Weather Clears Over Atlantic Recovery Area for Glenn Flight
Storms delayed the Atlas mission near Bermuda affecting launch plans. Officials reported improved conditions in the recovery zone while central Florida faced a cold front. Lt Col Powers cited 60 40 odds in favor of a launch readiness, with Glenn optimistic about mission focus over personal exposure.
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Atlantic
Bermuda
Wheer Glenn
Glenn
Cipr Canaveral
Florida
National Aeronautics, and
Specé
Merica
Cape Area
John A. Powers
Virgil I. Grissamy
NASA
Cape
Atlas
Forrestal
Constellation
Earth
Man Balked in Battle With Himself as Prize
Edinburgh police stopped 41 year old Numan Aiken from running a raffle promising the winner his services for a year. An unemployed restaurant manager he planned to sell 5000 tickets at 10 shillings each to raise income. He called the plan a lawful raffle but was halted as illegal gambling.
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Edinburgh
Sudland
Feb
Numan Aiken
Valle
Himelf
Aitken
Palmer Carinelli Construction Wins Sewer Contract
The Common Council awarded Palmer Carinelli Construction of Bridgeport a $111,979 sewer and culvert project in Lake Forest, covering about 5,000 feet on Lakeside drive and surrounding streets. A public hearing on Yacht street widening was closed and referred for recommendation. A petition from Paraview Manor residents asked Geduldig street and Crestview drive sewers to connect with the new Jewish Community center lines, and the council noted the discontinuance of a rail-road siding near East Side, with bond release for the firm that built the track.
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Common Council
Palmer Carinelli Construction Company
Bridge Borthre
Lake Forest
Fnwest
Lakeside Drive
Wedgewood Place
Wandbine Circle
Lake Shore Terrace
Paraview Manor Association
Joseph Balcros
Gresident
Geduldig Street
Crestview Drive
Park 1 Avenue
Fly Burghart and
Som
Int
Central Avenue
New Haven Railroad
Winter Storm Smothers New England Roads
A nor’easter blanketed New England with heavy snow and sleet, causing dangerous driving conditions and a traffic fatality in Stonington. Worcester and Hartford report significant accumulations as officials in Hartford test staggered dismissals to ease congestion. Boston area traffic stalls and city officials address storm impacts.
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Miyeoralds Coventry
Rit
Sue Ellen Pars
Stonington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Windsor Locks
Titefield County
Putnam
Carolina
New England
Hartford
Johnny Dempsey
Hime
Chamber
Boston
Maine
Worcester
Worrester Weather Bureau
Greater
De Gaulle calls for destruction of nuclear weapons
Paris reports President de Gaulle urged destruction of existing nuclear stockpiles and proposed talks on disarmament and control of delivery systems while Khrushchev proposed a Geneva summit. De Gaulle indicated France is ready to discuss destruction and control of weapons delivery mechanisms.
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Paris
IAP
de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Colmly
Sovet
France
Geneva
China
New York
Britain
U.S
Yiet Upion
United States
Cums
New England
England
Sheraton Bill
Tina
William Beringer
Wolanger
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Elmer Peterson Trumbull obituary note confusion
Elmer Peterson 64 of 221 Farms Road Bridgeport, admitted to Bridgeport Hospital. Patient status unclear. details incomplete due to garbled OCR.
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Trumbull
Elmer Peterson
Farms Road
Bridgeport Hospital
Dar
Russell Thomas Milford Medical Patient Obituary Note
Russell Thomas Milford of 20 Main Street was admitted as a patient at Vincoril’s hospital on Thursday. He had been a medical patient and is noted in hospital records with the date February 39.
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Milford
Russell Tonmas
Tenigal
Ribigot Raps Base In Schools In Magazine Column
Secretary Ribott in McCall's column criticizes laws restricting boys work, urges easier work rules. He urges federal college funds and more work for bright students. He defends welfare state concerns as an old American custom and notes he writes for pay.
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New York
Abraham A. Ribbell
Isiass
Ribbcott
Rebbott
U S Exchanges Set to Close Thursday
New York February 19 AP US stock exchanges and commodity markets will close Thursday for Washington's birthday anniversary. About the only exception will be the Chicago Livestock Market which will operate on a limited basis. Foreign exchanges do not observe the holiday.
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New York
APY US
Washington
Chicago
Meriden GOP ousts eight on town committee
In Meriden, eight right wing Republican town committee members were ousted for backing an independent ticket in last November’s city election. The removal followed hearings led by Ruth Hynes and Mary Carignan, with state law cited on disaffiliation procedures.
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Ptimish
Algeria
Meriden
Ap! Eionc
Republican Town Committee
Ruth Tynes
Mary E. Carignan
GOP
Aynes
Carlenan
John
Hvers
Hynes
Francis R. King
Registrar of Voters
Tér
Agnes
Republican Party
Ivers
Arlyne Braylon
Henry Xulesza
Catherine Przyble
Edwand Casey
Paul Glover
Albert Sustvich
Elsa Priedman
Muriel Wasstruck
Dempsey Urges Governors to Fight Teen Drinking Law
Hartford February report notes Governor Dempsey asks Governor Lawrence of Pennsylvania to join a regional effort to push New York to raise the drinking age. He cites neighboring states’ concerns, potential highway deaths, and possible a governor’s march on Albany.
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Dempsey
Lawrence
Hartford
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Jain
New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Albany
Richard Hughes
Hughes
New Torsey
Laws
Tedder
Record of 1961 Traffic Toll and Costs
The report cites 31,000 deaths in 1961 from accidents including plane, hurricane, and other incidents, with 1.4 million disabling injuries and almost half of total dollar costs reaching about 9.8 billion. Deaths fell short of the 1941 peak. 1961 saw a low traffic death rate of 5.2 per 100 million miles. Turnpikes rose slightly to 2.4 per 100 million miles. Bodily injury claims rose percent, with property damage claims at record highs.
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Hargest
Council
Doldiers Repair North Sea Dikes After Flood
United relief efforts spread across nations from Bonn to Hamburg as British engineers and U S forces aided flood recovery in the North Sea coast. American airlifted blankets and clothing joined European aid while German officials urge renewed dike funding and coastal protection after the catastrophe.
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U.S
Germany
Aryaid Air Force
North
Sermarsi
Bonn
Blood Drive at Bryant Plant Elevates Donations
Red Cross bloodmobile visited Bryant Electric and nearby firms causing an eight pint surge in donors. Bryant employee Edmond Rust led with his fourth pint, while many Harvey Hubbell Casco Apex Tool and Radio Printing staff contributed. Notables include Marie D Alecea, William Koermee, Ernest Vince, John Kane, and Joseph Sowinski among many donors. volunteers Roy M. Douglas James Perrotta and Mrs. John J. Kirby coordinated duties.
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Red Cross
Bryant Electric Company
Harvey Hubbell Inc
Casco Products
Apex Tool
Peony
Edmond Rust
Bryant
Donnys
Marie D
Alecea
William P. Koermee
Ernest Vince
John T. Kane
Joseph P. Sowinski
Edward J
Jevasseur
Reymond A. Col Y Fins
Frank J. Bodner
Augusth E. Smith
Helen Wicksi
Thomas Robson Jr
Frederick J. Henry
David W. Simmons
Waima Deerten
Ronald IW. Essig
Jennie Szeker
Helen M. Kastelnik
Charles E. Acker Jrai
Burleigh G. Allen
Donald R. Cox
Burton Cushner
Robert B. de Very Jr
William D, Finlay
Ted
Ward
Gelena
Fred G
Kluglein
William G. Rosa
Vincent
iPannese
Philip A. Stevens
Robert A. Young
Harvey
Hubbell
Robert. Diensschal
Joseph A. Bouvier
Raymond Pellis
Louis Julian
Charles
Lockwood
James Kochis
Ronald C. Lathan
James T
Noble
William P. Polson Jr
Eugene
F. Melvin
Charles York
Cagep
Howard Donahue
Thomas MecDermott
George BD. Latham
Martin Andrews
Argie C. Mandell
Edward A. Cenay
Fred
Ww. Smith
Frank M. Solumene
Raymond W. Wagner
Aff Apex ‘Tool
Betty Ausbach
VACA
Roy ZM. Douglas
James Perrotta
Thomas Borsody
Harvey Hebppell
Frank McGrath
Cas
John J. Kirby
Bottle Breaker Held in Fairfield Court Date Set
Chesles S. Xaly 49 of Quincy Street Fairfield faces Circuit court on March 7 for breach of the peace and related charges after allegedly breaking bottles at Woods End restaurant Kings Highway Fairfield with a shuffleboard disk and ash drag following a refused service. He posted 500 bail. Gyroor Teaches Nenak founder of the Sikh faith explains doctrine and conversion terms with Sikhs described as disciples and worshippers of a universal God.
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Chesles S. Xaly
Quincy Street
Fairfield
Kaly
Robert Dunn
Woods End
Kings Highway Cutoll
Gyroor
Nenak
Hortae Mich
Tzam Sian
Weather forecast by state and coastal gale warnings
Connecticut through Maine show mixed readings with snow flurries in the Berkshires, shifting temperatures, and gale warnings mostly lowered. Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island Maine Eastport to Block Island winds easing, with improving visibility and lingering snow flurries in some areas.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
Berkshires
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Eastport
Block Island
Clock Island
Moering
Wis
Gymax
Atlantic City
Denver
Detroit
Duluth
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Educator Unit Seeks $8 Billion School Aid Plan
The Atlantic City convention of the American Association of School Administrators proposes to double Kennedy’s aid, urging $3 billion annually for public schools, the largest federal education program suggested yet. If approved it will shape the association’s advocacy platform.
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Atlantic
City
N. Jn
American Association of School Administrators
Kennedy
AASA
Association
Earstativs
Platorm
New Housing Department Set to Start March 13
A proposed housing department would take effect automatically on March 13 unless vetoed by both chambers. President Weaver, named housing administrator, faces GOP opposition and race–related backlash. The reorganizing law allows a disapproval resolution to be moved in the House after the government operations committee reports unfavorably, with up to eight hours of debate and a final vote.
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House
Senate
Robert €. Weaver
Weaver
Government Operations Committee
Public rail plan proposes new regional passenger authority
Gov proposes a public authority to run passenger services for Rhodesians Massachusetts Connecticut and New York with the railroad retaining freight. The authority would acquire passenger equipment over time and operate or lease trains, subsidized by federal funds, with New Haven assets to transfer to the authority. Senators Dish and others floated similar two state ideas.
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Dee
Gay
Johan A. Nattes
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Notle
New York City
Westchester County
N.Y
Prescott Dish
Wansips
Rhode Island
Nellie
New Haven Railroad
Ure
Rail Official Admits Rule Change Cuts Jobs
A New Haven Railroad official testified before the Public Utilities Commission that a proposed change in crew requirements could lead to lasting job losses. William Scheibler, general manager, revised estimates to 128 or 30 positions, with three train crews staffed daily on many routes, while noting current staffing exceeds minimums on 42 trains.
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Martford
In New Haven Railroad
Inston
William Scheibler
New Maven
Publi Utililies Commission
Scheibler
Iepal
Security lid placed on Viet Nam talks at Pearl Harbor
At Pearl Harbor Hawaii Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and about 22 U.S. officials met with military leaders and diplomats to discuss stopping communism in Southeast Asia. The Pacific headquarters in Pearl Harbor was on lockdown as Felt spokesperson said orders barred briefing on developments.
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Honolulu
Peclfic
Defense
Robert
McNamara
America
South Viet Nam
U.S
Adm
Harry
Felt
Pacific
Felts Chint
Pearl Harbor
Southeast Asia
Richard E Supple dies. funeral set at St Patrick’s Church
Richard Edmund Supple of 396 Fairview Avenue died last night at St Josephs Manor after a three week residence. Funeral services Thursday at the Mafkins and Redgate funeral home 1297 Park Avenue then at St Patricks Church with a solemn high Mass of requiem burial in St Michaels Cemetery. Supple born in Bridgeport lived here all his life and was a long time agent for John Hancock Life Insurance until 1942. Surviving are his son Edmund R Supple CS Sp vice president of Duquesne University, daughter Marie Supple, sister Mary Ann Phelan of New Haven, and several nieces and nephews.
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Nichaed Edmond Supple
Fairview Avenue
St. Joseph's Manor
Mafkins and
John Mancock Life Tnnoyance Company
St. Patrick's Holy Namie Society
Council of Catholic Men
Edmund R. Supple
CS. Sp
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Marie & Supple
Bridge~port
Mary Ann Phelan
New Haelven
Nleves
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Switzerland
Howard
Huston
Rontier
Secret Army
Algiers
Cape Canaveral
Pershing
Secret
Oran
Aton
Bresson
Teenagrer
Mrat
Ro+ dher Noir
West Cassary
Moston
Doldiers
North Sea
Christian Democrats
East Germany
Neues Deutschland
Messeges
John XXIII
de Gaule
Dulana
Prince Bernterd
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Hambarp
Tintmal Mgsla
Bryant Plant
Sren Near
New Haven
Rail
Viet Nam
Richard Edmund Supple
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