Richard Rodgers Honored At Civic Groups Luncheon
Richard Rodgers, composer of Oklahoma, was feted at a Civic Groups luncheon by the Exchange Club Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber in Bridgeport. Police escorted the artist and his wife to the Stratfield hotel and back to the Klein Memorial for the evening show. Rodgers spoke on road shows and the writing process, noting Oklahoma’s origin near Bridgeport in 1942 and describing the collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II. A second Oklahoma performance followed at the Klein Memorial.
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Southport
Richard Rodgers
Dr. Rodgers
Exchange Club
Chamber of Commerce
Rodgers
Stratfield Hotel
Klein Memorial
Dick Pilvelait
The
Jaycees
Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield
Oscar Hammerstein, Jr
Bridgeport
Mr. Rodgers
CIO takes over local union amid welfare fund probes
New York AP Sept 17 national CIO officials forced entry into Local 923 headquarters after a door contest with a brunette barrier. Alvin E. Heaps said the international has taken over the local as Walter Reuther ordered remedial action against six officers amid state findings of welfare fund abuses affecting five locals.
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New York
CIO
Alvin E. Heaps
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
RWB
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Heaps
Braunette
One of four escaped convicts captured near Atlanta
The AP reports that 29 year old George H Evens was found hiding in tall grass about three miles from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary and returned to custody. Charles Richard Perry, another escapee, remained at large as authorities hunted. The four escapees had slipped through a sewer line earlier in the day.
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Atlanta
Freedom
George H. Evens
Charles Richard Perry
Evans
Douglasville
Perry
Memphis. Tenn
George Eltis
Chicago
Charles Edward Stegall
Sealsville
Detective demoted for umbrella photo with Marciano
New York police detective James McShane, holder of the department's top award, was demoted with a pay cut for appearing in a newspaper photo in civilian clothes holding an umbrella over heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. Deputy Commissioner Dougherty cited policy against detectives appearing in photos to avoid revealing identities and noted no bodyguard had been assigned.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
James McShane
Marciano
Madison Square Garden
Richard A. Dougherty
McShane
Dougherty
High School Official Beaten by Youths in New York
Morris Feld 50, assistant to the principal at the School of Commerce, was knocked to the sidewalk and beaten by five or six youths after breaking up an attack on a student. He was treated for cuts and bruises and the assailants fled before police arrived. Feld had ejected the youths from the auditorium earlier. they appeared to be nonstudents.
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New York
Morris Feld
School of Commerce
Meld
Feld
Man admits role in $111000 bank robbery and jail jailbreak
Fredericktown Missouri reports Marcus L. Sherburne 33 of Albert Lea Minnesota confessed to taking part as lookout in the September 14 111170 dollar heist at the Five Points branch Bank of New Mexico in Albuquerque He also admitted involvement in a June Armour South Dakota jailbreak confirmed by the local sheriff
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Fredericktown
Missouri Highway Patrol
Albuquerque
N. M
E. F. Damps
Marcus L. Sherburne
Albert Lea
Minn
Damps
Five Points
Bank of New Mexico
Armour
S. D
Fire damages shed behind Hillside home near Bond Street
A storage shed about 200 yards rear of Hillside Home at the foot of Bond Street was damaged by fire of undetermined origin shortly after 10:30 last night. Firemen responded to Box 712 at 10:34 with recall ordered at 10:52. Flames spread from the roof of the one story former dairy barn, damaging furniture and other equipment.
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Hillside Home
Bond Street
John Dailey
Ghost TV image scares Indianapolis woman
Mrs. John Mackey's TV showed a ghostly image resembling her dead grandfather after a picture tube glow. Station WISH cameras helped spread the phenomenon, an electrician said the image came from a TV actor burned into the tube, which was replaced and the set returned to normal.
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Indianapolis
John Mackey
WISH
German equality plan pact outlined by U S and Britain
A joint communique after Dulles Eden talks in London states they exchanged views on the French Assembly rejection of the EDC. They favor fast action and favor an early preparatory conference to link the German federal republic with Western nations on a basis of full equality.
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Bonn
Rome
Paris
Britain
Dulles
Mr. Eden
London
New York scales Bridgeport with fast oil tanker
The SS New York, a large oil tanker with a 6.12 million gallon capacity, docked at Bridgeport Harbor. She can discharge her cargo in 14 hours and features private rooms, baths, lounges, and television for every crew member. Captain Gerald A Bodden led the visit, with pilots Hancott and Bohn assisting. The ship will service coastwise trade between Port Arthur Texas and northern ports, carrying No. 2 grade oil. Hazards are limited to occasional hurricanes which can be outrun in their early stages.
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S. S. New York
New York
Bridgeport
Buckley Brothers
Gerald A. Bodden
Port Arthur
Texas
Red Star Line
William T. Hancott
Avon
Bridgeport Harbor
Harold M. Bohn
Bellport
L. I
New York City
A. R. Davison
Texas Company
Martin J. Ryan
Frederick A. Gardiner
Frank Spry
Davison
Bodden
Gregory leaves on sick leave and city boiler project discussed
The board noted Gregory began sick leave August 20 and aimed to return September 26. In a letter to Mr. Galla presented for action, Gregory cited health reasons for the leave. The board then requested funds to hire an engineering firm to map preliminary plans for an outside boiler house at Hillside Home, citing old boilers in the basement. Copies will go to City Comptroller Morris and the Board of Appportionment and Taxation. R. J. Partridge of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds received the society's bronze media in services at Havergate, England.
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Galla
Gregory
McLevy
Hillside
City Comptroller
John J. Morris
Board of Appoortionment and Taxation
R. J. Partridge
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Society
Havergate
England
Serene voting rights case up to registrar action
A CT State Attorney General opinion leaves Rep Serena’s eligibility to hold office unsettled, pushing the decision to the registrar of voters. Serena calls the move a smear, while local Republicans cite the law and Druck.
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Serena
Mr. Beers
Cashow
Keats
Beers
the Registrars of Voters
Rep
Wakefield
BR. I
Bedford Junior High School
John W. Boyd
Westport
Boyd
Joseph Serena
Saugatuck
Escaped Guns Recaptured After Nevada Breakout
Miller's body with a bullet hole is found as Captain Harry Fletcher says it remains unclear if the three escapees or tower guards fired the fatal shot. Liebig was wounded during the escape. Burman Gulovsen and Liebig are held in solitary as authorities search the sparsely settled area with deputies, guards, and spotter planes. Liebig, jailed for a wild crime spree, survived a running gun battle that killed his cousin Charles Liebig in Lovelock.
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Bernard
Liebig
Nevada
Charles Henry Liebig
Hungry Man Ends Life At Monument Circle
An unemployed man stabbed himself ten times on crowded Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis and died minutes later. He reportedly muttered hunger before the act. Friends said his mother, Mrs. Josie White, lives in Huntaville Alabama.
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Indianapolis
Monument Circle
Josie White
Huntaville
Ala
Fairfield Cops Nab 3 In Break In
Fairfield police arrested three men for breaking and entering at the Fairfield Scrap Metal company offices on 158 State street extension last night after 8. A fourth suspect remained at large. The trio faces charges as officers recover a payroll over 800 dollars missing from an office desk. Damaged equipment included scales, a time clock, a truck, and a forklift.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Scrap Metal Company
State Street Extension
John Neary
James V. Carbone
Sport Hill Road
Easton
Walter Hearthcoate
Colorado Avenue
John Caminotto
Malin Street
Carl Hamilton
Neary
Heathcoate
Caminotto
Pat
John Steiner
Two GI's Seized by Czech Reds Near Hof Border
Two American soldiers are captured by Czech border guards with dogs near Hof in the U S zone area. The incident, confirmed by Seventh Army in Stuttgart, follows two earlier border incidents in nine days with no injuries reported.
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Seventh Army
Stuttgart
Heidelberg
U. S
Pilsen
Prague
Hof
New Haven Plans First Talgo Train Purchase
New Haven railroad will announce its first Talgo train purchase within six weeks. President Patrick B Mc Ginnis said the low-slung trains can negotiate 90 mile per hour curves and may cut Hartford to New York time to about 1 hour 30 minutes. He noted possible combined buys to lower cost and cited potential investment around 14 million dollars.
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Moodus
New Haven” Railroad
Patrick B. McGinnis
New York
McGinnis
New England Weekly Press Association
Vanderbilt pleads innocent in car case
Honolulu notices millionaire yachtsman George Vanderbilt pleading innocent to charges of driving under the influence and driving on the wrong side of the road. Circuit Judge Albert M. Felix set October 29 for a jury trial. Vanderbilt did not appear. attorney Robert M. Dodge represented him after Aug. 15 arrest following a minor collision. He said he had been taking sedative medication for cerebral malaria.
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Honolulu
George Vanderbilt
Albert M. Felix
Vanderbilt
Robert M. Dodge
Naugatuck Man Dies as Auto Hits Pole
Naugatuck police say a car driven by John Kovach about 60 skewed and struck a street pole, bending the steering wheel and killing him. Kovach was alone in the vehicle at the time of the night accident occurring at a street intersection.
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Naugatuck
John Kovach
Kavach
Governor Praises Press For Public Affairs Role
Governor Lodge urged the New England Weekly Press association to keep public business accessible to citizens. He warned against censoring agency reports but praised wartime voluntary censorship and stressed the press as a check on government with a duty to publish full reports promptly.
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Moodus
Governor Lodge
New England Weekly Press Association
Blaz
Lodge
Atomic power eyed for New England within five years
Sherman R. Knapp of Connecticut Light and Power predicts New England will produce some electric power by atomic energy within five years and no new conventional fuel plants will be built. He notes plans for Yankee Atomic Electric Co to cooperate with ten other New England utilities to study atomic power and possibly build a regional plant.
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Norwich
New England
Sherman R. Knapp
Connecticut Light and Power Co
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
Knapp
Connecticut
Montville
Yankee Atomic Electric Company
Boston
Edison
UI Watching Plans For A Power In The Northeast
The United Illuminating Company which provides electric power to the Bridgeport area and New Haven is watching developments in the atomic power field but has not decided on any immediate action. The company indicates careful study of potential benefits and safety considerations as atomic energy evolves.
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New England
Atomic Power Company
Massachusetts
William C. Bell
United Iluminating Company
Connecticut
Twe
Brookhaven National Laboratories and Atomic Research Center
The
United Illuminating Company
Bridgeport
New Haven
Bank Scandal Figures Face Bond in Shortage Case
The 32 year old ex mayor of Farmington Manchin and co defendants Meredith and Ford were arrested on charges of making false bank entries and misapplication of funds in a case involving more than 25 thousand dollars. Manchin posted 20000 bond Meredith 5000 on each count and Ford 20000 but remained jailed. FBI said they admitted writing checks without funds and that the trio accounted for the over half million dollars in the shortage.
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Manchin
Meredith
Ford
Fairmont
U. S
Pittsburgh
Farmington
FBI
First National Bank
Godfrey Regains Pilot's License After Flight Test
Godfrey, red-haired entertainer, passes a commercial instrument flight test to reinstate his pilot license. He flies his blue and white plane, greeting reporters briefly and remarking Marilyn Monroe’s recent New York visit. License suspended for buzzing the Teterboro control tower.
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Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
New York
Godfrey
Teterboro
Woman Indicted for Mate Slaying in Essex County
A woman was indicted after the body of her mate was found three weeks later. Autopsy showed two gunshot wounds to the head, a sharp-weapon stab, and bindings with rubber covered wire. The corpse carried three small anchors. The husband, an employee at CRS Hytron Electronic factory nearby, had vanished. The suspect later consulted a lawyer about a divorce.
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Clark
Mia
CRS Hytron Electronic
Essex County
Jessie Costello
William
$60,000 BULL DIES AT WHITNEY FARM IN WESTBURY
A black Angus bull named Ankonian 3263 valued at 60,000 dollars died at the C. V. Whitney farm in Old Westbury after pneumonia and a fever spiked to 106 degrees. Despite oxygen tent treatment, the bull suffered a heart attack following removal from the tent. farm manager's wife Mrs Ivor Balding assisted efforts.
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Old Westbury
N. Y
C. V. Whitney
Ivor Balding
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