Senators Open Hearings on New York Garb age Racketeering
Senate investigators begin public hearings into New York City garbage hauling racketeering amid gangland murders and disappearances. Witness list includes Vincent J. Squillante, a labor relations consultant tied to Albert Anastasia, with seven witnesses still missing.
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Washington
Senate
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Albert Anastasia
Frank Scalise
Kennedy
New York City
Vincent J. Squillante
Teamsters
Squillante
Albert
McClellan
D-Ark
Anastasia
Scalise
Joe Feola
Joey Surprise
Jamaica Sanitarian Company
Carter's Landfill Corporation
Feola
Massiton Road
Yonkers
N.Y
Nick Ratteni
Nick Perry
Westchester Carting Company
Rock Ledge Road
James Rosetti
Hollywood Avenue
Bronx
Greater
Carmine Tramunti
Anthony
Tony Ducks
Senate Crime Committee
Notorious New York gangster tied to Frank Costello claim
Report notes that Kennedy identifies Ratteni as a five term tenant named by former Attorney General Herbert Brownell as a figure connected to Frank Costello. The piece cites Brownell and outlines implications in the criminal case context.
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Kennedy
Ratteni
Herbert Brownell
Fieuw
Frank Costello
New York
Eisenhower invites Adlai to NATO talks in Paris
President Eisenhower asks Adlai Stevenson to join him as top aide for the Paris NATO talks in December. Stevenson has not committed, instead asking questions and keeping options open while Dulles warns time is short for a decision.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
NATO
Paris
America
Stevenson
Dulles
State Department
New York
Jorgensen Wins One Round Victory in Caracas Bout
Paul Jorgensen of Port Arthur Texas won a one round decision over Sonny Leon the Venezuelan featherweight champion before a crowd of 5000 at Caracas new bullfight arena. Jorgensen ranked seventh faced heavy pressure in the seventh round but steadied and finished strong to secure the victory.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Paul Jorgensen
Port Arthur
Tex
Sonny Leon
U. S
Jorgensen
Leon
Danbury Collision Injures Three Family Members
Three members of a Danbury family were hurt in a two car crash on Route 6 in the Mill Plain area. Theodore Kaechele, 43, received two broken ribs and was later released, his wife Mary, 47, was admitted with a possible fractured leg, and their son Thomas, 12, had head cuts and was released. Benny Agaton, 41, of Trumbull, was driving the westbound car and was uninjured. The crash occurred at a stop light at Route 6 and Kenosia road after Kaechele failed to see the other car in time. Agaton was treated and released for observation. Kaechele faces a Dec. 3 traffic court date for following too closely.
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Danbury
Mill Plain District
Theodore Kaechele
RFD 3
Fairfield
Mary
Thomas
Kenosia Road
Benny Agaton
Main Street
Trumbull
Kachele
Agaton
Charles Iienzo
Kaechele
Enriched bread praised at Connecticut bakers meeting
E E Kelley Jr of Chicago urged at the Connecticut Bakers Association annual meeting that enriched bread boosts health. He cited studies showing modern high school athletes surpassing older college records, saying improved nutrition aids performance. More than 300 bakers attended the day and evening convention marking the association’s silver anniversary. Prizes were awarded for special Connecticut cakes in the afternoon session.
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Hartford
Nov
Lampeter
E. E. Kelley Jr
Chicago
American Bakers Association
Connecticut Bakers Association, Inc
Kelley
Connecticut
Syria Shows War Jitters Amid Middle East Crisis
Damascus reports large Turkish troop movements along the northern border as street protests escalate against Hussein of Jordan. Syria and the United States reportedly discuss ambassadorial exchanges while Ankara denies aggression and Jordanian tensions trigger Palestinian demonstrations.
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Damascus
Syria
J Army
Hussein
Jordan
Middle East
United Nations
New York
United States
Salah Bitar
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
William M. Rountree
Foreign Ministry
Bab al Hawa
Aleppo
Turkey
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgi Zhukov
Moscow
Crane profits decline in nine month report
Crane Co reported nine month net income of 4.862 million dollars or 1.90 a share, down from 7.834 million and 2.15 a share a year earlier. The Sept. quarter yielded 2.134 million or 0.86 a share. A Town court appearance noted for Nov. 19 with chicken and biscuit supper details.
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New York
Crane Co
Darien
Thomas J.J
Ledge Road
B. m
Open House Programs Planned by Two Local Schools
Henry Abbott Technical School and Locust Avenue Elementary announce open house events for American Education Week. Abbott hosts 7 to 3 with tours, teacher talks, student council co chairs, and prize displays. Locust Avenue runs 7 to 9 with talks, Q and A, and student work folders.
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Henry Abbott
Technical School
Locust Avenue
Walter Ridgeway
William Schulz
National Honor Society
Grants
Landsman’s
Prey |Di’s
Ofen
Grand Union
White Street
DAV Initiates 30 New Members Tonight in Danbury
Danbury chapter of the Disabled American Veterans will hold a special initiation service at the American Legion hall for 30 new members. Commander Michael Trocolla urges eligible veterans to join the DAV for its services. Public invited. call Trocolla or contact Augustus J. Hennessey for details.
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Danbury
American Legion Hall
Michael Trocolla
D.A.V
Trocolla
Augustus J. Hennessey
Veterans Advisory Center
Lawyer to Address PTA Tonight at Hayestown Avenue
Lee B. Brooks, a Danbury lawyer, will speak to the Hayestown Avenue school PTA at 8 p.m. on youth control and parental supervision amid teen offenses. He formerly practiced in Bridgeport for 17 years and holds a Boston University law degree.
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Lee B. Brooks
Hayestown Avenue
Danbury
Brooks
Bridgeport
Boston University
Singing Sensations at Old Time Country Fair
The Senior choir of the First Congregational church presents Singing Sensations tomorrow after supper. The Maginty Sisters and Their Brothers appear with the choir cast and others. Music by the Corphuskers Band. Tickets from Miss Wilma Kniesae or church groups.
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First Congregational Church
Maginty
New Headmistress Named at Rosemary Hall School
Greenwich November 11 AP Alice Eaton McBee has been named headmistress of Rosemary Hall School for Girls effective June 1958. She currently serves as assistant headmistress at Concord Academy in Massachusetts. She succeeds Helen Mackissick Williamson who retired last year due to ill health. The report notes the canal’s largest fully loaded ship capacity at 42,000 tons.
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Greenwich
Alice Eaton McBee I
Rosemary Hall School For Girls
Miss McBee
Concord Academy
Concord
Mass
Helen Mackissick Williamson
Veterans Day speech cries out against court rulings
State Commander Day of the American Legion denounces court decisions as aiding communism and endangering democracy. He warns of a home red fifth column, urges a revival of Americanism and new legal weapons, while FBI chief Hoover’s 1956 warning is cited. Floral wreaths are placed at the East avenue monument during ceremonies.
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V. Russell Day
American Legion
East Avenue Green Soldiers Monument
State Legion
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Nikita Khrushchev
Day
Norwalker Hart In Westport Crash Injures Driver
Raymond Costellano, 21, of Norwalk, was injured when his car struck a parked vehicle on Riverside Avenue near Westport Lumber. He is listed in good condition at Norwalk Hospital with a possible knee fracture and faces a Town Court summons for speeding and driving without a license. Cesar Franck toured Belgium as a child prodigy pianist at age 10.
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Westport
Raymond Costellano
North Avenue
Norwalk
Riverside Avenue
Westport Lumber Company
Costellano
Cesar Franck
Belgium
Veterans Day observance draws small turnout at Green Street monument
A handful attended Veterans Day services by August Matthias post and VFW post at the Soldiers' monument on Post road. The ceremony included a wreath placement, a firing squad salute, and prayers led by Rev. Frederic C. Lorentzen. Participants included John Tolan and James DeMaria as wreath presenters, with a firing party named. Subsequent notices listed church meetings and community events in Norwalk area.
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Matthias Post
American Legion
J. J. Clinton Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Road
Frederic’. C. Lorentzen
Christ and Holy Trinity Church
John Tolan
VFW
James DeMaria
Edward Linxweiler
George Burtsche
Walter Stevenson
John Keene
Kenneth Allen
John Gilbertie
John Hartigan
G. W. Duquette
Lawrence Crawford
Saugatuck Congregational Church
Legion
YMCA
Horace Dumont
Norwalk Hospital
ELWV
League of Women Voters
East State Street
Stamford Veterans Day Parade Draws 10000 AMVETS Units
About 74 marching units paraded past an estimated crowd of 10000 as the New England branch of AMVETS held its annual Veterans Day celebration in Stamford. Police said the crowd and parade were the largest in the city’s history. A banquet followed. The article notes silk production trivia about Dupioni silk.
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Stamford
New England
Branth of Amvets
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Samir Rissi
West Bank
Hae
CRANE
Raymond Reynolds
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Torrington
Lois Deford
Plan
Parents and Friends of
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Danbury Women’s Democratic Club
Hotel Green
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Arconti
War Memorial Women's Golf Association
War Memorial
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Robert J. Johnson
The
War Memorial Association
George Ghecas
Warren W. Joli, Jr
War Memorial Center
Suez Canal
Cornelia Freyler
Gold Star Memorial Association
Marie Martin
Norwalk Mothers Club
Mary Johnson
United Spanish War Veterans
George E. Boatright
Legion Post
Leland O. Hunt
Trinity Episcopal Church
LeRoy D. Downs
U.S. Post
Irving C. Freese
National Guard
Malachy F. Lynam
Division 1
AOH
K of Chall
River Street
Michael Blanchard
St. Joseph's Church
Bigelow
Gulistan
Firth and Magee
Mohawk
Boston Ave
Noble Ave
Soreet
Norwalker Hart
Father Keller
James Keller
Christopher Movement
Assumption School
Harold Lonergan
Friends of Assumption School
CDA
Jane Febbralo
Anna Gonczy
Catholic Daughters of America
Staples High School
Jean Iannaco
Geneva Gilbertie
Patrick Doddo
Theresa Fiasco
Anthony Papagno
Margaret Boyce
Mary Cacavalla
Mary DiCicco
Mary Tremonte
Florence Pellicone
Vincent Palmer
Nicholas Fiorillo
Angeline Manere
Thomas Reitano
Rose DeMeo
Palma DeMeo
Lee Uccaline
Anna Arciola
Rose Santini
Mary Quinn
Ruth Septic
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Mary Space
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Antoinette Guinta
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Margaret Dolling
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John Perrottelli
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