West Germany election yields CDU absolute majority
Adenauer's Christian Democrats win an overwhelming victory in West Germany's parliamentary election. Socialists concede defeat as CDU leads with about 51.5 percent of the vote and 130 seats. Erich Ollenhauer's party garners roughly 30.6 percent and 31 seats. In Little Rock, Faubus says integration possible this week but National Guard remains on duty and details of federal court order are not disclosed.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrats
West Germany
Adenauer
Rundstag
Wilhelm Mellies
Social Democratic
Erich Ollenhauer
Christian Democratic Union
Socialists
Free Democrats
Refugee Party
German Party
German Reichs Party
Christian Senate
Christian Socialists
Christian Democratic
Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Central High School
National Guard
Eisenhower
Newport
R. 1
Mike Wallace
ABC
Faubus
Nuclear tests set for April at Eniwetok proving ground
The United States announces a new series of nuclear weapons tests to begin next April at the Eniwetok site to strengthen defenses in the absence of a disarmament agreement. Secretary Dulles heads to the UN General Assembly as Soviet tests and disarmament talks continue.
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Faubus
Washington
United States
Russellville
Arke
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Siberian Proving Grounds
Free World
Strike Looms By Phone Installers In New York
Telephone installers rejected Western Electric’s second offer and union chief negotiator Joseph Dunne of the Communications Workers of America warned a strike is inevitable at 6 a.m. tomorrow. The proposal would have raised average pay by six to 12 cents an hour.
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New York
Western Electric
Joseph Dunne
Communications Workers of America
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast
Fairly cloudy and warm with a shower possible this afternoon or evening. Highs near 88 dropping to around 85. Clearing and cooler tonight with a low near 60. Tuesday looks falllike and warm with variable skies and continued heat.
Stratford Corps Second In National Legion Event
The Stratford American Legion drum and bugle corps finished second to Skokie Indians at the 39th national competition in Atlantic City. Stratford scored 90.10 while Skokie earned 90.63 as 16,000 spectators watched the tough event. Bridgeport Troopers and Connecticut Hurricanes were eliminated in preliminaries. A fatal beating in New Milford later led to arrests of Howard Murphy and his son Frederick on murder charges.
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New Milford
James E. Yoblonski
Riverview Court
Howard Murphy
Frederick
Ridgefield Barracks
Yablonski
Murphy
East Street
Kenneth
Center
Frederick E. Phelan
Atlantic City
Stratford American Legion
Skokie
National American Legion
Stratford Corps
Skokie Indians
Stratford
Bridgeport Troopers
Harry W. Congdon
American Legion
Connecticut Hurricanes
Shelton
Hurricanes
Connecticut
National Legion
Archer-Eppler
Upper Darby
Reilly’s Raidiers
Philadelphia
Harvey Seeds Post
Miami
Fla
Sticky Weather Brings High Humidity To Bridgeport
The Stratford Weather Bureau reports a 74 degree high with humidity in the eighty percent range all day and 90 percent by 9 p.m. A shower is likely this afternoon or tonight followed by cooler conditions late tonight and a warm Tuesday without humidity.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Stratford
Bridgeport
Weather Bureau
Layoffs push Bridgeport council hearing on GE cuts
Local 203 head Louis Santoianni will address the Bridgeport Common Council about GE's announced layoffs at the Automatic Blanket and Fans plant. About 200 workers will lose jobs in three months, with total local layoffs rising as patterns of cutbacks spread nationwide. The union says plant employment has fallen from 4,700 in 1949 to roughly 3,500 today.
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International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
IUE
Louis F. Santoianni
General Electric
Bridgeport
Santoianni
Bikini
Eniwetok
Nevada
Local 203
Nuclear tests aim for cleaner weapon with minimal fallout
The new Eniwetok trials are to continue the nation's push for a "clean" nuclear weapon with relatively little radioactive fallout. An official announcement calls this an important objective of the tests.
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Winren
Eniwetok
Beaton Baker dies in 90 mph chase near Seymour
Gordon Edward Baker, 26, of Beacon Falls, died when the open convertible he rode in to flee a state police car skidded on a turn, hit an embankment and overturned near Seymour. He planned to turn 27 Wednesday and worked as a building contractor in the Shelton Derby area. State police reported speeds around 90 mph before the crash.
Classifieds and Columns Page Highlights
An overview page lists features for everyday readers including Telegram Daily sections such as Classified Ads Comics Crossword Puzzle Editorials Fashions and obituaries. It notes contributors and page numbers like Angelo Patri Constantine Brown and AL Jacoby on Bridge with other regulars and departments.
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Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Dr. Bundesen
AL Jacoby
Eenneee
Secenens
Sylvia Porter
Plane Crash Kills Seven. Seventeen Hurt at New Bedford
Newtown reports a night plane crash near New Bedford leaves seven dead and seventeen injured. State Fire Marshal to lead investigation into cause while Grandfather Henry Brecklin 55 suffers third degree burns and remains in critical condition. His wife Beatrice 44 is stable after shock. Grandchildren Shirley Baltovich 3 and Georgia May 14 months among victims.
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Newtown
Riverside
Sandy Hook
Millard
Goodsell
Henry Brecklin
Danbury Hospital
Beatrice
Shirley Baltovich
Georgia May
Mr. Brecklin
Shirley Bal
Plummer
Millard. Goodsell
Austin Gould
Beatrice Brecklin
Gould
Margaret Wright
Minturn Road
Bridgeport
Free cooking school opens at Klein Memorial
Mealtime U. S. A. launches with Miss Florence Gattshall from the National Live Stock and Meat Board guiding four days of national recipes and menu tips. A free recipe book and daily gifts await students as doors open at 1 30 p m. in Seaside park. Fire damages Lighthouse stand on Main Street after an overheated oven. 24 minutes to extinguish.
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Post Publishing Company
Klein
Doorg
Main Street
Seaside Park
William M. Davis
Davis
Hurricane Carrie Nears Bermuda. Planes Evacuated
Navy hurricane hunter aircraft were evacuated from Bermuda as radar detected the first band of Hurricane Carrie about 100 miles from the island. Four B50 weather planes were ordered to Palm Beach Florida, another aircraft lost an engine and chose to ride it out in Bermuda. The island lies roughly 900 miles east southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina. The 11 p.m. advisory noted Carrie at 113 miles per hour.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Bermuda
Carrie
Palm Beach
Bermun
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Miami Weather Bureau
Steeves Denies Reconciliation With Missing Husband
Mrs. Rita Steeves of Fairfield says there is no chance of reconciliation with Air Force Lt. David A. Steeves, famed for a 54 day High Sierra survival. She confirms ongoing plans for divorce, noting past marital troubles and a Summer meeting that hinted at action.
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Mrs. Steeves
Flier
Rita Steeves
Fairfield
Air Force
David A. Steeves
High Sierras
Stead Air Force Base
Reno
Nev
Steeves
Leisa
Emil Steiner
Black Rock
Tion
Airliner crashes in swamp near New Bedford airport
An overdue Northeast Airlines DC 3 flying from Boston to New York crashed near New Bedford amid heavy mist. Seven killed, 17 injured. pilot Vincent L. Pitts 35 of Weymouth among the dead, rescue teams reach wreckage on foot through swampy brush.
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New Bedford
Mass
Boston
New York
Malcolm G. Wordell
St. Luke's Hospital
Northeast Airlines
DC 3
Vincent L. Pitts
Wellesley
Roger W. Sweetland ,Y Jr
Arlington
George Nelson
New Bedford Airport
Hyannis
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
Dulles flies to New York for United Nations assembly
Secretary of State Dulles flies to New York with 12 aides to address the United Nations General Assembly as it opens its regular session. He told a TV audience he hopes to be remembered for waging peace and reflected on past mistakes while avoiding regret.
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Washington
Dulles
New York
United Nations
Lair
UN General Assembly
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Joyce Ann
Robert E. Lauf
Starees Park
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