Death of Wesley and Jean George ends marital troubles
Fairfield police report a man shot his estranged wife, then killed himself yesterday at 2:30 PM on Duck Farm road near Alma drive. Wesley H. George, 42, and Jean Lee George, 34, died at the scene and Park City hospital respectively. Mrs George had sought legal separation. police noted threats last year and that the 45 caliber pistol is held by the police.
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Patrick Carroll
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Fairland Drive
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Almal’ Drive
Board Reviews Sites for New City Schools
The Board of Education planning committee viewed potential sites to replace five current schools slated for Route 25 redevelopment. A report with the chosen school name is due to the Feb 13 board meeting. The panel, after consulting City Planning Engineer Joseph Dear, weighs timing, multi-site build rates, and whether the North End Thorme Street school should run with or separate from others.
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Edward J. Caldwell
Caldwell
Thormer Street
Thormesttest
South End
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast and Almanac Details
Official Weather Bureau report for Bridgeport and vicinity notes morning rain clearing to partly cloudy and cooler by afternoon, then colder tonight with low 25 to 30. Sunday mostly fair and cold with a high near 32. Includes yesterday’s temperatures, precipitation, barometer, humidity, tides today and tomorrow, sunrise and sunset times, and notes on features for readers.
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U.S
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Midwest Plagued by Freezing Rain
Freezing rain crippled midwestern roads and halted school buses on Friday. The glaze stretched from towns to Michigan causing thousands of children to miss classes. In southern Wisconsin driving became dangerous with buses and cabs pulled off streets and main arteries into Milwaukee blocked by stalled vehicles.
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Lucky Luciano Dies in Naples After Heart Attack
International crime figure Lucky Luciano, former American underworld czar, died in Naples Italy at age 64 from a heart attack while tailed by Italian narcotics detectives. He collapsed beside American film producer Martin Gosch after a meeting at Capodichina airport. An autopsy was ordered and U.S. authorities indicated he faced imminent arrest amid links to a $150 million narcotics case.
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Italy
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Lucky) Luciano
United States
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Capodichina
Washington
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U.S
Narcotics Bureau
New York
Giordano
Martin Gosch
Rome
Gosch
Martin
OAS Deadlock Over Cuba Ejection Plan Stirs Nine Nations
At Punta del Este a 14 hour discussion among U S officials and Latin American foreign ministers failed to resolve how to expel Fidel Castro from the OAS Uruguay joined a soft bloc. Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Bolivia Ecuador and Haiti form the seven nation group backing a gradual approach while the United States seeks immediate expulsion. The conference aims to issue a final act with a hard or soft punishment stance by Monday.
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Countdown On for Orbit Flight Moon Spacecraft Misses Mark
NASA announced an orbiting miss on the moon mission after the instrument package exceeded planned speed by a wide margin. The craft would instead loop to the sun, delaying expected close lunar photography and data collection as questions about the moon’s surface await new possibilities.
Fairfield U Carnival Queen Named For Winter Weekend
Long Island beauty Karen Ambert, 19, was chosen as Fairfield University Winter Carnival queen at a formal dance held at Longshore Country Club in Westport. She was escorted by Louis' Ockey of Brooklyn, a physics major and Cardinal Key president.
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Fairfield University
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Westport
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Brooklyn
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Southern Senators Attack Kennedy Civil Rights Bill
Washington Jan 26 Southern senators denounced the Kennedy administration civil rights bill as unconstitutional and politically inspired. The bill would make a sixth grade education the sole literacy test for voters in presidential and congressional elections. Senator Richard Russell of Georgia denounced Mansfield’s measure and warned it violated state rights. Senator Javits of New York supported a similar rider. Dixie forces held a closed door huddle in Russell’s office.
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Prosecutor questions pilot in Bari spy mission case
Italian prosecutor Milose Solakov, Bulgarian MIG-17 pilot, undergoes civil interrogation in Bari hospital as part of a possible espionage case. He crashed near a NATO missile base, with only minor injuries. The Defense Ministry said evidence points to a spy mission, but the magistracy will decide.
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Glenn Urges Public to Back Space Drive Even If I Die
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Jan 26 AP on eve of takeoff John Herschel Glenn urged public to back space exploration even if he dies tomorrow He was upbeat in Hangar S saying countdown has begun and he would be first American to orbit the earth Newsmen were informed by Lt Col John A Powers that Glenn understands the mission risks He noted he carries three retror rockets and ruled out carrying a cyanide capsule Continued on Page Two.
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UN opens drive on Congo troops
The United Nations announced a long term military campaign in the eastern Congo to curb undisciplined troops and marauding bands amid threats of massacres of priests. Maj. Dick Lawson reported unrest near Kindu and Kongolo after at least 19 to 20 Catholic missionaries were killed, with a Belgian trader and a French doctor among possible white victims. Dr. Sture Linner disclosed his retirement as Congo operation chief and said the plan remains secret.
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Sweden
Glenn poised for historic triple orbit flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Jan 7 AP final countdown began for John H. Glenn Jr in aim to orbit Earth three times at 100 to 150 miles altitude traveling about 17500 mph weather looked good Glenn fit and ready for a mission seen as a milestone in US space exploration Carpenter as standby pilot ready to replace Glenn if needed officials stressed the operation remains high risk with the Moon goal highlighted by NASA leaders.
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Astronaut's Flight At a Glance
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Jan 26 AP The Mercury astronaut flight at a glance Blastoff time 7 30 a m 12 30 p m Pilot John H Glenn Jr 10 Marine lieutenant colonel Spacecraft Mercury capsule 2 12 feet high and feet across base Rocket Atlas with 360 000 pounds thrust Speed 17 500 mph Altitude 100 to 150 miles Orbits Three two or one depending on time of launch Tracking network 18 stations around the world Recovery forces 24 ships 30 planes 15 000 men Cost of project 400 million
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MacArthur Marks His 82nd Birthday
General Douglas MacArthur, turning 82, received birthday greetings from U S Military Academy cadets led by Cadet First Captain James R. Ellis at his Waldorf Towers suite in New York. He said each birthday is a triumph and later joined a dinner with about 73 former World War II comrades and senior staff from the Southwest Pacific theater.
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Ala
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