Car of killer suspect tied to New York finding
Nov 12 report identifies Stanley Zdonick of Naugatuck as owner of a blue convertible linked to the murder of his ex wife Margaret Ford George. Her body was found in local woods after she was last seen Nov 1, with the car impounded in Harlem and later traced to Zdonick through a registration mix up. Police say the weapon may have been a .22 caliber pistol purchased Nov 1 in New Haven.
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Naugatuck
Margaret Ford George
New York city
Henry F. Keller
James Carson
New York
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Aluminum Supply company
Hartford
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Airliner with 11 Aboard Crash Lands Safely in Miami
A National Airlines twin engine Lockheed Lodestar crash landed at Miami International Airport when its landing gear collapsed after touching the runway. All 11 aboard were uninjured. Passengers included five members of the Florida Crippled Children's Commission. The aircraft was returning to Miami from Key West under pilot Capt. S. P. Whittaker.
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National Airlines
Miami International Airport
Florida Crippled Children’s Commission
Key West
S. P. Whittaker
35 ILL AT UCONN Food samples tested in dorm dining
Food samples are being tested at the University of Connecticut after 35 girl students were stricken ill following dinner in a dormitory dining hall. The Bacteriological department will report findings from samples taken at the south end dining hall. All students recovered within 24 hours.
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University of Connecticut
Weather Update Bridgeport and Vicinity Forecast
Data from the Weather Bureau shows fair and cool conditions in Bridgeport with a high near 59 and a low around 40 tonight. Sunday to be mostly fair with cooler nights. New York City shares the forecast. Continuous notes list temperatures, precipitation, humidity, barometer, and tide times for today and tomorrow.
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NEW YORK CITY
Bridgeport
Deportation ordered for New Milford family of five
The Immigration and Naturalization Service ordered Fred Jenkins 43 Mary 33 and their three sons Fred Jr 14 Peter 12 and David 10 deported to England after finding they overstayed visits and lacked proper visas The family had arrived in Canada prior and were admitted to the United States for a temporary stay before permanent residence was sought The officer cited lack of funds as the reason for deportation and dates span 1953 to 1954 in Hartford news coverage.
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New Milford
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Thomas W. Gleason
Fred Jenkins
Mary
Fred Jr
Peter
David
Canada
Gleacan
Jenkings
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Lost Battalion commander dies at 62 in Amarillo
Col. Blucher Stanley Tharp 62, the ex cavalryman who led the Lost Battalion on Java early in World War II, died. The unit evaded capture for months by hit and run tactics before supplies ran out. About 300 of the original 86 members survived the battle and 49 months in Japanese camps.
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Blucher
Stanley Tharp
Java
Burma
China
Japan
Wheelchair Bride After Self-Inflicted Gun Accident
Esther Lois Wolford, 16, married Howard J D Bailey, 31, in a private wheelchair wedding at Litchfield County Hospital. She was shot in the left foot last Tuesday when the hunting rifle discharged after a trip. The ceremony was at the hospital with a reception at the Riverton fire house.
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George
Anice August
Esther
Litchfield County hospital
Riverton
Cops Hunt Killer of Two Pet Deer in Newtown
Two pet deer on the Samuel L. Bickford estate were shot and stolen. Constable Hiram Hanlon reports a $100 reward for the responsible party or parties. Witnesses say deer were taken by car after shots were heard between 11 and 11:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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Samuel L. Bickford
Bickford
Hiram Hanlon
Income limit boost eyed for Bridgeport low rent housing
The Bridgeport Housing Authority seeks a 15 percent rise in income limits with the Federal PHA to admit more families to four developments including Marina Village. Harold C. Poole says the move could prevent vacancies as wage growth may push long‑term tenants out. A $39,954 rehab contract for Marina Village was awarded to American Paving Co of Meriden after five bids.
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Father Panik
Marira
P. T. Barnum
Bridgeport
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Poole
PHA
Marina Village
American Paving company
Meriden
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New London Hotel Fire Kills Child Victim and Guests
A fire at the Mohican Hotel in New London injures about 20 people and claims the life of a paralytic child. Among the hospitalized are Nancy Nindsons and Donald Swanson, with others treated for smoke inhalation. The blaze started on the second floor near Radio WNIL as guests were guided to safety.
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Mohican Hotel
Lawrence and Memorial Associated Hospital
cHatch @Nindsons
Nancy
Darien
Marvy Smyth
New London
Donald Swanson
WNIL
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Greenwich Killingly expressway bids sought in November
Greenwich Killingly expressway bond issue bids are asked for two construction contracts. Norwalk overpasses and almost five miles of expressway in Westbrook and Old Saybrook are set for bidding on Nov 15. Also advertised are a Federal aid paving contract in Sharon and Salisbury and state jobs in Milford Shelton Redding and New Milford. Conn 41 repaving and Milford toll plaza work are included.
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Greenwich - Killingly
G. Albert Hill
Highway department
Norwalk
Westbrook
Old Saybrook
Sharon
Salisbury
Milford
Shelton
Redding
New Milford
Sharon-Lakeville
Milford toll plaza
Wilbur Cross parkway
Hagerty denies bid to lodge Asike aide
James C. Hagerty said Eisenhower has complete faith in Sherman Adams and dismissed reports that Adams would be replaced. He denied any move to install Henry Cabot Lodge Jr as Adams successor or Lodge’s brother Governor John Davis Lodge in Connecticut, who lost his bid for re election.
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James C. Hagerty
White House
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
Hagerty
U. S
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Lodge
John Davis Lodge
Connecticut
Miss Connecticut Sues Over Beauty Pageant Title Battle
Violet Fuchs of Middletown sues Dorothy Ann Hopkins of Brattleboro over the Miss Connecticut title in a dispute tied to the 1954 Miss America franchise. Fuchs claims ownership via a state court ruling and seeks damages from the state Jaycees, while Patricelli faces separate suits for $10,000 and $200,000 against the Jaycees and Miss America Pageant Corp.
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Violet Fuchs
Middletown
Wac
Meriden Hospital
Al Patricelli
Hamden
Misa American Pageant Corp
Dorothy Ann Hopkins
Brattleboro
University of Connecticut
Atlantic City
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
America
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Miss Hopkins
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McCarthy attacked as slush and slime in Senate debate
Sen. Stennis charged McCarthy with spread of slush and slime while defending the censure move as a standard of political honor. Sen. Carlson protested as McCarthy accused committee members of being unwitting servants of communism.
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McCarthy
Senate
Bricker
Ohio
Goldwater
Ariz
Carlson
R-Kan
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R-Ariz
Americas
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