Unions Push Merger Plans For City AFL CIO Body
Five member committees from the Central Labor Union and Industrial Union Council, the city’s AFL and CIO representatives, are holding meetings to finalize merger details. President Charles R Groves says progress is encouraging with a planned next session and a possible year-end completion. If approved by both parent bodies, they will form the city’s top AFL CIO unit and elect officers by joint session.
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Insurance Ad Promotes Automebits and Owner’s Package
An insurance agent from Trumbull CEN advertises savings on Automebits and Owner’s Package insurance plans. The note lists Robert B. Moffette with Plain Plains Road address and phone numbers AM 8-4438 evenings and ED 7-5015.
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Plains RD
Editor predicts U S Sputnik launch next week
Kiplinger says the United States will fire a preliminary space satellite possibly as early as Tuesday. He claims a source is unnamed and notes Russia has an intercontinental missile but a less fast ballistic type. He asserts U S scientists have solved re entry heat issues for high speed missiles.
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Willard M. Kiplinger
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Changing Times
Newtown Court Fines Various Defendants in Local Cases
Otto Holst, 68 of Walnut Tree Hill Sandy Hook, fined 100 for driving under liquor or drugs. Jay Richards, 44 of Bethel, fined 25 for breach of the peace. William Dixon, 17 of Stratford and Eugene Dillistin, 31 of Monroe, each 10 bonds forfeited for traffic and license offenses. Judith Lockwood, 18 of Sandy Hook, fined 12 for speeding. appeal noted through attorney Daniel McPadden of Bridgeport. Ghana advertising in London for farm health finance and education specialists.
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Bridgeport
Adult education priorities emerge at Connecticut Conference
Hartford reports nearly 200 educators and officials gathered for the 10th Connecticut Conference on Education to set adult education priorities. Panelists named philosophy and aims of programs, media and methods, adult motivation, and financing as chief focus areas. Clarence A. Pratt, 53, of Noroton Heights, was later arrested in Newtown for failing to drive in an established lane after a curve incident on Route 25, his car hitting a fence. he faces Town Court on December 5.
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Greenwich
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Radolph Vogel
Bridgeport Board of Education
Newtown
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Dubois Street
Norgton
Norwalker Nabbed in Narcotics Raid
Norwalk on November 7 Jesse Wooten a 33 year old resident of Carver apartments Butler street was arrested in a police raid on his home and held on a 50000 bond for alleged narcotics violations Det Captain Joseph Beres led the operation and police provided no further details
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Bristol bus driver fined after Route 6 overturns
Richard D. Cormier of 110 Union Street Bristol was fined 60 dollars in Town court for failure to drive to the right and overcrowding after a charter bus carrying Bridgeport high school seniors and chaperones overturned on wet pavement on Snake Hill Route 6 near Route 25. He was arrested by State Policeman Bruce Albert. several students and one teacher were injured.
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West Point Military Academy
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Two Held in Plot to Bomb Integrated Clinton School
Clint on Tenn Nov 7 Two youths Avon Nolan 19 and Clifford Lowe 20 of near Clinton were charged with conspiracy to dynamite and illegal possession of dynamite in a plot to blow the integrated high school last September. A third man was being sought. They claimed to abandon the plan fearing casualties and said a Nashville source would pay 250 dollars each. Sheriff Glad Woodward noted the inquiry into a possible link to a Nashville grammar school bombing during integration tensions.
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Death From Hit Run On Barnum Avenue Named
Robert D. Ackley, 28, of Succasunna Park, was killed by a hit and run on Barnum Avenue at Willow Street early yesterday. Six hours later Bridgeport police arrested Richard R. Murrell, 25, of 330 Congress Street, charged with evading responsibility and negligent homicide after his car matched a witness description. Murrell admitted seeing a blur and hearing a thud then panicking and fleeing. The car showed damage to the left front fender and headlight with a cracked windshield. dried blood and a cloth fragment were found. Ackley died of multiple injuries, the city’s 12th traffic fatality this year. Funeral services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at Dennis and D'Arcy funeral home in Stratford, with burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Ackley, a Stratford native, served in the Navy, attended the University of Bridgeport, and belonged to Theta Sigma and VFW post Raymond W. Goldbach. He leaves a wife Elizabeth Todd Ackley, a son Craig Paul and a daughter Kathryn Todd, his mother Irene Ackley, a brother Paul K. Ackley, and sister Paula Irene Ackley.
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Coral Gables
Missile crashes at White Sands proving ground New Mexico
An Air Force Aerobee rocket went out of control on takeoff at White Sands proving ground crashing about four miles north of Three Rivers. The intact body was recovered near U S 54 after launch at 9 05 a m and loss of control about 40 seconds later with no injuries or damage reported.
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Norwalk Doctor Joseph Piasecki Dies at 75
Dr. Joseph Sh. Piasecki, 75, of 6 Jarvis Street Norwalk, an ENT physician with over 20 years in the city, died tonight at Norwalk Hospital after admission on November 3. Survived by wife Alice Piasecki. Services to be announced by Raymond Funeral Home, East Wall Street.
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Forty five hunters found near Pioche after snowstorm
Officials called off a search for missing hunters after rescue crews located about 45 men and another 80 accounted for. Nearly 100 men including Army and Navy personnel scoured the area around Pioche following a weekend snowstorm that stranded deer hunters. Four unidentified men needed medical attention for exposure.
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Browns Meet Steelers Tangle For Eastern Lead
Cleveland and Pittsburgh clash at Municipal Stadium on Sunday with the Eastern Division lead on the line. Cleveland passer Tommy OConnell and Pittsburgh’s Earl Morrall headline a matchup expected to draw about 50 000 fans as both teams feature top passing talent.
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Children’s Aid Drive Opened In Redding Ct Campaign
The article lists volunteers and officers aiding a town drive to support Children’s Services the only non Briggs group aiding needy children foster care and adoption services in Connecticut with Mrs Bergquist as chair and many auxiliary members. The adjourned annual Town meeting is set for 8 30 pm in the Redding school auditorium to review town reports set road work methods and authorize short term tax notes for the year ending Sept 10 1958.
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