Bridgeport Mayoral Race Heads To Polls In Fair Weather
Bridgeport voters head to 24 precincts in 16 districts as polls open at 6 am for a mayoral race with candidates Jas per McLevy Democrat Samuel J. Tedesco and Domenick Cocco. Weather outlook is mostly fair and cool with turnout expected around 50 000 from 75 000 registered voters.
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Bridgeport
Jasper McLevy
Samuel J. Tedesec
Domenick Cocco
U. S. Weather Bureau
Board of Education
Common Council
Edward R. McPadden
Joseph A. Rich
George F. Grom
Norwalk
Stamford
New Haven
Waterbury
Meriden
Hartford
Norwich
Fairfield
Westport
Weston
Wilton
New Canaan
Greenwich
McLevy
Cocco
Sons of Italy
Tedesco
WNAB
Bridgeport Today Mostly Fair With Cool Tonight
Weather data from the Weaver bureau reports Bridgeport and vicinity will see mostly fair conditions with little temperature change. Highs in the mid 50s, tonight’s low near 40, tomorrow partly cloudy and cool. Winds NW to W 5 to 15 mph. Almanac notes Tuesday November 5 1957 is the 309th day of the year and 44th day of fall.
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U.S
Weaver Bureau
Bridgeport
Features for Everybod In Telegram Every D i
Readable fragments show a comic notices and sections including Classified Ads Editorials Fashions Financial News and Sports. Obituaries and Theater News appear with other features listed and various columnists named in the readable text.
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Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Dr. Bundesen
Financial News
Jacoby
Easetes Radio and TV
Sesseen
Sylvia Porter
Women's News
Two Men Arrested After Break-In At Schwartz Company
Police arrested John Sharnik and Arthur Belanger after a break at the Nathan Schwartz company on Water Street. More than $100 in cash was stolen from an office safe. Sharnik and Belanger, held on breach of peace charges with $1,000 bonds, were spotted after a routine door check and apprehended following a pursuit.
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Nathan Schwartz Company
Water Street
John Sharnik
Plaza Hotel
Arthur Belanger
West Rutland Road
Milford
Harold Sherwood
Milford Death Probe Leads to Beating Claim
Police say a Milford woman was beaten in a death probe. The report notes ongoing investigations and mentions officials and actions but provides limited specifics on suspects or outcomes. The article also previews national election coverage with state races and gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia.
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Milford
Washington
New Jersey
Virginia
Eisenhower
Kentucky
U. S
House of Representatives
T. Miller Hand
Pennsylvania
Samuel K. McConnell Jr
GOP
Robert B. Meyner
Milford Homicide Mystery After Woman Found in Woods
Police seek a Walnut Beach man in connection with the death of Mrs. Rena Rogers whose body was found Sunday afternoon in a wooded area off Naugatuck avenue. An autopsy shows bruising and a possible strangling with a vine while blood and tissue samples await analysis.
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Milford
Walnut Beach
Rena Rogers
James J. Corrigan
Fairfield County to build $750000 court complex
Fairfield county moves to construct a new courthouse valued at 750000 dollars serving Superior and Common Pleas court judges. Judges voiced uncertainty about the site and authorized a committee to confer with county officials and the Stamford Courthouse Building Committee on suitability. Executives noted plans lacked air conditioning and relied on an air circulator due to funds.
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Hartford
Fairfield County
Superior and Common -Pleas Court
Stamford
Edward C. Fisher
Judicial Department
Fisher
Louis J. Pad
Solons urge U S to keep pace in space race
Senate leaders after a seven hour Pentagon briefing pressed for stronger action to match Soviet space progress. Senator Johnson voiced no change in stance that the U S has not kept step with times, while Bridges and Russell urged better coordination of all missile and space activities.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
U.S
United States
Russia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Defense Department
Johnson
Defense McElroy
Congress
Bridges
R-Nh
Russell
Post Telegram Returns To Be on WNAB Tonight
The Post Telegram election returns will air on WNAB starting at 6 p m with full Bridgeport area and state community results. WNAB announcers will relay coverage compiled by The Post Telegram from its editorial rooms.
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WNAB
Bridgeport
Post Telegram
Post-Telegram
Pentagon aides emphasize missile programs in briefing
A Pentagon aide says defense briefers focused on military missile developments while noting Russia's Sputnik was also discussed during the session. Senators were briefed on both Soviet satellites with noon-today updates and received a thorough overview of US missile programs, interrupted by many questions. Johnson declined to comment on Senate preparedness committee actions before and after entering the secret briefing.
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Pentagon
Russia
Sputnik
U. S
Johnson
Senate Preparedness Committee
Where to Vote Today in Bridgeport City Election
Bridgeport voters cast ballots in 24 polling places across 16 districts. Polls run 6 a m to 6 p m with locations including Burroughs library Jefferson school Whittier and Black Rock schools Elias Howe Bryant Maplewood Webster Shelton Madison Dunigan Central high and Read school.
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Bridgeport
Bryant
Maplevenue
Poplar
Maplewood
Linwood Avenue
Wood
Laurel Avenues
Webster School
Nortnue
Oak Street
Shelton
Wheeler Nue
Main Street
Madison
Wayne and
Fairview Avenue
Dunigan
Madison Nue
Vincellette Stre
Central High
Terrace
Read School
Court Upholds Ban on Hoffa in Teamsters Case
The U S Court of Appeals refused to lift a two week old injunction stopping James R Hoffa from taking over Teamsters presidency. It orders a speedy trial on charges that Hoffa and allies rigged the convention to assure his election and to succeed retiring President Dave Beck.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
Dave Beck
F. Dickinson Letts
Letts
Lett
Union
Miami Beach
Fla
Appeals Court
Wilbur K. Miller
Charles F. Fahy
George T. Washington
Russians Withdraw From UN Disarmament Talks
The Soviet Union declared it would withdraw from all disarmament negotiations under present UN machinery. The announcement came at the United Nations after three weeks of debate as two Soviet satellites orbited Earth on an improved propulsion system. Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov delivered the statement to the UN Political Committee to wide surprise from delegates.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Cmdr
Allan Noble
Escapee Flies to Iowa and Surrenders at Polk Jail
Harold A. Plude, 43, who fled the state prison honor farm near Clive on July 3, 1949, turned himself in at the Polk county jail after being fingerprinted in Bridgeport, Conn. He had been sentenced in 1940 for a Polk County armed robbery and later married in Bridgeport following his escape.
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Des Moines
Clive
Polk County
Harold A. Plude
Sheriff's
Bridgeport
Conn
Plude
Mrs Ruth Clinton Cone Dies at 41 in Bridgeport Hospital
Mrs Ruth Clinton Cone 41 of 110 Dogwood Drive Easton wife of William H Cone died yesterday at 8 20 pm in Bridgeport Hospital where she had been admitted October 31 as a medical patient Services will be announced by Albert W Spear Funeral Home 1222 Fairfield Avenue
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Ruth Clinton Cone
Dogwood Drive
Easton
William H. Cone
Bridgeport Hospital
Cone
Garden Exchange
Trumbull
Albert W. Spear
Fairfield Avenue
Milford Council Chooses William E Colby Chairman
The Milford Town Council on November 4 elected William E Colby first district as chairman on the third ballot. He defeated Theodore E Hornish and Henry F Foran after rounds of voting, succeeding Clarence J Platt. Colby pledged to offer counsel and enforce council rules. New committees were formed.
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Milford
William E. Colby
Theodore E. Hornish
Henry Foran
Colby
Florence Bradman
Hornish
George Jaser
Foran
Howard G. Fulton
Jpost
Queen Elizabeth dazzles at royal film festival
At a charity event in London the Queen drew attention in a bold low cut dress with emerald tiara while Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield wore more conservative outfits. The Queen appeared tired yet gracious among stars including Princess Alexandra and Prince Philip as flashing lights and cameras surrounded the crowd.
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Queen
Jayne
Sophia
London
Sophia Loren
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Mansfield
Princess Alexandra
Prince Philip
Space dog Laika sails on Sputnik II mission
Moscow reports say Laika the dog rode aloft in Sputnik II using new power sources. Experts debate the animal’s life expectancy with Soviet officials suggesting possible earth return for study while a rocket scientist predicts she may die in harness as the craft spins.
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Moscow
Laika
Earth
Kiril P. Stanyukovich
Stanyukovich
Moscow Radio
Academician
Dikushin
Warsaw
Olgierd Walczko
State Committee For Cultural Relations
Little Barker
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Ay Tge
Ereymuenins
Joseph Dzurilla
Edward Weschear
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Hilton W. Glenn
Margate
Joseph G. Hancock
Greenwich Township
Atty
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Red Dalton
Dalton
Harry Flood Byrd
Almond
Woods
William J. H. Fischer
Ibridges
First District
Burroughs Public Library
Gilbert Street
Broad Street
Jefferson School
Myrtle Avenue
Atlantic
Gregory Streets
Whittier School
Whittier Street
Black Rock
Brewster Street
Elias Howe
Clinton Avenue
State Street
Ood ‘Eet
Ver
Reds
Arkady Sobolev
V. V. Kuznetsov
India
Arthur S. Lall
Kuznetsov
Commission
Iowa
W. H. Cone
MW. B. Colby
Milford Council
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