Eisenhower Aides Postpone Tax Cut Decision
President Eisenhower and advisers discussed recession remedies but postponed any tax cut. Secretary Anderson said no tax decision yet and actions will follow clarity on economy and congress. AFL CIO leader Walter Reuther urged 90 day withholding suspension and broader anti recession moves. Senate approved civil construction speedup. House armed services backed anti recession resolution on military projects.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Senate
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Cotton
House Armed Services Committee
Bridgeport Weather Forecast and Almanac Details
Mostly fair skies and seasonable temperatures through Friday. High in the mid 40s, tonight's low around 38, northerly winds. Almanac notes mark March 13 as the seventy second day and eighty second of winter with sun at 6 09 and 3 36. Includes tides and page references for Telegram Every Day features and sections.
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Bridgeport
Milford Budget Battle Over School Cuts Sparks Hearing
Milford Town Manager Charles Iovino defends a $600,000 cut to the Board of Education budget at a four hour Town Council hearing in the high school auditorium attended by about 1,000 people. He urged larger class sizes and kindergarten elimination to balance finances amid opposition from Superintendent Joseph Foran and the Milford Education Association.
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Milford
Charles R. Tovino
Board of Education
Joseph A. Foran
Alice Crosby
Ernest Hartz
Milford Education Association
Tavino
Connecticut
Tovino
Officials Probe Blaze Fatal to 3 in Newtown
A fatal fire at a Quonset hut home on High Bridge Road Newtown claimed three children Linda eight Joan four and Jerome two in the early hours. Leland ten was seriously burned trying to save others with Phyllis ten and Coralee year and a half escaping. Investigators say the fire likely started in a refrigerator and the single exit structure faced prior health and wiring warnings. Services for the children set for Saturday at 11 a m at Honan funeral home.
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Weldon Cash
Coralee
Phyllis Jean
Newtown
Lelander
Weldon L. Cash
High Bridge Road
Leland
Phyllis
Danbury Hospital
Cash
Elia Mae Hicks
Currituck Road
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Linda
Joan
Jerome
Honan
Main’ Street
James B. Trew
Newtown Methodist Church
Newtown Village
Cuban cabinet crisis after mass resignation in Havana
President Batista faced a political shakeup as the 22 member peace cabinet resigned amid a decree suspending civil rights. Premier Emilio Nunez Portuondo led the walkout and stated Cuba’s crisis stems from opponents’ violence. Batista named Gonzalo Guell as premier and reappointed most supporters.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Emilio Nunez Portuondo
Lut Nunez Portuondo
Batista
Gonzalo Guell
Two Appointed to Park Board Amid Milestone
The Bridgeport Board of Park Commissioners approved Mayor Tedesco's picks to fill vacancies. Postmaster Russell F. Neary and Alma Lockwood will join the board with terms through 1962. Lockwood becomes the first woman on the board and is active in civic groups while Neary, in his post since 1944, has served in local government roles.
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Tedesco
Russell F. Neary
Hughes Avenue
Alma Lockwood
Baimforth Street
Lockwood
Bridgeport Post
Common Council
W. Gerald Bryant
Neary
I. Walker Hill
Ralph J. Lockwood
Bridgeport Heart Association
Citizens’ Committee For Study of Bridgeport Public Schools
International Institute
League of Women Voters
Jewish Service Bureau
Community’s Chest
Five cadets begin simulated space flight study in Ohio
Five young Air Force officers started a simulated space flight at Dayton Ohio as part of a morale and efficiency study for long confinement on future space crews.
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Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
Industry Opposes Unemployment Benefit Expansion
Hartford March 12State legislators heard industry witnesses oppose any liberalization of unemployment compensation and fear higher costs will hinder job growth. The Manufacturers Association urged restraint arguing there is no proven emergency and stressing tax load relief. Reid of the Connecticut Chamber proposed longer benefits tied to covered employment, with eligibility conditions including five prior years of work and no Social Security entitlement.
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Hartford
Mar
Manufacturers Association of Connectticut
State Chamber of Commerce
Assembly
House
Senate
Labor Committee
Connecticut
Harrison Fuller
the Manufacturers Association of Connecticut
Harrison
Reid
Maurice W. Reid
Bridgeport
Four Stamford Cops Charged With Break-ins
Four Stamford police officers were booked on breaking and entering charges in separate incidents. Albert Condito 41 Robert Kenaley 27 David McKeithen 38 and James Cullinan 26 held on bonds from 5 000 to 10 000. McKeithen and Cullinan accused of hitting Kitty Kelly shoe store on Atlantic street and stealing cash and shoes, while Condito and Kenaley allegedly robbed Diamond Match Co on Portland avenue last November. Police suspended them pending appearance before Judge Maurice Buckley tomorrow at 4 a m.
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Stamford
Albert Joseph Condito
Robert J. Kenaley
David L. McKeithen
James P. Cullinen
Joseph W. Kinsella
McKeithen
Cullinan
Kitty Kelly
Atlantic Street
Candito
Kennley
Diamond Match Co
Portland Avenue
Kinsella
Ralph Knapp, Jr
Ronald Simonsen
Kinseta
Force
Maurice J. Buckley
Condito
Kenaley
Fairfield Selectmen Seek Reconsideration of Teacher Pay Schedule
The Fairfield Board of Selectmen urged the School Board to revisit a new teacher pay plan calling for up to 7600 dollars with master's degree and 6150 dollars with bachelor's, to be phased in over three years. The move, approved by First Selectman Dimitl L. Kinnie and two others, notes other town departments raise funds pending Finance Board and Town Meeting approval.
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Fairfield Board of Selectmen
Board of Education
Schone! Board
Selectmen
First Selectman
Dimitl L. Kinnie
James A. Gilmore
Stanley R. Fortuna
Finance Board
Representative Town Meeting
Jakarta claims capture of oil center at Pakanbaru
The Jakarta government said paratroopers recaptured the Amer ican operated oil center at Pakanbaru in Central Sumatra after an early predawn assault aided by B 25 bombers. Rebels in Padang denied loss and said heavy fighting continued.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Aakarta
Pakanyaru
Padang
Pakanbaru
Sumatra
Caltex Oil Company
Main Street
Tam
A Bombed Area Receives Air Force Apology
In Florence South Carolina residents received an Air Force apology after an accidental A bomb detonation near a sparsely populated area. Six homes and a church were damaged and six people injured none seriously. An investigation was ordered to review safety and wider implications of the incident.
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Florence
8. C
Air Force
Sparsley
Here
Mars
Washington
Defens McElroy
South Carolina
McElroy
Defense Secretary
Charles B. Gougher
38Th Air Division
Hunter Afb
Florence Area
David Melcod
Nixon Breaks Tie in GI Home Loan Interest Vote
The Senate approved an 1.85 billion emergency housing bill to spur up to 600,000 jobs and allow a GI mortgage rate rise to 43.4 percent. Vice President Nixon broke a 47 47 tie to secure Republican support as the bill moves to the House.
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Senate
Nixon
House
Eisenhower
Capehart
R-Ind
White House
Sparkman
D-Ala
Long
D-La
Monroney
D-Okla
Republican Party
Democratic Party
GOP
Bush
R-Conn
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