Mack Near Collapse as FCC Commissioner Hinted to Quit
Washington report on February 28 describes Richard A. Mack breaking under House investigators' scrutiny over the Miami channel 0 award. Harris and Moss urged resignation. Mack asked for time next week to consider remarks as lawmakers press for his exit.
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D-Ark
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Moss
D-Calif
Maimi
National Airlines
National
Whiteside
Wolverton
R-Nj
Charles Ponzi Ir
Schick Abandons Fair Trade Policy
Schick Inc announced from Lancaster Pennsylvania that it is withdrawing its products from fair trade laws and terminating all wholesale and retail fair trade contracts where applicable. Executive VP O A Petty said the move will keep Schick distributors and dealers competitive on shavers and lighters, aligning with recent actions by Sunbeam and General Electric.
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Schick, Inc
O. A. Petty
Schick
Sunbeam Corporation
Chicago
General Electric Company
DRIVER UNINJURED AS CAR RAMS TRAIN IN ANSONIA
Ansonia driver Robert Javene Edmonds escaped injury when his car struck a moving passenger train at the Division street crossing of the New Haven railroad. The car was damaged but the train continued, and the engineer remained unharmed. Edmonds, 33, of 41 Murray street, was shaken but unhurt.
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Insonia
Constantine Brown
Bundesen
Weed
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Edmonds
Murray Street
Financial News
Jacoby On Bridge
Ansonia
Sylvia Porter
Division Street
Theater News
New Haven Railroad
Women’s News
Bridgeport
Council Panel Debates Griffenhagen Pay Plan Pace
Fairfield officials weigh delaying Griffenhagen pay raises as Civil Service backs deferment. The crash on Sport Hill Road leaves 18-year-old Keith Braithwaite of Jamaica dead after a late night collision with a guard rail and bridge abutment. Police cite wet roads and lack of witnesses while investigations continue.
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Sport Hill Road
Merritt Parkway
Fairfield
Keith Braithwaite
Jamaica
St. Vincent's Hospital
Robert Krysiak
Westport Barracks
Braithwaite
Parkway
Braith
Waite
Krysiak
Common Council
Civil Service Commission
Louis J. Gladstone
Griffenhagen
Civil Service Commissioners
Commission
Stephen Jankura
Two youths rob Crown Grocery for eighty dollars
Two teenage bandits robbed Crown Grocery at 73 Fairview Avenue last night, stealing about $80. Mrs. Elsa Papazian counted the receipts as one teen restrained her with a pistol while the other searched the front and rear storerooms.
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Philip J. Connerty
Elsa Papazian
Fairview Avenue
Andrew
Crown
Poisoned Wood Alcohol Deaths Reach Nineteen in New York
A deadly cheap drink nicknamed King Kong has caused nineteen deaths and left over fifty people in critical condition across East Harlem and the South Bronx. Detectives and Treasury agents search for the source as police seize two suspects and confiscate ten gallons of raw alcohol and other toxic liquids from a basement.
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Harlem
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East Harlem
Harlem River
South Bronx
AFL-CIO Proposes 39-Week Jobless Benefit Plan in State
Hartford AFL-CIO outlines an aggressive unemployment program for Connecticut including 39 weeks of benefits, raising weekly pay to two thirds of past earnings, and extending coverage to all workers. Republican leaders and Gov Ribicoff face a rival 26 week proposal while lawmakers back Alsop plan for a temporary fund.
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Afl-Cio
Ribicoff
State Labor Council
Waverly Inn
Cheshire
Governoor
Alsop
Philip J. Bauer
Robert August
John Alsop
Avon
Rain Lightens After Severe Coastal Flood Threat
Bridgeport and shoreline communities faced flooding threats as winds gusted up to 55 mph and seawalls buckled in Fairfield Westport and Milford. Evacuations of more than 100 families ended by nightfall as tides returned to normal and rainfall totals reached 1.35 inches in the region. The Weather Bureau in Stratford noted the 24 hour total was the greatest for February, with February’s total near 2.90 inches.
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Westport
Milford
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Mercury
Convict-Author Chessman Loses Bid to Avoid Execution
Convict-author Daryl Chessman lost a key appeal as Superior Judge Wal ter R. Evans ruled the 1944 trial transcript adequate for appeal. The ruling sends the transcript to the State Supreme court, delaying a possible new trial and keeping Chessman at risk of the gas chamber for robberies kidnapping and sex assaults.
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Daryl Chessman
Walter R. Evans
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State Supreme Court
Evans
U. S. Supreme Courts
George Davis
Thor launches new nose cone in Air Force test at Cape Canaveral
The Air Force sent a Thor missile aloft to test a new polished nose cone for heat resistance on reentry. Officials would not confirm success or distance traveled, noting the test aimed to inform future European defense programs. The 1500 mile range vehicle rose at 8 09 am EST, streaking through clouds and toward a vapor-laden Atlantic arrival.
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Gasoline price increases by Esso and Socony in eastern states
Esso Standard Oil and Socony Mobil Oil announce wholesale gasoline price hikes in multiple eastern states effective tomorrow. Esso raises prices in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania by 0.1 to 0.5 cents per gallon while Socony lifts prices in New England New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania by 0.5 to 0.15 cents. Some areas without price wars keep current levels. For example Springfield Mass wholesale to dealers jumps from 7 to 7.9 to 15.9 cents per gallon and Providence R I moves from 7.9 to 15.4 cents. Philadelphia climbs from 9.9 to 13.2 cents.
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Esso Standard Oil Co
Socony Mobil Oil Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Esso
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Socony
New England
Springfield
Mass
Providence
Philadelphia
Decision Near On Dress Strike In Connecticut Area
The ILGWU and management face a 2 p.m. deadline in New York for final contract offers affecting 86,800 workers nationwide including 330 in Bridgeport and 2,500 in Connecticut. Union leaders authorized a strike, with picket lines planned before all dress firms in Bridgeport area. Local 152 members work for seven local factories.
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New York City
David Dubinsky
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Dubinsky
ILGWU
Con Necticut
New York
Samuel G. Janis
Trumbull
Janis
Burglars Take 385 At Up Street Residence
Thieves broke into Lindberg Epps home at 28 Up Street between 3 30 p m and 10 last night stealing 385 in large bills including a 100 bill from a suitcase in a bedroom. A 38 revolver was also taken. Investigators Detective Sgt Joseph Whelan and Detective Joseph Flynn noted a forced rear bedroom window. Up Street lies off Exeter Street in the Chopsy Hill district.
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Lindberg Epps
Up Street
Joseph Whelan
Joseph Flynn
Exeter Street
Chopsy Hill
Senate Vote Boosts Postal Rates and Pay for Federal Workers
The Senate approved 732 million dollars in postal rate increases and 320 million for postal pay hikes, plus about 417 million for classified civil service workers. Republicans call the package a mixed up mess and expect a veto in its current form. The measures head to a House conference with disagreements over rate structure and retroactive pay boosts.
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