Sailors Fail in Lure Nicky Down From Mast on Ship
Nicky the Barbary ape escaped aboard the Navy cargo ship Antares at Norfolk and perched atop a 50 foot foremast. Sailors offered bread and bananas. a “monkey watch” was set as officers and crew failed to coax him down. Nicky, 5, destined for Memphis Zoo, had been moved between cages when the escape occurred. He returned to the rigging as darkness fell.
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Nicky
Gibraltar
Antares
Norfolk
Zoological Gardens
Memphis
Tenn
Aun
Weather Summary for Bridgeport and Vicinity
Windy conditions expected with a waning front around midday. Snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches possible, mostly cloudy this afternoon and night, with a colder high of 35 to 41 and a low of 23 to 38. Saturday should be partly cloudy and cooler.
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Dawe Me
Weewtier
Puzzle week tests fans as Criss Crossed clues stump solvers
The Sunday Post puzzle game failed for the 12th straight week with no winner earning the 300 prize for Puzzle 198. The next jackpot rises to 325 for a perfect solution, as solvers faced tricky clues in Criss Crossed with pitfalls and navigational STAR versus SPAR confusion.
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Sunday Post
Gars
Hove
Star
Axe
Ake
Waterbury burglary suspects questioned after Woodbridge arrest
Two men held on $50,000 bond face charges after a $3,500 Waterbury supermarket burglary. Ex-convict Gino Paoloni, 41, of Hamden, and Reynolds Pecor, 35, of Bridgeport and Monroe, were nabbed by Woodbridge Police Chief Richard Ciarleglio before Waterbury headquarters. Police found a loaded 22 caliber pistol and about $2,300 in the vehicle. Detectives pursue $1,200 missing loot with ties to a Fulton Market crime.
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Waterbury
Gino Paoloni
Hamden
Reynolds Pecor
Myrtle Avenue
Bridgeport
Judd Road
Monroe
Woodridge
Woodbridge
Philip McDermott
Lucy Street
Amity Road
McDermott
Ciarleglio
Fulton Market
Highland Avenue
Chase Parkway
Paoloni
Wethersfield State Prison
Pecor
Mario Juliano
Catherine Avenue
Juliano
Ciarlegno
Woodbridge Corner
New Haven
Macmillan to Confer With Ike During June White House Visit
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will hold a two day White House conference June 3 to discuss world problems and a possible summit with Soviet leaders. France's premier may join or attend separately. Macmillan will also deliver the commencement address at DePauw University on June 8.
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Macmillan
Ike
White House
Washington
Eisenhower
Bri
Cain
MacMillian
France
Eisenhower-Macmillan
Russia
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Snow Forecast Moves Into Connecticut This Morning
The snowstorm moving from Kentucky and Virginia toward Connecticut was expected to bring light, non coastal accumulation. The U S Weather Bureau in Stratford said precipitation would not mix with rain, ending by noon, with inland towns possibly seeing an inch or two.
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Kentucky-Virginia
Connecticut
U.S
Stratford
Public Works Plan Urged by Connecticut Official
State Public Works Commissioner Timothy Murphy told the legislature that a 3.48 million dollar public works program proposed by Governor Ribicott would funnel about 2.3 million to workers and 1.25 million to technicians and manufacturers, boosting jobs. He testified on an omnibus bill targeting humane and welfare institutions with seven million dollars for hospital and training school projects. Some contracts may go to out of state bidders, but unions expect local hiring, with projects ready to start soon and others within months.
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Hartford
Timothy J. Murphy, Jr
Ribicott
Murphy
Public Welfare and
Omnibus Administration
Testimany
Connecticut
Norwich
Fairfield
Undercliff Hospital
Cedarcrest Hospital
Veterans’ Home and Hospital
Rocky Hill
Southbury
Mansfield
Three Indicted On Tax Charges In Bridgeport Firm
L. Graham Patmore president of Patmore Mill Work Co. Bridgeport indicted for evading 18 219 in personal taxes 1951 1954. George Soltis vice president and Kenneth Griffin the accountant of the same company charged with evading 48 000 in corporate taxes 1950s 1954. Pleas date not set by U S District Judge Robert P. Anderson.
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New Haven
Bridgeport
L. Graham Patmore
Patmore Mill Work Co
George Soltis
Kenneth J. Griffin
Westport
Patmore
Soltis
Griffin
U.S
Robert P. Anderson
Eisenhower Plans Tax Cuts and Spending to Fight Recession
President Eisenhower discussed the worsening recession with advisers as AFL CIO leaders urged action. The Defense Department will raise job-providing contracts to 10 billion dollars for the first six months of the year, four billion more than late 1957. Federal Reserve reports showed stronger store sales and FHA noted housing loans up, signaling growth.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio
White House
Defense Department
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Kansas City
Federal Housing Administration
Ike
Meade Alcorn
Republican National Committee
Alcorn
de Sense Department
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Riding teacher fined for stable and riding violations
Samuel R. Friedson of Cedar Hill lane was fined 900 in Justice Court for violating town zoning by giving horseback riding lessons providing horses for hire and stabling horses on his premises. His attorney filed notice of appeal to Common Pleas Court posting 2000 bond. Prosecutor was Philip N. Smith.
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Aston
Samuel R. Friedson
Cedar Hill Lane
Justice Court
Friedson
Alan Nevas
Westport
Common Pleas Court
Howard L. Shaff
Philip N. Smith
Fried Son
Wilf
Justice Shalt
Widow contests $700000 estate claim after prenuptial deal
Mrs. Samuel G. Krunka of Trumbull appeals a Bridgeport Probate ruling, saying she did not know her late husband’s estate neared $700,000 when she agreed to receive $50,000 on his death and signed the premarital pact minutes before their Feb 26 1942 marriage in New York.
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Samuel G. Krunka
Trumbull
Bridgeport
Superior Court
John Clark Fitzgerald
Krupka
New York City
State official cites slow urban renewal in Connecticut
William Blakey of the State Development commission told a Connecticut Light and Power conference that Connecticut is not advancing urban renewal as fast as it should. Only seven projects in five communities are in the execution stage amid local cost and federal red tape obstacles.
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Berlin
Conn
State Development Commission
Connecticut
William Blakey
Commission
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Blakey
Morris B. Fleissig
Candeub and
Fleissiz
Bridgeport
Fleissig
Reports Hint Spending Cuts Across Sectors
The government receives bleak signals from both consumers and industry in 1958. Consumers plan to curb spending on housing, cars, appliances and furniture, while businessmen forecast capital outlays for new plants and equipment to drop to 32 billion dollars this year, with the year ending below that figure.
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Washington, Mar. NN
Federal Reserve Aoard
University of Michigan
Central and Bullard Havens win firsts in scholastic press awards
In the 34th annual scholastic press contest by Columbia University Connecticut schools earned top honors. Central and Bullard Havens Technical School newspapers led with first place while Stratford Milford High and Bellarmine Quarterly collected other divisions. New England colleges and high schools garnered over 130 awards in the national competition.
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Central
Stratford
Milford
Bullard Havens Technical School
Columbia University
Bellarmine Quarterly
Fairfield Preparatory School
President's Post
Harding High
New Singland College
Connecticut
Criterion of
Clarion
Wethomis
Mitford
New Haven
Builard-Havens
Craftsman
Douglas Plan Turned Down by 71-14 Vote
The Senate rejected a plan by Senator Douglas to cut personal income and federal excise taxes by about 5.2 billion dollars in a 71 to 14 vote. Douglas argued for rapid tax relief to combat the recession, while opponents warned of potential inflation and bypassing committee procedures.
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Washington
Senate
Anight
Douglas
D-I
Langer
North Dakota
Potter
Michigan
House
Williams
R-Del
Martin
R—Pa
R—Mich
Congress
Capehart
Rind
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
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Dr. Bundesen Huh
Bnew Ee
Jacoby
Sylvia Porter
Spawirralane
George Meany
Center
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Blakes Union
CRI
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Byrd
Hi Napor
Glen Milter
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