Stratford Council Fails to Organize 45 Ballots Recessed
The Stratford Town council, unable to organize after 45 ballots for chairman, recessed until Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The five Democrats voted for Edmond A. Dorne and the five Republicans for Joseph W. Venables. The roll call alternated 5-5, with multiple five minute recesses as leaders sought agreement.
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al Littleroge
Frederick E. Phelan
Stratford
Edmond A. Dorne
Mr. Dorne
Joseph W. Venables
Dorothy Staples
W. Howard Wilcoxson
Bridgeport
Paul C. Reisch
Grace Lutheran Church
Miss Staples
Henry A. Fagan
Dorne
George F. Wright
Official Weather Bridgeport Area Forecast
Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair and mild today with a high of 65 to 70. Tonight fair with little change in temperature, low 35 to 40. Outlook for Wednesday: continued fair.
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Bridgeport
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High Court Decls to Rule On Drunk Law Validity
Connecticut dealer Albanese challenged a state alcohol liability rule saying sellers pay damages for injuries from drunk patrons. The U S Supreme Court declined to rule on the law’s constitutionality, leaving earlier state court rulings intact.
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Abel Identified as Master Spy in U S Trial
New York Oct 14 AP four dissident Russian espionage operatives testified that Soviet Col Rudolph Abel acted as a hidden master spy while living as a Brooklyn artist. Reine Hayhanen a defector 37 identified Abel as the official known as Mark in a ring capable of shifting methods and targets. He described training during the Russo Finnish War and recruitment with promises of monthly salary and a $5000 bonus for valuable intelligence.
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Army to halve paratroopers at Little Rock High School
Secretary of the Army Brucker announces cutting regular Army paratroopers at Little Rock Central High School by half and releasing 8 500 Arkansas National Guardsmen from federal duty. About 1 8 0 0 guardsmen remain federally controlled while Maj Gen Edwin A Walker leads the remaining operation with the 153rd regiment.
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Pageantry Queen Hailed by 50 000 in Ottawa
ANKARA Turkey Oct 14 AP Turkish political circles spoke with restraint about the surprise arrival of Egyptian soldiers in Syria. Turks appeared undisturbed and said they would study the troop movement long and seriously before commenting publicly. Latakia landing caught the government by surprise.
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Eisenhower urges nation to wipe out prejudice on 67th birthday
President Eisenhower appealed to Americans to erase prejudice in a nationally televised birthday moment, receiving a 500 pound cake on the White House lawn as Vice President Nixon and GOP leaders led a neighbor to neighbor birthday serenade. In Little Rock, Governor Faubus said a special session on school integration might be called after a press conference but delayed for several weeks. Queen Elizabeth II opened Canada's Parliament in Ottawa with a dawn of pageantry as crowds cheered and the Queen wore a diamond gown and tiara
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Ailing Dionne Quintuplet Yvonne Improves in Hospital
Yvonne Dionne one of the surviving quintuplets is reported to be responding satisfactorily to treatment at Notre Dame de l' Esperance hospital. Doctor Gelinas says she had a rough weekend and remains in serious condition with pulmonary complications from flu. She is 23 and works as a nurse at the hospital and missed her sister Annette's wedding.
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Injured Rockford Boy Dies After Four Years in Coma
Gary Lee Heidbreder, 14, of Rockford dies after more than four years in a coma caused by being struck by a car on April 20, 1953. The driver, Jack R. Seger, was not charged and police say no further action will be taken.
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Court rejects Kasper appeal in 1950s integration case
The Supreme Court denied John Kasper's appeal of a one year prison term for criminal contempt stemming from 1956 Clinton Tennessee school integration disorders. Kasper may remain free on a $10,000 bond pending further legal steps with a petition for all nine justices to hear the case possible.
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Cincinnati
Milford Names 2 Rookie Cops
Milford Oct 14 The Board of Police Commissioners tentatively named 12 men as probationary patrolmen bringing the department to 68 officers, four vacancies remain. Names include David Hood and Robert Martin among others with promotions pending eligibility steps. detectives results are still pending as Supt. Arthur Jarris notes. The chief also mentions possible vacation schedule change to align with the fiscal year.
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Unknown force affects Sputnik orbit says Smithsonian
Cambridge mass October 14 AP The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory says an unknown force is altering Sputniks orbit. Dr J Allen Hynek reports the force prevents precise orbital calculations and may explain recent timing variances. Dr Leland Cunningham corroborates findings based on visual observations and computations. The magnetic field is ruled out as the cause.
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Doctors hail amazing drug as hypertension boon
Two physicians from Massachusetts Memorial Hospital announced chlorathiazide as a promising new treatment for high blood pressure. They reported testing the drug on one patient over eight months and described its effect as amazing and exciting, noting kidney study as key to its effectiveness.
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Bridgeport Board Defers Deputy Choice in Major School Shakeup
Bridgeport Board of Education accepts retirement of Superintendent Joseph E. Jeffery effective Nov 1 and names Augusta Mendel as his successor. Anna Cain is appointed assistant superintendent. deputy post postponed. Mendel's salary set at 14045, Cain to 10000. Jeffery served 40 years in the system and favored an early transition.
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