Ribicoff to Outline Jobless Aid Plans in Special Session
Governor Ribicoff will press unemployment relief and faster job creation in a March special session. Proposals include removing the one week waiting period, speeding benefit payments, raising the maximum weekly benefit, extending the number of payable weeks, and reactivating exhausted claimants if they remain jobless. He aims to speed highway and public works programs with potential bond funding.
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Hartford
Ribicoff
House
Senate
State Labor Department
Newtown
Newman E. Argraves
Timothy J. Murphy, Jr
GOP
Dodd Group Opens Hartford Poll on Senate Nomination
Hart ford Democrats, 38 008 registered, sample Thomas J. Dodd’s bid for U S Senate. Gilbert L. Bouvier says postcard poll guides Hartford delegation to state convention June 27 28. Dodd solidifies position after Richard C. Lee bows out. other declared or possible rivals include William Benton and Chester Bowles.
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Hartford
Thomas J. Dodd
U. S
Gilbert L. Bouvier
Dodd Senate Committee
Bouvier
Bou
Southport
Chester Bowles
Essex
Altobello Seeks Lieut Governor Post for Dems
Meriden mayor Henry Altobello announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. He pledged support for Governor Ribicoff’s progressive program and cited his experience as former state senator and Meriden mayor. He noted past election margins and reelection years in Meriden.
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Meriden
Henry Altobello
Altobello
Ribbcolt
State Senate
Eisenhower
Carpenters Union Meeting Postponed in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Carpenters Local 135 postponed its scheduled meeting due to the storm. A union spokesman announced the meeting will be rescheduled for next Tuesday.
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Bridgeport Carpenters
Union
Shot Fired After Snowy Street Encounter Ends in Gunfire
Patrick Donnelly, 25, of Stratford, is charged with breach of peace after firing a .22 rifle at the feet of pedestrians during a right of way dispute on a snowy intersection. He was arrested by Stratford police with Bridgeport detectives after the incident near Newfield and Beardsley streets. The confrontation began when Donnelly, driving on Central Avenue, faced five walkers queuing in the roadway and escalated with taunts before he fired into the ground. Police recovered the license number and detained him on Stratford Avenue, with a $1,000 bond set and custody continuing.
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Peter Cay
Patrick Donnelly
Avon Street
Stratford
Burnett Elliott
Smith’ Street
Newfield Avenue
Beardsley Street
Donnelly
Central Avenue
Elliott
Eliott
Mr. Donnelly
Stratford Avenue
Honeyspot Road
Bridgeport
Philip Connerty
Albert Meehan
Robert Horkheimer
Andrew Hovan
Albert Evanko
Joseph Berke
Burglary Hits Fairfield Avenue Offices
Two second floor offices at the Rakoczi Aid Association building at 182 Fairfield Avenue were broken into between Saturday afternoon closing and 1 p.m. yesterday. About $30 in cash vanished from a petty cash drawer, with the McBee company finding a forced door but no sign of a break elsewhere. The Connecticut Bakery and Mit Industry Teamsters Welfare Fund also had offices entered but reported no missing items. Detective Bert Meehan was assigned to the case.
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Rakoczi Aid Association
Fairfield Avenue
William Penn Fraternal Association
McBee Company
Connecticut Bakery and
Mit Industry Teamsters’ Union Welfare Fund
Bert Meehen
Benton Urges Direct Peace Appeal to Russian People
Senator Benton proposed to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that President Eisenhower seek Khrushchev’s permission to address the Russian people directly as a step to seize the peace initiative. He suggested monthly talks, full media coverage, and a redesigned USIA under State Department control to counter Soviet propaganda and expose peace offers to Russians.
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Washington
William Benton
Connecticut
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Benton
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
United States
Truman
United States Information Agency
State Department
Russia
Yachts Seized by Escaped Ecuadorian Prisoners
Balboa California yachtsman told AP his vessel Valinda was boarded by 21 escaped convicts from Isabellea Island Galapagos. They held crew for three days before leaving at a beach five miles northeast of Pt. Galerz on Ecuador’s northwest coast.
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San Francisco
Balboa
Calif
Associated Press
William Rhodes Hervey Jr
Isabellea Island
Galapagos Group
Ecuador
Valinda
Hervey
State Parks Camping Bids Open For Long Term Reservations
Hartford Feb 17 AP Park and Forest Director Donald C Mathews announced that long term camping reservations in state parks will be accepted from next Thursday through March 3 Mail orders are welcome The 14 day limit replaces 10 days with a 1050 deposit at 75 cents per day Connecticut residents may apply May to Oct 12 while out of state campers have 14 day limits April 1 to 14 An annual drawing for lot reservations will be held March 4 and campers must occupy a reserved lot at least four nights per week at Hammonasset Beach and Rocky Neck State Parks.
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Bartford
Suite Park and Forest
Donald C. Mathews
Connecticut
Mathews
Hammonasset Beach
Rocky Neck
Defendants Victor In Realty Suit In Danbury Case
A Danbury jury returned a defendants verdict in a realty suit by Willimantic Investors Inc seeking the return of a $5,000 down payment. Defendants include Mildred Covell and three other Covells. the Bridgeport property at 956 58 Main Street was not transferred in 1953, and the building later sold to others. Willimantic sought $7,500 in damages. trial began February 7 before Judge John Clark FitzGerald with a 12 member jury.
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Willimantic Investors, Inc
Danbury
Mildred Foster Covell
Bridgeport
Otis Dexter Covell
Sjr
Fairfield
Elizabeth Covell Brett
Hempstead
In. Y
Mary Covell Beers
Euclid, C
Main Street
Lazarus S. Heyman
Willmantic
John Clark FitzGerald
Italian Community Dance Set Tonight at Subalpino Hall
An official announced the Italian community center pre Lenten dinner and dance will be held tonight at 7 o'clock in the Subalpino hall located at 29 Ash Street.
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Subalpino Hall
Ash Street
Bridgeport Mayor Turns 43 on Washington Birthday
Bridgeport's 42 year old mayor will turn 43 Saturday in a birthday that coincides with George Washington's day. When asked about plans he replied he does not expect to do anything special except act like George Washington.
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Bridgeport
Wil
George Washington
Tedesco
Palinkas Family Reunites After 27 Years in Hungary
Grandfather of four drives to Idlewild airport to meet his wife, unseen for 27 years, as Mrs Palinkas leaves Budapest to join him in Bridgeport. The couple, married in 1929, plan to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary together in the United States, with their younger son expected to join from Hungary in March. The article also notes ongoing federal reimbursement discussions for the Connecticut turnpike and related highway construction under interstate funding rules.
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Jusgerian Icam
Idlewild Airport
New York
John Palinkas
Wordin Avenue
Bridgeport Gas Company
United States
Husgery
John, Jr
Bridgeport
Ernest
Hungary
Palinkas
Charles Ridey
Palisis
Idlewild
Soble death by his own action report and grain relief survey
U S Attorney Williams said Soble, the spy tracker who headed a Soviet espionage ring, may have attempted suicide in Bellevue Hospital. He will issue a full statement tomorrow. In Hartford, a special session Iowa? No, Connecticut news notes a drought relief push. The General Assembly action cleared the way for low cost surplus grain for dairy farmers. a survey will map drought impact in Windham, New London, Tolland, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties. Senator Purtell and State Grange officials press for immediate grain availability and aid to farms. The USDA will receive a report next week to decide eligibility for the program.
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New York
U. S
Hartford
General Assembly
Connecticut
Stephen C. Hughes
U.S. Farmers Home Administration
Purtell
Mr. Hughes
William A. Purtell
Senator Purtell
State Grange
Windham
New London
Tolland
Litchfield
Middlesex
Hughes
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Robert K. Mitchell
Southbury
Mitchell
Joseph N. Gill
Gill
Governor Ribicoff to Speak in Stamford Today
Hartford AP report says Governor Ribicoff will spend the day in New Canaan and Stamford area discussing highway safety and brotherhood. He will address high school upper classes in the forenoon, speak to Stamford service clubs at noon, and address Pitney-Bowes employees in Stamford on highway safety in the afternoon.
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Hartford
Ribicoff
New Canaan
Stamford
Combined Service Clubs
Pitney-Bowes Company
Chimney Overheats Promptly Alarm Firemen
Firemen were called to Mrs. Robert Krischel at 1003 Kossuth Street last night after an overheated chimney from continuous oil burner use during the cold spell. Engine and Truck Company 1 stood by. no fire found and they returned to duty at 11:57 p.m. Assistant Fire Chief Albert Schwarz directed the response.
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Robert Krischel
Kossuth Street
Albert Schwarz
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Carpenters Union
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