Legislators Clear Air In Highway Probe Row
Hartford lawmakers clash over whether a subcommittee will probe the State Highway department as Sen. Newman M. Marsilius Jr. calls the meeting and Rep. John C. Donaldson pushes for an inquiry into gas tax and highway operations. The panel may delay work until Stone and Webster study results are released later this year.
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Hartford
Capitol Hill
State Highway Department
Newman M. Marsillus Jr
Seusiar Marsilius
Donaldson
Finance Committee
William W. Prout
R-Suffield
Highway Department
Stone and Webster
Rep. Prout
Stone
Gennaro W. Frate
Darien
House
Roads and Bridges
Long
Legislative Council
Rep
Prout
Max “Revillier
R-Lyme
Anthony Wallace
Simsbury
Wallace
City Schools Get $95 913 U S Aid
Federal school aid grant of 395 913 is released to Bridgeport Board of Education and covers teachers salaries. The remaining 1 957 will be paid later. John J McGuinness says the grant stems from Federal property tax rules and is already allocated in the budget.
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Bridgeport Board of Education
Washington
U. S
William Purtell
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
John J. McGuinness
McGui
Legion Elects Chicago Banker as Commander
John S. Gleason Jr., a Chicago banker and World War II Pacific theater veteran, was elected national commander of the American Legion at its 39th annual convention in Atlantic City. The vote tally showed Gleason with 1,102 of 3,114 president ballots, succeeding Daniel of Danville, Virginia. Gleason is a First National Bank of Chicago vice president and father of six.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John S. Gleason, Jr
Chicago
American Legion
Gleason
Legion
First National Bank of Chicago
W. C
Dan
Daniel
Danville, Va
Legion delegates elect Feltham S. James national chaplain
The National American Legion delegates elected Rev. Feltham S. James from Charleston D C as national chaplain and chose five vice commanders Ramon R. Guas Isadore Levine Lee A Lemos Harry W Miller and William Cottrell by acclamation Cottrell and Guns are first national officers from outlying departments. A Gleason election sparked a brief demonstration as delegates cheered and marched with signs.
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Feltham’ S. James
Charleston
D. C
Ramon R. Guas
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Isadore Levine
la Porte
Ind. Lee
A. Lemos
Riverside
R. 1
Harry W. Miller
Fayetteville
W. Va
William Cottrell
Honolulu
Cottrell
Guns
Legion
Gleason
Vase Tossing Suspect Sentenced In Bridgeport Assault
James Williams 28 of 14 Green Street pleaded guilty to assault after a July 1 incident in which a vase was hurled at a woman, injuring her cheek requiring 32 stitches. He was sentenced to six months in jail with a three month suspension, following a leniency request from Alderman Conklin and the victim’s plea for withdrawal of the charge.
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Bridgeport
James Williams
Green Street
Kenneth J. Zarrilli
Aldern Conklin
Truman welcomes grandson Clifton Daniel on visit
In Independence Missouri on September 19 AP reports Mr and Mrs Harry S Truman greeted their three month old grandson Clifton Truman Daniel and his parents Mr and Mrs Clifton Daniel of New York The Daniels plan to stay five to six days with the Trumans before traveling to Zebulon North Carolina to visit Daniel’s parents.
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Independence
Missouri Pacific
Harry S. Truman
Clifton Truman Daniel
Clifton Daniel
New York
Daniels
Welfare rent dispute eyed by subcommittee in Hartford
A subcommittee of the Legislature's Judiciary panel weighed differences between the State Welfare Department and the Bridgeport Housing Authority over welfare tenant rents. A bill would strike a sentence that ties rents to income sources, while officials argued over income definitions and cost-based pegging for housing projects. The panel set a 3 p.m. Tuesday deadline to propose a compromise.
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Hartford
Judiciary Committee
State Welfare Department
Bridgeport Housing Authority
Christy Manas
George A. Laden
BHA
John J. Bracken
IBHA
Commission Hanas
Hanas
Saemcea An
Amendments Need Special Session reenactment warned
Hartford report says three constitutional amendments must be reenacted in a special session to remain alive. Wall notes amendments to limit public funds for private school transportation, annual legislative sessions, and local home rule powers require printing with public acts and fresh action by House and Senate.
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Hartford
Robert \. Wall
House
Ofice
Earlir
Thant
Senate
Wall
Eee Semen Keenk
Newsmen
George Angevine
R- Farren
Constitutional Amendments Committee
Bush Urges Higher Costs Curb Home Ownership
Senator Prescott Bush told Hartford County Home Builders that inflated building costs since 1946 nearly doubled a $10 000 home to $19 000 and FHA mortgage payments rose from 51 to 108 monthly. He warned lower down payments raise carrying charges and could burden families, urging stability in federal policy.
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Hartford
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Connecticut
Jator Bush
Home Builders Association
Hartford County
FHA
Bush
Somers GOP in Turmoil Over Keeney Family in Election
About 90 registered Republicans in Somers protest GOP leaders aligned with a bipartisan ticket for the October 7 election. They cite Mrs. Julia A. Keeney, state central committee member and Republican national committeewoman, and her family as central to the dispute. Copies of the protest were sent to Meade Alcorn and Sherman Adams.
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Somers
Julia A. Keeney
GOP
State Central Committee
Connecticut
Republican National
London
Jes
Maine
Vermont
Julia Ann Keeney Walton
SCHL
ISU yoRbinay
Lt State Central Committee
Meade Alcorn
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Anid
UConn Students Return to Campus Life Fall Swirl
UConn students and the campus community begin a busy fall schedule with the president's reception for freshmen tomorrow launching a season of extracurricular activities. The article notes a start to activities as students resume campus life.
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Storrs
University of Connecticut
Uconn
Clarene
Mandav
Local GOP Chairman Named in Family Dispute
The statement identifies State Rep. Robert L. Keeney Jr. as the GOP Town chairman and notes he is Mrs. Keeney’s nephew, framing the family conflict as a local political issue.
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GOP
State
Robert L. Keeney Jr
GE Cuts Work Week At Plainville Plant
Plainville officials said 900 hourly workers in the circuit protection devices department will move to a 35 hour work week starting September 30. GE, the town’s largest employer with 1,850 workers, follows this plan as Marlin Rockwell, the second largest employer, reports hiring after a summer slowdown and a 1,650 workforce.
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Plainville
General Electric
Marlin - Rockwell Company
Patents Issued to Fairfield Round Residents
Fairfield area residents listed with patent grants to firms in Bridgeport and New York. Inventors include Gordon Florian Bridgeport design for Hock assigned to Sunbeam Chicago. Strelakes Montanaro Westport renewable handles. Simian Greenwich food tenderizer assigned to Reflentone Stamford. Ruger Westport dressed pawl for revolver cylinder assigned to Strum Ruger & Co. Southport. Slaughter New Canaan conveyor methods to Extruded Plastics. Wasserman Quaas Island Park N Y electrode for welding copper alloys to Eutectic Welding Alloys. Sullivan Glenbrook cellular rubber prep to American Cyanamid. Luberoff Branford acrylic acid prep to American Cyanamid. Kaiser Welcher Old Greenwich dithio oxamide to American Cyanamid. Davis Riverside stabilizing ethylene chlorohydrin solutions with ethylene oxide to American Cyanamid. Dort-Oliver patent for treating liquids in waste liquid treatment systems.
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Fairfield
Sf Wooster & Davis
Bridgeport
Gordon Florian
Sunbeam Corporation
Chicago
St. George
Stamford
Willam B. Ruger
Westport
Strum, Ruger & Company
Southport
Charles BE. Slaughter
New Canaan
Eutecte Welding Alloys Corporation
Flushing
New York
Frank A. V. Sullivan
Glenbrook
American Cyanamid Company
Benjamin J. Luberoff
Braiford
Donald W. Kaiser
Richard P. Welcher
Old Greenwich
American Cysanamid Company
Harold 8. Davis
Riverside
Dort-Oliver
Ier Hamford
Peridge Farm
Jac
Norwalk
Cook
Plowmen Vie for World Title in Peebles Showdown
In Peebles Ohio on Sept 19 AP reports a large field of 110000 plowmen contesting for the world title under a scorching sun as an early morning shower cooled the crowd. Local organizers expect tight competition among top entrants.
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Peebles
Ohio
City Begins Removal of Wheeler Mansion Treasures
The city starts a two day effort to remove and catalog art and historic objects from the Wheeler Mansion. Mayor McLevy calls it a big job as workers wrap crate and save items to be displayed in the new city hall. The project aims to finish by Oct. 1 with 110000 people noted near the site and coordination with the Kansas City Public Service Co.
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Wheeler Mansion
State Highway Patrol
Bridgeport
Wheeler State
Wheeler
Anche
Pico
Monee
McLevy
Oreo Raul Mice
Kansas City
Paving Push In Kansas City Slows Streetcar Woes
In Kansas City on September 19 AP reports city officials push for paving projects to fix streetcar disruptions. The effort aims to smooth tracks and reduce delays as crews begin work across major thoroughfares.
Korean Woman Hurt by U S Army Rocket in Seoul
A Korean woman, Kim Lee Song, was injured when a 3.5 inch rocket fired during a U S Army range exercise broke her arm. The preliminary report says the rocket was fired after the range was cleared and guards posted. her condition is listed as good at an Army hospital. A separate incident at Kunsan air base saw two Korean teenage girls shot and injured by guards during a confrontation, with Kang Kim Sun aged 17 hit in the right arm and Kim Yong Yi hit in the right temple. both guards’ identities are withheld as police investigate.
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Seoul
Wang Bang-Ni
Kim Lee Song
Lan Army Hospital
Air Force
Kunsan
Kang Kim Sun
Kim Yong Yi
Fairfield Boy 12 Injured by Auto Near Home
Robert McGregor Jr. 12 of 80 Junson Road Fairfield injured at 2 30 pm when struck by a car near his home as it allegedly passed a halted school bus. Thamesville Ontario crews used cyanide neutralizers after a rail yard spill endangered the town water supply.
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Junson Road
Fairfield
George Huton
Thamesville
Ont
Etta
Box 19
Beach Road
Oregan Chemical
Canadian National Railways
E. I. du Pont Co
Buffalo
Detroit
Grant Berry
Kent County
du Pont
Canada
Toronto
Civil Defense
Ontario
J. M. Bakewell, Educator, Dies at 90 in New Haven
Charles Montague Bakewell longtime Yale philosophy professor and former U S representative at large for Connecticut died at his New Haven home at age 90. A Republican critic of the New Deal he taught at Harvard California and Bryn Mawr before joining Yale in 1905 leaving in 1933. He served in WWI Italy with the American Red Cross and received the Order of the Crown. He leaves a son Henry P Hartford a daughter Mrs Richard Hooker and seven grandchildren.
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Charles Montague Bakewell
Yale
Connecticut
California University
Harvard
Allegheny College
Metadville
Bakewell
Italy
American Red Cross
Pittsburgh
Madeline Palmer
Wilkes-Barre
Henry P
Hartford
Richard Hooker
Vatican Paper Attacks Czech Reds Over Catholic Subjugation
The Vatican newspaper accuses Red-ruled Czechoslovakia of subjugating the Catholic church through a state bureaucracy led by militant atheists. It cites a Czech clergy congress led by Rev. Josef Ploshar and denounces Communist pressure on Catholics in socialist countries.
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Vatican
Today
Czechoslovakia
L’osservatore Romano
Czech “Permanent Committee For Peace
Josef Ploshar
L’unita
Ploshar
Socialist Countries
Two Soviet Internal Affairs Ministers Fired
Two police heads were replaced in Turkmenistan and Armenia, signaling possible shakeups in non-Russian republics. The changes were announced by Radio Liberation citing Soviet press and may indicate broader reorganizations in state security structures led by Gen. Ivan Serov.
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Thomas P. Whitney
Anaual
Soviet Union
Radio Liberation
Sadyk Berdayev
Central Asia
Khaly Nazarovich
Armenia
Ivan Serov
Newsmen Freed in Jakarta After Six Months Detention
The Indonesian army released 41 detainees including four newsmen who had been held for over six months. The army said seven were arrested and the journalists were freed on the condition they obey a decree banning membership in rebellious movements.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Brookyln High Lye Attack Leaves Student Blinded
A 17 year old, Maurice Kessler, threw lye into a Brookyln history classroom injuring 13, including 18 year old David Ozersky who may lose sight. Teacher Tsidor Auerbach and Sidney Zuckoff aided victims. Kessler arrested, faces felonious assault and morals case, arraignment planned.
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New York
Brooklyn
David Ozersky
Maurice Kessler
Kessler
Lye Thrower
Thomas Jefferson High School
Ozersky
St. Claire's Hospital
Tsidor Auerbach
Sidney Zuckoff
Auerbach
Auer‘bach
Zuckoff
Michael Humeniuk
Reds and Anti Reds Clash in San Marino Square
In San Marino, Reds and anti Reds fought in the public square after the parliament was dissolved with army support. Communists, now a minority, barred noncommunists from the meeting hall while the latter called the decree illegal and vowed to defend their rights. Civil war concerns rise as resignations widen the split.
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San Marino
Grand Council
Europe
Three Women Escape from Massachusetts Prison
Three inmates fled tonight from the Massachusetts women's correctional institution in Sherborn. Identified as Muriel Fontaine 20 Attleboro Marion Crowell 18 Boston and Lorraine Gonsalva 18 Fall River they were serving two years each and escaped via a basement laundry window. Officials say they are not considered dangerous.
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Framingham
Mass
Massachusetts Women’s Correctional Institution
Sherborn
Muriel J. Fontaine
Attleboro
Marion T. Crowell
Boston
Lorraine Gonsalva
Fall River
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