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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1958
Page
7
Ehrsam property praised by School Site committee chair Orville L. Lemoin e as townspeople back its development for a new high school. Critics argued gas line there and higher disposal costs. cost comparisons favored Snyder and Randall options. Time to build cited by opponents of Ehrsam tract.
U S Rep Albert Morano urged prompt federal funding for a Bridgeport Housing Authority pilot for elderly housing. He toured the Hillside Home site with BHA executive director Harold Poole calling it an ideal location. Construction could start by September with occupancy next year.
Welroy states foes of a shakeup in the Defense Department face danger from long-range missiles. He urges immediate command changes as there is no time to shift peacetime to wartime structures. He warns reaction lines would have minutes, not hours, to respond.
Kansas City April 10 AP The Veterans of Foreign Wars spoke against President Eisenhower's plan to reorganize the Defense department centralizing more control in Defense Secretary Richard L Roudebush of Indianapolis The national VFW commander warned that constitutional procedures would be endangered by Congress relinquishing appropriations for military purposes and that the recommendation would give too much spending power to one person
The board of management met at the request of Mr. McNeil with members including William S. Simpson Alfred Bodine David Cunningham John Kelly Edwin Moss and others. McNeil resigned amid accusations and threats of a damage action by Mae Burlant of Bridgeport as Barnum Festival and Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut faced public scrutiny. Raine, Columbia Records executive, is noted for industrial relations work. his father was a Kentucky minister and Oberlin Union Theological Seminary graduate.
New York April 10 The American Telephone and Telegraph Co reported that the general business recession slowed telephone growth but did not halt it. The Bell System quarterly report for the three months ended Feb 28 shows net earnings of $213,394,347 or $3.22 a share, down from $215,604,787 or $3.32 a share a year earlier. Operating revenues rose to $1,531,713,000 from $1,521,215,093.
A 1958 House Finance committee report favors a $150,000 water bond measure for Bethellere to improve water supply, issue energy related financing, and refund existing debt. The proposal includes a festival related context and prompts resignation remarks by Mr McNeil as an integral Hartford figure.
Waterbury April 10 A car struck and killed Thomas Fitzgerald about 60 a projectionist at a local movie house. The fatal accident occurred on East Main street with authorities identifying the deceased.
In London April 10 AP reports board members lauding McNeil for organizing this year’s Festival including committee selection sponsor arrangements and programming. Raine assumes Ringmaster duties bringing community credentials from treasury bond campaigns United Fund leadership and other local efforts.
St Pauls Methodist Church in Lynn burned down today with the fire department estimating losses around 200000 dollars. Fire Chief Joseph Scanlon reported four firefighters injured but none seriously. The Raine family, linked to local business, resided nearby and the church damage coincides with a period of local commerce activity.
Philadelphia Electric Co. may issue additional securities in the fall beyond its $40 million bond offering later this month. President R. J. Rincliffe said the fall financing will likely be bonds or preferred stock as the utility expands production and distribution to meet rising demand for all classes of service.
The North Star Singers a male chorus of 18 voices will perform tomorrow night in the Bridgeport Machines auditorium 500 Lindley street. The program includes Swedish and American songs color slides and motion pictures from the 1957 Sweden tour with Veteran chants of the American Union of Swedish Singers. Edward Nyborg directs and sings tenor solo Carl Augustine is the piano accompanist A buffet supper will be served by the Ladies Auxiliary prior to the program.
Once water reaches its boiling point, its temperature cannot rise further despite continued heating. Additional heat increases vaporization rather than temperature, a fundamental property of liquids in thermodynamic equilibrium.
The United States will ship 20,000 tons of wheat to Tunisia within two to three weeks, the State Department announced amid a critical unemployment situation in the country.
In Hartford on April 19 the House approved a Shelton measure allowing intra budget transfers but restricted to the current year. Rep. Louis J. Padula voiced that the limit was needed to cover welfare costs, noting the city wanted perpetual authority. A Waterbury counterpart was also approved with a one year cap.
Two airmen leaped from a jet and plunged about 46,000 feet nearly to the ground in almost free fall. Their parachutes opened at about 10,000 feet after the ejector seats and canopy were jettisoned, allowing them to breathe before landing.
Hartford April 10. The Legislature passed a poetic resolution congratulating Governor Ribicoff on his 48th birthday, with Republicans and Democrats uniting in a rare show of unanimity. Rep. John M. Austin introduced the measure. the governor, in Detroit for a highway safety conference, will receive a copy on his return.
Fairfield county Young Republicans will sponsor a dinner in honor of U S Senator William A Purtell at Half Way House in Darien on April 18. William H Brennan of Stamford Fairfield county Republican chairman will be toastmaster.
The board authorized a permit to conduct a raffle for the family of the late Sergeant George A. Pohlman with the condition that policemen be out of uniform when selling tickets. Mayor Tedeseo and William Keller joined the session as top officials. The panel also ordered extra safeguards on Linden avenue near the Crippled Children Home and approved parking limits on George street between Oak and Center streets. Four way stop signs were approved at Maplewood and Hancock avenues, sign controls at Bishop and Clermont avenues, and a Dead End sign at Holland Avenue.
Leaders rejected extending the six cent per gallon gasoline tax from 1959 to 1966 as part of a GOP recession program. The House caucus will refine public works and economic aid proposals, including a $25 million bonding plan for urban renewal, industrial redevelopment, and low income elderly housing. The governor urged broader unemployment benefits and a $410 million bonding package for highways and public works. The legislature advanced several bills on vaccination quarantine, fiscal year adoption, school building grants, and hardship funding, with several measures awaiting printing or committee action.
Readers of Puzzle Reef are left without play as a widespread outage grounds fans and disrupts events. Officials noted intermittent service, with crews investigating cause and restoration timelines as frustration grows among communities awaiting updates.
Raymond earns his Boy of the Year trophy along with 22 previous athletic honors. Observance of Boys' club week continues tonight at the Orcutt club with Father and Son Night. Fly casting and spinning contest at North End draws 68 boys with prizes from Arctic Bridgeport Johnson Mooney Sport shops and Fish and Game association.
The Senate approved a bill restoring to the State Municipal Employees Retirement Act a voluntary retirement option after 30 years of service. Senator Albert C. Lynder said the 1937 revision deleted the provision, affecting Bridgeport city employees and their retirement plans.
A third baby of quadruplets born to 19 year old Mrs Gladys McGraw died leaving the surviving boy as the only one left. Hospital spokesmen said his condition was good. The first baby, a girl, was stillborn and another boy died last night. Mrs McGraw came from El Salvador six years ago and her husband Ian McGraw, 22, from Glasgow, Scotland, four years ago and earns 75 dollars weekly as a janitor.
Veterans of many wars gather in Boston for the first national convention of the Amputee Veterans Association of America Inc. The meeting will feature delegates from across the country, including those with missing limbs, to discuss goals and support for amputee servicemen.
Rebels and a 38,000 strong armed force clash as a former army sergeant, who dominated Cuba for a quarter century, loses support. Police shoot rebels on sight and three bullet torn bodies are found near San Francisco de Paula, nine miles southeast of Havana, home to novelist Ernest Hemingway.
AFL-CIO President George Meany refused to back a rebel sponsored general strike in Cuba. He noted Cuban exile pressure and said the AFL-CIO would not judge to supersede the Cuban Confederation of Labor opposing the strike. State Department reported isolated damage to American properties in Havana but said U. S. firms were not molested overall.
Abbott Laboratories reports a 12?2 percent sales increase in the first quarter, with each month surpassing last year’s results and March showing the strongest gains. Dr. Votwiler notes stable drug prices despite rising costs and predicts expansion spending near 7 million dollars for 1958.
New York April 10 First quarter net of General Baking Company is expected to be even with or a shade better than last year's initial quarter net of 532 517 or 23 cents a share. Chairman George L Morrison said the company looks for a good year in 1958. President Russell J Hug said first quarter sales will be about 3 percent higher in volume than last year's first quarter. Last year the company earned 2 686 078 or 3 28 a share and sales reached 159 209 864. Manager Fred Hutchinson of the St Louis Cardinals expects the Pirates to be among the National League's most improved teams this season.
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