New England Reels From Edna Hurricane Toll Rises
Hurricane Edna slams Maine and New England killing 13 and damaging millions. Eight deaths in Maine drownings follow four in Massachusetts, one in Connecticut, and six highway fatalities in New York. Gov. Cross seeks federal aid and Maine disaster declaration. Edna crosses into Canada crippling Nova Scotia crops and northern provinces as Florence remains active inland near Mexico.
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McCarthy Abandons Cross-Country Speaking Plans
Sen McCarthy tells friends he abandons cross country political speaking in this campaign for Congress control. He risks an adverse verdict from the Senate committee led by Sen Watkins while remaining confident the full Senate will not censure him. He plans most campaigning by radio and TV, with Washington focus to counter the inquiry.
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10 Die as AF Plane Crashes in Greenland Thule Base
A four-engine U S Air Force transport crashed and burned at Thule Air Base in Greenland, killing 10 of 15 aboard. Names to be released after next of kin are notified. In Brazil, a Brazilian airliner crashed into Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro after fuel trouble on approach to Santos. 19 of 22 passengers and four crew were rescued, seven missing.
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Official Weather Data For Bridgeport And Vicinity
Weather bulletin from the US Weather Bureau reports mostly fair conditions today with a high in the 70s and a night low in the 60s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and warmer temperatures. winds shift from gentle variable today to southerly and then moderate to fresh. New York City observed similar conditions.
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Adenauer setback in Schleswig Holstein state vote
In Kiel Germany on September 12 the opposition Socialist party won a plurality in Schleswig Holstein state elections stunning Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and his pro American European unity program. The Socialist party and the CDU each took 25 seats in the 69 seat Landtag under proportional representation while small parties gained the rest.
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Schleswig Holstein
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Fairfield hardware dealer arrested for Sunday closure
Fairfield police arrested Alan Kele, 40, of 109 Post road, operator of Kele's Hardware, for keeping his store open Sundays. He was released on a summons for a Town Court hearing on Sept 0. The case follows warnings issued at the request of State’s Attorney Lorin W. Willis after a Bridgeport merchant complained of lost customers. The statute 2492 C bans Sunday sales of hardware with a $50 maximum fine.
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Typhoon June Races Into Southern Japan
Typhoon June, one of the greatest storms in recorded history, advances on Kyushu with high winds and heavy rain. The U.S. Air Force tracks the storm, predicting a crash into Kyushu around 3 p.m. local time. Violent winds hit Kyushu villages, large waves slam the coast, and the village of Maeno-Hama on Shikkoku Island evacuates its 10,000 residents.
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Former FHA official linked to $100000 in favors
Clyde L. Powell, ousted FHA assistant commissioner, is labeled “the czar” of postwar rental housing in a Housing report. It alleges he received more than $100,000 from apartment promoters during 1946 to 1950 and cites hundreds of gratuities to FHA staff, prompting a broader agency overhaul and possible Justice Department action.
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Danbury Youth Killed in Danbury Car Crash
Daniel Finelli a 19 year old from 83 Liberty street Danbury was killed instantly when his car on Hattertown road near Hi Barlow road ran out of control and struck a tree. Three other Danbury youths riding with him were injured one hospitalized. Amos Goer 17 Alfred Correia 15 and John Montesi 16 were treated for injuries at Danbury hospitals. Investigating state police were John T Jones and Edward F Giardina.
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Pahquioque avenue
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Railroad avenue
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Edward F. Giardina
Nationalists Extend Quemoy Patrol Region
Nationalist China warships set up a 16 mile patrol and bombarded Tungshan peninsula 70 miles south of Red- threatened Quemoy. Naval units protected Quemoy from invasion as patrolling extended Swatow to Chinchu Bay. Nationalist planes struck Amoy area for seventh straight day with 110000 Red troops reported concentrated. Peiping radio acknowledged the raid and claimed two Nationalist planes were shot down.
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Three Americans Freed as Red China Deportations Move Forward
London reports two American newsmen and a former sea captain held in communist China for over a year have been deported. Richard Applegate, Donald Dixon, and Benjamin Krasner, aboard the yacht Kett, were seized near Hong Kong after intruding into Chinese waters. They face possible exit via Hong Kong as Peiping Radio notes, while authorities claim they admitted the intrusion.
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Britain
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Ike's Aim to Wipe Out Communist Party in U S
Denver dispatch reports Attorney General Brownell and FBI Chief Hoover said after a conference with President Eisenhower that the administration aims to utterly destroy the Communist Party in the United States. Hoover cited progress under new anti-Communist laws and immunity for witnesses as part of the drive. Brownell noted a substantial step up in enforcement since the 83rd Congress.
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Four Boys Found After Three Hour Riverside Hunt
Four boys missing since 2 p m from Riverside were located after a three hour search by State police and volunteers. Identified as Richard Beach 11 Gordon Beach 8 Robert Beach 6 and Robert Cook 10 they were found walking along Route 6 across Lake Zoar after being spotted near Route 8 by a police car.
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Miss America 1955 crowned Lee Ann Meriwether
Lee Ann Meriwether, 19, from California, was crowned Miss America 1955 in Atlantic City. She praised the new Dior flat look as saving her style and said she plans to update her wardrobe, noting her bust measures 34 inches and that she wore a low-cut off the shoulder dress.
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Redmond Named Spy Sentenced in Shanghai
Peiping Radio says Hugh Francis Redmond of New York was sentenced in Shanghai to life imprisonment for spying for the United States. The broadcast lists five other men and two women with Chinese names as jailed, noting two death sentences. Redmond, 31, arrested April 26, 1951, reportedly worked for Henningson Brose Import Export. His mother, Ruth Redmond of Yonkers, says she is shocked and has not seen him since 1946.
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China
Henningson Brose Import-Export
Manhattan College
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U. S
Rem Arms Delays Contract Signing
About 250 union workers at Remington Arms voted to empower their negotiating committee to ratify or reject a wage agreement affecting 3000 maintenance production and salaried staff. The dispute centers on including an arbitration board ruling in the contract, with management already agreeing to attach the decisions.
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Far East Crisis Discussed by NSC in Denver Meeting
Secretary Dulles reported to President Eisenhower on the tense Far Eastern situation. The National Security Council met at the Summer White House for three hours to discuss global communist threats. Hagerty refused to disclose details, saying no information would be released. Dulles flew from the Orient after signing an eight nation pact against communist aggression and met Chiang Kai shek on Formosa before the session.
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southeast Asia
Chiang Kaishek
United States Seventh Fleet
Two Americans Seized by Red Police Near Berlin
Report from Berlin says two Americans, believed to be a doctor and his wife, were seized by communist police on the outskirts of Berlin near the Dreisldinden check point on the autobahn outside the U S sector. U S authorities and two persons were arrested by East German police late yesterday. Customs guards gave identifications as an American doctor and his wife. U S authorities said they were investigating the incident.
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Sylvia Porter Advises On Income Tax Savings
Sylvia Porter steps in as tax expert for The Bridgeport Telegram readers. Over five daily columns beginning Tuesday she provides hints on the new tax laws to help the ordinary family save from a few dollars to several hundred.
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