Snowstorm Paralyses Regions from Pennsylvania to New Jersey
A fierce two day snow and wind blitz crippled transport and power across the region. Hundreds stranded on the Pennsylvania turnpike endured a frigid night as restaurants limited food and civil defense rows mobilized. Coast guard aided a New Bedford vessel amid 20 foot seas while New Jersey towns faced outages and emergency measures.
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Atlantic Ocean
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Mass
Morgantown
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Fairfield Boxer Detained After Clash With Police
Fairfield officers detained boxer Barrfield, a former contender, after a clash at the Prat Road business center near Reet Road. Charged with breach of the peace and assault, he was released on bond and awaits a Monday court appearance.
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Mie Prat Rod Busness Center
Reet Road
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Robert Dunn
Prank Onder
Res. Heid
Cer Chey
Snowbound Monroe Town Faces Widespread Blockage
Drifted snow blocks Monroe as roads close and doorways jam at Pornea street and Main Street area. Residents report many shops and offices unable to open while authorities coordinate clearance and relief.
H. C. Canfield Group Plans Bowling Jamboree
The HOCO Athletic association of the H. G. Canfield Co sponsors a bowling jamboree Sunday from 2 at Sokut Hall bowling alleys 523 Hallet Street Hot roast beet sandwiches and refreshments will be served without charge Admission is free All employees and former employees are welcome Committee members are Peter Jassopna Elmer Holloway and John Charak
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Sokut Hall
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Peter Jassopna
Elmer Holloway
John Charak
Farm price supports stall as dairy aid eyed
Senate leadership backed a one year price freeze compromise to block reductions below 1957 levels as Benson moves to cut dairy supports. The House approved 210 to 172 with party lines and some Republicans joining Democrats in vote.
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Altobello objects to Assembly recess urging job plan aid
Meriden March 2 AP Mayor Henry Altobello says the Legislature should not recess until April 8 and he asks three Republican lawmakers to back Governor Ribicoff's job program for thousands of unemployed Connecticut citizens. He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.
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Henry Altobello
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Joseph S. Fenvin Fie
General Assembly
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Ribicoff
Youths Arrested in Car Theft Incident
Police traced a stolen car to near Fanfield avenue and arrested William M. Durnin of 16 Noriman Street. The Warner Brothers Parking Lot on Lafayette Street had reported the vehicle missing. An accompanying youth was sent to the detention home. Durnin is held on a $1,000 bond for taking an auto without permission, reported by owner Ted DeBernardo of 64 Rockland Avenue Stratford.
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Thomas Wall
Wack Rock
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Tred DeBernardo
Rockland Avenue
Stratford
Alcorn assails Democrats over recession stand
Meade Alcorn, chairman of the Republican National Committee, told Ohio Wesleyan University students that Democrats would spend federal funds at random to halt the downturn. He framed independence on campuses as dangerous, saying it would erode the two party system.
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Delaware
Ohio
Meade Alcorn
Republican National Committee
GOP
Ohio Wesleyan University
Federal Treasury
America
Alcorn
Relief case switches fuel Hillside project approval
Poole said city planning commission must approve the Hillside project before Welfare board involvement. The plan would zone the site for industry and set rents at 20 percent of income with a $17 monthly cap for three room units. February relief activity rose with 291 new entrants and 827 reopenings, ending at 1 034.
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Social Service
Tennessee Ernie Ford Undergoes Leg Surgery
Burbank Calif March 21 AP Television entertainer Tennessee Ernie Ford underwent surgery for a varicose vein in his left leg. The operation lasted three hours at St Joseph's hospital and he is expected to be hospitalized until next Monday to begin rehearsal for his NBC television show.
Retired State Personnel Head Applies for Jobless Benefits
Glendon A. Scoboria of Cromwell, former State Personnel Director, who retired earlier this year on a state pension about 6000 dollars annually, applied for unemployment benefits. The claim for up to 40 dollars weekly for 26 weeks was filed in Middletown and had not yet been decided.
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Glendon A. Scoboria
Cromwell
T ‘Oday
Scoboria
Middletown
State Labor Department
Scout-o-rama Opens In Bridgeport Brass Center
The 1958 Scout-O-Rama opened with ribbon ceremony led by Mayor Tedesco and officials from Fairfield and Stratford. More than 3,000 visitors viewed five displays by over 1,000 Pomperaug Council scouts including Sea, Air, Boy and Cub Scouts. Exhibits covered camping, cooking, signals, live stock, fur processing and Tin Candicraft. Ice caps now cover about three percent of Earth’s surface.
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Tedesco
Dimiti L. Kinnie
Fairfield
Harry B. Flood
Stratford
Robert H
Snow plow crews ready for more snow after 4 inch fall
Deputy director G Richard Johnson said North End sanding and plowing ran 24 hours finishing streets and would stay on alert as icy conditions may arrive with a drop in temperature. He hinted another snowstorm could hit about a week from Tuesday.
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G. Richard Johnson
Public Works
Not Foolproof System Used In Chicago Burglary
Walter Parker 27 reported his apartment burglarized in a methodical break in. Police said a card file listing his possessions was checked by burglars before looting the flat. Parker is a recent Industrial Engineering graduate.
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Chicago
Walter Parker
Parker
Industrial Engineering College
State Forecasts Reach New England Amid Snow Flurries
Connecticut and nearby states report cloudy skies with snow flurries and little temperature change today into Sunday. Southeast to south winds 20 to 30 mph shift in the east, with diminishing winds along the coast.
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Berkshires
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Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Eastport
Block Island
Ramsey acquitted on burglary with violence and attempted rape charges
George Evans Ramsey, 21, of 608 Connecticut Avenue, was found not guilty in Superior Court on burglary with violence and attempted rape after a four day trial before Judge Philip R. Pastore and a 12 member jury. A Sept. 13 alarm by Mrs Ida Heath of 367 Connecticut Avenue prompted the case. Assistant State's Attorney Otto J. Saur led the prosecution. defense was Thomas B. Coughlin.
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George Evans Ramsey
Connecticut Avenue
Philip R. Pastore
Ida Heath
Ramsey
Otto J. Saur
Thomas B. Coughlin
Hope in Copenhagen after Moscow visit
Comedian Bob Hope arrived in Copenhagen after a trip to Moscow. He showed Paris Holiday to Russians who enjoyed it, with Anita Ekberg joining for the Moscow premiere. Hope and his team filmed a documentary in Moscow to be aired on U S television April 5.
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Bob Hope
Moscow
Paris
Anita Ekberg
Hope
Nicolai Mikhailov
United States
Mrs. Ebling Sentenced After Embezzling Public Funds
In a Fairfield county case Judge Pastore heard that Mrs. Charlotte Lewis Ebling took public funds totaling about 10 485.70 with about 6 700 unaccounted for. Her husband Patrolman Ebling borrowed money and family loans covered the rest while she claimed ignorance of the money’s whereabouts. The court ordered a 30 day jail term with restitution and noted the seriousness of public fund theft.
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Walter M. Picket
Willis
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Fairfield County
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Danbury State Teachers College
Ali
McGowan
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Connecticut
Trumbull Town Court
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Gowan
Ebfing
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Jakarta claims rebels trapped as Dutch liner brings Americans
Antara said rebels were trapped before arrival. The Dutch liner Oranje landed 420 foreigners from Medan, including 122 Americans mostly families of Goodyear and U S rubber company employees. Two more ships were scheduled amid government attack fears. Arrangements were reported to remove 30 foreigners from Rengal, a center for Stanvac Oil, 100 miles southeast of Pekanbaru.
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Tellalian Hints Probate Race Bid In Trumbull
Trumbull March 21 Aram H Tetlalian Jr Bridgeport lawyer on Elliott Road indicated he may wage a primary contest for the Trumbull delegates to the Republican probate convention for the district including Trumbull Monroe and Easton. He would join a three way race against Aaron Levine and Frederick Ehrsam. Tellalian obtained consent forms from the Republican registrar of voters and signatures from 153 Republicans are required to trigger a primary. Filing deadline is Thursday with the primary set for April 17.
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Aram H. Tetlalian, Jr
Elliott Road
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Monroe
Easton
Tella Lan
Aaron A. Levine Allready
Republican Town Committee
Frederick F. Ehrsam
Ehrsam
Tellahan
Republican Registrar of Voters
Barrier study ordered for Berlin Turnpike after nun deaths
Governor Ribicoff directed State Highway Commissioner Argraves to survey the advisability of a steel barrier on the Berlin turnpike dividing strip from Meriden to Hartford. Dr. L A Chotkowski suggested the barrier might have prevented the tragedy in which three Sisters of Mercy from St. Mary's Derby were killed when their station wagon crossed the highway divider.
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March
ASCAP
Ribicoff
Newman E. Argraves
Berlin
Meriden
L. A. Chotkowski
Chotkowski
Conner Louis W. Schafer
Sisters of Mercy
St. Mary's School
Derby
Two Escapes Return to Fairfield County Jail
Two escapees from Fairfield County Jail, Robert Mandell and Walter Szyzik, were recaptured near New Haven riding a railroad train. Charged with robbery with violence for attacking Anthony Chagnon, they faced a 25,000 bond each and were placed in the West Wing. The men fled four days earlier with Frank Jajoie. Lajoie was later captured atop a building near Camp Omans.
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Robert Mandell
Walter Szyzik
New Haven
Anthony Chagnon
Park Avenue
Szyzik
Mandell
Mandel
Andrew Miller
Chagnon
Westport
John J. O'Leary
George Freeman
Jolly Fisherman
Frank Jajoie
Lajoie
Camp Omans
Old Town ‘Road
Trumbull
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Stratford
New York
Danbury
Brewster
N.Y
Harlem
BridgejPort
Divorce Suit Plea in Westport Court
Mrs Joseloff formerly Barbara Gordon answers her husband Stanley Joseloff's divorce complaint denying intolerable cruelty. Married December 36 1940 the couple, with four children, live apart with she in New York and he in Westport. She is an interior decorator noted for Yale Motor Inn Wallingford designs and Ezio Pinza home. he is president of Stora Case Corporation of America.
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Stanley Joseloff
Estport
Joseloff
Barbara Gordon
New York
Westport
Yale Motor Inn
Wallingford
Wilbur Cross Parkway
Ezio Pinza
Storacase Corporation of America
Lanza Delays Birmingham Concert Amid Bronchitis
American singer Mario Lanza again cancels a Birmingham show hours before curtain. Reports say he suffered an attack of bronchitis delaying the performance, following a previous illness in Rome and a prior scheduled date here last month.
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Birmingham
London
Marin Lanza
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