Kefauver Faces Test Today in Florida Primary
In Miami Kefauver and Russell Spar Over FEPC in Democratic presidential contest. Russell vows not to bolt the party. Kefauver warns against accepting compulsory FEPC plank. Officials forecast up to 800000 votes across 12 hours of voting with clear, warm weather statewide.
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Miami
Fla
Russell
Georgia
Kefauver
Tennessee
South
Democratic Party
FEPC
Taft Backers Predict Wide Ohio Sweep
Taft supporters expected him to win at least 52 of Ohio’s 56 Republican convention delegates in the presidential primary while Kefauver’s camp claimed fewer than a majority of the 54 Democratic delegates. About 1.5 million Ohioans faced a lengthy ballot amid a historic voting turnout.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Official Weather Report for Bridgeport Area
Bridgeport and vicinity partly cloudy and warmer today with a high near 65. Tonight fair with low about 50. tomorrow fair and mild with a high near 65. Winds light to moderate southwesterly. New York City: similar. Almanac notes date and sun info for May 6.
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U. & Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
New York City
Oil union leader hints at wage settlement in strike
O A Knight president of the CIO Oil Workers International says an 18 12 cent cash offer could end the strike at a plant. He comments on California terms involving non CIO unions while 22 unions seek a 25 cent hourly rise plus night pay. Government imposes fuel restrictions in 26 more states with few free from limits.
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Denver
O. A. Knight
CIO Oil Workers International
CIO
AFL
Los Angeles
Independent Union of Petroleum Workers
Standard Oil of California
San Francisco
Chapman
New York
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Arizona
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
Two Thomas Hooker students admit vandalism at school
Two 13 year old girls were taken into custody on Roger Williams road after about 1500 dollars in damage in 13 of 15 classrooms at Thomas Hooker school. One girl confessed to vandalism and three false fire alarms while the other implicated herself. Both are held at Juvenile Detention Home as police continue questioning.
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Thomas Hooker School
Roger Williams Road
John A. Lyddy
Supt. Lyddy
Supt
Lyddy
Sgt
Herbert Perkins
John Leahy
Richard Svertesky
Police Youth Bureau
Bank Vice President Held In Embezzlement Case
William C. Horley, 50, vice president of the First Bank and Trust Co. in Perth Amboy, is held on 25,000 bail after embezzling about 400,000 to gamble on the stock market. Horley, a longtime church leader and community volunteer, denies the charges and cooperates with investigators as the case moves to a grand jury.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
First Bank and Trust Co
William C. Horley
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Horley
Community Chest
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
American Institute of Banking
Middlesex County
Alex Eber
Harley
Fairfield approves budget with four mill tax increase
Town meeting adopts 3 906 524 budget raising taxation to 3 096 091 after cutting 15 000 from school transportation and defeating funding for a new police station and town courtroom. Salary raises up to 10 percent for town employees and four new police officers approved.
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Fairfield
Town Hall
Richard M. Brett
Finance Board
Brett
Board of Education
John R. Finch
Minott
A. O. Stilson, Jr
Westport approves record 1952 53 town budget
The Representative Town Meeting adopted a record budget of 1 695 626 70 the largest in Westport history increasing the town tax rate by 3 5 mills. The Board of Education budget 933 338 was approved 24 to 1 with Miss Elvira Arcudi voting no. Joseph D Hitch urged passage and a deficit appropriation of 33 607 for teachers salaries.
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Westport
Bedford Junior High
Board of Education
Board of Finance
Elvira Arcudi
Joseph D. Hitch
Finance Board
GO UNION ENDS TALKS WITH GE
The 71,000-member International Electrical Workers union ends wage talks with General Electric and announces a possible strike after May 14. Workers are in 60 GE plants nationwide including Schenectady’s Knolls lab. Bridgeport Local 203 CIO International Union of Electrical Workers reps about 3,500 workers.
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New York
oIo‘ Electrical Workers Union
General Electric Company
James B. Carey
Knolls Atomic Laboratory
Schenectady
Nets
United Electrical Workers Union (Independent
Bridgeport
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Carey
State asks ruling on liquor laws in federal court
Connecticut sought a ruling from Federal Court Judge J. Joseph Smith on appointing three federal judges to test the constitutionality of its liquor laws. The move stems from a dispute between the State Liquor Control commission and the Office of Price Stabilization over price regulations. Deputy AG William Beers argued against OPS injunction while OPS contended state law clashes with federal price limits.
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Hartford
Connecticut
J. Joseph Smith
State Liquor Control Commission
Office of Price Stabilization
William Beers
OPS
Frank T. Healy
Smith
Festival Leaders Speed Plans for Parade
Barnum festival chiefs outline plans for a July 4 parade at a Barnum hotel meeting. Grand Marshal Thomas Frouge Ringmaster William Carlson and Harold Dow presented a larger budget wider participation and float advisor committee to curb commercialism and aid entrants.
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Barnum Hotel
Thomas Frouge
William Carlson
Harold Dow
Dow
Frouge
Court action in steel dispute stalls as hearings near
Washington May 5 AP The major steel labor dispute remains at a standstill with negotiations suspended and a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Truman's steel seizure expected within weeks. The industry is returning to full production while talks collapse, and Republican senators push to force government seizure relinquishment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Truman
High Court
Philip Murray
Commerce Sawyer
Sen
Hugh Butler
R-Neb
Senate
City Council Backs Park Safety and Cleanliness Drive
The common council supported a Park Department plan to keep city parks safe and clean. Regulations by the Board of Park Commissioners, approved at City Hall, will become ordinances once published and posted. Violations carry fines up to 100 dollars and cover park property misuse rubbish, noise, and leash rules among others.
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Common Council
Board of Park Commissioners
Maxine Taylor Linked to Sutton Gang Ties in Taunton
Mrs. Maxine Taylor 24, once of Shelton and Bridgeport, identified as friend of gangster associate of Willie The Actor Sutton. Police question her in Taunton Mass after two pistols found in her luggage. Harvey Bistany and other suspects nabbed in Providence.
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Providence
R. I
Arnold Schuster
New York
Manuel G. Orfeo, Jr
Elizabeth Street
Derby
Bridgeport and
Shelton
Willie
Sutton
Taunton
Mass
Associated Press
Maxine Taylor
Golden Hill
Howe Street
Schuster
New York City
Sing Sing
Taylor
Rhode Island
Harvey Bistany
Lawrence
Manuel J. Orfao, Jr
Detroit Purple Gangs
Dennis Lytwynn
Fall River
Danny Raimondi
Massachusetts
Bistany
Taunton District Court
Russell Peel, Jr
Easton
Alfred Guerini
Mansfield
New Jersey
Bridgeport
Skowhegan
Martin J. Gallant
Gallant
Maxine Maheu
Edna G. Maheu
Thomas Kling
Kling
Miss Taylor
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Homer C. M. Cudmore
Ronald J. Henry
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