Mayor McLévy vows to continue in politics after defeat
Mayor McLévy, who led the city for 24 years, said he does not plan to retire from politics though he may be less active. At 79, he weighs future steps, mentions possible return to roofing, and advises no immediate guidance to his successor. He prepares to leave office Friday as Mayor-elect Tedesco is to be sworn in Monday.
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McLévy
Samuel J. Telesco
Ci Hall
Tedesco
Mary B. Magner
Connecticut
New York
American Broadcasting Company
John Daly
Channel 7
Seattle
Magnuson
D-Wash
United States
Pons
Vanguard
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
U.S. Earth Satellite Project
House
Air Force
Sia
Robert D
Ackley
Court A
Apt
Success Park
Technological de Gim
Barnum Avenue
Willow Street
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast November 7 1957
Official weather report from the U S Weather Bureau notes fair conditions in Bridgeport and vicinity with a cooler trend. Today highs in the mid 50s and increasing clouds. tonight not as cool with upper 30s. Friday expects cloudy, cold conditions with possible rain or snow and highs near 48.
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U. & Weather Bureau
Bridgeport and
Vicinity
Features for Everyone in Telegram Ad Classifieds Puzzle
The page lists features for readers including a Telegram section and a classified ads area. It mentions a Constantine Brown Hoene crossword puzzle and a scattered set of comics and puzzle items. The fragment hints at a playful page with varied content for readers.
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Angelo Path
Eacer Ee
Constantine Brown Hoene
Editorials and Notices From a Vintage News Page
Fragmented OCR shows sections including Editorials Fashions Financial News Jacoby on Bridge Obituaries Radio and TV Sports Sylvia Porter Theater News Women's News and general listings. The readable text outlines page structure rather than a specific event or story.
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Dr. Bundesen
Financial News
Eces
Jacoby
Sue
Vodiein Lune
Sylvia Porter
Waeernes
Eisenhower to give Science Speech Tonight on Radio TV
The White House announced radio networks will carry President Eisenhower's Science and Security address live from 8 to 9:30 p.m. CBS is the sole network planning live television coverage while ABC TV will show a kinescope at 10:30 and NBC TV at 1:15 a.m.
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Ike
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
CBS
Abc-Tv
NBCTV
U S Tax Take In Connecticut Near 1.5 Billion for Year
Federal tax collections for the year ended June 20 1957 totaled 20.172 billion, up seven percent from the previous year. Connecticut led New England with about 1.5 billion, with Massachusetts at 2.179 billion. Individual income and employment taxes totaled 44.61 billion, corporate taxes 21.53 billion. Alcohol and tobacco taxes rose to 1.378 billion.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Connecticut
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
Hampshire
Rhode Island
New York
Ely
Michigan
Delaware
District of Columbia
Democrats celebrate decisive hall otes victories in off year contests
In off year elections Democrats claim sweeping gains while Republicans cling to a few House seats. New Jersey and Virginia governors won by Democrats. New York City mayor kept by Dems. GOP picked up some upstate New York and Pennsylvania mayoral seats and two congressional seats. White House says GOP faces a tough 1958 map with 33 governors and 435 representatives to elect. Anne Wheaton notes Dem control of both houses and 29 governors, while Eisenhower’s federal actions in Little Rock are cited in context.
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Washington
New Jersey
Virginia
New York City
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Eisenhower
Little Rock
White House
GOP
Congress
Anne Wheaton
Malcolm Forbes
Ted Dalton
Milton W. Glenn J
District of
John’ S
Merit Board Sees Need For 140 More Firemen
Personnel Director John J. Linley said the city needs about 140 additional firefighters to offset the 42 hour work week. The Fire Department now has 384 men, with a plan to form a fourth platoon under the new schedule.
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Vice. Commission
John J. Linley
Linley
Francis Chandler
Fire Department
Manhunt for NC cops killer broadens after double slaying
A motorist killer who shot two highway patrolmen sparked North Carolina’s largest manhunt in 20 years. Police traced a black Oldsmobile used by the suspect and sought a car matching a Ford seen fleeing earlier. Suspects in Delaware, South Carolina, and Georgia were released. A hitchhiker, Robert Perry Jr., was detained for identification.
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Sanford
N. C
North Carolina
Denton
N.C
Greensboro
Lexington
Delaware
South Carolina
Georgia
Robert Perry Jr
Norman
Tie Highway Patrol
Bamberg
S. C
United Fund Drive Extended Two More Weeks
Kenneth E. Reine, chairman, announced the United Fund campaign is extended two weeks past the goal of 1,522,273 as pledges reach 1,122,445 about 73 percent. Frank A. Hayes stressed campaign responsibility while top gifts came from American Chain and Cable and Remington Rand divisions.
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Kenneth E. Reine
United Fund
Stratfield
Raine
Frank A. Hayes
United
Columbia Records
Bridgeport
Rudolph F. Bannon
American Chain and Cable Company
Remington Rand
NVCO Union Elects New Officers Today Run-off Held
The NVCO Local 1010 UAW Avco Lycoming division in Stratford holds a run-off election to fill six vacant offices. About 3,000 eligible voters cast ballots in four periods from 6 25 p m to 8 15 p m. John Bogart and William Laughtor contest the presidency as vacancies since May follow Russell R Booth’s removal and resignations.
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UAW
Avco Lycoming
Stratford
John Bogart
William Lawlor
Russell R. Booth
Sputnik II Sighted Across the Nation Sparks Sky Show
Reports from Seattle to Cambridge describe visible Sputnik II sightings and a bright aurora borealis over New England. Scientists caution no evidence of flying saucers while noting the dazzling sky display and its unusual red coloration.
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Cambridge
Mass
New
Connecticut
Stamford
Bridgeport
New Haven
Whipple
Armand Spitz
Smithsonian Moonwatch Program
Sputniks orbit data and Laika fate speculated in world reaction
Scientists gain needed data from the Soviet satellite to fix Sputnik I's earth orbit while reports say Laika the dog is still alive and in satisfactory condition after four days aloft. U.S. officials consider Senate hearings on satellite progress and missile pace as Khrushchev touts Soviet science and calls for peaceful competition.
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Washington
Laika
Moscow
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Jupiter
Whipple
Senate
Dawson (Dill
House Government Operations Committee
Humphrey
D-Minn
Free World
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Morse
D-Ore
United States
New Milford Shares U S Planning Grant
The Connecticut Urban Renewal Administration announced a $22,245 grant to aid planning for growth and development in New Milford and surrounding towns. The federal funds will be matched by state and local sources to develop base maps, land use surveys, and improvement programs including roads, housing, and traffic needs.
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Ike
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Cambridge
Whipple
Connecticut
Lover
Air Technical
New Haven
Berlin
Mansfield
New Milford
Telligence Center
Wright-Harry
Pentagon
Middletown
Lionel Cottoning
Sier
Cheshire
Havernand
Hoffa Ordered to Stand Trial on Perjury Charges
Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa was ordered to stand trial on perjury charges with trial likely next week. A federal judge refused to dismiss indictments while another considered postponement, and Hoffa was barred from taking office amid AFL-CIO leadership concerns. Hoffa faces perjury and conspiracy to wiretap charges tied to the Detroit union headquarters.
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New York
Teamsters
Jamies R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Detroit Union
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Leonard B. Kershner
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Bannon
Nvco Union
Sputnik II
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