Governor opens meetings in his office to the press
Governor Ribicoff said the press may attend meetings of state agencies in his Hartford office under the 1957 right to know law. The move follows years of informal access and questions about executive sessions and public access to records. Democratic Town committee sessions have also been open to newsmen.
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Ribicoff
State Finance Advisory Committee
Hartford
State Bond Commission
Expressway Bond Committee
Bracken
John J. Bracken
Fairfield State Hospital Board of Trustees
Connecticut
Mrs. Allen Pushes Open GOP Meetings to Press
Hartford February 4 Secretary Mildred P. Allen urged that GOP State Central and town committee meetings be open to the press. She argued public access counters smoke filled room perceptions and helps bring the party to the people. President Baldwin backed openness. Bailey noted Democrats have long kept their meetings open.
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Hartford
Mildred P. Allen
Bond Today
GOP
State Central Committee
Clarence F. Baldwin
John M. Bailey
Edward Lasko Elected Chief Of Tunxis Hill Fire Dept
Edward Lasko won the Tunxis Hill Volunteer Fire Company chief post defeating incumbent Lawrence Breen by a 19 7 vote. Joseph Makar was re elected president unopposed. New officers include Gasper Cataldo financial secretary and a slate of assistants lieutenants secretaries and trustees.
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Edward Lasko
Tunxis Hill
Lawrence Breen
Joseph Makar
Durne
Gasper Cataldo
Joseph Dondere
Chester Bruzinski
James Kowats
Alex Vetrosky
James J. Zadrovecz
Louis Stopa
Vincent Stesinski
Daniel W. Sullivan
William J. Seher
Anthony Banyas
Carl Johnson
Joseph Bodnar
Dennis Sullivan
Stanley Mack
Israel denies Syria troops in demilitarized zone
Israel says no troops entered the demilitarized zone on the Israeli Syria border and that 25 civilian policemen are clearing mines at the northern tip area. The UN was notified of resumed mining work after a brief halt. Syria claimed 60 Israeli soldiers with four armored cars and one jet supported by others entered.
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Jerusalem
Israel
U.N
Syria
New York
Jawdat Mufti
Security Council
Council
Dominick DeFino Dies at Work in Furniture Store
Dominick DeFino, 58, of 195 Thompson Street, collapsed and died at 3:30 p.m. yesterday while working at Notnhngle Furniture Store on Broad and Cannon streets. Dr. John Soroka declared him dead, likely from a heart attack. Police said he was employed by Meyer Trucking Co. when the attack occurred. body sent to Godfrey and Conway Funeral Home.
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Dominick DeFino
Thompson Street
Bagel Club Tonight Elects Officers and Honors Men
Three hundred attendees expected for the eleventh annual Bagel Club smoker at the Jewish Community Center gymnasium. Officers to be elected and plaques awarded for Bagel Club Man of the Year and Rookie of the Year after dinner. Herman Distler to be principal speaker. Herbert L. Cohen to preside. Program begins with cocktails at 5 30, dinner at 7, program at 8 30.
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Bagel Club
Herman Distler
New Jersey
Herbert L.cohen
Alexander Adams
Jack Nowitz
Center
Jack H. Cohen
Emanual Dobe
Ray Carrall
Stanley Edwards
Bernard Splaver
Irving Kestenbaum
Isadore Bauchner
George Lipton
Harry Nemeth
al Dubin
Irving Zar
Milton August Schless
Harold Bell
Max Glantz
Elliot Glants
Sidney Sherman
Michael Popkin
Joseph Ginzberg
FBI Chief Reveals Secret Red Move by Moscow
Attorney General Rogers quoted FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover describing a Soviet invitation to American Communist leader William Z Foster and associates to visit the USSR. The memo claims the trip aimed to pull the U S Communist party closer to Moscow under the pretext of medical treatment for Foster.
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Rogers
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Russia
U. S
Soviet Union
Hoover
William Z. Foster
Us.s.r
Moscow
Foster
Daily Worker
New York
Justice Department
Lommunist
Partly i
Orcutt Club Beats YMCA In Table Tennis
The Orcutt Boys' club table tennis team beat YMCA 5 to 3 to extend its winning streak to three. Robert Scioscia led Orcutt with two wins, with Joe Costanzo Mike Cepuch and Steve Lanzo also securing victories in the Junior division. The team will visit Sterling House next Thursday. players should report by 6 45 p.m.
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Orcutt Boys’ Club
YMCA
Robert Scioscia
Orcutt
Joe Costanzo
Mike Cepuch
Steve Lanzo
Sterling House
Games Room
Joe Lucia
Messiah Baptist edge Jackie Lynn's A C in overtime
The Messiah Baptist basketball team defeated Jackie Lynn's A C 68 to 65 in overtime at St. Charles hall. Thompson scored 32 for the winners while Ned Rave led Jackie Lynn's with 24 points and Joe Krevis added 23 for the losers.
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Messiah Baptist
Jackie Lynn
A. C
St. Charles Hall
Thompson
Ned Rave
Joe Krevis
AC Messiail Waptistore Oorr
Rave
Krevis
Ruskin
Salter
Leonard A
YMCA Anniversary Plans Highlight Local Court and Scores
Park City Supply beat the Village restaurant 69 to 52 and the Flying Saucer topped Roxy's 58 to 47 while the Esquires hammered the Miners 100 to 31 in YMCA Senior House league play. The item lists committee assignments and a March 3 anniversary date with Honorary members and organizers named.
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Park City Supply
Flying Saucer
Roxy's
Esquires
YMCA
H. Burling Naramore
Bridgeport Ymca
Flynagi
Kardos
Williams
B. Spencer
Rudolph Stay F. Bannon
William W. Bent
Roxy’s
Cep Peteng Oe i Ff
David S. Day
George Lind-Kincea
Stone
H. Read
Andrew R. Smith
Naramore
Hac sTangements
Banas Aeei
Lindquist
So Oo
Osborne
Bent
Benjamin F
FRAG
Bartmess
William ©. Gardiner
Glenn Laudenslager
Frederick Ackrashtartans
Pope, Jr
Arthur W. Warner
Paulin
State Weather Forecast for New England and Maritime Regions
Connecticut and surrounding states show partly cloudy skies with hot or cold conditions varying by region. Snow flurries appear in the Berkshires Massachusetts and higher elevations of New Hampshire Vermont and Maine with colder nights and moderating Thursday. Coastal Eastport to Block Island experiences northwest winds 20 to 25 mph and good visibility outside snow flurries at sea.
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Lakes Region
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Tennessee Valley
Mississippi Valley
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South Dakota
Nebraska
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Watch found in Manhattan returns to New York owner
A $1,600 diamond watch found by a Manhattan sanitation crew was identified as belonging to Mrs John Dodge of New York. The watch traced to Mrs Frank Dodge of Mystic Connecticut and then to John Dodge's great aunt Mrs Francis Cutler of Stonington. Dodge collected the watch and offered thanks and a reward to the crew. The YMCA Ski club meets tonight at 8 in the Y annex Park Avenue with Richard Chantland in charge.
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New England
New Yorker
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Francis C. Cutler
Stonington, Conn
Stonington
Frank Dodge
Mystic
Conn
J 'Dodge
John Dodge
Ywatch
Cutler
Dodge
Sanitation
YMCA
Park House
Park Avenue
Richard Chantland
Florida Frost Threat Hits Citrus and Groves Across State
A Florida frost warning set temperatures near 20 degrees in low-lying areas, endangering fruit groves and vegetables while high ground and irrigated citrus fares better. Tampa and Miami recorded record lows, with widespread crop damage anticipated, prompting calls to drain pipes and brace for further freezes.
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Miami
Fla
Mercury
Florida
Warren C. Johnson
Tampa
Warren Johnson
Lakeland
Lake Okeechobee
Hartman Named Man of the Year by VFW Post
James Hartman of Stratford, a past Disabled American Veterans commander and Bataan death march survivor, was named Man of the Year by the Raymond T. Goldback VFW Post. The Stratford meeting announced a future ceremony in VEW hall for the trophy and certificate presentation.
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James Hartman
Wainwright
Place
Stratford
Raymond T. Goldback Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Stratford Hall
Hartman
Bataan
VFW
Raybestos
Richard £. Miller
Vew Hall
Republicans-Sov Fund-Raising Plan Sparks Dispute
Meade Alcorn accuses Paul Butler of premature disclosure derailing a plan to boost citizen funding of the two major parties. Graham of the Washington Post backs the idea, with a move to hand the project to the American Heritage Foundation and the Advertising Council. The foundation says a nonpartisan drive will proceed with details likely in April.
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Washington
Meade Alcorn
Paul M. Butler
Alcorn
Butler
Philip Graham
Washing‘ton Post
Graham
American Heritage Foundation
Tthe Advertising Council of America
Alcarn
New York
Farmer fatally gored by bull in Kentucky stall
War ren county farmer Roma Thomas Whit of Smiths Grove was killed when an Aberdeen Angus bull gore him in the stall while he watered the animal. Whit suffered a stomach and facial injury and two broken legs, according to Coroner Cliff B. Raymer. The bull remained in its stall when Whit's body was found.
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Bowling Green
Warren County
Roma Thomas Whit
Smiths Grove
Corisoner
Cliff B. Raymer
Whittle
YWCA Announces New Swim Schedule at Pool
The YWCA Physical Education and Recreation department unveils a weekly swim timetable at the YWCA pool. Coed, women, and mother child sessions are listed across Monday to Saturday with family swim moved to Saturday. Children require parental accompaniment and attire options include own or rental suits.
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Ywca Physical Education and Recreation Department
YWCA
Ara
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