End of World War II era talks between Reds and France
French premier Mendes-France said peaceful coexistence with the communist bloc is not fully achieved as western nations still feel unsafe. He urged strengthening arms and defense while Dulles and Mendes-France completed a two and a half hour review of 22 global points on Indochina North Africa and European issues with a final meeting set for tomorrow at 10 a m EST.
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Mendes-France
Dulles
Indochina
North Africa
West German Cabinet Approves Paris Pacts
In Bonn Adenauer's cabinet approved the Paris agreements to bring West Germany into the western defense alliance despite a five minister rebellion from Free Democrats and one CDU member. Ratification was sent to parliament with a likely mid January completion target. The dissent centered on making the Saar a European territory under the accords.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
West Germany
Western Defense Alliance
Adenauer
Free Democratic Party
DFP
Christian Democrats
CDU
Free Democratic
Saar
Harbor dredging to hit pier and dock area
Pleasure beach and Seaside park will supply about 4.5 million cubic yards of fill for the thruway to aid Bridgeport’s harbor deepening program and save roughly 1 million in fill costs. Only the pier end at Pleasure Beach is in the dredge area, to 43 feet, with 760 feet of the pier undermined by a 10 degree slope. Attending the briefing were Mayor, Harbormaster Houri han, Nelson, City Engineer Smith, Planning Engineer Dearborn, Comptroller Morris, plus State Highway engineers Keene Treat Robinson Storch.
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Pleasure Beach
Seaside Park
Bridgeport
Bernard T. Hourihan
William B. Nelson
Charles E. Smith
Joseph M. Dearborn
John J. Morris
Philip Keene
State Highway Department
Robert S. Treat
Calvin C. Robinson
Herbert Storch
Highway Department
Radio Actor Dwight Weist Marries New Canaan Artist
New York AP report states Dwight W. Weist Jr., a radio actor and announcer, and Virginia Dwyer Fleming, an artist, obtained a marriage license. Fleming, 34, of 5 Lockwood Street New Canaan Conn, was divorced from James Fleming in the Virgin Islands in 1947. Weist, 44, was previously married to Elizabeth Maxwell and divorced last May in Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight W. Weist, Jr
Virginia Dwyer Fleming
Fleming
Lockwood Street
New Canaan
Conn
James Fleming
Virgin Islands
Weist
Elizabeth Maxwell
Reno
Groceries Taken From Norwalk Auto Car
Nov. 19 theft reported by Mrs. John Pouliot of 4 Ambler Drive. About $20 in groceries were taken from her unlocked car parked off Belden Avenue. She noticed the loss about 9:40 p.m. after returning to the vehicle.
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Norwalk
Belden Avenue
John Pouliot
Ambler Drive
Opening of UB show draws 1500 to Klein Memorial
One thousand five hundred attended the opening of Campus Thunder 55 at Klein Memorial auditorium as the University of Bridgeport launched its eighth annual musical extravaganza. Producer director Albert A. Dickason led a show with 21 original songs, 14 scenes, a new opening Gone Thunder Mad, and Hurricane Baby of Mine. Over 60 students performed with a 21-voice mixed chorus, featuring Pauline Scinto and others, while several songs and extravaganza numbers highlighted the program. The production continues tonight and tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. with a road tour set to start Tuesday at Bushnell Memorial auditorium in Hartford.
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Telegram
Phate Hareduk
Campus Thunder
University of Bridgeport
Klein Memorial
Terry Spinelli
Iggy Salone
Pat Wedlock
Yolanda Delmore
Klein Memorial Auditorium
Universiy of
Bridgeport
Albert A. Dickason
Bushnell Memorial Auditorium
Hartford
Lime Neary
Neary
Jack the Ripper
San Francisco
Thunderettes
Phydoux
Fifth Avenue
Lady Bug
Butterfly Lane
More
Officer Guilty in Cruelty Case
Lt. Anderson convicted of flagrant mishandling of rifles during inspection. Defense seeks leniency, highlighting potential Army value and poor supervision. Board reviews possible. verdict subject to staff judge advocate and Court of Military Appeals. He remains relieved at Camp Gordon awaiting outcome.
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Anderson
Col
Wade
U.S. Army
Ernest C. Snyder
Syder
Andreson
Army
Snyder
Judge Advocate
Convening Authority
Board of Review
Judge Advocate General
Washington
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Camp Gordon
Teens Sought in Park Attack and Thefts
Police seek two teenagers suspected of assaulting Mrs. Marie Grenda on Kos sath street near Barnum avenue and East Washington avenue, stealing her purse keys and wallet. Twenty minutes later a second victim, Mrs. Georgiana Dulis, lost a handbag on Clarence street near Crescent avenue containing $25 in cash as the suspects fled through a backyard.
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Marie Grenda
West Broad Street
Kossath Street
Barnum Avenue
East Washington Avenue
Georgiana Duis
Crescent Avenue
Clarence Street
Quizzed by FBI in Theft of Bonds
The FBI questioned several individuals connected to a bond theft case. A U S attorney recommended 50 000 bond for Grossman and 25 000 each for two others. A complaint will be filed in Tampa charging interstate transport of 38000 in negotiable bonds.
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FBI
Joseph J. Casper
Connecticut
U. S
Southern District of Florida
Grossman
Casper
Tampa
Fla
Norwalk Pedestrian Hurt After Car Collision
Dennis Hassett aged 58 of 83 Flax Hill road was slightly injured when he stepped into a car at Fairfield avenue and Flax Hill road at 6 PM. He was treated at Norwalk Hospital and discharged. Hassett cited blur from rain and fog as a factor. driver George P Koenig of Highfield road Wilton was not arrested.
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Norwalk
Dennis Hassett
Flax Hill Road
Fairfield Avenue
Plax Hill Road
Po Nce
Norwalk Hospital
Hassett
George P Koenig
Highfield Road
Wilton
Bethel arson arrest shocks town and youth linked
Bethel police charge three teen agers and William Sutton in a 1953 barn fire on Eugene Brennan’s Reservoir Street property. Sutton, a former Irish sweepstakes winner, and Kenneth Fairchild face arraignment December 18. Investigators say other suspects tied to a four year arson pattern are being sought.
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Bethel
William Sutton
Reservoir Street
Eugene M. Brennan
Sutton
Brennan
Kenneth Fairchild
Danbury
Fairchild
Justice Court
State
Eugene Brennan
William J. McNamara
Kirk
Morris S. Britto
Doughboy
Latex Corporation
Westport Pistol Team Grabs First in League Standings
Westport PAL pistol team took undisputed first place in the Southwestern Connecticut Pistol League by defeating the Tator team of South Salem New York 1110 to 1078 at the police range. Art Charboneau led with 286 of 300 while Capt Edward Capance scored 278 Det George Ward 269 and Anthony DePalmer 280.
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Westport
Westport Pal
Tator
South Salem
N. Y
Art Charboneau
Westporters
Edward Capance
George Ward
Anthony DePalmer
Romeo grounded: teen climber courted girl amid protests
A 21-year-old Romeo named James Schran was grounded after Claudia Handle’s mother reported a prowler. Police found him perched on a 25-foot ladder against the house seeking to talk to the girl, a teenager. Magistrate Enoch Johnson dismissed the malicious prowling charge, warning him not to use ladders again.
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Pittsburgh
Romeo
Eleie Handle
James Schran
Schran
Claudia Handle
Enoch Johnson
Bank Bandit Robs Lemay Bank in Drive and Escape
A bandit robbed Lemay Bank and Trust of $25,933 in St Louis area. He wrecked his getaway car and forced assistant cashier R J Mullikan to help collect cash from three cages, then commandeered another car at gunpoint. Edgar P Crecelius fired at the fleeing robber. Missouri Highway Patrol searched suburban south of St Louis for the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Lemay Bank and Trust Company
Missouri Highway Patrol
Edgar P. Crecelius
Buaett
R. J. Mullikan
Mulligan
Bank Robbery Strikes Kentucky Town for 20 000 Dollars
Two masked men robbed the People's Bank in Sandy Hook Ellicott county seizing an estimated 20 000 to 25 000 dollars. Cashier R W Thompson and his wife were locked in the vault but freed unharmed. The bandits fled in a 1950 black Mercury car, one mask slipped during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
People’s Bank
Ellicott County
R. W. Thompson
Thompson
Thompsons
D. A. Lewis, Jr
Lewis
Picketing Ends At Fairfield Gas Stations
Union Local 145 led a morning picket at Fairfield and Greenwich gas stations to protest firings and seek recognition. Four workers were dismissed after voting to join the union, with picketing on side roads due to state restrictions. New Canaan station workers, about 55 across the three sites, are also represented by Local 145.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Cleary
Greenwich
New Canaan
Merritt Parkway
Benedict Company
Vera-Ellen Marries Wealthy Oilman Victor Rothchild
Actress Vera-Ellen wed oilman Victor Rothchild in a candle light ceremony at St Pauls First Lutheran church in North Hollywood. Rev Alvin Wagner officiated as she wore pearl tulle and champagne jersey. Couple plans short honeymoon in Palm Springs then a cruise aboard the Rothchild yacht returning around Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hollywood
Vera-Ellen
Victor Rothchild
St. Paul's First Lutheran Church
Alvin Wagner
Rothchild
Palm Springs
Calif
Eve Curie Weds UN Official in New York Private Ceremony
Eve Curie the daughter of radium discoverers and Henry Richardson LaBouisse of Wilton Conn an official at the United Nations were married in a private ceremony at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity on the Upper East Side. Curie age 49 a pianist writer and lecturer authored a Madame Curie biography and served in Free French forces. LaBouisse age 30 from New Orleans is director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eve Curie
Henry Richardson LaBouisse
Wilton
Madame Curie
Pierre
Miss Curie
Free French Forces
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
LaBouisse
New Orleans
UN Relef and Works Agency For
Palestine Refugees
Judy Garland Hospitalized for Checkup in Hollywood
Actress Judy Garland was admitted to Cedars of Lebanon hospital for a checkup and rest. Doctor Frederick Pobbs said she will remain hospitalized indefinitely, though her condition is satisfactory. Garland is married to producer Sid Luft.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Frederick Pobbs
Miss Garland
Sid Luft
Hermann Field Returns From Poland Prison in Zurich Mystery
Hermann Field, former Cleveland architect, reached free world after five years in a Polish communist prison and, with Swiss and U S help, vanished into hiding with his wife Katy and sister Dr Elsie Field in a Zurich hotel. Officials avoided revealing exact location amid unresolved intrigue and diplomatic maneuvering.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Hermann Field
Poland
U. S
Katy
Elsie Field
Urbana, Jr
Field
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington
Henry Suydam
U. S. State Department
Department
Hermann
Prague
Hermann Bernasconi
Boy Seized by Dad Returns to Mom
Fairfield police stopped a truck after a telephone alarm from Stratford led to the recovery of a boy taken from his school. Mrs. Olson, under a legal separation with custody rights until divorce, said her husband sought to take the boy and warned, You’ll be sorry. Sgt. Carten noted the call to Stratford and that state police had referred it to local authorities.
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Ster
Fairfield
Stratford
Olson
Huntington Road
Wife of Darien shoe dealer faces US deportation
Bertha H Mansour, 46, of Darien, a Canadian, had deportation proceedings opened by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. She allegedly obtained a visa by fraud and denied a 1945 Spokane grand larceny conviction. She claimed the Spokane record shows only a seven day detention. Her husband is Darien shoe store operator Michel A Mansour. Decision reserved by Special Inquiry Officer Thomas W Gleason.
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Hartford
Immigration and Naturalization Service Today
Bertha H. Mansour
Darien
Thomas W. Gleason
Bermuda
Spokane
Canada
Michel A. Mansour
Louis M. Altman
Stamford
Gleason
McCarthy Improves Slightly as Censure Vote Delayed
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy shows a little improvement after elbow trauma forcing a Senate recess on censure. Bethesda Naval Hospital cautions on recovery while officers expect hos pital stay through November 29. Debate on censure stalls as Knowland and Fulbright clash over timing. supporters press petitions as Crommelin reports over a million names gathered.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Sen
Knowland
California
Fullbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Ralph W. Zwicker
Naval Hospital
George W. Calver
Morse
Ind-ore
Dirksen
Watkins
Utah
New York
John Crommelin
Doctor's Theory On Murder Tied To Visitor
Cleveland homicide officer Robert T. Schottke testified that rumors of Dr. Lester Hoversten's infatuation with Marilyn Sheppard were discussed and dismissed by Dr. Sheppard who believed his wife faithful. Hoversten, an Osteopath from Glendale, California, stayed three days before the July 4 murder and passed a lie detector test. he returned to Cleveland as the trial resumed.
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Robert T. Schottke
Cleveland
Schottke
Marilyn Sheppard
Sheppard
Lester Hoversten
Glendale
Cal
Sheppards
Marilyn
Hoversten
California
Haversten
Bay Village
Susan Hayes
Mies Hayvee
Mins Havee
Mise Hayes
Competing Beau Wins Albany Feature at Golden Gate
In California at Golden Gate Fields on November 19, Competing Beau ridden by Johnny Longden won the featured seventh race over six furlongs in 1:14 with a three-quarter length margin. Ric Rush placed second and Keen Money third as the favorite paid 35.69 to win straight.
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Albany
Calif
Beau
Golden Gate Fields
Johnny Longden
Ric Rush
Keen Money
Buss Leads to Fuss in Passaic Night Crash
In Passaic New Jersey a brunette leaning to kiss a companion caused a car to jump a curb strike a fire box and trigger alarms. Police say the couple Florence Aber and Michael Typs both 32 faced a summons for driving the wrong way on a one way street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passaic
N. J
Florence Aber
Michael Typs
Devon Man Charged With Drunken Driving
Samuel Wasconick, 38, of 20 Hubbell Terrace Devon, was arrested at 9 40 p m yesterday and charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving after his auto struck a no parking sign at Main Street and Barnum Avenue Stratford. He is to appear in Stratford Town Court November 2 with a $500 bond.
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Main‘Street
Barnum Avenue
Stratford
Samuel Wasconick
Hubbell Terrace
Devon
Stratford Town Court
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Steve Martin
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