Broad Street store fire causes heavy water damage and losses
Fire at George P. Clark store, 1057 Broad Street, heavily damages four floors with extensive water from 32 sprinklers. Fire blamed on a cigarette in an overstuffed chair. losses expected to exceed $50,000. 35 employees reassigned to Colonial Furniture plant. insurance covers the damage. See continued report on Page Right.
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George P. Clark
Broad Street
Sylvester E. Jennings
Jennings
Ernest Muzin
John P. May
May
Middle Street
Norman Street
John Street
Chief May
Lewis Hamburger
Charles Donnelly
Colonial Furniture
Donnelly
Witness Testimony Shapes Divorce Case in Superior Court
In Stratford a divorce petition faces witness testimony from a schoolteacher about alleged violence. Judge Roberts weighs the case as city payroll delays surface due to signature issues on checks from the new city treasurer Norman Brooks. The proceedings reveal custody and support disputes for a child, with Mrs Stetson and Mrs McFarland as witnesses and counsel noting administrative transitions.
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Stratford
Lillian Mc MacFarland
Farland
J. Howard Roberts
Dorothy Petrier Stetson
Dorothy
Earle
Earle Stetson
Louis Snow
Fin l
Brooks
A Bombers on World Alert Signals NATO Warning
Paris reports Gen Thomas Power head of US Strategic Air Command warned Soviet Union that US bombers with nuclear weapons are loaded and ready to strike swiftly. He said SAC has an alert and one third of planes could be airborne in 15 minutes as NATO debates a missile training center.
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Paris
U. S
Strategic Air Command
Soviet Union
Thomas Power
SAC
Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Power
U.S
NATO
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Cortlandt van R. Schuyler
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers
Europe
Truman Missile Clash Deepens Political Rift
Former President Truman and Senator Bennett clashed over the U S missile program as Republicans accuse the Truman era of neglect while Bennett cites a 21 million dollar procurement pitfall in fiscal 1951. Senator Monroney warned of growing ICBM danger, contrasting Eisenhower start from scratch claims.
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Washington
Truman
America
White House
Bennett
Bennet
Utah
Ballistic Missile
Eisenhower
Monroney
Okla
Oklahoma City
France
Belgium
Siegfried Line
New York
K. T. Keller
Chrysler Corp
Trunan
Sen. Aiken
R—Vt
Earl
Board Approves 21 Jobs At New City Incinerator
The city board approved 21 new jobs at the planned New City Incinerator project. Officials cited construction, operations, and long term maintenance as key phases, with positions ranging from engineers to support staff and site safety roles.
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New City
City awards contracts and fills police vacancies at board meeting
The Civil Service commission approved at least 21 of 30 jobs for the Bostwick Avenue incinerator operation set to start early next year. The board also certified 14 patrolmen for the Police Department, and Griffenhagen Associates of Chicago won the $9 600 contract for city employee job classification and salary study citing greater experience.
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Civil Service Commission
Bostwick Avenue
Griffenhagen Associates
Chicago
Griffenhagen
Stephen Jankura
Angelo Patri
Eeeeveses
Ing
Samuel J. Tedesco Constantine Brown
Pos Petty
New F. Bundesen Vssereeee
Upi
Teveee
Financial News
Jacoby On Bridge
Sylvia Porter
Stevenson to advise on NATO policy in Paris program
The White House and Adlai Stevenson announced that Stevenson will consult on a NATO policy program prepared for presentation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Paris on December 16. Hagerty corrected an earlier error, saying Stevenson will be informed of developments and discuss program items with the administration before finalization.
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Washington
White House
Adlai Stevenson
Atlantic Alliance
James C. Hagerty
Stevenson
Hagerty
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
Hager
Five Hurt In Milford Turnpike Head On Crash
Milford reports five injured in a head on collision on the unopened Connecticut turnpike near Quarry Road at 4:52 p.m. Two vehicles, a pickup driven by Ralph Mancini, 18, of Derby, and a car driven by Manuel Lopes, 61, of Newark, collided in the center lane. Mancini and his brother John were taken to Milford Hospital with injuries including a knee stitch for Ralph.
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Milford
Quarry Road
Angelo Marino
Ralph J. Mancini
Derby
Manuel Lopes
Newark
N. J
Milford Hospital
Mancini
John
Garcia Leading in Filipino Vote
Manila dispatch reports Election returns showing President Carlos P. Garcia leading in the Philippines as results trickle in from Tuesday, with Garcia a Nacionalista and Lib eral rival Yaon Vilne facing a gradual shift toward a Nacionalista presidency and Liberal vice presidency for Diosdado Macapagal.
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Garcia
Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
Ramon Magsaysay
Philipninac
Diosdado Macapagal
Jose B. Laurel, Jr
Macapagal
Laurel
Philippines
Tedesco Halts Civic Center Planning Seeks Cost Proofs
Mayor Samuel J. Tedesco directed architects Harry G. Lindsay and Fred C. Johnson to suspend further civic center planning while evaluating possible changes. He favors cost controls and a single building for city offices, with no luxury features, and weighs a municipal parking garage and widening Golden Hill Street near Wheeler and Central high schools.
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New
Civic Center
Samuel J. Tedesco
Democratic
Harry G. Lindsay
Fred C. Johnson
Court Exchange Building
McLevy
Tedesco
Congress High School
Archer C. Wheeler
Washington-avenue
Golden Hill Street
Harrison Street
City Hall
Wheeler and Central High School
Murder tied deadlock halts Stratford trash probe and council vote
Senate investigators hear of a 1952 murder tied to Teamsters Local 456 and a rival union during a New York garbage haulers bid to seize a multi million business. In Stratford, the town council remains deadlocked five to five on a chairman, recesses to 10 30 pm, and resumes Thursday to continue ballots between Edmond Dorne and Joseph Venables.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters
New York
Senate Labor Rackets
John Acropolis
Teamsters Local 456
Westchester County
Ed Doyle
Yonkers
Doyle
Acropolis
One
McClellan
D-Ark
Frederick E. Phelan
Stratford Town
Henry A. Fagan
Edmond A. Dorne
Joseph W. Venables
Mr. Fagan
Central High budget hints at double sessions next year
Miss Augusta Mendel presented a 1958 59 school budget of 7513592 to the Board of Education, up 1059870 from the current year. The plan includes 210000 for 50 extra teachers and signals Central High may adopt double sessions, joining Harding High which already operates two sessions. Public hearings are set for salary supplies and maintenance items with review by the Board before submission to the comptroller and Tax board.
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Board of Education
Comptroller and Tax Board
Barnum Museum
Judge Bars 2 Boys From School Activities In New Haven
In New Haven on November 12, Judge Alfred A. Toscano barred Harold Reid a Hillhouse High senior and Frederick Cofrancesco a Wilbur Cross High junior from school athletic social and fraternal activities. Both faced charges of resisting arrest and breach of the peace from a Harvest Festival football game fracas on October 10. The youths received continuances without date and were placed on probation until July 1.
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New Haven
Alfred A. Toscano
Harold Reid
Hillhouse High
Frederick Cofrancesco
Wilbur Cross High
Reid
Hillhouse
Crass
Toscano
Nem
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Tanbad
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Bridgeport
Roberts
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