Burritt Avenue
Nash Engineering Company
Norwalk Hospital
Magner
Mott Avenue
Harold Edgar Martin
First Congregational Church
J. C. Frederick Schulze
Danbury
Cook Street
Green Funeral Home
Main Street
Immanuel Lutheran Church
B. W. Janssen
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Christine Tapatuccio
Michael
Josephine Zarcone Tapatuccio
Beaver Brook District
St. John's Church
Sofia Solons
Rowan Ice
Howland
Thriet
Ples
Howland's Thrift Basement
Tippler
Coleman ST
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U.S. Choice & Packer
Chuck
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