House rejects bill to raise social security security aid
The House voted 150 to 140 to approve a bill seeking at least a $5 monthly boost for most retirees and higher caps for families and survivors But opposition centered on a charge of socialized medicine with AMA backing and Republican critics The measure would cover more workers and extend benefits to military service members and onetime World War I veterans, with about 4 12 million current beneficiaries.
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Washington
Wellgaten
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
Uthor
Rules Committee
American Medical Association
Bean
American Medical Asociation
Joeph S. Lawrence
AMA
Federal Security
Oscar Ewing
Two Men Die of Gas Poisoning in Rooming House
Two 65 year olds, Mic hel Leonard of 122 Courtland Street and Thomas McFarren of Post Road Westport, were found dead in a fourth floor room yesterday about 10 45. Dr Samuel Sherman cited an unlit gas burner as the cause and noted one jet was open. McFadden family services set for Thursday in Philadelphia. Leonard’s funeral details to be announced.
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Courtland Street
Michel Leonard
Thomas McFarren
Post Road
Westport
Samuel Sherman
Sherman
McFadden
O. H Fair Funeral Home
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Rose Callahan McFadden
Thomas J. ‘McFadden
Upper Darby
James McFadden
Charles Quirk
Richard Cummings
Washington, D. C
Leonard
Godfrey and Conway
Washington Avenue
New York
Truck Destroyed by Fire on Marian Anderson Farm
A spraying truck rolled from its parked position at Marian Anderson's Danbury farm, traveled about 1000 feet downhill through two pastures, overturned in brush, and burned. Fire Chief John H. Ireland said workers from Albert W. Meserve Tree Company were spraying trees when brakes failed. Mil Plain Fire Company extinguished the blaze but the truck was damaged beyond repair.
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Danbury
Mariana Farm
Marian Anderson
John H. Ireland
Albert W. Meserve Tree Company
Singer
Mil Plain
Ireland
Mark Adiletta Wins Eastern Baton Title
Mark Adiletta of 42 Stuart Place captured the juvenile baton twirling title at the Eastern States championship in Brockton Massachusetts. He then competed in the open class and was runner up to the senior champion by two tenths of a point. He will go to Springfield Massachusetts Sunday for preliminaries to the Chicago Music Festival.
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Mark Adiletta
Thomas Adiletta
Stuart Place
Brockton
Mass
Springfield
Chicago
Entrapment Issue Guides New Trial For Alleged Bookie
The Supreme Court considers whether entrapment was properly submitted to the jury in the case of alleged bookie Marquardt. Undercover police conduct by John H. Smith is central as the state argues Smith coaxed multiple bets. defense says Marquardt never intended to gamble. The court notes if government inducement caused the crime, conviction should not stand.
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Judge Comley
Smith
Greenwich
Marquardt
Brown
Supreme Court
Dedant
Rocco R. P. Perna
Lorin 'W. Willis
Otto J. Saur
Message Sticks and Postal Nets Among Australians
Australians use a unique postal system with message sticks carried in a net bag and read by messengers. The article notes a thousand varied uses of plastics described in a single battle context.
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Australia
Trapped climber found dead in icy crevasse
The body of a climber was recovered from a crevasse 75 feet below the surface after a Seattle party including Ome Daiber Tim Osborn and Mt St Helens patrol members aided by rope rescue. The body was moved to a Toledo mortuary as family members in Seattle received word.
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Troimen
Ome Daiber
Seattle
Tim Osborn
Mt. St. Helens
Toledo
Jessett
State Patrol
Frederick
Ankel
UConn Panty Raid Disrupts Dorms on West Campus
About 200 men began at 10:15 P.M. marching through North Campus shouting for a raid on the dorms. By midnight the crowd grew to over 1,000 as plans moved toward Sprague and three dormitories on West Campus housing 690 women. The panty raid disrupted order and drew witnesses to the late night disruption.
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Sprague
Zoners Approve Apartment Plea Amid Resident Objections
The zoning board approved a plan for three six story apartment buildings despite residents led by Benjamin M. Leipner arguing for fewer waivers, more space, and concerns over noise traffic and sewer capacity. Proponents led by Cohen said parking for 255 cars would be provided and the project would ease housing shortages without lowering property values. Arnold Olsen Isaac Schine and Joseph Boas supported easing concessions to address city housing needs.
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Benjamin M. Leipner
Leipner
Fremont
Norman
Yale
Cohen
Freemont
Norman Street
Arnold Olsen
Greater Bridgeport Builders Association
Isaac Schine
University of Bridgeport
Joseph Boas
West Side Businessmen’s Association
Tiny parasite kills man eaters off New South Wales shores
A minute parasite resembling a prawn, under an inch long, is killing off man eating sharks along the coasts of New South Wales Australia, signaling a surprising marine threat to top predators.
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New South Wales
Australia
Stratford to Offer Long Beach For Sale to Improvement Group
Stratford plans to sell 21 acres of Long Beach front to the Long Beach Improvement Association for 8300 000. The town council backs the sale at the June 9 meeting, arguing taxes would rise and upkeep costs would drop, while tenants would build private access and erosion controls.
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Stratford
Long Beach
Improvement Group
Long Island Sound
Pleasure Beach
Ten Cent Point
Frank A
Warsin
Council
Bridgeport
Larkin
Harry B. Flood
End of Oil Walkout Seen as 10,000 Sinclair Workers Accept Wage Pact
A wage agreement reached with 10,000 Sinclair Refining Co. workers signals an early end to the 20 day oil strike. The CIO union, the largest unit among 22 unions, reported a May 1 15 cent hourly raise with retroactive 9 cents, and night shift extra pay increases. Knight said 58 percent of Sinclair workers voted for the settlement and about 6,000 other workers planned to return tonight.
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Denver
Oil Workers International Union
CIO
Sinclair Refining Co
Sinclair Group
AFL
Sinclair
Air Force
United States
Europe
Alaska
WSB
CIO Union
O. A. Knight
Wage Stabilization Board
Knight
Tree Growth Rings Explain Drought Effects on Patterns
A general description notes that trees typically form a ring each year but extreme dryness can cause a split ring resembling two rings. In very severe years the small ring may be nearly invisible, reflecting drought impact on growth.
Singapore prepares to test new TB drug Nydrazid
Singapore moves toward trials of Nydrazid as officials caution restraint among a TB plagued population. US claims of cure are tempered while samples are set for Malaya tests in June. A separate note mentions a Ponce auto stop in Girvan Scotland with a painter's bag left on a door handle.
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Singapore
United States
Malaya
Ponce
Girvan
Scotland
Plan for June 17 air raid drill outlines shelters and rules
Lieut Foley describes a second or third floor shelter cache and crowd identification hats for guides. Wesche notes 6020 CD workers must be fingerprinted for state defense insurance. a fingerprinting session is tonight at 925 Main. No real shelters exist. buses and cars stay in motion during the ten minute alert. six sirens will be tested and placed at police HQ and other sites.
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Foley
Cduty
Wesche
Main Street
Stos
Black Roex
Columbia Records
Therme Street
Ridgway hailed during capital visit by honor guard
General Ridgway met Vice President Barkley at a White House welcome after arriving from Korea where he will assume field command. He spoke of a busy week ahead including a trip to France and a Senate Armed Services Committee session.
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Ridgway
Walton Walker
Korea
Barkley
France
Europe
Senate Armed Services Committee
Gen
Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Truman
Gen. Bradley
West Point
N. Y
U. S. Military Academy
Birth of Baby Girl to Mrs Sheldon Jones in Pittsfield
Mrs Sheldon Jones wife of Boston Braves pitcher gave birth to an eight pounds twelve ounce girl at Pittsfield General Hospital. The father arrived about ten minutes before birth. Both mother and daughter were reported in good condition.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Sheldon Jones
Boston Braves
Pittsfield General Hospital
Council Delays Action On 2 Anti Smoke Pleas
The Common Council postponed decisions on two anti smoke measures. One asks to relax smoke rules for six months to burn junked autos for salvage, the other seeks stricter soot controls and a charter change to empower action.
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Council
Common Council
Office of Defense Mobilization
A. Edward Sandula
Dominick
ODM
Charles E. Wilson
Sandula
Edo
Bridgeport Housing Authority
McLevy
Ad TV
Alderman Sandula
Harold C. Poole
The
BHA
John V. Donnelly
Bessie Bushner
Park Avenue
Franc Gilman
Connecticut Avent
Jennie Liberty
East Main Street
John Kasper
Middle Street
Public Works Department
C. Rickard and Sons, Int
John J. Morris
Board of Education
Connery Retains Reins in Norwalk Contested Convention
In Norwalk the Connery faction won the state convention vote 30 to 20 after a chaotic session led by J Richard Fay and John Keogh Jr. Independent delegates blocked action for 45 minutes before John Barber was elected chairman and 28 delegates were named. McMahon endorsement passed unanimously amid late floor speeches by Leroy Downs.
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Connery
Moose Hall
J. Richard Fay
John Keogh, Jr
Fourth Ward
John Barber
Max Lepofsky
U.S
Brien McMahon
Mr. Fay
McMahon
Downs
Leroy D. Downs
Lepussy
William Benton
New Truce Team Chief Is Named At Panmunjom
Vice Adm. C Turner Joy prepared to leave his UN truce command after bitter talks with the Reds. Maj. Gen. William K Harrison Jr will succeed Joy as senior delegate. Joy to head to Annapolis June 9 after Panmunjom trip. The exchange of prisoners remains the core issue amid renewed propaganda clashes.
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Munsan
Adm
C. Turner Joy
United Nations Command
Reds
Joy
Panmunjom
UN Command
William K. Harrison, Jr
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S. Naval Forces
Far East
Robert P. Briscoe
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Joseph J. Clark
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