Abandoned Farm Buildings Destroyed by Fire at Hillside
Three abandoned farm buildings on Hillside Home property near Bond street were destroyed in a midday blaze. Two firefighters were overcome by smoke. a cow barn hay barn and shed burned as Water pressure was low and 7 000 feet of hose were used. One storage building survived. firemen were later called back as debris smoldered.
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Bond Street
William Hoyt
Dover Street
William Hammer
Welfare Department
John J. Lally, Jr
William TF. May
Bridgeport Hospital
Albert E. Schwarz
Democrats Name Sheriff Nominee At Fairfield Convention
Fairfield county Democrats will nominate their sheriff candidate at a Stratfield hotel convention at 8 tonight. William T. Burrant, Trumbull town chairman, is expected to win the nomination with broad county support. Harry P. Junger of Stamford also contends, mainly supported in Stamford. Republicans renominated Sheriff Edward A. Platt for a seventh term, and Democrats will nominate sheriffs in the other seven counties.
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Fairfield County
Stratfield
William T. Burrant
Trumbull
Harry P. Junger
Stamford
Suport
Edward A. Platt
Algerian Rebels Kill Three French in Ambush
In Philippeville rebels lobbed a grenade into a restaurant wounding nine. Police arrested two suspects. In a separate ambush near Blida, 25 miles southwest of Algiers, three French soldiers were killed and seven wounded when their transport was attacked by nationalists.
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Algiers
Philippeville
Blida
Senate Confirms Flemming and McCone for Cabinet Posts
The Senate confirmed Arthur S. Flemming as secretary of Health Education and Welfare and John A. McCone as AEC chairman for five years. Flemming, 53, is president of Ohio Wesleyan University and former head of the Office of Defense Mobilization. McCone, 56, Los Angeles businessman, previously under secretary of the Air Force and deputy defense secretary, a friend of President Eisenhower. Marion Folsom plans to leave Welfare after July 15.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur S. Flemming
Health, Education and Welfare
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Civil Service Commission
Ohio Wesleyan University
Marion Folsom
Welfare
McCone
Los Angeles
Lewis L. Strauss
AEC
Strauss
Air Force
Truman
Fairfield Cops Seek Owner of Green Parakeet
Fairfield police seek the owner of a lost parakeet found in the town center and taken to the bird sanctuary on Unquowa road. Sgt. George Lasko described the bird as green and yellow with a blue tail and bill and said it was found by an unidentified woman. Dredging will soon enable modern cruise ships to visit Santiago de Cuba.
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Fairfield
George Lasko
Unquowa Road
Lasko
Santiago I de Cuba
Cuba
Milford to hold hearings on three bond issues
Milford Council referred three bond measures to the ordinance committee for public hearings July 23 in the town courtroom at 7 30 p m. The package totals 1 032 000 with 665 000 for Walnut Beach school, 250 000 for school sites, and 117 000 for Nike sewer and Woodmont road reconstruction.
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Milford
Walnut Beach
Nike
Woodmont
Air Force to mobilize 94,000 reservists in advance
The Air Force announced it will issue in advance orders to call 94 000 ready reservists to active duty in a major national emergency. Council members discussed school site bonds and mobilization plans including a 21 room school and a 27 room unit with debate over locations and costs.
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Washington
Air Force
Kenneth R. Hilton
Theodore E. Horinish
Ernest C. Ekonomon
John Northrup
West Avenue
West River Street
Baxter Lane
Depot Road
Air Force advances and emergency orders details
The Air Force outlines advance emergency orders for combat support and staff in uniformed reserves. These orders activate upon secretary of the Air Force announcement and allow travel at government expense to active duty. Reserved units are excluded, to be called to duty by a single general order from headquarters during war or major emergency.
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Teres Eeecsne
Air Force
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