Bridgeport Post, The (Newspaper) - December 7, 1957, Bridgeport, Connecticut WEATHER FORECAST U.S Bureau Cloudy Rain Tonight Cloudy CoU Sunday THE BRIDGEPORT POST COUNTY EDITION With County VOL NO 287 BRIDGEPORT 2 CONN SATURDAY DECEMBER 7 1957 con FIRE ROUTS 17 ROOMERS OPPOSITE G-E Blaze Discovered at 2 in Building Housing Restaurant FIGHT Extra Apparatus Called as Flames Sweep Basement First Argued AP George Meany top president of the AFL-CIO and Alex Rose bottom right are shown leading the fight for expulsion of the Teamsters union while John English top JOINS TEAMSTERS IN DENYING U S S IKE DEMANDS FULL ACCOUNT OF VANGUARD Disappointed at Failure of Satellite Calls for PROBE MOON EEKS TO RECOUP Chief Door Open for Union to Return EXPULSION Rocket Flares Up PARTS TO DETERMINE EXACT DEFECT Rests on Withdrawal of Hoffa as CITY N J Dec AP Both the AFL-CIO and the exile Teamsters union any intent today of starting a labor war in the wake o the truck union's expulsion on corruption charges The giant Teamsters organization was ousted from AFL-CIO membership yesterday by a voting margin of convention delegates Union Accused The action came after Chief Blames Mechanical Trouble for Misfiring Seventeen occupants of a rooming house were ated by firemen at 2 to day during a spectacular fire in a building at 1288 Boston avenue Seven companies of firemen battled the blaze 5 minutes before it was under control Passersby See Flames Fire officials said passersby saw flames coming out of the windows of the basement BLOW Dismal Showing of Pro Regarded as Stiff Jolt to NEW TEST Another 3 Rocket Ready If Launching Pad Usable WARREN ROGERS JR WASHINGTON Dec VERN HAUGLAND CAPE CANAVERAL first floor and summoned and Einar Mohn bottom vice president of George Meany charg ed the Teamsters never have sifted the ashes Dec AP Military the General Electric house at the AFL-CIO convention In Atlantic City N finger to clean up alleged fallen earth m today to conduct a convention voted conditions that have today seeking a of conferences to find The fire started in a storage room in the basement of the restaurant located on the first floor of the building Assistant Chief Edward F Bannon who directed firemen sale a cigarette apparently ignited paper wrappers for light bulbs stored in the basement Chief Bannon said the fire had smoldered more than an hour and spread to the walls of the building and upward into the restaurant and second floor Acting Fire Chief John P May radioed for three more additional companies upon arriving at the scene John Klein of 90 Princeton street is owner of the building and proprietor of the restaurant and rooming house fire officials said Hand Cut One fireman Firefighter Raymond Heffernan of Squad 5 was injured during the fire He was treated in Bridgeport hospital for cuts of the right hand received when cut by glass and later released Chief Bannon praised the rescue efforts of Lieut Frank and Firefighters Heffernan and John Moran all of Squad 5 the fire department's emergency unit and Firefighter Alfred Bike The chief said the squad firemen wearing special portable breathing equipment entered the smoke-filled upper floors of the building to evacuate the roomers Fire damaged the walls and ceiling in the restaurant and caused damage to second-floor rooms Extensive smoke damage was reported throughout the two and one-half story building Members of a disaster team from the Bridgeport Chapter of Continued on Page Given Impetus Schools Two Years and other high Teamsters josses But Meany said the door will remain open for return of the Teamsters as soon as the truckers union gets rid of Hoffa There is no plan at all for a war with the Teamsters and we lope it will never Meany said Similarly Hoffa said in New York where he is being tried n federal court on wiretapping charges that the Teamsters to carry on as before cooperating with whatever unions wanted to cooperate Einar 0 Mohn Teamsters administrative vice president sale lere that we don't intend to leave Atlantic City with chips on our on the other hanc we don't intend to play recoup its heavy loss in the scientific cold war President Eisenhower ordered the Defense department to give him a full account of what happened and why Ike Disappointed He was described by Presidential Press Secretary James C Hagerty in a word disappointed So was the man in charge of Vanguard Dr John P Hagen of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington Today the anniversary ol he Navy's by Japanese sneak bombers at Pearl Harbor he studied movies and photographs of the satellite launching yesterday ai Cape Canaveral Fla The report Hagen makes wil o to Eisenhower Then it will be revealed in some orm to the American people heir aroused representatives in and a world whose reaction to the launching ranged from jeers to sympathy The missile misfortune couk have come at worse time or the West It was another in a eries of scientific setbacks deall he United States by the Soviets as 1957 drew to a close And il ast deeper gloom over the planning for a Dec 16 meeting at aris designed to foster North Atlantic Alliance unity West Jolted Russia jolted the West in August by announcing it had tested an ballistic missile Sputnik I was ired into its Oct 4 Sputnik II carrying dog began orbiting Nov 3 America trying to catch up fai yesterday in the glare of publicity Some diplomats in Washington elt the U S satellite failure made it imperative that attend the Paris meeting f NATO chiefs of government But it was still up to the doctors to say whether he as recovered enough from his mild stroke of Nov 25 to make he trip In any case these diplomats whether the NATO had any real hope of They obviously were not with the caliber of American imagination and drive n planning for it And they how the Eisenhower administration could achieve unity among the 15 NATO on Page AP A huge ball of smoke and flame erupt from the Vanguard rocket which blew up on the launching pad during an attempted satellite launching at Cape Canaveral Fla what caused the failure of this country's giant Vanguard test rocket The missile 72 feet long barely managed to get off the ground yesterday before it exploded in a huge display of fire and smoke The men in charge of the launching attempt want know just what happened to the Vanguard rocket that carried a tiny earth satellite in its nose and why Steps also were under way to prepare for flight a new test satellite identical to the one that met misfortune on the launching pad here Friday just before noon Already on hand said Vanguard executive J Paul Walsh is another complete three-stage Martin rocket a twin of the one that blew up on an attempted vertical takeoff yesterday It rests in the Martin company hangar at the closely guarded missile test center one among many strange looking sky monsters awaiting their brief moments of glory We can move it out as soon as the launching stand is ready to accept Walsh said When that would be was another question the Vanguard people want answered as quickly as possible Time Needed In Washington Dr John P lagen director of Project Vanguard for the Naval Research said that if the rocket destroyed its pad it could take two months at least to repair the damage Hagen added that he did not believe the damage would be that severe There was no other equipment at Cape Canaveral capable of launching the Vanguard assembly He said the trouble was mechanical and was not caused by any fault in basic design Hagen also emphasized that yesterday's failure was only one of a series of tests of the preliminary to larger scale satellite launchings for Continued on Page Two ADMITS MORE Pull Seen for U S public science courses long before engaged in a study for ine Supt of Schools began expanding their Sputnik and currently are er improvements along that a Mendel said today Two-Year Start The superintendent noted that two years ago school administrators introduced science studies in the elementary grades fourth fifth and sixth in a move to interest pupils in that subject at an earlier age Miss Mendel said science has been included many years in the seventh and eighth grade classes and always has been in the high school curriculum At the moment she pointed out the results of the science studies in the fourth fifth and sixth grades are being evaluated by the elementary supervisors Miss Grace R Sterling and Miss Harriet D Tompkins They are expected to report their findings she said along with the recommendations for the future At the same time Miss Mendel said a committee of high school teachers is studying the whole curriculum in the secondary schools and will submit a report before the end of the current academic year The committee working under the supervision of Asst Supt Frank Piazza was organized last Spring Miss Mendel said the effort of both groups are in line with the recent suggestion of Francis J president of the Board of Education for a survey and recommendations on the science on Page AGREES ON Added to List Holdup of Market of JAC WASHINGTON Dec members said today the fail to launch an earth satellite hard pull to catch up wit But other officials and som scientists while voicing disap pointment at the launching yesterday cautioned against over emphasizing its importance Sev eral of the scientists said that r tests of that sort such failure must be expected Dr John P Hagen head of the U.S satellite project said the trouble was mechanical not due to basic de sign fault President Eisenhower spend ing the weekend at his Gettys bury Pa farm was pictured as disappointed at the explosion o the satellite's carrier rocket a Cape Canaveral Fla White House Press Secretary James C Hagerty said Eisenhower asked the Defense department for a full report This was expected to take some time In New York Vice President Nixon said he too was disappointed But Nixon said he had every confidence in the eventual success of the U.S satellite program Running through the reaction to the launching failure were criticisms of the advance publicity given to this test Some Congress members said the buildup contributed to the subsequent letdown The White House said it didn't rule there should be more publicity on the test launching Defense department officials said the government made no effort to promote publicity The Russians who launched the first of their two space satellites more than two months ago were restrained in their early comments Soviet Communist party boss Nikita Khrushchev told newsmen in Moscow I am sure it the American satellite will be launched sooner or BELL 7 AP Some Congress tire of America's first attempt it may lake a long i Russia in missiles Union It Will Act on Demand to Admit President to police today contin ued their questioning of a gan of nine teenage boys held reaking and entering charges ir connection with a recent wave o burglaries and a holdup in thf city Supt John A Lyddy said the arrest of the gang has solved 12 two auto thefts and the holdup of an for an East End market Probe Continues Lieut Joseph A Walsh acting chief of detectives said further developments are anticipated in the investigation today Three of the gang were arrested in a raid in a local ho e Thursday and four others were apprehended by Patrolman Frank in the North End during a chase at an early hour Two other suspects were on Page like us In Seattle Teamster Presiden Dave Beck told a We fully expected it the Our entire organizational structure has been developed in anticipation of the action anc our organizational campaign will et under way after the first of le year Stays in Office Beck is staying in office a court decision on eligibility f Hoffa to take office Beck during a recess in lis trial in Seattle on charges of larceny in connection with le sale of a auto Just how long the Teamsters ostracized from the main of organized labor seemed o depend in large part on how Hoffa fares in his current trial n wiretapping charges federal perjury charges and n a suit in Washington his Teamsters presidency lection Union leaders said IS CRUSHED BY HEAVY Lycoming division of Avco n Stratford has agreed to a grievance which had lead le executive board of Local 1010 United Auto Workers to recommend a strike at the plant Notification of company agreement on arbitration received by the union lifts the trike threat at least Previously the company had ejected the arbitration proposal According to William Lawlor resident of Local 1010 John director of labor relations ad refused him permission into the manufacturing of the plant to enable him o talk to union members He aid that Mr Arnold's action was n violation of the union At a meeting of the executive oard of the union last it was decided to a strike to union members their regular meeting Tuesday In the meantime the union officers refused to rant authorization for a strike aying that the grievance e arbitrated The grievance been processed trough all the steps in the procedure According to Mr Lawlor on the subject of his admission into the production on Page Man Dived Under Wheels Driver Says Man Dec 7 Patrick 58 a factory worker of this city was crushed to death today at 2 beneath the wheels of a huge trailer truck on the Post road The truck driver William Moore 32 of Pennsauken N J Policeman Edward Broderick resorted said Mr Aylward dived the truck and the seven right wheels of the vehicle passed over him Police said the driver told them le was driving along Main street Boston Post road and ADMITS CHILD Weather Data Data from U.S Weather Bureau BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY cloudy with occasional rain high temperature near 50 tonight continued cloudy with occasional rain low tomorrow partly cloudy turning colder high In the low 40s NEW YORK Same as for Bridgeport LONG ISLAND SOUND Winds small craft warnings displayed for fresh to strong southwest winds today and tonight eea choppy visibility on Page ield to Modernize School Teaching light He said he noticed Mr Aylward leaning on a parking meter at the curb and just as he started the truck with the change of the traffic light from red to Mr Aylward dived beneath it Police reported the total was pounds The vehicle is owned by the Star Transport company of Riverside N J Moore was booked on a charge of simple negligent homicide and released in bonds for City court appearance Jan 27 Darien Man 67 by School Student Gives No Reason for Fatal Knifing of Bronx YORK Dec AP Police arrested a high school student today in the slaying of an Bronx girl Authorities said Robert a stocky youth who lived across the street from the gir would give no reason for the fatal assault The girl was found last night ying on her back her small space-age designed to into high school ght at a meeting of the and speed the flow of students was disclosed last ield Board of Education The program now be- ing studied by the school administration calls for among other things closed circuit television summer school programs employment of master teachers integrated studies use of engineers expansion of adult IN FUND TO AID SCHOLARS PLAYS TONIGHT N STRATFORD of the program has been under way since April report was presented after Roger W Hartt board chairman said that the responsibility of meeting the problem of providing more scientists and mathematicians must be resolved on a local level The School Board chairman said the problem is not to turn out a specific number of scientists and mathematicians but to use the abilities of all the people to their fullest extent We must get more knowledge to the people in a shorter space of le said Taxpayers Must Sacrifice Mr Hartt warned that taxpayers must make sacrifices on Page TEMPERATURE Low today 38 Highest yesterday 46 Lowest yesterday 19 Highest Dec 6 1956 Codes Latvian pianist ill open the Stratford Concert association series at p.m in the Festival theater Stratford Mr Codes a pupil of the iate Walter Gieseking was soloist with in Hamburg Munich and Frankfurt His will be from the works of chumann Beethoven Chopin avel and Memorial Awards Will Go to Two in February on Page Lowest Dec 6 1956 42 Harbor water 8 38 Degree days yesterday 32 Degree days since July 1 PRECIPITATION Today 12 hours to S programs Dr William J Edgar superintendent of schools said the program was created to provide the means of better equipping high school students for college work He said study on Tomorrow's Sunday Judge Flays Parents In Jailing Area Dec 7 Henry Connelly 67 of 305 Hoyt street today was reported in fair condition n Stamford hospital where he was admitted last night for treatment of injuries when he was truck by au auto near his home Attendants said he received a concussion a fractured left leg nose and multiple contusions of the head and shoulder Police said Mr Connelly was walking along Hoyt street headed south on the left side of the road about 500 feet from his home when he was struck by to the Harry Allison Goldstein memorial scholarship at the University of Bridgeport total J Gerard Flynn chairman announced today Meanwhile James H Halsey UB president said the first Goldstein scholars be named at he start of the university's second semester in February He said there would be two scholarships given at that time Although issuing a final report Mr Flynn said the committee had voted to have the fund remain open for the convenience of any might wish to be included in he endeavor Mr Goldstein a Bridgeport died Feb 20 He had the university since 1950 as of the board of trustees ind held a similar office with the university's executive board Mr Flynn said there were 228 contributors to the fund making lifts ranging from to Barnes of the donors Mr Halsey said will filed with the permanent records of the university and entered on the minutes of the of the Institution 1957 to date 26.39 Barometer 11 reading 29.92 Humidity 11 SUN MOON STARS Saturday December 7 Three hundred and forty-first day of the year Seventy-fifth day of Autumn The sun sets at p.m and rises tomorrow at p.m The moon rises at p.m and rides high It will be in the last quarter Dec 14 Prominent stars will be due south at p.m Altair low in the west at p.m The Twins rise at p.m and Sirius rises at p.m Procyon between Sirius and The Twins THE TIDE Today Tomorrow High p.m Low p.m p.m Shopping Schedule DECEMBER 1957 SUN fUES WED FBI SAT 8 O 10 11 13 14 15 D Qi IJ ZZ 25 27 28 Stores open until 9 p.m 1 1 Stores close at p.m Only 14 of the 17 days before Christmas art shopping days Do your Christmas shopping now and avoid the rush Steel's Plans for Bridgeport An exclusive feature story in tomorrow's Sunday Post outlines the operations of Carpenter Steel corporation in its other plants and discloses that increased employment will result from start of operations here in the plant of the former Northeastern Steel company Join the Jaycees And See the World That's what A Park Shaw and a Sunday Post exclusive feature story tomorrow tells how he did it where he went what he and pictures enhance the enchanting story he youths three from Bridgeport and one from Easton were publicly by Judge J Richard Fay in City court last night Judge Fay said If I had the power I would send you parents to jail in place of your guilty findings The four boys were arrested here at an early hour Dec 3 after the car in they were riding ran off Bartlett avenue and came to a halt on the lawn of a private riome Howard T Keiser 16 of Index Page Bridge your neglect of the boys and your failure to do your duty as mothers and fathers The boys were given short on Page on Page Practice Unnerves Nurse Who Wins Uncontested Section Comics Chuckle And r e m e m b e the preacher admonished the congregation there will be no buying and selling In heaven Whereupon a businessman In he back sett That ain't where business hu gone Copyright General Features Corp News Puzzle 8 Health Dr Brady Stratford nurse yesterday old Judge Alva P Loiselle in Superior court that threats by ier husband took an ominous urn when he gave her targets rom a rifle range to indicate that he was a good shot The occasion for the hearing luring which a divorce was to Shirley Jean McMonegle Her husband Freeman Crawford McMonegle also a Stratford resident did not contest the action Charging intolerable cruelty Mrs McMonegle told the court Continued on Two Programs George E lid Screen
