Once A Year Irish Shillelagh Returns To City
In Middletown a 125 year old shillelagh with Cork origin travels from a discarded cane to postmaster Frank Dobrozsi. Paul Flischer, a postal clerk, learned its history linking to Paul Sullivan whose uncle brought it to America. It will swing again on St Patrick’s Day.
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St. Patrick Shillelagh
Middletown
Frank Dobrozsi
County Cork
Paul Flischer
Dobrozsi
America
Paul Sullivan
Sullivan
Flischer
St. Pat’s
Castro Loyalist Ameijeiras Fired From Post In Cuba Shakeup
Maj. Efi genio Ameijeiras, a famed Castro ally, was ousted as armed forces vice minister and expelled from the Communist Party central committee. He and dozens were arrested in a crackdown on immoral revolutionaries tied to former Maj. Rosendo Cabelas, who was jailed for plotting to assassinate Castro. Ameijeiras denied knowledge of the plot but faces military trial for irresponsible conduct.
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Havana
Efigenio Ameijeiras
Fidel Castro
Armed Forces
Cuban Communist Party
Central Committee
Ameireiras
Castro
Fulgencio Battista
Ameijeiras
Roslando Cabelas
Cabelas
High Taxes Road name sparks petition in Clinton
Thirty homeowners in Clinton petition to rename High Taxes Road claiming the name ridicules residents and depresses property values. First Selectman George Kinsley notes the name originated when a developer was upset with town cost sharing for the street.
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Clinton, Conn
First Selectman
George Kinsley
Dubinsky Leaves ILGWU With 500 Million Knippel Tone
David Dubinsky, 74, retires as ILGWU president after 34 years, claiming the union owes him a $500 million knippel. He explains knipper is money saved for hard times and jokes about handkerchief knots to Meany. He will stay on as AFL CIO vice president and Liberal party vice chair.
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New York
David Dubinsky
Garment Workers Union
Dubinsky
Grant
Knipper
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Knippers
Afl-Cio Executive Council
George Meany
Afl-Cio
New York City
Liberal Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
ILGWU
Arm Thawed After Tractor Freeze In Ohio Farm Incident
Howard Kramer, 54, of Marion Ohio, suffered his right arm freezing solid after clothing tangled in a tractor on January 8. Doctors at Marion General Hospital used a thermal machine to gradually restore heat over three days. while full recovery is unlikely, no tissue damage or amputation is anticipated, and the arm should be usable again though not yet normal.
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Marion, Ohio
Howard Kramer
Kramer
Milton F. Axthelm
Axthelm
Caledonia
Marion General Hospital
Bankruptcies Filed in Cincinnati Court Include Four Debtors
In a U S District Court filing in Cincinnati, Grant O Martin of Middletown a truck driver shows debts of 2347 dollars with 200 assets. Larry A Frame of Trenton a welder lists debts of 20537 dollars with 105 assets.
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U. S. District Court
Cincinnati
Grant O. Martin
Middletown
Larry A. Frame
Trenton
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