U S Demands Prompt Return Of Craft And Men
U S demands prompt return of craft and nine Americans held near East Germany. Allied officials speculate captives could be used as hostages to force direct talks with Washington. A Sikorsky HS flight from Frankfurt to Grafenwoehr mis navigated amid a thunderstorm, leaving fuel for about five miles. Russia insists on talks with its own East German authorities whileBelgium reports a Belgian pilot forced down and held in East Germany with Brussels warning of responsibility for safety.
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Belgium
West German Teacher and Seven Students Released From East Germany
A West German schoolteacher Adolf Wagner and seven teenage students wandered into Communist East Germany during a Harz Mountains walk. They were arrested and interrogated for nearly a day, held almost without meals, and given one meal before release after persistent questioning.
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East Germany
Adolf Wagner
Harz
Wagner
Area to Glimpse Sputnik Rocket Over Bridgeport
Bridgeport area sky watchers will be rewarded this week as Sputnik II makes its first visible morning passage over the state. Prof Robert L Brown of New Haven State Teachers College, director of Operation Moonwatch, says the rocket will be about 130 miles high and visible for a brief period before the satellite itself becomes visible. He estimates the first sighting around 4 30 am Thursday, with Friday brighter if skies are clear, and notes several days of good visibility follow. The rocket should be seen each morning for about a week, with the satellite appearing around the 19th or 20th.
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Bridgeport Area
Robert L. Brown
New Haven
Brown
Earth
Democrats Rate Campaign Issues and GOP Response Explains Focus
A National Committee survey shows constituents most concern unemployment, followed by living costs, tax cuts, small business, anti recession programs, and farm policies. GOP Chairman Meade Alcorn criticizes Democratic leadership for blocking unemployment extensions while promising a Republican Congress. The memo notes Democrats rank farm costs of living and small business high, with tax cuts seventh, as campaign material for 1958 elections.
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Senate
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Violence flares anew on Cyprus in Istanbul rally
A 200000 strong Istanbul demonstration urged partition of Cyprus amid Greek Turkish tensions over Cyprus fate. Police and troops guarded consulates as speakers cried partition or death, while Turkish youths clashed with forces on a bridge before dispersing. Britain expected to unveil a plan offering limited self rule while denying partition and full self determination.
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Britain
Greece
Istanbul
Oyster beds Aimed at Reviving Industry in Long Island Sound
Dr. Loosanoff announced plans to start oyster beds in the area to gauge survival, reproduction, and marketability by October. He cited experimental beds in the Hudson estuary that performed well before damage from harbor dredging and pollution. A starfish surge threatens the oyster industry, with a winter decline of about 10 percent. Three U S Fish and Wildlife Service divers will study elimination methods, including dredges, lime distribution, starfish mapping, and vacuum suction dredges, from New Haven to Westport.
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Housatonic
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Long Island Sound
New Haven
Bridgeport
Westport
Milford Clams Hatchery Aims For World First
Dr Victor Loosanoff director of the Marine Biological Laboratory Milford laid groundwork for a first commercial clam hatchery. He planted 100000 small clams in Chincoteague Bay on May 14 and said Louis Wright from Atlantic Virginia trained at Milford and plans to produce 300 million seed clams yearly at the hatchery.
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Marine Biological Laboratory
Milford
Loosanoff
Chincotegue Bay
Virginia
Louis Wright
Atlantic
Milford Laboratory
Industry cuts plan expansion outlay across sectors
A government report shows manufacturing and mining firms slashing outlays in 1958 by about 25 percent from 1957 levels. Railroads cut roughly half, commercial firms down 10 percent, with by next quarter manufacturing 20 percent below last year’s peak and railroads 60 percent below. Textile and nonferrous metals hold a 40 percent cut while autos, steel, paper, and other industries face declines of 4 to 33 percent.
Macmillan speaks in Indiana amid heat and honors
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan addressed Hoosier crowds in Indianapolis and DePauw University as he defended free world cohesion against communism. He urged optimism about peaceful development and cited nationalist progress in Asia and Africa, while DePauw awarded honorary degrees including Dr Leroy Burney.
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Indianapolis
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Spencer
Ind
Greencastle
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Joshua Tarleton Belles
Soviet Russia
Asia
Africa
Free World
New Tri-State Mail Routing Tested Speeds Delivery
The Tribune reports a new mail routing plan tested today across a 27 county tri state area around New York. Mail posted before 5 pm will reach any area point in the next day’s first mail. Targeted Grand Central post office congestion is a key aim of the rerouting system.
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the Tribune
Brewster
Millbrook
N. Y
Bethel
Stamford
Conn
New York City
Grand Central Post Office
Godless School Trend Attacked at Fairfield Commencement
At Klein Memorial auditorium 1 a m 247 candidates are to receive degrees led by Most Rev Lawrence J Shehan Bishop of Bridgeport. Frederick Henry Boland former Irish ambassador to England and Ireland's UN representative will deliver the commencement address. Senior week events include a Loyola hall banquet with James J O Connell as speaker and a Mass and Communion breakfast with Rev Charles F X Dolan S J. Msgr Byrnes condemns student behavior and lack of faith citing ignorance of God as a threat to man and destiny.
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Lawrence J.shehan
Bridgeport
England
Frederick Henry Boland
Ireland
United Nations
Loyola Hall
James J. O'Connell
Common Pleas Court
James E. FitzGerald
S. J
Fairfield U
William J. Healy
College of Arts and Sciences
John T. King
Alumni Association
James P. Vail
Maurice &. Rogatin
Charles F. X. Dolan
Francis H. Doherty
Msgr
Byrnes
Father FitzGerald
Father Healy
George S. Mahen
S.J
Joseph W. Murphy
Stratford High Baccalaureate Service Held in Shake Speare Theater
Baccalaureate services for Stratford High School's 393 graduates were held in the Shake Speare theater. The students entered in caps and gowns to America the Beautiful, played by Robert Lenox. Over 1,000 relatives attended as the 6:30 pm graduation was planned for Longbrook Park. Rev. Charles A. Bray delivered the address. The school A Cappella choir performed selections.
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Shake Speare
Stratford
Robert Lenox
Longbrook Park
Charles A. Bray
Stratford Baptist Church
Rebels Reject Algerian Tre Hit At Borders
In a border zone near Tunisia a rebel attack was repelled with casualties including officers. Gen Raoul Salan, French Army commander in Algeria, issued an order of the day affirming de Gaulle's authority and the Army's total confidence, signaling continued control despite opposition from public safety committees.
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Kisted
Raoul Salan
Algeria
de Gaulle
De Gaulle Turns Eye to Tunisia and Morocco
Paris June 8 AP Premier Charles de Gaulle shifts focus to Tunisia and Morocco while tightening control in Algeria. He calls a cabinet session to discuss relations with these North African states and possible Algerian affairs assistant appointment.
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Tunisia
Morocco
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Antoine Pinay
Jacques Soustette
Algiers
Soustette
Cornerstone Laying at Marian United Church of Christ Wallingford
Marian United Church of Christ in Wallingford holds cornerstone ceremony for a new church building, with a 450000 dollar cost and completion planned by December. The event showcased historical documents from 1894 onward, a Hungarian Bible, periodicals, war memorials, and photos, as the choir led hymns and the dedication featured remarks by the congregation’s members and leaders.
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Marian United
Church of Christ
Wallingford
Gabor Kenhar
Stephen Dokus
Ritz
Bridgeport
United States
Bridgepost Post
Life Magazine
Ethel Egry
Betty Jean Burke
Bodine Awards Degrees at University College
Dr Clarence D L Ropp presided over commencement as Alfred Bodine awarded degrees including sixth year professional diploma masters bachelors and associates. Forty one students earned scholastic honors with summa cum laude and magna cum laude recognitions and numerous prizes listed for business administration nursing education and arts and sciences.
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Clarence D. L. Ropp
University
College of Arts and Science
Alfred V. Bodine
Board of Trustees
Caryl W.benson
Salem Lutheran Church
Ronald A. Malony
Iman
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Bush
Donald W. Kern
Junior College of Connecticut
Earle M. Bigshee
Ropp
College of Engineering
Willard P. Bergeren
College of Business Administration
Eaton V. W. Read
College of Nursing
Martha P. Jayne
College of Education
Arthur E. Trippensee
Arnold College Division of Hygiene and Physical Education
David A. Field
Trippensee
Max N. Schreier
Ahavath Achim
Hower
Edward 5. Swanson
B.S
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Margaret R. Fenick
Jackson Avenue
Coral Ann Friedberg
Shirley Place
Joanne C. Nealon
Lincoln Avenue
Kenneth C. Rudnicki
B. S
Ham
Den
Charles Manville
Douglas Merrilees
Agnes L. Mason
Westport
James P. Lewis
B. A
Milford
Salvatore Signore
Stamford
Roberta S. Aronson
Brooklyn
Sylvia E. Anderson
Stratford Avenue
Diana G. Chala
Brittin Avenue
Deanna E. Friedman
Hunting Street
Sandra R. Koton
Capitol Avenue
Anne J. Larkin
Rowsley Street
Eileen R. Schulley
Garfield Avenue
Richard C. Wesche
North
Bishop Avenue
Lorraine M. Cretella
Birdseye Street
Charles Howard Greene, II
Victoria Lawn
Stratford
Christiana A. Almanies
James Street
Fairfield
Edith M. Hubelbank
Marilyn J. LaPenta
New Britain
Mary Catherine McGrath
Waterbury
Rhode L. Prescher
Plantsville
Julia Chernick
Amesbury
Brenda E. Kershaw
Fail River
Mass
Winona G. Dulford
Irvington
Marcia K. Hemley
Flushing
N. Y
Lorraine M. Harner
Clifton
N. J
Norma H. Faas
Glenside
Judy Simony
Washington, D. C
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Miss Fenick
American Marketing Association
Connecticut
Edward A. Ruben
Crestview Drive
New York
Edward Chin
Hanover Street
Horace B. Merwin
Edmund Rajce
Wheeler Farm Road
Milord
William H. Fitzgerald
Raymond McGuire
Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers
Harry C. Sinclair
Berkeley Road
Connecticut Society of Public Accountants
Rudnicki
Joseph and
Elizabeth Breiner
Joseph Christiano
Barbara Perlmutter
Newton Center
Pi Delta Epsilon
Miss Harner
William and Regina Winter
David V. Goderre
Norwalk
National Office Management Association
Bridgeport
Mr. Swanson
National Office Management
Association Bridgeport
Weybster Secretarial School
Miss Friedman
Wanis
Rose Ganim
Edward Donahue
Wilmot Avenue
Max Seifer
Hartford
Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity
Miss Prescher
University of Bridgeport Community Orchestra
Allan Newman
Fairlawn
N, J
Shortest court speech sparks laughter in Louisville
Louisville AP reports Judge Louis H. Jul delivered the shortest speech on record after a suggestion that firecrackers could curb hub cap theft by children. He paused, then sat down as the courtroom erupted in applause.
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Louisville
Louis H. Jul
Jul
Landlords Strike Back At Gouging Charge Debate
A public housing debate features Alderman Donald Brown on redevelopment and William Hawkins of the Chamber of Commerce as landlords defend proposed small claims court. A rebuttal discussion cites the Inter-Group Council report and disputes charges against landlords.
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Donald Brown
William Hawkins
Chamber of Commerce
Inter-Group Council
Gartick
Doubt Raised Over Pike Insurance Plan
No objections to a new insurance service for the Connecticut Turnpike. Mr Argraves said such coverage would not imply the turnpike is dangerous and noted no fatalities since opening. Merritt Parkway commission said no move to offer insurance. New York Thruway association signed an exclusive contract with Emergency Highway Protection to issue FE. H. P. tickets through Peerless Insurance for $25 coverage over 48 hours. Tickets sold at service centers and retailers for thruway users.
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Argraves
Connecticut
Merritt Parkway Commission
New York State Thruway Garage Contractors Association
New York Thruway Authority
Emergency Highway Protection Corporation of Troy
FE. H. P
Peerless Insurance Company
Keene, N. H
Jfor Thruway
Disabled Father Honored as National Working Father
Jack Cooke, a 31 year old dog show and boarding kennel operator, is named the nation’s Disabled Working Father of the Year by the National Father’s Day committee in New York. He and his widowed mother run the business near Columbia and are active in multiple community groups while coping with multiple sclerosis.
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New York
Jack
Madelon Cooke
June
Jack Jr
Madelon
Columbia
Cooke
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