Mind Is Changed By New Evidence In Zwicker Case
McCarthy accused of badgering Zwicker while case for censure shifts after Army Stevens letter reveals timing of Peress discharge. Ervin blasts McCarthy as libelous and aggressive. Watkins and McCarthy swap floor roles amid heated debate and crowded room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zwicker
Communist Party
Ervin
McCarthy
Case
Srand
Sen. Jenner
R-Ind
Watkins
Jenner
Army
Stevens
New York
Peress
Jwicker
Liuarge
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
South Dakota
Watkins-McCarthy
Wisconsin
Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy and Associates
Subcommittee
Sen. McClellan
Sen. Welker
Idaho
McCarthy Forces
Fairfield Votes Town Hall Funds
Fairfield approves funds for Town Hall alterations and sanitary sewer assessments. ATM rule changes debated. proposals delayed until next meeting. Flood Control commission to be created with power to condemn and contract with other towns. Public Works to control labor budgets for Parks and Highway departments under forthcoming legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park and Highway Departments
Norman W. Locke
ATM
Public Works Committee
Arthur C. Williams
D. Verner Smythe
Smythe
Public Works
Parks and Highway Departments
Lodges Return Today From Bermuda Vacation
Governor and Mrs Lodge and daughters Lily and Beatrice are scheduled to return today from an 11 day post election vacation in Bermuda. The Governor will return to his Capitol office Wednesday morning and tomorrow afternoon he will go to Boston to preside at a meeting of the New England Governors Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Lily
Beatrice
Bermuda
Capitol
Boston
New England Governora’ Conference
New Term Introduced At McCarthy Debate
Senator Ervin introduces a new term in the McCarthy censure debate calling McCarthy guilty of disorderly conduct by flyblowing. An aide notes the South usage meaning to smear, while the dictionary links flyblow to infestation taint or contamination by fly larvae on food or wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Ervin
D-Nc
McCarthy
Discovery of Schubert C Major Symphony in Death Trunk
A trunk found after Franz Schubert's death revealed a complete C Major Symphony. The rediscovered work showcases his orchestral writing and adds to the composer’s late period repertoire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Schubert
Chiang Officials Vow Retaliation For Ship Sinking
Nationalists pledged the severest blows after the Taiping, a 1800 ton destroyer escort formerly the U S S Decker, was sunk by four Red torpedo boats near the Tachens. 28 of 180 officers and men died, 28 wounded, nine seriously, as rescue ships evacuated survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armeses
Defense Ministry
Tachen Islands
Formosa
Chung Hua Daily News
Russia
Red China
Chu Shan Islands
Chu Shans
Tachens
Comunique
Chiang Kaishek
United States
Taiping
U.S.S. Decker
Town council names advisory board and reappoints tree warden
The Ninth district councilman chairs the Boothe Memorial park advisory board selection with four citizens and a Bridgeport City Trust representative, while Theodore Janosko is unanimously reappointed tree warden for one year. Francis V. Stosse joins Stratford Library board. A letter is authorized to seek continued special police services in Stony Brook Gardens after a previous discontinuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothe
Public Works Department
Francis V. Stosse
Hilltop Drive
Stratford Library Board
Howard V. Worthington
George F. Wright
Stratford Housing Authority
Stonybrook Gardens
Wright
Explosion and Fire at Lisbon Textile Plant Injures Seven
An explosion in a curing machine at the Lisbon Textile Print Works caused a major fire that gutted one end of the building and inflicted minor injuries on seven firemen and workers. Owners estimate damage at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. Harold Stearns and Linwood Paige, both of Jewett City, were burned and treated at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Conn
R. H. Anderson
Jewett City
Griswold
Harold Stearns
Linwood Paige
First Lady Buys Spring Costumes for Washington Season
The First Lady will have fittings in the city for two preordered ball gowns, white satin and pink peau de soie, intended for Washington winter social events. She had earlier sent eight hats to the White House, surprising the milliner who was told by telephone to arrange hats for Mrs. Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Stratford Votes Zone Referendum on Liquor Sale Rule
Stratford voters backed a referendum to repeal a zoning provision that bans liquor sale on properties rezoned from Residential to Business. After an August council action a 2000-signature petition pushed for rescission or a special election. Funds for a possible election, about 2000 dollars, were sent to the Finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning and Zoning Board
Board of Zoning Appeals
Finance Committee
Schick Exits Stamford Plant Move Looms
Schick will quit its Stamford plant while offering to help relocate remaining Stamford employees. Board chair Kenneth Gif ford said plans for continued Stamford use are under consideration but no definite announcement. Schick president Ednett noted the agreement ends April 29, 1955. The company purchased a 56 acre tract in Lancaster near main highway and rail facilities for a new plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schick
Stamford
Kenneth C. Gifford
Joseph Ednett
LAM
Lancaster
Ronson to manufacture shavers in Stamford plant
The Ronson company, maker of cigarette lighters, opened a small Stamford plant to distribute European made electric shavers and plans local production. The piece notes steady labor demand and mentions Sandy Hook lighthouse erected in 1763 as the oldest in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schick
Stamford
Ronson Company
Europe
United States
Sandy Hook
N. J
Knowland Urges Congress To Review Foreign Policy
Senate Republican leader Knowland of California urged Congress to reassess U S foreign policy amid fears of an all out atomic stalemate with Russia. He warned peaceful coexistence could lead to Soviet advantage and proposed joint committees to probe State and Defense policy and seek a stronger negotiating position. Lyndon Johnson backed reviewing defense cuts, while Eisenhower cautioned against treaties that enslave. Knowland warned against a gradual Soviet nibbling of periphery nations and outlined a scenario of strategic pressure between 1957 and 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
IAP
Knowland
California
Senate
Russia
U. Vu
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Eisenhower
United States
Senate Gop
State
Defense Department
McCarthy
Soviet Union
Ike
Kremlin
Iran
Sweden
Afghanistan
Yugoslavia
India
Finland
Burma
Knowlang
Opening Concert Scores with Siepi and Elizondo
Carlo Siepi sang with stirring resignation in an opening concert that also featured La Calunnia from Rossini and Madam ina from Don Giovanni sung by Leporello. Haydn Military Symphony and Rimsky Korsakoff Scheherazade movements framed the program. an English number by Robert Maxwell and unprogrammed arias completed the evening after a matinee for 500 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo
Madamina
Mozart
Leporello
Robert Maxwell
Gastaldon
Salvatore Rosa
Gomez
Tosti
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Police to quiz boy on Maplewood garage fire
Police investigate a suspicious garage fire at 542 Maplewood Avenue causing minor damage. Sgt Harold Sherwood and the seven year old boy seen near the scene will be questioned today. fire officials call the blaze definitely set and the garage owner’s name was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maplewood Avenue
Harold Sherwood
Wood crop could ring earth 379 times with one inch boards
A striking estimate notes that the annual United States wood harvest, if stretched into one inch boards twelve inches wide, would encircle the globe 379 times. The claim highlights vast timber output and potential implications for industry and environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gift Suggestion Three Cent Stamp For Armed Forces Letters
A public service urging readers to send a three cent stamp with letters to friends in the Armed Forces. Emphasizes the value of home news, jokes, and snapshots for morale and companionship. Encourages writing letters regularly to prevent soldiers feeling left out. Public service cooperation with The Advertising Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Union
USC
The
Advertising Council
U S Offers Fuel for Atomic Plan
The United States announces 100 kilograms of fissionable material to fuel experimental reactors worldwide. Lodge refutes Vishinsky’s charge of narrowing the plan and says no veto will block a proposed international atomic agency. India’s Menon expected to join an advisory committee for an international conference next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atoms For Peace
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Lodge
UN Assembly
Eisenhower
Carlos P. Romulo
Romulo
Soviet Union
West
Vishinsky
India
Britain
France
Canada
Australia
Belgium
South Africa
General Assembly
Security Council
China
United Nations
Council
Yale Professor Denies Communist Ties in Loyalty Review
Dr. Peters, a per diem adviser in federal health agencies, told reporters he is not and never has been a communist and that his loyalty is unquestioned. His Yale counsel demanded reinstatement after years of investigation tied to his support for national health programs. Peters, a Philadelphia native and former wartime medical unit chief, has faced extended scrutiny since 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
Federal Security Agency
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Fowler Harper
Yale Law Schools
Harper
Oveta Culp Hobby
Dr. Peters
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
France
Barrymore Dies Noted Actor and Artist at 42
Lionel Barrymore, famed for Dr Gillespie in radio and star of films like Grand Hotel and Dinner at Eight, also directing, etching, painting, and music. Born in Philadelphia, he studied art in Paris, acted with Irene Fenwick, won an Academy Award for A Free Soul, and remained prolific despite arthritis and injuries. He led Scrooge in A Christmas Carol for a decade and published We Barrymores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel
Dr. Gillespie
Dickens
Crusty Scrooge
Maurice
Georgia Drew Barrymore
Philadelphia
New York
Seton Hall
Orange
N.J
Thomas A. Edison
Louisa Drew
Paris
John
Peter Ibbetson
Irene Fenwick
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Barrymore
Lawrence Tibbett
Barbara Stanwyck
Ruth Chatterton
Norma Shearer
Scroog
Barrymores
Cameron Shipp
California
Transpolar Service Starts by Airliners Across Top of World
In Copenhagen a SAS Super-Cloudmaster with Prince Axel of Denmark and three prime ministers plus SAS leaders launched the first east to west commercial passenger flight over the continent toward Los Angeles. A second SAS jet departed Los Angeles carrying civic officials movie stars and newsmen for the opposite direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denomark
Scandinavian Airlines
SAS
Los Angeles
Helge Viking
Prince Axel
Denmark
Hans Hedtoft
Oscar Torp
Norway
Tage Erlander
Sweden
Per M. Hansson
Rev A. Norlin
Cops Role Bared In Sheppard Case
The trial records reveal gaps and disputes over police actions in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case. Prosecution seeks the death penalty while defense argues investigators fixated on Dr. Sheppard, with questions over entry evidence and weapon theory.
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Dr. Sheppard
Eaton
Sheppard
Corrigan
Samuel R. Gerber
Dr. Gerber
Marilyn
Marilyn Sheppard
Gareau
Jewish leaders unite to reclaim synagogue centrality
New York Nov 15 AP report: Orthodox Conservative and Reform leaders met under the Synagogue Council of America to urge restoration of the synagogue as the core of Jewish life. Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman warned secularism and leadership retreat risk Jewish heritage, urging a revived clarion voice from synagogues.
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New York
General Assembly
Synagogue Council of America
Abraham J. Feldman
Hartford
Rabbi Feldman
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Fairfield
Louis Kaltenbach
Finance Board
William C. Keator, Jr
First
Selectman
Kinnie
RTM
Chiang
Sonia Thorell
Miss Arizona
Beth Andre
Phoenix
Atlantic City
Stratford
Ronson
Congress
Siepi
U. S
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Chip
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