GOP Critics Rally Against Ribicoff Jobless Aid Plan
Republican leaders question the scope of the Ribicoff plan for unemployment relief. They demand more details on who would receive benefits and how many are the primary earners. The administration seeks $345 million for highway construction and $63 million for public works.
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Ribicoff
Connecticut
U.S
Assembly
General Assembly
Ricciuti
State Labor Department
Fire destroys Bridgewater Colonial house
A large Colonial house in Bridgewater burned with an estimated damage of 49 600. More than 75 volunteer firefighters from Bridgewater and nearby New Milford battled the blaze for over two hours in near zero weather. The house belonged to Mrs Burton Canfield former town clerk and she was not dining there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
New Milford
Burton Canfield
Quick Relief From Pile Irritation Patent Drug Ad
A druggist offers a remedy described as cooling astringent relief for piles. The advertisement promotes stick like product for soothing itching and smarting. It mentions a patent medicine and urges readers to obtain the item from local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiscars
Miebking
Petersons
Hemes
Petrison
Ady
Speaker Discusses Schools of Tomorrow at Wooster Junior High
Phillip I. Coombs Ford Foundation education leader speaks at 8 PM at Stratford Wooster Junior High on Schools of Tomorrow. Lecture, sponsored by Stratford Board of Education, is free and open to all.
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Phillip I. Coombs
Ford Foundation
Wooster
Stratford
Coombs
Stratford Board of Education
Firehouse blaze at 3102 Main Street minor damage
Firefighters from Engine and Truck Company 12 answered a still alarm at 1:15 p m and extinguished a small fire in a tall fixture. Assistant Fire Chief John May said a short circuit from melting snow on the roof caused the blaze and damage was negligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Bower
Main Street
Engine and Truck Company 12
John May
Boat Capsizes as Ore Carrier Sinks Near Coast
The Bonitas, a 5,536-ton ore carrier from Genoa with cargo from Brazil, sent a distress call at 2:30 p.m. and reported leaking holds and imminent sinking. By about 5 p.m. she warned she was sinking and ready to abandon ship while en route to Baltimore.
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Coast Guard
Bonitas
Bross
Baltimore
Brazil
Genoa
Quie Wins Minnesota First District Victory in Test
Albert Quie a Republican dairy farmer and state senator won Minnesota's First District seat in a close race over Democrat Eugene Foley 44310 to 43655 as voters weighed Benson policies and party strength in a district long Republican. The result follows a strong GOP primary showing and a history of Republican winners in the district.
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Minneapolis
Albert Quie
Congress
Minnesota
Anight
Rewras
Quie
Eugene Foley
Benson
Foley
Correction clears man linked to Stratford assault tale
Alexander Schomachlis 33 of the Earle hotel Bridgeport was jailed on an assault charge in Stratford Town Court. He says he mistook Alexander Wels 42 Milford for a thief after a dispute not tied to the Studio restaurant on Vi Barnum avenue. He was apprehended near the Studio parking lot and authorities say the earlier theft link was mistaken.
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Alexander Schomachlis
Earle Hotel
Bridgeport
Stratford Town Court
Barnum Avenue
Mr. Schoamachlis
Alexander Wels
Milford
Mr. Wels
Snow crews push through around fray as city clears
Mayor notes ongoing snow removal operation with many plows and graders at work overnight. Public Works director G Richard Johnson reports about 0 percent of streets passable and outlines a 115 man crew schedule to clear Main East Main Stratford Fairfeld and State streets, with plans to resume work at 5 am and extend into tonight while praising the workers amid bitter cold. Police report Merritt Parkway and Connecticut Turnpike nearly bare with a 25 mph limit restored after the storm.
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G. Richard Johnson
Sound
Long Island
Cannon
East Main
Broad
Gilbert
Fairfield Avenue
Main
Bull's Head
Stratford
Boston Ave. Inne
Bank and
Allen Streets
State Street
Water Street
Lafayette Square
Park Avenue
Fair ‘Field Avenue
Middle Street
Goldfen Hill Street
Stratford Avenue
Johnson
Pike, Parkway
Westport
Merritt Parkway
Connecticut Turnpike
English Girl Wins Flapjack Flip Race in Olney
The 3 year old factory worker Sandra Sibley of Olney, England won the inter national pancake racing title with a 1 minute 10.8 second run on a 41 1 2 yard course. Mary Collingwood of Liberal finished in 1 minute 2 seconds. The victory gives Olney a 5 4 edge in the annual Shrove Tuesday contest between the two cities. They spoke by trans Atlantic telephone after the race. Shrove Tuesday pancake races have been run in Olney since 1445. Liberal issued a challenge in 1950 that was quickly accepted.
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Liberal
Kan
Olney
England
Sandra Sibley
Mary Collingwood
Civil Air Patrol Names New Bridgeport Commander
Capt Harry W Thorton of 64 State Street is appointed Commander of the Bridgeport Civil Air Patrol Squadron, succeeding Major James B Cebik of Stratford who takes leave due to business pressures. Thorton, active in CAP since 1948, has led the Dorchester Squadron and served as CAP observer and naval reserve aircraft mechanic. He studied aircraft mechanics in Boston and attended Boston University's Tech college, now works at Sikorsky Aircraft. Berlin reports wartime German concentration camps have housed displaced persons in West Germany for 12 years.
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Harry W. Thorton
State Street
Bridgeport
Civil Air Patrol
Connecticut Civil Air Patrol Wing
Thorton
James 8. Cebik
Stratford
Cebik
CAP
Dorchester
Fiy
United States Naval Air Reserve
Boston Trade School
Boston University
College of Industrial Technology
Sikorsky Aircraft
Hargraves Tops New VNA Slate
The article reports on the Bridgeport VNA leadership slate led by Hargraves, noting the survey set for September, understaffing with nine public health nurses and one LPN, and 16 710 visits in 1957. It covers remarks by Miss Anna C. Gring and Dorothy Busby on nursing needs and future plans.
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VNA
Community Chest
American Public Health Association
Anna C. Gring
Bridgeport
New Haven
Hartford
Claire Gerrity
Dorothy Busby
National League For Nursing
Louise Neilsen
Bryan O'Gorman
University of Bridgeport
Alexander J. Hawley
H. B. Anderson
Maxwell J. Antell
Jerome Bernstein
Cyril C. Blaney
Vincent Gorman
George J. Ger Miracos
George T. Kiss
John Sherwood
Kenneth Beaudin
David Carpenter
Peter Davey
Alexander
Burglar Foiled by Rain At Columbus Office
Rain hindered a burglary at a Columbus company office as the intruder broke a window of a door and unlocked it but could not open it. A company official blamed the door sticking in wet weather. Evelyn Cheesman, a British naturalist, returned to London to report on Gorgonia Island experiences.
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Columbus, Ohio
Evelyn Cheesman
London
Pacific
Gorgonia Island
Sergeant Missile Unveiled as Army’s New Guided Weapon
In Chicago on February 18 AP reports Army scientist Dr. William H. Martin announced the Sergeant, a new ballistic guided missile said to be invulnerable to known countermeasures. The weapon, stronger than the Corporal, was unveiled to the Headline club Sigma Delta Chi.
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Chicago
Army
William H. Martin
Army Research and Development
Martin
Sigma Delta Chi
Lent Services Begin This Week Across Bridgeport
Lent season opens with Protestant services each Wednesday and Catholic Masses planned by Rev. Thomas F. Henehan. Programs run until April 3 in Convention hall with speakers from Bridgeport churches and lay leaders coordinating joint efforts. Ash Wednesday observances at St. Mark's Episcopal Church include Holy Communion and ashes.
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Convention Hall
Thomas F. Henehan
St. Ambrose Church
Shehan
Bridgeport
Father Henehan
Francis P. Burr
William S. Hicks
Council of Churches of Greater
Edward Richter
Alfred Berggren
Joseph Sullivan
Joseph Mikita
al. Louise Miller
Stratford Oratorio Choir
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Newfield Avenue
William E. Horst- Meier
First Evan: Relicat and Reformed Church
Congress Street
ORL Pushes Plea to Boost Bus Fares and Tokens
PAC Commissioner Harry B. Strong questions value of keeping riders like schoolchildren, while CR&L seeks to raise Hartford New Britain fare from 30 to 36 cents and zone cash from 15 to 20 cents. Company cuts buses from 30 in 1945 to 231 now and sold New Haven railroad stock for 290000. CR&L still holds stock and New Haven certificates valued at 159000, owned by the Bay Foundation linked to Charles A. Bay.
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PAC
Harry B. Strong
Rust
Hartford
Cr&l
New Haven
CR&1
New Flaven
jStock of
CREL
The
Bay Foundation
Charles A. Bay
Bridgeport
New York
Meeting Postponed by Museum Survey Committee
The Museum Survey committee postponed its meeting after a New York City museum consultant was snowbound in Poughkeepsie. The rescheduled session at the Hotel Barfume will discuss a five year plan for a regional small general museum and financing.
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Museum Survey Committee
New York City
Poughkeepsie
Hotel
Barfum
William S. Burns
American Museum of Natural History
Burns
Philip Stern
John S. Barton
Musem
Bridgeport
William S. Simpson
Clinton Ice Plant Freezes as Pipes Burst in Cold Snap
In Clinton Tennessee today cold weather froze the ice plant. Officials of Clinton Ice Co. reported pipes burst when temperatures dropped 105 degrees above zero, leaving the plant out of commission.
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Clinton, Tenn
Clinton
Clinton Ice Co
Nace
Fire board approves promotions and discipline actions
Fire commissioners approved four lieutenants and three pumper engineers, praised department efforts during a snowstorm emergency, and set a formal grievance procedure. Engineer Thomas Boucher was suspended after a collision. William McGovern received a leave of absence for Naval Reserve training. The Challenger in 1874 notes a historic Antarctic crossing.
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Stevea
Barrett
Jennings
Theimen
Terdesco
Barnvelt
Richard M. Tesch
Palmetto Road
John F. O'Neil
North Avenue
Robert E. Halstead
Travis Road
Walter E. Chernesky
Hooker Road
Howard E. Bernhard
Beechwood Avenue
John E. Terrisay
Stratfield Place
Zygmunt Stramowski
Trumbull Avenue
Chandler
Fire Department
Board
Hhen
Board of Fire Commissioners
Jenmings
Thomas Boucher
Engine Company 4
Boucher
Fireboard
Madison Avenue
Producto Machine
Boy Falls From Roof In City Incident
A bi-year-old boy fell about 2 feet from a second floor roof at 85 Madison Avenue onto a sidewalk around 4 56 p.m. He was checked at the scene by Dr R Nyhoff and found to have no serious injuries. Patrolman John Basile escorted him home. the boy said he slipped while playing Cowboys.
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Madison Avenue
George Coutu
Main Street
R. Nyhoff
John Basile
Riggds
Oys
Death Notice Brechain family invites funeral details
In the city on February a death notice lists Fredericck W. Arechiin Brechin as the deceased. Friends are invited to attend the service at the Fredericck W. Brechin funeral home, 46 Sieatinid Ave. The wake is scheduled for Wednesday, with a tentative time of 1 pm and a later service on Thursday.
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Robert P. Lee
Connecticut Development Commission
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Employment Security Division
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Phillip H. Coombs
Fray
Bureau
Germany
West Germany
Berlin
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Paradise
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
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