Musical Stage Open for Danbury Students Today
Elementary pupils in Danbury's public schools begin a two day cultural program with the On Stage division of the School Volunteer Program presenting the musical Young Abe Lincoln. About 4 400 children will attend four performances at Danbury High School auditorium, transported by 20 buses. The show runs today and Tuesday with 9 30 a m and 1 p m showings. It tours the East Coast and was first seen on Broadway in 1961. Funds cover 20 buses and total costs are around 2 400 with 100 from the Junior Service League.
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Danbury
Abe Lincoln
Danbury High School
New Salem
Lincoln
Young Abel
Gaid
Junior Service League
Sfund
Brent Rickard
Nothing New Under the Sun Says Westport Ad
An advertisement from Larry Tirreno of Westport promotes outstanding values. It cites natural propulsion by fish and cephalopods as a preface to claim big savings for customers. The ad lists an address at 439 State Street Westport and a contact number 259 7811.
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Larry Tirreno
Westport
State Street
Six Firemen Graduate From New Haven Fire College
Six new members of the City Fire Department will graduate from the New Haven Fire College today at 9 30 a m The graduates are Firemen Frederick Visconti Jr Eugene Singer James Whitlock Jr John W xtel Harold Noonan Sr and I A James Patton Local fire officials will attend the ceremony Representatives Darius Spain William Ratchford and Donald Esposito will speak The session marks a five day a week General Assembly schedule during the five day rotation at the state Capitol.
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New Haven Fire College
New Haven
Frederick Visconti,, Jr
Eugene Singer
James Whitlock
John Wixtel
Harold Noonan
James Patton
Sec
City Hall
Darius J. Spain
William
Danbury
R. Ratchford
Donald F. Esposito
State Capitol
Church Women to Meet Hear Problems of the Underprivileged
The Charter chapter of Episcopal Church Women of James parish will meet today at 10 a.m. in the parish house blue room to hear Mr. and Mrs. David Simpson discuss Problems of the Underprivileged. Hostesses include Mrs. Howard Marsh Mrs. Benjamin Arnold and Mrs. Roger King. Rep William R Ratchford will be Speaker of the House today for one day due to Speaker Testa’s absence.
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Episcopal Church Women of &J
Artist Speaks at Morris Street School Meeting
Townsend D. Wolfe II of Wooster School Community Art Center will address Morris Street Parent-Teacher Association tonight at 8. He has staged many regional and national exhibits and has taught drawing and painting at Wooster School since 1965. Newly elected officers will be installed by John Pattison.
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Townsend D. Wolfe, II
Wooster School
Morris Street
Parent-Teacher Association
Schol
Dplls
John Pattison
WSCS Birthday Party and Officer Election Tonight
The WSCS of First Methodist Church hosts a double birthday party and officer election at 7 30 in the church parlor. Members celebrate the society founding and all members birthdays. Attendees are asked to bring a white elephant for a spring Brooklyn hospital bazaar.
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WSCS
First Methodist Church
Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn
Flags Accepted Today for Deceased Veterans Memorial Day
Final deadline today for flags to be displayed in honor of deceased veterans announced by City Clerk Charles Ducibella. People may leave flags with Frank Stone Augustus Hennessey of the Veterans Advisory Center or with Ducibella, along with the deceased veteran information. No flags accepted after today.
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Charles Ducibella
Frank Stone
Augustus Hennessey
Veterans Advisory Center
Ducibella
Rainbow Girls Confer Mothers' Degree Tonight
Danbury assembly of Rainbow for Girls will confer the Mothers degree at Stellar chapter Order of Eastern Star meeting tonight at 8 in the Masonic temple. Wendy Kennen advisor, Nancy Beach associate advisor, and Sandra Norton drill leader assist. Area master matrons and guests invited. Mrs William Gough mother advisor.
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Rainbow
Danbury Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Stellar
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Wendy Kennen
Nancy Beach
Sandra Norton
Order of Amaranth
William Gough
Latin American Expert Will Address Norwalk Students
Norwalk Community College invites students to hear Latin American affairs specialist Anson C. Lowitz on May 3 and 10. A former advertising executive, Lowitz directs the Connecticut Partners of the Alliance in Paraiba Brazil, overseeing over 50 projects in health, education, sanitation, and economic development. He is active in Greenwich community work and local preservation efforts, including Bush Holley House and Matthews Mansion projects.
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Norwalk
Deborah Ray
Norwalk Community College
Anson
C. Lowitz
Paraiba
Brazil
Connecticut Partners
Alliance
Alliance ‘For Progress
Partnership For Progress
Latin America
Partners of the Alliance
Cos Cobor
Lowitz
Greenwich
Community Chest
Red Cross
The
Historical Society
Bush ‘Holley
Mathews
Silvermine College of Art
de Silvermine Guild of Artists
German Immigrant Offers Eye to Save Ill Mother
Peter Maclin a young German immigrant in Sydney offers to sell one of his eyes to raise funds to return to Germany where his 63 year old mother is seriously ill. He arrived in Australia three months ago and has been working as a truck driver. He sought a job on a ship bound for Europe but was unsuccessful.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
Peter Maclin
Germany
Martin
Europe
Milford 40th Birthday Celebrates 242nd Coast Artillery Crew
The Milford 40th anniversary of Battery E, 242nd Coast Artillery Corps was marked with 59 members attending. Seventeen original roster members were present, including Alvin C. Smith and Raymond Coe. The celebration highlighted Battery E’s long record of perfect National Guard attendance from 1927 to 1940 and its participation in Hoover’s inaugural parade. New officers were elected and community clubs formed, while Army maneuvers near Hohenfels, Germany involved SP/4 Ira R. Perry of Milford, participating in a four week field exercise with the 3rd Armored Division.
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Milford
242Nd Coast Artillery Corps
Hc) Veterans Association
jAlvin C. Smith
Raymond Coe
Joseph Kaluzynski
Edward Mackiewicz
Thomas Phalan
Leroy H. Tibball
Francis Rogers
Joseph J. DiBaise
Battery E
242Nd Cac
Leslie Burgess
Dominick LaVerme
Howard Booth Beard
Alton Palmer
Harry Evasick
LeRoy Tibbats
Frank Pankiewicz
Thomas
Phelan Courtland Smith
United Press Intens
Asters Club
United Presbyterian Church
National Mariners Club
Thomas E. Duggan
Connecticut
New England
Rhode Island
Duggan
David Sorenson
Harry Mace
Robert Angelo
William Pender
Joseph Brandalick
Ramsay Brown
Albert Hungerford
George Morrison
David Rutherford
Army
Ira R. Perry
Harvey c
Perry
East Broadway
3Rd Armored Division
Hohenfels
Germany
Spee
48Th Infantry
Stitch and Chatter Meeting for Lucia Chapter 25
The Stitch and Chatter club of Lucia chapter 25 OLS will hold its meeting tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. in the banquet hall of the Masonic Temple on Broad Street. Announcement comes from Mrs. Kay Austin, president.
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Stitch, and Chatter Club
Lucia
OLS
Masonic Temple
Broad Street
Kay Austin
Emblem Club Card Party Planned in Milford
Milford Emblem club 39 announces a card party Thursday night at 8 at Elks hall New Haven Avenue. Co chairs Mrs Albert Seconde and Mrs Peter Muratore invite the public. Also noted Milford unemployment claims 324 processed last week 33 initial 291 continuing, and Police Wives auxiliary meet tonight at 8 at 12 Hauser Street hosted by Mrs Stephen Rove with Mrs Douglas Sherman assisting.
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Emblem Club
Milford Emblem Club
Elks Hall
New ‘Haven Avenue
Albert Secondi
Peter Muratore
Cochairmen
Milford
Connecticut
Labor -Department
Cronin
RTM Acts Tuesday On Towns Budget
The Town Meeting will convene at 8 p.m. in Coleytown junior high to take final action on the fiscal year budget starting July 1. The $11,592,677 budget represents a $1.1 million rise, with a $430,000 cut in the Board of Education’s proposed $7,329,384. The board accepts the cut with a provision that up to $280,000 in anticipated state aid increases will be returned after legislative formulas are adopted, yielding an actual $150,000 school reduction. The agenda includes contract ratifications with Police and Fire departments, a study of the ATM’s review authority, opposition to beach and tennis fee hikes, elimination of quarterly motor vehicle tax payments, and a $15,000 land acquisition appropriation for Greens Farms sanitary landfill.
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Coleytown
Board of Finance
Finance Board
Board of Education
AIM
Police
Greens Farms
2-Family House Hit By Fire in Milford
Milford fire damaged a two family house at 9 Reed Street owned by A. H. Duhaime of 662 Bridgeport Avenue. First floor occupied by Donald Foster and second floor by Joseph Cygie both escaped unharmed. Fire Marshal Leonard H. Botsford launched an investigation into the undetermined origin blaze. damage estimated at 3000 total: 1000 to the building, 1000 to contents and second floor, and 1000 water damage to the first floor apartment.
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Milford
Reed Street
A. H Duhaime
Bridgeport
Avenue
Donald Foster
Joseph Cygie
Leonard H. Botsford
Scouts Complete Red Cross First Aid Course
Fifteen members of Boy Scout troop 74 sponsored by Lordship Community Church completed the standard First Aid course. Scoutmaster John Westmoreland announced certificates were awarded by the Stratford Chapter of the American Red Cross to named scouts. First Aid instructor Fred C. Wirth led weekly troop sessions.
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Lordship Community Church
John Westmoreland
Stratford
Peed Crass
Robert Bates
Daniel Beeman
Gary Beeman
Kevin Biebel
Richard Blewett
David Brown
Frank Decerbo
David Finn
Joseph Gibbons
Richard Graham
David Knowles
David Meechan
William Metcalf
Joseph Pe
Reds Split in War Poll Bratislava
AP dispatch from War Poll in Bratislava says 41.5 percent blame the United States for the Vietnam war, 18 percent don't know, 25.5 percent did not answer. For continued international tensions 51 percent cite imperialist circles and 28 percent blame both sides.
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Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
United States
Army ‘Research Center
America
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Cali Construction Company
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Lena Martucci
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Joseph and
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London Terrace
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Raymond Goff, Jr
Carol Road
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Erwin E. Cibulas
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Vickets
Raybestos Memorial Field
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Garden School
Laura Phillips
Sterling House
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Tyne
Ithaca
Pi Lambda Chi Fraternity
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