Ex-Italian Airman Faliero Gelli recounts switch to Allied side
Faliero Gelli, former Italian Air Force fighter pilot, spoke at a Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association event in Stratford. He described early fascist zeal, incidents over Malta in 1942, being shot down, imprisonment, and his decision to fight with the Allies after witnessing Nazi atrocities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey L. Craig
Faliero Gelli
Shelton
Lalli Aircraft Company
Stratford
Halian Air Force
Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Adriatic
Gelli
Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association
Boothe Memorial Park Pavilion
CAHA
Mr. Gelli
Africa
Hcineg Zurs Ual
Malta
America
Italy
Messerschmitts
Battery Co Executive Reports Progress In Fairfield Talks
Paul Loomis plant manager said negotiations with Local 265 of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers are advancing after an eight hour session. A further meeting is set for 9 am at the Fairfield Motor Inn. the current contract covers 90 employees and expires Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Storage Battery Company
Fairfield
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Afl-Cio
Paul Loomis
Loomis
Fairfield Motor Inn
Rotarians Hear Speaker on Club Objectives
William Clarke of Handy and Harman addressed Fairfield Rotary Club at the Fairfield Inn luncheon. A longtime Rotarian since 1953 and former president in 1960, he spoke on friendship and the club's friendly atmosphere, shared programs like Fireside meetings and personal talks, and explained the four way test and its origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clark
Handy and Harman
Fairfield Rotary Club
Fairfield Inn
Clarke
Rotary Club
Clark
Managers Hear of Third Profit Source and Global Ties
Lawrence W. Lynett of Greenwich told a Bridgeport dinner audience the third profit source is administrative efficiency. He, a IBM manager, urged self renewal and noted administration savings boost profits. The AMS cited growing membership and announced ties with Britain Australia and plans for a European trip and an international secretariat. Charles A. Topping received the AMS Merit Award for service to the Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing unit.
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Administrative Management Society
Bridgeport
Waterbury
New Haven
Stamford
Stratfield Motor Inn
Lawrence W. Lynett
Greenwich
Mr. Lynett
Lynett
International Business Machines Corporation
Institute of Office Management
Great Britain
Association of Business’ Management
Australia
Germany
Italy
Sweden
Europe
Robert A. Peck
Bridge Port Hydraulic Company
Robert Beale
Bassick Company
C. A. Topping
AMS
Charles A. Topping
Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing Company
Cherry Blossoms Seen On Time for Festival
Horticulturalist Everett W. Sawyer of the National Park Service predicted Washington's cherry trees would reach full bloom in time for the annual cherry blossom festival set for April 4 to 9.
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Washington (Ap
Everett W. Sawyer
National Park Service
Washington
UAC Plans Turbo Trains for Boston to New York Run
UAC spokesman outlines high speed turbo train service from Boston to New York City expected to begin in July. Trains, powered by turbine engines, will run two daily round trips via Providence and the Connecticut Shore Line at 118 to 120 mph, averaging 75 to 80 mph, with 156 passenger capacity. Testing starts in April at Pullman Chicago with road tests along 21 miles of track in New Jersey before deployment.
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Hartford
Boston
New York City
United Aircraft Corp
UAC
Corporate Systems ‘Center
Farmington
Providence
R.I
Connecticut Shore Line
Pullman Inc. Co
Chicago
Pullman
Commerce Department
Federal Transportation Department
N. J
Trenton
New Brunswick
N.J
PTA to Hear Talk On CEO Tonight
Dr. Donald deHart of the Office of Economic Opportunities in Washington, D C will speak at Osborn Hill School PTA tonight at 7 30. He will discuss the role of schools in assisting poor districts. Henry Elstein presides. classrooms are open for inspection before the meeting and refreshments will be served.
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Donald deHart
Office of Economic Opportunities
Washington, D. C
Osborn Hill School
PTA
deHart
Henry Elstein
Monroe Girl Sustains Burns At Home Fire
A 38 year old Monroe girl Joanne Archibald with 50 percent body burns is listed in fair condition at St Vincent's hospital. She reached for a cereal box when her nightgown and bathrobe ignited from a gas stove. Her parents Mr and Mrs William Archibald smothered the flames with a jacket and she was rushed to hospital by police.
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Monroe
St. Vincent's Hospital
Joanne Archibald
William Archibald
P O Union Plans Pro Raise Letter Campaign
Robert Rainey of Local 85 announces a campaign of letters to congressmen urging pay raises for postal workers. The plan seeks elevating pay from level three to level four, about an 18 percent increase, with future rallies possible in Hartford and Stamford.
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Robert Rainey
National Association of Post Office
Rainey
Washington, D.C
Congress
Middle Street
Hartford
Stamford
Bridgeport
State Approves Fire Insurance Rate Changes
Connecticut fire insurance rates for many commercial buildings and some houses rise about 14.2 percent this year. The change, approved by State Insurance Commissioner William R. Cotter, takes effect March 17 and excludes package homeowner policies. An automatic $50 deductible is added for dwellings and contents across all perils.
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Hartford
Connecticut
William R. Cotter
New England Insurance Rating Association
Rating Association
Cotter
Negro Named New Head of Hartford Parole Board
Dr. Sedrick J. Rawlins of Manchester was named chairman of the State Parole Board in Hartford succeeding John W. Paton who resigned to focus on Wesleyan University duties. Rawlins, the first Black chair, has served on the board since 1959 and is a dentist.
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Hartford
Sedrick J. Rawlins
Manchester
State Parole Board
John W. Paton
Middletown
Paton
Wesleyan University
Rawlins
Parole Board
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Jackie Robinson
Harold F. Keith
West Hartford
Abraham Goldstein
Yale Law School
James J. Mcndulf
Enfield
Somers
Improved Relay May Avert New Major Blackouts
Albany based report says updated relay system by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp and the State Power Authority could prevent a repeat of the 1965 Northeast blackout though officials caution a still remote risk of a larger disturbance. The Public Service Commission notes the changes reduce blackout risk and enable faster startup after a catastrophe.
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Albany
N. Y
Public Service Commission
Ps¢C
PSC
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
State Power Authority
Bullard Aide to Speak At Y Industry Forum
The Bridgeport Industrial Forum of the Bridgeport Branch YMCA meets next Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Y 651 State Street. Frank Depney Bullard company engineering director will be the speaker. Membership open to all men employed or interested in industry.
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Bridgeport Industrial Forum
Bridgeport Branch
YMCA
State Street
Frank Depney
Bullard Company
Johnson Returns From Easter Camp David Visit
President Johnson Mrs Johnson and Lynda Johnson returned to the White House by helicopter from Easter weekend at Camp David in Maryland. The annual Easter Monday egg roll drew about 17 000 people to the President's back yard. grounds crews cleaned eggs and debris after the event. The helicopter departed Camp David at 5 37 P.M. and landed on the south lawn at 6 11 P.M.
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Washington
Johnson
Lynda
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Camp David Mountain
White House South Lawn
Federal Court to hear CT welfare residency challenge
A three judge federal panel opened a full review of Connecticut’s three month residency rule for welfare aid. Vivian Thompson of Hartford, recent Dorchester, Massachusetts arrival, sues with Neighborhood Legal Services backing. Vivid debate centers on whether federal rights apply and how many newcomers are affected.
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J. Joseph Smith
U.S
M. Joseph Blumenfeld
T. Emmet Clark
Asst. Atty
Francis J. MacGregor
Miss Thompson
Brian Hollander
Neighborhood Legal Services
MacGregor
Blumenfeld
Alaska
Georgia
Hawaii
Kentucky
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut
MacGregori
Thompson
Family Services of
Hartford
Aid Program Gets Quick Hearing Path in Welfare Case
The State Welfare Department backs aid benefits as counsel for Cal seeks a swift resolution. Judge Smith urged both sides to stipulate facts to expedite a hearing on the legal issues.
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Cal Aid
State Welfare Department
Smith
Danburian Is Held In Brookfield Break
Danbury resident Carl Bishop, 40, of Wildman Street, is to appear April 12 in Circuit Court at New Milford after Easter Sunday arrest for breaking and entering a Brookfield Dean Road home. Police say entry was gained via a rear cellar window. blood was found at the scene. Bishop fled when Mrs De Luca and a neighbor entered Sunday at 9:30 a.m. He allegedly drank three beers at the home but took nothing. A search led State Trooper Ormonde Osborn to arrest him on Route 7 near White Turkey Road at about 5:50 a.m.
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Brookfield
Carl Bishop
Wildman Street
Danbury
New Milford
Dean Road
Bishop
Cyril Conrad
Peter DeLuca
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