Lawmakers Debate Steel Crisis and Taft-Hartley Powers
Senate fights over invoking Taft-Hartley to end the steel strike. President Truman urges seizure authority to restart production and seeks Congress to pass seizure regulations. Supreme Court had ruled he lacked inherent seizure power, stirring renewed pressure as Maybank and Monroney proposals fail in the chamber.
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Truman
Senate
Byrd
Taft
Supreme Court
Congress
Maybank
D-Sc
Monroney
D-Okla
White House
Joint Session
Defense Officials Warn Steel Shortage Endangers Military Needs
Secretary Lovett warned that steel output under an emergency agreement may suffice only for simple items like artillery shells, not for complex defense programs. A CIO union official said war production would resume only for Korea needs, while pledges to cooperate on essential military requirements were reiterated after steel negotiations collapsed.
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Washington
Lovett
Fcare
CIO Steel Workers
Korea
Defense
John R. Steelman
Henry R. Fowler
John Small
Munitions Board
Diplomas Awarded at Stratford High School Graduation
The Stratford High School class of 1952 received diplomas in a ceremony led by Dr. Charles E. Chaffee. Rev. John J. Filip offered the invocation and the Rev. Winfield F. Ramish gave the benediction. James North gave the welcome. Miss Lucille Uhling announced the American Legion Auxiliary essay award.
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Lenox
John J. Filip
Holy Name of Jesus Church
James North
Mary Whitten
American Legion Auxiliary
Lucille Uhling
Chaffee
Charles E. Chaffee
Winfield F. Ramish
Stratford Baptist Church
City Ready for 10 A M June 17 Air Raid Drill
Local officials outline Operation Connecticut as a citywide air raid drill with red alert at 10:00 a.m. and all clear at 10:10. Residents must shelter in places like factories and offices. Violators face fines or jail. Four new sirens join the test and shelters signs appear at the Post Office on Middle Street.
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United Luminating Company
Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Southern New England Telephone Company
Wesche
P. O
Middle Street
Black Rock
Therme Street
Central Avenue
Plaza
W. Dudley Jewell
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Barnes
Red Cross
Charles F. Kelley
John J. Eagan
William J. Ennis
John A. Lyddy
William Schatzman
Hesketh
Sylvester E. Jennings
Redskins rookie Jack Schaff double life as park police officer
Jack Schaff, rookie center for the Washington Redskins, works as a park policeman in Gary Indiana in the off season, balancing NFL duties with public safety work.
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Jack Schaff
Washington Redskins
NFL
Gary
Ind
Norwalk investigates school board bidding on roof project
Norwalk launches a thorough inquiry into the school system bid process for renovating Benjamin Franklin Junior High roof. The Board of Education, City Comptroller and roofing firm reps will study methods and materials while awaiting guidance from Corporation Counsel to avoid contracts until the probe concludes.
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Norwalk
Board of Education
John Gloetzner, Jr
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
Norwalk High School
Robert B. Devine
Kenneth Carlisle
Gloetzner
Wilton Voters OK 425000 for New South Wilton School
In Wilton, a special town meeting approved a 425000 appropriation to build and equip an eight classroom primary school on town property off Grumman Hill and Kensett Avenue. The measure passed 166 to 52 after two and a half hours of debate.
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Wilton
Board of Finance
Grumman Hill
Kensett Avenue
South Wilton
Robert M. Peet
F. Clere Ogden
James J. Farr, III
Nelson S. Hurlbutt
Peet
Tilford W. Miller
Board of Education
Miller
N. Engelhardt
Newark City
Charles C. Tillinghast
Horace Mann School
New York City
Englehardt
Jeo M. Rumely
Julian A. Gregory
Tillinghast
George D. Barringer
Julius R. Bodenmiller
Louis Gelders
Henry van Loon
James Hoffman
O'Connor and Kilham
42 College Grads Keep Stork Busy
A 1942 class study shows men averaging 2.27 children, with western and midwestern colleges leading. Eastern schools show lower fertility. Holy Cross 1.66, Harvard 1.45, Lehigh 1.54, Wesleyan 1.31, South Carolina 1.15. Among women, St Xavier 2.12, Kansas Wesleyan 2.11, Pacific 2.03, St Mary’s Notre Dame 1.81, Utah 1.73, Mills 1.60, Sweet Briar 1.60, Simmons 1.35. overall trend shows 1927 grads aging with declining reproduction.
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West
Middle West
Holy Cross
Harvard
Lehigh University
Wesleyan
St. Xavier College
Ill
Kansas Wesleyan University
Pacific University
Ore
St. Mary's College
Notre Dame
University of Utah
Mills
Cal
Sweet Briar
Boston
Simmons College
Four Pitchers Struck Out Four Inning Batters Reaching Base
Four major league pitchers achieved four strikeouts in one inning when a batter reached first base on a third strike that eluded the catcher. Each instance involved a different pitcher and batter, highlighting a rare rule interaction and defensive lapse in the inning.
Russians reject Western protest over highway patrol ban
In Bonn Chancellor Adenauer vows West German aid to Berlin as East West tensions rise. U S official Samuel Reber protests Soviet ban on Allied patrols on the autobahn, while Chuikov denies any Allied patrol plan and calls for immediate cessation.
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West Germany
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Free Berlin
Berlin
Berlin-Helmstedt
Samuel Reber
U. S
Chuikov
Reber
United States
United Kingdom
France
U.S
Lucius D. Clay
Ronald Weeks
M MAHON TO MISS PARTY CONVENTION IN DODD RIBICOFF NODS
Washington announces Senator McMahon will be the Connecticut choice at a state convention shaping up with key assignments. Thomas J. Dodd plans to bound 22 delegates to McMahon, while A A Ribicoff nominates Senator Benton for the six year term. Former Gov Bowles will speak and Hartf ord county delegates remain undecided.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
West Hartford
Rep
A. A. Ribicoff
Hartford
Dodd
Connecticut
McMahon
Ribicoff
William Benton
Senate
Benton
Wilbert Snow
Middletown
Cyril Coleman
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Stanley J. Pribgson
Connecticut Young Democrats
Joseph Morelli
New Britain
James Casey
Bristol
Alfie Urbinati
Norwich
Pribgson
Democratic Party
Chester Bowles
U. S
India
Nepal
Television Network Shows First Televised Human Operation
NBC telecast part of an operation on a 6 year old patient known as Mr. T to about 30 million viewers. The stomach removal was staged on 40 stations as a medical technique demonstration sponsored by Smith Kline and French at the American Medical Association convention in Chicago.
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Chicago
National Broadcasting Company
Mr. T
NBC
Smith, Kline and French Laboratories
Philadelphia
American Medical Association
Army Sergeant Jose F. Smith Jr Held in Ark AWOL Case
Army Sergeant Jose F. Smith Jr of 90 Courtland Street was found AWOL in Chaffee Arkansas. Police took him into custody at his home and handed him over to Army authorities.
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Army
Jose F. Smith, Jr
Courtland Street
U. S. Army
Chaffee, Ark
Court Martial Convicts Colonel In Fee Case
Col. David J. Sippel was convicted by a court martial of taking money for private work with contracts tied to air force programs. He received a dismissal from the Air Force, forfeiture of pay, and was found guilty on one count while acquitted on another. The sentence mirrors an enlisted dishonorable discharge and awaits review by Air Force authorities.
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Washington
David J. Sippel
Air Force
Air Force Headquarters
Sippel
Pentagon
R. J. Davis
National Radio School of Cleveland
National Industrial Research Corp. of
National Radio School
National Industrial Service
Richard L. Miller
Arlington
Industrial Service
Juanita Sippel
Miller
Bronx
New York City
Army Air Force
Law School
St. John’s University
N. Y
New York State Bar
Prisoner Transfers Continue Under Guarded Rain
Army units moved about 4 000 prisoners from Compound 77 into eight smaller compounds and relocated 2 288 others by truck as Brig. Gen. J H Trapnell led the operation. Boater warned Reds to obey or face force while noting earlier clashes killed 31 prisoners and wounded 139 with one American dead.
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Boatner
187Th Airborne
J. H. Trapnell
Philippines
Japan
Manchuria
Reds
Boamer
U. S
187Th Airborne Combat Regiment
Kose Island
Compound 76
Compound 62
Compound 78
Rose
Settlement made in ship line case
The Justice Department said the Commerce Department has negotiated a settlement of its long litigation with the Dollar interests over control of American President Lines Inc. The agreement was approved by Attorney General McGranery, but no details were released. The case concerns about 75 million dollars in stock and has involved court battles in multiple states and the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Justice Department
Commerce Department
American President Lines, Inc
McGranery
Holmes Baldridge
Baldridge
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
R. Stanley Dollar
California
Supreme Court
Maritime Commission
Dollar
Blood donors sought for Red Cross drive at St. Vincent's
Red Cross bloodmobile arrives at St. Vincent's nurses' auditorium on Hunting Street with a 150 pint quota. C B Naramore Jr and committee conduct door to door recruitment in the north end. Donors may arrive 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. or call 50191 for appointments.
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Red Cross
St. Vincent's Nurses
Hunting Street
C. B. Naramore Jr
North End
Red Cross 50191
Notre Dame and Oklahoma loom over coaching records clash
South Bend preview notes two top coaches Bud Wilkison of Oklahoma and Frank Leahy of Notre Dame with .884 and .888 career winning percentages respectively. Wilkison tallied 46 wins, six losses and one tie in five Oklahoma seasons while Leahy posted 71 wins, nine losses and seven ties in ten Notre Dame years after a 20-2 mark at Boston College.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkison
Sooners
Frank Leahy
Leahy
Boston College
Stone Honored At Dinner By Bridgeport Leaders
George H. Stone retired manager of the Connecticut State Employment Service was feted at a testimonial dinner in the Stratfield hotel attended by more than 350. Speakers praised his long career and influence in local employment work.
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George H. Stone
Connecticut State Employment Service
Stratfield Hotel
Stone
Rudolph F. Bannon
Bridgeport Machines, Inc
Sunshine Club
CSES
Locomobile Old Timers Club
Bead Chain Company
Bannon
Mr. Stone
New England
Widow Strangled in New York Apartment
Mrs Robbins, a widow with a history of multiple marriages, was found dead in her locked New York City apartment. Police say she died about 12 hours prior, and Dr. Thomas Gonzales noted the cause as unspecified. Acquaintances trace a life moving from Hartford area to New York after former spouses’ deaths and divorces.
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Col
Ike Stevenson
Farmington
New York
Clark warns foe as talks resume in Korean War truce talks
General Mark Clark indicated progress in stalled Korean War negotiations after resuming talks with the Communist forces. He noted the April 28 Allied truce proposal allowing voluntary repatriation and the retention of about 100000 of 169000 POWs refusing voluntary return. Clark urged new offers to break the deadlock and warned against propaganda from Tuesday’s Kose Island violence. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols signaled another possible forced recess.
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Clark
Kose Island
William P. Nuckols
United Nations Command
Death of Elmer Van Dusen at Bridgeport Hospital
Elmer Van Dusen aged 69 of 1788 Stratford Avenue died Tuesday near noon at Bridgeport Hospital after admission for medical treatment. Medical examiner Dr. Edwin R. Connors was summoned. Services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Rohm Funeral Home with burial in Park Cemetery. No survivors are listed.
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Elmer van Dusen
Stratford Avenue
Bridgeport
Edwin R. Connors
Rohm
Park Cemetery
Giants Open 28th Season at Polo Grounds Against Cardinals
The New York Giants will start their 28th annual season at the Polo Grounds on October 19 facing the Chicago Cardinals. The opener marks the season's first major clash with a historic home game setting and a high profile opponent.
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New York Football Giants
Polo Grounds
Chicago Cardinals
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M’mahon
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