Stamford Backs Benton in Democratic Senate Race
On May 13 Stamford pledged its 23 Democratic delegates to support William Benton for the U.S. Senate nomination. Benton faces Thomas J. Dodd and Chester Bowles in a three way contest. Stamford’s A. J. Donahue Jr. praised Benton’s qualifications to strengthen the ticket for November. The Stamford delegation is the first large city unit to commit.
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West Hartford
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Essex
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Captain of Polish Liner Batory Faces Smuggling Charge
Montreal police charged captain Franciszek Szudzinski of the Polish liner Batory after raids found 44 bottles of liquor including vodka and 24 cartons of U S cigarettes not listed in the duty declaration. The ship previously carried communist Gerhart Eisler who escaped the United States in 1949.
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Batory
Gerhart Eisler
United States
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Szudzinski
Venezuela Homes of 40000 YankS
The Associated Press reports Venezuela hosts over 40000 Americans, many in oil industry supervisory roles, with more than 1 billion dollars in oil revenue. U.S. import restrictions threaten the market while Marcos Perez Jimenez’s public works glow masks political vacuum and past oppression.
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United States
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Caracas
Perez Jimenez
Furcolo vows action over Old Colony commuter service cutoff
Boston May 13 AP Gov Foster Furcolo pledges legal steps to preserve Old Colony passenger service after New Haven railroad announces the line will end July 1. A federal injunction possible to stop Massachusetts authorities from terminating service June 1.
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Old Colony
Foster Furcolo
New Haven
George Alpert
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Massachusetts
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George Fingold
State Department of Public Utilities
David M. Brackman
Public Utilities Commission
Democrats to Hold Platform Hearing Tomorrow at Stratherg
The Democratic State Platform Study committee will hold a public hearing Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Stratherg hotel. Chair Ella T. Grasso of Windsor Locks invites residents to present views for the party platform to be submitted to the Hartford state convention next month. The article also notes the African mousebird is named for its creeping habit along branches.
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Democratic State Platform Study Committee
Stratherg
Ella T. Grasso
Windsor Locks
Hartford
Downgraded U.S. Output Highlights 1958 Recession Depth
The Commerce Department trims first quarter 1958 gross national product to a 42.2 billion dollar annual rate, marking the steepest postwar downturn. Inventories fell sharply, investment missed April estimates, personal income slipped, autos demand collapsed, while spending on other lines offset some loss. Corporate profits declined and output curbed mainly in durable goods manufacturing and mining.
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GM leads UAW arbitration stance. Chrysler and Ford follow
On May 13 AP reports Chrysler and Ford followed General Motors in rejecting the UAW demand to submit contract issues including a profit sharing plan to arbitration. Walter P. Reuther had proposed arbitration last Saturday, and GM rejected the idea within hours.
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Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Transportation Funding And Spending Trends Noted
A quarterly report notes state and local government spending shifts with a year over year reduction in federal outlays offset by increased local and state expenditures. It highlights fiscal changes across transportation programs and funding levels.
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