Firm to Shut Down As Pay Out Loses 100 Jobs
Bridgeport Moulded Products plans liquidation after union Local 25 rejected a temporary 25 percent pay cut. Lancaster P. Clark Jr says selling machinery and settling debts is the only option, with 100 workers left at the Fairfield plant. The firm funded workers’ 20 percent salary loan last year to help.
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Harold Hornstein
Bridgeport
Lancaster P. Clark, Jr
Clark
Afl-Cio
Fairfield Avenue
Ralph Cennamon
Kings Highway
Fairfield
Workers top $34,000 in Heart Fund drive
In Bridgeport area Heart Sunday canvass, $34,475 was reported with 10 districts still unreported. Campaign director Abraham T Gordon cited good weather and many families being out as reasons for the partial tabulation. Last year the one-day drive exceeded $40,000 in seven towns.
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Heart
Greater Bridge
Port Heart Fund
Abraham T.’ Gordon
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Weather Forecast With Rain Expected
Increasing cloudiness and warmer today followed by rain with highs 35 to 40. Tonight cloudy with occasional rain and lows in the 30s. Tuesday remains cloudy with mild temperatures and occasional rain, high near 40. Almanac notes include tide times and sunrise sunset details.
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Bridgeport
Warmth Expected Friday as Holiday Weather Improves
Weather forecast promises above freezing temperatures for the holiday with a two day warm spell. The U.S. Weather Bureau projects a high near 50 tomorrow and a 35 degree high today with a chance of rain overnight. A full moon may illuminate the skies if visibility improves after a sunny day reaching 42 degrees with gentle winds.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Stratford theater offers high school band reduced rental
Shakespeare Theater president Langner said the Stratford high school band may use the theater for its annual concert at the same fee as last year and will cover any balance personally. Councilman Richardson sought an explanation of the 596 dollar fee, which led to questions about action by the Town Council. Last year the band paid 250 dollars in rent plus 60 for electrician and 23.80 for liability insurance. this year the quote rose to 500 rent plus 60 for electrician and 25 liability, 10 usher and standby wages, pushing the bill over 600 dollars prompting cancellations in two other venues.
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Shakespeare Theater
Stratford High School
Langner
Carlier
Stratford
Clyde Richardson
Band Parents Club
Johnson Junior High
Wooster Junior High
State Man 22 Dies in Deep Snow Trudge
Francis Daniels aged 22 of Madison Connecticut died from exhaustion and exposure while four companions trudged to a forest camp in Granville Vermont. Daniels fell behind as the group planned a weekend at a camp owned by his uncle. He was found in three feet of snow near the lodge. a helicopter evacuated his body.
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Granville
Francis Daniels
Madison
Freedom Unit Honors Two in Area With Medals
A holiday feature presents Cath as the first of a tent ten series of 20 Children of the Bible panels. The series blends art with texts praised by representatives of all denominations and runs daily through March 28 in the Post. The Telegrams Medita transfer Lent feature appears on Page Two.
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Cath
Missing Doctors Sought After Berlin Lebanon Flight
An intensive air and ground search was under way in the rugged White Mountains for two doctors missing since Saturday afternoon. The pilot, Dr. Ralph E. Miller, 60, of Hanover, and his passenger disappeared during a 70 mile flight from Berlin to Lebanon.
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White Mountains
Lebanon
Ralph E. Miller
Hanover
Holiday observance closes many local institutions
Area marks George Washington's Birthday with closures at schools offices and some stores and factories. The State Employment Bureau remains open on Washington avenue. Families may visit Beardsley park to see the bird and mammal houses open 11 am to 4 pm.
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George Washington
Vyear
Washington Avenue
Beardsley Park
Mayor Lured to Office Slashed by Three Thugs
Greensburg Indiana mayor Sheldon Smith was lured to his downtown office by a fake tax helper, then slashed repeatedly with a double edged blade by three strangers. He was reported in fair condition with injuries to face hands and body and identified the assailant as J. A. Patton, a likely fictitious name.
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Greensburg
Ind
Sheldon Smith
Indiana
Smith
Abe
J. 3
Patton
Warran Melick
Por
Fairfield Prep Senior, Westport Cartoonist Win Washington Medal
A Fairfield Prep senior and a Westport cartoonist were named winners of George Washington honor medals from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. The foundation announced 94 awards among 694 individuals organizations and schools honored for promoting freedom and the American way of life during 1958.
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Carlos P. Romulo
Jeff
United States
Arthur A. Schuck
Boy Scouts of America
Freedom Foundation
Kenneth D. Wells
George Washington
Valley Forge
Fairfield Prep
Westport
Wnners
Freedoms Foundation
Prince Philip Visits Singapore Amid Crowd Crush
Philip sp. ine Harn tours Singapore on a three day visit amid a crowded fair. A crowd of 154 900 surged causing injuries to several. the prince was escorted by guards and moved through the event by foot and car. Thousands cheered as he arrived by land and began the official tour.
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Singapore
Prince Philip
Britain
Elizabeth 1
Macmillan Khrushchev Open Talks Near Moscow Villa
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Premier Nikita Khrushchev began private talks at a Soviet government villa 50 miles southeast of Moscow. They discussed world affairs with top aides as formal Kremlin conferences open tomorrow.
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Moscow
Harold Macmillian
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Anatas I. Mikoyan
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Jacob A. Milik
Bridgeport Telegram Delivers Despite Holiday Schedule
The Washington's Birthday observance pauses The Bridgeport Post issue today while The Bridgeport Telegram remains available to regular Bridgefort Post subscribers. Read The Bridgeport Telegram daily for local news and features.
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Bridgeport ' Post
Telegram
Bridgefort
Bridgeport
Army defends Nike Zeus missile row in debate
Army sources say a workable defense against intercontinental missiles nears, citing progress on the Nike Zeus program. They refer to testimony before Congress and field gathering from Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Fort Bliss to Washington, with details kept confidential.
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Washington
Army
Teddy
United States
Congress
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Fort Bliss
Tex
Herbert C. York
Defense Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Nike-Zeus
Zeus
Pleasure Beach Blanc Plans New Picnic Area Additions
Frank Sonshine, managing director, announces Pleasure Beach Blanc will add a picnic area and a mini golf course as it opens its second season under private operation. The outdoor shelter, courts, volleyball, dance floor, rides, and games will feature color and lighting to enhance the resort experience, with opening date dependent on weather.
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Frank’ Sonshine
Sonshine
Zalewski Killed as Car Crashes Into Esplanade
Thomas Zalewski 38 of Stratford died after a car driven by Joseph Balog 41 crashed into a cement esplanade on Boston Avenue near the General Electric plant in Bridgeport and caught fire. Balog survived with injuries. another driver allegedly forced Balog to swerve. Zalewski a checker for Eldorado Transportation died at Bridgeport Hospital after emergency heart massage.
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J Whern Thomas Zalewski
Soundview Avenue
Stratford
John Sleeper
Zalewski
Joseph Balog
Thompson Street
Boston Avenue
General Electric
Dennis and D’arcy Uneral
Balog
Boston ‘Avenue
Esplanade
Sleeper
Francisco Cabral
Washington Avenue
Main Street
Bull's Head
Ex-Con Tip Triggers Probe Into Spaghetti Firm
Hudson county prosecutors investigate alleged finance discrepancies at the C F Mueller spaghetti company in Jersey City. Whipple said potential losses could reach seventy thousand dollars. several people have been questioned and more interviews are planned. The probe follows information from Louis Ferrini of Lodi, an ex convict now jailed in Connecticut. The Mueller firm, reorganized in 1947 as a non profit, funds NYU via its income.
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N. J
C. F.'Mueller Company
Hudison County
Lawrence A. Whipple
Whipple
Louis Ferrini
Lodi
Ferrini
Fairfield
Conn
Connecticut
Mueller Company
New York University
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
NYU Law,school
Belgian beauty hurt in Milford smashup
Miss Josie Gounernewi 34 once Miss Belgium of 1953 was treated for injuries after a Saturday auto accident in Milford. Police said the car she rode in lost control as it neared the Connecticut turnpike and she remained for chest injury examination before release.
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Milford
Josie Gounernewi
Belgium
Gouernech
New York City
Sabena Airlines
Connecticut Turnpike
Danbury Youths Hurt as Crash Hits Route 5 Scene
Thomas H. Kealey 18 of Liberty Street was critically injured when a car struck a jackknifed tractor trailer on Route 5 in Danbury. He suffered a compound jaw fracture and deep neck and throat lacerations. Driver Joseph Trudeau 17 of Riverside Road Sandy Hook was hospitalized with severe head and right hand lacerations and was listed in good condition. Two other injuries reported in Danbury area highway crashes.
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Danbury
Thomas H. Kealey
Liberty” Street
Joseph] Trudeau
Sandy Hook
Tone
Danybury Area
Family Rescued After Sea Ordeal Where Diary Was Scrawled
Corpus Christi report details Leslie Schmidt and his wife Sarah and their three young children surviving three days adrift in a wooden battery box on Corpus Christi Bay. A passing shrimp boat found them four miles from land after their 26 foot cruiser sank in fog. The family wrote a diary hoping bones would reveal their fate, as they recovered in hospital.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christi Bay
Leslie Schmidt
Port Aransas
Port Mansfield
Schmidt
Sarah
Leslie Jr
Linda Lee
Cheryl
Roadblocks tightened as Sprenz sighted in New England chase
Authorities from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts set roadblocks to capture Frank Sprenz 29 an FBI ten most wanted fugitive. A sighting in Chester New Hampshire and a suspected drive toward Haverhill Massachusetts were reported. Sprenz escaped Akron jail last April for armed robbery and allegedly stole an airplane and a vehicle during a cross state spree.
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Maine
New Hamphire
Massachusetts
Frank Sprenz
FBI
Chester
N. H
Sprenz
Haverhill
Mass
Spenz
Akron
Scranton
Burlington, Vt
Winooski
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