Fire Destroys WNAB Radio Studio in Beers Building
Fire swept the top floor studios of radio station WNAB at 983 993 Broad Street early today. Four fire companies fought heavy smoke, with ladder trucks and a 2 a.m. containment as offices on the lower floors remained affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNAB
Beers
Broad Street
George B. Clark Company
Jerome C. Barrett
V. T. Labotis
Optometrist
Community Finance Company of
Bridgeport
Wintter and North Insurance Company
Fred Reichert and Son Men’s Clothing
Broad
State Streets
Sylvester £. Jennings
Lola Hits Guam with 140 MPH Winds and Heavy Damage
Typhoon Lola slammed Guam with winds over 140 mph causing millions of dollars in damage. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed and hundreds of families evacuated. Power was out 16 hours as a 50 foot wave struck the southern coast and infrastructure suffered extensive impact.
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Guam
L&É
Lola
Saipan
Strategic Air Command
Anderson Air Base
Tth
Navy
Race Fan Barred by Tracks In N Y Appeals to Courts
A racing fan named Mathews, described as a gentleman with high moral integrity, appeals to New York courts after being barred from Belmont Park. He argues tracks deny him entry despite 14 years of following horses, citing his right to watch races in a case continuing from a prior dispute.
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N. Y
New York
Tevesss
Joseph L. Math
Mathews
State Supreme Court
Ike visits Augusta amid cooled tensions in Deep South
President Eisenhower arrived in Augusta Georgia for a golfing holiday in a cordial reception that hid expectations of possible ill will over federal troops sent to Little Rock. This marked his 16th Augusta visit since 1952, and the trip proceeded without incident despite widespread speculation about reaction to the Little Rock intervention.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Deep South
Little Rock
Ark
White House
King and Queen Named at Harding Central Hop
A king from Central and a queen from Harding high schools were chosen at the annual Harding Central hop in the Ritz ballroom. More than 900 attended.
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King
Central
Harding
Harding High Schools
Harding-Central
Ritz
Donald Pinto
Nicholas L. Pinto
Madison Avenue
Marie Sedita
Tie Ascorted
James V. Sedita
Huntington Turnpike
Trumbull
Hedges Stadium
Mayor Plans Citizens Group for Bridgeport Redevelopment
Mayor Tedesco said he will name a citizens advisory committee to work with the city and Housing Authority on a redevelopment program for Bridgeport. He plans to tour projects in New Haven and other cities to learn best practices and aims to start immediately if federal funds are limited.
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Tedesco
Bridgeport
Citizens’ Advisory
New Haven
Harald C. Poole
Bridgeport Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Tortington
New York City
Hartford
Eisenhower
Army Draft Call Up for January Raised to 10000 Men
Washington reports the Army boosted January draft call to 10 000, with higher quotas expected through mid 1958. Asst. Secretary Hugh Milton cited manpower losses from cutbacks and stricter standards as reasons to draft more draftees, noting two year terms limit reenlistments and that performance will determine eligibility.
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Washington
Army
Hugh Milton
Defense
Wilson
Milton
Jess
43 Die In Fiery Solent Flying Boat Crash At Isle of Wight
An Aquila Solent flying boat carrying 58 people crashed on a wooded hillside near Newport Isle of Wight. 43 passengers and crew died, 15 survived, many burned. The flight was from Southampton to Lisbon with four engines and a 112 foot wingspan.
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Newport
Isle of Wight
Farm Board
Aquila
Southampton
Lisbon
Portugal
Majorca
Solent
Sunderland
Aquila Airways
Madeira
Canary Islands
Capri
Civil Aviation Ministry
English Channel
Hampshire
Elizabeth Taylor suffers appendicitis in Hong Kong
Film star Elizabeth Taylor and husband Mike Todd arrived in Hong Kong and face a delayed Tokyo trip as doctors plan further tests after an appendicitis attack. Todd said she rested well and may enter hospital for examination today to decide on surgery.
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Hong
Kong
Elizabeth Taylor
Mike Todd
Tokyo
Todd
New Haven
Stratford
Charles Brecklin
Boston Avenue
Brecklin
Bridgeport Hospital
Brecktin
Bridgeport
Harold Hough
Longbrook Avenue
Raybestos
Union to Address New England Plant Layoffs at Quarterly Meeting
The International Electrical Workers Union IUE plans to discuss widespread plant layoffs in New England at its district council quarterly meeting held today at the Stratfield hotel. The session focuses on bargaining actions and member concerns across affected plants.
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New England
International Electrical Worker's Union
IUE
Stratfield] Jotel
U S to Seek Bases Abroad For IRBM
Defense Secretary McElroy outlined plans to secure NATO base agreements for intermediate range missiles. He noted NATO talks in Paris in December would cover extending treaties to allow missile stationing beyond Britain and emphasized deploying the weapon across NATO countries.
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Washington
United States
NATO
Defense McElroy
McElroy
American Missile Program Council
U.S
NATO Council
Paris
Great Britain
Defense Department
State Department
Russia
Iplans
Mayor to Welcome Delegates at New England Conclave
Mayor Tedesco will greet 125 delegates from 84 IUE locals in New England. Speakers include Earl J. Riley of Boston district president and Albert Barkam, COPE assistant national director, as IUE officials described the event.
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Tedesco
IUE
New England
Earl J. Riley
Boston
Albert Barkam
Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
COPE
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Afl-Cio
Students Held in Lottery Case
Five University of Connecticut students are under arrest on football lottery selling charges. State Police Det. Arthur Johnson identified the students as Jack Krulewitz, 19, Bridgeport. Charles Earp, 21, Stratford. Pierce Robertson, 22, Hamden. Joseph Masleh, 22, Hartford. and Michael Volpe, 25, Quincy, Mass.
Classifieds and Puzzles Highlight Telegram Daily Page
The page lists features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day including classifieds from pages 23 to 27, comics, crossword puzzle, and sections on obituaries sports and editorial content. It notes Krulewitz described as bank for a campus pool based on games and references a hearing date in Mansfield Justice court.
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Telegram
Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Johnson
Krulewitz
Bundesen
University of Connecticut
Jacoby On Bridge
Sevaese
Mans- Radio
Ard TV
Field Justice Court
Caee Ok
Ter
Tewanenae Ia Women’s News
Poot
GOP 10 Rebuild Plans Discussed At Sandula Home
Republican leaders met at A Edward Sandula's home to map a rebuilding plan after its 14 year low in the November city election. About 40 attendees included Domenick Cocco. A women’s session and a full Town committee meeting were planned with future meetings the week of Nov 25 to recruit broader party support for 1958.
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Republican Party
A. Edward Sandula
Sandula
Bridgeport
Domenick Cocco
State Committee
Stratfield
United
GOP
Inmates Protest Medical Service At State Prison
Warden Mark S. Richmond said 400 of 880 inmates staged a sitdown strike over medical care in Wethersfield prison. The protest followed the death of Joseph Del Gobbo of Waterbury, with authorities noting staff limits hinder adding a physician and nurses. The warden called conditions improved, kept leaders unidentified, and ruled out bargaining with prisoners while offering individual talks.
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Mark S. Richmond
Connecticut State
Wethersfield
Richmond
Joseph del Gobbo
Waterbury
del Gobbo
Hartford
St. Francis Hospital
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Charles A. Culner
Libertyville
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Ike
Roger Easton
Project Vanguard
U. S
Liz Taylor
Gus
State’s Prison
Wue
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IRBM
M’elroy
Uconn
Sandula States
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