RAF veteran admits writing feared A bomb letter to Soviet
Willam Stanley Whales aged 34 an Ipswich farm worker and ex RAF airman admitted he wrote the alleged A bomb threat to the Soviet Embassy and said the Russians altered the meaning by omitting his grievances against the RAF. Police said the case requires proper investigation and further facts from authorities.
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London
Royal Air Force
Engand
RAF
Reds
U.S
England
Willam Stanley Whales
Ipswich
British Press Association
U.S. State Department
Washington
Weather summary for Bridgeport area shows showers likely
Considerable cloudiness today and tonight with showers this afternoon and night. High near 80 with humid conditions. Sunday outlook calls for morning showers possibly clearing in the afternoon. Almanac notes 186th day of the year, summer season.
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U.B
Bridgeport
Murder Confession Opens Door To Freedom for Convicted Man
A Chicago man, former Cairo patrolman Charles Paul Rothschild, confessed to planning the June 19 1956 murder of Charles Drake in Jefferson Georgia. The 43 year old, sentenced to death twice, signed a 2500 word statement as authorities predicted a possible early release.
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Jefferson, Ga
Illinois
South Carolina
Charles Paul
Rocky) Rothschild
Cairo
Charles Drake
Jefferson Merchant
Rothschild
Bridgeport
Columbia
S.C
Rothschild/Weatherman
A. D. Allen
Winder Ga
Allen
Greer
Ther
Stratford
John B. Brooks
High
Poison Kills 6 In Nd Family In Massachusetts? (Source text unclear)
Four members of the MacDowell family and MacDowell’s mother were found dead in their beds at Glen Ridge New Jersey on the Fourth of July. A neighbor and former police chief William Higgins looked on as relatives arranged a search after they failed to arrive at a nearby picnic. Warren Higgins forced entry to investigate the MacDowells estate.
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Glen Ridge
N.J
Thomas H. MacDowell
MacDowell
William P. Higgins
Alexandria
Higgins
Chester
N. J
Inferno Ignores Barnum Festival as Machine Shop Burns
A fire swept the rear of Superior Screw Machine Co. at 593 Knowlton Street near the Pequonnock river, damaging 12 automatic screw machines after a rubbish fire spread. Fire units from No. 66, Barnum and Central stations fought the blaze from 10:18 to 10:44 AM as festival crowds gathered nearby.
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Pequonnock
Berkshire Bridge
Superior Screw Machine Company
Knowlton Street
Knowlton
Stillman Streets
No. 66 House
Barnum and Central
Air Force Globemaster Down In Pacific Ocean
A C124 Globemaster crashed in the mid Pacific about 160 miles northeast of Johnston Island during a Honolulu to Wake Island flight. Ten crewmen were aboard. three were rescued after being found clinging to a raft, one body sighted, five unaccounted. Debris was reported in the area as Boxer carrier helicopters hoisted the survivors to safety.
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Honolulu
Globemaster
mid-Pacific
Navy
Hawaii
Johnston Island
Air Force
Wake Island
United States
Central Pacific
Wake
State reports highlight July 4 traffic as fatality marks
Billie Turner wins beauty title as state reports list holiday traffic with a fatal crash in Middletown. Garry Collins, 22, of Portland, Conn., died when his car struck a tree. two others injured. Cromwell motorcycle crash, plus Merritt Parkway and turnpike incidents, show mixed travel, with Toll stations logging heavy eastbound volume. police notes include a Barricade accident on Broad Street during Barnum Festival.
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Middletown
Garry Collins
Portland
Conn
Cromwell
Merritt Parkway
Stratford
Trumbull
Bridgeport
Henry Goldsteins
Marlon Street
Broad Street
Park Place
Parkway
Turnpike
Greenwich
Milford
Connecticut Turnpike
Reservoir Avenue
Lucille Halfpenny
Glastonbury
George
Kaplain
Brookline
Mass
Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day
Community pages list items such as Angelo Patri editorials obituaries and various sections including comics a crossword puzzle and sports. The fragment mentions Dr Bundesen Jacoby on Bridge and Caesarist radio and TV theater along with women news and fashion notes in the periodical.
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Telegram
Angelo Patri
Dr. Bundesen
Dulles Briefed on Paris Nuclear Briefings Ahead of Talks
Secretary of State Dulles arrived in Paris and immediately attended a briefing on nuclear weapons ahead of his conference with Premier Charles de Gaulle. He called the talks frank cordial and fruitful and then proceeded to meet Gen. Lauris Norstad at the U S Embassy as NATO planning issues were scheduled.
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Paris
Dulles
Charles de Gaulle
Warly
Hithue Dulles
U. S
Weet
Lauris Norstad
North Atlantic
France
Dulles J
Norstad
New Canaan Girl Crowned Miss Connecticut 1958
Billie June Turner of New Canaan, a hazel-eyed ballerina, captured the title Miss Connecticut of 1958 after an emotional victory on stage. The young performer stood out for her poise and beauty during the statewide pageant.
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Telegram
Brinsko
Billie June Turner
Susan Lightbown
New Canaan
Atlantic City
Sonia
Boin
Connecticut
Parade of Champions opens Barnum Festival night crowd swells past twenty thousand
The 1958 Barnum Festival Parade of Champions kicks off at Hedges Stadium tonight with over 20 000 expected in attendance and 750 in the Kieln Memorial crowd. Miss Bridgeport seeks the Barnum trophy while Miss Hartford and Miss Greater Hartford place as runners up. Organizers report tickets sold out, weather warnings possible with a Sunday backup plan.
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Hedges Stadium
Kieln’ Memorial
Hamilton Post
Baltimore
Missing Boy Found Safe In Wooded Area
An 11-year-old Miami boy named Tomothy Williams wandered for over four hours through a ten mile square wooded area in Old Lyme before state police found him. He had mosquito bites but was otherwise uninjured. He had been visiting with Mrs Adel Gamerdinger under Lt Francis J Mangan at Westbrook barracks.
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Old Lyme
Miami
Fla
Tomothy Williams
Adel Gamerdinger
Francis J. Mangan
Westbrook
Lycoming Float Tops Barnum Parade Prizes
At yesterday's Barnum Festival parade Lycoming Girls' club won Best in Parade with Futuristic Jet. Hoppenstall Management claimed Most Beautiful Ameri can's Alli. Helen King Reynolds school earned Most Original Midsummer Night's Dream. North End Boys' club took Most Humorous Nutmeg Bow. YMCA Aqua Maids won Best Effort American Aqua Show, Kilpatrick Realty sponsoring. Special mentions went to Jenny Lind float by Borden-Mitchell Dairy, On a Sunday Afternoon by Knickerbocker Brewery, and Miss Rheingold by Liechman Breweries.
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Lycoming Girls’ Club
Alli
Hoppenstall Management Club
Helen King Reynolds School
North End Boys’ Club
Ymca Aqua Maids
Kilpatrick Realty Company
Borden- Mitchell Dairy
Knickerbocker Brewery
Liecbman Breweries
Heppenstall Management Club
Helen King Reynolds School of
Stratford
Aqua Maids
Heat Parade Illnesses Strain Fairfield Parade Crowd
At least eight spectators were stricken by heat during the Barnum Festival parade. City ambulances aided victims near Fairfield and Park avenues and Seaside Park. A Waterbury boy, three, was treated for scalp injuries after a bat strike. Two women near Main and Fairfield were treated as the crowd briefed.
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Fairfield
Park Avenues
Seaside Park
Bull's Head
Waterbury
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Joan Sanders
Edward Street
Catherine Doyle
Nnowlton Street
Fairfield and
Line Avenues
Thomas Turner, Jr
Hull Street
Stratford
A. C. Mills
Bronson Road
Wallace Tinton
Fireworks Parade Dazzles Bridgeport as City Celebrates
A sweeping Fourth of July parade through Bridgeport drew about 275000 spectators on a sunny day. Many floats earned top honors with the Heppenstall Management club’s Americans All float winning best in show, Lycoming Girls’ club earning best parade, and Aqua Maids receiving best original. Special mentions went to three other floats including Borden Mitchell Dairy and two sponsored by Knickerbocker and Liebmann beer brands.
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Florence Lovell
Bridgeport
Borden Mitchell Dairy
Beauty
Jenny Lind
Knickerbocker and Liebmann
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Schulee
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Iflames Sweep Machine’ Shop S
Uperior Screw Co
Pacific
Toattin
Natu Billie Turner
Mattib
NATO
de Gaulle
Maryland
Nelson H. Downs
Harding High School
Stratford American’ Legion Corps
Stratford Legion Hall
Downs
Lycoming
Hi Nabor
Tab Miller
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