Stratford Council rebuffs trade proposal and approves street waiver
The Stratford council rejected a proposed trade and tabled lines and grades on Joseph Street. A 50 foot street width waiver on Franklin Avenue extension was approved 9 to 1 despite opposition. Theodore Janoske was reappointed Town Tree Warden. The council moved to fill town chair and attorney positions by compromise, authorized contingency funding for county taxes, and set a finance committee meeting for plans on a $232,500 construction project with a $115,000 state grant. Assistant Town Clerk Dorothy Staples presided in W. Howard Wilconson’s absence.
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Planning Commission
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Wilcoxson
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Neces
Second Hill Jane School
John Zandonella
Bridgeport
Henry A. Fagan
First District
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George F. Wright
Dorne
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Monroe Center
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Flood
Edgar Tolmie
Basis
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Edga
Sedan Terrace
Fairfield
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Seaside Park
Second
Lew Karalus
William Council
J. Edward Platt
Beardsley
Northern lights feature and town council notices in brief
The council schedules an Ordinance committee meeting on November 12 at 7 p.m. to hear public input on a sanitary sewer for Tile Roofing plant. It approves Frank E. Spada's $1,600 offer for lot 30 and part of lot 43. Other offers by John J. Malek and Gaynor Taylor Inc. are tabled for Brady. Sewer issues on Flagler Avenue and nearby streets are set for hearing.
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Frank E. Spada
Backland Avenue
John J. Malek
Hollywood Avenue
Gaynor-Taylor Inc
California Street
Brady
Flagler Avenue
Abrams Street
Streckfus
Red Bird Drive
Kenyon Street
Auburn Street
Beardsley Avenue
Henry Avenue
McLean Street
Queen Elizabeth Opens Parliament and Tours New York
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ride a royal parade through Manhattan after a Ottawa visit and a trip to Jamestown. They meet Mayor Wagner, tour City Hall, and observe a satellite sighting with three bright objects moving across the sky reported by multiple witnesses. The day ends with a luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.
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Idlewild
North America
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
New York
London
Ottawa
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Virginia
Britain
New World
Eisenhower
Washington
Richard Colvill
Samus S. Coursen
Stapleton
Statue of Liberty
Governors Island
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Harriman
New England
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Naval Supersonic Laboratory
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Cambridge
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Fairfield Woods
Burroughs
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Queen Elizabeth
Valers-Astoria
Herbert Hoover
Robert Wagner
Jacob Javits
R-Ny
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Irving Ives
Maj
S. K. Anthony
Ghana
Bridgeport Debates Redevelopment And Growth Plans
City leaders argue redevelopment will stimulate Bridgeport's economy with new stores, housing, schools, parking and civic facilities. Judge Tedesco and Mr. Cocco push forward despite federal involvement concerns and urge immediate planning for 1957 progress.
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Golden Hill Civic Center
Tedesco
Civic Center
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Bridgeport
Cocco
Connecticut
Ourrogram
Plaza
Traffic Court Docket Details Numerous Fines
OCR readout lists defendants with addresses and fines from a traffic court session. Prosecution by Louis Stein and Daniel J. Cremin. clerks Ralph Lockwood and William Bader. Fines range from 6 to 33 dollars for violations including running stop signs and license issues. Additional hearings include right of way and equipment faults with varied penalties.
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Edward J. Sherwood
Iranistan Avenue
Irving Lengyel
Glenwood Avenue
Norwalk
Leokadia Matyzwski
Park Avenue
Louis Stein
Daniel J. Cremin
Ralph ‘Lockwood
William Bader
Rocket test delayed at Cape Canaveral due to high winds
Officials at Cape Canaveral called off a Vanguard first stage engine test due to Atlantic wind gusts. The 72-foot rocket remains a test for launching a U S satellite. a full three-stage test is planned for December. Sputnik and the rocket will be visible during planned night passes across the United States.
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Sputnik
Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
Atlantic
U. S
United States
Middle West
U.S
Earth
Richard E. McCrosky
Southern Co lifts net to 1.58 a share
Southern Company reports a 12 month net income of 33,406,882 or 1.58 a share on 21,102,250 shares, up from 29,502,657 or 1.50 on 19,594,946 shares. Gross rose to 247,483,195 from 24,582,598 as a year earlier.
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New York
Southern Co
Redevelopment debate shapes Bridgeport politics and unions
In Bridgeport a mayoral program for redevelopment faces opposition from Judge Tedesco who cautions against fear tactics and warns that planning requires study. The discussion covers bonds triple A ratings, housing, taxes, and the interplay with New Haven’s redevelopment and union conventions led by Hoffa.
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City Planning Commission
Ipersons
Bridgeport
Tedesco
Washington
Bea
Hunt Ex-Convict In Attacks On Three
Police describe a man as 25 to 28 years old, five feet ten inches, medium build with thick brown hair. He wore dark trousers and a maroon shirt when entering locations. Supt Juddy says plainclothes officers are assigned to the area to aid the search.
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John A. Juddy
Smithsonian radiometer tracks Hint rocket over Boston area
Dr J Allen Hynek and project staff used a radiometer on three nights last week from the Smithsonian Observatory roof to record brief radiation bursts as a rocket passed overhead. Readings at 9 34, 9 26 and 9 18 p m aligned with predicted satellite passages before sunrise and after sunset.
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Smithsonian Observatory
J. Allen Hynek
Observatory
Idisc Jockey Found Continues Sea Trip
Melvin West, 28, missing on a Bermuda trip in a 17 foot boat, was picked up by a merchant ship about 240 miles from Cape Lookout. He took on food and fuel and continued. Coast Guard says he had 72 hours of fuel when he left Thursday.
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N. C
Melvin West
Bermuda
Cape Lookout
North Carolina
Council backs sever linkup amid stalled traffic rules debate
Ordinances committee holds Democratic proposals nearly two years old on truck traffic loading private lots and TV repairmen. Randall avenue residents petition for removal of buildings and fencing deemed a fire hazard. Lights delays remain on West Liberty and Grovers avenues as United Illuminating cites workload.
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Randall Avenue
Randall and Housatonic Avenues
Louis Accardi
Rocca Papa Jia
Miscellaneous Matters Committee
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini Reunited in Paris
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini spend two days in Paris for film work and reunite with their two Italian friends after rumors of a divorce. Bergman plans to stay through October then join the couple’s three children in Rome. Thurid surprised Rossellini at the airport by entering his arms.
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Andy Rossellini
Ingrid
Rossellini
Paris
Rome
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Thurid
Custom
MIT Official Sees U S Satellite Launch Hesitation
Clarence B. Randall, special assistant to President Eisenhower, says he is gratified the U S did not lead the satellite era. He notes the U S could have launched a large object but fears global backlash from using military power to target Russia.
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Owe Tttenn
Peace of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Clarence B. Randall
Eisenhower
United States
Rendall
Russia
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