United Fund reports early gifts total for year drive
Industry gifts push 1957 fund campaign toward goal as General Electric leads with 62 500 and many firms and employees share contributions. Stratford tops by pledges 72 430 of 258 725 goal while Avco and others post sizable donations. Continued on Page Six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Stratfield Hotel
Stratford
Charles R. Patterson
General Electric Company
Lycoming
Avco Manufacturing Corporation
Raybestos
Raybestos- Manhattan, Inc
Moore Special Tool Company
Jenkins Bros
Remington Arms Company
Acme Shear Company
Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing Company
Bridgeport Area Weather Brief October 16 1957
Partly cloudy and cooler today with a high near 65. Tonight will be fair and colder, low around 40. Friday outlook similar with partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures.
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U.S. Weather Surat
Bridgeport
Stratford man injured by cement mixer in Milford
Gentile Len Lenardo, 32, of 202 Avon Street Stratford, was struck by a cement mixer while crossing Naugatuck Avenue near Birdsnort Avenue in Milford. He suffered a skull fracture and was listed in critical condition at Milford Hospital. Police witness said the eastbound truck turned into Naugatuck Avenue. The truck is owned by D J Carten Sand and Gravel of Milford.
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Ny Milford
Lardo
Avon Street
Strat
Ord
Naugatuck Avenue
Ear Bridsenort Avenue
Milford Hospital
Jeremiah Crowley
Bridgeport Avenue
Naugatuck Ave
Nue
Lenardo
Rousseau
Chelsea Street
Stratford
D. J. Carten Sand and Gravel Company
Milford
Defense calls 44 at Girard trial
In Maebashi Japan on Thursday William S. Girard's defense summoned six American and five Japanese witnesses to support the manslaughter case. Defense lawyer Itsura Hayashi argued for dismissal citing duty status and US jurisdiction as primary. The trial concerns the Jan 30 shooting of Mrs Naka Sakai at the Somagahara firing range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naka Sakai
Somagahara
Hayashi
Walter C. Sharp
Beach
Haven
N. J
Sharp
Navy tanker Mission San Miguel aground on Mare reef
A 45 man crew aboard the tanker Mission San Miguel waited for aid after its hull ruptured on Mare reef about 750 miles northwest of Honolulu. The oiler, bound Guam to Seattle, listed stern down with six foot swells while salvage and rescue plans were arranged.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Laysan
Reclaimer
Guam
Seattle
Marinship Corporation
Sausalito
Calif
Navy
Bauer Homer Breaks Ties In World Series Final
Hank Bauer nearly fair homered to tie the game as Bob Turley hurled a four hit performance to lift the New York Yankees to a 3 2 victory over Milwaukee. Turley mixed fastball with a slow curve and slider, walked two and struck out eight. He started a double play to end the eighth inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Yankees
Hank Bauer
Batboy
Milwaukee
Hank Aaron
New York
Bob Turley
New York Yankee
Turley
Yanks
Wes Covington
Braves
Reds wavering in San Marino during crisis talks
In San Marino the communist regime wavered on resisting an anti-communist government as secret talks loom. Interior minister Morganti indicated possible step down, while Yankees beat the Braves 2-2 before a late homer sparked debate on a peaceful solution and a decisive dawn meeting.
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San Marino
Red
Domenico Morganti
Yogi Berra
Enos Slaughter
Bobshe
Buhl
Braves
Frank Torre
Brooklyn
Hank Aaron
Morganti
Connecticut CRL workers approve new contract terms
About 600 Connecticut Railway and Lighting employees including bus drivers mechanics and office staff voted to accept a one year contract retroactive to Oct 1. The pact freezes a four cent cost of living raise into the base rate making $2.00 an hour and provides an additional COLA equal to any earned by Hartford area workers. Base pay becomes $2 hourly. Agreement covers Bridgeport Norwalk Derby Waterbury and New Britain locals with signing set for Friday.
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Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Joseph Bennett
Derby
Motor Coach Employer of America
CRL
Connecticut
New Hasven
Bennett
Bridgeport
Norwalk
Waterbury
New Britain
Connecticut Company Workers Favor Strike by 8 to 7
New Haven Oct 9 AP official of the bus drivers union said 1,300 Connecticut Co drivers and mechanics favor a strike by an 8 to 1 margin if a wage dispute cannot be settled. The vote was taken across the company system Tuesday and reported after a meeting of locals' presidents forming the CT Co Conference Board of the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America. The dispute centers on a cost-of-living clause in the contract expiring Sept 30 next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Bus Drivers’ Union
Connecticut Company
Connecticut Company Conference Board
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employ
Fire kills six year old man in Granby home
Axel Turnrose of College Highway died in a Granby six room blaze that destroyed his house and contents valued around 4000 dollars. His dog Teddy and three kittens perished. The fire started while he slept with a lighted cigarette. a passerby crew saw smoke and alerted authorities.
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Granby
Axel Turnrose
College Highway
Teddy
Alse
Lost Acres
Leslie Longley
Turnrose
New Britain
Emma M. Hughes
Hartford
WNAB Seeks Beechwood Park Tower and Transmitter Site
WNAB proposes building a transmitter facility and tower in Beechwood Park near Madison Avenue. The Park Commissioners formed a committee to study the plan after a letter from Harold Thomas of WNAB’s operating company outlined unsatisfactory current sites and a 30 by 20 foot building with a 400 to 500 foot square plot proposed for lease. Final decision depends on city officials and the Common Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNAB
Beechwood Park
Board of Park Commissioners
Harold Thomas
Main Street
Seaside Park
Madison Avenue
Sputnik Signals Vary as Baby Moon Flits Across Sky
Radio observers worldwide reported Sputnik signals ranged from hmm hints to psst whistles with a steady whistle. U S Naval Research Laboratory noted a humming signal with occasional beeps from the satellite launched last Friday. Variations likely stem from receiving equipment or proximity to the orbital path. Reports from Mexico and Britain noted differing tones and altitudes. A British astronomer estimated the satellite’s height at about 160 miles over England.
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Washington
Psst Psst
Psst
Russia
Outer
Sputnik
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Mexico
Moscow
England
Cyclist Injured in Chase by Police in Milford
A group of motorcyclists speeding on the Post road was chased by a Milford police car. Lawrence Bullers, 25, of Stratford, was critically injured with a fractured skull after losing control trying to turn into West Avenue. He is on the danger list at Milford Hospital.
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Milford
Post Road
West Avenue
Lawrence Bullers
Lenox Avenue
Stratford
Milford Hospital
Albert Fortier
Ford Street
Bullers
Coty
Pleven
Atrolman Fortier
France
Plaven
Amateurs report bright Russian satellite sighting over Stratford
About 15 Stratford Amateur Radio Club members spotted the satellite late last night at Boothe Memorial Park. The glowing blue object moved toward Long Island Sound and was easily visible to the naked eye, described as brighter than any star with color shifts from blue to red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Amateur Radio Club
Boothe Memorial Park
Stratford
Long Island Sound
Joseph Melnick
Eisenhower Rejects Joint Effort to Rule World
President Eisenhower said the United States will not agree to a joint Soviet American bid to dictate world events. He pledged to keep allies informed and consulted on talks with the Soviet Union, including Khrushchev’s space and Zhukov discussions, to avoid splitting NATO.
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Washington
Oct
Eisenhower
America
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Georgi Zhukov
Khrushchev
Russia
New York Times Today
United States
Zhukov
the Times
Soviet Union
NATO
Dulles
North Atlantic Alliance
Secretary of
Defense Wilson
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Dane
Avco
William H. Alderson
First Methodist Church
Apostle Paul
Alderson
Onth
Mitchell Dairy Company
Leavitt Company
Howland Dry Goods Company
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
United Illuminating Company
George B. Clark Company
Connecticut National, Bank, Bridgeport
Post Publishing Company
Hawley Hardware
Lindquist Hardware
Patmore Millwork
Angelo Pathi
Constantine Brown
Aegis
Dr. Bundesen
Ceacescencee Financial News
Jacoby
S-Sevessee
Sylvia Porter
Ssaee
Devon
Girard
Illinois
Rascal
Yankees
LST
Bauer
Larsen
Burdette Hurlin
By Jack Hand
REDS
Amee
Bruiser
Marine Corps
Ernie Johnson
Bayer
Yankee
CAL Union
PACT
Connecticut Co
Probers
Teamsters
Joseph Konowe
The
Teamsters Union
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Park Board
Henry L. Rowland
Parks
George A. Mallett
Mr. Thomas
McLevy
Hmm
Paris
Rene Pieven
Rene
Radio- Amateurs
Boothe Park
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