Mendes France backs German entry to European defense plan
French Premier Pierre Mendes France endorsed bringing West Germany into a European defense framework but opposed immediate German NATO membership. In answer to Manchester Guardian questions he supported extending the Brussels pact to include West Germany and Italy economically, while remaining cautious on full NATO ties.
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London
Pierre Mendes-France
West Germany
Manchester Guardian
Mendes-France
Anthony Eden
Italy
NATO
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Adenauer Opens Terms to Join Arms Talks in Strasbourg
In Strasbourg on September 18, Adenauer signaled he would join Monday’s debate on German reararmament if Pierre Mendes-France attends. Mendes-France confirmed his plan to attend, with Bonn’s Heinrich Von Brentano stating Adenauer would come only if Mendes-France appears, signaling a joint high level gesture in Western defense talks.
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Strasbourg
France
European Consultative Assembly
Konrad Adenauer
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
Germany
Heinrich von Bretano
Bonn
Adenauer
Christian Democrat Party
Two AFL Dock Officials Defect to IBL amid Port Strike
John Dwyer and James Egan urged about 400 AFL dockers to quit the new IBL and return to the ILA as Grace Line fired Dwyer and Pier 45 hiring boss Kucinskas. A work stoppage followed at Pier 45, threatening a halt to New York port operations.
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New York
AFL
International Longshoremen's Association
Ind
International Brotherhood of Longshoremen
John Dwyer
IBL International
James Egan
ILA
Dwyer
Pier 45
William Kucinskas
Grace Line
New York-New Jersey Waterfront Commission
Kucinskas
Eran
Egan
IBL
Cop on Danger List in Shooting Mishap Hartford
Policeman Richard Greene remained on the critical list at Hartford hospital after a fellow officer, Donald Linde, accidentally discharged a revolver while handling it. The incident is under investigation and Greene's condition was described as satisfactory.
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Hartford
Richard Greene
Hartford Hospital
Donald Linde
Linde
Norwalk Gas Station Break Under Police Probe
Norwalk police investigate a gas station break at Petco on Water Street with $89 stolen. Sgt. Joseph Sheehan found a broken front door pane at 2:20 a.m. The owner is William M. Farans.
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Norwalk
Petco
Water Street
Joseph Sheehan
William M. Farans
Serena Presses Bid For House Amid Voting Rights Fight
Rep Serena seeks renomination as a federal court case from 26 years ago frames voting rights. CT Attorney General Beers says a felon loses voting rights. local Republicans argue he cannot hold office. Serena blasts the move as a smear while supporters consider restoration options with the Forfeited Rights Commission.
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Keats
Attorney General
Cashew
Rep. Serenas
Cashow
Mr. Keats
Beers
the Registrars of Voters
Serena
Wakefield
R. I
Bedford Junior High School
Repubican
John W. Boyd
Westport
Boyd
Joseph Serena
Saugatuck
Connecticut
Rep
Vincent X. Montanaro
State
Republican Town Committee
Edgar T. Lee
Helen Lupton
House
Henry Ferne Iil
Assembly
Ferne
Town Committee
Norwalk Rod and Gun Club Buys Waterfront Home
Norwalk on Sept 18 a deed filed with Town Clerk Mabel G. Ireland shows the Norwalk Rod and Gun Club purchased a Seaside Place home from Kenneth B. Cary and Virginia B. Cary for 26 500. The club will convert it to a club house and seek permission from the U S Corps of Engineers to install a small pier or mooring for boats. The 7 foot harbor frontage prompted the purchase as hunting declines drive the club to boost water activities.
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Norwalk
Mabel G. Ireland
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Cluo
Merry Christmas Divorce Suit Filed in Circuit Court
Mrs. Phytlig Christmas sues Merry Lawrence Christmas for divorce in West Palm Beach Circuit Court alleging he took her to downtown a year ago and never returned. The filing places the couple's marriage in context with a prior Arkansas connection.
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West Palm Beach
Fia
Merry Christmas
Phytlig Christmas
Merry Lawrence Christmas
Arkansas
Bullets Halt Burglar Trio In Wild Chase
A loaded .82 caliber revolver and a getaway car description sparked a police cordon as two men were questioned and a third fled on foot. Officers found a damaged safe at R. G. Davis and Sons Inc in Seymour with $319 inside after intruders cut through a rear hole and began breaching the inner wall. A duffle bag with burglar tools lay near railroad tracks adjacent to the company.
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New Haven
Central Fire Headquarters
New Haven Avenue
Nacca
Charles Lounsbury
Pearl Street
Seymour
R. G. Davis and Sons, Inc
Lounsbury
Patinos Ordered to Return Baby in Custody Dispute
Judge Jean Russet of the Seine tribunal ruled the Goldsmith family morally fit to have custody of the child and ordered the Patino family to return the baby at once. Goldsmith’s lawyers threatened to press kidnapping charges if the child is not produced. the Patinos offered to disclose the infant’s location if Goldsmith left the courtroom.
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James
Isabela
Jean Russet
Tribunal
Seine Department
Goldsmith
James Goldsmith
Patinos
Ridgefield Police Car Damaged by Danbury Driver
Police report Edward Minnerly, 45, of Danbury Road, was arrested September 18 at 9 10 p m on a charge of driving under the influence after his car struck a Ridgefield Town police car on Main Street in front of Town Hall. The left rear fender of the police car and the right front fender of Minnerly’s car were damaged. Minnerly is being held at Ridgefield State Police barracks in lieu of a 150 dollar bond for appearance September 24 in Danbury Traffic Court.
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Ridgefield
Edward Minnerly
Danbury Road
Ridgefield Town
Main Street
Town Hall
John Haight
Minnerly
Ridgefield State
Danbury
Gunther Property Attached By Wife In Norwalk
Mrs Gwendolyn A Gunther filed for divorce in Norwalk attaching her husband John F Gunther's real and personal property valued at 15 000 She seeks custody child support and alimony alleging adultery and intolerable cruelty The husband’s income is listed at 7 500 yearly and his total assets at 25 000 The couple married July 1938 in Pound Ridge New York Mrs Gunther is represented by Lepofsky Lepofsky of North Main Street.
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Norwalk
Gwendolyn A. Gunther
John F. Gunther
Mabel G. Ireland
Pound Ridge
N. Y
Gunther
Lepofsky & Lepofsky
North Main Street
Two Land Tracts Condemned for Thruway in Norwalk
Norwalk reports the State Highway Department initiated condemnation to acquire two parcels along the planned thruway. Owners include Charles and Frances Ballock of Waldron Place and Therese H Goodwin of 10 Selleck Avenue. The sites include residential structures on one tract.
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Norwalk
State Highway Department
Mabel G. Ireland
Charles and
Frances Ballock
Waldron Place
Therese H. Goodwin
Selleck Avenue
New London Teacher Killed in Car Crash
John J. Casey 34, a New London school teacher, died after his car struck a utility pole on Boswell Avenue in Norwich. He was alone in the vehicle and died en route or on arrival at Backus hospital, according to officer statements.
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New London
Norwich
John J. Casey
Boswell Avenue
John McKenna
Casey
Backus Hospital
McCarthy accused of attacked colleagues in vulgar terms
Flanders accused McCarthy of a deliberate campaign to discredit and drive from public life senators who criticized him. The letter cites McCarthy insulting fellow senators calling them liars and dishonest, and alleges he attacked public figures like Truman, Browne ll, and Marshall. McCarthy denied comment, noting the inquiry focuses on censure. Johnson warned the debate would be long and heated as the Senate weighs the case.
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McCarthy
Senate
Flanders
Truman
Brownell
George C. Marshall
Wisconsin
Watkins Committee
Hitler
Johnson
Washington
Colorado
Bethlehem Steel CIO Reach Shipyard Accord Details
Bethlehem Steel and the CIO Shipbuilding Workers reached a contract in New York securing wage boosts and benefits totaling 12 cents per hour for 16,000 East Coast shipyard workers. Negotiations began in mid June and cover yards in Quincy and East Boston Massachusetts Brooklyn Staten Island Hoboken and near Baltimore with a five cent raise three cents immediate and two cents November first.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Company
CIO
New York City
Quincy
Mass
Boston
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Hoboken
Baltimore
Youth, 20, Admits Slaying Reform Officer in Lafayette
A 20-year-old with a decade of juvenile offenses confessed to the murder of Grace Bauer, a probation officer in Lafayette. James Mullins said he hitchhiked from California, sought money, then hit and stabbed her, leaving the knife in an alley before fleeing. Police will file a preliminary murder charge.
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Lafayette
Ind
Harold Flower
James R. Mullins
Grace Bauer
Mullins
California
Bauer
Piccion Quits Office Triggers Rome Shakeup
Foreign Minister Attilio Piccioni resigned, prompting a shakeup in Italy's anticommunist government. The veteran Christian Democrat, 62, seeks to clear his son Piero Piccioni's name amid the long scandal surrounding the 1953 Wilma Montesti death and sensational headlines.
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Rome
Attilio Piccion
Italy
Piccion
Piero Piccioni
Wilma Montesti
Mau Mau Prisoners Freed After Kenya Raid
A terrorist gang raided a Ku Kenya prison near Nairobi last night, killing a guard and freeing about 200 Mau Mau prisoners. Over 1,000 police with aircraft joined the hunt to recapture the escapees.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Kukenya
Cyclist Comes Home Faster Than Planned
Pasadena dispatch reports 17 year old Ed Hannigan rode home when throttle jammed driving his motorcycle out of control. He crashed into a curb and was thrown about 20 feet, landing on his front porch. He received hospital treatment for head cuts and was released.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ed Hannigan
Hannigan
Stratford Plans Library Addition
Stratford outlines plans for a stone main building expansion separated by a connecting corridor. The addition, funded from years of savings, needs about 35000 beyond the 75000 on hand to complete and equip it, adding space for 25000 volumes.
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Library Board
Lovell
Study Planned on U S Storm Aid in Connecticut
Connecticut towns hit by hurricane damage may receive 250000 to 400000 in federal disaster aid for public property. Officials said aid is a gift and not a loan, with private property repairs covered by SBA loans. federal civil defense engineers visit next week to assess eligibility and conditions apply.
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Hartford
Federal
Civil Defense Engineers
Connecticut
U. S
Lodge
Eisenhower
Uncle Sam
State
Civil Defense Department
Civil Defense
William Hesketh
Agranta
Small Business Administration
County Fire Chiefs to Meet in Byram
Fairfield County Fire Chiefs Emergency Plan members convene for the season opener at the East Port Chester firehouse in Byram. Host Fire Chief John Maiko welcomes attendees with guest speaker Captain George Martin from White Plains Fire Department.
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Fairfield County Fire Chiefs
Tibet Rebels Reported in Anti Red Revolt
East Tibet natives clash with Chinese troops amid a state of emergency and reinforcements. Reports from Kalimpong describe fatalities on both Tibetan and Communist sides. The Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama were newsmakers as they traveled to Peiping, with the Dalai Lama urging unity and the Panchen Lama signaling continued alignment with China.
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Tibet
Red China
Calcutta
India
Dalai Lama
Peiping
Kalimpong
New China News Agency
China
United Nations
People’s Liberation Army
Dala Lama
Experts to Run Cooking School Lectures Daily
Experts to run the Merry Meals Cooking School demonstrations where attendees watch recipes from the book without notes. The program promises salads meats cakes cookies desserts and a wide variety of dishes. Each day features different preparations to prevent meal monotony for homemakers and guests.
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Merry Meals Cooking School
Escape at Atlanta Federal Prison Brings Two Recaptures
Atlanta, Sept 18 AP Two inmates remained at large after a bold sewer escape at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. George H. Evans of Douglasville Pennsylvania and Charlies Richard Perry of Memphis Tennessee, both 29, fled yesterday afternoon and were pursued by bloodhounds. They emerged in a woodland area near the prison and were recaptured within hours. Two others, George Ellis 29 and Charlee Edward Stegall 36, escaped Wednesday through the same sewer opening and are also in custody.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
George H. Evans
Douglasville
Charlies Richard Perry
Memphis
Tenn
George Ellis
Charlee Edward Stegall
W. H. Hardwick
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BOLT
AFL Dock Union
Safecracker
Omegate Ont Ta Post
Robert Gioffi
Milford Grains Company
Milford
Joseph Zennis
Robert F. Dixon
Gioffi
Zennis
Rhode Island
Norwalk Club
J. F. Gunther
Thruway
U. S. Weather Bureau
Middle
Mississippi Valley
Upper
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast Region
Rockies
Northern Plaine
M’carthy
Bethlehem Steel
CIO Reach Shipyard Accord
The
Weather Bureau
City
Albany
Buffalo
Burlington, Vt
Charleston
S.C
Chicago
Cincinnati Se
Concord
N.H
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Duluth
Fort Worth
MAU Mau
Stratford
U.S
Byram
Banhee
Etmee
Newtown
Conn
Flacpole
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