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Weather Forecast PAIR, COLDER TODAY WARMER vol. lxvInoTTT Humiditv fS would remain until the Egypt-Israel dispute quieted This was a key provision. Israel lus misted that the Gaza strip most not be turned back to cgypt. Israeli officials were reported satislied that this would not happen. Trie agreement in effect appeared to mean Israeli compliance with two Feb.

2 UN resolutions sponsored by the United States. The first called tor prompt Israeli withdrawal beyond the 1W9 trace lines. The second or evacuated by the Israelis. It was not clear, however, whether a new interpretation would have to be made of the of UNEF troops. UN Sec.

etary Dag KanfirnarskfOid has ruled that, under Ihc Frb. 2 resolution, the UNEF is in Egypt at the invitation of Egypt. Under that Interpretation, thus, the UN police could simply accept Gara from Israel and hand it over to Egypt, if Egypt so desired-New Interpretation Seen Indication that Israeli officials felt this would not happen pointed to an espMted new interpretation that UN police should stay in Gaza until the siiuslion eases up. The Israelis tear commando raids from Egyptian bases in Gaza. In the Gulf ot Aqabo, it was understood, the formula called for other nations to join the Unit Hill S.

hnnl BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY Mostly fair and colder today, high around 35. Cloudy and coW tonight, low near M. Friday, considerable cloudiness and warmer. TEMPERATURE MnlcttM Alrnort Human Ci m.m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday 3fi Highest year ago ycsierday Lowest year ago yesterday PRECIPITATION Yesterday For Month (8 p.m.) THE TIDE Todav High 11:06 a.

II -Hn The Bridgeport Telegram committee which for Everybody In Telegram Every Day Angelo JJatn Classified Ads years. i3 Comics Mi Constantine Browm Puzzle l.sj|Dr. Burielesen I Editorials Fashions tell tilm to change the chief of police if he wouldn't play The witness said the police chief, whom he identliicd as James Purcell, stayed to office but Mayor Peterson er) for reelection and succeeded Dy mayor Terry D. Shrunk. "So they weren't successful in removing the police chief, were they?" silted Senator McCarthy a committee member.

no, tmt they were in getting the mayor defeated," Eikins replied. Today's hearing opened with a report that Carl Elltins, James' 61-year-old brother, had received a death threat last night. Chair. has that RU witnesses Jus opened uroarj investigation ot alleged 1 racleleering in labor groups I Gamblers Named 1 front man, Eikins said, he James Elliot Up. Thomas Ma-more gambling joints, houses of Joney and Joseph McLauzhlln as prosLtution, p-onchboard opera- part of the shock troops jmMrted 1,11 th? to take.

wwuhi dc over ill acne whne the police kept raid- In response to questions, El-ing places as soon as they Were kios said he had no doubt the tacted as agents of Frank Eikins testified be was told the Brewster. nf combination would have Clyde Western Conference of Teamsters Crosby, international organizer He testified Malonev of the Teamsters in Oregon, see Mayor Fred L. Peterson (Continued 00 Pase CHIEF SAYS FIRE RED PROBE ENDS SETBYCIGARETTE WITH 9 QUIZZED Kleban Workers Were Warned on Smoking, Jennings Reports A cigarette discarded on' the second floor was blamed by Fire Chief Sylv ester E. Jennings for a 3-alarm blare Tuesday which swept the four-slOTy Kleban building at Walt and Water streets, causing damage, estima ted at aboul $500,000. Chief Jennings said last night at workers the A.

Kleban Sons company had been warned dered UNEF troops into Ihe areas ittcn of the building by lire ities Monday when stockpiling was termed a haiatd. The lire chief said the fire or-iglnaied on the second floor, mushroomed into the upper floors, and then spread downward to the first floor. A quantity of merchandise was piled in such a manner in the upper rioors that windows were blocked and there was little room to walk through the rooms, fire' officials said. The Kleban company occupied tho fjrjt floor as welt as the upper floors. The Motor Equipment company located in (he corner Df the first door with storage space in a section on the second floor above the store, received extensive fire and water damage to industrial eqiiip- Damage to meat and poultry (Continued hi Page Twelve) reported by owners of the Meat Packing company utc ituto Mdirg, located at 52 Wall street, OFFICIAL tAlULKi which adjoins the Kleban build- Louise Zito of Bridgeport, New Britain Brothers Balk on Questions NEW HAVEN.

Feti. 17-A man Congressional committee investigating communist aclivities in Connecticut wound up a two-day Hearing at noon today alter listeninj; to seven of nine witnesses invoke the Fifth Amendment to every pertinent question Dut' i them. Two brothers. Slanlev Ladislaus J. Michalowski, of New Britain, were the witnesses at the close of the inquiry.

The third witness jujsterday was Miss Louise Zito. 50, JJ5 Broad street. Bridgeport. Five persons wctc heard Tuesday. Miss Zito's depreciation of her vn intelfieence offered light moments of the hearing today.

She told the committee of. people came to my home," but she couldn't recall if When Frank- Tavenner. com mittee counsel, asked her what people talked about when they (Continued en Page Twelve) I B. NARAMORE HEADS BOARD Named to Succeed A. Lindquist at Annual Meeting H.

Buflina Naramiu-p. ui nnagepon fabrics, elected, president of the board ulreciors 01 me Y.MCJA at Other officers named were-Benjamin F. Bailmess and Hugh V. AJIisca, vice-presidents: A Forrest Louks, secretary; How- Financial News 34 1962 are the Rev. Dr, William Jacoby on Bridre 27 iH- A'derson.

J. Eldridge Carpen -ll'er. kelson H. Downs. Glen: Low a.

m.f and TV ALMANAC Thursday, February 18 Sports Fifty ninth day ot the year. Sylvia Port er Sixty ninth day of winter Sun Th News rises at 6:38 a.m. and sets at, iWomeriiNtws Madsen. John L. Simpson, assistant treas- 18-19 Huntley Stone.

Theodore W. 29-31 25' nuiHisun was named to serve un. 1959 and Roger M. Walcemin 20 until 1960. chosen to serve until BRIDGEPORT 2, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY28T 1 SALARIES OF 9 TOWN OFFICERS Eight Given.

Salary Boosts in Action by Selectmen CHARTER FOLLOWED Board Acts Under Provi sion It Must Approve Oflicers' Wage Acting for the first time in accordance with town charter pro. visions, adopted in 1947, the Fairfield Board of Selectmen last night fixed the salaries of nine town officers for the new fiscal year, beginning July 1. Raises were grantee: eight of Ihe officials in accordance with the Griffenhagen salary schedule adopted by the finance board Jast lear. On the salary of Town Clerk, Samuel Glover whose present pay is almost higher than the salary recommended in the Grilienhagen schedule, the selectmen voted a increase alter First Selectman liimiii nie first proposed' that no raise oe granted. Mr.

Glover had asked for a boost in his uav. Mr. Glover's new salary will; equal ihe $7,176. pay to be re-l ceiveo uy John Pinchin. tax Herbert M.

Smith building inspector, and Stephen E. Butiko, highway superintendent, who will receive Increments of placing ihcm at the top of their schedules. First Since 1M7 The action by the selectmen in fixing the salaries of the town officers, so designated in th? charter, s.ib;ect tn the budget by the Representative meeting, was the first taken since the Charter wpr imnl effect in 1347, In previous veats, the charter callinii lo wh had been by the selectmen. Last May, however, at the budget hearing, Stanley Fortuna. Democrat io (he Board of Selectmen, pointed two increments, -instead of the 13,524 for Herbert K.

Shay woo now receive- and one of JI2.792 for Dr. Norton G. Chancer, director of public health, who currently is being A saiarv of 15 6fcs an increase of J312, was set for enabled the crew to assembly after if fluid had leaked out aloft for five1. Guns Link Ex-Convicts to Murders, Robberies LaaV iBBlV JOSEPH TABORSKY JURY GETS CASE Deliberates on Gilleo's Fate 6 1-2 Hours; Resumes Today A Superior court jury deliber- for IS yesterday without reaching an agreement in the case of Kenneth Cilleo, a 16-year-oid amateur bomh maker, of 72 Liberty street, charged with causing in-j ry to property by use of es- A( P-m- Jud8e James E. out that the selectmen had not, hls own exacted on the salaries.

the 01 (own officials previously men been set by the finance hoard, )urorJs 10 retuin il 10 also smbiect to RTM aDnrnval and resume their de- ine selectmen voted in mm two increments to Frank E. Daniels, town engineer and dnector of public works, raising his snlarv (S.52S to Maximum im me jod is Backs Daniels jllberations. Jurors Cautioned Judge Murphy cautioned the jurors artainst discussing the case with anyone, and told them the question of Gilleo's Selectman Krfjiie proposed thejgoiU or innocence' rjiyided on AsKed by Judge Murphy wheth- uue grantee ouier town otficials. er he (houeht the oecBiise, ne said, "Mr. Daniels i outstandrng job," and ible time last nicht.

Francis c' th.nlr 1.1. Approved also was a salary of longer, though probably' some oi tnem out there would like to hang The jurors smiled at this response, but said nothing. Bomb Exploded In Car The police claim Gilleo made a pipe-type bomb which was ex- (Continued on Page Twelve) ARTHUR CULOWBE GOP House Caucus CcollARGE NTINA NIPS To Cut in Vote Age to 1 8 HARTFORD, Feb. 27 (AP) House Republicans in a caucus today split on Ihe proposal to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 16. ranents of the measure claimed the caucus clearly defeated it but proponents contended so many either were nn.lcrH.

i the issue or fmm the caucus that it was unfair to say me caucus voted for Ihe 21-years minimum. Althoueh no official rnnni imuto. Rep. William fc. MacKcn-zie (R-Norwich) said that S4.

registered in favor of the present minimum while 58 either were in lavor 01 lowering the votinir ann u.n.ri iuen Tic c-ih. ject There are 249 Republicans in the House. House Sneaker Nelmn of Groton said after the caucus that ho favored giving lB-year-olds the vote. He added that the majority sentiment registered on soon. neasure was not binding on Constitutional Amendments niltee which is espected (0 1 report on (he amendment Rep.

Brown said that members who discussed the issue at the caucus said that il ls-vrar- 0KI5 are permWed also should be all they ase liquor. "I'm certainfv aeainst ism Rep. Brown said. -Mali nlv Leader Pnn. r.

of Fairfield told newsmen that! while he intended Id keep an -fxr-. r.i:nd on the favored reuining 21 as the rnini- HARDING WINS; MILFORD LOSES Presidents Defeat Naug-atuck, 74-53; Meriden Triumphs, 83-59 Wilbur Cross of New Haven; 9: is' on Page Twenty-nine) Lands Safely After 5 -Hour KTriPriranev I tiual pinner-meeting Us( night in "'vaajviivj 2VLMquis(, who ttrSU the huge craft lo a halt, shir, iLiadqi By JOHN JOHANSEN NEW HAVEN ARENA, Feb. 27 Warren llardinfi High school'; hot shooting Presidents, rated 13lh among (he IS learns that started the tourney, and Mc-ri-den's third-ranked Red Raiders romped to one-sided victories in games that completed the npen-ing round of the JSth annual CfAC State Class championship basketball tournament. The Park Ci(y Presidents, hitting with a high 41.9 per cent of their total field goal attempts routed Nauga tuck's siilh-raruted Greyhounds by a some, and Ihe equally potent Meriden court-men handed Milford's lOth-rated Indians a crushing 83-59 defeat to clear ihe decks for quarter-, final round action day nfght. saieiy at WiUowi The nl.n.

vj "imuies.nearny airport todav alter mi, 1 crewmen struggl rt today after mai? ST. "VI the stvelt The ship. Flight 93d carrying a crew ol five arid 21 passengers on a flight from Minneapolis to Philadelphia, came down with the airport cleared for a crash land' ing. Richie of Minn-Page Twelve) tapoluj, commander, The passengers to a man W1S we learned minutes before we landed that we were goirur tn on continuing to Detroit and pullout would by the force ol gravity pull the jammed gejT inlo locking position. He had fuel for about nine hours of flying when he took, off from Milwaukee.

Lapilal new T. Z. Vamey, 4 Gene Brad- Washington, Washington, a Peronist plot to invade Areen tina neighboring countries and stage an intemaf uprising. The aim ol such conceited moves, it said was to restore ex-dictator Juan Peron, who is in e.ti)e in vcneiuela. The arrest of 35 military men and civilians in the last tiva days was disclosed.

Uprising Seta Nipped The arrests halted the unrisins; set for yesterday, informants said. arrested mililary men from cenerals down through colonels and noncommissioned otiicers, all booted out of the army after Peron was toppled in September 1S55. So far. no mil itary personnel still on active duty nave been implicated. The government ol Provisional President Pedro Aramburu charg- (Contlnucd on Page Twelve) Haiding's triumph gave Metro- flames damage end house a result of tonifhl'M u-J pairings for quarter-final round games win oe as loiiows; Friday p.m..

Hartford Weaver vc i "'J- viscoun' ro rth a jammed nose landing and as the two ships circled PERONIST PLOT Arrest Df 35 Is Disclosed in Invasion Scheme; Uprising Averted Cleaning Fluid Ignited by Spark in Chopsey Hill Dwelling Ed Ungenfirld ot New srhool, at 8:21 p.m., said "ihe pilot told us they were ready to make a dive to try and jolt it ((the jammed1 landing fear) loose. Langec field said everyone acted "very casual" during the emergency. talked arid some its chief Inspector, even slept." Ungenfield said and four hydraulic maintainance have to admit I doled a li faultv Jty- OI snip frombtt myself, "Thi crew didn't try to kid field at TrTMm-i kow tie that it wasn't serious and Cantan Unding gear down and which Captain Richi. reported theiy.lv. to turn." The tCo.tmi»d Twth.) flames Heat the basement was enveloped in.

flames aflir 14-year-old Robert Lukomske fled a blare iske fled a blare ly started rted brush The through floor registers icorehed Fairfield County's Morning Newspaper 40 Pages SUSPECT ADMITS 6 HOLDUP KILLINGS Israel Agrees for Withdrawing Troops ACCORD BARED AFTER DAY OF URGENT TALKS UN Forces Will Occupy 'wo uispjted Areas Under Formula DETAILS KEPT SECRET Assembly May Receive Formal Word Today on Agreement WASHINGTON. Feb. 27-fAP) The United States, France and Israel agreed (Might 0n a for mula for prompt withdrawal of Israeli troops from disputed Middle! East areas aid their replacement indefinitely by United Nations forces. The agreement was disclosed i antr a uay oi urgent talks involving Secretary of Stale Dulles, French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau, Israel Foreign Miniver GcMi Meir and Israeli Ambassador Abbi Eban. Details of the agreement, which apparency BreaJis 4 wceiLS-IOBg deadlock, were kept secret pend- "'s lurmai announcement in the United Nations, poa-sible tomorrow.

Troops to Get Orders However, it wis learned thati orders would go out shortly to israeit ironps to evacuate the Gain Strip and Sharm el Sheikh, which commands the mouth of the Guir or Aqaba. Further, the plan was said to call for replacement ol these i Witness Says Union TiedlFlFIELB SETS To Racketeers in Oregon WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-(AP) Senate inveslleators weri. tnlrl in. day the Teamsters union helped defeat a mayor of Portland, uecause ne aion coopei 0 expand the city James B.

Eikins. a gambler, also testiiied that union were involved in an at tempt 10 aet up tlOO.OOO-a-year punebbcard monopoly in Portland. ins said that in 1955 he was a front man for a combination of Teamsters union officials and racketeers who hoped to branch cut from Portland and "take over the whole state of Oregon.1 He told his storv to KELLY DISCLOSES 'CONFESSION IN STATE SLAIGS Ex-Convict Tells of Killings, Implicates Pal, Police Chief Says FIND MURDER GUNS Charges Will Be Lodged Today Against Tabor-sky, Culombe HARTFORD. Feb. 27 (AP) Two 33-year-old ex-convicts taken into custody by stale police Saturday were declared tonight to be the "mad killers" responsible for the recent string of holdup slayings in Conneciicul.

Slate Police Commissioner John C. Kelly, In a dramatic announcement, said that one or the pair has confessed to eight violent robberies in which six persons were slain. He declined to say which of the two had confessed "because our investigation is not yet complete." The (wo are Arthur Culombe of Hartford and Joseph L. Tabor-sky ol Brooklyn. N.Y., formerly nf Hartford.

Kelly said, however, that the one who confessed implicated the To Be Charged Today Both will be arrested tomor row morning on Superior court bench warrants charging murder in the first degree. Kelly said fiis investigators already have evidence in. their possession "which eorrolfcratej the confession." "This investigation will enn. tinue through the night," he add- As he talked, teams of state policemen dressed in field clothes rould be seen gning in and out ni Ihe Hartford barraeln Taborskv and Culombe were being held. Kelly said two pistols were re covered as a result ol the con-fejsion.

A ballistics (est showed lhat one of them, a 9 mm Polish Radom, was used In kill John M. Rosenthal. 69. in his Hartford drug store the night or Jan. 37.

Killings Listed Other killings allegedly solved by the confession arc: The J.in. 5 "exerulion'1 slaying of Mr. arid Mrs. Bernard j. Spcyer of Meriden in Casa's Drive-In Shoe Outlet, North Haven Jan.

S. Besides shooting the couple in the store as they knell on the Hour, the two bandits pistol-whipped Frank R. Adin-Qlfi. -it co-owner of the siore. The Dec.

15 fatal shooting of Edward Kurpewski. 30, and Daniel J. Janowski, 30, in a New Britain service station. The Dec. 2S shot-in-the-head killing Samu-l Conn, 6S, in his package store in East Hartlord.

The confession, police said, also dears up these robberies: The Dec. 21 stick-up and pistol-whipping Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Vinton in their Coventry The Dec, 15 shooting and holdup of Nickola Leone. S7, Hartford tailor, who recovered from a shot in ihe Kelly said the confession also admits two other robberies, one at Bell's Package store in Hart-ford and the other at Hartford's Hold Laurel.

A clerk was beaten I in the tatter stick-up. Fumes from cleaning fluid were In to the automatic blamed by firemen for a blaze 1n Rosenthal slay-vAich swept the cellar and caus- Kell5' SJid- confession ed extensive damage to the 10 pistol, al-room of the John H. 11 cannot be given a bal-komske family at Chopsey tfsl because it had been Hill road shortly after o'clock 1 dismantled and virtually destroy-last night. ed by an emery wheel. Firemen responding to an alarm; Jnc Has wwu The Constellation landed at W.1- from Box ChnntVv Hill commissioner said.

Mgnt repair job over Kinseriv touched Th- lower rne jammed wheel, low at p.m. William Samuel Johnston! He added that th. eincoaviei concrete runwav locked side of the stricken ed in iTi i in an dive raaioen instructions rhatidaity. (Continued on Page Twelve) apparent- -j '1 by the friction of at HI NAni" on his suede jacket. li VjV 1 intense heat from the fire by Oil Miller window-s in the cellar, al- To nto ubi a tl to fan the I i down core ittntion tne nrst noor walls.

AssisUnt Fire Chief Jerome C. I Barrett ordered recall 11 iubjeet Wood. (Continued Page Twelve).

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