Landlord Slain by Tenant in Norwalk Feud
Police said the suspect Colon denied using the weapon and claimed it was not his. Colon, a Puerto Rico native with two children and a common-law wife, faced other familial ties in Puerto Rico. The deceased, former operator of Henri's Restaurant on 72nd Street, had lived in Norwalk for about ten years. The body was moved to Norwalk Hospital for autopsy per Coroner Edgar W. Krentzman’s order.
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Colon
Puerto Rico
Michael
Camelia
Darrieussecq
Norwalk
Henri
New Yerry
Norwalk Hospital
Edgar W. Krentzman
Baltimore
Hough
Shenandoah
Police Shoot Youth During Break In Near Camibigas Street
Unemployed youth not living with family near Camibigas Street questioned by police. Breaks at Tropical restaurant at Railroad and West, six incidents in three months. last burglary occurred eight days ago with pinball and cigarette machines forced open. Detective Meehan shot and killed Russel Ray during a 1948 running gun battle on Fulton Street. Ray had mugged a man and fled. Meehan later gained national recognition for the shooting.
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Camibigas
Diag
Railroad
West Avenues
Meehan
Russel Ray
Raeforth
N. GC
Highland Avenue
Ray
Fulton Street
National Broadcasting Company
Board of Police Commissioners
Burglar Flees Royal Tool Company Break-In
A burglar ransacked the Royal Tool company office at 198 Knowlton Street and fled when police arrived. A neighbor saw a man smash two rear windows, filing cabinets were rifled, and an inventory will determine any missing items.
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Royal Tool Company
Knowlton Street
Royal Company
Ford Workers Strike at Windsor Plant
Windsor Ont Oct 10 AP about 5700 Ford Motor Co workers striking the Windsor plant to back a new contract. The walkout began at 10 pm EST after last minute talks among government officials company leaders and the union. The vote approving the strike was Sept 19 and a prior postponement followed an appeal by Mayor Arthur Reaume who warned the city of 120000 could be crippled.
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Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers Union
Cio-Ccl
Ford
Arthur Reaume
Reaume
Five Die In Rainy Car Crash In Wisconsin
In Lena Wisconsin on October 10 four teenage girls and a father of seven children died in a two car collision on County Trunk A. The victims were Louis H Bertsch 54 of Coleman and five youths all from Oconto Alice Anderson 18 Darlene Crozier 18 Gloria Crozier 15 Janet Trepanier 17 and Alice Anderson died later in hospital.
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Lena
Wis
Oconto County
Louis H. Bertsch
Coleman
Alice Anderson
Darlene Crozier
Gloria
Janet Trepanier
Oconto
Miss Anderson
Segregation Row Leader Bowles Arrested in Dover
Bowles, a leader in segregation protests, was arrested at Harrington airport after a motorcade and mass meeting. Police kept order as crowds and press photographers faced boos and shouts. Bowles announced plans to visit Philadelphia amid threats of further action.
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Harrington
Chicago Faces Record Rain Floods and Outages
Severe rainfall flooded Chicago and suburbs with 2000 subscribers losing telephone service. Two fatalities from auto crashes, 300 evacuated in Alsip, and Coast Guard aid to marooned families. White Pines scouts rescued near Rockford, while Midlothian suffered widespread inundation. Santa Fe tracks rerouted from Lockport flooding as dam gates opened to relieve the river backup. Damages near one million dollars plus refinery shutdowns at Texaco with two weeks to resume.
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Alsip
Coast Guard
Blue Island Avenue
Chicago
White Pines State Park
Rockford
Pine Creek
Walter Mrotz
Round Lake Pari
Midlothian
Santa Fe
Lockport
Mobile and Ohio
Joliet
Chicago Sanitary District
Illinois Waterway
Big Run Creek
American Red Cross
Texaco
Flood Waters Hit Indiana Area
Flood waters from the Calumet river and Wolf Jake surged through Robertsdale near Hammond Indiana after heavy rain. Volunteers sandbagged banks as police and fire crews mobilized. more than 200 residents evacuated to the Hammond Community Center and nearby centers in Whiting Highland and Munster.
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Hammond
Ind
Robertsdale
Calumet
Chicago
Robertadale
Whiting
Armory
Vernon Anderson
Highland
Munster
Shelton youth earns mechanical engineering degree at Lehigh
Shelton resident Clifford Stephen Lasto of Trap Falls district received a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering at Lehigh University during the 76th Founder’s Day exercises in Bethlehem, Pa. He served as athletic manager for his dorm, played varsity golf, and belonged to the student branch of the ASME.
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Shelton
Clifford Stephen Lasto
Trap Falls
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Lasto
Lehigh
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Franco Pays Visit to American Fleet
Valencia Spain Oct 10 AP Generalissimo Francisco Franco Spanish head of state paid an official visit to the U S Mediterranean fleet aboard the carrier Cora Sea watched fleet maneuvers and praised American training. He said the United States is leader of the world concert and Spain is united in the same course with America.
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Valencia
Spain
Francisco Franco
U. S
Tribute to Polish Spirit Observed On Pulaski Day
Tomorrow, October 11, is observed as Pulaski Day by Polish Americans in honor of Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski. Two observances were held at Arlington National Cemetery and a Pulaski monument. The report notes Polish resistance to Soviet domination, strong church loyalty, and desertions from Red forces, highlighting the enduring national spirit and the aim to counter communist influence.
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Pulaski
Casimir Pulaski
Arlington National Cemetery
Poland
Ested
Wiley
Poland and United States tied by shared resolve in study
In remarks echoing Cold War tensions, officials asserted a firm link between the people of the United States and Poland. Ferguson called the study added proof that communism will never destroy the soul of Poland.
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United States
Poland
Ferguson
Injured gridder Peavy fights for life after collision
A 200 pound junior, Peavy, sustained a brain clot and went through operations after colliding with Di Simone on the second play of the fourth quarter. Hospital officials at midnight said his condition remained poor with only a 50 50 chance to live. Peavy, from Bridgeport, played for Harding in 1949. address 1227 Barnum Avenue.
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Peavy
G. Edward Crane
Brown
di Simone
Bridgeport
Harding
Barnum Avenue
Evacuation Talks Snag Forces Nutting Departure
Cairo reports a last minute hitch in Anglo Egyptian talks on evacuating British troops from the Suez Canal zone. Anthony Nutting flew in Sept 28 with ministerial authority to resolve outstanding points before finalizing the treaty. He left for consultations with the British government. embassy says no deadlock, no deputy comment from Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Anthony Nutting
Nutting
Wife of Missing Wreck Victim Keeps Agonizing Vigil at Pier
Norfolk report details Mrs Edward Wall of Flushing New York awaiting word of husband Eddie Wall chief engineer aboard the Mormackite after a naval wreck. She shares the vigil with fellow wives as survivors are carried from three escort destroyers Shenandoah. Among 37 believed dead, she asks every recovering sailor for news, hoping for a reunion that never comes.
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Norfolk
Shenandoah
Edward Wall
Flushing
N. Y
Mormackite
C. L. Hough
Coram, Long Island
Eddie Wall
Open House Guides Visitors Through Nine University Buildings
Board of Trustees and university staff hosted a nine building inspection tour. Guests learned about facilities policies and expansion plans, viewed art, and saw a Carlson Library sketch as the university plans annual open houses with committee members Lunin Topham Buckout and Lacey coordinating hospitality and publicity.
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Eric Marcus
Cortright Hall
Fones Hall
Music
Wistaria Hall
Marina Hall
Technology
Little Tags Westport Hall
W. Earl Sauerwein
Alumni Hall
Carlson
Arthur A. Lunin
J. Arthur Topham
George A. Buckout
Fred Lacey
Mossadegh aide sentenced as appeal rejected
Fatemi, a leading Mossadegh regime critic, faced a ten day sentence after his appeal was rejected last May. He was known for vociferous opposition to the shah and the nationalization clash with British oil interests.
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Mossadegh
Fatemi
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Shah Mohammed Riza Pahlevi
Nine Men Trapped in Tunnel Rescued Near Cambridge
Fire smoke alerted spectators as nine men laying track in a Boston tunnel were trapped by a small dump car under Central Square Cambridge across the Charles River. A second crew was withdrawn from a 3000 foot section toward Chestnut Hill. Donald E. Sneed foreman, 40, Everett, said there was fear but no panic during the rescue.
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Central Square
Cambridge
Charles River
Chestnut Hill
Boston
Soldiers Field Road
Metropolitan Water Commission
Metropolitan
Baton
Donald E. Sneed
Everett
SeargH called off after 48 hour open sea ordeal
Surviving crew of the Moore McCormack freighter tell of fighting sharks and choosing life over death as 11 men endured a 48 hour drift after the ship capsized in iron ore cargo shift. Navy destroyers saved 11 and recovered 12 bodies. survivors were treated for shock and exposure at a U S Public Health Service Hospital.
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Moore-McCormack
U. S
Pedro de Jesus
the Bronx
N. Y
Remy Rosario
New York City
Debrid
Devis
Tadio YN
Valle
Eldridge TF
Lemell
Galveston
Tex
Ieter
Bache
Eaton
Bealle
Makedonia
Davis
DeJesus
Rosario
del Valle
Michael Angel Hernandez
Brooklyn
Thomas Leamy
Port Angeles
Wash
Charles Henry
Shed Sullivan
McMahon
Nine Americans Uninjured As Freighter Burns
In Lisbon Portugal Oct 10 nine American passengers and 39 surviving crewmen landed by a rescue ship and exchanged compliments on conduct during fire and explosions aboard the freighter.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Castillo Leading in Guatemala After Exile of Arbenz
Guatemala City votes in a constitutional assembly election with semi secret ballots. Illiterate voters had ballots read aloud while literate voters cast openly on plain wooden tables. Authorities report peaceful voting across the country, following Castillo Armas' crackdown on pro communist factions and the exile of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. Approximately 3,000 polling places and unclear turnout.
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Casstillo Armas
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Mexico
Guatemala City
Constituent Assembly
Arbenz
Honduras votes for president and congress after tense campaign
In Tegucigalpa on October 10, Honduras chose a new president and 56-member unicameral congress amid violence and lively eve activities by supporters of three factions. Voters turnout was high with final results unlikely before tomorrow or Tuesday. Leading candidates include Tiburecio Carias Andino, Abraham Williams, and Ramon Villeda. A separate note mentions India urged to support handicraft markets through a national design school.
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Tegucicalpa
Monduras
Honduras
Congress
Juan Manuel Galvez
Tiburecio Carias Andino
National Party
Abraham Williams
National Reform Movement
Ramon Villeda
Liberal Party
National School of Design
India
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