Antarctic Base Hit By Super Hurricane
Washington reports that Wilkes Station in Antarctica suffered major damage from a super hurricane like wind gusts up to 150 mph. A radio antenna used for satellite monitoring was destroyed and only one minor injury noted a puppy bumped its head.
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Antarctic
Washington
American Scientific
Wilkes Station
Antarctica
U.S. National Committee For the International Geophysical Year
IGY
GOP Turns Down Ob Row Airing At Republican Meeting
The Stratfield hotel GOP town committee declined to discuss the public airing of differences over Sheriff Edward A. Platt and Nicholas Palladino’s deputy appointment. Sandula said he would follow the committee’s wishes, while Palladino’s break with Sandula is linked to Dr. Michael V. Sciortino. The committee also replaced Sciortino with William J. Hogan and reaffirmed most officers headed by Hanover W. Bigelow.
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A. Edward Sandula
Edward A. Platt
Nicholas Palladino
Republican Town Committee
Stratfield Hotel
Sandula
Earl A. Benson
Palladino
Michael V. Sciortino
Mr. Sandula
Platt
Sciortino
Dr. Sciortino
William J. Hogan
Hanford W. Bigelow
Benjamin R. Silver
San
Bridgeport Weather Forecast and Almanac Details
Bridgeport and vicinity today fair with a bit warmer and windy conditions. High around 65 and tonight fair, windy, very cold with a low near 4. Tomorrow fair with little temperature change and a high near 4. Almanac notes Thursday May One as the 121st day of the year and 41st of spring with sunrise at 5:55 a.m. and sunset at 7:49 p.m.
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Bridgeport
Governor Wins Delay On Plant Closing In Norwich
Governor Ribicoff announced after a New York conference with Gera Corporation officials that the Norwich U S Finishing Aspinook plant shutdown, initially set due to conditions in the textile industry, would be reconsidered. The move would affect about 400 workers as talks were scheduled with Norwich officials and union leaders to explore avenues to continue operations.
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Hartford
Gera Corporation
New York
U. S
Aspinook
Norwich
Ribicoff
Gera
Angelo Patri
Veure
Constantine Brown
Bundesen
Coedbe
Esinons
Cotas
Reese
Thor
Jacoby
Sylvia Porter
GE files two unfair labor practice charges over IUE strike
General Electric filed two unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB against Local 203 IUE CIO over a jurisdictional strike and a secondary boycott tied to a two day walkout by GE maintenance workers on a $2 million fan expansion. Limited plant picketing set for today as talks resume and some workers return to site.
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General Electric Company
Iue-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
New York
Tale
Robert K. Miller
General Electric
Louis J. Santoianni
Local 203
Building Trades Union
Santoianni
Gellatly
NLRB
Hue-Cio
Gellatly Construction Company
Crafts and
IUE
Gellatly Company
Miller
Plane Crashes in Sound Take Tool Executive Missing
EAST HAVEN April 20 AP A light plane crashed into Long Island Sound and disappeared beneath 25 feet of water. The pilot Edward J. Carney 48 of West Hartford an executive at United Tool and Die Co was unaccounted for seven hours after a fisherman saw the Cessna dive into the water. Carney a native of Hartford president of West Hartford Realty Co and a veteran flyer left Brainard Field Hartford for New Haven about 100 minutes before the crash. Police Coast Guard and volunteers conducted searches as crews hauled the wreckage to the surface.
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Coast Guard
Long Island Sound
East Haven
Wethersfield
Edward J. Carney
Carney
United Tool and Die Company
West Hartford
Brainard Field
Hartford
New Haven
West Hartford Realty Company
Farm Prices Hit Five Year High
The Agriculture department reports April prices raised farm receipts to the highest since January 1953, aided by record fruit and vegetable costs and higher cotton and corn. Despite gains, prices paid by farmers for inputs and living costs also rose, with hogs and cattle prices edging down seasonally.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Benson
New Health Aid System Urged by Federal Official
Dr Aims C McGuinness of the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare urged a voluntary medical insurance plan with the Federal government in a stimulatory role. He spoke at the Connecticut State Medical Society dinner during its three day convention at the Stratfield hotel in Bridgeport and noted rising medical costs.
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U. S.dept F of Health, Education and Welfare
Aims C. McGuinness
Ellwood C. Weise
Bridgeport
Walter J. Russell
New Haven
W. Bradford Walker
Cornwall
Connecticut
Theodore F. Bevans
Waterbury
Morris Tuch
Hartford
Harry B. Hanchett
Torrington
John P. Hanley
Stafford Springs
Albert R. Keith
George Francis Vail
McGuinness
Education drive opens as Bridgeport unveils science building
Brig. Gen. A W Betts urged education reform as a national priority during the University of Bridgeport campaign kickoff for a 950000 science building. The event announced 162000 in gifts, leaving about 550000 to raise, with university president James H. Halsey calling for broad community support.
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A. W.’ Betts
Department of Defense
Betts
University of Bridgeport
James H. Halsey
Halsey
Bridgeport
E. Everett Cortright
Harold ©. Main
Bill Would Authorize Federal Program For Starfish Elimination
Rep. Cretella introduces a bill to fund a federal program to eliminate starfish in Long Island Sound and adjacent waters. He says the starfish threaten the $1 million oyster industry, noting a costly daily battle and a record starfish crop in 1957. The measure would authorize cooperation with New England and New York agencies and provide up to $1 million for dredging and chemical treatments.
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Sound
Carey Cronan
Washington Correspondent
Washington
Cretella
R-Conn
Long Island Sound
Long Island
Iece
Rep
New England
New York
Milford Adopts Higher Budget After Hospital Elevator Tragedy
In Milford a 43 year old patient, Joseph Choma, died when an elevator moved with doors open at New Milford hospital after a morning gallstone operation. Dr. William Zehring attempted to rescue him as the stretcher rose. Separately, Milford voters adopted a town budget of 6,987,723 dollars, raising the tax rate by two and a half mills for 1958-59.
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New Milford
Joseph Choma
Walter Evans
Sherman
Choma
William Zehring
Milford
Charles R. Iovino
Starting Pay Raise For Teachers Rejected
Milford voters at the Representative Town Meeting rejected a starting salary increase for teachers with a bachelor of arts degree. The RTM cut the classroom teachers account by 14,265 to fund a five percent raise for current staff, noting an overestimation in the prior appropriation. The school board can transfer funds to provide the raises and meets Thursday to review the adopted appropriation.
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Milford
Representative Town
RTM
Marilyn Emerson
ATM
Emerson
Board of Education
Solon Asks FCC to Study Lower Long-Distance Rates
Rep. Celler of New York ordered aides to work with the Federal Communications Commission on possible long distance rate reductions. He cited testimony claiming the public paid 159 million dollars more than needed for interstate service in the past three years and asked for hearings if warranted.
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Washington
Celler
D-Ny
Federal Communications Commission
House
Herbert Maletz
FCC
John C. Doerfer
Beeni
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Flood Forces Mass Evacuation in Dallas Area
Police ordered 2,500 people from South Dallas to evacuate as the rain swollen Trinity River rose toward flood stage. Water seeped into Roosevelt Heights as residents were told to leave by 4 a.m. Rivers and creeks swelled across eastern Texas, closing schools and forcing oil wells to be abandoned.
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Dallas
Trinity
Weather Bureau
Roosevelt Heights
Texas
Eisenhower Appears At Chamber Dinner For Defense Plan
President Eisenhower surprised the audience of 3,000 at the United States Chamber of Commerce dinner in Washington. He urged a defense reorganization policy of safety with solvency, stressing economy as part of national security and warning against overspending. The address drew a roaring ovation as he defended executive flexibility and a unified national defense approach.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Defense Department
United States Chamber of Commerce
Gels
Esenhower
Chamber
America
United States
Wanner
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Gop
OB Row
Telegram
Tovernor
Norwich City
UNIN
Gellatry
Tool
Benson Agency
Iu. S
Rep. Cretella
Secretary of the Interior
Walter R. Dornberger
Hitler
Bell Aircraft Corp
House Space Committee
Solon
Prober
Congress
Sheraton Park Hotel
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