Plane crash at Shannon river kills 28 passengers
New York bound KLM Constellation crashes into the Shannon River mudbank at dawn. Of 56 aboard, 28 die, including 11 Americans and 5 other foreign residents. 25 bodies recovered inside the wreck. Survivor count 28 includes 15 Americans. Victims include Elaine Cooper, 54, Bridgeport high school official, among the dead.
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Elaine Cooper a Lifelong Traveler Charged by Reds in ’49
Elaine Cooper a 54 year old Bassick High school commerce head for 10 years was among ten Americans who died in the New York bound KLM crash near the River Shannon Ireland. An avid traveler she had just completed a two month Europe tour described as the happiest summer of her life. She had earlier left Bassick for 1946 and 1947 to serve as principal of Lovedh Methodist American Girls' School in Sofia Bulgaria. In 1949 she was listed by Bulgaria as a contact for church leaders accused as spies for the United States and Britain but she called the charges false. Her home was 33 Coleman Street Bridgeport.
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Farmington Women Held Posts in Town
Mrs G D S Thompson of 16 Mountain Road, a former Connecticut state representative and ex vice president of the Connecticut League of Women Voters, is a Farmington burgess. Louise Griffith, town librarian and resident at Mrs Thompson's estate, is the other Farmington woman dead in the KLM crash in Ireland.
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Connecticut League of Women Voters
Louise Griffith
Official Weather Bridgeport and City Forecast Update
Bridgeport and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies and a high in the 80s with cooler conditions tonight and Tuesday Low temperatures 55 to 60 Moderate northwest to north winds Today New York City the same pattern Highest yesterday 82 Lowest yesterday 63 Precipitation yesterday 0.00 for the month 0.06 Barometer 30.60 Humidity 86 percent Tide times today and tomorrow with high and low phases Almanac notes for Monday September 6 the 249th day of the year and 77th of summer Sunrise 6:24 a.m. Sunset 7:18 p.m.
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NEW YORK CITY
Uncle of Girl Shoots Man at 2 A.M.
Ignatio Rosa, 27, of Bridgeport, was shot in the chest at 2 a.m. while he says he was visiting a girl at 58 Gilmore Street. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital in critical condition. Michael Simko, 57, Rosa’s brother in law, is held on breach of peace charges with $10,000 bond as detectives hear conflicting stories.
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Father Panik village
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Bridgeport hospital
Michael Simko
Mr. Rosa
Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day
A listing from the Telegram Daily magazine pages outlines sections including classifieds on page 19, comics on pages 25 to 27, editorials on page 12, obituaries on page 24, sports on pages 10 and 11, and theater news on page 18 among others, with staff writers such as Angelo Patri and Sylvia Porter noted.
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Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Dr. Bundesen
Erich Brandeis
Sylvia Porter
Parkway Traffic Tops Records during Labor Day Weekend
Traffic through Merritt Parkway toll stations surged over last year with Greenwich reporting 57 120 cars on Saturday and 52 111 yesterday while Milford tallies showed 44 409 on Saturday and 37 981 on Sunday No serious accidents were reported by Westport and Ridgefield state police during the period as Labor Day congestion continued.
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Burglars Loot Harborview Market Cellar Entrance
Burglars forcing the cellar entrance to Harborview Market on Harborview avenue between 6 15 p m Saturday and 6 a m Sunday stole 200 cartons of cigarettes 20 boxes of cigars two cases of tinned coffee one case of frozen strawberries and an undetermined number of chocolate bars and lollipops.
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The Bridgeport Telegram Daily Holiday Issue Notice
No Bridgeport Post today due to holiday. The Telegram issue carries regular features plus popular daily content. Through cooperation with news dealers and carriers, Telegram is delivered to all Post subscribers. Read The Bridgeport Telegram every day.
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World's Fastest Jet Pilot Killed in Air Show Crash
Dayton news reports Maj. John L. Armstrong, 32, of Fairborn, killed when his F96H Sabre crashed during a speed record attempt at the National Aircraft Show near Vandalia. He had just set a 500 kilometer closed course speed record at 649.302 mph an hour earlier, surpassing the prior mark by Capt. Anders Wester.
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Eight Nations Open Parley on SEATO at Manila
The eight nation defense conference began in Manila with Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay opening the meeting. Representatives from Australia France New Zealand Pakistan the Philippines Thailand and the United States joined to craft a collective security pact for the Pacific free nations.
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Enemy Planes Cause Formosa Blackout
Unidentified aircraft flew over Taipei early today triggering an island wide blackout. Three brief antiaircraft bursts were heard as air defense kept silent on the number of planes involved. The blackout lasted from 1:20 a.m. to 4:15 a.m.
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Knowland urges Ike move 10 end ties with Russia
President Eisenhower's press secretary said no change in policy against breaking diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. Senator Knowland called for severing ties after a U.S. Navy patrol plane was shot down by MiG-15s. Nine survivors were rescued and one crew member was missing. Hagerty acknowledged receipt of Knowland's telegram urging the Soviet ambassador be sent home.
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Golf Star to Wed Mrs Joan B Dourif in Connecticut Home
Huntington Hires AP report notes engagement of Mrs Joan Bradford Dourif of Huntington to William C Campbell famed amateur golfer. Campbell, 31, Princeton graduate, WWII veteran and Army reserve captain, was a state amateur champion and 1954 British and Canadian finalist. Mrs Dourif, a divorcee and mother of four, is daughter of Mrs Bryan Dancy of Southport Connecticut. Wedding planned late this month at Mrs Dourif's mother’s home in Connecticut.
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Joan Bradford Dourif
William C
Bill) Campbell
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Joan Felton Bradford
Bryan Dancy
Southport
Conn
Russell Lee Bradford
New York city
Baltimore
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Princeton
House of Delegates
Lightning Fire Destroys Boardwalk Shops in Atlantic City
A fast moving Labor Day blaze struck the Atlantic City boardwalk and Steeplechase Pier, gutting seven storefront fronts and damaging four on the pier. Winds off the ocean drove flames across the promenade, with total damages around 225000 dollars to stores and pier facade.
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U.S. Navy Plane Shot Down Off Red Siberia Probe
Ten Americans aboard a U S Navy P2V Neptune were attacked and downed by two Soviet MIG 15 jets about 100 miles east of Vladivostok on the high seas. Nine crewmen were saved. Ens Roger H Reid of Alameda Calif is missing. The State Department denounced the incident as wanton and unprovoked.
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Alameda
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