Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post Publishing Notes
Publisher details announce Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post operations with connections to all departments. Subscription rates list daily and Sunday options, postage, and holiday cross-issue service. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and registered in Bridgeport Connecticut.
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Khrushchev’s Hungary visit signals a power display
Nikita Khrushchev chose Hungary for a first display of power after enlarging his grip with loyal guards and a personal entourage. About four thousand observers, mostly uniformed workers and guards, witnessed his arrival. He denounced the United States and touted a summit while secret police lined the route to Budapest. The Hungarian leadership under Janos Kadar faced internal and external pressure as Khrushchev tightened control, aiming to reinforce Stalinist authority across satellites. This visit arouses concern among free peoples about further empire-wide coercion.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Hungary
Budapest
Janos Kadar
United States
Kadar
Khrushchev
Stalin
Free
Europe
Some Go Up and Spring Busting Out All Over
The piece discusses varied economic trends with some sectors rising, others flat, and a nationwide push to stimulate demand. It notes high employment aiding purchases, urges extraordinary measures to boost value, and frames spring as a period of revitalization amid concerns about recession and policy. It also mentions a teacher elopement and Sen. Talmadge criticizing administration waste and inflation.
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Sen. Talmadge
129 Mile Profit: Connecticut Turnpike Opens New Plant Sites
The Connecticut Development Commission promotes the turnpike as a major business asset from Greenwich to Killingly. It urges firms to explore plant site opportunities along the 129 mile corridor to speed shipments and attract interstate traffic, with more information available to interested parties.
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Connecticut Development Commission
Greenwich
Killingly
Development Commission
Connecticut
New England
Secretive Kremlin stance on nuclear tests questioned
The piece criticizes the Kremlin for secrecy in nuclear testing and argues for open inspections. It notes multiple March blasts detected by U S and allied observers, alleges lack of advance notice, and calls for adherence to international testing rules and verification.
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Kremlin
Moscow
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
Russia
Prudence Over Cruelty In School Commute
A Boston Herald reflection argues that older generations fault youth for not walking to school. It credits progress with cars and safety concerns, noting longer, riskier walks have given rise to modern prudence rather than laziness among students.
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Boston Herald
Shank
Maggie
Brooklyn Grand Jury Backs Corporal Punishment Bill
A Brooklyn grand jury endorses a New York State Legislature bill allowing reasonable corporal punishment in New York City classrooms. The New York City teachers oppose the proposal while a separate story recounts a 32 year old junior high teacher who was assaulted by two 13 year old boys, breaking his arm. The piece questions who would administer such punishment if enacted.
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Washington Star
Brooklyn
New York City
New York
Rumors of Auto Pact May End Strike Fears in 1958
Rumors swirl on Wall Street that General Motors and the United Auto Workers near a settlement with no strike. Louis G. Seaton allegedly offered Walter P. Reuther a profit linked wage package around 10 to 12 cents per hour plus enhanced unemployment benefits and pensions.
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Detroit
General Motors
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United Auto Workers
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Reuther
UAW
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GOP Faces Narrow Path After Eisenhower Victory Fallout
The article surveys GOP peril 17 months after Eisenhower's 1956 win, noting waning support across labor, Wall Street, the South, and diverse ethnic groups. It cites pessimistic White House analysis and two potential salvations: revived prosperity for workers and a safer, cooperative stance with Russia to end the arms race.
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Russia
Overseas Outlook on United States Foreign Policy
A historical commentary argues US policy failures stem from external influences and interior doubts rather than propaganda. It critiques Dulles, White House aides, and editorialists while contrasting Soviet tactics with American aims for free world ideology and economic aid.
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Dulles
White House
Free World
America
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Kremlin
Queen Elizabeth
Napoleon
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Great
Soviet Union
China
Russia
Analysts’ View: Communism Shapes Indonesia’s Civil Strife
AP columnist John Roderick notes that while communism grows in influence behind Sukarno, the Feb 15 revolting colonels aimed at army leadership and Jakarta’s control. Djuanda seeks help from democracies after failed negotiations, while Nasution pushes for military restraint and discipline.
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Jakarta
Sjun
Abdul Haris Nasution
Djuanda
Nasution
Indonesia
Butt
Quote from Dizzy Desa on baseball fun and past gags
A sports figure reflects that modern players lack the gag antics of earlier eras while noting the change in baseball culture. The quote contrasts past and present behavior and comments on entertainment at games.
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St. Lewis
Court plea to seek Ezra Pound release
A Washington law firm plans a court petition to release Ezra Pound from the mental hospital where he has been confined since being ruled incompetent to stand trial for treason. The motion, without fee, seeks dismissal of the indictment and hints the government may not object. If freed, Pound may return to Italy, where he lived for 21 years before his World War II arrest.
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Washington
Ezra Pound
Mere
Robert Frost
Pound
Justice Department
Italy
Banks Report Hike in Assets and Deposits
The FDIC says insured banks assets grew 3 percent last year to 249 billion dollars with deposits near 226 billion across 13,165 insured commercial banks and 239 mutual savings banks. Loans drove most growth totaling about five billion dollars. Deposits at mutual savings banks rose 9 percent to 25 billion. One third of the rise came from 18 banks becoming insured.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Jesse P. Wolcott
Indonesia Agrees to Buy Arms From Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia
Indonesia confirms negotiations with three European communist nations to purchase military hardware including Russian MIG fighters and Ilyushin bombers. Details on quantities and overall value were not disclosed. The deals are said not linked to the Central Sumatra rebellion.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Sumatra
Shah of Iran signs divorce papers ending seven year marriage
In Tehran a court announced the Shah of Iran signed final papers ending his seven year marriage to Queen Soraya. Soraya will receive the divorce documents in Cologne, Germany, with the Shah possibly remarrying within ten days, though a court source warned it may take longer before he weds again.
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Iran
Soraya
Cologne
Germany
Shah
CARELESS DRIVER The man who makes other motorists wish they were truck drivers
A humorous profile highlights a man known for driving with reckless swagger, drawing reactions from peers who joke they would trade their cars for trucks to avoid his risky maneuvers.
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