Oil-Logged Wild Duck Rescued and Cleaned in Milford
A wild duck covered in heavy oil washed ashore along Milford's coastline and was cleaned by rescuer Charles Rich, son of Lucius and Lucius Rich. The bird bore a U S Wildlife Service band and was turned over to the Audubon Society in Fairfield. Milford residents press authorities for action on the slick.
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Milford
Charles Rich
Lucius Rich
Grant street
U. S. Wildlife Service
Audubon society
Fairfield
Milford Residents Urge Action On Oil Slick
Milford residents press Town Manager John J. Desmond to locate responsibility and clean up a large bunker oil slick that coated the shoreline from Myrtle Beach to Woodmont. Origin traced to New Haven area where about 50,000 gallons spilled. Beach facilities face possible permanent damage. hundreds of waterfowl trapped or dead. residents assist injured birds.
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ROBERT F. WARD
MILFORD
John J. Desmond
Desmond
New Haven
East Haven
West Haven
William J. Cook
Fort Trumbull
Silver Beach
Cook
Myrtle Beach
Woodmont
Parish Honors Father Charles Ruby Jubilee Mass
More than 1,200 people attended at St. Michael the Archangel Church as Most Rev. Lawrence J. Shehan celebrated a Mass for Very Rev. Charles B. Ratajczak on his 40th priestly anniversary. At a banquet Father Charles announced the Franciscan minister general in Rome had named Bishop Shehan an associate member of the order. The procession into the church accompanied the jubilee observance.
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St. Michael the Archangel
Pulaski street
Lawrence J. Shehan
Bridgeport
Charles B. Ratajcczak
Charles
Shehan
Rome
order
Father Charles
United States
Four Boys Swept Through Sewer Rescued From River
Four frightened boys exploring a Columbus storm sewer rode the Olentangy river current for hundreds of yards after a sudden downpour. Firefighters pulled them to safety, all treated and released. The youths were Raymond Potts 17 Marvin Young 17 Dallas Carney 14 and David Bretz 14, all of Columbus.
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COLUMBUS
Ohio
Olentangy
George Burke
Otis Inman
University Hospital
Raymond Potts
Marvin Young
Dallas Carney
David Bretz
Ike Held Factor in Censure Case
Senator McCarthy said Eisenhower would be a definite factor in the Senate vote on censuring him. He paired the president with the Democratic Committee and the Senate Democratic Policy Committee as unpredictable in any outcome. McCarthy spoke on NBC Meet the Press and dismissed a claimed Eisenhower letter of support.
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WASHINGTON
Sen
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
NBC
Sen. Flanders
Power Break Darkens Seaview Avenue Homes
About 800 homes along Seaview avenue lost electricity from 7 30 to 8 15 last night due to circuit trouble at the Hallett street substation. Richard H Van Horn of United Illuminating said homes were switched to another circuit and the cause will be investigated today.
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Seaview avenue
Hallett street
Crescent avenue
Pleasure beach
Richard H. Van Horn
United U luminating company
Mr. Van Horn
Van Horn
Danbury Fair Draws 38,043 Visitors on October Day
38,043 people attended the Danbury Fair as crowds surged through exhibits and shows. Senator Prescott Bush joined the visitors while events continue with Frontier Days, auto races, and Governor's Day. CBS announced plans for a television show from the fair.
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DANBURY
Danbury Fair
U. S
Prescott Bush
CBS
Halleck Urges More Fighting Speeches by Ike in 1960
Denver Oct 3 AP Republican House leader Charles A Halleck said the party faces a tough fight to hold Congress and he would like to hear President Eisenhower deliver more fighting campaign speeches He spoke after a conference with the President at vacation headquarters and urged repetitions of the Hollywood Bowl address as Eisenhower prepares a hard hitting national radio TV address and a key Indiana foray. Halleck predicted a close House battle but expressed confidence in victory.
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DENVER
Charles A. Halleck
Congress
Eisenhower
Halleck
House
Indiana
Los Angeles
Hollywood Bowl
Brown Palace
Senate
Doctor Here Is Denied Draft Status Change
Hartford Oct 3 AP The Selective Service Appeal board met Sept 30 and denied five appeals from 1-A classification and granted 14. Dr Marion Sulzycki of 355 Noble Avenue Bridgeport had his appeal denied from Class TSH A M. Others left 1-A included John J. McNamara 192 Sherwood Avenue Bridgeport and James A Szepessy 79 Sunnridge Road Fairfield. Occupation based grants included Alan Brissinger 589 Plattsville Road Trumbull William Lutz Plumtrees Road Bethel and Dr Thomas H Maren 21 Park Avenue Old Greenwich.
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HARTFORD
Selective Service Appeal board
Marion Sulzycki
Noble avenue
Bridgeport
John J. McNamara
Sherwood avenue
James A. Szepessy
Sunnridge road
Fairfield
Army Lt Col Survives Half Out Open Airliner Hatch
Lt Col James Greenway of Seattle was pulled halfway from an open emergency hatch at 13,000 feet as United Air Lines DC6, with 66 passengers, flew above Goshen Indiana. The hatch edge was gripped and he was hauled back inside as fellow passengers steadied him, with gear loss and torn jacket noted. Greenway, en route to Fort Monmouth for 15 days of active duty, called himself the luckiest man in Indiana.
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SQUTH BEND
Ind
Indiana
James Greenway
Seattle
Wash
Chicago
Cleveland
United Air Lines
Goshen
Greenway
Memorial Hospital
South Bend
U. S. Army reserve
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
China-Burma-India
Monmouth
Nurse, 70, Slain on Subway Train in Brooklyn
In New York Oct 8 AP reports a 19-year-old mechanic after drinking in Brooklyn bars fatally stabbed a 70-year-old practical nurse, Minnie W Williams, on an IRT subway at Clark Street. Motorman John Hough pursued and helped capture Everett D Benson of Brooklyn, held without bail on a homicide charge.
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NEW YORK
shusky
Brooklyn
subway
John & Hough
Everett D. Benson
Minnie W. Williams
School burglars dine on spaghetti at Franklin Junior High
In Norwalk a spaghetti supper was served last night for burglars who broke into Franklin Junior High. Police found a broken window and a kitchen mess with cooked spaghetti milk and ice cream. Pots and pans lay about as three schools were entered by breaking glass Saturday. A typewriter was stolen at Kendall School. Washington School saw no definite theft.
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NORWALK
Franklin Junior High
Kendall
Fillow street
Washington school
Prospect avenue
Wide Alaskan Area Rocked By Series of Earthquakes
Anchorage and outlying areas felt a sharp quake at 1 18 am triggering near panic and minor damage across a 1000 mile span. Five aftershocks followed, walls cracked, windows popped, wires sparked, but no casualties reported. Skyscraper residents fled as top floors swayed and KFQD tower bent under strain.
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ANCHORAGE
Alaska
KFQD
Fog Blankets Bridgeport Area Across Day
A fog and haze covered the Bridgeport area yesterday, reducing visibility from morning through afternoon and into night. The U S Weather Bureau reported 1/16 mile visibility and a 200 foot ceiling at 5:30 pm, with ground fog earlier and worsening again after 10 pm, while officials expected more fog overnight and this morning.
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Bridgeport
U. S. Weather bureau
Python Pete Returns to Zoo After 15 Days on Lam
Fort Worth Texas story describes Pete the 18 foot 150 pound python slipping from Forest Park Zoo for 15 days and returning at 4 a.m. to the same zoo, where keeper Harry Jackson and nightwatchman Ed Baker recaptured him. Pete was found in dust near the tropical bird cage and placed back in a wire cage before his wooden enclosure. The escape upset the animals and startled staff.
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Python Pete
FORT WORTH
Tex
Harriet
old Pete
Python
Forest Park Zoo
C&T
Harry Jackson
Pete
children
Ed Baker
Jackson
Baker
Mother Kills Husband and Sons Then Self in Oakland
In Oakland California a 52 year old mother Olive Tosser, distraught over illness, killed her husband Michael Losser and two sons Don 19 and Dick 17 before shooting herself in the head. Police found rambling notes suggesting no threat at home, while investigators described the scene and sequence of the fatal shootings.
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OAKLAND
Calif
Leonard T. Fake
Olive Tosser
Don
Michael Losser
Fake
Western leaders advance toward European unity pact signed
In London on Oct 3 seven nations led by the United States and Britain signed historic accords to end occupation of West Germany and allow a free German army to bolster defenses against communism. Dulles and the allies pledged ironclad controls while parliaments must ratify the agreement. Mendes-France indicated likely approval in France.
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LONDON
United States
West Germany
west
John Foster Dulles
Lancaster House
Germany
Pierre Mendes- France
Chamber of Deputies
European Defense Community
EDC
Mendes-France
France
French National Assembly
Dulles
Washington
United Sates
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Canada
Eder
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Slain in Palmerton Church Shooting Alleges Suspect Sought
Justice of the Peace Matthew Daneker and his wife Mildred were shot on church steps as they entered Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church in Palmerton. Police seek Daniel Falcone, 48, of Bangor for questioning after the gunman fired from close range. The couple, both members of the church choir, were pronounced dead at Palmerton Hospital and the Rev Detterline witnessed the fatal moment. The assailant fled with bystanders pursuing him for blocks. Local and state police have issued alerts and surveil the suspect’s car.
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PALMERTON
Justice of the Peace
Matthew Daneker
Mildred
Trinity Evangelical Congregational church
Daniel Falcone
Bangor
Robert
Milton E. Detterline
Daneker
Deneker
New Jersey Zinc Co
Pennsylvania
Falcone
Palmer Shirt Co
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