Special Session Adjourns After Livestock Tax Aid Approved
Hartford leaders report the special session ended with approval of a two year tax exemption for farmers on livestock, legalizing half gallon milk containers next September, and repealing a bus company local tax exemption. House and Senate adjourned separately with no joint convention.
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Richard €. Noyes
Farmington
Assembly
One Agricultural
David A. Clarke
Milford
State Farm Bureau Association
Clarkes
Weather Notes and Kids Mail Link Across Borders
Bridgeport area forecast sunny and mild with 60s today and a cooler night near 40. Almanac data and tide times appear, plus a historical note about Mercara exchanges where local children sent letters and gifts to Mercata, sparking ongoing correspondence about homes families and school life.
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Hebrena Hey
Baby Elephant Arrives Sunday Gift to Darien Children
A two year old Indian elephant named Shakuntala arrives Sunday as a goodwill gift to Darien children. The idea grew from a Mercara letter to Darien’s people-to-people effort and Old MacDonald’s Farm provides quarters for the animal since Darien lacks a zoo.
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Mercara
United Nations
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Eisthe
Croog
Old MacDonald’s Farm
Darien-Norwalk
Controversy Over Milk Bottle Size Splits Fairfield Area
Fairfield county lawmakers split on a bill legalizing sale of milk in half gallon and larger bottles. The House approved the half gallon measure 126 to 90 with 63 absent, while Rep. Fred Pope opposed the change citing delay until 1959.
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Agriculture Committee
Fred] Pope, Jr
Fairfield
Clarke
Stamford
Donut Holes Shrink as Times Barometer
The Joint Institute announced donut holes will be one quarter inch smaller after January 1. The institute said the change signals better times since holes shrink when the economy is strong and grow larger in downturns, leaving buyers with more donut per bite.
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New York
Joint Institute
Complete World Series Coverage From The Bridgeport Telegram
The Bridgeport Telegram will provide full World Series coverage from Yankee Stadium starting this afternoon. A large staff of AP and UP writers will report on the game, box scores, notes, dressing room stories, action photos, and a composite box score as the series unfolds.
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Telegram
Ford and Spahn to duel in World Series opener
Whitey Ford and Warren Spahn were named as tentative starting pitchers for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Braves in the first game at Yankee Stadium. Mantle and Skowron were listed as possible starters despite lingering injuries, with Stengel cautioning replacements if they cannot go.
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Bill Skowron
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Spahn
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Skowron
Whitey Ford
Warren Spahn
Braves
Jim Turner
Milwaukee
Fred Haney
Casey Stengel
Ford Frick
Haney
Stengel
Fire Lt John M Burke booked on murder charge
Boston Fire Lt John M Burke 49 was arrested in Revere on a murder charge in the slaying of his wife Marie Burke 42 mother of four. Mrs Burke died at Massachusetts General Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries likely from blows or a car throw. Burke admitted taking her to near her father's home after a wedding reception and leaving her on the street. He was booked and to be arraigned in Chelsea District Court.
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William Gannon
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Roslindale
Gannon
Chelsea District Court
Warren Allows Teamster Election as Hoffa Leads
Chief Justice Warren refused to halt the Teamsters internal election amid graft charges. He said an injunction would be drastic and not required to prevent irreparable damage. Balloting begins at the Miami Beach convention with James R. Hoffa leading among candidates despite indictments.
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Supreme Court
New York
U.S. District Court
Hoffa
New Voter Sessions Continue Across City Hall
The Board of Selectmen added 203 new voters in yesterday’s City Hall session, bringing the total this year to 829. Voter oath candidates can join at remaining sessions today tomorrow and Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Common Council chambers. A final session is planned Saturday October 12 with the same hours, and an extra Nov 4 session for last minute qualifications before the November 5 election.
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Telegram page highlights and features brief
A snapshot of the newspaper's Telegram section listing features for daily readers. Names such as Angelo Patri Constantine Brown and Sylvia Porter appear alongside departments like Classified Ads Comics Editorials Financial News and radio and TV.
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Women's News
Milford man settles injury case for 77250
Cecil McClintock of Milford accepted 77250 to end his lawsuit over injuries from a collision with a Connecticut company bus in West Haven on July 27, 1956. The case, tried in New Haven Superior Court before Judge Frank Healy, sought 150000 for injuries to his left arm leg and neck. McClintock, a Fusco Armatruda worker, was en route to work when his car was sideswiped at Morgan Lane and Jones Hill Road. He was taken to Grace-New Haven Hospital. His attorney was Philip Reich. the company’s counsel was Edwin H. Hall.
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Harkness Drive
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Philip Reich
Frank Healy
New Haven
McClintock
Morgan Jane and
Jones Hill
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Grace
Japan elected to UN Security Council amid Soviet protest
Japan won a seat on the United Nations Security Council in a General Assembly vote by 55 to 25 against Czechoslovakia. The United States hailed the result while the Soviet Union denounced it as discrimination against eastern Europe, citing charter violations and the 1946 London agreement. Canada and Panama gained two year terms.
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Budget Bureau Campens Hopes for 58 Tax Relief
The administration announced federal spending will rise to 72 billion dollars this year, with income at 73.5 billion and a reduced surplus of 1.5 billion. For fiscal 1959 the target is 70 billion dollars in spending, a two billion dollar cut, though Brundage doubts passage.
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Eisenhower
Percival F. Brundage
Brundage
Congress
Mayor Praises BMEA Members At Eight Annual Dinner
Bridgeport Mayor McLevy lauded Bridgeport Municipal Employes Association members for years of city department service at the eighth annual dinner attended by about 300 at Eichner's restaurant. The event honored 21 retirees and noted changes in civil service and pension programs.
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Alfred
Confidential Mistrial Declared in Libel Conspiracy Trial
The Confident ial Magazine criminal libel conspiracy case ended in a mistrial after a 7-5 split for conviction. Judge Herbert V. Walker declared the mistrial as jurors could not reach a verdict after 15 days of deliberation. Retrial set for Oct. 10.
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Los Angeles
Confidential Magazine
Herbert V. Walker
Fred L. McCulley
Eisenhower rejects demand for iron clad Little Rock assurances
President Eisenhower says Faubus has not given iron clad assurances to prevent obstruction of federal court orders in Little Rock. He will maintain federal surveillance while seeking a basis for withdrawal of troops and orderly enforcement of desegregation orders. Governors Hodges McKeldin Collins Clement praised the meeting. Faubus maintained he would uphold law and order.
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