Moscow crowd stages anti US embassy protest in Moscow
More than 1,000 Russians jeered outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with banners and chants. Police formed a solid line as demonstrators called for Yankee go home and Hands off Lebanon, in retaliation for a Hungarian and Nagy protesters in New York.
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AP Wirenhiota
London
U.S
Moscow
New York
Lebanon
Soviet Union
Hungarian Socialist Party
Janos) Kadar
Imre Nagy
U.S. State Department
Bridgeport Weather Forecast and Almanac Details
Official Weather data from the U S Weather Bureau for Bridgeport and vicinity shows considerable cloudiness windy and warm today with scattered showers and thunderstorms and a high near 80. Tonight will be partly cloudy cooler with a low in the 50s. Friday’s outlook calls for a fast cooler and less humid day with a high near 70. Winds will be southerly increasing to 20 to 30 mph this morning with possible strong gusts in storms and then shift to the west and northwest later. The almanac notes the date June 28 is the one hundred seventy seventh day of the year and the fifth of summer with sunrise at 5 21 a m and sunset at 8 30 p m.
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U.S
Bridgeport
Low
Navy fails to place Vanguard satellite into orbit at Cape Canaveral
The Navy reported the second stage of a Vanguard rocket failed to ignite, causing the third stage and the 20 inch satellite to miss orbit. The launch from Cape Canaveral occurred just after midnight, with first stage burn completed as planned. GE announced development of a new rocket engine capable of 500 000 to one million pounds thrust for heavy payloads, including a ten ton satellite.
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Washington
Navy
Cape Canaveral
Fla
General Electric Co
Russia
Soviet threatens Geneva talks over nuclear test ban
The Soviet Union threatens to scuttle the Geneva conference on nuclear experts unless the United States endorses a universal ban on nuclear weapons tests. President Eisenhower cancels golf to meet with Dulles as tensions rise amid anti Western outbursts and pending Soviet participation.
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Moscow
Union
Geneva Conference of
United States
Washngton
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Geneva
Lebanon
Imre Nagy
Kremlin
Pupils to Ride Amusements on Pleasure Beach Visit
Today pupils will be guests of Mayor Tedesco at Pleasure Beach. They will display report cards to receive tickets for six amusement rides. About 15 000 tickets have been printed by the Mayor's office. The program runs from 2 to 6 p.m. with the mayor expected to attend around 9:90.
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Tedesco
Pleasure Beach
Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day
A listing page notes programs at Telegram Every Day with items on comics sports obituaries and theater. It mentions Angelo Patri supervision and a Mayors Office ticket pickup after school closings, covering activities for elementary and high school pupils and parochial students.
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Telegram
Rage
Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Dr. Bundesen
Mayors Office
O'S
Fle Rathiss
Sylvia Porter
Women’s News
Barnum Festival Opens With Parade And Dinner Kickoff
The 1958 Barnum Festival launches with a 6:20 p.m. parade from the Barnum hotel led by the Bowers Troopers color guard and Drum and Bugle corps with a police escort, followed by a kickoff dinner at the Hotel Stratfield Rose room. Mayor Tedesco and Ringmaster Raine will officiate as dignitaries arrive, with Lions Club leaders and Festival royalty present. The Ballyhoo show at Hedges Stadium tomorrow night caps the opening events.
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Lionis Club
Kenneth Raine
Stratfield Rose Room
Barnum Hotel
Bowers- Troopers
Fairfield Avenue
Broad Street
Broad
State Street
State
Main Street
Raine
Lions
William ‘Sowse
Barnum
Kenneth Maloney
Jennie Lind
Lions Club
Bozo Kelly
Brownlie
Lions Club International Band
Toyse
Paul Goldbecker
Manuel Rodrigues
Rodrigues
Festival Society
Maloney
G. Neill Tobin
Tobin
Tedesco
Goldbecker
Greater Bridgeport
Rivers and Harbors Bill Reaches White House For Signature
The Senate and House have approved the conference report on the omnibus rivers and harbors authorization bill. It authorizes federal funding including 2.3 million dollars for Bridgeport harbor improvement and 229 thousand dollars for beach erosion projects at Norwalk Stamford and Greenwich.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Bridgeport
Norwalk
Stamford
Greenwich
Ballyhoo Show Tickets Still Available at Barnum Festival
Tickets remain for the Ballyhoo show this Friday at 8 p m at Harding High School field. Festival officials report some tickets at depots and others to be sold at the field. Headliners include Eydie Gorme Steve Lawrence Helen Kane and Enoch Light with the Fred Waring Glee Club. Dick Clark will be master of ceremonies.
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Harding High School
Ballyhoo
Eydie Gorme
Steve Lawrence
Helen Kane
Enoch Light
Fred Waring Glee
Democrats Oppose New State Taxes Platform Calls Tax Freeze
Hartford June 25 AP Democrats unveil a seven page platform opposing any new or increased state taxes and calling for major reforms in agriculture education public safety welfare mental health highways election laws and fiscal policy. The document notes differences with the GOP platform while sharing broad goals and outlines a plan to submit to the state convention.
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Hartford
Democratic Party
Ell T. Grasso
Bushnell Memorial
Ribicoff
General Assembly
Sikorsky Gets Contract From Navy for Aircraft Co
Washington reports the Navy Aeronautics bureau awarded Sikorsky Aircraft Co. of Bridgeport Conn a $1 996 000 contract. The announcement came through Senator William L PurTell Republican Connecticut.
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Washington
Navy Aeronautics Bureau
Skorsky Aircraft Co
Bridgeport
Tempers flare as House probes influence peddling
In a heated session of the House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, former SEC chairman accused investigators of muzzling him while members charged J Sinclair Armstrong with evasion. The testimony centered on whether Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams exceeded bounds on behalf of Bernard Goldfine. Armstrong clashed with Harris as the hearing sought details on the Goldfine case and potential White House involvement.
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House
Securities and Exchange ‘Commission
Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
J. Sinclair
Armstrong
Navy
Bernard Schwartz
Directi
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Harris Adams
Adams
Goldfine
Oren Harris
Dark
Congress
Dixon-Water Utility
Committee
Gavel
Chicago
SEC
White House
Gerald D. Morgan
East Boston
J. Sinclair Armstrong
Securities and Exchange Commission
D-Ark
Fox to Testify Today Secrecy Sought in Goldfine Probe
Bernard Goldfine's lawyers demand closed door testimony tomorrow by John Fox publisher of the Boston Post as a witness accuses Goldfine of reckless conduct. They cite House rule allowing secrecy to protect against defamation or incrimination.
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Fox
Washington
UPI
Bernard Goldfine
House
Goldfine
Roger Robb
Samuel P. Sears
Oren Harris
D-Ark
John Fox
Boston Post
Author Acquitted in Westport Arson Case
Roswell G. Ham Jr. of Westport was acquitted yesterday by Superior Court Judge Howard W. Alcorn on three counts of arson. Ham admitted setting fires last winter at the home of his father in law Charles E. Cutler at 168 Kings Highway. The judge noted Ham appeared derelict and not a responsible person, while fire damage was listed at $17,000.
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Roswell G. Ham, Jr
Westport
Teft Superior Court
Howard W. Alcorn
Ham
Charles E. Cutler
Kings Highway
Alcorn
Cutler
Westport Town Planning and Zoning Commission
Educators Back 3 Senators Get School Aid Plans
Four school superintendents from New Jersey New York Connecticut and Rhode Island urged Congress to extend federal school construction and operation aid in federally affected areas. They testified before a Senate subcommittee as administration opposition to a House bill persisted.
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Washington
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Congress
Senate Education and Welfare
Eliott L. Richardson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Jet Grash Crash Kills Pilot and Injures Four Crewmembers
Four crewmen aboard the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard were seriously burned when a FAB Fury jet crashed on the flight deck off Northern California. The pilot Lt Cmdr Richard M Hopfinger of China Lake was killed. his widow Beulah Jeanne and three children survive.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Pacific Fleet Air Force
Richard M. Hopfinger
Air Development Squadron
China Lake
Beulah Jeanne
Oakland Naval Hospital
Marion Edward Fuller
Fort Valley
Hopfinger
California
Marsilius Renominated by Trumbull Republicans
State Senator Newman Marsilius Jr. of Trumbull was renominated by delegates of the Twenty fifth Senatorial district as the Republican candidate.
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Fairfield
Neweman M. Marsilius, Jr
Trumbull
Abner W. Sibal
Norwalk
Howard A. Hueston
Sherman
Suarez
Ruth F. Suarez
Cheshire
New Haven County
Milford
Stephen J. Sweeney
Naugatuck
Edward F. Palmer
Ansonia
Pasquale A. Pepe
Clarence G. Hummel
Seygou
der Ys
George B. Angevine
Warren
Litchfield County
New Milford
Bridgewater
Benjamin £, Barringer
Newman M. Marsilius, Jr
Republi
Actor John Calvert Yacht Found Off Korea
The Japanese Coast Guard located actor John Calvert and his four American companions aboard a drifting yacht 23 miles east of Cheju Island. The yacht was towed toward Fukuoka after engine trouble, with Calvert and all aboard reported in good condition.
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Tokyo
Coast Guard
John Calvert
Cheju Island
Calvert
Fukuoka
Kyusu
Lebanon asks UN for armed force to seal borders
Premier Sami Solh delivered a request to Dag Hammarskjold seeking a UN emergency police force to seal Lebanon's land and sea frontiers and halt arms supplies to rebels. Fighting shattered a brief truce as rebels and government forces clashed in Beirut amid threats of a broader attack.
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Lebanon
United Nations
Sami Solh
Dag Hammarskjold
Gaza
UN General Assembly
Basta
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Syria
Egypt
Sadb Salem
Tripoli
Rashid Karami
American Presbyterian Hospital
Kamal Jublatt
Druse
Chamoun
Marjaysan
Solh
Hammarskjold
New York
Cairo
Middle East
UN Observer Corps
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