Shore erosion program seeks $3 million bond for area projects
A bill introduced in Hartford would authorize a $3,000,000 bond to extend the state beach erosion and flood control program. The proposal allocates $1,323,000 for construction in Milford and Fairfield County, detailing project sites in Greenwich Stamford Norwalk and Milford with mixed state and federal funding shares. William S. Wise and John J. Curry outlined the plan for the Strate Water Policy and Flood Control commission.
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House
Herbert R. Elker
Milford
Strate Water Policy and Flood Contral Commission
Fairfield County
Greenwich
Bryant Point
Stamford
Cummings Park
Cove Island
Norwalk
Calf Pasture Beach
East Shore
South Shore
Fairfield
Fairfield Beach
Silver Beach
Meadows End
Myrtle Beach
Woodmont Shore
Peyton Place novelist Grace Metalious and husband separate
Grace Metalious 32 author of Peyton Place and her husband George 32 a teacher at Stow High School have separated. George says divorce seems possible though no decision has been made while Grace travels to Hollywood to oversee film work with their three children.
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Call
Bernard
Snierson
Laconia
Warren Smith Held In Check Fraud Case
Warren D. Smith, 33, of the Hotel Savoy on Main Street, was arrested on a warrant charging issuing worthless checks. Held on a $50 bond awaiting city court. he admitted passing fraudulent checks totaling $500. Arrested by Patrolmen Robert Gregory and John Steeper at the Hotel. Argentina plans to increase its meet of 26 sea fishing trawlers.
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Savoy
Main Street
Harold Sherwood
Smith
Robert Gregory
John Steeper
Argentina
Board Re-elects Oliver Osborne as Fire Board President
Oliver T. Osborne of 292 Lakes Avenue was reelected to his 16th one year term as president of the Board of Fire Commissioners at a reorganization meeting Mayer McLevy presided until Osborne’s election. Osborne, head of Locke Steel Chain, has led the board since 1947 with new Commissioner Matthew Byrne attending his first meeting. Pension awards were approved for widows Irma M. Hackett and Catherine L. Fitzgerald, totaling 1 110 and 1 497 dollars respectively.
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Mayer McLevy
Mr. Osborne
Joseph Niedermeier
Andrew Havanich
Locke Steel Chain Company
McLevy
George Wellington
Purtell Praises Ukrainians on Independence Anniversary
Senator Purtell of Connecticut lauds Ukrainian love of liberty as the country marks its 39th anniversary of independence. He cites faith and courage, and notes he and Senator Bush introduced a resolution to declare January 22 a national Ukrainian independence holiday.
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Purtell R.conn
Purtell
Bush
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Django at Loew's Poli ushers Hall Bartlett film debut
Ronald Howard stars as Clay Allen in Django at Loew's Poli as Earlmar Productions releases Jeff Chandler's Drango. The story follows Chandler’s character rebuilding a Georgia town after Sherman’s march while facing local hostility and a budding rebellion. Supporting cast includes Donald Crisp Julie London John Lupton Howard Dru and Angus MacPhail.
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Hall Bartlett
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Jeff Chandler
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Politheater
Sherlock Holmes
Rale
Slander at Majestic Opens with Star Cast
The Majestic theater opens Friday with Slander starring Van Johnson Ann Blyth and Steve Cochran. Johnson plays a puppeteer whose life unravels after a smear publisher reveals his prison record. Also at the Majestic The Peacemaker. The Wrong Man opens at Warner Merritt with Henry Fonda Vera Miles and Alfred Hitchcock directing.
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Majestic Theater
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Marjorie Rambeau
Lo the Peacemaker
Warner
Alfred Hitchcock
Merritt
Henry Fonda
Vern Miles
New York City
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Hitchcock
Miss Miles
Warner Bros
Maxwell Anderson
Theater Time Table Shows Multiple Film Pairings at City Theaters
LOEWS Poli Dranga and Majestic present The Girl Cant Help It with runtimes around 2 50 6 05 and 9 20. Running Target and The Wrong Man screen at Merritt Warner and others with Cruel Tower shown across staggered 1 60 4 25 7 50 slots. Rumble on the Dock appears at several venues plus Dont Knock the Rock at Beverly and HL Way.
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State Income Tax Study Proposed in Connecticut
Hartford Jan 22 AP Rep Karl H Links introduced a bill to urge a study of a state income tax by the Legislative Council. The measure echoes a 1955 remark by Rep John C Donaldson then House Finance chair that Republicans would block a state income tax.
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