Waterbury Tornado Levels Homes and Kills Man
A tornado struck Waterbury and nearby towns killing Fred Hartung 68 as a falling tree toppled his home. Officials say about 45 homes destroyed and 150 badly damaged with damage to schools and businesses. Hospitals treated 33 injured. the storm began in Middlebury then hit northern Waterbury and surrounding towns before moving east.
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Waterbury
Leo
Mulcahy
Middlebury
Wolcott
Southington
Southington, Towna
Fred Hartung
Bridgeport
Deerfield Avenue
Bunker Hill
Roosevelt School
Hartung
Bridgeport Area Weather Outlook and Almanac Note
Fair and breezy today with lower humidity and a high near 73. Tonight cooler with a low around 60. Saturday sunny and cool. Yesterday's high 47, low 47, barometer 29.79 inches, humidity 91 percent. Almanac notes: May 25 is the 140th day of the year, sea tides listed.
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Pata
Gomme Bridgeport
Abaco
Waterbury Tornado Spurs Courage Amid Devastation
Governor Dempsey toured Waterbury after a May 24 tornado damaged the city, praising residents for courage as police, fire, and state crews cleared debris. One fatality was reported in the Bunker Hill area, with hundreds of thousands in property losses and several structures destroyed or damaged.
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Waterbury Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital
Waterville
Waterbury
Gladys Phelan
Bunker Hill
John J. Dempsey
Dempsey
Edward D. Bergin
Fire Deepartments
Sid
Povernoir
Are Lung
Hartung
Doctor Warns Against Kiddy Cocktails For Teens
CHICAGO May 24 AP An alcoholism expert says kiddy cocktails soft drinks crafted as adult cocktails endanger youths. Dr Marvin A Black of Buffalo warns one in fifteen teens may become alcoholics though improved home environment and education can reduce this risk.
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Chicago
Marvin A. Black
Buffalo
Black
Cur
American Medical Association
Pinney Sets Hartford Press Meeting Amid Gubernatorial Speculation
Republican State Chairman A S Pinney called a 9 30 a m press conference in Hartford on Friday. He is expected to endorse a candidate for governor with strong talk that John Alsop of Avon will receive his support among six declared contenders including Edwin W May Jr Anthony E Wallace John M Lupton Peter P Mariana and M Marsilius Patterson. The presiding officer for the convention may go to House Speaker Patterson due to Wallace being a candidate.
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Hartford
A. Searle Pinney
Pinney
John Alsop
Avon
Alsop
Edwin WH
May Jr
Wethersfield
Anthony E. Wallace
Simsbury
John M. Lupton
Weston
Peter P. Mariana
Groton
Newman M. Marsilius
Trumbul
Patterson
Wallace
Rep. Patterson
Mr.Alsop
Sikorsky HSS2 helicopter lifts astronaut Carpenter
A Sikorsky HSS2 helicopter built in Stratford and operated by a U S Navy crew picked up astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter yesterday at sea. The craft, claimed by Sikorsky as the S61, holds a world speed record for helicopters at 210.6 mph and is being integrated into anti submarine warfare patrols alongside U S Navy units.
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Sikorsky
Stratford
U.S. Navy
Malcolm Scott
Carpenter
Kennedy
White House
Virginia
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Navy
Sikorsky Company
Boye
Eramopt
Conirse
Milford
Hradley Field
Windsor
Teachers vote to accept offer sign new pacts
Bridgeport teachers at Central High School voted to accept a two year salary improvement plan from the Board of Education and to sign contract renewals once the plan is adopted. About 400 of 1,000 members attended and the vote favored the plan though not unanimously.
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Board of Education
Schoal Board
Stanley O'Meara
Flora Lister
Bridgeport Education Association
Central High School
Dorothy F. Crutch
BEA
Aris
I O'Meara
Miss Lister
Citizens’ Committee For Study
Bridgeport
O'Meara
ALL FANS MISS S505 McKpot Puzzle Jackpot Rises
The Sun Jay Post crossword game enters week nine without a winner as Puzzle 417 yields no correct entry and a $525 prize remains unclaimed. Next week the pot climbs to $550, with another $25 added to the stale run of 21 losing weeks.
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Hope Way
Sun Jay Post
Sunday Post
Qld
Maestra
Jacrass
Space Officials Explain Overshoot of 250 Miles
CAPE CANAVERAL May 24 AP Space officials explained that Aurora 7 overshot its target by 250 miles due to an altitude misalignment when retro rockets fired. Scott Carpenter completed three orbits amid a successful earth orbital mission, with NASA noting lessons to inform future manned lunar efforts and Gemini plans.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Malcolm
Scott Carpenter
Project Mercury
Walter C. Williams
Carpenter
U. S
America
D. Brainard Holmes
National Aeronalics and Space Administration
Carpenter Lands After Spaceflight Rescue on Carrier
Damp but smiling astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter was hoisted from a helicopter onto a carrier deck after Aurora 7 overshot recovery by 250 miles. He wore a silver suit, greeted Navy and NASA officials, then went below for debriefing.
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Intrepid
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Navy
Space Agency
Jie
John Hf. Glenner
U. S
Glenn
Randolph
Space Feat a Real Inspiration To Every Peck's Bad Boy
Cape Canaveral May AP writes astronaut Scott Carpenter becomes a symbol of American perseverance. The piece praises his childhood troubles in Boulder Colorado and his later triumph as a Navy lieutenant and space mission hero, inspiring kids locally and nationwide.
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Bad Boy
Cape Canaveral
Carpenter
Navyieutenat
Uy Hittyell
Bowlder
Cola
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter Orbits Earth Three Times Then Rescued Off Cape Canaveral
Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter completed three orbits but overshot his landing zone by 250 miles and was rescued by a Navy helicopter after a 35 minute radio silence. He spoke with President Kennedy from the Intrepid and apologized for the reentry error. Carpenter’s wife Rene and four children watched from the beach as authorities reported the recovery near 1,050 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral. Project Mercury noted the overshoot stemmed from an improper attitude during braking rockets, causing a shallower reentry angle. Kennedy praised his safe recovery and authorized the Space Service Medal.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Earth
Navy
Tinus
Kennedy
Intrepid
Carpenter
Here
Rene
Project Mercury
Walter Willams
Williams
Carpenter Ben
White House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Narachutiste
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