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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1958

Page

5

Greens Farms rezones tract to AA residential power

Planning and Zoning voted Monday night to upgrade a Greens Farms 700 foot parcel along the New Haven railroad from A to AA residential. The measure, petitioned by 26 property owners, sets boundaries north by the railroad and Muddybrook, east by Muddybrook, and west by Hillspoint road.

The Planning and Zoning Commission New Haven Greens Farms Rita Kaunitz Commission Muddybrook Hillspoint Road

Father to bury son killed by police near rape scene

A grieving father planned interment for his son who was shot by a police officer while fleeing an attempted rape scene in Springfield. Grace Duval, 25, a waitress, was the attack victim hospitalizing at Mercy. The report also notes a Westport Audubon Society event and local public notices including a merit board meeting and a marriage license filing.

Springfield Mass Grace Duval Mercy Hospital Westport Audubon Society Leonard J. Bradley Fairchild Wildflower Garden Greenwich Audubon Center

West Springfield deadly shooting traced to vigilante fade

Police say Ernest J. Ouimet 22 fled after assaulting Miss Duval on a dark street. Officer Mitchell Grondalski fired two warning shots and a fatal shot near the Kimball hotel as the youth ran. Duval’s condition prevents questioning. Ouimet’s father recalls a steady life, amid a separate Alabama primary runoff set for June 3.

Ernest J. Quimet West Springfield Raymond Gallapher Ouimet Miss Duval Fhve Springfield Mitchell Grondalski Hotel Kimball Grondalski Gallagher

Talent Show Lights Up West Main School Stage Tonight

West Main Street School presents its third annual talent show Stairway To Stardom to raise funds for science and library projects. The TV styled program features James Attardo as host Ed Urbon as announcer and Richard Cambigue directing. Ninety minute program includes a piano overture and student acts with twelve eighth and ninth grade models. Marriage licenses issued for Alice Caffrey and William Deludle. Birth announced for Kenneth and wife Kenneth Kelley’s son.

West Main Street James Attardo Ed Urbonas Richard Cambigue Janet Glazer Marilyn Margaret Bain Valerie Mascola Debra Phillips Cathy Odermann Warren Az Stuart G. Sears Sears W. E. Elander Joseph Ragusa Carol Stone Arlene Berg James Plude Kenneth Baiardi Bob Saunders David Wypy Choski Peter Baiardi Jennifers George Weed Alice Margaret Caffrey Pearl Street William Joseph Deludle Kenneth M. Kelley

Plane Circling Miami Airport With Gear Trouble

An Eastern Airlines Convair flight 181 from Chicago with 21 aboard circled Miami airport after a signal light indicated landing gear issues. Ground crews waited as the two engine plane burned fuel for about an hour before attempting a landing.

Miami Fla Eastern Airlines Chicago

Ancient Chinese records suggest far more supernovae than Western history notes

May 1 reports astronomers find 30 supernovae in distant galaxies and about 11 in the Milky Way between AD 1006 and 1572, based on Chinese records analyzed by Dr. Hsi Tze tsung. He notes about 99 novae in Chinese accounts up to 1700, with some recurring every few centuries, indicating higher frequency of stellar outbursts than Western records show.

Ashington Milky Way Solar System Hsi Tze-tsung Commission On the History of Chinese Natural Sciences of Pekin Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Institution Tycho Brahe Venus Constellation Andromeda Carnegie Institution of Washington

Whitney settlement talks move toward end in New York

Cornelius Sonny Whitney and his third wife Eleanor Searle Whitney near a settlement between one and three million dollars. A Reno divorce was challenged and a court order declaring it invalid. Settlement may validate Whitney's divorce and remarriage. Sullivan declined to discuss terms.

Vienna INS Julius Raab Raab Trieste U. S Germany Eisenhower Nixon State Dulles Washington New York Carl T. Viola Chicago University of Notre Dame Ray Stuart New Denver Los Angeles Owses Signal Ridgeport Lionel Charterr Clover Street Clifford Gardner Carlson Drive Cornelius Sonny) Whitney Eleanor Searle Whitney Whitney Mary Lou Hosford

Soviet says third Sputnik launch may be delayed

In Warsaw AP reports a leading Russian scientist Professor Pobiedonoscev said the Soviet Union may delay the third Sputnik launch until all apparatus is in perfect order. He noted the February rocket reached 293 miles with a 112 ton payload and warned some failures may occur, but said the third Sputnik is likely to be launched soon followed by others.

Warsaw Soviet Union Juli A. Pobiedonoscey Pobiedonoscev Jearth Russia Pobiedonoseev Astronautical Society United States Sputniks Pobiedonoscevi

City Town Government Consolidation Urged At Budget Meeting

Danbury's Joint Tax board backs merging City and Town governments citing savings. Budget total set at 3,334,1341.23 with 2,623,758.66 to be raised by taxes and a plan to consolidate offices, assessors and finance departments amid disputes over Loromardi and Butera.

Town Board of Finance Spn Danbury Board of Finance Alexander D Civil Ghiselin, Jr Patrick McIlroy War Memorial Public Ac Freder Catlick F. Robinson CPA G. Harold Davis Board of Tax Review Frederick’ .F. Robinson

Solons dispute baseball bill in House Judiciary

Democrats join Rep. Emanuel Celler in seeking a limited antitrust exemption for major sports. Others push to exclude the reserve clause and related practices from antitrust laws. With 15 of 32 opposing, the bill may reach the House floor with a narrow majority.

Washington Emanuel Celter D-Ny House Judiciary Committee John Dowdy D-Tex Celler Kenneth B. Keatings RNY Judiciary Committee House

Governor Ribicoff to Speak at Chamber Dinner in Danbury

About 400 attendees expected at the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at Hotel Green Tonight with Governor A. A. Ribicoff as guest speaker The program includes nine state diplomas in distributive education and a film Danbury The Distribution Center Only an Opportunity. Chamber manager Richard C. Gram reports reservations are over-subscribed. A town budget meeting may propose a tax hike of 22 3/4 mills for the coming year.

Chamber of Commerce Hotel Green A. A. Ribicoff Danbury Richard C. Gram

Byrd’s First South Pole Flight in November 1929

Admiral Richard E. Byrd completed his inaugural flight over the South Pole in November 1929 marking a milestone in polar exploration.

Richard E. Byrd South Pole

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