China Reds Sink Chiang Warship In Naval Battle
The Taiping, a former US transfer named Decker built at Philadelphia, was sunk by Chinese Reds near Tachens as torpedo boats debut in civil war. The Taiping’s commander and 219 crew were rescued. US Seventh Fleet involvement denied. U.S. naval attaché Capt Kilmartin welcomed a newborn daughter Saturday.
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China
REDS
Chiang
Ping
Tachens
Chiang Kai-shek
Taipei
United States
Philadelphia Naval Yard
US. Navy
U .S. Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Eisenhowers mark 68th birthday with quiet White House observance
Mamie Eisenhower celebrated her 68th birthday with a subdued White House event, a surprise reception for the First Lady hosted by the president, and a supper with relatives and close friends. Guests included Mrs. Eisenhower’s mother and sister, while Dr Elson sent greetings and a book dedication.
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White House
Eisenhower
John S Doud
George Moore
Col. Moore
Washington
Elson
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Alvin Dark
New York Giants
Dark
Trinty Baptist
Lake Charles
Broomhall
Trio Held After Man Is Hurt With Bottle
Bridgeport police held three men after an early Sunday altercation on the East Side left Fredrick Whelock with head and face injuries from a broken bottle. He was treated and released from Bridgeport Hospital. Arrested are Patrick Regan, Raymond Murray, and Jamene McAllister all of Stratford on breach of peace charges each bond set at $500 pending City Court hearing.
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Bridgeport
Fredrick Whelock
Woodend Road
Stratford
Bridgeport Hospital
Patrick Regan
King Street
Raymond Murray
East Broadway
Jamene McAllister
Typhoon Sally Lingers Near Samar, Philippines
A late season tropical storm named Sally hovered off Samar with a 400 mile front and winds up to 15 miles an hour. It could resume a west-northwest course at seven miles an hour and may strike the central islands south of Manila or veer northward after landfall.
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Manila
Philippine
Samar
Manila Weather Bureau
Sally
Inlards
Fire destroys new auto on eve of home trip
In Middletown on Saturday a new 1955 automobile owned by Frank Skiba burst into flames soon after leaving the dealer. He rescued papers from the glove box before fleeing. Fire chief Milardo said the cause may remain undetermined with several possibilities. The car, described as a model first sold here, had seven miles on the odometer when the fire occurred.
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Middletown
Frank Skiba
Skiba
Michael Milardo
Russell Co. Fire Department
Citizens urged to study dispute as union counters injunction
The union plans to challenge injunction proceedings and a half million dollar damage suit filed Friday by the company. Disputes over access to credit union funds and maintenance access prompt wage withholding and plant lockouts. Union leaders claim management refuses passes yet vows mass picketing with local officers meeting at 10:30 AM and veterans' guidance later in the day.
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Williams
Willams
Passick Company
Hancock Avenue
Connecticut Soldiers’, Sailors and Marines
Feters Missing in Sea Crashes
A patrol plane from Washington to Anacostia crashed at sea near Miami. Submarines Goodrich Turner Burrfish Croaker joined the search near 10 pm and 11:15 pm reports showed no wreckage or survivors yet. Coast Guard at Elizabeth City assisted unofficially and planned daylight seaplane coverage.
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Ington
Anacostia
Miami
Hunt
Goodrich
Turner
Navy
Burrfish
Coast Guard
Elizabeth City
Bridgeporter Unhurt In Parkway Smashup
Victor Agosto, 24, of 76 Green Street, escaped injury at 4:50 am yesterday when his car crashed into a pine tree on the Merritt Parkway esplanade near Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield. He said he was eastbound and was temporarily blinded by headlights from a westbound car, losing control. The car struck the tree with force, splitting it at the base and throwing the vehicle 50 feet. it then slid 175 more feet on the esplanade and stopped in the westbound lane. He was arrested on a speeding charge and summoned to Fairfield Town Court on Dec 6. Switzerland has electrified 94 per cent of its railroads.
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Victor Agosto
Green Street
Merritt Packway
Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield
Donald Warner
Esplanade
Resr
Warner
Agosto
Fairfield Town Court
Compromise Bids in Censure Row Seen Collapsing
Senator Ervin says the censure path remains likely, predicting the committee will vote for censure in absence of an intellectual earthquake. He doubts Case regrets the vote and accuses Senator McCarthy of gleefully defying the report while aiming to besmirch dissenters nationwide.
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Ervin
D-Nc
Watkins Committee
Case
Ervin Tatane
McCarthy
Naguib questioned in Egypt crisis amid unrest and arrests
Tension mounts as military court probes Naguib links with the Muslim Brotherhood amid mass arrests. Witnesses accuse Naguib of plotting with the Brotherhood to topple Nasser. Nasser calls emergency council as Naguib is relieved of power and Cairo braces for pro Nasser demonstrations. Damascus announces measures to curb Brotherhood activity and protect Syria Egypt ties.
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Naguib
Mahmoud Abdel Latif
Cairo
Brotherhood
Nasser
Alexandria
Hindawi Dewei
Talaat
Abdin
Farouk
Hakim Amer
Hassan Ibrahim
Rustafa Nahas
Merg
Naseer
National Front
Cairo University
Damascus
Ahmad Kanbar
Egypt
Ali Naguib
Kanbar
Syria
3 Men Woman Sought In Mugging At 350 Theft
Three men and a woman were sought by police after a beating of Anthony Torres 28 of 525 State Street. Torres said a young woman lured him near Warren Street and Railroad Avenue around 2 am Sunday. He was assaulted by the group who robbed him of 350 in cash a wristwatch and a diamond ring. He was treated at St Vincent's hospital and released.
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Anthony Torres
State Street
Torres
Warren Street
Railroad Avenue
McCarthyite Unit Seeks Signatures In Senate Inquiry Fight
A McCarthyite group presses to collect signatures defending Senate inquiries into executive acts, arguing censure of a senator would harm constitutional government. The initiative names Vice Chairmen including Rear Adm. Crommelin, Adm. Standley, Gen. Van Fleet, Lt. Gen. Del Valle, Charles Edison, and Mrs. Grace Brosseau as key figures in the new organization.
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McCarthy
Stratemeyer
Senate
United States Senate
United States
John G. Crommelin
New York
Wiliam H. Standley
Soviet Russia
James A. van Fleet
Pedro A. del Valle
Guadalcanal
Charles Edison
New Jersey
Grace I. H. Brosseau
American Coalition of Patriotic Societies
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Francis
Two Boys Struck, One Killed Crossing Bridge
A 10 year old boy was killed and his 10 year old friend injured when they were crossing a railroad bridge near Southfield Village housing project. They were three quarters of the way across when struck by a train. Police said the bridge is a shortcut used by local children and this was the first fatality on the bridge. The boys walked west on the north side of the tracks when hit by the front car. several feet separated the tracks from the bridge edge.
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Southfield Village
William
Theodore
Martin Palembas, 71, Injured in Auto Crash
Martin Palembas, 71, of 36 Bryant Street, was struck by a car at Fairfield Avenue and Oriand Street late Saturday, suffering facial injuries. He was treated and released from St Vincent's Hospital. Police report unavailable at press time.
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Martin Palembas
Bryant Street
Fairfield Avenue
Oriand Street
Palembas
St Vincent's Hospital
Workers Ratify Brass CQ Pact Agreement
Workers ratified the Brass CQ pact, boosting weekly sick benefits from 30 to 35 dollars and advancing start of benefits to day four of illness and day one of accident. The plan includes employer paid Connecticut Medical care for dependents, enhanced surgical and fracture, maternity, and hospital coverage, plus office X ray service. Sick benefits extend for one year, up from six months, with wage talks begun six weeks ago under a reopening clause in the two year contract.
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Connecticut Medical Service
Youth Given Warning in Parkway Accident
An 18 year old New York City youth received a State Police warning for speeding after his car struck a state highway fence at the Black Rock turnpike exit of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield. State Policeman William J Dem long identified the driver as Alex S Antolin who said he was traveling east and failed to negotiate a curve while attempting to exit at Route 58. No injuries were reported.
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New York City
Black Rock Turnpike
Merritt Parkway
Fairfield
William J Demlong
Alex S. Antolin
Route 58
Fifteen Men Entombed in West Virginia Mine Blaze
A blast at Jamison Coal Number Nine mine in a small West Virginia town left fifteen men entombed as fire and toxic fumes hinder rescue efforts. Officials suspect methane ignition after a second blast. sealing the mine was ordered to smother the blaze, despite uncertainty about the fate of the workers.
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Jamison Coal and Coke Co
West Virginia
Frank B. King
Rree Sanaa
James Hyslop
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Jamison
Hyslop
King
U. S. Bureau of Mines and Company
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Lewis
Sronger
Tragic Scenes as Kin Cling to Slim Hopes
FARMINGTON W Va Nov 14 AP a coal mine explosion trapped 15 men after a 145 pm blast at No 9 Jamison Coal and Coke Co. One worker outside the shaft died. Jack Hartzell, a Navy veteran and son of Lonnie Hartzell, spoke of hope and the mine’s fate as families gathered near the tipple area and community center offering aid and prayers.
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Farmington
W. Va
Jack Hartzell
New York
Jamison Coal and Coke Co
Lonnie Hartzell
Dad
Tone
Mine Tipple
Charles Fluharty
Charles Karsh Jr
Fluharty
Tipple
Bradere
Held as tipsy drivers
Two men were arrested yesterday on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and in lieu of $500 bonds each pending City court hearings. They are Melvin L Cole, 44, of 65 French Street, and James Wortham, 39, of Memphis, Tennessee.
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Utoste
Melvin L Cole
French Street
James Wortham
Memphis
Tenn
Plane crash wreckage found near Ansonia airport
Dr Raoul J Benoit a New Britain surgeon and CAP captain piloted a Stinson single engine plane that plunged into woods near Ansonia airport. All three aboard Buckholz and Cottrell survived after their belts held. The $7000 craft was badly damaged as cross wind and a line collision forced the dive.
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Stinson
Ansonia
Raoul J. Benoit
New Britain
Civil Air Patrol
William E. Buckholz
CAP
Eleanor E. Cottrell
Plainville
Benoit
New London Family of 3 Injured in Plane Crash
Massapequa New York November 14 AP a Naval Reserve Lt Commander John C Hansley his wife Lillian 35 and their five year old daughter Colleen survived a plane crash after engine trouble forced an emergency landing in an open field. Lillian and Colleen escaped with scratches while Hansley suffered a broken leg and a severe facial cut. He said a wing tipped on landing and the craft overturned. They were en route from New London Conn to College Park Maryland.
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U. S. Navy
Alfred D. Kilmartin
Palo Alto
Calif
U. S
Massapequa
N.Y
John C. Hansley
Charing Street
New London
Conn
Lillian
Colleen
Hansley
Naval Reserve
Hansiey
Meadowbrook Hospital
Hempstead
College Park
Boy Eludes Jets In Stolen Plane
A Beechcraft Bonanza owned by Lear Inc. was stolen from an airport by an unnamed youth. The plane tailed jets over Lake Michigan before heading toward the Escanaba Gladstone area. Police traced the senior to Gladstone after witnesses named Spaulding. the aircraft landed safely without damage.
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Boy
Lear Inc
Grand Rapids
Lear
Traverse City
Lake Michigan
Fox Island
Lower Peninsula
Escanaba-Gladstone
Furether
Fred Sensiba
Escanaba
Gladstone
Spaulding
Mysterious blasts shake Memphis area and warehouse
Police report four pre dawn explosions using dynamite damaged a downtown warehouse and rattled half the city. Commissioner Claude Armour says motive is unknown as investigators sift wreckage and casualties rise to six hurt among firemen and bystanders. The fourth blast was the strongest, blowing the warehouse apart.
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Memphis
Claude Armour
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
George E. Stratemeyer
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Adm. Crommelin
Neylan
West Coast
John B. Trevor
New York State
Pal
Associated Preece Wiorentata
Fairmont
Charles Finharty
Robert E. Harrison
State Aeronautics Department
Bristol
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