Leopold Faces Striff Parole Conditions On Release
JOLIET Illinois February 22 AP Nathan Leopold will leave prison in weeks to inherit funds and collect a book deal while under tight parole rules He must avoid marriage liquor weapons and criminal company and report monthly earnings He has five job offers including a Puerto Rico hospital lab tech post and will be supervised by Illinois and Puerto Rico parole authorities if he takes it
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Elmer Gertz
Leopold
Bobby Franks
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
Franks Yy
Church of Brethren
Castaper
Puerto Rico
Chicago
New York City
California
Honolulu
Ilinois
Illinois Board
State Penitentiary
Suspect Held in Break In and Forgery Case
John Peter Piccarillo aged 20 of 2225 Main Street was arrested on a warrant just before 6 pm yesterday and held on $2000 bond on charges of breaking and entering and forgery. Police say he was involved in an office break where checks were taken and one check cashed for the forgery charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peter Piccarillo
Main Street
Piccirillo
City Public Works director urges sidewalk snow cleanup
Vera C. Shannon urges property owners to clear snow from sidewalks. Shovelled walks protect pedestrians and traffic, reduce hazards, and avoid penalties. City may enforce, clear sidewalks, and bill owners if needed within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Public Works
Vera C. Shannon Yeniis
Shannon
Auburn High disruption by armed teens shocks Kansas town
A group of 10 to 12 intoxicated teens armed with brass knuckles invaded Auburn High School in Auburn Kansas. They entered via windows, roamed the halls, and threatened students with beer bottles before fleeing after a citizen fired a shotgun into the air. Principal Ray Nichols said the disturbance lasted about five minutes. Earlier the gang stopped at a filling station, where operator Lloyd Cole was threatened with fire irons. Authorities have not identified the attackers.
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Auburn
Kan
Auburn High School
Ray Nichols
Nicholas
Nichols
Topeka
Lloyd Cole
Cole
Oil burner fire floods kitchen at 369 Coleman Street
Flames from an overflowing oil burner swept a first floor kitchen in the apartment of Mrs. Olive Evans at 369 Coleman Street shortly before 5 15 p m yesterday. Her son John 35 suffered minor cuts fleeing through a window but refused treatment. Neighbors reported the alarm from Box 345 at 5 18 and firemen called Tecall at 5 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Evans
Coleman Street
John
Jerome Barrett
Coleman and
Olive Street
Barrett
Hamden Hall trustees sue headmaster's widow in court
Trustees of Hamden Hall Country Day School accuse Margaret T. Taylor widow of the former headmaster of concealing details of transactions. They allege $300000 payments to herself, her husband, and unidentified parties. Mrs Taylor denies the charges as inaccuracies and insists she and the former headmaster contributed to the school treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamden
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Margaret T. Taylor
Taylor
Fireman A J Deer Dies After Asthma Attack
Alphonse J Deer 49 a Bridgeport fireman died at home after a severe asthma attack and heart stoppage before Squad Five could arrive. He had been an asthma sufferer for years and had a similar attack earlier in February prompting a prior resuscitation call.
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A. J. Deer
Bridgeport
Fire Department
Alphonse J. Deer
Burrcourt
Deer
Jerome Barrett
Deen
Jeering Glasgow Students Pelt British Leader With Soot Eggs
Glasgow University scribe spurred near riot as Deputy Prime Minister Richard Butler faced jeering students. Flour, soot, eggs drenched him and officials. four students arrested. The disruption, including a knocked-out photographer and flying cabbage, drew police reinforcements and a court hearing for disorderly behavior. Also noted, Argentina’s assembly election totals reached 8,706,206 votes.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Richard Butler
Glasgow University
St. Andrews Hall
Butler
MacMillan
Deer
Edinburgh
Josephine Galemba
John
Ralph Deer
Prince Philip
Julianna Deer
Frederick
Stephen
Benjamin
Bridgeport
Oscar Deer
Fairfield
Anne Losey
Clifton
New Jersey
Elizabeth Gordel
Frank Polke and Sons
St. Anne's Church
Knights of Columbus
Father Coleman Council
Council of Catholic Men
St. Anne
Tedesco Birthday Party Marked City Leaders’ Greeting
Several top members of the city administration joined yesterday in wishing Mayor Tedesco a happy birthday. The mayor, who turns 4 today, was briefly called away from his city hall office to take calls during the surprise gathering attended by about 15 people. Present were Town Clerk William L. Keller, City Clerk John M. Brannelly, Mayoral Assistant Ray O’Connor, City Treasurer Vincent M. Simko, City Atty. Hugh C. Curran, Personnel Director John J. Linley, Civil Service Commissioner Leonard B. Kershner, and two others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tedesco
William L. Keller
John M.brannelly
Keller
Mr. Brannelly
Ray O'Connor
Vincent M. Simko
Hugh C. Curran
John J. Linley
Civil Service
Leonard B. Kershner
Eight named to Connecticut Library Week committee
Fairfield county residents were named to the Connecticut Committee for Library Week by William Benton. Appointees include Bridgeport figures Margaret Connors Driscoll Herman W. Steinkraus Andrew H. Lyon Leigh Danenberg James H. Halsey Fairfield Very Rev. Joseph JG. FitzGerald S. J. Southport John Hersey Westport Luis J. A. Villalon. Library Week runs March 16 to 22 with aim to boost reading. Governor Ribicoff is honorary chairman.
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Fairfield County
Connecticut
William Benton
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Margaret Connors Driscoll
Herman W. Steinkraus
Bridgeport Brass Company
Andrew H. Lyon
Bridgeport Post-Telegram
Leigh Danenberg
Sunday Herald
James H. Halsey
University of Bridgeport
Joseph JG. FitzGerald
S. J
Fairfield University
Southport
John Hersey
Westport
Luis J. A. Villalon
The
Town Crier
Benton
Bate
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Cordiner backs pay plan for Defense personnel reform
Connecticut news notes Ralph J. Cordiner of Stamford urges adoption of the Cordiner plan to base military and civilian pay on skills, not longevity, arguing for four year phased increases to preserve morale while boosting retention and productivity. Barnum Festival planning proceeds with liaison meeting for July 4 parade. Morano and Seely Brown travel to Washington. Norden-Kenny Milford awarded fuel indicators contract. Remington Bridgeport wins 263 500 rounds 38 caliber contract.
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Washington
Ralph,j. Cordiner
Stamford
House
Armed Services Subcommittee
Cordiner
General Electric Company
Department of Defense
Air Force
Norden-Kenny Corp
Instrument and Systems, Division
Milford
Ordnance Ammunition Command
U. S. Army
Joliet
Remington Arms Co
Bridgeport
Attorney reviews four bids to lease Pleasure Beach
Mayor Tedesco said City Atty Hugh Curran will study four private bids to lease and run Pleasure Beach. Curran to advise on best proposal and experience, with a decision expected after next week. City will retain control and set concession prices, bids call for a five year lease with varying revenue shares.
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Tedesco
Hugh Co. Curran
Curran
Albert P. Morano
Evans E. Kerrigan
Woodland
Avenue
Stamford
Kerrigan
Korea
U. S. Marine Corps
Panicky Bank Bandit Settles for $300
In Waltham Massachusetts a panicky robber entered the Wheeler Square branch of the Newton Waltham Bank and Trust Co. and handed a note to a woman teller demanding cash. The teller placed small bills in a bag, the intruder seized the sack and fled. The Moody Street bank sits near the shopping district.
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Waltham
Mass
Wheeler Square
Newton Waltham ‘Bank and Trust Co
Moody Street
Butler Speech Interrupted by Tomato Throws in Glasgow Hall
An installation ceremony in Glasgow drew rowdy cheering as Butler tried to speak. Students hurled tomatoes, a soot bomb exploded nearby, and a trumpet blast rang out while he spoke of wealth expanding by 41 percent by 1970.
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Butler
Glasgow
Britain
Settlement Ends Injury Suit In Connecticut Bus Case
Mrs. Eleanor Ondeck of 1227 Connecticut Avenue sued a Connecticut company for negligence after a bus she rode on College Street New Haven halted suddenly on October 23 1954 throwing her to the floor and injuring her right shoulder and lower back. A $5 250 settlement was announced with Samuel Reich for Ondeck and Edwin H Hall for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Ondeck
Connecticut Company
Ondeck
College Street
New Haven
Samuel Reich
Onjdeck
Edwin H. Hall
Car injures boy on Wordin Avenue
Four year old Sandor Kargagi, son of Anna Kargagi of 422 Spruce Street, suffered a lacerated forehead and possible fractured nose after running into a car on Wordin Avenue yesterday before 4:30 p.m. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital for observation. The car, driven south on Wordin Avenue by Norman Heastin of 439 Alsaces Street, struck him. the driver was not held.
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Sandor Kargapi
Anna Kargagi
Spruce Street
Wordin Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Gabriel Corrales
Norman Heastin
Alsace’ S Street
Mortgage Foreclosure Sought Against The Fairfielder
In Superior Court yesterday Charles R. and Muriel Heim of Fairfield filed a mortgage foreclosure action against The Fairfielder Inc. The suit names Mrs. Claire S. Lessler as executor of the estate of David R. Lessler as co defendant. The plaintiffs allege a $50,000 note dated Aug 29 1855 and a mortgage on New Post road Fairfield backing the loan. They claim $3,875 balance after a missed Dec 23 1957 payment. The West Side Bank holds a $25,000 first mortgage reduced to $20,766.82 on the premises. Lessler as executor has filed an $11,000 attachment for services. Heims seek foreclosure possession and attorneys fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R
Muriel W. Heim
Fairfield
Claire S. Lessler
Bridgeport
David R. Lessler
Fairfielder, Inc
New Post Road
West Side Bank
Bridge Port
Lessler
Fairfielder
Group rescues snowbound farmer and housekeeper in Suffield
In Suffield on February 2 a 1 year old farmer and his housekeeper, snowbound since last Saturday in an isolated town area, were rescued by a four wheel drive vehicle through a path gouged in 24 inch snow. They were taken to nearby homes. rescue required breaking a three quarters mile unused road and a rail fence. The farmer, Reo Lyman, 68, suffered a mild heart attack earlier in the week but was not hospitalized. A helicopter had brought in fuel, oil, and food. The group evacuated livestock as well. First Selectman Francis Verner Smythe and council president Leahey led the response. Mr. Houle,Air Force veteran and future district scout executive, will oversee duties beginning April 7. He plans to reside in Fairfield with his wife and child.
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Suffield
Bradleyield
Adam Lyman
Hedwig Kales
Lyman
Asena
Pom
Peraug
Boy Scouts of America
Francis D. Verner Smythe
Leahey
Anc
Houle
Sasco
Fairfield
Black Rock
Manchester High School
Air Force
University of New Hampshire
Manchester
New York Stock Exchange
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Daniel Webster Council
New Hampshire
BSA
National Training School
New Jersey
Ike Says Cold Improving During Georgia Hunting Trip
President Eisenhower, relaxed in hunting attire, said his cold is "pretty good" after a long illness. He spoke to reporters from a green surrey as he prepared to hunt quail at George M. Humphrey's plantation estate in Thomasville, with dog handlers and mule-drawn wagons nearby. He contracted the cold during a January golf outing in Augusta, Ga.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington
Augusta
GOP Group Rules On Campaign Fund
The Republican Senatorial Campaign committee said no portion of the $100,000 raised at a Houston dinner will go to the committee. The matter is closed. Chairman Schoeppel said the statement was adopted unanimously after a two hour luncheon. The issue arose as the dinner proceeds tied to support for a natural gas bill easing federal control. Action on the bill at this Congress session remains doubtful.
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Washington
Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
Houston
Tex
Schoeppel
Kansas
Texas
Bill
Congress
Wildcat Terrorizes Girl in Palo Alto Apartment
In Palo Alto California on February 21 19 year old Sharon Weeks faced a 18 pound six month old wildcat named Japa for 90 minutes in her apartment as it stalked her while she attempted to call for help. Jerilee Wilson a roommate owned the cat and workers at the central exchange alerted police after hearing screams. Humane Officer Frank Herron captured the animal and it is under one day quarantine for rabies check.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Sharon Weeks
Jerilee Wilson
Japa
Miss Weeks
Central Exchange
Frank Herron
Yale aide Lohmann leaves $1,050,846 estate
New Haven February 21 AP Carl A Lohmann retired Yale secretary from 1927 to 1953 left an estate valued at 1 050 846 per probate court. He died May 19 and served as curator of prints for Yale Art Gallery. The will gives most of the estate to his children John Lohmann James Kellum Smith Jr Gerhardt Fischer. Mrs Lohmann named executrix with personal effects.
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New Haven
Carl A. Lohmann
Yale University
Lohmann
Art Gallery Land Design Center
John Lohmann
New York City
James Kellum
Hartford Board Extends Labor Act To Bridge Authority
The State Labor Relations board ruled the Greater Hartford Bridge Authority workers are in the state employee class and not covered by the act, denying AFL-CIO certification for exclusive bargaining. The decision allows non union groups to represent some Bridge Authority personnel and notes the Authority as a state subdivision. In a separate case the Red Coach Grill in Weathersfield was ordered to bargain with the AFL-CIO Hotel and Restaurant union after a good faith bargaining finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
State Labor Relations Board
Greater Hartford
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Bridge Authority
Connecticut State Employer Association
Red Coach Grill
Weathersfield
Afl-Cio Hotel and Restaurant
Testimony Ends In Injury Suit Against Church
A Superior court jury nears a verdict in a $25,000 personal injury case by Nina Summ 77 of Bridgeport against Olivet Congregational Church. She claims a left hip fracture from a fall on Nov 11 1956 at Holden hall stairs. Church says no negligence and cites charitable immunity. Trial evidence finished yesterday. verdict due Tuesday. Reich prosecutes for Mrs Summ. Shapira Belinkie defend for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Mellitz
Nina Summ
Hunting Street
Olivet Congregational Church
Bridgeport
Main Street
Samuel Reich
Summ
Shapira
Belinkie
Traffic unit schedules Monday meeting in Stratford
Fairfield County chapter of the transportation fraternity Delta Nu Alpha will hold its February meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the W B Meyer company warehouse in Stratford. Art Gilmore traffic manager will discuss warehousing technicalities and then guide a tour of the Meyer plant with Steve Habansky of General Electric assisting.
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Fairfield County
Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity
W. B. Meyer Company
Stratford
Art Gilmore
Meyer
Steve Habansky
General Electric Company
Mr. Gilmore
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Ieee
Wan Ierest He
East Main Strett
Ireminder
London
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Buenos Aires
Mathewson
Rr Council of Church Women
First Presbyterian Church
Ralph W. Key
Presbyterian Church
Edward H. Bishop
Council of Church Women
W. C. Gruber
By Carey Cronan
Bridgeport Post
Washington Correspondent
David F. Donovan
Ring
Prescott Bush
Armed Services
Bush
Morano
Pennsylvania Station
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr
Fairfield, Inc
BOY Scouts
G. Frederick Houle
Ike
GOP Group
Wildcat
YALE
BOARD
LV Hye
Cascella
Dan le Rae Ae
Blue Cross
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