Billie Turner Wins Crown In Talent Contest
Miss Turner of Silvermine Road won first place in the talent competition at the Miss Congeniality pageant advancing with a Carousel Waltz ballet routine. Judges awarded a $500 scholarship and a $100 prize. other finalists included Miss Judith Gail Calkins and Miss Norcas Grant Brown. A separate Fresno area wildfire burned 160 acres near Pine Flat Lake after fireworks sparked blazes.
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Fresno
Calif
Hughes Mountain
Agland A
Miss Plainfield
Pine Flat Lake
Norcas Grant Brown
Moosup
Torrington
Gail Calkins
Morris
Miss Turner
Ringmaster Float Highlights Parade of Champions Ceremony
The Festival Parade featured the Ringmaster Kenneth E. Raine and family with a GE mini circus float as dignitaries led by Governor Ribicoff and Senators Bush and Purtell. Dozens of floats including Park City skaters and Catholic Youth groups sparked a lively procession through Bridgeport with 35 musical units and a final Barnum Hotel reception.
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Miss Rheingold
Hedges Stadium
Ringmaster's
General Electric Company
Barnum
Kenneth E. Raine
Kenneth, Jr
Valerie
Victoria
Cordelia
Festival Society
William Simpson
Ray Colonari
Raymond C. Lyddy
David F. Dunigan
Leonard F. Gilbert
Ribicoff
Tedesco
U. S
Prescott Bush
U.S.S. Cotten
U.S.5
Corsair
McLevy
Jasper McLevy
Air Force
Bridgeport Marine Re> Cruting Office
Joseph Barber
Frederick Neuport
Crack American Legion Corps
Bowers
Manchester
Bridgeport
Fairfield Fire Department
Mattatuck Ancient
Stony Creek
Lancral
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Park City
CYO
St. Raphael’s Band
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John Filip
Stratford
American Legion
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Raybestos
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P. T
Queen Victoria
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Poland
Kennedy Center
Post Publishing Company
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Chris Wesche
Hiberniang
Musicana
Theta Epsilon Sorority
University of Bridgeport
Park Avenue
Little Leaguers
Seaside
State and Park
Norman Street
G. Neill Tobin
Barnum Hotel
Ringmaster
Raine
Traffic Death Marked In Stratford Holiday State Reports
State Police report a chain collision on the eastbound Housatonic river bridge in Stratford at noon. Four drivers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania escaped injury. Harold Budd Jr faced a following too closely charge and $15 bond, with others identified as George Wells Clifton NJ Harold Rosenberg Scranton Pa Paul Gourley Jr Philadelphia.
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David B. Smith
Housatonic River Bridge
Stratford
George Wells
Clifton
N. J
Harold R.rosenberg
Scranton
Pa. C
Paul Gourley, Jr
Philadelphia
Harold Budd, Jr
Morristown
J. Budd Wass
Donald Warner
Stratford Town Court
Seaside Opens Summer Band Series With VFW
The 3 p.m. Sunday Seaside park concert kicks off the summer series sponsored by Mayor Tedesc o and the Recreation department. The VFW band directed by Harold Brown performs. rain postponement shifts to Wednesday at 3 p.m. and will be announced on radio from 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
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Tedesco
Recreation Department
Seaside Park
VFW
Harold Brown
Four Die in Connecticut Fourth of July Accidents
On July 4 in Connecticut three people died in separate incidents. John H. Postman 33 of Killingworth drowned at Chester while swimming. Monty a Plainfield boy drowned at Canterbury Pond after slipping from a ledge. Harold Hartley 26 from Baltimore died at Lime Rock when his car left the track during a practice run and rolled over, throwing him 35 feet.
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New Haven
Connecticut
John H. Postman
Killingworth
Chester
Monty
Plainfield
Canterbury Pond
Salisbury
Baltimore
Lime Rock Racetrack
Harold Hartley
Hartley
Traffic death toll mounting in nation
The nation faced a rising traffic death toll with an average of about four per hour. The tally reached 118 with multiple fatal crashes, including sixteen dead in four accidents. The National Safety Council warned the three day July 4th holiday could set a new record if drivers do not exercise care.
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National Safety Council
AF Globemaster Down in Pacific
The Air Force reported a GlobeMaster down after engine trouble off Hawaii while en route to Tokyo. Captain Jonathan W. Brown led the plane with six other crew, as Boxer carrier helicopters and surface craft searched the area near Johnston Island. The mission, valued at 1.7 million dollars, carried nine aboard plus two couriers.
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Calif
James M. Phillips
Vacaville
James P. van Derre
San Rafael
Travis Afb
Johnson Island
Tokyo
Honolulu
Johnston
Old Saybrook
Long Island Sound
Theodore Alfred Hodgdon Jr
Nutley
N. J
Hodgdon
Knotwood Beach
William Michaud
Meriden
Michaud
Ilogdon
Lincoln Park
N.J
Palmer
Mass
Heat Overcomes Right At Parade
The Globe master C124 appears in a detailed incident report during the parade area. A pilot on No 3 Smith Street was treated at Sea Engine after a propeller issue. Alfred Young of Belfast received a 19800 bequest from Mrs Eleanor McGiffin. Heat victims Earl Espostio Norman Hellgren Francis DeRosa Robert DeShaies were hospitalized with injuries. Ambulance duty included Drs McLoughlin Garrity Soroka and drivers Petitte Bright and McGirr.
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Wee Pane
Joseph Esposito
Center Street
Norman Hellgren
Davis Road
Fairfield
Francis DeRosa
North Avenue
Robert DeShaies
High Street
Waterbury
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Fairfield Avenue
Park
Drs
Thomas McLoughlin
James Garrity
Jan Soroka
Frank Petitte
Clifford Bright
Arthur McGirr
Pleasure Beach to Host Family Night Dances
Opening night of the Summer family night dances at the Pleasure Beach ballroom is next Tuesday from 8 to 11 p.m. Mayor Tedesco and the Recreation Department sponsor the event with Joey Zelle’s orchestra. Admission is free but proper attire is required. dungarees shorts athletic shirts or boots are not allowed for anyone, while girls should wear dresses or skirts and blouses and boys slacks and shirts. A year ago attendees in dungarees and shorts were denied entry prompting the dress rules.
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Pleasure Beach
Tedesco
Recreation Department
Joey Zelle
Recreation
Confession May Free Accused Foster in Georgia Case
Jackson county officials say Foster may be released within two weeks as legal technicalities clear. Rothschild, who confessed, faces possible indictments at the August grand jury. Foster’s defense contends Mr s Drake misidentified Rothschild. Foster, jailed in Jefferson, Ga., expressed joy at the news.
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Foster
Jackson “County
Jefferson
Alfred Quillian
Piedmont Judicial Circuit
Rothschild
Allen
Brooks
Greer
Athens
Gainsville
Hers & Companion
Drake
Free Yanks Held by Castro Leaders in Cuban Talks
Havana July 4 AP reports delicate negotiations to free 43 Americans and two Canadians held by rebels in eastern Cuba. A. S. Consul Wollam has secured the release of four Americans and one Canadian and flies back to Guantanamo to renew efforts. Vice Consul Wiecha remains in the mountains seeking freedom for 30 U.S. servicemen.
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U. S
Earl E. T. Smith
Cuba
A. S
Park F. Wollam
Guantanamo Naval Base
Smith
Wolfram
American Club
Wollam
U.S
Robert Wiecha
Saginaw
Mich
Sugar Company
Santiago
Moa Bay
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro
Neil Wiecha
Ase
Raul
United States
Wotlam
Wiecho
Castro
Bomb Letter Hoax Sparks Soviet Link Theories
A hoax bomb letter sparked hours of intrigue with a Soviet hint about an unbalanced U S airman potentially dropping an atom bomb over Britain. The U S Air Force said safeguards exist. The letter released by the Soviet Embassy suggested the author claimed the bombs would kill a few to force U S support for Russia's peace campaign.
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U.S
Britain
Russia
Trujillo Yacht Arrives At Catalina Island Harbor
General Rafael Trujillo Jr. sails into Avalon aboard a 316 foot yacht. The mayor and Chamber of Commerce greet him with the keys to the city while he rests in his stateroom. Aide says he will receive the key after waking. A chaotic arrival features a Latin music band instead of a formal U S flag ceremony.
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Avalon
Catalina — Island
Calif
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Trujillo
Sant Pedro
Catalina
Stratford Poster Winners in Safety and Just for Laughs Contests
Stratford youths competed in Safety Poster and Just for Laughs events at the playgrounds. Winners were named across divisions including Lordship, Clover Field, Hill Lane, Stonybrook, and Winged early categories, with judges from Miss America era and local dignitaries applauding performances and gowns.
Flames Sweep Machine Shop Fire Destroys Rear Quarter
Acting Assistant Chief Jos eph C Shanahan said two other firefighting units helped on scene as dense smoke and embers forced riverbank activity. The blaze damaged the frame building rear portion and burned roofing and oil lubricants while destroying machinery and steel rods. Walter A Hubbell of Easton owned the plant. Traffic was diverted on Knowlton street between the Berkshire bridge and Barnum avenues.
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Joseph C. Shanahan
Walter A. Hubbell
Easton
Shanahan
Knowlton Street
Berkshire Bridge
Barnum Avenues
FiveYearOld Elaine Bennett Dies After Beating
Five year old Elaine Bennett of Rochester died at Mary Hitchcock hospital in Hanover from injuries sustained early Tuesday when beaten by 24 year old Rochester man. Police chief Ernest Levesque said he obtained a signed confession from Robert Sirois.
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Rochester
N.H
Elaine Bennett
Mary Hitchcock
Hanover
Ernest Levesque
Robert Sirois
Five injured in high speed crash near Route 69
Two cars racing at up to 100 mph grazed a third vehicle and a parked truck, injuring Emmett Jordan and family members from Waterbury. State Police released a tentative account with victims in fair condition including fractures and cuts.
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Emmett Jordan
Waterbury
Pearl
Richard Knight
Francis
Richard Jr
Joseph Foote
Knight Family
Jordans
Geneva Teams Discuss Methods In Nuclear Test Ban Talks
In Geneva on July 4 AP reporters described the East West conference among eight nations focusing on detection methods for a nuclear test ban. The meeting produced longer sessions and a technical communique on sound and electromagnetic detection while dispute over detection distances remained unresolved. U S delegate Ernest Lawrence called the talks a productive scientific discussion.
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Con “Civil Aeronautics
Nion
East
West
Toj
Nlusinus
Pivaiuuia
U.S
Ernest O. Lawrence
Poison Kills Six In New Jersey Family Tragedy
Essex County investigators believe MacDowell father orchestrated a family poisoning after leaving a note of apology. The 49 year old man, his wife Mar A, the grandmother Florence MacDowell 79, and children Donald 5 and Robert 4 died after drinking poisoned juice. An empty barbiturate bottle was found at the Ches ter home as detectives pursue autopsy results.
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MacDowell
Mar. A
Florence E. MacDowell
Robert
Donald
Warren
Higgins
MacDowells
Sterling Drug Co
Howard Rubin
Chester
Essex County Prosecutors Office
Essex County
Edwin H. Albano
ULLLES BRIEFED ON PARIS AGENDA
Dulles meets De Gaulle in Paris at 10 30 A M plans return to Washington at midnight Topics include Soviet developments and notes on a summit meeting Western defense and NATO roles French nuclear cooperation and launching bases in France Middle East Lebanon and Algeria stance discussed American independence anniversary noted by Dulles Paris greeting dignitaries and flags on Fourth of July buildings
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de Gaulle
Washington
Foreign Ministry
Moscow
Kremlin
U. S
Britain
France
Algeria
Dulles
North
Africa
NATO
Dutles
United States
Middle East
Lebanon
Paris
Maurice Couve de Murville
Louis Joxe
Foreign Office
Herve Alphand
Rene Masson
Seaside Park draws record crowds amid summer heat
The Seaside park caretaker estimated 35 000 to 40 000 people at the beach and picnic areas as thousands of cars filled parking spaces and Barnum field. Many slept on the grass overnight, marking the largest crowds of the summer. Morrow forecast calls for fair and cooler weather.
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Morrow
Seaside Park
Barnum Field
Seaside
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