12 Jan 1957
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1957
Page
1
About 1,200 tenants in Bridgeport moderate rental housing projects face new monthly rates. Beardsley Terrace four and five room units rise to 70 and 77 dollars, Pequonnock to 78 and 82, with July 1 slated for federal project increases pending income surveys.
The almanac lists Bridgeport readings with yesterday's high and low values, precipitation, barometer and humidity details. Tides show today's highs and lows plus tomorrow's times, while the almanac notes January 12 as the twelfth day of the year and the twenty second of winter with sunrise and sunset times.
In Superior Court Judge James Murphy hears the case of Melvin Collins 23 Stamford charged with armed robbery and breaking and entering. State witness Oscar Robinson testified Collins demanded 50 cents and robbed him on Pacific Street with a knife taking money and keys to Frank Grosso’s store. Edward Talentino corroborated the store target and the night’s events as the jury heard.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan faces warnings from the Tory old guard as he works to assemble a new cabinet. Queen Elizabeth prepares to return to Buckingham Palace to approve the minister list. Macmillan dined with Sir Winston Churchill, who aided his rise after Anthony Eden resigned due to ill health. Eden, resigning after 33 years in Warwick Leamington, said he is not fit for full-time duty and declined a peerage.
CANON CITY Colo Jan M AP John Gilbert Graham was executed tonight in Colorado's gas chamber for the dynamite murder of his mother and 43 others aboard a United Airlines plane exploded near Longmont. He remained calm as the cyanide gas killed him after a last day of prayers and a steak salad last meal. He confessed to the bomb plot and spoke with his attorney about Alaska and fishing before meeting his Maker.
An explosion at the Ranco Inc research and testing laboratory in northwest Columbus killed one person and sent 17 to area hospitals. A 20 pound liquid propane gas tank ruptured, releasing gas that spread across the large room before igniting. The blasts collapsed walls and damaged the one story building.
United States and Egypt push Israel to withdraw from Egypt behind the 1949 armistice lines to aid a Middle East settlement. Britain signals possible quick talks on Suez. Hammarskjold to report progress as Israel negotiates Sinai withdrawal.
Miss Nellie B. Wilson, 73, of Fairfield, was found dead last night at 6 by police after a carrier noted two days of undelivered papers. Dr. Stanton R. Smith will determine cause of death. police say she lived alone and may have died two days earlier. Body moved to John M. Shaughnessy Funeral Home. 15 cats found in home.
Robert Tripp Ross assistant Secretary of Defense said he is taking a leave of absence until congressional committees complete investigations into a Wynn Enterprises contract. He cited no connection with the company and urged committees to expedite inquiry while offering full cooperation.
A 16 year old Stratford high student was arrested on breac h of peace charges after confessing to a January 3 bomb hoax call to the school. Bond set at $5,000 for town court appearance. The incident followed police questioning prompted by students claiming the boy bragged about the call. Separately the Connecticut Symphony Orchestra under Jonel Perlea and pianist Richard Greglor performed a program at Klein Memorial auditorium featuring Tchaikovsky Pathetique Ravel Piano Concerto and Debussy La Mer.
A second blaze in Milford tonight forced six Doty family members onto the street. The Dotys, already coping with a November home fire and a fall that injured William, face layoffs as father William Doty was laid off from his job at Raye, best of after the fire. The discovery came from 11 year old Alan Doty in the 122 Cherry Street home, with the fire contained to the cellar before reaching the main floor.
Protests over layoffs at the Csepel steel works near Budapest escalate with communist militiamen firing on demonstrators, leaving deaths and injuries unconfirmed. Soviet forces, police, and workers clash as Janos Kadar and Chou En-lai figure in broader Cold War tensions.
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