State Winners Named in UN Essay Contest
Three Connecticut high school students won U S Savings bonds at a Bridgeport ceremony for the 40th annual state UN essay contest. Winners were Wesley C Gryk Jr from Manchester first, Wallace L Burt from Windsor second, and David Zaleske from Harding High School third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Xiaing One
Bridgeport
University of Bridgeport
Wesley C. Gryk, Jr
Manchester
Wallace L. Burt
Windsor
David Zaleske
Harding High School
U.S
Traveler's Insurance Companies
Hartford
James H. Halsey
United Nations Organization
Homer C. Babbidge
University of Connecticut
John A. Barone
Fairfield
United Nations Association
Necticut High School
Albert Schmidt
Mathew McCarthy
Fairfield University
John Mahar
Sacred Heart University
Gryk
UNA
Two Boys Drown in Waterbury Pond Mishap
In Waterbury the Waterville section saw two boys drown while playing on a homemade raft in a pond near their home. Dennis Lovejoy 11 and Louis Angelido III 10 could not swim to shore after the raft capsized. a third boy Robert Bartelini 10 reached shore and alerted his parents. A SCUBA diver recovered the two bodies about two hours later.
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Waterbury
Waterville
Dennis Lovejoy
Buckland Avenue
Louis Angelido, III
Knowliwood Circle
Robert Bartelini
Knowlwood Circle
Congdon Elected Head of Gen. Gold Selleck Silliman SAR
Elmer S. Congdon of Trumbull elected president of the General Gold Selleck Silliman Branch No 3 of the Sons of the American Revolution at a Brooklawn Country Club meeting. Other officers named include Kenneth M. Anderson vice president Howard T. Owens Jr secretary and Richard Demarest Jr treasurer.
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Elmer S. Congdon
Woodmere Drive
Trumbull
Sikorsky Aircraft Co
General Gold Selleck Silliman
Sons of the American Revolution
Brooklawn Country Club
Kenneth M. Anderson
Howard T. Owens, Jr
Richard Demarest, Jr
Charles Sprague
William Baylieu, Jr
George Oddy
Edward Coffey
H. Wheeler Parrott
Edmond Redder, Jr
James Martin
Elbert Overbaugh
Louis B. Hardy
C. Linfield Stiles
Cops to Attend Photo Classes in Fairfield County
The Fairfield County Detective Conference will sponsor a photography school for county police at the Famous Photographers School in Westport. About 50 officers from 19 police departments and State Police will join the program with sessions starting Wednesday at 3 p.m. Classes cover crime and accident scenes, mug shots, developing, proofing and enlarging. Instructors include staff from Famous Photographers and county police photographers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield County Detective Conference
Famous Photographers School
Westport
Fairfield
Patrick L. Carroll
Lieut. Carroll
Famous Photographers ‘School
Notable speakers at civic forum discuss Vietnam and China
The event featured H Wheeler Parrott, a former state president, and Dr Justus van der Kroef from the University of Bridgeport. Van der Kroef addressed issues in Vietnam and their ties to Communist China, highlighting regional political dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ial Science Society
H. Wheeler Parrott
Justus van der Kroef
University of Bridgeport
Viet’ Nam
China
Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Opens in Bridgeport
A new Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics school opens in Bridgeport, touting speeds from 3 to 10 times normal with higher comprehension. Highlights include endorsements from Senators Talmadge Proxmire Symington and executives, plus a St Louis University class that grew from 357 to 1810 words per minute with comprehension rising from 73 to 88 percent.
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Evelyn Wood
Mrs. Wood
University of Utah
Sible
King Swith
Ural
Unt
Jordan High School
Jordan
Utah
University of Delaware
Washington, D. G
Reading Dynamics
Vancouver
British Columbia
Sydney
Australia
United States
Hawaii
Ben H. Willingham
Geneseo
St. Louie University
Reading Dynamics: Hand Pacers Help Retain Speed Reading
The article contrasts obsolete machines with Reading Dynamics teaching. It argues that using a hand as a pacer sustains rapid eye movement across a page, enabling students to retain and improve their speed after courses end.
Can Reading Speeds Be Increased After Course?
Graduates report they can continue to raise their reading efficiency long after completion. They maintain current speeds and push higher by practicing Reading Dynamics using only their hand as the tool, since no machines are required.
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Beneficial Finance System
Bridgeport — Beneficial Finance Co
Fairfield Ave
Lederer
Fairfield — Beneficial Finance Co
Post Road
Center
Stratford
Beneficial Finance Co
Darnum Ave
Mr. Gryk
Burt
Zaleske
SAR
Italy
Fairfield County
Sen. Proxmire
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Proxmire
Wisconsin
Poe
Yale
Harvard
Symington
Missouri
Dent
Peoples Savings Bank Bldg
Main Street
Bridgeport, Conn
Grand Union
Shop Grand Union
Florida
Eee
Maxwell House
Gerber
Crisco
Cochran
Tide Permecevr
Jov Liquid
MR. Clean
Renvoni — Merzent Macaroni
Greenbeans
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