Snowbound Northeastern Strike Of Record Cold Grips New England
A severe cold wave plunges New England into record lows with 40 below readings in the south and 13 below in Boston as 12 inches of snow is forecast. Rail service disrupted out of New York and in Ohio and Illinois as equipment freezes and thawing slows trains. schools close and heat loss affects 3,000 families in Oswego and Watertown.
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New England
New York
New York Central
Ohio State Limited
Central
Commodore Vanderbilt
Washington
Prospect
Meriden
Orrin A. Gardiner
Revere
Mass
Mt. Washington
N.H
Boston
Nantucket Island
Siberia
Boonville
U.S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Hemisphere
Oswego
Watertown
Syracuse
Continental Divide
Ice Blocks Firemen as Kent Farm Barn Burns
Firemen fought a three hour blaze at Cobble Hill dairy barn, drawing water from ice blocks to combat the flames. About 100 firemen from Kent, Warren and Gasfordsville battled snowy conditions amid a possible sawdust spontaneous ignition. Parmhand Oran Larson evacuated 100 cattle. property loss estimated at $40,000. The barn owner is Mrs Katherine Evarts.
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Brock
Cobble Hill
Parmhand Oran Larson
Katherine Evarts
Kent
Warren
Gasfordsville
Margaret Bognar in Critical Condition After Oil Fire
Mrs. Margaret Bognar 49 of 121 Hancock Avenue was left in critical condition at St. Vincent's Hospital after fuel oil spilled from a kitchen stove igniting her clothing. Firemen said the flare caused second degree burns. a dawn neighbor extinguished the fire and kept it contained to the kitchen and living room.
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Margaret Bognar
Hancock Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Norwalk Tailor, 67, Dies in Shop
Harry Walker, 67, of 18 Plymouth Avenue, was found dead in his tailor shop at 79 Main Street in Norwalk. Police reported he apparently died of a heart ailment. His son Richard discovered the body after family members failed to reach him.
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Norwalk
Harry Walker
Plymouth Avenue
Main Street
Richard
Ribicoff Attends Meyner Stag Party
New York January 11 AP Governor Meyner of Phillipsburg New Jersey celebrated his upcoming marriage to Helen Stevenson of Oberlin Ohio at the Harwyn Club in New York City. Attendees included Governor Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut and other political figures.
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New York
Robert B. Meyner
Phillipsburg
N.J
Helen Stevenson
Oberlin
New Jersey
Harwyn Club
Meyner
Beellor
Dennis Roberts
Rhode Island
Gov
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
State union lashes Ribicoff plan for higher pay increase
The Connecticut state employees union, shocked by Governor Ribicoff's proposal for a 360 per year raise, urges a 240 increase. Executive Director Bernard H. McCusker sends a letter pressing for a larger raise and criticizes the plan to permanentize the 186 annual rise plus 60.
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Nartford
Connecticut
Ribicoff
Bernard H. McCusker
CSEA
Milford erosion plan seeks 400000 state share
Rep Di Jane Toulson of Milford introduces bills in the House to allot 400000 to the State Flood Control and Water Policy Commission for the Milford shore erosion project from Silver beach to Myrtle beach. The measures would cover state funding for erosion work on state parks or land leased to a municipality and treat long term municipal leases as municipal property for cost apportionment.
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Hartford
Dijane Toulson
Milford
Conntra and Water Policy Commission
Silver Beach
Myrtle Beach
Israelis Leave Sinai Bastion as UN Takes Over
Israeli pullback completes a second stage with the withdrawal of forces from the Sinai fortress area. Major General Moshe Dayan says further withdrawals follow talks with UN commander Major General Burns. Abba Eban proposes UN guarantees for Israeli shipping via the Gulf of Aqaba to secure future withdrawals.
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Sinai
Suez Canal
Moshe Dayan
Burns
Abba Eban
Dag /Hammarskjold
New York
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
Gulf
Tiran Straits
Negev
Eilat
Israelis to Quit Sinai Peninsula
UN dispatch reports an Israeli delegation spokesman saying Israeli troops will withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula by January 22 leaving one point at the Gulf of Aqaba. Dag Hammarskjold was informed, as Mrs. Golda Meir returned and the African Asian bloc urged UN censure for the slow withdrawal amid cabinet pressure.
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United Nations
N.Y
Egyptian
Sinai Peninsula
Gulf of Aqaba
Dag Hammarskjold
Abba Eban
Golda Meir
Israel
Health survey urged to guide aid and rehab plans
City officials discussed using federal funds for welfare and rehabilitation, noting Hillside expansion may not be sole option. Dr Pomrinse urged a community led survey to assess needs and possible home care for the aged and chronically ill, with joint action across social agencies. The Public Health Service would assist rather than dictate, and Connecticut lawmakers may be contacted for federal help. A state survey is due in four to five weeks.
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Pomrinse
Congress
Hill‘Burton
Social Security Administration
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Hillside
Lee Greene
Public Health Service
Community Council
John J.galla
Connecticut
John Shenton
Barrett
State Health Department
Board Adopts Pay Schedule with Ranges for City Workers
The council approves a six percent boost and higher brackets for city employees including firefighters and police, plus uniform allowances. Proposals to lower the bottom step for custodians were debated. one member favored the change while another opposed linking it to a veto risk. The plan costs about 780 thousand dollars plus 57 thousand for revaluations and new hires, with 260 dollar average pay next year for most workers.
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Kershner
Stephen Jane Kura
Commission
Kershiner
Common Council
McLevy S
Jankura
Fire
Push
Lintey
Linlew
Linley
Civil Service
Nake
Death Notice for Peter Kerpchar of Bridgeport
Peter Kerpchar 58 of 4 Asylum Street Bridgeport died after a short illness. Services Friday at 4 30 a.m. at Adzima Funeral Home 591 Arctic Street and 3 p.m. at St John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church officiated by Rev Joseph Simko. Burial in St Johns Cemetery Stratford. Born in Czechoslovakia he was a machine operator at Bridgeport Brass and a communicant of St Johns Church. Survived by wife Catherine a daughter Margaret Green and three sons Michael Peter and John all of Bridgeport, brother Michael Kerpchar Stratford four sisters Europe and Stratford, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Continuous.
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Peter Kerpehar
Asylum Street
Adzima Funeral Home
Arctic Street
St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic
Joseph Simko
St. John’s Cemetery
Stratford
St. John's Church
Holy Trinity Society
J.K.W
Quarter Century Club
Bridgeport Brass Company
Kerpchar
Catherine Kardiak Kerpchar
Margaret Green
Michael
Peter
John Kerpchar
Bridgeport
Michael Kerpchar
Mary Firere
Anna Soltis
Europe
Susan Skirkanich
Julia Kraynak
Bus Integration Tensions Rise Across Southern Cities
In Montgomery and Atlanta officials grapple with school and bus integration actions. Governor Griffin vows no breakdown of segregation while a grand jury indicts six Atlanta ministers for violating segregation laws by taking front seats on a trolley. Florida Governor Collins says attacks were local enforcement problems. Bills in Georgia aim to strengthen segregation stance.
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Tallahassee
Florida
Leroy Collins
Atlanta
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Griffin
United States
Train Conductor Dies After Collapse on Yankee Clipper
Stamford police identified 61 year old R T Cargent of New Haven as the conductor who collapsed and died after stepping from a Boston to New York train halted by mechanical trouble. Police say a heart attack caused death while a railroad spokesman noted a broken pantograph on the Yankee Clipper, which delayed the train about ninety minutes.
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Stamford
New Haven
Boston
New York
R. T. Cargent
Connecticut Capital Projects Outline Major State Builds
The report lists proposed spending across universities and state facilities including classroom buildings at Waterbury Stamford and New Britain, life science expansions at UConn, dormitories, a Waterbury Technical Institute project, and road and hospital upgrades. It notes no new capitol office building, urging a study on consolidating departments and locating facilities near the capitol.
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Tion Fields
Danbury Teachers College
Fairfield Hall
New Britain Teachers College
Technical Institute
Waterbury
Norwalk
Technical School
New Britain
New Britain State Teachers College
Uconn
University of Connecticut
Stamford
Bradley Field
Veterans Home and Hospital
Rocky Hill
Mansfield State Training School
Southbury Training School
Connecticut Reformatory
Cheshire
State Eyes Immediate Action on Pike Turnpike Bonding
Officials pledge to push the turnpike project, calling it the state's largest, with bipartisan support for new legislation. A public hearing is planned next week and a final Assembly vote is targeted by January end. The Highway Department has 23.8 million to extend work through March, with 245 million still to be raised.
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General Assembly
Elmer S. Watson
Wethersfield
Ribicoff
Highway Department
Dulles Warns of War Peril Across Middle East
Secretary Dulles warned that delaying military authority could worsen the economic and political crisis in the Middle East, arguing a free hand to aid the region is essential amid oil disruptions and Suez tensions. He said fighting chances for U S troops depend on legislative action, while senators weighed stand by authority and timing. The hearing extended beyond schedule ahead of the presidential inauguration.
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Dulles
Middle East
Eisenhower
Europe
Suez Canal
Egypt
Langer
R—N. D
Knowland
United States
U. S
OiselLe Renamed On Common Pleas
Hartford January 15 Governor Ribicoff nominated Alva P Loiselle for another four year term as judge of the Common Pleas court His present term expires February 4 The nomination awaits confirmation by both houses of the Legislature Also named were Martin H Horwitz to the State Water commission and Edward J McDonough reappointed to the same agency Florence C Karwaski to the State Tuberculosis commission and Dr Bernard D Sherman to the board of examiners in chiropody
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Hartford
Ribicoff
Alva P. Loiselle
Common Pleas Court
Loiselle
Wittimantic
John Lodge
Martin H. Horwitz
New Britain
State Water Commission
Edward J. McDonough
Horwitz
George C. Waldo
Fairfield
Florence C. Karwaski
State Tuberculosis Commission
Bernard D. Sherman
Stratford
Board of Examiners
Marsilius Offers Party Lever Bill
Hartford January 135 A bill would allow a voter to split ticket voting by pulling a party lever first. Introduced in May by Senator Newman Marsilius Jr. Republican Trumbull the measure lets voters pull the lever for one party before choosing individual candidates.
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Hartford
Jan
Newman M. Marsilius, Jr
R-Trumbull
Peterson's Ointment Gains Noted Fame Across the Land
A Buffalo druggist created an ointment to ease piles with quick cooling soothing astringent relief. Its fame spread to thousands of homes nationwide. Consumers urged to ask druggists for a 50 cent box or 75 cent applicator tube with money back guarantees.
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Buffalo
Peterson
Wade
Services Arranged for Two Poison Victims
Funeral arrangements are set for Michael Gonnek and John Durkota who died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in their rooms at 32 Colorado Avenue. Services for Gonnek are private today at Godfrey and Conway Funeral Home 309 Washington Avenue, with Durkota’s service planned for tomorrow. Burial sites pending. Gonnek leaves a son William Gornek of North Shelmsford Mass and a daughter Mrs. Fills of Ware Mass. Durkota’s two sons and four daughters remain unlocated.
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Michael Gonnek
John Durkota
Colorado Avenue
Godfrey and Conway
Washington Avenue
Mr. Gonnek
Mr. Durkota
William Gornek
North Shelmsford
Mass
Mrs. Fills
Ware
U S Expelling Soviet Attache Krylov
The United States orders Col. Krylov to depart after charges of highly improper activities incompatible with his diplomatic status. Deputy Secretary Beam informs Sergei Striganov the embassy must arrange his immediate departure, signaling potential Russian retaliation. Krylov, who arrived in 1935, faced sanctions following the previous expulsion of Col. Byberg in June.
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Russia
Krylov
Col
Ivan Bybep
State Department
Jacob CD. Beam
Sergei A. Strigianov
Em‘bassy
Washington
Keylov
United States
Moscow
Milford House Fire Sparks Chimney Blaze in Early Evening
Firemen were summoned around 7:19 PM to extinguish a chimney fire at the home of Mrs. Marion Metzler at 278 East Broadway Milford. Recall was at 8:37. No damage estimate given.
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Milford
Marion Metzler
East Broadway
West Side Bank Gain in Assets
The piece outlines a Fairfield banker and community leader’s career from 1939 as Beechmont Dairy office manager to roles as secretary and president of various firms. It notes his long service as a West Side bank director since 1948 and lists clubs, religious groups, and his family details.
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Beechmont Dairy, Inc
Factory Service, Inc
Bridgeport Milk Container Exchange
Trumbull Exchange Club
West Side Bank
Niedermeier
Patterson Club of Fairfield
Bridgeport Elks, Lodge
United Commercial Travelers
Church of the Assumption Holy Name Society
St. Teresa's Council of C
Council of Catholic Men
Ike Outlines Drought Aid Plan with Emergency Grants
President Eisenhower proposes a three part drought relief package including 25 million dollars for wind erosion and emergency conservation, 26 million for refinancing farm indebtedness under Bankhead Jones, and an extension of unobligated funds through June 30, 1958. He urged good credit and continuation of private lending with federal programs as a supplement.
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Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Bankhead-Jones
Southwest
Suet F
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Honeybrook
Cty
Board of Education
Peter Kerpcher
Czechoslovakia
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The
Bridgeport Brass Commpany
Montgomery
ASK
Astion
Oiselle
Common Pleas
Marsilius
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White
Milford House
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Tyoilsome Hill Road
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