Soviet veto blocks Ike’s disarmament plan in UN
The article reports a Soviet veto in the United Nations against President Eisenhower’s disarmament proposal. It notes Dulles’ warning that Moscow’s action harms chances for a summit, Sobolev’s dismissal of inspection plans as gimmicks, and Lodge urging Sobolev to back the U S resolution. It mentions tense calls for openness and international oversight to ease Arctic flights and military suspicions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Aleutians
Kuriles
Kamchatka Peninsula
Soviet Union
Canada
Arctic Circle
Soholey
U. S
Moscow
Dulles
Washington
Sobolev
Eisenhower
Benson 10 Visit Russia in July
Secretary Benson plans a ten day trip to the Soviet Union in July to observe farms and research centers and to strengthen agricultural exchanges. He aims to visit Moscow and other European countries, making him the first cabinet member of this administration to visit the Soviet Union. The State Department backs the reciprocal visit as part of a broader citizen exchange program.
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Benson
Soviet Union
Dhis
Charles E. Wilson
Nathan Twining
Air. Force
Joint Chiefs
Russia
Menshikov
Tf T Tan Pet
Moscow
Matskevich
United States
State Department
Oil Trailer Stolen From Norwalk Parking Lot
Bennett Petroleum reports the theft of a large empty oil tractor trailer from its Perry avenue lot in Norwalk between 4 and 6 p.m. today. The truck, left with keys inside, was due to be picked up next morning by another driver. A fellow employee noticed the missing vehicle hours later. police were alerted and a description has been issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Bennett Petroleum Company
Perry Avenue
Sturges Ridge Road
Wilton
Police School Graduates 27 In Fairfield County Academy
Twenty seven rookie patrolmen from Fairfield County departments completed the third session of the Fairfield County Police Academy in the town courtroom. New Canaan Police Chief Henry E. Keller presided as Patrolman Robert Sharnick of Bridgeport received a Colt revolver donated by State Rep. Henry Ferne. FBI agent Allan A. Bryant spoke, with leaders from Westport Stamford and Meriden also addressing the ceremony. A four week course covered firearms first aid court procedures and patrol practices. Afterward graduates joined a dinner at the Clam Box.
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Westport
Fairfield County Police Academy
New Canaan
Henry E. Keller
Robert Sharnick
Bridgeport Police
Henry Ferne
Medics Leader Backs GMS Plan Amid Debate
Connecticut State Medical Journal notes Dr. Weld led for over two decades and helped start the group. At county medical association meetings where the new plan faced condemnation, Dr. Russell criticized county groups for not reflecting the overall picture, saying about 600 of roughly 250 attendees per meeting across Hartford New Haven and Fairfield attended.
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Conmcticut State Medical Journal
Weld
County Medical Association
House of Delegates
Russell
Hartford
New Haven
Fairfield
Woman Robbed of Purse Near Union Square
Lorraine Henderson, 27, of 693 Maple Street, robbed of 218.45 after cashing State Aid check. A dark swarthy man with weapon gesture escorted her from Main and State to an alley near Union Square, took her handbag, and fled to a parked car. Detective Fabrizzi investigates.
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Lorraine Henderson
Maple Street
Union Square
Fenderson
Berle to Return to TV With NBC Comedy Show
Milton Berle will star in a weekly half hour comedy on NBC at 9 p.m. Wednesdays starting next fall. He has a 30 year contract with NBC after his hour long program ended two years ago. Neither Berle nor NBC disclosed the payment details.
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Hollywood
Milton Berle
NBC
Berle
Bridgeport housing panel weighs debt relief and rents
Bridgeport's housing authorities discussed delaying or reducing debt payments for up to five years while preserving the $14 million Bridgeport debt due by 2006. State counsel said the housing commissioner could revise the amortization schedule, and officials noted vacancies at state projects and the potential need for subsidies amid the recession.
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Ernest McCormick
Bridgeport
Cites
Poole
Beardsley Terrace
Pequonnock
Murphy
BHA
Bull's Head
South End
Rand
BEA
Nso
Connecticut
Albert C. Demers
Public Works
Bridenport
Dorothy L. Secor
Howard J. Comstock
IM. McDonald Issac
Edward G. Zibell
Joseph C. Villar
Demers
McCormick
Perrie Phillips
Polish Constitution Day Proclaimed by Bridgeport Mayor
Polish Committee sponsors commemorative program in Bridgeport to mark Poland's 1791 constitution adoption. Mayor Tedesco issued a proclamation praising Polish patriots Pulaski and Kosciuszko and noting ties to American freedom. Event at White Eagles hall led by Polish Central committee with Stanislaus Bialy as chairman and Joseph Stanczyk as secretary.
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Telestany
Mathewson
Bridgeport
Blanche Szymanskii
Polish Falcons
Clement Kichuk
Central Committee
Stankey Biay
Frank Zielinski
Tedesco
Joseph C. Stanczyk
Poland
Mayer Tedesco
Polish Central Committee of
Stanislaus Bialy
White Eagles Hall
East
Washington Avenue
Casimer Pulaski
Thaddeus Kasciusko
Parade of 8000 Will Mark VFW Loyalty Day in Danbury
Danbury braces for the largest parade in its history as about 8,000 to 10,000 marchers, 50 marshal units, and many spectators are expected for Loyalty Day observances led by the Ray mond A. Walling post VFW. Governor Ribicoff, U.S. Senators and representatives, Marian Anderson and Barbara Britton will participate.
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Danbury
Raymond A. Walling Post
VFW
John P. O'Keefe
Lee's Field
Rogers Park
South Street
Main Street
Post Office
White Street
Wildman Street
Triangle Street
Lee Field
VFW Wall
Legion Hall
Ridgewood Country Club
Ribicoff
Connecticut
Marian Anderson
Barbara Britton
Star
Miss Anderson
First
Woman's Guild elects slate at St Patrick's Church
Mrs James Sullivan was reelected chairman of the Woman's Guild of St Patrick's Catholic Church at a meeting hosted by Mrs Kenneth Pagenbury. Cochairman Mrs Vincent Hayes and secretary Mrs Richard Wallace were reelected. treasurer Mrs Pogponbury also reelected. Annual food sale planned for May 24 on church grounds at Redding Ridge. May fundraising drives support the Building Fund for the Aged. Next Guild meeting is the annual dinner May 10 at 7 p.m. at the White Turkey Inn Brookfield. Reservations with Mrs Sullivan or Mrs Hayes.
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James Sullivan
Woman's Guild
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Kenneth Paggenbury
Vincent Hayes
Richard Wallace
Pogponbury
Redding Ridge
Robert Mihalek
White Turkey Inn
Brookfield
Hayes
St. John's Church
Stamford
Walter H. Gray
Camp Washington
George Hammond
Young People’s Fellowship of Christ Episcopal Church
Marshall Sanford
Diane Clinton
William, Varnum
H. A. Wolfe
Episcopal Young i
Mayor pushes economy drive to curb purchases
The mayor ordered an economy drive to align all departments with the Purchasing department and adhere to initial fiscal year appropriations. Tax board secretary John Simpson and Purchasing board member Thomas Mulligan will join officials including Augusta Mendel and Albert Snyder in meetings. The policy aims to build a reserve fund and tighten control over surplus funds, limiting transfers approved by the Tax board. Board of Education actions last week transferring surplus into maintenance funds may be scrutinized under the new policy.
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Tax Board
John Simpson
Purchasing Board
Thomas Mulligan
Simpson
Mulligan
Augusta Mendel
Albert Snyder
Board of Education
Snyder
No Trace Found Of Missing Girl Kathy Hampton
A six year old girl Kathy Hampton remains missing in St Louis with no leads after an intensive police search of the neighborhood. Police say she did not vanish on her own and investigators have checked all likely places. Her parents insist she would not run away, calling her a mommy's girl.
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ST. Louis
Kathy Hampton
Joseph Casey
James Hampton
Kathy
Secretary Hints Russia Stand in NATO Context
Secretary Dulles outlined Soviet negotiating goals and the West's aims as he spoke at the University of New Hampshire. He urged NATO unity and warned Moscow of consequences if Soviet actions threaten freer nations. He cited Yugoslavia’s 1948 split and uprisings in Hungary Poland and East Germany as evidence of rising independence movements.
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Germany
Red China
United States
United Nations
Peiping
Formosa
Dulles
Kremlin
Russia
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Hungary
Poland
East Germany
Trumbull Seeks Sewer Tie In with Bridgeport System
Mayor Tedesco announced new requests from Trumbull to connect private homes to Bridgeport sewers. City Engineer Smith to assess capacity while Trumbull RTA considers terms of a proposed high school hook up. Stratford cost sharing talks with state eyed. Bridgeport wants joint discussion with Stratford on storm drainage project funding.
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Tedesco
Trumbull
Bridgeport
Charles E. Smith
Common Council
Flood
Man Who Never Paid Income Tax Is Jailed
Chicago May 2 AP A restaurant owner Constantine Papageorge age 60 was sentenced to 18 months in prison for evading 16509 in taxes on income of 71270 for 1951 54 He allegedly filed false returns claiming earnings below taxable level while actual earnings from 1940 to 1934 were over 234000 His lawyer said he believed he was not obliged to pay taxes because he was not a wage earner.
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Chicago
Constantine Papageorge
William A. Barnett
U.S
Walter J. Labay
Papageorge
Barnett
Edward Hershenson
Rites Arranged for Monsignor Murphy Leader in Catholic Charities
Monsignor Murphy, longtime Bridgeport cleric and former director of Catholic Charities, is honored with a Mass at the cathedral and is remembered for his public stands on social issues. He was born in Bridgeport on April 3, 1909 and ordained in Paris in 1934. Survivors include his sister Mary Sanista and nephew James Sanista. The service honors his decades of church and civil service and recalls his early achievements and firsts in education and charity work.
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Msgr. Murphy
Mary
Stephen J. Sanista
William Street
James
Francis Sanista
Msgr
Murphy
Thomas F. Glynn
Fartford
Chancery
William F. Kearney
P. A
Shehan
Walter J. McCarthy
Bethel
Thomas F. Henahan
Bridgeport
Edward G. Zibelt
Francis D. McKenna
Greenwich
Thurifer
Raymond H. Stephenson
This City
Joseph
J. Heffernan
Rocco D. Nadile
Stamford
Curtiss
James J. McLaughlin
Ridgefield
Catholic Charities Office
St. Joseph the Worker
Patrick Murphy
St. Charles School
Hard ‘Ing High School
St. Thomas’ Seminary
Bloomfield
Basselin’ College
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
St. Sulpice
Paris
France
St. Charles Church
Labor Work Institute
New
YWCA
Council of Social Agency
Monsignor Murphy
United States
America
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Aided Building Fund
Bridgeport Catholic High School
William F
St. Augustine’s Cathedral
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charitable Bureau of
St. Michael's Cemetery
Fairfield Officials Advance Catholic Charities and Russian Language Interest
The Fairfield board discussed Monsignor Murphy’s roles in Catholic Charities and St. Augustine’s cathedral, plus his prior duties and refugee work from Hungary in 1956. It also noted student interest in Russian language courses at Andrew Warde and Roger Ludlowe high schools amid international tension and the Lunch Program report with funding and food surpluses.
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Andrew Warde
Roger Ludlowe
Harold S. Shea
Eleanor J. Dimick
Margaret H. Harper
Tributes Paid By Bishop And Mayor
The bishop and mayor spoke at Msgr Murphy’s passing praising his service to the church and the community. The Mayor had named him to the city’s new Commission on Human Rights, and at its April organizational meeting he spoke of the group’s ambitious work.
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Msgr. Murphy
Commission On Human Rights
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St. Ann’s Holy Name Society
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