Bandits Loot First National Store in Brooklawn Heist
Two men robbed the First National store at 690 Brooklawn avenue just after 9 p m looting 2000 in cash and checks while eight employees including manager Charles Connell were forced into a rear stockroom at gunpoint. The bandits, one Negro and one Italian looking man about 38, fled in a waiting car as state police and Bridgeport officers blocked roads. Victims named include Connell William Larkin John Polton Robert Polton Michael Larkin Edward Hoyt Norman Smith and William Baptiste. Police say this was a well planned operation and the men are not the same as those who robbed a Fairfield supermarket recently.
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First National
Brooklawn Avenue
Revolver Point
Bridgeport
Capitol Avenue
Charles Connell
Sutton Avenue
Fairfield
Connell
William Larkin
John
Robert Polton
Michael Larkin
William R. Baptiste
Edward Hoyt
Norman Smith
Official Weather Bridgeport and Vicinity Summary
Weather data for Bridgeport and New York City shows today partly cloudy with a high in the upper 60s. Tonight cloudy with a mid 50s low. Tomorrow mainly cloudy with likely light rain. Long Island Sound conditions include gentle variable winds, calm seas, fair visibility. Moon and sun/moon phases noted with planets visible after sunset.
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Bridgeport
New York City
Long Island Sound
Johnson Predicts Report On MCarthy Next Week
FAIRFIELD officers arrest three in a break in at Fairfield Scrap Metal Co. Payroll over 800 dollars missing. Three suspects jailed without bond for breaking and entering, with extensive property damage including scales and a time clock. A fourth suspect sought. Also report notes censure charges against Senator McCarthy with expected committee report midweek.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Scrap Metal Company
State Street Extension
John Neary
James V. Carbone
Sport Hilroad
Easton
Walter Heathcoate
Colorado Avenue
John Camunotto
Main Street
Carl Hamlton
Capt. Neary
Heathcoate
Caminotto
John Steiner
Leonard Lukomske
Neary
Hamilton
George Butkus
Anthony Mastronardi
Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Senate Committee
McCarthy
Johnson
Senate
Watkins
Utah
Ervin
Flanders
Vermont
Fulbright
D-Ark
Moree
Chiang Forces Blast Red China for 16th Day
Formosa Sept 18 AP Communist military installations along the China coast opposite Formosa were targeted by Nationalist planes and warships for the 16th straight day. Defense ministry officials noted daily attacks on Amecv fortifications continue, saying it would be wrong to conclude they are fizzling out. The west pocket war around Quemoy was touched off by a five hour Red bombardment. Lt Gen Chanz Yi-Tine did not predict the future.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Defense Ministry
Amecv
Quemoy
Chanz Yi-Tine
Army
Chuckle Examiner at Driver School Joke
A humor item from General Features Corp releases a quip about a woman with an outstretched hand in a driver school setting. The male responds with a jokey interpretation that the gesture signals turning left or right, backing up, stopping, or waving.
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Coro
Dulles and Eden Seek Equal Role for Germany in NATO
In London a nine power call for a conference to integrate West Germany into NATO gains momentum after talks between John Foster Dulles and Anthony Eden. They plan a late month foreign ministers meeting in London and a NATO-aimed briefing around Oct. 15 with all 14 NATO members. France seeks written guarantees of Allied troop presence and restraint on German rearmament.
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London
West Germany
United States
Britain
John Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Paris
Athens
Ottawa
Canada
European Defense Community
EDC
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Germany
Eden
Duiles
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Winston Churchill
Serena Presses Bid Amid Voting Rights Controversy
Westport Republicans plan a Monday caucus to renominate State Rep. Joseph V. Serena despite a dispute over his eligibility to vote. Registrar Mrs. Cashow has not indicated action to drop Serena from the list. Attorney General Beers says federal convictions can forfeit voting rights, a point echoed to Secretary of State Keats.
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Westport
Friends of State
Joseph V. Serena
House
F. Ethel Cashow
Cashew
Rep
Serena
Republican Town Committee
John W. Boyd
Boyd
Beers
William L. Beers
Charles B. Keats
Connecticut
Keats
Stratford Library Board Approves $100000 Addition
Stratford library will add a brick and limestone rear structure on Main Street south of Sterling Park. The $100000 project was approved by the library board with work due to start within a month. Harold C Lovell chairs the board. Architect C Wellington Walker designed the addition. John Zandanella of Bridgeport is the general contractor. Mitchell and Bailey handle plumbing and heating. Eastern Electric Construction Company handles electrical work.
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Stratford
Library
Harold C. Lovell
Lovell
Oy C. Wellington Walker
John Zan
Danella
Bridgeport
Mitchell and Bailey Company
Eastern Electric Construction Company
Main Street
Sterling Park
Milford Robbery Foiled as Three Held After Chase
Milford police foiled an attempted robbery at Milford Grain, arresting three New Haven area men after a night chase. Pat Nacca, John Daniels, and Robert Gioffi held on idle ness charges. a fourth suspect was being sought. An officer fired to halt Daniels. Gioffi was grazed by a shot as he fled.
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Milford
Milford Grain Company
New Haven
Pat Nacca
Forrest Road
West Haven
John Daniels
Bradley Street
Robert Gioffi
Shepherd Street
Frank Polizzi
Joseph Zennis
Grain Company
Philip J. Rooney
Zennis
Polizzi
Daniels
Gioff
Leland Wilson
William Shea
Gioffit
25th Division Moves 1100 More From Korea
Seoul Sept 18 The second large contingent of U S 23th Infantry division troops sailed from Inchon today for Scofield barracks Hawaii The 1100 men from the 27th Wolfhound regiment are expected in Hawaii in about 12 days Maj Gen Leslie D Carter 25th commander urged the unit to establish a peacetime record matching its combat reputation.
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Seoul
U. S 23Th Infantry Division
Inchon
Scofield Barracks
Hawaii
27Th Wolfhound
Leslie D. Carter
Merry Meals Cooking School opens four city session Tuesday
The Merry Meals Cooking School sponsored by the Post Telegram area public service will hold a four city session at Klein Memorial starting Tuesday for thousands of homemakers. Classes begin at 2 p.m. daily and cover 45 to 50 tested dishes with careful attention to ingredients, time, and method. Miss Lucille Harris and Miss Carolyn Marshall will lead, supported by the National Live Stock and Meat Board staff.
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Post-Telegram
Aera Public Service
Merry Meals Cooking School
Klein Memorial
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Patinos Ordered to Return Baby Isabela
Paris court orders tin magnate Patino family to return four months old Isabela Goldsmith to her father without delay. Isabela’s location remains unknown as James Goldsmith vows police searches of Patino residences if she is not returned within hours.
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Paris
Patino
Isabela
Patinos
James Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Antenor Patino
Marciano Stops Charles In 8th Round At Yankee Stadium
Ezzard Charles falls to Rocky Marciano by a full count at 2.36 in Yankee Stadium. The unbeaten champion plans his next foe abroad, with Don Cockell or Nino Valdes likely next for the money draw. Charles contends to become the first ex-champion to regain the title while Weill forecasts delays and travel plans.
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New York
Ezzard Charles
Rocky Marciano
England
Don Cockell
Cuba
Nino Valdes
Brockton
Weil
Rocky
Los Angeles
Eddie Fisher
Charlis
Yankee Stadium
U. S
Charles
Seaplane Crash Kills Two In Shelton Hill
Two people died when a single engine Luscombe seaplane crashed on a wooded hillside beside the Housatonic river near Shelton. Alvaro Mellini, 31, a Sikorsky machinist, and Mrs Patricia A. Davis were killed instantly. State police and aeronautics inspectors investigated the crash as wreckage burned and bodies were recovered from the water.
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Toth
Housatonic River
Monroe
Shelton
Alphonse J. Bobowick
Park Avenue
Horace B. Wetherell
Connecticut Aeronautical Department
Robert Harrison
Louis Marchese
Bethany
Alvaro Mellini
Henry Street
44Th Avenue
Corona
N. Y
Patricia A. Davis
Main Street
Luscombe
Shetton
Mellini
Sikorsky Aircraft
Riverside
Seymour
Bridgeport
Sigmund L. Miller
Joseph J. Pagliaro
New York
Michael Shingara
Osford Road
Shingara
Ed Cotter
Derby
Ansonia Sentinel
Housatonic
Bethany Barracks
Danbury-Derby
Toohey Funeral Home
Sikorsky
Mellint
Second Typhoon Hits Honshu but Loses Fury
Japan's second typhoon in a week slammed into Honshu and quickly lost some fury as it veered toward Tokyo. Forecasters said winds weakened while the storm raged near Shio No Misaki, the southern tip of the main island, with a forecast downgrade to a tropical storm near Tokyo.
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Osaka
Japan
Honshu
Tokyo
Shio No Misaki
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