Teenagers Found Safe After Long Island Sound Sailboat Search
Four Stratford youths missing since 3 pm in a 14 foot sailboat were located in an inlet east of Port Jefferson at 1 10 am. Coast Guard planes and private craft aided the four hour hunt. Names include Cynthia Weller 16 and William Rabineau 15 with Leo Melcher 14 and Grant Wilkinson 15.
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Stratford
Long Island Sound
Port Jefferson
S. I
Frank Weller
Second Avenue
Lordship
Cynthia
William Rabineau
William R. Rabineau
Maple Street
Leo Melcher
Paul F. Melcher
Hemlock Street
Grant Wilkinson
Donald Graves
Jefferson Street
Coast Guard
Northport, L. I
Stratford Airport
Rabineau
Weller
Bridgeport Post
David Brown
Long Island
Downs Marine Basin
Housatonic River
Short Beach
House Postpones Vote on GI Bill of Rights
The House delayed action on a new GI bill of rights until Thursday. The measure limits floor debate to 40 minutes and requires members to accept or reject as written. It would provide lump sum tuition books and related expenses paid by the government directly to veterans.
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Washington
House
Mostly fair and warm Bridgeport area forecast
Official Weather data shows Bridgeport and vicinity expecting mostly fair and warm conditions with a high near 75 today. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low about 58, then tomorrow cloudy early and turning fair with a high near 75. Winds shift from gentle variable to moderate southerly and southerly westerly by night.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
New York City
Prisoners of War Defy Orders on Koje Island
Defiant Chinese POWs on Koje Island in Korea set up a new flagpole near a pole toppled by a Patton tank guarded by American infantry with bayonets. North Korean POWs were wounded escaping and guard clashes occurred as compounds 85 92 and 96 pressed talks with the camp commander.
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Gls
Koje Island
Korea
Mark Clark
British protest over Red seizure of villages near Berlin
Maj. Gen. C. F. C. Coleman protested to Soviet control commissioner Sergi Dengin about forced evacuation of three small communities at the edge of the Berlin front. The notice flags calm in a tense city as Soviet guards maintain a blockade on the highway to the west.
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Berlin
C. F. C. Coleman
Sergi Dengin
Soviet Control Commission
Iron Curtain
Ike to Step Into Big Fight Today
General Dwight D. Eisenhower ends a 37 year military career and is placed on the retired list. The Army orders also clear the way for him to pursue a Republican presidential nomination, though he has said he will not actively seek it. Contenders and public interest rise as the decision nears.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower
Norwalk Denies Teachers' Raises in 1952 York Budget
The Norwalk Board of Estimate and Taxation slashed 57195 from a 1838399 school salary request for 1952-53. It allocated 1781198 for personnel and recommended a 200 cost of living increase for teachers, denying the 8.81 percent raise sought by the Board of Education.
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Norwalk
Board of Education
Board of Estimate and Taxation
Five Miners Reported Trapped In Michigan Mine
Five miners were missing and believed trapped a half mile underground at Republic Steel's Penokee iron ore mine near Tronwood Michigan. A rescue crew of sixty men tunneled from three sides into the area of the accident as families and relatives gathered awaiting word.
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Tronwood
Mich
Republic Steel
Penokee
Here
Secretaries Honored at Bridgeport Chamber Dinner
Secretaries were hailed as guests at the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce weekly meeting at the Stratfield hotel. Joseph Lederer thanked secretaries for “all those big little things” before William Jackman of the Investors League urged members to defend against socialism and protect the nation’s birthright amid the pivotal election year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Stratfield Hotel
William Jackman
Investors League
New York City
Joseph Lederer
Mem
Bers
Mr. Jackman
Jack
Supreme Court voids Truman steel seizure ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Truman violated the Constitution by seizing the steel industry on April 8. Mills must be returned to owners, and Truman signed an order restoring them. CIO steelworkers began striking anew as industry leaders signaled willingness to bargain with the union on wages.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Truman
Nations
CIO
Justice Black
Murray
New York
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Bridgeport Warmest Day This Year Reaches 81 Degrees
Yesterday the Bridgeport area saw the year's warmest temperature at about 3 p m as the mercury climbed to 81 degrees. The previous record high was 79 degrees set last Thursday according to the Weather Bureau report.
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Bridgeport
Weather Bureau
War Plane Plant Closed by Wildcat Strike in New York
At Republic Aviation Corp in Farmingdale New York a wildcat strike halted jet plane production for Korea. Fewer than half of 11 400 employees reported for day and night shifts as strikers defied union leaders over grievance procedures. About 10 planes remained unfinished and large portions of the workforce stayed home.
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Farmingdale
N. Y
Republic Aviation Corp
Korea Front
AFL International Association of Machinists
Mayor Endorses Southern Thruway Route for Bridgeport Area
Mayor McLevy welcomed the selected southern thruway line for the Bridgeport section and pledged to ease its impact on families through housing and redevelopment efforts. He also addressed criticism of Black Rock dump ops noting municipal dumping concerns and responses from chamber officials.
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Black Rock
Mclevy
G. Albert Hill
Bridgeport
Common Council
Chamber of Com
Acheson Warns Russia on Berlin Threats
Secretary of State Acheson warned the Soviet Union that the United States would maintain its full rights in Berlin. He accused the Soviets of a series of threatening gestures in Berlin and along Western Germany borders in a radio and TV address to the American people.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
United States
Berlin
Germany
Verdict Upholds Treason Sentence for Kawakita
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Tomoya Kawakita, a California born American of Japanese parents, for treason and cruel acts at a Japanese prison camp during World War II. The ruling came in a period of landmark decisions following Truman steel seizure cases.
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Washington
U. S
Supreme Court
Tomoya
Kawakita
Japan
Oeyama
California
Milford appoints finance director at town meeting
Clifford W. O Key of Harrisburg Pa was chosen after 26 applications to be Milford finance director. He will begin June 16 with a 6000 year salary. He serves as administrative assistant to the director of research at the Pennsylvania State Tax Equalization board.
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Clifford W. O’key
Harrisburg
Milford
Clifford W. O'Key
John J. Desmond
O’key
Pennsylvania State Tax Equalization Board
Westminster College
New Wilmington
University of Pennsylvania
Institute of Local and State Government
Pennsylvania
UN Leaders Protest Reds Truce Stalling
UN delegates told the Reds there is little reason to continue the daily do nothing sessions deadlocked on the prisoner issue. The Allies agreed to meet again at Panmunjom today after bluntly signaling frustration with stalled talks.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
Walkout Idle Stanley Works After Steelworkers Strike
A Stanley Works employee joined a nationwide CIO steelworkers walkout led by Philip Murray after the Supreme Court voided President Truman's steel seizure. About 850 Local 2215 USW members began at 1:30 p.m. and all production halted by evening.
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Stanley Works
CIO
Philip Murray
USW
Supreme Court
Truman
United Steel Workers of America
Edward J. Lavery
Connecticut
Representa
Connecticut River Nears Flood Crest At Hartford
The Connecticut river rose to 18 feet at Hartford two feet above flood stage with higher water expected. The Weather Bureau tentatively forecast a 23 foot crest late Tuesday. The crest would be 112 feet above the April high water mark, and Hartford dikes will prevent danger from the rising river.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Weather Bureau
Bank Robber Trapped After Loud Confession at Rhode Island Bank
Arthur Howard Smith, 30, of Harrisville, pulled a $14,000 heist at the Pascoag branch of Industrial Trust Co. in Woonsocket. He announced the holdup, spoke loudly, and was cornered by a state trooper as officers arrived within 10 minutes. The gunman, pursued after a teller notified police, was trapped in the rear of the bank with the loot.
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Woonsocket
R. I
Pascoag
Industrial Trust Co
Arthur Howard Smith
Harrisville
Norman Wilcox
Wilcox
Frank Shaw, Jr
Chepachet
State Police
Bank Em
600000 Workers Begin Shutdown of Huge Industry
The 1952 nationwide steel strike expands as about 650000 millworkers halt work after the Supreme Court ruling against Truman’s seizure. Steel plants shift to standby, with a renewal of talks likely but no invitations issued, as Murray orders a halt in production.
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Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Company
Franklin Gate
Usw-Cio
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Supreme Court
Truman
High Court
USW
Philip Murray
Reds Probe UN Lines Along Western Front
United Nations forces on the Korean front held pressure as Chinese Reds probed a five mile sector west of Yonchon. UN artillery repelled the assault while B-26s and B-29s attacked supply lines and rail targets. Allied tanks increased shelling of bunkers on the central front.
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REDS
Seoul
Korea
Yonchon
Kwaksan
Forea
Vague Jibe on Times and Temptations Echoes in Speech
A quoted aside mocks the era by noting the devil might take a vacation anytime and still impact business, reflecting a casual, era specific tone without concrete events or names.
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Ike
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Vinson
U. S. Supreme Court
Wildcat
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Con
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Angelo Patri Wet
Constantine Brown
Herman Bundesen
Erich Brandeis
Sete Eens
R. I. Bank
Wage Stabilization Board
United States Steel Corp
WSB
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