Bandits Kidnap Dental Patient in San Francisco
Two men with daggers and a revolver abducted a dentist and a nurse and tied up a patient, then forced the patient to help cash checks at a bank. The incident near Union Square triggered a two hour taxi ride before the victim was released unharmed but frightened. The robbers spoke some Spanish and warned they would kill the dentist’s wife.
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Mires
James Taylor
San Francisco Po
San
Francisco
Hillsborough's Steel. Company
George A. Selleck
Union Square
Bridgeport Weather and listings page highlights day
Partly cloudy today with scattered showers possible in the late afternoon. High near 85, low around 63. Outlook for Friday mostly cloudy with showers and cooler highs 77 to 80. Includes obituaries, weather data, and daily features such as comics and puzzles.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport and Vicinity
Lin Area Pass Dental Exams In June State Board
The Connecticut Dental Commission reported 65 dentists passed the June state board examinations. Stratford residents listed include Gordon Gombar son of Mrs. Helen C. Gombar 44 Vale Street Willam Drag an Jr. son of Mr and Mrs William B 47 Dragan Sr of 433 Thompson Street and Jon J Siegier of 15 Bayview Boulevard. The 24 Bridgeporter was Daniel Spinella address not available. Gombar 27 holds pre dental training at Fairfield University and Tufts Dental School in Boston. He is in a five week Army training at Fort Sam Houston Texas and is married to Barbara Evanstock of Bridgeport. They have a three month old child. He completed dental training at Temple University Philadelphia Pa.
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Connecticut’Dental Commission
Stratford
Polio Cases Reported in City Rise to Five for Year
Dr. H P Dinan Jr, acting health director, says two new polio cases bring city total to five this year and a third suspected case is testing. The patients include a three year old girl and a 22 year old pregnant woman with paralysis. a 2 year old boy has partial polio shots but incomplete series. Englewood hospital cares for all.
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HP. Dinan, Jr
Englewood Hospital
Dinan
Jare Colon
Confessor Maldonado
Oak Street
Dr. Dinan
Milford approves 688000 bond for Walnut Beach school
Milford voters at a town meeting approved a 688000 bond ordinance to fund construction and renovations at Walnut Beach school and related projects. A second bond of 259000 was approved for land purchase and sewer work at the Nike installation in Woodmont.
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Milford
Pis Leesi
Walnut
Beach
RTM
Isaue
U.S
Air Force
Nike
Woodmont
Walnut Beach
Edwin Platt
Theodore Hornish
Richard Lynch
Group Pushes Plea for Two Way Renter Traffic
Fairfield merchants urge two way traffic on Fairfield avenue and State street to revive business after the turnpike reduced through truck traffic. Mayor Tedesco and Supt Lyddy plan conferring as merchants seek tax relief and easier access to downtown.
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Fairfield Avenue
Peorstet
Behn
Novation
Tedesco
State Street
John J.¢Lyddy
Connecticut
Mr. Behn
Main Street
Fairfield
Water Street
Jon
Fairsfield Avenue
Lafayette
Three Firms Raise Prices as Steel Costs Jump
The AP reports that Republic Steel, Jones & Laughlin, and National Steel Corp raise prices, effective soon, mainly on sheet and strip products. The increases average about $4.50 a ton, likely passed to consumers later, while U S Steel and Bethlehem study the move.
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New
York
Mmore
Associated Press
Armco’ Steel Corp
Republic Steel, Corp
Cleveland
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
National, Steel, Corp
Republic
Jones & Laughlin
United States Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S
Armco
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chicago
Joseph L. Block
Inland Stee
Inland
U.S. Steel Corp
Timken
Alloy Steel
Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate approves about 40 billion for defense in fiscal year
The Senate passed a defense funding bill of about 40.0 billion dollars by a 71 to 0 vote. The measure moves to the House, with differences to be reconciled in conference. It funds the Army Navy Air Force and reserves and includes a pay boost cost.
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Washington
Senate
Defense
House
Armed Services
Congress
Eisenhower
Pentagon
National Guard
Army
Army Reserve
Marine Corps
Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Underwood Plant Extends Shutdown for Indefinite Period
The Underwood corporation told 40 factory workers slated to return Monday that the shutdown has been extended indefinitely and they should not report to work until notified. Telegraphs and letters explain the extension due to high inventories, while 108 salaried employees will report as planned.
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Underwood Corporation
Glenn Laudenslager
Leudenslager
Trolley Crash Leaves Dozens Injured in Newark
A Newark trolley collision injures more than 25 passengers after an overhead pole detached. The first car stalled near the tunnel exit from Pennsylvania Station to Belleville, prompting a rush of ambulances and police. Initial reports listed as many as 150 injuries, later revised down.
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Newark
Nli
Pennsylvania Station
Belleville City Line
Overturned Auto In Pike Bridge Collision Injures Two
Stephen Koczi of 769 Riverside Drive was treated for back and facial injuries after his car overturned on the P T Barnum Bridge of the Connecticut Turnpike during evening rush hour. Daniel O St John of 166 Mill River Road Fair hasn t. the other driver escaped injury. Police cited speeding as a factor.
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Fairfield
P.T. Barnum Bridge
Connecticut Turnpike
Bridgeport Hospital
Stephen Koczi
Riverside Drive
Mario Bruno
Koczi
Daniel
St. John
Mill River Road
Fairhs
St John
Koczl
George Turrell
St. Mich
Ael’s
Bridgeport
Indicted in Stock Deals In New York
Williams J McCarthy brother of Glenn McCarthy and Frank Peter Crosby face a 60 page 50 count federal indictment for defrauding the public of over two million dollars in stock deals tied to the Texas Adams Oil Co The case stems from a two year probe by the Post Office department the SEC and the New York attorney general’s office The indictment says the stock value was inflated and the Texas Adams company then filed for bankruptcy the following year Crosby former husband of actress Denist Darcel is named in the charges
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New York
Williams J." McCarthy
Texas Oili
Glenn McCarthy
Frank Peter Croaby
Post Office ‘Department
Securities and Ex [Change Commission
New York Attorney General's Office
Crosby
Denist Darcel
Texas-Adams Oil Co
Denver
McCarthy
Texas-Adams Company
Lebanon to Elect Gen Fuad Shehab President Today
Lebanese Parliament is set to elect Gen Fuad Shehab president to succeed Camille Chamoun. Rebels and reformists back his candidacy, hoping he will restore peace as clashes and a sustained eight day rebellion press for withdrawal of American forces.
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Bisauie
Beirut
Fuad ~ Shehab
Lebanon
Republic
Adel ‘Ossélran
Chamoun
Camille Chamoun
Shehab
National Front
Ithe
Pensions Voted for Ex Presidents and Widows
The House approved 165 to 45 pensions of 25 000 yearly for former presidents Hoover and Truman and 10 000 for widows Wilson and Roosevelt. It rejected free office space staff and postage, sending the bill to a Senate conference amid sharp GOP criticism of Truman. Eisenhower would be eligible after leaving office.
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House
Herbert Hoover
Harry JS
Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Senate House ‘Conference
Eisenhower
Newtown Rejected Gravel Plant Plea
The Monroe Ready Mix Concrete Inc applied to erect an asphalt mixing plant and gravel processing plant on Route 25 at the Monroe town line. The Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission denied the application by default after no firm representatives attended the public hearing at Edmond Town Hall. About 100 taxpayers were present.
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Monroe Ready Mix Concrete,Inc
Box 69
Monroe
Monroe Town Line
Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission
Edmond Town Hall
William K. Daniel
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King Cole
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