Bridgeport Memorial Day Parade Draws Tens of Thousands
Bridgeport and neighboring towns observed Memorial Day with heavy traffic and large crowds. About 60 000 in Bridgeport and 51 648 cars checked on the Merritt Parkway, with no serious accidents reported. The parade ended at Seaside Park with a wreath for Navy dead and a flower drop from a plane. In Stratford and Fairfield sizable crowds attended ceremonies and talks by officials, including Brig Gen William Hesketh.
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Naval Veterans
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Naval Reserve
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William Nemeth
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Frank A. Larkin
Korea
GI Mothers’ Sunshine Club
Town Hall Green
William Hesketh
Hesketh
Weather Update With Drizzle and Mild Temps
Official weather report notes drizzle today with little temperature change. High near 65, partly cloudy tonight to a low around 55. Tomorrow showers with a high near 68 and winds shifting east to southeast. Also includes New York City temperatures and almanac details for May 31.
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Telegram and Post Raise Prices to Five Cents
The Post Publishing company announces that starting Monday, June 2, the price of The Telegram and The Post will be five cents per single copy. The Telegram or The Post delivered by a newspaperboy will cost 30 cents weekly.
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Fire destroys New Budget Super Market in Stratford
Flames started by grease in a frying pan gutted the New Budget Super Market at 2060 Fairfield Avenue yesterday after 1 PM. Owner Edward T. Dorsey said a cooking pan was left unattended and water used to fight the blaze spread the flames. Fire brigades battled the fire, recall ordered, and smoke damaged the adjacent Black Rock Dry Goods store. Police report an arrest for assault with intent to kill after a shotgun incident on Capen Street.
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Edward T. Dorsey
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Fairfield Ave
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Percy Searles
Sheep to Be Used in Reaction Test At Nevada Blast
A Nevada test area will use sheep to measure human like reaction to an atomic blast. Brig. Gen. Harry P. Storke said a limited number of sheep will be exposed to blast effects to study blast, thermal and radiation impacts on humans, aiming to save American lives in wartime. Sheep will be cared for as soldiers and post blast veterinary care follows, though distance from ground zero remains undisclosed.
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Four year old falls to death from porch railing
A four year old boy, Harris L Dina Jr, fell about 30 feet from the rear porch of his parents second story apartment at 1185 Iranistan Avenue. He died at Bridgeport Hospital after surgery for a fractured skull. Police said the railing gave way as he played alone.
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Iranistan Avenue
Bridgeport
Harris L. Dina
John Gyza
Copper shipments from Chile resume after price dispute
Santiago Chile May 30 AP The Central Bank of Chile announced copper shipments to the United States will be resumed after a price dispute. President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla told Congress May 21 the dispute had been settled. U S officials led by President Truman had lifted a ban preventing buyers from paying more than 27 1/2 cents per pound.
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Memorial Day toll reaches 123 deaths across nations
Memorial Day traffic and other incidents push total toll to 123 deaths. The report cites 21 drownings and 18 other fatalities, with California leading at nine highway deaths. Alfred Miller, 65, died watching stock car races at Candlelite stadium. death attributed to heart attack. He leaves a large family, services planned in Trumbull.
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Dagney Everlith
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Eva Hayes
Caroline Hedlund
Ebbee Damm
Menhor Christina Norgaard
Delegates to Ike Visit Stir Heated Protests
Washington May 30 AP plan for GOP delegates to hear Gen Dwight Eisenhower stirs party clash. Some delegates may have travel expenses paid by Eisenhower groups though HQ says it will not pay. Taft backer Ingalls calls move bribery. Eisenhower groups deny paying expenses, noting delegates may pay themselves or be funded by local clubs. The dispute centers on campaign finance and influence.
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Tennessee
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Red East Germany Threats Endanger Bonn Pact
East Germany’s communist leadership demanded extreme national resistance and saboteur labor strikes to block the Bonn parliament from ratifying the Western peace treaty. Walter Ulbricht led a manifesto threatening civil war and urging actions to prevent ratification of the pact with Adenauer and the Big Three.
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Reds Walk Out at FDR Rites as Harriman Lambasts Russia
Hyde Park May 30 AP Russian, Polish and Czech UN delegates abandoned the Roosevelt grave site during Memorial Day ceremonies as W Averell Harriman attacked a former ally as a traitor. He condemned the nation for betraying peace, while Mrs. Roosevelt and her sons watched the scene. The six delegates later remained unidentified. Harriman spoke at the Decoration Day service after a luncheon with Mrs Roosevelt.
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Mobs Riot Across Japan in Red Demonstrations
Police quell the disorder after riots across Japan in which protesters threw acid and oil bombs. About 125 arrests were made from roughly 12,000 participants in 62 demonstrations. Three communists were killed by police near Itabashi Tokyo.
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