Citizens Association Attacks Shoreline Thruway Plan
Fairfield County residents led by Herman W. Steinkraus form the Citizens Association of Connecticut Inc to block the proposed shoreline thruway route. Meeting at Stratfield hotel names officers and board, with plans for a public rally at Klein Memorial Auditorium on June 24 or 25. The group vows to probe the project’s legality and engineering rationale while aligning with local civic groups to protest.
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Fairfield County
Herman W. Steinkraus
Westport
Citizens Association of Connecticut, Inc
Stratfield Hotel
Joseph V. Serena
William F. Kearney
Sacred Heart Church
James J. Cremins
Bridgeport
G. Albert Hill
Klein Memorial Auditorium
South End
East Side
Citizens Association
Connecticut
Steinkraus
The
Bridgeport Brass Company
Hill
Frank H. Cankar
Old Greenwich
C. G. Collingwood
Iverside
Harold B. Dow
Fairfield
Edwin H. Hall
Stratford
Clifton A. Hipkins
Riverside
Richard R. Knowles
Darien
Alexander W. Macy
Stamford
Charles G. Miller
William H. Vilas
Greens Farms
Kenneth A.weed
Norwalk
Weather Summary for Bridgeport and Nearby Areas
Official Weather data from the U S Weather Bureau shows mostly fair, cool conditions in Bridgeport and vicinity with highs in the low 70s and lows around 50s. Tonight remains cool and partly cloudy, with tomorrow warmer and highs in the upper 70s. Winds shift from northwest today to south to southeast tomorrow.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
New York City
City Tree Policy Criticized By Park Chief Mallett
Bridgeport faces about 25000 yearly cost from a “ridiculous” shade tree policy says George A Mallett superintendent of parks In a Board report he notes no street tree policy and no planting control Curbs and sidewalks leave only about 30 inches of turf for roots causing cracks and many young trees are removed for damage The state law limits work without owner permission unless trees are dead or dangerous
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Bridgeport
George A. Mallett
Board of Park Commissioners
Mallett
Halt on Thruway Urged In Democratic Platform
The Democratic state platform proposes halting the Fairfield county thruway until the Legislature can reconsider the subject and set restrictions on enabling legislation. It aligns with protests from Bridgeport area Democrats and claims the state should delay action to protect local interests while awaiting broader review.
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Hartford
State Highway Department
Fairfield County
Joseph B. Downes
Norwich
Benjamin M. Leipner
Bridgeport
Frank Monchun
Windsor
John D. LaBelle
Manchester
Margaret Conners Driscoll
General Assembly
Governor Lodge
G. Albert Hill
Damages Awarded In Dream House Case
Westport art teacher Ruth M. Clark won 9438.02 in Superior Court against Harry B. Hughes for failing to complete her dream house in Westport. Clark claimed an oral contract to build the home for 15000 with 13000 paid, leaving her to spend another 10000 to finish.
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Westport
John T. Cullinan
Superior Court
Cullinan
Alfred C. Baldwin
Ruth M. Clark
Bedford Junior High School
Harry B. Hughes
Hughes
Pinedrive
Miss Clark
Judge Fines Juror for Jury Duty Contempt
Charles F. Horton 68 of Cos Cob Greenwich was found in contempt for failing to report for jury duty. Judge John A. Cornell fined him 25 dollars, rebuked him, and permanently struck his name from the county jury list after Horton objected to the summons procedure.
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Charles F. Horton
Pleasant Street
Cos Cob
Greenwich
Fairfield County
John A. Cornell
Superior Court
Morris M. Hochheiser
Cornell
Mr. Horton
Venireman
Horton
Eisenhower cites path to peace in two years
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower told New York Republican delegates that building economic and military strength in free nations could ease fear of war within two to three years. He warned the Soviet Union fosters fear and warned against deficit spending to avoid throttling the economy. Governor Dewey projected Eisenhower’s nomination and possible win, noting delegate support and timing in Chicago.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Free Nations
Soviet Union
United States
Thomas E. Dewey
Chicago
Dewey
Abilene
Kas
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Paul G. Hoffman
Coast Guardsman Persuaded to Quit Water Tower Standoff
A Coast Guardsman, Dean Hill of Melrose Massachusetts, spent nearly five hours atop a 140 foot water tower in Groton before descending after steeplejack George Stockford reached him. Stockford urged Hill to come down, moving by slowly talking him through the ordeal and asking onlookers to clear away. Hill inched down the tank to a catwalk where Stockford followed as Hill began to climb down further.
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Groton
Coast
Hill
Senators Block Truman Steel Seizure Vote 54 to 26
Swaffield Agrees to Retire As Ludlowe High Principal Harold A. Swaffield will relinquish the post after 25 years and take a one year paid leave of absence. He started as principal in 1927 and will oversee his 25th class graduation Friday night. No comment available.
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Truman
Swaffield
Ludlowe High
Harold A. Swaffield
Roger Ludlowe
Fairfield Board of Education
Fairfield
Senate
Truman Urges Neutral POW Observers In Korea Visit
President Truman proposed inviting five neutral nations Sweden Switzerland India Pakistan and Indonesia to send military observers to Korea. He endorsed Sen Richard Russell's plan to allow observers to verify UN treatment of communist prisoners of war and counter propaganda claims.
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Truman
Korea
United Nations
Secretary of
Defense Lovett
Sen
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Service Committee
Russell
Kose Island
Lovett
Sweden
Switzerland
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
White House
House committee extends curbs and wage controls
The House Banking committee voted to kill all controls on consumer and real estate credit and extend wage price and rent controls for a full year. It set faith in farm price supports at 90 percent of parity for corn wheat cotton peanuts tobacco and rice and refused to restore livestock slaughtering quotas. The panel works through a Defense Production act extension, keeping the end of month expiration in sight and diverging from Senate measures on several provisions.
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House Banking Committee
Senate
House
Com
Allies Hit Reds on West Front in Korean War
Allied raiders with planes and tanks attacked Chinese positions west of Chorwon in Western Korea, aiming to curb heavy fighting that may mark the bloodiest week of 1952. Fifth Air Force shifted bombers to front line support and claimed heavy Reds casualties as they counted 6247 artillery rounds. On the eastern front, defenders repulsed a 350-man communist probe in the Punchbowl area.
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Chorwon
Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
Highth Army
Senate presses White House on Taft Hartley steel endgame
Senate vote 54 26 rejects another Taft Hartley seizure plan as White House silent. Proposals from Morse Case and Maybank seek new seizure authority and board led settlements. Truman opposes but may act after House action. CIO district director Griffin warns workers may ignore injunctions.
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Senate
White House
Congress
House
Youngstown
Ohio
CIO
James P. Griffin
Griffin
Escaped convict kills girl hostage and is shot
An escaped convict fatally stabbed a nine year old girl he held hostage in Lake Carmel New York. Donald Snyder 22 was wounded when a trooper posing as driver fired and recaptured him. The girl Betty June Arnold died at Mahopac hospital. Snyder had fled Green Haven State Prison and faced auto theft charges.
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N. Y
Donald Snyder
Greenhaven State Prison
Newburgh
Marvin Arnold
Snyder
Betty
Mahopac Hospital
Butterfield Hospital
Cold Spring
Putnam Valley
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