Tedesco Fires Up Bid for McLevy Second City Mayor
Jasper McLevy’s successor, Judge Tedesco, spoke after defeating McLevy in a tight race, hinting at bringing the former mayor into service. He cited Wheeler mansion supporters, an Italian vote dynamic, and plans to keep his law practice, with a calm mood despite the win.
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Post-Telegram
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Wheeler
Domenick Cocco
Jasper
Lightning Kills 14-Year-Old In Mundesley Tent Incident
Albert Timms aged 14 was killed when a lightning strike struck his tent in Mundesley England. The tragedy highlights dangerous weather as authorities investigate the camping accident and warn families to seek shelter during storms.
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Albert Timms
Mundesley
England
District Vote For Aldermen Firms in Mixed District Totals
Voter tallies listed for multiple districts show party designations D for Democrat R for Republican and S for Socialist. Each district includes candidates with vote counts of various totals and some entries show combined or unclear annotations.
Meriden Elects Altobello to Third Term as Mayor
Meriden unofficial results show Mayor Henry D. Altobello, Democrat, winning with 12,091 votes, over Republican Frank R. Corkin Jr. with 8,247. Innovement Democrat Jerome A. Travers received 17. Altobello, a former state senator, is elected for a third two year term, following wins in 1953 and two years later.
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Henry DB. Altobello
Frank R. Corkin Jr
Meriden City
Altobello
Corkin
Jerome A. Travers
Innovement Democrat
Beauregard and Abraham Lead Norwich City Election
Incumbent Armand Beauregard and Alexander J. Abraham top the non partisan Norwich city race for the Town Consolidated and City Consolidation districts respectively. Peter Lukoff wins the Board of Education seat as seven newcomers will join the nine member City Council in December.
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Alexander J. Abraham
Chamber of Commerce
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Board of Education
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Ethel V. McWilliams
Louis J. Darmstadt
Abraham
Robert W. Moran
Hartwell G, Zuerner
Leo M. Gwiazdoski
Orrin F. Silverberg
Anthony D. Onardelli
Lukoff
Margaret S. Wilson
Bass King and Hawley Elected to School Board
In yesterday's city election the three school board seats went to Irving Bass and Francis King both Democrats and Edward Hawley socialist. Bass and King will join holdovers John Behuncik Milton Reinhard Jr and others while Democrats gain four seats to two socialists and one Republican.
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Fairfield RTM winners listed in Portland plan vote
Fairfield voters elected 84 Representative Town Meeting members from 12 districts in a town election. A total of 147 candidates competed. the new RTM will be organized Nov. 18 and includes seven more members than the last group.
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William E. Winburn
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Democrat Officials Win Across Eight to Twelfth Districts
Result summaries show multiple Democratic candidates elected in the Eighth through Twelfth districts led by Paradis and Winburn. Notable names include Stephen Antal Jr, Bronistaw Bierko, Frank Geshen Jr, Thomas Lynch, and John Makar in the Eighth. Clifford Anderson, William Carr, John Fitzpatrick, Raymond Ford Jr, Harold Swatfield, Richard Upham, John Waiters Sr in the Ninth. Paul Blackburn, Donald Collimore, Margaret Lavers, Robert Lee, Bradley Morehouse, William Schaefer in the Tenth. John Curran, Bruce Dillingham, Lois Feld, Stephen Horvath, Mary Katona, Robert Lesser, Laurence McQuade, Lore Montgomery, Harry Norris in the Eleventh. Andrew Ariensen, Edmund Dougiello, Vincent Lipinski, Annabelle Salvo, James Walsh in the Twelfth. Other named candidates listed with vote totals accompany each district.
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Raymond M. Ford, Jr
Harold A. Swatffield
Richard K. Upham
John H. Waiters, Sr
Marjorie A. Curran
Louise R. Jacobson
Joseph G. Johnson
Colby M. Ward
Paul Blackburn
Donald M. Collimore
Margaret M. Lavers
Robert G. Lee
Bradley _Morehouse
William L. Schaefer
Harold M. Cashmore
Joseph E. Keating
Thomas J. Keegan, Jr
Francis J. Kowalski
George $. McGill, Jr
Calvin V. Olshan
James F. Stiles
Kenneth T. Henry
Harford B. McMahon
Milton P. Nappen
Frank Pollien
Huntinton Trowbridge
Eben Williams
Pittsburgh and Scranton back reelected mayors
Pittsburgh and Scranton voters re elected Democratic mayors David L. Lawrence and John T. Hanlon to fourth terms.
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Scranton
David L. Lawrence
John T. Hanlon
Tedesco Wins Bridgeport Mayor Race Ambitions Redevelopment
Judge Samuel J. Tedesco claimed victory in Bridgeport's mayoral campaign with a margin under 200 votes at 7:30 PM and pledged immediate redevelopment efforts to revitalize the city. Mayor Jasper McLevy declined to concede officially, congratulating the Democrats while stressing the need for a smooth transition and public cooperation.
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Segregationist Candidates Lead In Little Rock Directors
Segregationist backed candidates held narrow leads in five of seven Little Rock director races with two others led by opponents of segregation. With most boxes counted a seat went to a segregationist by about 600 votes. The new director will replace Mayor Woodrow Mann. city government shifts from mayor council to director manager, a change approved last December amid the Central High integration crisis.
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