Eisenhower Opens Campaign With Wide Range of Views
Abilene Kansas June 5 AP Dwight D Eisenhower held a 43 minute news conference answering a broad set of questions on civil rights labor medicine and foreign policy The general defined the campaign issue as world peace and security and said he would answer all questions He outlined positions on wage controls medical care and government overhauls while aligning with Republican principles though favoring some differences from the 1950 platform.
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Abilene, Kas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ike
Weather Report Bridgeport and New York City
Official weather bulletin shows fair and warm conditions with highs near 75 to 80. Tonight be fair with low around 60, tomorrow sunny with possible afternoon showers and increasing southwest winds. Tide times given and almanac notes for Friday, June 6.
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0 & Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
New York City
Walcott Outpoints Charles to Retain Title in Slow Bout
Jersey Joe Walcott 38, known as the Cinderella man, narrowly retains the world heavyweight title by a unanimous decision over ex-champion Ezzard Charles at Municipal Stadium. Referee Zach Clayton tallies 9-6, Buck McTiernan 7-6-2, Tomasco 7-6-2. AP cards show Charles 7-6-2. No knockdowns. both fighters exchange rights as Charles bleeds from cuts.
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Jack Hand
Philadelphia
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Camden
N. J
Charles
Municipal Stadium
Walcott
Zach Clayton
Buck McTiernan
Pittsburgh
Pete Tomasco
Associated Press
Ment
Forbes Field
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Jack Dempsey
Mex Schmeling
Joe Louis
Ezzard
Jersey Joe
Connery Loses Bid as Fairfield County G E Delegates
Fairfield county Democrats rejected Paul R. Connery for a full delegate seat to the national convention. Albert L. Coles and Anthony P. Mazza were recommended as delegates with others chosen as alternates. A separate two hour walkout at the Bridgeport G E plant protested contract demands.
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Darien
Democratic State Central Committee
Fairfield County
Paul R. Connery
Albert L. Coles
Bridgeport
Anthony P. Mazza
Greenwich
State Central Committee
J. Flemming Rutledge
Stamford
Larce
Herman
Ethel Herman
Coles
Herman Wolf
Stratford
Mazza
Thomas F. J. Quigley
Rutledge
Donald H. McGannon
Norwalk
Connery
Danbury
State Committee
McGannon
Mr. Connery
Hartford
John M. Golden
New Haven
Connecticut
Half Way House
Father and two sons die in Hastings pit cave in
Three men including a father and two sons were recovered from a Hastings gravel pit cave in, with rescuers still digging for a fourth man believed buried with the father.
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Hastings. Mich
R. R. Davis Praised as Bridgeport Junior Achievement Leader
Industry and education leaders lauded R. R. Davis general manager and vice president of Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. for five years of Junior Achievement service at a Brooklawn Country Club dinner. A portable typewriter plaque was presented by A. V. Bodine on behalf of Bridgeport businessmen.
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Bridgeport
R. R. Davis
Raybestos
Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc
Brooklawn Country Club
Davis
A. V. Bodine
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Herman W. Steinkraus
The
Bridgeport Brass Company
Sumner
Fairfield weighs fund request for grammar school
Fairfield voters consider a 1.22 million dollar appropriation to build a 24 room elementary school on Fairfield Woods Road replacing Stratfield middle school as an eight grade center. Plans outline construction at 457,372 sq ft, state aid of 255,000 and slim federal help.
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Fairfield Board of Finance
Fairfield Woods Road
Stratfield School
Richard M. Brett
Finance Board
Stratfield
W. E. Witsil
Frederick W. Curtis
Thomas Lyons
Austin Mather
Lyons and
Witsil
Curtis
John P. Johnson
Mill Plain and McKinley School Building Committee
Taft says Eisenhower speech improves GOP nomination chances
In Cincinnati Taft comments after Eisenhower speech that his chances to win the Republican presidential nomination have improved overall. He says the bitterness of the campaign will not jeopardize November voters and notes past campaigns showed no lasting damage. He spoke during a nationwide reporters roundup on Mutual.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mutual Broadcasting System
POTATO PRICES TO RELAX AS CONTROLS END
The government lifted price ceilings on white potatoes effective July 1 after Senate action. Officials warned of a likely sharp but brief price rise as the 1952 crop approaches market, with shortages easing as supplies grow this summer.
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Arnall
Senate
Congress
Fairfield Prep awards 117 diplomas in 10th annual graduation
More than 800 attended Fairfield College Preparatory School’s tenth annual exercises in the Mill Plain auditorium. Diplomas were given to 117 graduates by the Very Rev. Joseph D. Fitzgerald. John F. McGowan of Bridgeport delivered the address urging adherence to Catholic and American values.
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Fairfield College Preparatory School
Mill Plain School
Fairfield
Joseph D. Fitzgerald
Fairfield University
John F. McGowan
Bridgeport
Francis X. Carty
College of Holy Cross
Leo C. Curran
Henry J. Heneghan
Alumni Association
Prep
William A. Mottolese
Robert M. Davidson
Fathers and Mothers Clubs
Dramatic Club
Joseph C. Veckerelli
Mothers’ Club
Reds say shells hit neutral zone at Panmunjom
The communists claim three civilians were wounded when Allied artillery fired near Panmunjom while watching a United Nations air strike. The note was presented as truce delegates met, amid accusations of anti communist prisoners of war being herded back.
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Munsan
Panmtunjom
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Truman Signs Money Bill Providing P. O. Paychecks
Bridgeport area postal workers and others nationwide will receive overdue paychecks after Congress passed and President Truman signed a $971,542,641 appropriation bill funding payrolls. Bridgeport post office staff get about $90,000 for two weeks. payments were delayed since the mid May payroll shortfall.
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Truman
P. O
Bridgeport Area
Russell F. Neary
Bridgeport Post Office
Runaway Strike Halts Major Jets at La Guardia
New York June 5 AP reports a runaway strike by American Airlines field workers grounded at least 36 aircraft at LaGuardia airport. Hundreds of stranded passengers gathered outside gates as operations stalled and chaos spread through the terminal.
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New York
American Airlines
la Guardia
American
Burglar Ransacks Fairfield Home of Remington Arm VP
Maxwell Warden, vice president at Remington Arms, reported a burglary at his Fairfield residence on Burr Street. Entry was through an unlocked rear door between 9:40 and 10:40 a.m. The thief took rings, a wrist watch, jewelry, a 410 gauge shotgun, a 22 rifle, and $29 in coins from two banks, with Mrs. Warden discovering the scene at noon. Patrolman George Lasko leads the investigation.
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Burr Street
Fairfield
Maxwell Warden
Remington Arms Company
George Lasko
McCarthy to Address Exchange Club Today
U S Senator Joseph R McCarthy will speak at a 12 15 p m luncheon of the Exchange club at the Stratfield hotel The talk titled The Treason of 1952 will be heard by Bridgeport area service clubs with 350 reservations The senator will be welcomed by Exchange club president Robert E Johnson and a club delegation A press conference follows the address
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U.S
Joseph R. McCarthy
Pedestrian Slugs Driver After Near-Run Down Family
An irate pedestrian, Robert Fray, 42, followed a car after it nearly struck his family on John street and allegedly punched the driver, John Csogi, in the eye in a nearby parking lot. Fray was arrested on assault charges and held on a $500 bond for a City court hearing.
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John Street
Robert Fray
Culver Road
Trumbull
Trolman
Raymond Kasperak
Mr. Fray
Broad Street
Fray
John Csogi
King Street
Senate Told Strike May Be Settled By Monday
Washington June 5 AP guarded optimism was voiced by administration officials over a possible early settlement to end the steel strike by 650000 CIO workers. Senate leader McFarland said a Monday settlement may be possible as White House talks with union leaders continued. Steelman reported more real bargaining and Detroit Steel Corp reached a contract with the union though details were not released.
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General Electric Company
Bridgeport
Local 203
Iuew-Cio
Pittsfield
Lynn
Mass
Providence
F.louis Santomanni
National Negotiating Committee
Santoianni
United Electrical Workers Union
Washington
Administration
Sen. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
CIO
White House
John R. Steelman
Philip Murray
Steelman
Detroit
Detroit Steel Corp
MacFarland
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
McFarland
Feller Aims to Make His Mark With Dollar Motive
A man determined to leave a lasting imprint on the world is driven mainly by financial gain as he embarks on his plan. The remark highlights the common belief that ambition often centers on money.
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Constantine Brown
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Erich Brandeis
Wwe
Sane
Fairfield Woods
Ellis Arnall
Office of Price Stabilization
Fairfield Prep
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Helene Frances Kidd
Baltimore Beauty
U. S. Naval Academy
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