Ribicoff Rules Out Senate Switch Bid
Governor Ribicoff of Connecticut ruled out any bid for the U.S. Senate this year and reaffirmed his plan to run for reelection as Governor. He said he would not be a candidate for the Senate and predicted he would be unanimously nominated by his party for governor at the state convention in June.
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Miami Beach
Flz
Ribicoff
Connecticut
U.S. Senate
Richard Harkness
NBC
Con.gressman
Thomas J. Dodd
Chester Bowles
Form.er
Wiliam Benton
Donnybrook
Senate
Harkness
John M. Bailey
Richard C. Lee
New Haven
Kennedy
Jack Bell
Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
South
Lony
Bell
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stump
Fairfield County
LeRoy M. Chapman
Easton
Chapman
Beni Silverman
Cone Recovered in Rocket Firing
Cape Canaveral Florida May 18 AP full scale nose cone recovered intact after Jupiter rocket flight over Atlantic Ocean about 4 12 hours later. Defense Department announced preliminary evaluation indicated re entry test a complete success. Jupiter rocket launched from missile test center at 1206 a.m.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Thilestone
Atlantic Ocean
Defense Department
Washington
Jupiter
Missile Test Center
Crowds view Dogwood blooms in Fairfield's Greenfield Hill
Thousands visited Greenfield Hill in Fairfield to see pink and white dogwood blossoms as police directed traffic with 20 special officers. One way traffic on Hillside and Bronson eased flow while Beardsley Park drew a crowd for spring flowers including tulips narcissi and hyacinths.
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Greenfield Hill
Fairfield
Dogwood Row
James Kranyik
Hillside
Bronson Roads
Dogwood
Beardsley Park
Weather brief for Bridgeport and vicinity forecast
Weather report for Bridgeport area notes mix of clouds with showers and scattered thunderstorms this morning, clearing later. High around 78 degrees today, fair and mild tonight, with temperatures near 45. Tuesday expects fair, cooler, high 65 to 78 with regional tide times and almanac data included.
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Bridgeport
Jeas Bamid
Mishap Highlights Incorrect Harbor Channel Markings
TV star Garry Moore, aboard his 38 foot sloop Red Wing, ran aground near Southport harbor as the channel proved to be incorrectly marked. Moore and sailing mates waited over three hours for the boat to right itself and float off the shoal, with no fault found on Moore’s part.
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Southport Harbor
Red Wing
Moore
Mr. Moore
Telegram Shores
Plummer
Southport
65 Die in Crash at Casablanca Airport Disaster
A Sabena four engine airliner attempting an emergency landing struck a building at Casablanca Cazes airport and exploded, killing 65 aboard including eight children. Forty one victims were Belgians. others included seven Britons, five Portuguese, a Dutch, a German and a Swiss. A British family and a Belgian family of five perished together.
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Morocco
Cazes
Sabena Airlines
DCEB
Belgian Congo
Brussels
Brus
Paris Faces Threat Of Big Strike Today
The report notes a looming nationwide strike in Paris affecting transport and public services as workers mobilize. It contrasts disruptions with comments from unions and officials about the impact on daily life and the economy, highlighting potential sessions to resolve the dispute.
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Paris
Kinnie Calls For Voters to Decide Budget Referendum
Fairfield First Selectman Dimill Kinnie urged residents to vote on Wednesday in a referendum over a proposed 99600 cut in the Board of Education budget. He said the vote would be nonpolitical and urged turnout, defending the referendum while replying to remarks by former BOE chairman Richard Joyce Smith at a rally.
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Dimill Kinnie
Fairfield
Board of Education
GOP
Ronald B. MacKenzie
Republican Town Committee
Selectman
Kinnie
Selectman Kinnie
Richard Joyce Smith
Telegram Daily Features and Classifieds Preview
A fragmented page lists features for readers including comics and puzzles, plus advertising notes and ads for local notices. It mentions International Union UE actions, potential court action over an ArchItecture dispute at a General Electric plant, and editorial notes by Bert Diamond of Stamford as to possible legal steps.
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Constantine Brown
Bes
Dr. Bundesen
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Willje
Fashi Io Reewees
Toneric Company
Archi- Jacoby
Teseee
Sylvia Porter
Theater News
Women's News
Louis J. Sandianni
Bert Diamond
Yof
Stamford
Union to Seek Arbitration Over GE Recall Dispute
The union plans court action in New Haven to compel GE to recall laid off maintenance trades workers for a large renovation project at the plant. GE rejected the demand and awarded the contract, prompting the move toward arbitration in a Superior or U.S. District Court.
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U.S. District
New Haven
GE lays off salaried workers at plant amid weak demand
A General Electric official said the company trimmed salaried staff last week and placed others on short time due to adverse business conditions. The plant employs about 3,500 people, with unions citing 108 layoffs and maintenance workers also facing cuts. The situation is being studied and further reductions are possible.
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General Electric
Maurice Ww. Reid
International Union of Electrical Workers
J. Santojanni
Reid
Trenton
N. J
Santoianni
Wire and Cable Department
Santojanni
Protest Timed for De Gaulle Press Parley
Paris faces a tense day as a massive strike threatens De Gaulle's news conference expected to outline terms for seizing power. The General Confederation of Labor calls sitdown protests in the Seine region at 3 p.m. with police reserves mobilized to maintain order. Jacques Soustelle in Algiers urges support with the army to defend France as rightist forces back a military regime.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
General Confederation of Labor
Seine
de Gaulle
Pierre Pflimtin
Labor Confederation
iWorkers
Republic
Mediterranean
Jacques Soustelle
Algiers
France
Elmer Davis Dies at 68 Former War Information Chief
Elmer Davis, longtime radio commentator and founder of Americans for Democratic Action, died at George Washington University Hospital at age 68 from a stroke. The Aurora Indiana native, longtime liberal, led the Office of War Information during World War II and had not been active since a 1953 heart attack. He also wrote short stories novels and essays.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Davis
Office of War Information
George Washington University Hospital
Aurora
Ind
Americans For Democratic Action
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