Pan Am Searches Expanded After Honolulu Liner Disappearance
Reported sighting 1000 miles east of Honolulu of three flares raised hopes of locating the Honolulu bound air liner with 36 passengers and eight crew. Surface and air searchers found nothing and a coast guard spokesman said the flashes could be from Stars or other search aircraft. The search grew with three Pan American planes joining from Honolulu and San Francisco alongside two score land planes, radar ships, destroyers, submarines, coast guard cutters and merchant vessels.
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Morrow
Honolulu
Coast Guard
Honolu
San Francisco
Philippine Sea
Officer on Stratocruiser Resides in Ridgefield
First Officer William Purdy Wygant of the Pan American Stratocruiser is missing on a flight to Honolulu. He left behind three children and a ex wife in Ridgefield Connecticut. Wygant, a Beaverton Oregon native, served as a WWII Navy flyer and worked for Pan American about 15 years.
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Ridgefield
William Purdy Wygant
Pan American Stratocruiser
Honolulu
Connecticut
Floyd Erickson
Berniece Wygant
California
Billy, Jr
Betty Ann
Brenna
Lemay Sighting Seeks New Jet Mark Over Fortaleza
Reports say a KC135 tanker with a normal crew operated above 35000 feet at speeds over 500 mph under good weather. The aircraft, similar to Seattle to Andrews, carries new communications gear and will stay in the Washington area for about 90 days before an expected nonstop return flight.
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Seattle
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
School Board Elects Chairman Tonight
The Board of Education meets at 8 pm in the Barnum Museum offices to elect a new chairman. Mayor Samuel J. Tedesco will preside and Augusta Mendel will present the proposed budget for the 1958-59 fiscal year. The board gains a few new faces after last Tuesday’s election with Democrats holding four seats, Socialists increasing to two, and Republicans dropping to one.
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Board of Education
Barnum Museum
Samuel J. Tedesco
Augusta Mendel
Retail sales to exceed one billion this Christmas season
The American Investor magazine estimates retail sales will top one billion dollars this Christmas season in the United States. It notes only 22 shopping days, with heavier advertising, larger catalogs, extra promotions, and later openings as key factors for higher spending than the 1860s period.
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New York
Nov. Il
INS
American Investor Magazine
Bridgeport Swears In Mayor Tedesco Amid Budget Promises
New Bridgeport Mayor John Tedesco and retiring Mayor McLevy received long applause at City Hall as Tedesco pledged an economy minded transition. He will freeze payrolls, review budgets, and study municipal structure to reduce costs while maintaining services.
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McLevy
Mayor Tedesco
Tedesco
Julia E. Reinhard
Lee
John A. Lyddy
State Street
John P. Curry
Charles H. Clampett
Main
Broad
John M. Brannelly
Bridgeport
Christine V. Fagan
Eleanora N. Fiorella
Leo Lacond
Frances A. Murphy
Meyer
Zucker
Domenic Cretella
Martin Fischer
Joseph M. Salamon
Harry L. Miller
Irving Kravetz
William A. R. Voight
Washington, Conn
Hoover Voices Faith in Nation at GMA Session
Former President Herbert Hoover addressed the Grocery Manufacturers Association noting America’s scientific strength and capacity for retaliation against any aggressor. He urged unity, education, and steadfast reliance on God as the nation faces global tensions and internal challenges.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Soviet Russia
Outer Space
Hoover
The
Grocery Manufacturers of America
United States
Britain
Germany
France
America
Truman Sees U.S. Can Catch Up in Missile Science
Former President Truman praised the appointment of Dr. James R. Killian as U.S. missile chief and said the United States can catch up with the Russians in science. He spoke after a Veterans Day address in Welch, West Virginia, and dismissed a summit to outlaw war as a waste of time.
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WELCH
W. Va
Truman
James R. Killian
U. S
United States
West Virginia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eisenhower
Russia
Killian
Steel output falls below prediction in week
New York steel data show the industry operating at 77.44 percent of capacity for the week, predicting output of about 1,984,000 tons. Last week’s rate stood at 78 percent with 1,996,000 tons produced, while the forecast was 78.7 percent and 2,024,000 tons.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Inauguration Day in Bridgeport Welcomes Tedesco as Mayor
A crowded City Hall scene marked Bridgeport’s transition as John P. Flanagan and others watched swearing in. James F. Kenny began the oath to set John Brannelly as City Clerk while impressed crowds cheered as Mayor Tedesco took office at 12:06 PM and promised frank reports from his new administration.
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Robert Monaco
Trumbull
Robert
Louis Tedesco
Julia Ann
Jane Tedesco
Salvatore Aurilio
Cherry
Johanne de Francesco
PAL
Constantino
Invoc
Cation
Rabbi Heisler
Adestum Paoi
Samuel J. Tedesco
Bridgeport
John M. Brannelly
Jasper McLevy
O’connells
Jaynes J. O’connell
Jim
John P. Flanagan
Kenneth J. Zarilli
Louis Stein
City Hall
Bert Cole
Wesley Gray
Mercury
E. Stanton Kennedy
University of Bridgeport
Earl Sauerwein
Thomas E. Minogue
John F. Clancy, Jr
James F. Kenney
John Brannelly
Brannelly
Tedesco
William L. Keller
Vincent M. Simko
Fred Constantino
Holy Rosary Church
New
Edward Hall
James Sherwood
Thomas E. Higgins
Jim Kenney
Jasper
Irving S. Bass
Francis J. King
Board of Education
Edward C. Hawley
Mr. Braunelly
Louis L. Gladstone
Frank S. McGee
City of Bridgeport
New Haven
Richard C. Lee
Lee
McLevy
State Street
Bank Street
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Lemay
Fortaleza
Brazil
Telimphote
Brinska
Evelyn
Joseph
Joseph Tedesco
Milton E. J. Reinhard, Jr
Ralph DeGruttola
Terday
Police Athletic League
James Kenney
Board of Selectmen
Common Council
Donald A. Brown
Thomas E. O'Brien
Paul G. Belles
George L. Ciou
Charles P. Wangel
C. Gus Demas
Frank Delaquile
Samuel Barker
Louis J. Gladstone
Frank V. Feroletto, Jr
William M. Bracken
Albert J. Saff
Francis J. Kingl
John Amicuw
Woclu
4Th Congressional District
Lyddy
PAL Band
Broad Street
Max Frauwirth
Hugh A. Curran
Julia Reinhard
Teddy
MecLevy
Paul Blache
Bob Testo
John F. McCarthy
Democratic Registrar of Voters
Eddie (Moore) Petrovick
Demmie
Cermany
Tedesco and Son
Bridgeport Brass Company
Advertising Council
Sears
Forest
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