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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1958
Page
3
In Groton on April 9 a $2.5 million battery for the Barracuda submarine is described as the equivalent of 14 1 2 tons of dimes in silver. The custom designed battery, loaned from the Treasury, is lighter and more powerful than standard lead acid, reducing acid risks and boosting performance aboard the Electric Boat built sub launched in 1951.
In Cheektowaga N Y growth from the cross state Thruway has transformed the town into a boom area with 60 new installations shopping plazas and a 47 store complex. Population has risen to about 75000 with 8300 new houses since 1949 while land values have jumped from 400 an acre to as high as 30 1. The Thruway interchanges and a new freight yard spurred warehouses and distribution hubs across western New York.
A porch fire damaged the front of Welfare Commissioner James J. McGee’s residence at 130 Thorme Street at 11 57 a m yesterday. Assistant Chief Edward F. Bannon said a passerby cigarette caused the blaze. Firefighters stopped the flames before spreading to the house, after an alarm from Box 848 at Main and Therme streets and a five minute recall.
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