Goldfine faces questions on checks to White House aides
Testimony by Goldfine and associates centers on treasury checks used for Christmas gifts to White House and Hill staff. Lishman cites Pilgrim Trust records showing uncashed checks and alleges payments to public officials, while Goldfine denies improper use and promises to explain. The committee convenes a closed door session to continue hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Lishman
Goldfine
Roger Robb
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Pilgrim Trust Co
Boston
Mildred Paperman
Rressman McCormack
Kinnaly
Eugene Kinnaly
Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission
Charles A. Wolverton
RNJ
Harrig
White House
Hagerty
Miss Sherman
Miss Colle
Air Force Transport Plane Arrives for Bacnum Festival
A C 110 Fairchild transport plane arrived yesterday at the municipal airport as part of Air Force participation in the Bacnum Festival. The craft will be open for public inspection Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p m at the airport. The visit is sponsored by the 9315th Air Reserve squadron, 2 Post Road, Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal
Air Force
9315Th Air Reserve
Post Road
Fairfield
Danbury Names Police Captain in City Hall Vote
Police Sgt. Sterling A. Perkett, longest serving officer in Danbury, is promoted to Captain by Mayor John A. D ef ine Jr. with Board of Aldermen confirmation. Perkett plans August retirement on pension. A meter sergeant position is authorized, pending Council approval. Patrolman John Espositor may become sergeant and fill meter duty. Three street sergeants currently. meter sergeant would add a fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Sterling A. Perkett
John A. De‘fine, Jr
Board of Aldermen
Perkett
Board of
Councilmen
John Espositor
Board of Adermen
Traffic deaths spike countywide during holiday weekend
The report records 339 traffic fatalities including 118 drownings and 63 in the miscellaneous category, totaling 520 deaths through Sunday midnight June 22. Fireworks add few names to casualty lists in recent years as most states ban private sales, with only limited public displays noted.
RE SIGNS BILL ON HARBOR FUNDS
The article notes a president or official expressing gratification at the elimination of objectionable projects in vetoed harbor funds bills. It cites adherence to Budget Bureau review policies and shared costs with local beneficiaries. It criticizes earlier bills for unsanctioned projects and insufficient panel funding.
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Congress
Budget Bureau
Janel
Patendten Po
Ricciuti Seeks Revision of Restaurant Wage Proposal
State Labor Commissioner Renato Ricciuti calls for revising a restaurant wage proposal that would raise minimum pay to one dollar while increasing tip deductions to forty five cents per hour. He warns higher deductions could reduce wages for some workers and urges the wage board to rework its recommendations promptly.
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Ricciuti
Jesigulaus -Ciupivyss
Connecticut
William .M. Maltbie
Hravel
New Yorker Held by Norwalk Cops
A New Yorker was arrested in Norwalk on July 3 after claims of improper advances led to police action. Michael J. Kelly, 26, of Mt. Vernon New York, faces multiple charges and is held on $10,000 bond pending City Court Monday.
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Norwalk
Michael J. Kelly
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Aere Charset
Milford Pastor Takes Yale Post
The Rev. Douglas Cook will become general secretary of the Student Volunteer Movement for Christian Missions on Aug. 2. A Sacramento California native, Cook studied at Mount Vernon New York Lehigh MIT University of Edinburgh and Yale Divinity School. He holds B S in electrical engineering and B D and S T M degrees and did relief work in Naples Italy with the Italian Service Mission and Casa Materni Methodist orphanage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Cook
Mrs Florence G Leonard services Sunday
Mrs Florence G Leonard 81 widow of Charles G Leonard of 1217 State St will have services Sunday at 2 pm at Cummings funeral home 214 Sterling St conducted by Rev Graham Hodges of Emanuel Congregational Church Burial will be in Ellisburg Cemetery Ellisburg NY She is survived by son Donald F Leonard advertising manager for The Post Telegram daughter Irma Clarke four grandchildren and sister Nell Martin of Belleville NY
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Watertown
W.Y
Florence G. Leonard
Charles G. Leonard
State Street
Donald F. Leonard
Post-Telegram
Bridgeport
Ellisburg
N.Y
Leonard
Irma Clarke
Buffalo
Walter Hagen, Jr
Princeton
N. J
Donald M
Nell J. Leonard
Fairfield
Esther Clarke
Nell Martin
Belleville
Delia Philbin, Bridgeport Nurse, Dies at 79
Miss Delia V. Philbin, 79, of 50 Benham Avenue, a former Bridgeport Hospital nurse, died yesterday after admission June 28. Services set for Monday at 8:30 a.m. Mullins and Redgate Funeral Home, then 9 a.m. at St. Augustine's Cathedral. Burial in St. Michael's Cemetery. Survived by sister Helen M. Philbin of Bridgeport and Mrs. John Callery, two nephews Frederick Conway of Fairfield and Commander John Conway, A. S. N., Panama City, Fla., plus grandnieces and grandnephews. She was active in Our Lady's Guild, Queen's Daughters, and Council of Catholic Women. Born in Newport, R. I., she lived in Bridgeport most of her life.
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Delia V. Philbin
Benham
Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Mullins and
Redgate
Park Avenue
St. Augustine's Cathedral
St. Michael's Cemetery
Miss Philbin
Fairfield
John Conway
Panama City
Fla
Mrs Julius Botha Rites Planned at St Ann’s Newark
Anna Botha widow of Julius Botha formerly of Bridgeport died yesterday at St Barnais Medical Center Newark N J She had lived with a daughter Mrs Joseph Havey Hillside N J for seven years Funeral services set for Monday at 9 30 a m Frank Polke and Son Funeral Home 1546 Fairfield Ave 10 a m Solemn Requiem Mass at St Ann’s Burial in Lawncrest Cemetery Survived by four sons Julius Samuel Louis George and four daughters Mrs Henry Olsen Mrs Rose Hopkins Mrs Gertrude Esposito and Mrs Kelen Burrows all of Newark
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Anna Botha
Julius Botha
Bridgeport
St. Barnabas Medical Center
Newark
N. J
Joseph Havey
Hillside
Frank Polke and Son
Fairfield Avenue
St. ‘Ann's Church
Flood control and navigation bill advances in Congress
The measure proposes 1 077 billion dollars for current year flood control and navigation projects with work started on few. House approval stands and Senate Appropriations committee added 100 million to the total. Conference committee would resolve differences if Senate action matches. Most funds trace to rivers and harbors bills enacted in 1954 or earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harteord
Rae
Renato Navigation
E. Ricciuti
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Conference
Senate Committee
Miss Emma Mayer Dies In Bridgeport At 66
Miss Emma Mayer 66 of 1651 Central avenue died yesterday afternoon at Bridgeport hospital after a stay since May 30. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. at the Dennis and D Arcy funeral home 3041 Fairfield avenue with Rev. Howard M Orr of Olivet Congregational church officiating. Burial will be in Park Cemetery. She was born in Bridgeport and lived here all her life. A member of Devon Union church and the Remington Arms Quarter-Century club, she is survived by three brothers and sisters in law Edward F Thomas of Bridgeport William Thomas of Devon and Mrs Carl Switzgable of Easton.
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Emma Mayer
Central Avenue
Remington Arms Company
Bridgeport
Dennis and D'Arcy
Fairfield Avenue
Hosward M. Orr
Olivet Congregational Church
Burla
Park Cemetery
Miss Mayer
Devon ‘Union Church
Remington Arms
Edward F. Thomas
William Thomas
Devon
Carl Switzgable
Easton
Eastern Conn Leaders Seek to Draft Bowles for Congress
Four eastern Connecticut Democratic leaders met at the Hotel Bond and unanimously backed Chester Bowles for the Second District congressional nomination. Bowles, vacationing off Maine, did not commit but may decide tomorrow. Governor Ribicoff urged Bowles to run, while Leo Flaherty Jr. remains firm against withdrawal, pledging to let delegates decide at the Norwich convention on Tuesday.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Bond
Chester Bowles
Congress
Bowles
Maine
Ribbot
Ribicoff
J. Bowles
Leol. B. Flaherty, Jr
Rockville
Democratic -U. S. Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
Flaherty
Tom Dodd
Chet
FANS FUSS OVER PUZZLE CLUES AND FITTING WORDS
Puzzle notes reveal how clues hinge on small word changes such as STRING not SPRING and RIDE not HIDE. The discussion covers 6 across and 12 across pairings, with examples like DESERTED versus DESERVED and SITE versus SIZE, highlighting precision in wordplay.
Mrs Michael Cepuch dies. services held in Bridgeport area
Mrs Dorothy Carrigan Cepuch 37 wife of Michael Cepuch of 208 Beach street died yesterday at St Vincent's hospital. Requiem Mass 9 oclock at St Charles church followed by burial at St Michael's cemetery. She was a Bridgeport native member of the Ladies Guild of Mary Immaculate and Mothers club at St Charles and Bridgeport Council of Catholic Women. Survived by husband a daughter Judy and two sons Michael and Peter a brother Paul Cardigan and a sister Mrs Richard Clark.
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Dorothy Carrigan Cepuch
Michael Cepuch
Beach Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
William M. Bracken
Noble Avenue
St. Charles’ Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Cepuch
Bridgeport
Ladies Guild of Mary Immaculate
Mothers Club of
Bridgeport Council of Catholic Women
Judy
Michael
Peter Cepuch
Paul Cardigan
Richard Clark
Milford
Priests Assigned Hartford July New Clergy Moves
The Catholic Transcript lists Hartford Archdiocese appointments. Carmine B. Ranerl moves from Bristol to New Haven as assistant at St. Rose. Joseph J. Avampato shifts from Hartford to Bristol as assistant at St. Anthony. Francis P. McDonnell becomes temporary assistant at St. Anthony Hartford. Raymond B. Yuskauskas named temporary assistant at St. Michael Hartford.
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Hartford
The
Catholic Transcript
Carmine B. Ranerl
Church of St. Anthony
Bristol
Church of St. Rose
New Haven
Joseph J. Avampato
Church of St. Michael
Francis P. McDonnell
Raymond B. Yuskauskas
Church of St. Michael, Hartford
Post Plans Special Issue on Barnum Festival
The Post Publishing company announces a 1958 Barnum Festival special in The Sunday Post dated July 6. The issue will feature pages of news pictures and features celebrating P. T. Barnum with coupons and 20 cents for mailing, available before Saturday noon. Coupon appears on Page 21.
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The
Post Publishing Company
Sunday’ Post
P. T. Barnum
Sunday Post
United States
Language shifts blur meanings of legal terms over time
The text notes that lay readers struggle with contemporary law as language evolves. It contrasts lay understanding with legal jargon, suggesting that terms like modern law are obscure to nonlawyers while lawyers grasp precise meanings. The passage highlights terminology vagueness among LAD LAR and LAG.
Bailey Renamed Party Chair in Connecticut
Democratic State Chairman John M. Bailey was unanimously reelected to a seventh two year term at a State Central committee meeting in the Hotel Bond Hartford. Officers retained include Gertrude O'Donnell Windsor treasurer Charles E Mahoney Windsor secretary Joseph DePaola Meriden and Katherine Quinn West Hartford assistant secretary.
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Hartford
John M. Bailey
Bailey
State Central‘ Committee
Bond
Gertrude O'Donnell
Litchfield
Charles E. Mahoney
Windsor
Joseph DePaola
Meriden
Katherine Quinn
West Hartford
Cornelius F. Mulvihill
Bridgeport
Pibicott
Nve
Miss Quinn
Beauty Contest Finals Tonight in Hartford
The event features 10 finalists in white gowns with orchid muffs and stoles. Miss Connecticut 1958 wins $500, runners-up receive $250 each, talent winners $200 each in two groups, and Miss Congeniality gets $100 for a total of $1,500 in college scholarship awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Miss. Walker
Windsor
High Pera
Willimantic State Teachers’ ‘College
Airfield protest strips party control at convention
Lyford voiced criticism of both parties and the primary law at a state convention, urging delegates to resist pressure and push liberalizing changes. He complained the system limits candidate appeals and inflates petition costs, calling for reform to protect voter and candidate rights.
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Kowalski
Mercieri
Ft. Belvoir
Lyford
Rites Tomorrow for Fr Carmody Funeral Mass Set
A pontifical Mass of requiem for Rev Alfred J Carmody 50 first pastor of St Lawrence Huntington will be offered at 10 30 a m tomorrow in St Augustine Cathedral by Bishop Lawrence J Shehan assisted by a large clergy. Burial follows at Mount St Benedicts cemetery with the body lying in state tonight at St Lawrence rectory before transfer to the cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Carmody
St. Lawrence Church
Huntington
St. Francis Hospital
Hartford
Lawrence J. Shehan
Bridgeport
St. Augustine's Cathedral
Mount St. Benedict's Cemetery
Father Carmody
St. Lawrence Rectory
St. Augustine’s Cathedral
Austin R. Saunders
Shehan
Joseph F. Cleary
Georgetown
Michael Malley
Canaan
Bracken Rules Petitions Must Be Filed Before Outlay
Attorney General Bracken declares petitions must be filed prior to taking out petitions and refunds for failed primaries are not allowed. The report blends political and civic notes as delegates from Britain and others plan outings and ceremonies around a Fourth of July at Windsor and Litchfield. The piece also notes obituaries and funeral arrangements for local residents including Nelson L Bottome and Frank Carmen with burial in Hillside Cemetery Windsor.
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Lyford
John TU. Bracken
Amart Mary
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