Statue Honors Marine Corps Dedication at 75-foot Iwo Jima statue
Gen Lemuel Shepherd Jr dedicates a 75 foot bronze statue of the Iwo Jima flag raising on the 179th Marine anniversary. President Eisenhower attends with survivors Rene A Gagner and two others. sculptor Felix De Welden began the work in 1945.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac River
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Eisenhower
Mt. Suribachi
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Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Marine Pie
Rene A. Gagner
Hookset
Bridgeport Weather Forecast Sunny and Cold With Low Winds
Official weather data from GU and Weather Bureau show Bridgeport and vicinity sunny and cool today with a high in the mid forties. Tonight is clear and cold, coast low around 30 and interior in the mid twenties. Tomorrow remains fair and cold with a high again in the mid forties. Long Island Sound reports moderate north to northeast winds and smooth seas with excellent visibility.
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New York City
Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
Warrant Charges Ex-Mate With Murder of Woman
Two distinct murder cases unfold as Iran executes ex-minister Fatemi by firing squad in Tehran after a secret trial. In Connecticut a warrant is issued for Stanley R. Zdonick, 38, for the killing of his ex wife Margaret Ford George, after her body is found near Na u gatuck. The investigation ties to a suspected firearm purchase and a missing-person search.
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Iran
Hossein Fatemi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Estemi
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Ghosr
Fatemi
Stanley R. Zdonick
Naugatuck
Margaret Ford George
Henry E. Keller
Mrs George
Zdonick
Michael Rosa
Waterbury
Keller
New Haven
Mrs. George
George
Lorin W. Willis
City to Observe 1st Veterans Day
The city marks the first Veterans Day formerly Armistice Day with a partial observance and closures of municipal offices schools and banks. Postmaster Neary notes postal holiday lobbies open 7 to 9 am for box holders. A luncheon tomorrow at the Hitching Post Inn will feature Mayor McLevy Peter S. Supt. Joan Lyddy and Fire Chief Jennings as speakers.
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Russell F. Neary
Veterans Day Committee
Hitching Post Inn
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Petrce
Joan A. Lyddy
Sylvester F. Jennings
Joseph J. Devine
S Or
Jewish Tercentenary event tonight in Bridgeport
Bridgeport observes Jewish Tercentenary with an 8 o'clock program in Klein auditorium marking Man's Opportunities and Responsibilities under Freedom. The nationwide salute covers Jewish participation in America's development over an 800 year period.
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Bridgeport
Klein
America
Dim Hope For Major Taxpayer Relief In 1955
Key Democrats who backed a large personal income tax cut earlier this year expressed limited optimism for significant relief in 1955 though Democrats will control Congress. Polls show most Ways and Means Democrats doubt a next year cut, with Rep. Dingell proposing a $100 increase in exemptions. The plan would have reduced revenue by about $2.3 billion and lifted roughly seven million taxpayers from the federal tax. It failed in the House 210-204 and narrowly lost in the Senate.
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D-Mich
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Senate
Eisenhower sees Russia easing but clouds persist
President Eisenhower said Soviet behavior toward the downed U S photo plane is somewhat more conciliatory but still clouded. He noted a notable shift in attitude toward American protests and reaffirmed support for the Dixon Yates power contract, arguing it costs Tennessee Valley Authority customers nothing. He denied atom of truth to Chiang Kai-shek attack rumors and said bipartisanship may unfold with no fixed plan.
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Truman
John Foster Dulles
John Sherman Cooper
U. S
Congress
Dr T F Cummings Dies in 75th Year
Dr Thomas Francis Cummings 74 of 373 Fairview avenue a dentist who ran a practice at 1115 Main street for over 40 years died today at 1 55 am in St Vincent s hospital where admitted Oct 17 for surgical treatment Services will be held Friday at 830 am at his home and 9 in St Patrick s church with a solemn requiem Mass Burial will be in St Michael s cemetery He was born in Torrington a life member of the Connecticut Dental Society a past exalted ruler of Bridgeport Lodge 36 BPOE and a member of the Council of Catholic Men Survived by three sons a daughter a brother four sisters seven grandchildren and one great grandson
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Cardinal Bruno Dies in Vatican City
Giuseppe Cardinal Bruno, 87 year old chamberlain of the College of Cardinals, dies after a long illness in Vatican City. His death raises vacancies to five and renews speculation Pope Pius XII may call a consistorium to create new cardinals.
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Giuseppe Cardinal Bruno
College of Cardinals
Pius XII
Peaceful picketing, slaying denial in Dr Sheppard case
In Cleveland Bay Village mayor Houk testified he urged Dr Samuel H Sheppard to confess to Marilyn Sheppard's murder if he did it. He said Sheppard denied it and could not have done it. The testimony came as jurors weighed the osteopath's guilt or innocence amid a police guard outside Underwood plants during a parallel labor strike involving 1600 workers.
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Sheppard
Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
J. Spencer Houk
Marilyn
Monk
Sam
Houk
City Hall
Stephen Sheppard
Steve
Federal worker quits over doing nothing in New Hampshire
Franklin New Hampshire November 10 A government worker resigns from a 6000 dollar annual post saying he sat around idle. J Leo Bourassa 37 stated he worked only 24 hours in 51 days as a consultant to the Small Business Administration and left the job November 4 to SBA head Wendell Barnes.
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J. Leo Bourassa
Small Business Administration
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Wendell B. Barnes
Do your daughters live at home Chuckle joke
A light joke with the line Do your daughters live at home No, they're not married yet. The humor hinges on a delay in marriage as a punchline. Copyright attribution General Features Corp.
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General Features Corp
Living Scale Here Rated High Food Auto Spending Take Lead
Bridgeport area residents show above average living scale with high spending on food and automotive items. A Suites Management study notes local food purchases reached 83,053,000 last year, 27 cents of every retail dollar, above the national food share.
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Suites Management
United States
New England
Connecticut
Bonus Sought For Korean Veterans State
Hartford to submit a 1955 Legislature bill proposing a $300 bonus for Korean war veterans. State Senator John A. Minette filed the measure seeking a $20,000,000 bond issue for bonuses similar to World War II programs. Eligible residents would receive up to $300, at $10 per month of service.
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Secretary of State
General Assembly
John A. Minette
R-Goshen
Connecticut
Navy veteran dies after friendly foot race in Ridgefield
George L. Rockwell 38 former town postmaster dies from coronary occlusion after a half mile race with Harry Pancotti. Rockwell, a Navy veteran of World War II and Ridgefield native, previously deputy sheriff and bus operator, was taken to Dr. Wagner’s office where resuscitation efforts were made. He was a first cousin of Mrs. Richard Nixon and a grand nephew of two Connecticut governors.
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George L. Rockwell
Joseph Sloan
Mr. Rockwell
Governor Street
Harry Pancotti
Barry Avenue
Edward J. Wagner
Bissell
Main Street
Elm’s Inn
Rockwell
Ridgefield High School
Fairfield County
Leo J. Pambianchi
Richard Nixon
United States
Connecticut
Red Feather campaign ends with victory dinner in Bridgeport
The 35th annual Red Feather campaign of the Bridgeport Community Chest and Council closes with a victory dinner at Stratfield hotel sponsored by the D M Read company at 6 o'clock. The drive, planned to end Oct 29, was extended 12 days after missing its goal.
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Bridgeport Community Chest and Council
D. M. Read Company
Stratfield Hotel
Watkins Opens Debate as McCarthy Fires Back
Senator Watkins Utah Republican and head of the six member committee opened the Senate debate on censure amid a sharp clash with Senator McCarthy. McCarthy pressed for answers and accused the committee of withholding facts while Watkins defended the panel and said it would not act as prosecutor. Spectators filled the galleries as the confrontation unfolded.
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McCarthy
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Death sentence faces Roche killer of five
John Francis Roche, 27, convicted of raping and killing 14 year old Dorothy Westwater, faces the mandatory death penalty in the electric chair for murder in the first degree. A 90 minute jury verdict rejected mercy and set sentencing for November 30.
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Dorothy Westwater
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