Labor probe targets unions amid reform push in Congress
The panel’s first installment attacks Teamsters and other unions including Bakers and United Textile Workers while alleging Allied Industrial Workers infiltration by gangsters. Senator McNamara objects to its flamboyant tone, Meany counters with labor progress, and seven members sign calling for labor reform laws. In Newtown, March 25, the Democratic Town Committee left the U S Senate race endorsement decision unresolved with Dodd not backed, Bowles and Benton in the field, Supp endorsed for a local vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holla
Teamsters
Bakers
United Textile Workers
Operating Engineers
Allied Industrial Workers Union
McNamara
D Mich
Jone
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Newtown
Democratic Town Committee
U. S. Senate
Paul McNamara
Thomas J. Dodd
West Hartford
Chester Bowles
Willian Benton
Joseph Supp
Eleanor Briscoe
Ruling on Receptionist Hiring Sparks Civil Service Debate
In a non civil service case, Mr. Jankura notes a closed session was held at the request of the Taayer office. Linley reports that no hire was approved through civil service and the March 17 addition exists without a proper appointment. City officials fear may end merit system. proposal to seek city attorney ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jankura
Linley
Taayer
Civil Service
Civil Service Office
Names Certified for Promotions and New Pumpers
A list shows 14 individuals certified for promotions and 43 for stationary pump engineer appointments in a municipal notice. Names include Chernesky, Hevse, Spalluio, Casey, McMahon, Figerle, Kasloski, Simmons, Ballingham, Doebeli, Gleason, Vanek, Cortenzio, plus many others. The ceremony and swearing in of 75 new firefighters and pumpers are planned by the board, with events at the Burroughs Public Library and related municipal offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Gleason
Old Town Road
William Vanek
Greystone
Ralph L. Cortenzio
Pembroke Street
Joseph C. Stonoha
Ara
Nis Drive
Edward W. Terepha
Berkshire Avenue
Leonard J. Etter
Post Street
Joseph Oo
Comandini
Thorme Street
Andrew Potchow
Tay Hallett Street
Raymond J. Goddu
Heyy sCnot
Bore Board
Burroughs Public Library
Cans Reobert
Carlen
Voseps Shanehat
Ski Conditions Report for Ruston Area Bulletin
Weather bureau ski bulletin details late afternoon and evening snow levels and temperatures across many locations. It lists expected snow depth and conditions for resorts and surrounding towns, noting rising temperatures in some regions and favorable pedestrial and skiing conditions with various elevations and slopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Weather Bureau
Onisht
Francona
Aratular
Mahlamon
Excellrad Peanemata
Mistersill
Darksom
Smile
Aelkmap
Core
Tobar
Alone
Tartmneuth Shiwar
aTereler
Sering Shung Mi Sumapee
North Toma
Cranmoce
Atatar
Surtmn Phting
Pinkhaw
Pander
Evvedent
T Bar
Sais Watersidte
Valley
Gehl Amam
Rycettemt
Fairfield Police Budget Increases Prompt Budget Discussion
Fairfield votes raise police budget citing three new patrolmen and 200 salary raises for 54 staff. A traffic light at Stratfield and Cornell roads is proposed, plus hourly pay bumps for specials. The report notes cost per resident at 7.47 versus Milford 10.02 and Stratford 8.49. Domestic relations and flood control budgets are also debated with modest changes and notes on duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Reed
Thomas J. Lennon
Stratfield Road
Cornell Road
Christie
Fairifield
Milford
Stratford
Robert Lavers
ATM Public Health and Safety Committee
Finance ‘Board
John F. McCarthy
McCarthy
First Selectman
Dimitl L. Kinnie
Westport
Wiliam H W. Carr
Ute Pine Creek
Julius W. Frankel
Connecticut
Julius N. Smith
Probate Court
James Smith
President seeks extension of unemployment pay plan
President Eisenhower urged Congress to extend jobless benefits nationwide, proposing a 60 percent longer duration for those exhausted of state benefits. The plan would add up to 13 weeks for states with 28 week programs and 10 weeks for 20 week programs, funded by a federal emergency appropriation. About one million railroad workers and 4 million regular unemployment workers would be covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Eisenhower
Gerald Morgan
Morgan
Labor Department
Unemployment Trust Fund
Bond drive opens nationwide in 1958 push
The Treasury launches the year’s campaign to sell over 4.7 billion dollars in U S savings bonds. Officials including James Miles outline strategy to boost bond sales, stressing strengthened America’s peace power and government leadership in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Amerika
Unions Merge Tonight Over Teamsters Ouster Tensions
The CLU moves to merge with the IUC amid AFL-CIO orders to oust Teamsters from the Bridgeport unit. Teamsters resist, citing long-standing ties, while CLU president McLevy notes no ouster vote has occurred. Interim leadership may lean toward IUC nominees Groves and Kershner for top posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters
CLU
Afl-Cio
Senate
National
Teamsters Union
Gotion
Bridgeport
Robert McLevy
Joseph P. Cleary
IUC
Charles R. Groves
Leonard PB. Kershner
Lourdes Basilica Consecration Attracts Massive Pilgrim Turnout
In Lourdes France, March 25, the Roman Catholic Church consecrated the massive underground basilica of St. Pius X. Over 120,000 pilgrims from around the world filled the grotto area for a 12 hour consecration and pontifical Mass led by Cardinal Roncalli. The ceremony included the interment of three martyred saints and a grand procession while many sick pilgrims watched from hospital beds nearby seeking miracles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lourdes
France
Bernadette
Mary
Joseph Cardinal Roncalli
Venice
Raoncalli
Lourdes Medical Board
Stratford Evening School Graduation Night in Stratford High
Closing exercises of the Adult Education Evening school in Stratford are set for tonight at 8 in Stratford High School auditorium. Speakers include Thomas Puglise, Edwin A. Cox, J Oliver Carson, Alton Torgan, and Elden Dustin. DAR regent Mrs. Fred Beckwith will present certificates to attendees of the Americanization class. regular attendance certificates will also be awarded. A fashion show by sewing classes and a tug booking exhibit by Miss Patricia Downey's class are part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Stratford High School
Thomas Puglise
Puglise
Edwin A. Cox
J. Oliver Carson
Alton Torgan
Board
Elden Dustin
Silliman
DAR
Fred Beckwith
Society
Grace Cannon
Catherine Richards
Patricia Downey
State medical society panned by critics and council clash
Dr John N Gallivan of East Hartford labels CMS an unruly child as county associations push for 2900 doctors to withdraw from the CMS program. A tight 54 52 House of Delegates vote upholds council control and four recommendations pass, urging CMS to seek council advice on contracts and to expand information outreach to physicians while reaffirming service coverage aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Gallivan
East ‘Hartford
Society
CMS
Cole B. Gibson
Meriden
Theociety
Council
House of Delegates
New Haven
East Hartford
House
OMS
X. O
Liz Overcome At Todd Rites In Hollywood Funeral
The 26 year old widow Liz Taylor attended the funeral for Mike Todd after his fatal crash. Howard Taylor and Dr Rexford Kennemar supported her as police escorted her to the grave at Waldheim cemetery. A Hollywood memorial followed with George Jessel praising Todd as a unique showman and the town paused with theaters closing for a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirenham
Mike Todd
Elizabeth Taylor
Waldeheim
Chicago
Rexford Kenemer
Howard
Frank
Miss Taylor
Dr. Rexford Kennemar
Bcar
Drake Hotel
Mike, Jr
Hollywood
George Jessel
Jessel
New York
Friars’ Club
Todd
Taylor
Waldheim
Roosevelt Road
Todds
Goldbegen
Eddie Fisher
MGM
Helen Rose
Socialists to act on slate tonight
The Socialist Town committee will nominate its members for the coming year at a meeting tonight. Vern Hatton, who was high scorer for Kentucky with 30 points in half, joins the All Americans team that will play the Harlem Globetrotters Sunday in Seattle. The committee, which will take over May 1 unless challenged via a primary fight, consists of 32 members, double the 16 in past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Town Committee
New York
Trotters
House Passes Military Pay Hire Measure
The House approved 366 to 22 a bill to raise pay across most military ranks to attract careers. Provisions include proficiency pay up to 150 monthly, new top pay brackets for officers and enlisted, and limited longevity raises. Reserve and retired personnel gain similarly. costs run about 668 million dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Acd
Navy
Kilday
D-Tex
Armed Services Subcommittee
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Three Teens Held In Hartford Holdup Case
Three 16 year olds Larry Dwyer William Huresky and Peter Rossi were questioned then charged with robbery with violence after a liquor store holdup. They will be arraigned April 2 and held on 5000 bail each. Police say a sawed off shotgun was used and a second robbery at Hoberman's Package Store followed the Dionis incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dionis
Pequonhock Street
Dominic A. Conte
Larry Dwyer
Wilmot Avenue
William Huresky
Newfield Avenue
Peter Rossi
Baldwin Street
Dionis
George A. Washburn
Cityoourt
Frank Chessick
Park 1 Avenue
Hoberman
Park Avenue
Dwyer
Chessick
Gregory Street
Sawyer
Huresky
Plane crash near Nassau ends family outing tragedy
A DikAS plane sank after losing its wings off Nassau during a Florida vacation. Wilkison his wife Patricia their seven year old son Danja daughter Deborah 18 months and Dolores Wikison perished while a bystander saved Deborah before exhaustion. The Popeye I fishing boat recovered the bodies after responders arrived. A second Braniff DC-9 crash near Miami killed nine aboard within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkison
Patricia
Danja
Deborah
Dolores Wikison
Scites
Florida
Nassau
Bimini
Braniff Airlines
Miami
International
Coast Guard
Port Eversglades
Senate approves four ambassador nominations
Washington March 25 The Senate Foreign Relations committee approved four ambassador nominations. Horace H. Smith for Laos Robert Forbes Woodward for Uruguay Robert Newbegin for Honduras and James S. Moose Jr. for Sudan were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Horace H. Smith
Laos
Robert Forbes Woodward
Uruguay
Robert Newbegin
Honduras
James S. Moose Jr
Sudan
Goose Tatum Named In Paternity Suit
A paternity suit filed in Superior Court alleges basketball star Goose Tatum fathered a child born to Naomi Hirsch on December 14 1957 in West Stewartstown New Hampshire. The complaint asserts Tatum induced her to live with him through cajolery, promises to marry, and cites his earnings with Harlem teams and as Harlem All Stars owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Transportation Subcommittee
John R. Staley
Quaker Oats Company
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
George P. Baker
Harvard University
Transportation Association of America
M. W. Wells
Growers and Shippers League of Florida
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association
Chicago
Alenges
Reece
Goose
Tatum
Naomi Hirsch
West Stewartstown
N. H
Hirsch
Kansas City
Harlem Globe Trotters
Sui
Harlem Magicians
Harlem All Stars
Nuclear scientist urges world moratorium on nuclear tests
Washington March 25 AP Dr Harrison Brown geochemist at Caltech told Senate Disarmament subcommittee a worldwide moratorium on detectable nuclear weapon testing is needed. He argued a system can detect most explosions except the smallest and cited unclassified information. He noted easier access to Japanese sources than to US officials and discussed his Q clearance and a plea to the AEC for voluntary data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Disarmament Subcommittee
Harrison Brown
California Institute of Technology
Humphrey D-Minn
Brown
Atomic Energy Commission For Informatom
Explorer firing near Cape Canaveral signals Jupiter-C launch
Indications rose that the Army may attempt another Explorer satellite launch near Cape Canaveral. Army Secretary Brucker had said a Jupiter-C launch could occur within about a week and preparations showed activity at the launching tower. Representatives from Chrysler Corp, Rocketdyne, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Army Ballistic Missile Agency were observed, tied to the Redstone first stage and solid propellant rockets for the Jupiter-C and Explorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla. Mar
Army
Brucker
Amy
Chrysler Corp
Detroit
Rocketdyne
North American Aviation
I Inc
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Pigeon Ends Cruise to Genoa and Back
A racing pigeon named Snapper completed a round trip to Genoa aboard the liner Cristoforo Colombo. The bird boarded March 3, 270 miles offshore, housed in a dog house for the voyage to Italy and returned in a specially built cage. Owner Joseph Surko of Linden New Jersey identified the bird by leg band markings after the liner docked. Surko says the bird may have been seeking adventure and did not know how far it had flown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Genoa
Cristoforo Colombo
Atlantic Ocean
Snapper
Italy
Joseph Surko
Linden
N. J
Surko
Ten Bronx youths arrested for teacher slugging
Ten teenaged members of a Bronx Street gang named the Sportsmen were arrested in New York on charges they slugged a private school teacher with a baseball bat. Ages 13 to 18, six older boys had reformatory ties. four under 16 were students at a school for incorrigibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Sportsmen
Ouxville
N. Y
Death Notice for Stratsand Resident
Saddeniy in Stratsand. Starck Tt, Stepren Cadavot 115 Feiswesher hin attend from the Funeral Reddence Peike ard Son fas Faire corner HANCOCK AYE, at w to be announced.
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Stratsand
Starck
Stepren Cadavot
Feiswesher
Reddence Peike
Hancock
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