Labor panel bars larger venue for jobless aid hearing
Hartford March 9 AP The Labor committee rejects a larger hall for a jobless pay hearing. It will convene at 10 am in the Hall of the House with about 300 capacity, while up to 2000 protesters are expected across the street. Rep Paul M Andrews says Bushnell won't be used, noting transcript and seating issues. Representatives will speak first, with a 10 am start, 1 pm recess, and 2 to 5 pm sessions to hear proponents.
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Hartford
Labor Committee
State Capitol
Paul M. Andrews
R-Cheshire
House
Connecticut State Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Canitel
Bushnell Memorial
Rep. Andrews
Bushnell
Rep Andrews
Legislature
General Assembly
Underwood to reopen plant. 600 back today
About 600 Underwood employees return to work this morning to reopen the plant shut since January 10. Next Monday the remaining 200 workers will return, restoring about half the pre layoff total as Hartford plant 1000 workers also resume today with further callbacks planned.
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Underwood Corporation
Hartford
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast and Almanac
Official weather report for Bridgeport and vicinity shows fair conditions with varying temperatures today through Tuesday. Highs 40s, lows in the 20s to 30s, northerly winds 5 to 15 mph. yesterday temperatures ranged from 41 high to 35 low, with tide times listed for tomorrow morning and afternoon. Almanac notes mark March 1 as the sixty ninth day of the year and seventeenth day of winter with sunrise at 6 13 a.m. and sunset at 3 33 p.m.
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U. S
Bridgeport
State Slayer Suspect Flees Jail in Miami
Vanguard delay: Navy likely to pause Vanguard rocket launch until midweek due to weather and minor delays. The 72 foot rocket with a 314 pound satellite nose cone remains at Cape Canaveral’s Air Force missile test center amid stalled preparations and fog hampering the test sequence.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
Air Force Missile Test Center
Air Force Thor
Prisoners Escape From 23rd Floor Jail Breaks In Miami
Four inmates tumbled from a 23rd floor cellblock in a dramatic jailbreak at Dade County jail. Norman J. Mackiewicz 34 from New Britain Conn, Norman Carter 18 of Chicago, Howith Bartlett Piccott about 40, and Edward Landisville 27 from New Jersey fled the building by tying mattress ticks together and sliding down. Carter surrendered on the 19th floor after an hour. Police hunted for Piccott and Mackiewicz as officers checked the courthouse and surrounding roads for the others. Women workers in the 26 story jail noticed the escape when Carter reportedly missed a step.
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Miami
Fla
Dade County
Norman‘ J. Mackiewicz
New Britain
Carter
Kille
Piccott and
Mackiewicz
SEATO Ministers Open Talks Amid Soviet Attack Denial
Manila hosts eight nation SEATO foreign ministers as they open meetings to discuss a Soviet broadcast denouncing SEATO as a tool of colonialism. Philippine Foreign Secretary Serrano said the attack aims to intimidate the alliance while ministers from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Britain, France, Pakistan, the United States, and the Philippines prepare for closed sessions and possible side talks with Dulles and Pineau.
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Manila
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Soviet Union
NATO
Paris
Philippine
Felixberto Serrano
Richard G. Casey
Australia
Walter Nash
New Zealand
Asia
Far East
Pete Sarasin
Thailand
Casey
Nash
Philipippines
United States
Britain
France
Pakistan
Lheyd
Selwyn Lloyd
Dulles
Christian Pineau
Tomorow
Trey
Inddress Strike Accord Reached in New York
Mediation by Herbert Lehman and Harry Aviller yields an 11.5 percent package including 8 percent base pay, 3 percent cost of living increases, and a 0.5 percent severance payroll deduction. ILGWU strike of 105,000 dress workers affects nine Eastern states and 60,000 in New York City, major production halted. Settlement on non monetary issues expected within two days. Mayor Wagner returns to city to oversee talks.
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New York
Herbert Lehman
International Ladies Gar Mveas Workers Union
ILGWU
New York City
Hag Pees
Robert F. Wagner
Lehman
Harry Aviller
Swisher backs Sandula in Connecticut GOP primary fight
James B. Swisher declared he backs State Senator A Edward Sandula 100 percent in the Republican primary for party control. He dismissed Benedict D Tutoli Sr claim of challenging Sandula and said Tutoli’s stance surprised him though Swisher remains an officer of the Independent Voters of Connecticut and a Republican town committee member. Continued on page two.
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James B. Swisher
A. Edward Sandula
Republican Party
Benedict D. Tutoli
Independent Voters of Connecticut Group
John H. Shannon
Sandula
Tutoli
Mr. Swisher
Republican Town Committee
Fifth A
Republican Organization
Swisher
Tuteli
Ander
Independent Voters of Connecticut
Snowslides Kill Skier and Rescuer at Snow Basin
In Utah, a snowslide swept a skier off a mountainside and another slide buried a group of skiers while searching. By nightfall the missing skier and a would-be rescuer were found dead and left on the slope for safety. Sheriff Hadley cited dangerous conditions for no retrieval. Dr. Lincoln Ellison, 49, research director at the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station in Ogden, was among the avalanche victims.
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Snow Basin
Utah
Leroy Hadley
Weber County
Lincoln Ellison
Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Ogden
Meat cost cuts urged by congressional study panel
A House Agriculture subcommittee urged packers to focus on cutting marketing costs and not on new processing methods. The report notes many families cannot eat as much meat due to prices and income, and calls for more research into reducing distribution costs and revising livestock policies.
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Washington
March
Congressional
House Agriculture Committee
Anfuso
Agriculture Department Livestock and Mar
Ribicoff endorses Norwalk Child Guidance Center opening
Governor Ribicoff spoke at the formal opening of the Mid Fair field Child Guidance Center in Norwalk emphasizing that children’s emotional and mental health deserve as much attention as physical well being. He credited local groups from Darien Fairfield Weston Westport and Wilton for the center’s creation and urged continued community support.
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Norwalk
Ribicoff
Mid-Fairfield
Darien
Fairfield
Weston
Westport
Wilton
Two Fairfield youths arrested after high speed Bridgeport chase
Stratford police nabbed two Fairfield teenagers after a car chase along Lafayette street exit in Bridgeport. Speeds reached up to 100 mph and seven shots were fired at the fleeing vehicle. Samuelman, 21, faced multiple charges including reckless driving and assaulting a officer, with Bond set at 25000. His companion, Walter J Coolidge Jr., 18, faced breach of peace charges and $106 bond.
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Bridgeport
Ste Venice Athletic Club
Main Street
Patrick Joinera
Carmen
Set
John Leahy
Arthur Buchanan
Fairfield
Stratford
Lafayette Street
Joseph G. Samuelman
Riverside
Samuelman
Friend
Walter J. Coolidge, Jr
Arbor Drive
Southport
Paul Keenan
Portell Among B Senators in Bid for Action
Eight Republican senators urged faster government action to cut unemployment, praising President Eisenhower’s plan while other GOP members endorsed his approach but accused Democrats of delay. The push follows Eisenhower’s stepped up spending drive as officials try to revive the economy. House GOP Leader Martin of Massachusetts backed the administration, saying it is ready with a plan to stimulate employment and restore confidence. Senator Potter of Michigan praised the White House move as evidence of diligent effort amid criticism. Senator Martin of Iowa cited a letter from the president showing awareness of problems and intent to ease them, hoping Democratic cooperation would help regional unemployment drop in weeks. House Republican Rep. Simpson of Pennsylvania led criticism of tax-cut opposition.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Congress
Caure
House Gop
Martin
Massachusetts
Senate
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
White House
Sen. Martin
A-Iowa
Care House
Rep
Simpson
Pennsyvania
Thead
J F Keane Dies at 82 Former Canfield Rubber Plant Manager
James Francis Keane 82 of 135 Caroline Street died yesterday in Bridgeport Hospital after admission February 27. Retired plant manager for Canfield Rubber Company, he served five years before retiring in 1956. Funeral 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at William A Bracken Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St Charles Church. Burial in St Michael's Cemetery. Survived by three sons Harold Vincent James Jr, a daughter Mrs Paul Keane, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Active in Knights of Columbus and local Catholic and fraternal groups.
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James Francis Keane
Caroline Street
Canfiell Rubber Company
Bridgeport Hospital
William At. Bracken
Noble Avenue
St. Charles Church
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Keane
Canfield Rubber Company
Knights of Columbus
Park City
Mighty crowded up there now on the price mountain
A whimsical note suggests inflation or high prices squeezing space at the summit, with the idea that even the top spot has become crowded for cost.
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