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THE HARTFORD COURANT: Friday. Nov.mb.r 14, 1958 New Honors For City Firm Channel 18 Is Bought By New Haven Executive You." Joan Walsh Anglund; "How to Hide a Hippopotamus," Volney Croswell; and "The Magic Feather Duster," Nicolas Mordvinoff. BEACON WAX fSTOPS FLOOR' Connecticut Printers, of 85 Trumbull has printed five of the 10 books judged "best illustrated" in conjunction with 1953 Children's Book Week. It is the second year in a row that the Hartford corporation has printed 50 per cent of the best illustrated books. The five best books printed by Connecticut Printers this year were: "The House that Jack Built," by Antonio Frasconi; "Chouchou," Francoise "A Friend is Someone Who Likes of the community.

We will do everything was can to resume operation of the station under its new management as rapidly as possible." Gone To Other Job Since the CBS announcement last month that it was closing WHCT, several members of the staff have gone to other jobs. Those remaining had planned a farewell party this afternoon at the Statler-Hilton Hotel. WHCT was established in 1954 by the Hartford Times and General Teleradio. Two years later CBS bought it for $650,000. A.

'i ml 73 "'i h. -v 'h 1 X-W? jC I ft Companies Start Drive For Fair Insurance Tax THE COURANT BUREAU WASHINGTON Spokesmen for a group of Mutual Life Insurance companies, including Connecticut Mutual, Thursday launched their campaign for what they consider fair federal taxation of income at a press briefing here. A House Ways and Means Subcommittee will open hearings Monday on proposals to substitute a "permanent" tax on life insurance company income for present and recent laws. The present law, that of 1942, is unsatisfactory to both the treasury and the industry, but will be effective on 1958 income unless Congress acts on a new law by March 15. The tax on 1957 income was levied under what Congressional leaders pledged would be the last of a series of "stop-gap" laws that was pushed through the Senate barely in advance of the March 15 deadline.

The mutual group, asserting they have a special situation because they have no stock or stockholders, and that what would be profits go to policyholders, are backing their own bill, introduced last summer by Rep. John Mc-Cormack (D-Mass). This bill cov BIG SAVINGS Edward D. Taddei, New Haven television executive, bought WHCT 'Channel 18) Thursday for a reported $250,000. Columbia Broadcasting System announced in New York it had agreed to the sale, and that application for the transfer of the station is being submitted for Federal Communications Commission approval.

CBS, which has owned and operated the local TV station for two years, announced a month aco it was closing it down Saturday nifiht. when the network's affiliation with WTIC-TV (Channel 3i goes into effect. Te Retain Employes The announced buyer of WHCT, Taddei, is general manager of WNHC-TV 'Channel 8, New Haven. He was previously executive vice president of the Elm City Broadcasting former owners of Channel 8. In a formal statement, Taddei said every effort will be made to retain WHCT's present employes.

When CBS announced it was closing WHCT and affiliating with WTIC-TV. the reason given was that WTIC-TV, a very high frequency station (VHF), would give Triangle Publications announced at its headquarters in Philadel phia that Howard W. Maschmeier, who has been assistant manager LINKED WITH COUP: Argentine Vice President Alejandro Gomez, second from left, is questioned by newsmen in Buenos Aires, late Wednesday after President Arturo Frondizi crushed at attempted palace coup. According to official reports Gomez led the coup. He denied it.

Deputies and senators of the ruling radical party called for his resignation Thursday (AP Photo). at WNHC-TV, will succeed Taddei as general manager. Taddei has resigned effective next Monday, Jacobs To Talk In New York AUTHOR IN HOLLYWOOD: Rona Jaffe, 26-year-old author whose first novel, "The Best of is being made into a movie poses with a script for the production. Rona, who is here to promote her book and look over the film script, says she thinks all Brand New '59 Plymouth Belvedere V8 4-Dr. Sed.

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And adds Rona, she hasn't found the right man yet. "When you're a victory dinner Dec. 13, at the Dr. Albert C. Jacobs, president of Trinity College, will be the main speaker at the Founders Day dinner of Psi Upsilon fraternity to be held tonight in the Jade Suite of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York.

The dinner will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the fraternity, which was founded Nov. 24, 1333. The New York gathering will be linked by telephone with similar dinners being held in Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, D. C. Also attending from Trinity will be Dr.

Lawrence W. Towle, professor of economics, who was "an undergraduate member of Psi Upsilon at Bowdoin College. Armory. 1 It will be a $10 a plate affair, celebrity, it's even harder," she- ers taxation of mutual insurance: says. "You don't know whether Latches, Air Foam Front 5eat Cushions and all Standard Aceesso- "SAVE 45U0 SAVE Suggested ftaaif Price SPeci'1 Delivered Price 5294630 S2Q2S) according to Democratic State a man wants to marry you for Chairman John M.

Bailey. CBS programs wider coverage of this area than ultra-high-frequency UHFi WHCT. Taddei said Thursday, "We money or what." AP Wirephotoi. companies only. If enacted, it would reduce the federal tax burden on mutual companies, but also includes a provision for payments that is designed I The last time the Democrats held a dinner at the State Armory was in 1943, when a testimonial hearings with the stock insurance Puts an undue burden, on the companies, wno, according have full confidence in the future of L'HF in the Hartford area and believe we can make an important contribution to the life JENSEN'S Mams 3.624D prevent federal tax receipts-dropping below their present' level.

spokesmen for the mutuals, favor dinner for Bailey was held. More than 1,900 persons attended. All successful Democratic state, federal, and county nominees will be at the head table at the Vienna hopes to stage a world's fair in 1968. the "excess interest" basis for taxation. The mutuals claim this A conflict is expected at the iri.cn ll ur trsb rnimw 'Dec.

13 dinner. State Insurance 1 BA mmmiwy Commissioner Alfred N. Premo is in charge of arrangements. Trinity Glee Club Will Sing Concert The 90-man Glee Club of Trinity College will present a concert in the Senior High School Auditorium in Newington Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.

The program is under the auspices of May, Davis, Stetzer Post, AL The group will be conducted by Dr. Clarence H. Barber of the Trinity Music Department. Selections will range from concert numbers by the great masters to a group of folksongs, several Broadway show tunes and popular college songs. The Trinity Pipes, the outstanding college octet in this region, Historically famous our bo n- today America's JU favorite! Swiss People Asked ToStockpileFoodstuffs BERN, Switzerland The Swiss government called upon the nation's householders Thursday to strengthen the country's defenses by stocking up foodstuffs and other essentials.

The department for economic defense has issued similar appeals in the past when local wars, tension and crises shook Swiss confidence in the postwar peace. OLD CROW LIGHT MILD 86 PROOF (will furnish a group of popular I songs in their special arrangements in a section of the In Thursday's call. Department Chief Fritz Hummler said that the international situation continues to be very unstable. A colonw feature of the concert will be the appearance of the Trinity Pipes and Drums in t.i -t. and "for the moment there is nothing to indicate that a durable letup is ahead." I t'lyilltilldi dune JJldillg uoui- 'tional Scottish music for bag-I pipes.

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