Braves Defeat Yankees 7 to 5 Amid Fairfield Fire
The Braves defeated the Yankees 7 to 5 as a large storage barn at 20 Kings Highway Fairfield burned. Firemen retrieved a box of dynamite caps after dousing flames. The fire destroyed a barn and vehicles, with damage estimated around 35 000 dollars. The owner is Ernest Steeves of Stoneleigh road Fairfield.
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Kings Highway
Fairfield
Ernest Steeves
Stoneleigh Road
Steeves Sanitation and Excavating Company
Steeves
Superior Fuel Company
Fuel Company
Stopa
New York Ties Score in Sthon Howard's 3-Run Clout
Eddie Mathews hit a two run homer in the tenth to lift Milwaukee past the New York Yankees 7-5, tying the World Series at two games each. Elston Howard had a three run shot to pull the Yankees even in the ninth. Umpire Donatelli ruled Nap Jones was hit by a pitch to start the 10th, leading to the decisive sequence as Red Schoendienst and Johnny Logan delivered key hits. The Braves celebrated at home plate as the crowd roared and the series moved back to Yankee Stadium for a sixth game.
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Milwaukee Braves
Braves
New York Yankees
Johnny Logan
Jack Hand
Milwaukee
New York
Yankees
Mathews
Elston Howard
Yanks
Hank Bauer
Tony Kubek
Yankee
Augie Donatelli
Tommy Byrne
Nappy Jones
Yogi Berra
Byrne
Casey Stengel
Bob Grim
Red Schoendienst
Grim
Felix Mantilla
Mantilla
Logan
Yankee Stadium
Restaurateur Here Flees From 2 Armed Abductors
Milwaukee report lists Whitey Ford of the Yankees and Lew Burdette of the Braves as starting pitchers for the fifth game. The article notes the game will be played near 60 degrees with light easterly winds of 15 miles per hour and a tailwind along the left field foul line.
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Milwaukee
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee Braves
Storm fringes hit shore area with heavy rain and winds
An offshore storm lashed the Atlantic Coast bringing steady rain and gusts up to 44 mph to Bridgeport area. Police in Bridgeport Fairfield Stratford and Milford reported no flooding as high tides approached. The Stratford weather office said precipitation would continue through the night with occasional heavy rain and high winds.
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Atlantic
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Stratford
Milford
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dixie County Arms Warns U S Invaders
Union South Carolina on October six reports Dixie County purchased nine Browning submachine guns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition for Sheriff J Harold Lamb and eight deputies to defend county laws including school segregation. State Sen John D Long said the arsenal will deter any federal or civil violations and referenced the Little Rock incident as past unrest.
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J. Harold Lamb
Long
Lamb
Little Rock
Ark
Augustine Figueroa Jumped From Moving Car After Abduction Threats
An East Main Street restaurant manager leaped from a moving auto on Trumbull Avenue last night after saying he escaped two armed abductors who threatened to take him to a wooded section at Frumbull and kill him. He reported minor injuries and described the assailants. Authorities investigate the incident and seek leads.
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East Main Street
Trumbull Avenue
Woodsi
Frumbull
OPS CLUB POLISH RIOTERS
The men identified by the kidnapping victim were abducted at an early hour. Augustine Figueroa, 34, manager of the Calyps restaurant, was beaten by the car driver while a second armed man pointed a gun at his neck during the ride to Beardsley park area. Figueroa suffered facial and leg injuries as the vehicle sped off. police found the heavy box they used to store the men in smoldering condition near the scene. Detectives and officers pursued details, with further statements from Figueroa and others. the incident ended with ongoing investigations.
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Augustine Figueroa
Broad Street
Calyps
East Main Street
Ae Beak
Francis Glancy
Ounter
Mr. Figuroa
Andrew Leahy
John R. Puglisi
Rain Aids State In Forest Fires Across Connecticut
Post dry spell several small forest and brush fires erupted across Connecticut communities. Rain helped bring most under control or extinguished by nightfall. At Talcott Mountain Avon volunteers and state park crews battled a three acre ground and tree fire for six hours. A half acre blaze on West Mountain Simsbury required three hours to quell. Coventry saw a larger fire burning over six acres from the previous day until volunteers contained it by afternoon.
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Hartford
Milton C. Stocking
Talcott Mountain
Avon
State Park and Forest Commission
West Mountain
Simsbury
Coventry
Stocking
Moderation urged as student tensions flare in city
Stefan Cardinalyszynski in Telegram Every Day urged moderation at St Anne's and other churches as student movements sparked by relaxation of Stalinist controls continue. Reports from a Viet-built skyscraper near Constitution Square note ongoing evening events and campus activity.
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Stefan Cardinalyszynski
Angelo Patri
St. Anne’s
Constitution Square
Ialsesereecees
Jacoby
Sylvia Porter
Women's News
Launching of Second Moon To Be Speeded By Reds
The first earth satellite continues its orbit as a Soviet expert says Russia plans to launch a second sphere soon as part of the IGY. Prof. A A Blagonravov states the second satellite will be an IGY project and data will be shared with scientists worldwide, though details remain unclear.
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Washington
A. A. Blagonravov
Towns Vote Today in 126 Connecticut Communities
Republican and Democratic state leaders urged high turnout as 126 towns including Stratford hold elections for local officials. About 250000 voters statewide, one third of the population, will determine mayors in Bristol and Torrington and top posts in many towns.
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Clarence F. Baldwin
John M. Bailey
Stratford
Connecticut
Fairfield County
Milford
Bristol
Torrington
First Selectman
Richards
Summit
N.J
Berardi
Sweeney
John Sargeleski
Waterbury
Ridjing
Simon P. Cummings
New Haven
Charles Korn
James Lopez
Six Men Killed on State Roads in Connecticut Weekend
The Associated Press reports six fatalities on Connecticut highways over the weekend. In Trumbull, John Stohl Jr., 25, of Barn Hill Road, Monroe, died when his foreign-made car collided with another vehicle Saturday night. the other driver, Eileen Richards, 23, of Purdy Hill Road, Monroe, sustained minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
John Stohl, Jr
Barn Hill Road
Monroe
Trumbull
Eileen Richards
Purdy Hill Road
Darien Elephant Arrives as Cross Ocean Gift
An orange eight to ten month welcome marks arrival of Shakuntala a half ton baby elephant sent from Mercara India to Darien New York. The gift aims to unite town children and avoid dispute over ownership as the elephant tours on deck aboard the Hulda Maersk before an official welcome by the Darien Mercara committee.
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Darien
New York
Far East
Shakuntala
Mercara
India
Hulda Maersk
Staten Island
Darien-Mercara
Man Dies of Injuries After Fall at Danbury Fair
Danbury, Oct 6 AP Henry Von Ahmets 46 of the Bronx N Y died today at Danbury hospital of head injuries from a fall at the Danbury fair. Police said the exact nature of the injury had not been determined and that they could not establish how he fell. He was admitted to the hospital as a medical patient.
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Danbury
Henry von Ahmets
The
Bronx
N. Y
Danbury Hospital
Danbury Fair
von Ahmen
von Ahmens
Ito Oe Hospital
Pro Shop Survives as Shorehaven Golf Club Burns Down
A 200000 dollar fire at Shorehaven Golf Club in Norwalk destroyed the main building, with only the pro shop by Ralph Greenwood spared. Firemen crawled through a wall to save two cash boxes and club records as flames and explosions fed by propane tanks and high wind overwhelmed the 1953 two story structure. Police and fire officials planned state investigation while club directors contemplated rebuilding within two weeks.
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Irving D. Taub
Norwalk
Shorehaven Golf Club
Ralph Greenwood
Joseph Soltes
Peter Babinski
Stuart Black
Long Island Sound
William William McCrombie
Marlin Taylor
Jack Fiorita
White Plains
N. Y
Drama Club
Darien
Lam
Jerry Lanick
Black
Nicholas J. Santaniello
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Pioneer Sphere
Big Vote
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