French Premier Urges Bermuda Conference Plan
Premier Laniel pushes for a three power Bermuda meeting with United States Britain and France as world capitals discuss a rapid resumption of foreign policy. A brain trust of former premiers leads the effort amid speculation about a three nation talks. Meanwhile an explosion at Dayton Rubber Company kills two and injures thirteen. Funeral services are planned for a Waterbury man who died in Saint Raphael's Hospital.
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United Press
France
Ahipe
Preauey Joxaph Lantel
Gene Mayer
Cour Meuth
International
Bermuda
Hugh Baillie
Laniel
Fenner
United States
Hileatn
Ruaaln
London
Pinnard
Treasury
R. A. Butcher
Winston Churenil
Tie
Buttler
Britain
Franer
Playgrounds Open as 200 Children Attend Opening Day
The playground season started with over 200 children enjoying the facilities this morning. Fine weather drew families to the play areas ahead of the official opening time. Sullivan Beach at the New Dam was expected to be the season’s top spot, with lifeguards on duty.
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Targe
Sullivarte Beach
Weels
I A. Me
Commission Starts Hearings On Rate Hike For CL&P
Hartford, June 29. The State Public Utilities Commission opened hearings on a Connecticut Light and Power rate petition. CL&P seeks higher charges across gas, water, and electricity by about 3.5 million dollars annually. President Sherman R. Knapp opened the company’s case, citing rising operating costs. The proceeding is expected to run three days.
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Hartford
Comitasion
Petit
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Pate
Theo
TL. & PL
Rhe Orrink
Shermin R. Knapp
Assessor Land Case On Borexsh Board Agenda This Evening
Borough board meets in Town Hall to decide on assessor appointment and school land condemnation. Maj J Willim Johnson expected to be named to full time post. James D B Moore also a candidate. Staff for new sewage disposal plant may be appointed. Prospect Street School land case likely to advance with a proposed settlement involving Zwick, Bonnet, Sweeney and Costello families.
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Maj
J. Willim Johnson
James DB. Moore
Prospect Stract
Zwick
Bonnet
Sweeney
Patrick Costello
Thal
Six Injured In Ansonia Crash
Six people hurt in a traffic collision at Ansonia when a Waterbury motorist lost control across the road. The car struck a parked vehicle and a head on collision followed with another vehicle. Ernest C. Lawrence of Waterbury is in fair condition at Derby hospital. Mrs. Hilda Waldron of Angonit, driver of the other car, also hospitalized. Three young girls in the Lawrence car and passenger Clyda Zimmerman were slightly injured.
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Ansonia
Tune 28
Bix Pot Wena
Waterbury
Hte
Ernest C. Lawrence
Derby
Mra
Hilda Waldron
Angonit
Father Taylor to be Honored at St Francis Church
A testimonial for Rev Albert Taylor former pastor now at St Stephen’s Hamden will be held in St Francis School Hall tomorrow evening. The program includes addresses by Rev Paul Keating and guests Warden Charles Clark Joseph Murtha and Alfred Fratest, with musical items by Gregory Phelan and Mrs Mary Mathieu. Devotions begin tonight with Mass and Eucharistic adoration.
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Albert Taylor
St. Francis’ Church
St. Stephen's Church
Hamden
St. Francis’ School Hall
Sp. i
Paul FE. Keating
Paul Buckmiller
Apealke
Charles Clark
Joseph Murtha
The
Holy Name Society
Taylor
Fr. Taylor
Mathieu
St. Francis
Charles Shaw
Paul F. Keating
Mary Donohue
Mary Mathiue
Anna Lynen
Thore
Violin Teacher Toffie Thomas Dies at 37
Toffie Thomas a respected violin teacher and former violist with the Pittsburgh Symphony died at St. Raphael's Hospital New Haven after two months illness. Born September 4 1915 in Waterbury he studied at Webster Crosby High School and the Boston and New Haven Conservatories. He leaves five brothers two sisters and two uncles. Funeral services at Borgin Funeral Home Waterbury proceed to St Peter and Paul Church Calvary Cemetery with calling hours today and tomorrow.
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Thomas, Taffir
Waterbury
St. Raphael's Hospital
New Haven
Bergin Funeral Home
Sts. Peter and Pays
Calvary Cemetery
Toffie Thomas
Pittsburgh Symphony
New Haver
Mr. Thomas
Elias and
Julia
Narsit) Thomas
Webster Grammar School
Crosby High School
Boston
Mew Haven
Alfred
New Milford
George
Bristol
Colem
Richard
Philip
Joseph Joseph
Middlebury
Michael Constantine
Michael
Anthony Thomas
Borgin Funeral Home
St. Peter and Paul Church
Buriel
Whitaker Sentenced Expected After Court Verdict
Vernon Texas June 28 Authorities say Walter F Whitaker Jr of Wetherafield was calm after being found guilty of murdering his sweetheart Joyce Fern Whitson an 18 year old. The jury recommended the death penalty the first in the county in over 50 years and District Judge Victor H Lindsey set a formal sentencing within 10 days.
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Joyce Fern Whits i
Janothar
William C. Rado To Be Released From Jail
Welfare superintendent William C. Rado is to be discharged from New Haven County Jail tomorrow. James Redding reported the development today. Rado was sentenced June 2 by Judge Edward J. Quinlan in Superior Court to 30 days on three counts involving irregular ballots and absentee ballot use in the May 4 election.
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Wiliam C. Rado
New Haven
James Redding
Oer
Rado
Edward J. Quinlan
Russian Troops Ordered To Crush Czech Unrest
United Prose reports Russia has sent a division of security troops to Czechoslovakia to quell anti communist unrest as workers in Pilzen storm a town hall and hoist an American flag. Sources say Soviet civilian authority is weakened by a military high commissioner in the wake of the Mast German Uprising.
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United Prose
Russja Fa
Sccuraty
Czechoslovakia
Bources
Berlin
M-Vv-D
Pilaen
Pilstn
Rand
Germany
Ita
Red Police
Compensation Office Opens Here in July at Tuttle School
The Connecticut Labor Department authorizes a one day itinerant Unemployment Compensation office at the Tuttle School North Church street Naugatuck on Wednesday July 8 from 9 a m to 3 p m for unemployed during vacation shutdown. Claimants must appear in person. no phone service. Those not filing at the Tuttle School must file at a regular agency office by the first Wednesday of the week claimed. Veterans with separation papers DD 214 may receive supplements to civilian benefits.
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Egan
Connecticut Labor Department
Tuttle School
North Church Street
Naugatuck
U.S
Caine Charges Clark Playing Politics In School Land Case
Atty M Leonard Caine accuses Warden Charles F Clark of political manipulation in the condemnation of property owned by Mrs. Henry Zwick and Mrs Wilhelmina Bennett. He notes GOP ties and a $32 250 price as the result of lengthy negotiations, with the borough board to discuss the matter at a special meeting. Court papers remain with the Caine family amid a $5250 bill dispute.
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Charles F. Clark
Henry Zwick
Wilhelmina Bennett
Atty
M. Leonard Caine
Atty. Caine
Clark
Martin L. Caine
Zwick
Warden Clark
Naugatuck
Caine
Henry Marler
Lawrence J. Matzhin
McCarthy Seeks Truman Testimony For Probe
Senator McCarthy says former President Truman may be invited to testify before his subcommittee if it finds Truman failed to provide the Justice Department with names of Americans linked to wartime tink. He will ask Attorney General Brownell to verify if names were turned over. He doubts a subpoena will be needed.
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United Press
Casey
McCarthy
Truman
Senate
Wisconsin
Republican
Subcommittee
Justica Department
Herbert Brownell
Department
Adda
Ways And Means Committee Seen Meeting Soon To Take Action
A postponement of a showdown vote on President Eisenhower's excess profits tax is reported as House GOP leaders push last minute talks with Ways and Means to secure a committee decision. Interim terms place the tax at risk if not extended, with analysts noting a multibillion deficit despite expected new revenue.
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United Press
Eisenhower
House
Corfgreas
GOP
Ways and
Daniel Reed
New York Republican
Unugl
Bleenhower
Congress
Joseph Mar UN
House Rules Committee
Reed
Itxelt
Raed
Treasury
Bam
UN signals readiness to sign armistice despite Rhee
United Press reports UN commander Mark Clark urged the Communists to accept hard facts in Korea and proceed with truce talks. The Clark letter says the UN is prepared to sign the armistice whether Rhee agrees or not, and proposes an immediate Primanjon meeting to set up a five nation neutral prisoner repatriation commission and guard compliance.
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United Press
Korea
North Korea
Mark Clark
Clark
Syngman Rhee Mkes
Primunjom
Rhce
Manaan
Tokyo
Army
Lawton Collins
Eisenhower
Walter Robertson
Rhee
Robertson
Reds
Funeral Rites Today For Doctor Lahey
Funeral services for Dr Frank Lahey founder of the Lahey Clinic in Boston will be held this afternoon at Trinity Episcopal Church with cremation at Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge. Lahey died Saturday at age 73 after a heart seizure. Born in Haverhill Massachusetts he became a renowned surgeon famed for pioneering efforts that saved many lives across social lines.
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United Prensa
Lahey
Boston
Frank Lahey
Nurpeon
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Haverhint
Mass
Stotz Couple Welcome A Baby Son At Waterbury Hospital
Mrs Ralph L Stotz Jr of 76 Humphrey Street Seymour welcomed a son on June 27 at Waterbury Hospital. The mother is the former Geraldine Cota of Oxford.
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Stotz
Ralph L. Stotz, Jr
Humphrey Street
Seymour
Waterbury Hospital
Local 45 Votes 300 To Worcester Tornado Fund
Members of Local 45 ARWA Footwear Plant met in regular session at Water Street quarters and voted 300 to donate to the Massachusetts Tornado Disaster Relief Fund. President Clifford Owens announced the contribution and district reports were given on the CIO Council convention in Bristol Rhode Island.
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ARWA
Water Street
Massachusetts
Clifford Owe ‘Ens
Prescat
Pres. Owens
Guido Bo»achele
John Braziel
James Gibbons
CIO Council
Bristol
R. I
Frank Carlson
Synthetic Vacations Announced for Nau gatuck Plants
The Naugatuck Chemical and Synthetic Rubber plants announce scheduled vacations by Tol lows. Chemical Plant Reetnim departments shut down July 4 to July 20. Synthetic Rubber Plant Processing finishing and control laboratories shut July 4 to July 13. The DDM plant shuts July 4 to July 26. No general shutdown for other departments. Vacations on a plageered basis in these departments.
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Naugatuck Chemical
Tollows
Reetnim
Inishing
DDM
Conant Elevated to Ambassadorial Rank
The White House announced that Dr James Conant formerly high commissioner for Germany is now ambassador designate in recognition of improving US Germany ties. The move signals a step toward full embassy level diplomatic relations between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Hisenhower
James Conant
Germany
White House
United States
Federal Republic of
Ten top celebrities in Rome list Luce third place
Rome list places American ambassador Claire Boothe Luce among the ten top celebrities, ranking third behind Pope Pius XII and Premier Alcide De Gasperi. Ingrid Bergman and her husband Roberto Rossellini are absent from this year’s lineup.
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Rome
Claire Boothe Luce
Pope Pius
Alicfds de Gasperi
Luce
Film
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rogsellini
Doctors prepare vast polio serum effort in Alabama
Hundreds of doctors and volunteers mobilize to inject gamma globulin worth about half a million dollars into 39,000 youngsters in Montgomery County Alabama. It aims to curb a feared polio epidemic, marking the largest serum use to date.
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Montgomery County
Ala
New Haven Bus Driver Fined On Four Charges
James Gambardella, 32, of New Haven was fined 51 on four charges by Borough Court Judge Lawrence J. Matzkin after admitting to speeding while driving 21 Hillhouse High School students on Route 63. He pleaded guilty to driving without a license, lacking a public service license, and improper use of motor plates, while denying one charge. The incident occurred June 17 when State Trooper Carl Carlson halted the bus near Bethany and later Naugatuck. the bus, owned by Chieppo Co., is said to have a governor limiting speed to about 40 mph.
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James Gambardella
Mott Street
New Haven
Lawrence J. Matzkin
Cambardella
Hillhouse High School
GambardeHa
Carl Carlson
Bethany Barracks
New Helen
Bethany
Carlson
Naugatuck
Beacon Valley Road
Peter Paul Candy Co
Chieppo Co
Forbes Avenue
New Meven
Gambardella
Reed
Cher
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Ooste
Lewin Meadows
Lewis Street
Waterbury Car Co
Housing Authority Administration
Lewis Mealhows
Union City
Giordano Construction Co
Branford
Frayten Rubber Company
Dayton
Ohio
Commission
Cl&p
John J. Gormley
Hartford Club
Dalry
Borexsh Board
Kenneth Loach
Actna Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Father Taylor
Whitaker
William C. Rado
HST
Dawson County
Ways and Means Committee
Doctor Lahey
Worcester Tornado Fund
Ambassador Conant
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