Suspect Held in Beaverdam Girl Slaying
A 23-year-old unemployed laborer, Elyah Thompson, is jailed in Beaver County on charges of murdering 16-year-old Helen Jean Bryant, a Aliquippa High School sophomore missing since Monday. Police report her body was found under autumn leaves, with indications of rape and fatal wounds. Thompson’s hearing set for next week. he denies admission.
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Beaver County
Dist
Richard P. Steward
Elyah Thompson
Helen Jean Bryant
Aliquippa High school
Steward
Thompson
Hopewell township
Matt Zooner
Hopewell
British Strike Ends Men Return Monday
London reports the waterfront strike that shut down eight major parts of the island for nearly a month is over. About 44,000 strikers, many defying union leaders, voted to return to the docks Monday to resume moving over 3.5 billion dollars in imports and exports in ships and warehouses.
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LONDON
Official Weather Bridgeport and vicinity forecast
Cloudy and cold today and tonight with a high in the 40s and a overnight low 35 to 40. Tomorrow remains mostly cloudy and cold. New York City shares the same forecast. Almanac notes October 31 marks the 304th day of the year with sunrise at 6 22 a m and sunset at 4 50 p m.
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U. S Weather Bureau
BRIDGEPORT
VICINITY
NEW YORK CITY
Wilbur Shaw Dies in Indiana Air Crash
Wilbur Shaw 52 president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and three time winner of the 500 mile race died in a plane crash near Decatur Indiana along with two companions. The plane exploded in a field as a farmer watched. Ray Grimes 40 of Greenfield identified as pilot and Ernest Roose 41 Indianapolis businessman and artist the third man were also killed. Shaw had flown to Detroit to test a Chrysler car on the proving grounds and Roose was to fly back. The crash ended a storied career with Shaw having won the Indy 500 in 1937 1939 and 1940.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Robert W. Shraiuka
Shaw
Ray Grimes
Greenfield
Detroit
Ernest Roose
Indianapolis
Grimes
Roose
Chrysler proving grounds
Ann Arbor
Anton Hulman, Jr
Terre Haute
Brando Leaves Fiancée for Unspecified Destination
Movie star Marion Brando, engaged to Josane Mariani Berenger, departed with a friend from Bandol France. He carried a suitcase and offered no destination or reunion time. Josane remained at her fiancé’s fisherman stepfather’s home as speculation swirled about his next move.
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France
Marion Brands
Josane Mariani-Berenger
Josane
Brando
Paris
Daylight Time Ends Early in Four New England States
Four New England states and parts of Vermont move back to Eastern Standard Time as daylight time ends. Clocks will be set back one hour at 2 am EST Sunday. Some towns in Maine plan to stay on daylight time to aid deer hunting with extra light.
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BOSTON
New England
Vermont
Mane
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Millmocket
Woodland
Maine
Mummers Parade Draws 5000 In City Street Pageant
Pete Mastronardi reports a festive pre Halloween parade drawing about 5000 spectators and hundreds of young witches and goblins in the PAL sponsored event. Police logged only two vandalism complaints with a stone throw at a house and a false alarm fire at 10 p.m. near Box 872 Amsterdam and Westfield avenues.
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Box 872
Amsterdam
Westfield avenues
Attempt to blast Solon's car fails
An attempt to blow up Rep. George H. Bender's automobile failed when two sticks of wet dynamite did not explode. The 1946 Cadillac was parked at Bender's Chagrin Falls estate and only minor upholstery burns occurred from a burning fuse. Police cited moisture as the likely cause of the misfire and described it as a scare, not an attack on the congressman.
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CLEVELAND
George H. Bender
Ohio
Bender
Chagrin Falls
Frank Barnard
Rep. Bender
Barnard
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Lodge-V Ribicoff race nears windup in Connecticut
The Connecticut campaign heads to the polls with Governor John Lodge seeking reelection against Abe Ribicoff. Party leaders Baldwin and Bailey express confidence, predicting a turnout near 900000 from a possible 1100000 registration. The final weekend forum avoids the racial and religious flare of the closing week.
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Connecticut
John Lodge
Abe Ribicoff
Hartford
Clarence F. Baldwin
John M. Bailey
John A. McGuire
Governor Lodge
Baldwin
Missing Stratford girl runs away to Miami for seven weeks
Sanita Felicella, 15, left Stratford High School on Sept 14 to visit Miami where she spent nearly seven weeks. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Frank Felicella, were contacted last week and she now stays with her uncle Sam Felicella awaiting a homeward return.
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Miami
Fla
Sanita Felicella
Frank Felicella
Stoneybrook road
Stratford High school
Sanita
Sam Felicella
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Feast of AL Samis Declares Holy Obligation
Catholics observe a holy day of obligation tomorrow requiring attendance at Mass. The event marks a special feast day named AL Samis with religious duties for followers.
Bridgeport Leaders Claim Victory In State Election
Republican and Democratic leaders in Bridgeport predicted victory after Tuesday's state elections. Democratic chair Albert Coles forecast a landslide for his ticket, while Republican chair Hanford Bigelow projected the GOP would win Bridgeport by about 2,200 votes. Coles cited public disillusionment with the current administration, urging confidence in Democratic candidates and platform. Bigelow credited Governor Lodge's four-year record for Republican support.
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Bridgeport
Albert L. Coles
Hanford W. Bigelow
Chester Bowles
Coles
Newtown May Strike 136 Voters From List
Newtown plans removal of 136 registered voters from the town list. The action follows a Bond of Admissions meeting on Oct. 16 and a secretary of state ruling that Oct. 9 was the registration cutoff. Only post Oct. 9 voters may qualify after that date.
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Newtown
Bond of
Charles B. Keats
Boards of Admissions
Young Officer Accused of Prussian Tactics at Camp Gordon
A Camp Gordon lieutenant, 2nd Lt. Charles C. Anderson, 24, is accused of harsh brutal training methods including hanging a trainee by ankles and forcing recruits to shout obscene phrases. The investigation was disclosed by Lt. Gen. A. R. Boiling as Anderson is relieved of command and held for pre trial review in Augusta Georgia.
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Camp Gordon
Charles C. Anderson
Co. A
First Infantry
A. R. Boiling
Third Army
Anderson
Fort Benning
Gap
plac
Bolling
St. Louis, Mo
Nixon Shrugs Off Poison Plot During Hotel Meal
Vice President Nixon faced an anonymous poisoning scare after a caller claimed his hotel room meal had been contaminated. Secret Service ordered lab tests with no results reported yet, while Nixon’s aide called the claim a crank joke. The hotel menu listed tomato soup, sandwiches, strawberry ice cream, and tea.
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Seattle
Nixon
Secret Service
William Kloepfer Jr
Firm Announces Expansion Plans
A. O. Samuels, president of Connecticut Chemical Research corporation, unveils a million-dollar international expansion to triple output. The firm, already the largest aerosol maker, has plants in Canada and Britain and will open four more headquarters in Los Angeles and Europe within a year.
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Connecticut Chemical Research corporation
Bostwick avenue
A. O. Samuels
Canada
Great Britain
CCRC
Wolverhampton
Midland Aerosols, Ltd
Samuels
Ike Appeals to 10 Voters in Nationwide Vote Drive
Eisenhower phoned 10 voters in nine states urging them to vote and to recruit 10 more. The campaign uses a telephonic chain reaction as Republicans push turnout while Democrats promote door to door outreach and direct appeals before Tuesday’s crucial election.
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Eisenhower
White House
Republican National committee
Citizens for Eisenhower
Wilmington
Del
Stephen A. Mitchell
Congress
Delaware
Leonard W. Hall
Mitchell
Adlai Stevenson
Happiness Boys
Hall
Stevenson
Nixon
New York
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