Danbury Jail Fight Reaches State Court and Special Session
Judge Murphy holds Danbury jail must stay open under General Statutes. County lawmakers plan a special session to approve a $13,361.60 appropriation after previous cuts. Appeal to the Supreme Court likely. temporary injunction blocks closure in Danbury until October first.
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Fairfield County
Danbury
Jamee F. Murphy
Superior Court
Mo Sturges
Supreme Court
Murphy
Goy
Weather Forecast for Western Connecticut and Eastern New York
Official weather brief notes tonight partly cloudy with low near 70. Sunday clouds early then fair and warmer with highs in the eighties. Winds become gentle south to southwest. Also shows yesterday’s low 60 and high 78, with zero precipitation today and 0.76 inches for the month to date. Sunset at 7 10 pm tomorrow.
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Connecticut
New York
City fall Favors Expansion Of Expandable Houses
Fire aboard a freight car laden with mixed merchandise on a Seaview Central siding between Waterbury and Pennsylvania caused hundreds of dollars in damage at 4 a m. The blaze, started by an overheated stuffing box, spread through flooring and engulfed the cargo. Firefighters from Engine 6 and Truck 6 removed the car’s contents to extinguish the flames, returning to quarters at 6 30 a m.
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Waterbury
Pennsylvania
Seaview
Central Avenues
Barnum
Central Avention
Meat buying cut national wide as prices rise
United Press reports retailers nationwide note sharp drops in meat sales as households curb purchases. In several cities retail volume fell up to 35 percent with customers buying in dollars rather than pounds. Chicago and New York dealers report weaker demand despite steady foot traffic, reflecting strained household budgets.
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United Press
Rutceher
Charles H. Bromann
Associated Food Dealers of Chicago
Bromann
Chicago
New York
Samuel Morganroth
New York State Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Princess Martha to Seek Treatment in United States
Crown Princess Martha departs Oslo for a two week stay in the United States to receive spinal treatment from Boston orthopedic surgeon Dr. Marius No Smith-Petsden, who was born in Norway, while Crown Prince Olav accompanies her.
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Oslo
Martha
United States
Boston
Norway
Marius No Smith-Pstetnen
Crown Prince
Olav
Index In Today's Post Page Classified Section
An index page from a 1992 newspaper lists sections and page numbers across the Post such as Comics Games Health Obituaries Society News Radio Roosevelt Eleanor and Stage and Screen plus sports. It shows names like Dr Brady Anne Hirst Pegler Westbrook Rocky Clark and others across editorial, fashion, and home sections.
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Biveved Ens Health
Dr. Brady
Hirst
Anne
Eedeas Home and Fashions
Idighesse
Pegler, Westbrook
Radio
Rocky Clark
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Society News
City backs Kiwanis housing plan with zoning amendments
Kiwanis Housing committee wins approval to draft zoning amendments enabling permanent expandable unit dwellings to ease the local housing shortage. Assistant City Attorney Donnelly drafts the proposal granting the Board of Appeals on Zoning authority to approve construction with individual hearings. A special district plan was rejected, favoring private owners building where suitable, with waivers letting owners proceed in stages.
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Kiwanis Club
John V. Donnelly
Board of Appeals
Zoning Commission
Clark Heads Community Chest in Bridgeport and Stratford
W Stewart Clark, retired General Electric works manager, elected president of the Community Chest board in Bridgeport and Stratford. New officers include Bernard H. Trager, Katharine L. Fitzpatrick, Rufus Cushman, William Lashar, Dennis Tobin. Andrew R. Smith named to fill a three year term. bylaws adopted guiding budget and administration.
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Greater Bridgeport
Stratford
W. Stewart Clark
General Electrc Company
Boid
Chest
C. Wadsworth Ives
Andrew R. Smith
Y.M.C.A
New Hampshire Girl Confesses Slaying Father
Barbara E. Roberts 20, a mill worker from Gilmanton, admitted killing her merchant seaman father Sylvester Roberts and burying his body in a sheep pen near Laconia. Arrigned in Municipal court on a murder charge, she described a bitter argument over her failure to meet him at the railroad station, ending with his return home and the deadly confrontation. The crime, nine months old, was uncovered after a brother, a Merchan t Marine lieutenant commander, sent a telegram and questioned the family.
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Laconia
N. H
Barbara E. Roberts
Sylvester
Charles
Merchant Marine
Gilmanton
William W. Keeler
New York
Truman Nears Rio Visit End SailS Sunday
President Truman to entertain tonight and review a parade tomorrow on the 125th Brazilian independence anniversary. He and Mrs Truman hosted by President Eurico Gaspar Dutra, with dialog on world peace and Western Hemisphere cooperation amid a busy Rio program.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Truman
Brazil
Mr. Truman
Dutra
Itamarat Palace
United States
Washington
Mexicco City
Canada
Mr Truman
Municipal Ballet
Margaret
Juan A. Bramuglia
Dianna Cyrus Seeks Global Speed Records
Denver report says Dianna Converse Cyrus 24 year old speed pilot from Santa Paula California plans to break the round the world speed record and challenge the women’s international speed record now held by Russian pilots She is a war widow whose husband died in the Battle of the Bulge and she recently set an air speed record between Burbank and Denver in an A 26 aircraft She also flew in the Bendix race but landed 150 miles short when radios failed.
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Denver
INS
Mra
Dianna Converse Cyrus
Santa Paula
Cal
Cyrus
Burbank
Bendix
CFL Rejects Political Ban At Four Day Convention
Stamford dispatch reports the Connecticut Federation of Labor ending its four day convention with a strong voice vote to keep endorsing political candidates. A heated debate over scrapping the Political Action Committee delayed other business and forced a late night session. Joseph M. Rourke of New Haven helped lead the fight against the resolution.
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Stamford
Connecticut Federation of Labor
Scrop
Federation
Norwalk Central Labor Union
Political Action Committee
Joseph M. Rourke
New Haven
Resolutions Committee
James Novaco
City schools enroll 19 360 students in first week of 1947 48
Joseph H. Jeffery superintendent reports preliminary enrollment for the public school system shows 19 360 pupils in attendance during the first week of the 1947 48 year, up 30 from last year. Elementary enrollment reaches 13 595, up 404, while high schools total 5 765, down 374.
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Joseph HE. Jeffery
Jeffery
New Britain Strike Ends as Teachers Accept Schedule
New Britain officials announced the settlement of a teachers strike affecting 8,500 pupils in 14 schools. The Federation of Teachers accepted a maximum salary schedule for the current year: 3400 dollars for non degreed teachers, 4000 for bachelor's degree holders, and 4200 for those with master's degrees. Future years' steps were not addressed.
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New Britain
Federation of Teachers
Jewish Refugee Transports Anchored Off Hamburg
Three British transports carrying about 4400 European Jews turned back from Palestine arrive in the Elbe estuary near Hamburg. British security officers remove some passengers while debarkation is delayed, with ships Ocean Vigour and the others to berth in Hamburg docks under tight security. Operation Oasis governs the processing with restricted movement, passes, and limited access for correspondents as Vaughn Berry invites peaceful ashore.
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Hamburg
Germany
Palestine
Elbe
Cuxhaven
Luebeck
Sete
France
Exodus
Port de Bouc
Royal Navy
Vaughn Berry
End of Rail Walkout Sought in Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel seeks settlement after a wildcat strike by 1,800 Union Railroad workers halts operations in Pittsburgh mills. Brotherhood reps from Cleveland led talks with Union Railroad officials. 50 cent pay bump and vacations cited as workers demands. Cox warns daily loss of 16 000 tons of steel threatens 8 000 cars.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Minois Steel Corporation
Cleveland
Union Railroad
Pittsburgh Mills
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Strke
National Mediation Board
Washington
A. F. Whitney
BRT
Railroad Brotherhood
Carnegie-Illinois
Co R Cox
Steel Ecorporation
Carnegie Minors
United States Steel Corp
Cox
Prairie Fire Destroys Thousands of Cattle in South Dakota
Prairie blaze across 600 square miles in Corson and neighboring counties wipes out at least 3,000 cattle and threatens 25,000 head more on 200 ranches. No human deaths reported. four homes burned. 300 firefighters battled flames for over 12 hours with backs, sacks, and water. wind pushed fire northward along a 27 mile stretch.
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Pierre
Veterans Urged to Stay Alert at VFW Convention
Gen. A. A. Vandegrift urged Veterans of Foreign Wars not to stack arms and to back an industrial plan aligned with military research. He called for a large regular force, strong reserves, and stockpiles of materials as immediate safety measures for a prepared peace.
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Cleveland
A. A. Vandegrift
U.S. Marine Corps
Vandequist
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