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...Public Act No. 364 came across his desk for signing, Connecticut's Governor Abraham Ribicoff was reminded of the marriage vows and of the phrase, "in sickness and in health." The bill, as passed by the state legislature, would have permitted divorce from a spouse confined to a mental institution for a period of five years, even though there might be temporary interruptions in the confinement. Last week Democrat Ribicoff vetoed the bill...
...meadows and lawns of an old homestead to honor Nathan Hale, the young patriot-spy of the American Revolution on the 200th anniversary of his birth. In a large circus tent near the old Hale house, greetings from President Eisenhower were read, and Connecticut's Governor Abraham Ribicoff praised Hale's bravery and sacrifice. Local churchwomen, dressed in the costumes of the Revolution, handed out coffee and cake, and the 20-piece Fife and Drum Corps from Stony Creek, in sleeveless red jackets, black leggings, tricorn hats and fawn-colored breeches, played 18th-century music...
...Ribicoff to a stately inauguration at the Capitol in Hartford, climaxed by a ball (3,000 paying guests at $25 a couple) with a grand march and a midnight sup per. Thus will Abe Ribicoff realize the American dream that, related in an emotional TV campaign speech ("That any boy could aspire to any position . . . and reach any heights"), helped to beat Republican John Lodge...
Handsome Abe Ribicoff invited newspapermen to lunch at Bloomfield's Tumble Brook Country Club to outline his plans, told them he wants no pressagent-"a big press buildup is the worst thing that can happen to a man"-and demonstrated that he needs none. "I have always operated lean," said Ribicoff, talking economy. He wanted no lawyer on his staff either: "After all, that's what I am." He added modestly: "If possible, I would like to have an economist in my office." South Dakota. Joseph Jacob Foss, 39, who won the Medal of Honor as a Marine...
...Connecticut, 44-year-old Abraham A. Ribicoff upset Republican Governor John Lodge by a margin of only 2,800 votes of some 936,000 cast. Democrat Ribicoff, who will be the first Jewish governor in New England history, was elected to the Connecticut house of representatives in 1938. He was elected to Congress in 1948, re-elected in 1950. In 1952 he tried for the U.S. Senate, was a victim of the Eisenhower landslide. In this year's campaign, Ribicoff said "Nowhere except in the Democratic Party could a boy named Abe Ribicoff be nominated for governor in this...