Tension mounts as planes ships pound Amoy and Quemoy
Nationalist planes and warships delivered the heaviest air and sea blows of the week against Amoy and the Quemoy area as United States jets joined the fight for the first time. Chiang Kai-Shek and Dulles planned talks in Manila amid fears of broader involvement by the U S Seventh Fleet.
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TAIPEH
Formosa
Red China
Quemoy island
Defense Ministry
United States
Hong Kong
U. S
Amoy harbor
Taipei
Amoy
State Dulles
Manila
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Quemoy
Peiping
Tokyo
Chang Yi-Ting
Wuyu
Cape Chenhai
Official Weather Bridgeport and Vicinity Report
Bridgeport and vicinity expect mostly fair weather with highs in the 70s today and upper 60s tonight. Friday brings considerable cloudiness with little temperature change. New York City mirrors Bridgeport conditions.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
BRIDGEPORT
VICINITY
NEW YORK CITY
Hurricane Edna Curves North Off Florida
Hurricane Edna's threat to the Florida coast eased as it curved northward away from the U.S. mainland. The 115 mph storm was about 300 miles east of Vero Beach at midnight, moving north at nine mph with potential acceleration and a turn toward the north northeast in 6 to 12 hours. Small craft from northern Florida to Cape Hatteras were advised to stay in port.
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MIAMI
Fla
Edna
Florida
U.S
Vero Beach Flat
Cape Hatteras, N.C
Arrow
Vero Beach
U. S
UE ASKS NEW VOTE AT C E PLANT HERE
The Independent United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers asks NLRB for a bargaining election at the GE plant in this city, claiming the first petition failed for lack of 30 percent signatures. Local 203 CIO head Santosanni calls the move a nuisance and says an election would be accepted if signatures are authenticated. The result could delay wage increases under a September contract with GE and IUE CIO.
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
National Labor Relations board
Louis J. Santo1anni
IUECIO
NLRB
New York
G-E
Santosanni
IUE-CIO
Yankees Defeat Orioles and Cards Hold Off Dodgers
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8 to 2 while the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Brooklyn Dodgers 6 to 5. The Indians beat the Athletics 3 to 2 and Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh 5 to 2. The Giants were idle due to rain.
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New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Flo Chadwick Starts 32 Mile Toronto Swim
Florence Chadwick and two Canadian challengers begin a 32 mile Lake Ontario crossing to Toronto as storms loom. Chadwick, 32, aims for the Niagara River current. Marilyn Beil, 17, of Toronto and Winnie Roach Leutzler, 28, of St. Thomas join the effort. Ten boats shadow the swimmers under searchlights amid rain and officials.
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YOUNGSTOWN
Florence Chadwick
Lake Ontario
Toronto
Chadwick
English channel
Niagara river
Marilyn Beil
Winnie Roach Leutzler
St. Thomas
Ont
Canadian national exhibition
Ex immigrant leaves $69 000 to Uncle Sam
Julius Lehmann, German-born importer of rubber goods who settled in New York, left nearly his entire $70,000 estate to the U S government in his will probated today. He died June 20 at age 92 after a long life in America. He noted in gratitude to the country for blessings as a citizen.
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UNCLE SAM
NEW YORK
Julius Lehmann
Germany
America
Lehmann
Government of the
United States of America
Pentagon
McCarthy
Lawton
Watkins
Utah
John J. Harding, Jr
Zwicker
Maj
Irving Peress
S.O.B
Peress
California Girl Wins Miss America First Round Swimsuit
Miss California Lee Ann Meriwether, from San Francisco, won the swimsuit contest while Miss Linda Maud Weisbrod of Washington, D. C., claimed the talent prize in the first Miss America round in Atlantic City. About 6,000 spectators watched as awards surpassed $50,000.
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California
Miss
District of Columbia
Lee Ann Meriwether
San Francisco
Linda Maud Weisbrod
Washington, D. C
City College of San Francisco
Weisbrod
sant
Milford To Get $2 Million Bridgeport Thermostat Plant
Milford to host a new $2,000,000 Bridgeport Thermostat division plant, moving operations from Bridgeport to a 15-acre site off Washington Hill Clark streets three miles from Bridgeport heart. Construction to finish by June 1955, with capacity for about 500 workers and room for expansion. The plant will include chemical waste treatment to prevent stream pollution and will be closely connected with Milford officials and contractor John Zandanella.
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MILFORD
Bridgeport Thermostat division
John J. Desmond
Connecticut avenue
Bridgeport
Desmond
council
A. D. Rapuano
Robertshaw-Fulton Control company
Bridgeport Thermostat
New England
Washington, Hill and Clark streets
New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
John Zandanella
Massive Crowd Attends Marian Year Mass at Soldier Field
About 260000 gathered at Soldier Field to hear Cardinal Stritch celebrate a solemn high Mass for the Marian Year. Police report 70 treated for heart attacks or injuries with 12 hospitalized, while many fainted amid the crush to enter the stadium. The event marked the Archdiocese of Chicago’s largest public demonstration since 1926 and commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Immaculate Conception.
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CHICAGO
gates
Soldier field
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Msgr
William J. Gorman
assembly of the Archdiocese of Chicago
U S Military Aid Slated for Arabs Middle East
Washington reports the State Department will move to bolster Arab military positions in the Middle East rather than wait for Arab Israel peace talks. Lincoln White cited Egypt among possible recipients, though no decisions are final. Israel faced criticism over retaliation tactics as the U S favors careful, phased steps.
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WASHINGTON
State department
Middle East
Department
Lincoln White
Egypt
Israel
Brothers Fight Over Lame Sister: Three Injured
Police say a sidewalk brawl at 196 Beardsley street arose from dispute over a crippled sister. Brothers John L. Lindsay 18 and John T. Lindsay 19 and sister Georgia 12 were treated on scene. John L. Lindsay later discharged from Bridgeport hospital. Both brothers charged with assault, bonds set at $100 each.
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Beardsley street
John L. Lindsay
John T
Georgia
John Hoffer
Bridgeport hospital
Lindsay brothers
John, Sember
Charles Baker
Pravda accuses Attlee of slandering the Reds abroad
Pravda accuses former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee of slandering the Soviet Union and Communist China after his Labour Party tour. The paper says he is a tool of reactionary circles in the United States and Britain and no friend of the Soviet Union or China. The attack responds to his remarks in Hong Kong following the tour.
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Pravda
Britain
Clement Attlee
Soviet Union
China
communist party
Labor party
United States
Attlee
Hong Kong
Red China
Mrs. Luce Denies Rumors and Boards Plane for Rome
Clare Boothe Luce U S ambassador to Italy rejects rumors of resignation as mostly communist in origin. She told reporters at Idlewild airport she would return to Rome after a six week U S stay spent discussing Italy related issues including France's rejection of the European Defense Community plan and the Trieste question.
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NEW YORK
Clare Boothe Luce
U. S
Italy
Idiewild
Rome
Luce
United States
State department
France
Trieste
Sprague Named Fairfield Town Plan and Zoning Member
Ralph E. Sprague, president of Investors Mortgage Co, was appointed to fill a vacancy on Fairfield Town Plan and Zoning Commission by the Board of Selectmen. He succeeds Herbert Elton and will serve until the 1955 town election. The move restores a Republican 4-3 majority and ends a deadlock between parties, with Plotkin initially nominated by Democrat Walter Steig.
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Ralph E. Sprague
Investors Mortgage Co
Fairfield Town Plan and Zoning commission
Board of Selectmen
Town hall
Mr. Sprague
Herbert C. Elton
First
Town Plan and Zoning commission
Mr. Elton
Town Play and Zoning commission
Mr. Plotkin
Louis Lesko
Frederick Roberts
commission
Selectmen
Kinnie
Selectman
Stieg
Myr. Plotkin
Brooklyn Boy 11 Boards Liner To See Ship Across Atlantic
Eugene Hart, 11, left Brooklyn with 17 cents promising to return soon. He took a subway to Times Square and walked to Pier 86, then boarded the liner United States in port to have a look around. He spent 15 cents on the trip and wandered the ship for hours before finding it at sea.
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SOUTHAMPTON
England
Eugene Hart
Brooklyn
Eugene
Atlantic
United States
Times Square
Pier 86
McCarthy Defends Against Censure Amid Zwicker Clash
Sen McCarthy opens defense against censure charges charging Brig Gen Zwicker with arrogance evasiveness and untruthfulness over Army handling of suspected communists. He repeats a disputed claim Zwicker not fit to wear the uniform and accuses governing officials of secrecy under Eisenhower directives.
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WASHINGTON
McCarthy
R-Wis
Ralph Zwicker
Army
Zwicker
Wisconsin
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Senate
Kirke B. Lawton
Eisenhower
McCarthy Army
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wwe
Sylvia Porter
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FLO CHADWICK
ATLANTIC CITY
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congressional
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Celler
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FAIRFIELD POST
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