Private elevator and receptionist shape Dulles visits
Neal Stanford lauds Mary Butler at the State Department for greeting visitors to Secretary Dulles with cordial efficiency. She informs them he is busy yet never brushes them off, projecting a calm, dutiful professionalism.
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Secretary Dulles
Washington
State Department
Neal Stanford
Christian Science Monitor
Mary Butler
Miss Butler
White House
Miss Butler Aides Secretary in Diplomatic Access
Readers discover Miss Butler serves as a key liaison, listening to visitors and shaping access to the Secretary. She handles many callers, guiding them to desk officers with country duties and ensuring a human link to the top official.
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Miss Butler
America
France
Japan
India
Washington visit hints at broader talks with aides
The text notes special assistants to the Secretary and assistant secretaries ready for talks. It mentions a visit to Washington that improved relations and promises more to see, suggesting ongoing discussions beyond the Secretary himself.
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Washington
Zoning Board Reorganization Delayed Pending Sketches
The town zoning board postpones its reorganization to May 12 after a partial meeting. Senator Da Ponte’s term as former chairman ends April 1. The Chamber of Commerce seeks permission for four by five foot welcome signs on local properties, pending sketches. Virgil Sousa seeks a two car garage variance, one foot from the lot line, to be heard May 12.
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Bristol County Water Company
Hope Street
Luiz Poultry Farm
Metacom Avenue
Virgil Sousa
Doran Avenue
Sousa
Police Chief Ferrara Honored on Engagement Night
Chief Anthony J. Ferrara was f êted at Midway Steak and Lobster House as about three hundred friends gathered to toast his forthcoming marriage to Miss Anne R. Tamul of Providence. Joseph F. Bruno presided as toastmaster with remarks from Probate Judge Frank L. Martin and others. A grandfather clock was presented to the chief by Henry J. Sylvia Jr. on behalf of the guests.
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Anthony J. Ferrara
Midway
Anne R. Tamul
Providence
Joseph F. Bruno
Frank L. Martin
William E Magee
Police
L.B. Fouchecourt
Cranston
Peter J. McKeon
North Attle
William T. Cashin
Joseph T. Teixeira
Frank S. Bruno
Frank C. Langelo
Students Hear Classics By Rhode Island Philharmonic
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra gave school concerts for senior and junior high students led by conductor Martin Fischer. A prior visit two years ago and a string session by five players provided a close view of professional musicians in action.
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Joseph Conte
R. I. Philharmonic Orchestra
Jenda Booth
Jeff Bartlett
Andrews School
R. I Philharmonic
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin Fischer
Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium
Providence
The
Philharmonic
Charles Dickerson
Otto van Koppenhagen
Fischer
Edward McCabe
Cis Madeira
Rhode Island Music Festival Association
Budget Nears Mullion Tax Rise to $3.30 Per Hundred
Town budget committee prepares a 1955-56 plan totaling 997,133.33 with a tax rate forecast at 3.30 dollars per hundred, up ten cents from this year. Net valuations lag, debt service grows, and major department budgets face limited increases while cuts impact police, fire, and public works requests.
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Budget Committee
Financial Town
Dept of Public Works
Board of
Burnside
Civil Defense
Police Department
Highway Department
Sewer Department
John Jason Named Civil Defense Deputy Director
John Jason was appointed deputy director of the Civil Defense unit at a CD Advisory Council meeting last night. Henry Hambrick is expected to vacate his post in California. Tim Pansa joined the advisory council, while Norman Sousa’s resignation as head of the ground observer corps was accepted pending a new director appointment next month. The council discussed Beals plans for receiving evacuees in Bristol and approved the outlined setup. They also urged Miss Connie Fasano to arrange a doctor to head the medical corps and a mortician for emergencies.
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John Jason
CD Advisory Council
Jason
Henry Hambrick
California
Tim Pansa
Advisory Council
Pansa
Norman Sousa
Ground Observer Corps
Sousa
Nelson Beals
Bristol
Connie Fasano
McGinnis Offers Crane for Bristol Harbor Use
Railroad magnate Patrick B McGinnis proposes two cranes for Bristol harbor facilities to boost commercial and pleasure boating. Gantry or pillar crane would serve Rockwell Park launches, speed relief during hurricane warnings, with crane placement tied to state pier decision and wharf purchase. Bristol officials seek federal harbor work, with hear ings planned for a proposed breakwater to guard Walker's Cove and Pappasquash Road area.
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Patrick B. McGinnis
McGinnis
Harbor Development Commission
Rockwell Park
Commission
Pittsfield
Mass
Bristol
New Haven Railroad
R S Bosworth, Jr
State Street Wharf
State“House
General Assembly
Congress
Army Corps of Engineers
Anthony DaPonte
Frank No 1
Mary Doworth
D C
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Raymond"j. Makowsky
Earl G. Sturdevant
A. J. Ferrara
Pawtucket
Fran
Patrick McGinnis
Boston University
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