Knight Yields to Knowland in Governor Race
California Governor Goodwin Knight withdraws from re election to seek the Senate seat. A Knowland Knight ticket for governor and senator gains Nixon endorsement and Eisenhower approval. Knight says he will run for the Senate in 1959 while Knowland vacates. Nixon pledges full support for Knowland as governor and Knight as senator.
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Jack Bell
Washington
GOP
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Senate
Nixon
Knowland-Knight
Eisenhower
Knight
Knowland
Rcalif
Butler Hits
Sly
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Los Angeles
Democratic National
Paul Ziffren
Ziffren
U.S. Senate
Brown
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
White House
George Christopher
San Francisco
Nixon Knight
Harold
Stassen
Ruchel
Calif
Smiles Despite Defeat In Bridgeport Election
Domenick Cocca's family celebrated amid small Republican totals as he reflected on a Democratic victory. He praised Mayor McLevy, pledged continued community service, and noted Sam Tedesco’s likely good leadership. The scene included relatives at 677 Martha Ave and memories of Wheeler mansion preservation.
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Florence Lovell Domenick Cocco
North Avenue
Bridgeport
Elsie
Sam Tedesco
Sam
Wheeler Mansion
McLevy
Mary
Marth Ave
Kelley Leads GOP Sweep Of Offices in New Canaan
In New Canaan on November 5, Charles F. Kelley was elected First Selectman as Republicans swept contested offices by a wide margin. Kelley won 2 712 votes while Gilbert B. Searles and William M. Couch Jr. were elected Selectman and faced a near three-to-one turnout overall.
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Kelley
GOP
New Canaan
Charles F. Kelley
Clarence E. Costales
Board of Selectmen
Gilbert B. Searles
William M. Couch, Jr
Searles
Mr. Couch
First Selectman
Selectman
William A. Riefel
Roland H. Gardner
Roger B. Kelley
Eleanor B. Weed
Richard Franco
Charles W. Naylor
Elizabeth P. Morgan
Edith A.cervetani
Peters Dominates Fichique in Miami Beach Bout
Jimmy Peters of Washington outboxed Kid Fichique of Havana for a unanimous 10 round decision at the Miami Beach Auditorium. Peters, 151 pounds, shifted from body to head attacks after a slow start and controlled the bout with sharp left hooks to the body and timely head shots.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Jimmy Peters
Washington
Kid Fichique
Havana
Miami Beach Auditorium
Peters
Fichique
Westport vote tally unsettled amid late night clashes
In Westport a close town election left officials bickering over totals at the high school as a disputed 41 vote lead was revised to 15. Scully pressed for impounded machines while threats of court orders circulated. The results later listed Baldwin and Roberts as winners for selectman with Clark and others filling town posts.
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Scully
Koizim
John Boyd
Republican Town Committee
Baldwin
Roberts
Boyd
Alan H. Senie
Independent Party
Balldwin
Board of Selectmen
Democratic First Selectman
Board of Finance
Dorr-Oliver Company
Town Planning and Zoning Commission
Fairfield County
Elliott J. Roberts
Alana Clarke
Charles Porter Dietrich
Albert , Scully
S. Turner Blanchard
Lois R. Clark
Lois R.clark
William D. Patterson
William H. Cotton
Wickliffe Shreve
William D. Elirich
Frank P. Marino
Board of Education
John J. Benjamin
Emma C. Gilbert
Robert S. Dunham
Philip M. Punzell, Jr
John J. Ryan
Thomas G Kantor
Leonard C. Mackenzie, Jr
Board of Tax Review
Philip S. Herbert
Jerome S. Kaiser
James Godfrey
Martin J. Capasse
Hayduk Dimitl L. Kinnie
Fairfield
Fairfield Town Hall
Fred Pape, Jr
Ronald B. MacKenzie
Joseph Keating
Eleanor S. Smythe
Givens Upsets Quigley for Stamford Mayor Victory
Webster C. Givens (R) defeated incumbent Thomas J. Quigley (D) by 184 votes after a late tally recheck. Independence candidate Umberto J. Bello (Ind.) drew strong support, contributing to Quigley’s loss and a shift on the Board of Finance while the Board of Representatives remained 21-19 in favor of Democrats.
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Stamford
Webster C. Givens
Thomas J. Quigley
Givens
Quigley
Umberto J. Bello
Joseph McCue, Jr
McCue
Mr. Givens
Mr. Bello
Board of Finance
Board of Representatives
Ind
Joseph V. Toner
Raymond G. Cushing
Tito Wins by 415 Votes Over Knauth in Wilton
In Wilton Navy 5 heavy turnout boosts Republican Vincent J. Tito Sr to First Selectman over Victor Knauth 1523 to 1108. Maynard 1748 leads Squires 87. other races include Gregory tax collector 1684 957 and Tompkins treasurer 1649 992. Voters total 2685 with 89 absentee ballots.
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Mr. Squires
Tito
Maynard
Knauth
Marhoffer
S. Clark Keeler
Lawrence Olmstead
Paul Borglum
First Selectman
Victor Knauth
Vincent J. Tito
Selectman
J. Andrew Squires
Roger Maynard
Edith R. Gregory
Registrars of Voters
Ethel Bennett
F. Clerc Ogden
Laurence Graham
Board of Tax Review
Herbert
Gross
Zoning Board of Appeals
Albert B. Peterson
Herbert Heller
William L. Eike
Joseph Jack
John Pasiuk, Jr
Dominick Lucci
Benjamin Saunders
Thomas F. Tanner
John H. Winters
Jane
Local Candidates and Vote Totals Released in Races
Detailed results show Meir Joseph Ryan and Charles Gilbert among top vote getters, with party affiliations and tallies across Board of Finance and Education races. Constables and other posts list multiple Democrats and Republicans with precinct totals.
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Meir
J. Joseph Ryan
Charles A. Gilbert
Edward Seaman
Board of Finance
Nicholas J. Gorman, Jr
Isadore M. Mackler
John L. Cameron
Samuel M. Wise
Board of Education
Frederick W. H. Chou
Albert P. C. Kezel
Louis Clapes
Joshua, Lang
Begin
Thomas F. Burns
George L. Hubbard
L. Reed Clark
Margaret Humee
Tedesco Victory Parade Draws Thousands Through Main Street
Bystanders cheered as Mayor Tedesco rode past Bulls Head and Democratic headquarters at the Stratfield hotel. John Buynak drove the Mayor’s car while supporters swarmed for autographs and greetings. Families rode in a second car as city officials and dignitaries joined the celebratory procession.
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John Buynak
Police Department
Bulls Head
Democratic
Stratfield Hotel
Main Street
Mayor Tedesco
Joseph
Jane Tedesco
Ralph DeGruttola
Sally Monaco
Tedesco
Kenneth J. Zarrilli
John J. McGuinness, Jr
Edward R. McPadden
Registrar of Voters
John M. Brannelly
J .Albert Coles
Thomas J. Mcseph
Milton J. Herman
Joseph Testo
John McGee
Vincent M. Simka
Thomas O'Brien
Donald Brown
Charles Clamnett
Two New Haven Railway Workers Shot in Cedar Hill Yard
A fatal shooting in Cedar Hill yards after which Byron Shepard 36 New Haven fireman died at Grace New Haven hospital and Lionel Cozier 67 Cheshire engineer was wounded in the shoulder. Det Captain William Hollahan said Harry Henders 39 East Haven was being questioned.
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New Haven
New Haven Railroad
Cedar Hill
New Haven Road
William Hollahan
Byron C. Shepard
Grace-New Haven Hospital
Lionel Cozier
Cheshire
Cozier
Hollohan
Harry Henders
East Haven
Guidera wins Weston top office in GOP sweep
John Guidera, 50, luncheonette operator, won the Republican nomination and was elected first selectman by 341 votes over Peter C. Robinson. GOPs swept Weston offices, with Robinson taking a Board of Selectmen seat and other Republicans winning clerk, treasurer, tax collector, and most boards, amid high voter turnout and unity after prior disunity talk.
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Weston
John Guidera
First Selectman
Guidera
Peter C. Robinson
Robinson
Board of Selectmen
Melvin McLaughlin
Herbert Gifford
Selectman
Girtrude Walker
Charles C. Lunny
John L. Breitwieser
First
Zoning and Planning Commission
Mr. Robinson
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Cocca
Virginia
Bassick High
Mary Lou
Thomas Cocca
pho'd.Mathewson
Socialist Party
James Tait
John Shenton
Center
Cocco
Schulze
Domenick Cocco
Town Deposit Fund
William Attwood
Jeane M. Bucciarelli
William B. Sefton
Homer G. Wood
Warren Blossom
Darwin F. DeLapp
Robert V. Harry
Stanley P. Mead
William P. Byrne
Alfred J. Lutringer
Benjamin A. Pollet
Martin V. Roy, Jr
Carl E. Ruscoe
Walter J. Shaw
William Boyko
Hoyt Catlin
James W. Hatton
Joseph J. Toppin, Jr
Alfred A. Lawton
Joseph A. Liberatore
Alezia M. Luciana
John N. McCracken
Hassle
Westport
Kinnie
Wilton
Mr. Tito
Harry A. Marhoffer
Julian A. Gregory
Benedict H. Gregory
Jean Allen Young
Vinton Tompkins
Eugene P. Werner
Whitney
Planning Commission
John JT. Cheney
Tilford W. Mill
Lor
Agnes
Democratic Whitaker
Edward Beecher
John 'S
Cheney
William R. Blois
Robert W. Cook
J. Joseph Hunt
Joseph A. Kunz
Charles Barker
Fred W. Herrman
Fergus McOsker
Edward W. Morrison
Fairfield T Avenue
Harrison Street
South End
Fairfield Avenue
Elm City
Weston Polls
Gertrude Walker
Rosalind Gail Duane
Dorothy Hedlund
Gustavus W. Hobbs
Roby Harrington Jr
Arthur Mainzer
Walter J. Wolf
Ann Butterfield
Reeve K. Biggers
William P. Snaith
Peter L. Pauli
Snaith
Board of Assessors
Alfred P. Falla
Willard H. Fanton
David D. Jones
F. W. T. Amis
W. Harry Sefton
Axel C. Gustafson
Leslie Forester
Howard Hennessey
Clarence C. Sacks, Jr
Elliot Waterbury
Edward J. Florian
Andrew Guidera
Donald H. Saltus
Walter H. Walker
Hennessey
Etelia S. Basso
Marguerite T. Marsh
Barbara Wagner
Ruth A. Russell
Jessica B. Shaeffer
Beverly C. Gadalecia O
Cynthia Fancher
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