Senators split on probability of final vote over McCarthy
The Senate, in an 11 day recess for McCarthy’s elbow injury, split on whether a censure vote will occur before the December adjournment. Knowland predicted a decision by Dec 24, while Fulbright doubted the measure would be brought to a vote.
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Washington
McCarthy
Senate
Fulbright
D-Ark
Lehman
D- Lib-Ny
Wisconsin
Senate Elections
Ralph W. Zwicker
Senate Investigations
Knowland
California
Congress
McCarthy Drive Tops 10000 Signatures in Bridgeport
Irving H. Johnson reports Bridgeport area has passed a 10 000 signature quota in the drive opposing censure of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. Volunteers count incoming petitions and facsimiles printed in The Post and Telegram as the total remains unknown but well over 10,000 with more arriving each mail.
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Bridgeport
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Irving H. Johnson
Johnson
Bridgeport Weather Today and Forecast for Bridgeport
Official weather data shows Bridgeport and New York City as cloudy and mild today with highs 55 to 60 degrees. Tonight drizzle and fog with lows near 50, tomorrow drizzle and fog fading to cloudy in the afternoon, similar mild highs. Winds northeasterly today, east and southeast tonight, easing to southeast by tomorrow. Sea conditions smooth today, choppy tonight. Visibility fair today, poor tonight. Temperature low today around 51, yesterday high 56, humidity about 92 percent at 8 a.m.
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Bridgeport
New York City
Long Island Sound
Protestant Churches Start Survey of Building Needs
Protestant church leaders in Stratford Bridgeport Fairfield and Nichols begin a field survey to gauge interest in expanding Protestant churches in northern Stratford and surrounding areas. On Nov 28 Stratford students will visit about 2,500 homes with similar surveys already conducted in Fairfield Bridgeport and by Drew University students.
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Stratford
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Nichols
Melville S. Bulmer
Stratford Methodist Church
Methodist
First Congregational
Walter S. R. Powell
Washington Park Methodist Church
Drew University
Madison
N. J
Powell
Trinity Methodist Church
Long Hall
Nichols Methodist
Newfield
Summerfield
Astronomical Notes for Friday November 19
The entry lists celestial events and tides for Friday November 19 with moon phases new moon on the 25th, morning planets Mercury Saturn Venus rising times, plus tide highs and lows across the day. It notes sun set at 4 31 p.m. and rise next day at 6 46 a.m.
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Mercury
Saturn
Venus
Red red clue foils Sunday Post crossword
Puzzle editor reports no winners this week as readers stumble on the red bed clue and other tricky entries. The prize rises to 50 dollars for the next puzzle. Fans note disruptions to housewifely duties as babies cry and dishes wait while families chase solutions.
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Sunday Post
Curfew Imposed on Luciano in Naples Case
Naples Italy November 19 A board ordered deported New York vice king Charles Lucky Luciano to stay off streets from dusk to dawn for two years. He may not travel beyond 12 miles from Naples. The board cited him as a social menace and threat to law enforcement and U S forces, capable of directing narcotics traffic.
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Naples
Italy
New York
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Luciano
U. S
United States
Union Rejects Strike Authority at Dictaphone Plant
Union members of Local 24760 AFL at the Dictaphone plant rejected empowering the negotiating committee to call a strike. The secret ballot 315 no, 289 yes, five void votes. About 608 of 750 members voted at the union hall 193 Colorado Avenue between 11 am and 6 pm. No date was set for a new contract talks after the Nov 9 session called by mediators.
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Lecht 24760
AFL
Dictaphone Corporation
Employes Federal Labor Union
James Galullo
Colorado Avenue
Local 24760
Galullo
Plan to vote on atomic energy peace program gains support
United States and Allies push for quick ballot on seven power resolution creating an international atomic agency. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. urges unanimous backing as Andrei Vishinsky signals near approval after week of talks. Western and Soviet delegates agree on most points, pending a single caveat about attendee eligibility for a peace conference.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Esenhower
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vishinsky
Debt passed to next generation ends ancestor worship
A light quip notes that transferring national debt to future generations would extinguish ancestor worship, implying fiscal burden alters cultural reverence. The joke frames economic policy as family heritage, attributing a humorous consequence to debt growth and intergenerational responsibility.
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General Peaturee Carp
Boys' Club Inter-Faith Breakfast Sunday in Bridgeport
North End Boys' Club plans a 10 15 a m inter faith breakfast for 500 members after services in their respective churches. The event, part of Religion in Life, emphasizes worship by Boys' Club members across Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths.
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Bridgeport
North End Boys’ Club
North End
Underwood Discloses Union Contract Offer Amid Labor Moves
The Underwood corporation released its 11 point contract offer to Local 267 IUE CIO before the strike, mailed to 2,000 employees and others. The union will relocate its credit union to Room 308 1/2 in the Security building at 1115 Main, with hours 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. The offer includes a seniority clause applying across departments and job pools, with recalls based on prior experience.
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Underwood Corporation
Iuecio
Underwood Employes Credit Union
Main Street
Credit Union
C. A. Dundore
Judge Parmelee Blasts Lawyers for Trial Delays
Judge Vine R. Parmelee condemned trial delays in Common Pleas court describing the situation as disgraceful. He warned that several Fairfield county lawyers received special privilege in assignments and urged a new system to spur readiness, while noting he would be unpopular for speaking out.
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Vine R. Parmelee
Common Pleas Court
Fairfield County
Parmelee
Veniremen
Judge Parmelee
Otto H. LaMacchia
Nen
Chambers
The Pie That Would Not Reach The Little Ones
Frances and Joseph and Janie face a cut in Community Chest funds next year. A nursery scene at Associated Charities Day Nursery shows fond play and songs, but shortfalls loom as the big pie economy shrinks leaving little children to grow up fast without funds for care.
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Frances
Joseph
Jane
Franny
Janie
Associated Charities
Mommy
Frank ‘Miller
Community Chest Campaign Opens With Group Fund Drives
Citizens are urged to organize local drives for the Community Chest. Groups should elect a leader to collect funds and send them with the group name and address. Individuals may send contributions by mail or in person to the Chest office, addressed to Chest Bridgeport, with no full address required.
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Community Chest
Community Chest Office
Bridgeport
U S Builds Radar Net on Alaska Canada Rim
The United States and Canada announce plans to build a distant early warning radar line along the Alaska Canadian rim. The perimeter net for enemy bombers is estimated at about one billion dollars. Canada and the United States will participate, with construction and installation led by the United States.
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U. S
Alaska-Canada Rim
Washington
United States
Ottawa
Canada
Hermann Field Reunites With Wife In Zurich
Hermann Field arrives in Zurich for a reunion with his wife Katy, unrevealed since five years of imprisonment in communist Poland. His wife Elsie Field and sister Dr. Elsie Field of Urbana accompany and are shielded from reporters by Swiss police at the airport with help from the U.S. consul general.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Hermann Field
Katy
Poland
Field
Elsie Field
Urbana
U.S
Frances E. Willis
Hermann
Cleveland
Elsie
Vienna
Three AF Jets Collide in Air Crash at Victorville
In Victorville California three F86D all weather jet interceptors from the 94th Fighter Interceptor Squadron based at George AFB collided during a regular Air Defense command mission last night. One pilot was killed two others bailed out and survived with shock and minor bruises.
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Victorville
Calif
Air Force
George Afb
Air Defense Command
Mendes France vows approval of Bonn pacts
Premier Mendes France pledged rapid French ratification of the German rearmament accords despite potential Russian concessions. He told a National Press Club audience that ratification is not for bargaining with the East and urged efforts to ease East West tensions through targeted solutions. He outlined a cautious policy for possible talks with Moscow aligned with American views.
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Washington
Mendes-France
Russia
Eisenhower
Dulles
Paris
Free World
France
U.S
Indochina
Drunk Man Spends Night in WCTU Hall
Robert Wehman, 40, unknown address, slept drunk in the hallway of Bridgeport Woman's Christian Temperance Union at 239 Gilbert Street. City court Judge Meyer Dworkin sentenced him to 30 days in jail after condemning the act of sleeping in a hallway.
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Robert Wehman
Gilbert Street
Bridgeport Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Meyer Dworkin
Wehman
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