Explorer signals on cosmic rays and peace in space race
Explorer transmits data on cosmic rays meteorites and temperatures every 114 minutes as two battery powered transmitters and a satellite expected to stay aloft 2 to 16 years. Maj. Gen. Medaris and Wernher von Braun discuss second satellite launches with Jupiter C and Vanguard rockets ready for future attempts. Vice President Nixon calls Explorer a satellite of peace and urges international space project cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Yee World
Explorer
John B. Medaris
Army
Medaris
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Wernher von Braun
Redstone
Navy
Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Nixon
Eisenhower
Space
Multiple Break-Ins Net Cash From City Businesses
Police report two safes looted and three vending machines broken with cash and silver dollars stolen. Breaks occurred at Spring Replacement, Black Rock Athletic Association, A Kaester Corp, and A P Supermarket. Entry gained by forcing windows and doors. one night watchman found the ransacked sites. A preliminary inventory and investigation are underway to determine exact losses and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Glancy
Willie Langley
Black Rock Athletic Association
Bostwick Avenue
A. J. Kaester Corporaton, Inc
Washburn Street
Glancy
Athletic Club
Saester Company
Black Rock Club
Kaester
State
Wordin Avenue
Rita Hayworth Marries Producer James Hill in California Home
Rita Hayworth and producer James Hill wed in a quiet ceremony at Hayworths two story colonial home in Beverly Hills. Municipal Judge Harry J. Borde officiated with immediate family as guests. Hill, 41, and Hayworth, 39, plan a European honeymoon after her current film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Rita Hayworth
James Hill
Harry J. Borde
Hill
Miss Hayworth
Vernon Casino
Union Rejects Sikorsky Offer in Derby Talks
Union rejects Sikorsky contract terms matching a prior East Hartford United Aircraft deal. The union seeks 15 cent across the board raise, better seniority protections, apprentice program control, and a one year pact. Derby leader John Monahan heads the negotiating group with Lindholtz and a Detroit UAW representative. Sikorsky officials will continue negotiations with United Aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hartford
Lindholtz
John Monahan
Derby
UAW Aircraft
Detroit
United Aircraft
Sikorsky
Alcorn Attacks Butler Over Bipartisan Contribution Plan
Alcorn assails Butler for discussing a bipartisan funding plan on Face the Nation. He recalls 1956 efforts sparked by Philip L. Graham and warns Butler may wreck the current proposal with headline hunting. Titler claims Butler broke a prior agreement and vows to reexamine the party’s stance.
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Alcorn
Butler
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Philip L. Graham
Washington Post
Advertising Council
Hall
All
Titler
Mr. Butler
Len Hall
Mr. Hall
Accidents Claim 3 Lives In Area
The report notes three fatalities from a late night crash along Route 8 near the Ansonia town line. A car was seen with a wheel showing above the river surface. fence damage indicated loss of control at high speed, with the vehicle landing topside down about 150 feet from the fence. The deceased is Mr. Gural who leaves wife Helen and two children Marilyn and Susan. body taken to Hy Iwa Funeral home in Ansonia with services not yet arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arhur Bendler
Seymour
Ansonia
Bendler
Frances Flaherty
Gural
Hylwa Funeral Home
Helen Gural
Marilyn
Susan
New Milford Man Dies In Two Car Crash
Frederick Maurice Murray, 69, of New Milford, a bleachery foreman, was killed when his car collided head on with a second vehicle on Route 7 in the Still River district. Thomas Alburn and his wife were injured and taken to hospital. Murray's death followed by a skull fracture and extensive injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Milford
Frederick Maurice Murray
Route
Still River District
Murray
Wellsville Avenue
Thomas Alburn
Peekskill
N. Y
New Milford Hospital
J. Benton
Egee
Newtown
Four Corners
Thomas Wilkison
Lawrence
Mass
Robertson Bleach and Dye Works
St. Francis Xavier Church
Holy Name Society
Housatonic Council
Knights of Columbus
Emil Haefel
Andrew Zanzal
Danbury
James Murray
Tthe Lillis Funeral Home
Bruce Albert
H. Kenneth Couch
Third Victim Dies After Shelton Crash
A two car head on collision in Shelton Friday night killed Roger Gorey and Everett Huggins and left three others hospitalized on the danger list. Mark Kenneth Hart died at 8 06 am in Griffin hospital. Hart was en route to services for a relative and left a wife and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Shelton
New Haven
Mark Kenneth Hart
Griffin Hospital
Mr. Hart
Artine Robinson
Charles Stead
Huntington Road
Bridgeport
Stead
Roger Gorey
Everett Huggins
Earl Huggins
Congress Avenue
Young Huggins
Mr. Stead
Eunice Higgins
Bridge Port
Hart
Metropolitan Funeral Home
Theodore S. Ledbetter
Dixwell Congregational Church
Wamden Plains
Mart
Vivian Hart
Mark K. Je
Stuart
Muriel
James
Robert
Ronald
Eleanor
Evelyn Miller
Lena Hanghorn
New York
Eity
Edward Hart
Howlard, Aurtaban
Edward Jr
Budget Row Highlights City Finance Crunch
Comptroller Morris defends large gap between budget estimate and final figure citing Asian flu illness and record delays. He warns education Police Fire totals rise under a 22.675 million dollar plan, with hearings set to decide final allocations and possible extra relief funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeon
Morris
Comptroller
Cate
Klien Memorial
Common Council Chamber
John J. Morris
Fire Department
Sadie K Griffin Dies at 81 Leader in Women Legislators
Sadie K Griffin dies at age 81 a member of the Order of Women Legislators and longtime manager of Nature Food at Van Dyke’s Main Street She is survived by niece Mrs Harold A Shea of Providence Rhode Island and nephew Thomas J Platt of Swansea Mass Services Tuesday at 830 am in George P Potter and Son Funeral Home 880 Fairfield Ave and 9 am in Sacred Heart Church burial in St Michael's Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Women Legislators
Nature Food
van Dyke
Harold A. Shea
Providence
R. I
Thomas J.platt
Swansea
Mass
Griffin
George P. Potter
St. Michael's P Cemetery
Jazz on the Housatonic tops initial concert turnout
The Jazz on the Housatonic event drew about 4 897 attendees, surpassing the first edition in October 1956. About 1 200 tickets sold. 50 high school pupils bought half-price balcony seats. The program featured Marian McPartland, Jim McPartland, Bud Freeman, Vic Dickenson, Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson, Jimmy Rushing, and others with a springing Dixieland and swing lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPartlands
Jim
Marian
Royal Garden
Vic Dickenson
Pee Wee Russell
Dick Scott
Bill Crow
Basin Street
Marian McPartland
Hickory House
The
Embers
New York City
Capitol
Scott
Crow
Miss McPartland
Tran
Bud Freeman
Buck Clay
Count Basie
Chicago
Pea‘nuts Hucko
Bud Freesman
Arvel Shaw
al Williams
Williams
Hank*Jones
Shaw
Jimmy Rushing
Rushing
Jones
Hearings Open Today on FCC Inquiry
A House subcommittee probes the FCC and other agencies to see if they operate as independent arms of Congress or under White House influence. A leaked 28 page report accuses commissioners of accepting gifts and favoring established interests over newcomers, sparking political backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
FCC
Congress
White House
Bernard Schwartz
New York University
Special Commerce Subcommittee
Schwartz
Washington
Aleport
New York Times
John C. Doerter
Moulder
D-Mo
T.A.M. Craven
Frederick W. Ford
Doerfer
Rosel H. Hyde
Robert T. Bartley
Robert E. Lee
Richard A. Mack
Bartley
Hyde
Eisenhower
Kidnapped cop found safe after high speed abduction
A Carter County Missouri sheriff and a deputy were abducted by two gunmen who earlier stopped a car in a routine check. They forced officers to drive to a filling station where the men held up the station and abducted a woman hostage before the group released the hostage and the officers. The car left with a California license plate as investigators pursued.
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Little
Carter County
Snowden de
California
Lite
Snowden Dell
Evelyn Foster
Thomas Foster
Foster
Littte
Final roaring rendition closes program with Saints melody
The program ends with a collaborative flourish as all musicals perform a final roaring version of When the Saints Go Marching In, concluding the show.
Toll Bridge Polio Fund Drive Nets $600 at Kings Highway
The March of Dimes raised about $600 through "Operation Toll Bridge" at the Kings Highway bridge. Knights of Columbus volunteers, led by Stephen Selsik and Frank Walsh, collected toll donations from passing cars from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Townly restaurant owner Peter Guglieri supplied free coffee to attendants. Members included John Bonaccorso, Arthur De Mattio, Nati Giunta, Charles Richmond, Robert Riordan, Joseph Feeney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Highway Bridge
Westport
Knights of Columbus Council
Stephen Selsik
Frank Walsh
Peter Guglieri
Mainstreet
John Bonaccorso
Arthur DeMattio
Nati Giunta
Charles Richmond
Robert Riordan
Joseph Feeney
Sal Gilberti
Edward Gerrity
Angelo Cusco
John Tolan
William Wallace
Anthony Swegney
Samuel DeMailio
Anthony Riccasello
Harold Lonergan
Nick Lopusznick
Richard Holmes
Carmine Iannacone
Joseph Arena
Alfred E. Tourigny
Bullard Rejects Big Stock Purchase Offer
Bullard's board rejected a plan by James A. Walsh to buy 150000 unissued shares worth over 1500000 and gain board representation for a capital gain. Walsh had claimed undisclosed stock interests and a syndicate. Bullard denied ownership and vowed to resist control by a minority Wall Street group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Bullard Company
San
James A. Walsh
Greenwich
Wall Street
Boston and Maine Railroad
Lodge and Shipley, Cincinnati Machine Tool Company
Bullard
Walsh
James Anthony Walsh
Bridgeport
Merrill Lynch
Pierce
Fenner
Smith
Tme
Bulard
Wall ‘Street
General
Motors Corporation
United Aircraft Corporation
Miss Margaret Griffin Dies Former Danbury Teacher
Miss Margaret L. Griffin of 11 Fairview Place Brooklyn N Y dies Friday former teacher in Danbury and area schools funeral services on Tuesday 8 30 a m at Cornelius Delury Memorial 11 Main Street and at 9 0 clock in St Peters church with a solemn requiem Mass burial in St Peters cemetery in Danbury local obit notes birthplace and church affiliations
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Danbury
Margaret L. Griffin
Fairview Place
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cornelius Delury
Main Street
St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Cemetery
Town Attorney Pay and Road Name Changes on RTM Agenda
The town meeting tomorrow will consider a $4000 pay rise for the town attorney and an appropriation of 2997.40 to cover Mr. See’s salary from Nov 6 1997 to June 30 1958. Also on the agenda are two street name changes and other municipal items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
See
Representative
At & P.m
Bedford Junior High School
RTM
Board of Finance
Compo Mill Road
Vto Old
Hillapoint Road
Guyer Road
Amelia Murad
Greens Farms Volunteer Fire Department
Center Street
Stanley Bucker
Marguerite Crespi Marsh
Lyons Plains Road
Weston
Golden Age Club
YMCA
Crespi
Hartford Seminary
Trinity College
Pensylvania University
Central
Westnor
Westport Council
Knights of Columbus
St. Anthony’s Hall
Living Rosary
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Rita
UNION
Salor
Pumner
Stratford Exchange Club
Shakespeare Theater
Stratford
Marian McParland
George Santa
Jimmy McPartland
Leonard Feather
Buck Clayton
Jo Jones
Arvell Shaw
Stephen Martinek
Socialist Party
New Democratic
Aso
Tedesco
Board of Apportionment
Tasalion
Welfare Department
Board of Education
Sadie K. Griffin
Tigeles
John C. Doerfer
Miss Margaret Griffin
Chater
Henry Sherwood
K of
St. Luke Church
St. Blaze
Church of the Assumption
First
Nurvoncourt
Marilyn Sue Bovan
Somera- Worth
Carol Koopman
Walter Koopmen, Jr
Greens Farma Road
Norwalk Heapital
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