Hurricane Hammers Mississippi From Louisiana
The hurricane blasted from the Louisiana coast into Mississippi and toped Bayou country, with Gulfport and Biloxi suffering heavy damage and New Orleans inundated. Red Cross counted fatalities and refugees, as Baton Rouge and nearby areas reported no deaths.
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Deleaseps Morrison
Pledge Time Extended as AFL CIO Await Denham Ruling
AFL officials welcomed the extension allowing more time to challenge the Denham interpretation of Taft Hartley. Denham requires top officers of AFL and CIO to sign affidavits to use NLRB facilities, else unions are barred. Padway for AFL unions urged NLRB to limit signatures to union officers, not federations. Deadline originally set after Sept 2 notices. extensions tune to conventions in San Francisco October 6 and Boston October 13.
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Greenwich Pilot Unhurt In Crash
Navy Hellcat fighter plane crashed into the Atlantic off New Yorks Atlantic Beach. Lieut. (j.g.) Russell Vincent Lynch 24 of Greenwich Conn was picked up unharmed by a boat after a forced landing. He trained from Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn served as a reserve pilot on two weeks active duty and fought in the Pacific during the war.
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Storm hits Madison injures three in wrecks deaths
A northeaster hit Madison late this afternoon uprooting trees and causing a fatal crash that killed Warren Ashe 44 of Long Beach New York. His wife Mady 83 and mother in law Mary Bestick 62 were injured. Mrs Ashe was treated at New Haven hospital while Bestick was shaken but not hospitalized.
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Brooklyn
Police widen hunt for John Greenwood in Greenwich murder
Bridgeport resident John Greenwood pleaded guilty to attempted robbery with violence and drew five to ten years. Leonard Russo, linked to the same hold up, faced first degree murder charges, later surrendered and received five and a half years. Greenwood confessed to Scaramuzzo’s May 27, 1938 killing, a crime initially ruled a suicide but later linked to eight fatal bullet wounds.
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Cheshire Reformatory
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Hillside Hospital Rates Increase and Board Actions
Hillside Hospital rates were raised after board approval. Supt Gallaa’s rent action allows Ernest Bukocy to house 10 ponies in Hillside arables for $50 monthly. An oil burner in Margaret Ford cottage was flagged for insufficient air flow and deemed unsafe, to be corrected. The board authorized use of 400 tons of coal from the outdoor reserve and kept 50 tons in an indoor bin.
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Baldwin Boom Seen At Outing In Middletown
Middletown aims to stage Ray Baldwin Day at Crystal Lake race track with over 500 expected. Speakers include U S Senator Joseph R McCarthy, amid talk of a Baldwin for President rally. State officials and Congressmen expected. labor group cancels plan to post 15 pickets at the gate.
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Dulles Sees Approval of UN Peace Committee
John Foster Dulles predicted the U N peace committee plan would be approved despite Soviet opposition. Speaking to the United Nations assembly he said the proposal aims to increase UN prestige and improve its organization as a “little assembly” to handle disputes.
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Youth Hurt As Auto Hits Switch Engine
Derby report: Stuart Sevelle aged 17 of 8 Columbia Street Ansonia escaped serious injury when his car struck a New Haven Railroad switch engine at Division Street crossing after 7 30 p m He was taken to Griffin hospital for facial laceration treatment and released later A crewman said the engine stood motionless at the crossing Police questioned Sevelle who admitted he failed to see the locomotive Damage to his car was extensive
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Sevette
Woman Held in Relief Probe Readied Arraignment
Mrs Palumbo faces arraignment in the current Superior court term after a bench warrant alleges she obtained 1251.50 in state relief funds from Jan 1, 1945 to Jan 10, 1947 by falsely claiming her net pay averaged 26 a week.
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U S to Expand Research For Fisheries in Pacific
The Fish and Wildlife Service seeks to extend its Pacific fisheries research program from the central and southwest Pacific toward the Marquesas and Mandated Islands. The plan includes oceanographic and biological studies to unlock untapped tuna resources, with Hawaii as a future lab site. Funds are pending, vessels are sought, and coordination with Hawaii and the Philippines rehab program continues.
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Spencer F. Baird
Theodore N. Gill
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Los Angeles
Honolulu
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Plea Denied in Zoning Change Cases For City Properties
The court denied zoning changes for multiple properties including the eastern side of Fifth Street near Connecticut Avenue extending to Seaview Avenue. Jack C. Bergen’s request to change from residence B to light industrial was rejected for land bounded by Fairview Avenue extension Indian Avenue Reservoir Avenue and Park Cemetery lands. Antonio Degiglo’s petition to move from Business No 1 to light industrial was also denied for parcels bounded by East Washington Avenue Kosauth Street and adjacent properties.
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Taft Urges Wage Increase To Stabilize Prices
Taft addresses a crowded lunch, arguing price levels should rise toward the 1989 baseline. He contends wage gains of 50 to 60 percent could be offset by higher productivity in many industries. He calls for raising the minimum wage from 40 to at least 60 cents, saying such increases won’t lift prices but will ease the burden on millions.
Italy Ripe for Revolution Says Togliatti
Rome dispatch reports Palmiro Togliatti, a Moscow trained communist leader, stating large masses of Italians were ripe for revolution as protests called by three leftist parties were planned for tomorrow. He warned revolutions are not declared by parties but guided by strong popular support amid a food shortage and widespread price rises.
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Unborn Baby Seeks Place to Hang Diapers
In Westport on September 19 AP reports an unborn baby seeks a home. The humor piece notes the baby will be born in January and asks readers to contact the father to learn more, as the Westporter- Herald prints the advertisement from a newspaper box number.
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Education group to convene in Hartford New Haven Bridgeport
The Connecticut Education Association will hold its fall convention in Hartford New Haven and Bridgeport on October 31 with the theme The Improvement of Education. Sessions begin at 9 30 a m with general meetings and sectional discussions at 10 30 a m Luncheons follow at noon and another general session at 2 30 p m Max O Hutt University of Michigan psychology professor will speak in Hartford on the interplay of psychology and education.
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Truman Tackles European Crisis Calls for Aid and Policy
A roundup reveals Truman weighing Europe’s crisis, with plans for Argentina corn imports for occupied areas, debates on emergency aid, and possible congressional action. Officials warn of inflation and food prices while farmers eye policy shifts and rationing debates amid looming grain shipments.
William A Woollen Dies in City Rooming House
William A Woollen, 48, was found dead in his room at 458 John Street last evening. Medical Examiner Dr. Benjamin Horn ruled the death due to natural causes. Dr. Isidore Yasser pronounced him dead, and a city ambulance surgeon responded after the body was discovered by a roomer around 8 o'clock.
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Isidore Yasser
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Soviets begin veto battle in UN General Assembly
The United States pushed back as the Soviet bloc launched a veto battle over war propaganda. Kuzma Kiselev echoed Vishinsky amid protests as delegates debated measures to curb propaganda and curb arms buildup. Evatt voiced support for a stronger UN with broader assembly powers while Greece warned of Communist encroachment in Athens. The steering committee adjourned at 6 45 p.m. with plans to reconvene tomorrow.
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Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
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Paul Meyer Hurt Steady Loss At New London
Sept 19 Regular end Paul Meyer joined the U S Coast Guard Academy squad in New London today after Coach Nelson W Nitchman kept him from practice with bruised legs. Regular guard Al Trunski also sidelined with a sacroiliac condition.
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Paul Meyer
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
Nelson W. Nitchman
al Trunski
Rosemary decorates bridal bed in fading European custom
The ancient practice of adorning the bridal bed with rosemary endures in scattered European locales, surviving as a quaint remnant of old wedding rites.
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