County Hit By Gale Gusts And Storm Floods
Fairfield County endured a gale with gusts up to 30 to 35 miles per hour, causing scattered power failures and minor flooding. A Greenwich plane crash and several auto accidents were reported as Bridgeport fared relatively well with only routine telephone line trouble and no major floods or downed trees. Weather observers warned of high tides and continued gusty, colder conditions into Sunday.
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Fain
Fairfield County
Greenwich
Bridgeport
U.S. Weather Bureau
Stratford
Milford
Towelyin
Te .U. &. Weather Bureau
Saburday
Parent
McGory
Elgin
Hartford Youths Comply With Judge Haircut Order
In Hartford county two youths faced court for sideburn style and related charges. Judge ordered haircuts and probation terms. Richard Parent, 19, and John McGary, 24, must remove sideburns and meet jail and fine stipulations.
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Hartford
Sideburn
McGary
Dyby
Richard “Parent
John McGary
Fairfield board approves planned 15 room school on Mill Plain
Fairfield Board of Education approves preliminary plans for a 15 room school in the Mill Plain area with potential expansion to 19 rooms. The plan, differing from the master plan, faces topography and land constraints on Mill Plain road. Mayor McLevy resigns after 24 years as city chief, endorsing successor Judge Tedesco and leaving city hall with a busy farewell day.
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Fairfield
McLevy
Jasper McLevy -Rangue
Samivel.j
Tedesco
McClery
Todéves
Mill Plain
North Mill
Plain Area
Fairfield Board of Education
Riversfield Farm
Mill Plain Road
Mill Hill
Holland Hill
Osborn Hill
Roger W. Halett
Ronald J. Henry
Herbert A. George
Harvey Bresler
Health Commission
Philo C. Calhoun
Recreation Commission
George
Yale-Fairfield
Henry
John Dancsak
Homer
C. Cudmore
Hartt
Gillies
William J. Edgar
Flood Trapped Riders Amid Subway Power Outage
Passengers aboard a Broadway Sevent h Avenue line train were trapped for hours after a water main break flooded tracks between 74th and 75th Streets. About 600 Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company workers will receive 11 cents more per hour, raising base pay to 2.11. Donnie Ardo ldi recalled seven hours of confinement before rescue.
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Gers
Broadway
Enlai
Thetis
sAs
Roberta
Medina
Connecticut Railway and _ Lighting
New Haven
Ameriea
Connecticut Company
Joseph Bennett
Derby
CRL
Margaret Rendon
Seventh Avenue
74Th
75Th Streets
Donnie
Airoldi
Edward
Sikorsky Fires 11 Over Gambling Charges at Plant
Eleven Sikorsky Aircraft employees at the South Avenue plant including three foremen were discharged for gambling on company property. They allegedly took numbers and horse bets, violating company rules.
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Sikorsky
South Avenue
Sikorsky Aircraft
United Aircraft
Milford Woman Dies in Delaware Crash
An elderly Milford Conn woman, 76, died when struck on Route 40 near Glasgow as she and her husband crossed to a restaurant. The driver, Chief Petty Officer Thomas F. Hinkle of Bainbridge Naval Station, said he did not see them. her husband Daniel 78 was unhurt.
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Wilmington
Del
Milford
Clifford
Daniel
Hinkley
Delinquent 14 year old Casey committed to Rockland State Hospital
Andrew Casey 14, who killed his mother and sister in Rye last May, was ordered confined to Rockland State Hospital in Orangeburg for psychiatric treatment and supervision. Judge George O Becker ruled he is too young to be a criminal and requires treatment and discipline.
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White Plains
N. Y
Andrew Casey
Rye
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
George O. Becker
Westchester Children's Court
Casey
New York
Bethel holdup nets $100 at Stony Hill Package store
Bethel Nov 8 two bandits robbed the Stony Hill Package store on Route 6 about 9 PM, fleeing with roughly $100 after one man brandished a gun and cut phone wires. Police, including Bethel Chief Louis Jackman and State Policeman Bruce Albert, investigated with assistance from Spiro Manolakes.
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Telegram
Bethel
Louis Jackman
Spiro Manolakes
Bruce Albert
Stony Hill
Ridgefield Barracks
Stanley
Viola
Angelo Patri Classified Ads and Comics Section
The page lists Angelo Patri and 28 comics along with sections for crosswords editorial pieces fashions financial news Jacoby on Bridge obituaries and theater and women's news. The scattered items indicate a busy local paper page with varied features and short notices.
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Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Bundegen
Esseesaee
Financial News
Jacoby On Bridge
Eeoret Ras Ports
Stratford Marine Knifed in Virginia on Way to Parris Island
Marine Sgt Edwin W Brewer 26 of Stratford Conn was stabbed in the chest by a group of teenagers near Richmond Va while traveling to Parris Island S C He was taken to Medical College of Virginia Hospital for an operation and his condition was satisfactory He is expected to be discharged in about a week His companion Sgt D E Ellingsworth of Coatesville Pa also injured was treated and transferred to Portsmouth Naval Hospital The assailants a carload of teenage boys fled after the incident and were later identified by Brewer and Ellingsworth as responsible for the attack Brewer a Korean War veteran reenlisted in June 1955 after a prior 1954 discharge He had been home on a leave from Stratford and his parents traveled from Connecticut to Richmond to visit him.
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Richmond
Edwin W. Brewer
Wilcoxson Avenue
Stratford
Conn
Parris Island
S.C
Brewer
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
D. E. Ellingsworth
Coatesville
Portsmouth Va. Naval Hospital
Here
Sgt. Brewer
Walter Brown
Connecticut
Stratford Marine
AVCO
Britain Begins Aest Series Nuclear Tests Over Pacific
London reports Britain opened a new hydrogen bomb test series in the central Pacific about 2,850 miles from Japan. A Valiant jet from Christmas Island dropped the device. officials expect megaton yields with negligible fallout. RAF crews and ships guarded the area as the white-painted bomber released its deadly load and aircraft collected radioactive debris.
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London
Britain
Central Pacific
Japan
Christmas Island
Coral Atoll
Ministry of Supply
Malden Atoll
Malden
Honolulu
New Zealand
Wilfred Oulton
Valiant
Bernard Millett
GE Adds 3000 Dollar Gift to United Fund Drive
General Electric orporate gift of 3000 dollars was given yesterday to the United Fund campaign raising the employee and company total to 66978 dollars. The lagging drive is 400000 dollars under its goal and campaign leaders urged further local gifts. Kenneth E. Raine accepted the check from Willard H. Sahloff and C. Howard Black, with Maurice W. Reid commenting on the need for broader community participation.
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United Fund
Kenneth E. Raine
General Electric
Willard H. Sahloff
C. Howard Black
Maurice W. Reid
Fireman Kratky Sentenced to 14 Years for Redding Fire
Robert William Kratky, 22, formerly a volunteer fireman in Redding, pled guilty to arson for starting a barn fire at Ridgefield Dairy Farm on August 24. He received a 14 year state prison term. a prior plan for a suspended sentence was rejected. He also admitted setting a grass fire near his home before returning to assist at the blaze.
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Robert William Krathy
Redding
Frederick L. Comley
Raysforthe
J. Devlin
Lorin W. Wil
Kratky
Cheshire
Ridgefield
Devlin
Willis
Pentagon eyes Vanguard era as Jupiter-C set for orbit
Army scientists will use a modified Jupiter C to launch a U S earth satellite as part of Project Vanguard. Russia has already orbited two satellites, one with a dog. Vanguard aims for a December test and a March fully instrumented satellite launch, with Dr John P Hagen signaling public updates.
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Akyward
Cape Canaveral
Fia
Pentagon
Washington
United States
Russia
Defense Department
Proejet Vanguard
Navy
Tass
Moscow
Sputnik 11
U. S
Project Vanguard
John P. Hagen
Vanguard
South Atlantic
Fla
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Sheila
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Floyd Crump
Robert Krysiak
Westport Barracks
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Margie Crump
Floyd, Jr
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Alonzo
Anthony
Marshcella
Bandits
E. W. Brewer
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Wo Brewer
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George F. Huff
Callery Chemical Co
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