Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post circulation details
The Bridgeport Telegram is a morning daily also serving Sundays with a Post, published by The Post Publishing Company at 410 State St Bridgeport Conn. Subscriptions run daily 12.00 yearly 17.20 with Sunday Post. Rates for six months and one month are listed with postage supplements for distant subscribers.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Audit Bureau of
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Post Publishing Company
State St
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Post
Local News Notice Reprint Policy
The text states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news republication and AP dispatches. It notes second class matter status in Bridgeport Connecticut and filing under 1879 act with patent office registration.
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Associated Press
Bridgeport
Conn
Senate Rebuke and Military Exercise Report
The Senate voted 44 to 31 to disapprove of President Truman's steel seizure and block spending that could finance it, highlighting concerns over presidential powers and constitutional limits. Lt. Gen. William Hoge criticizes wartime maneuvers near Fort Hood for intelligence, evacuation, security, and umpiring flaws while stressing the value of thorough training and readiness for future conflicts.
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William Hoge
Hoge
Fort Hood
Tex
Homes for Sale Warned to Choose from Vast Market
Families eyeing homes face an abundant but confusing market with new building ideas, material scarcities and higher prices. Buyers should weigh neighborhood quality, heating, kitchens, baths, and future family needs to avoid later disappointments amid wartime shortages.
Averting Poor Home Purchases Through Smart Financing
The phrase discusses avoiding risky home purchases by adopting intelligent, informed financial planning and decision making to secure a stable investment and long term affordability. It emphasizes prudent budgeting, risk assessment, and informed choices in real estate.
Challenge to NATO call for centralized supply system
The article argues that NATO needs an extensive overhaul of military supply chains. It notes current national failures in provisioning, urges a centralized, comprehensive pattern for supply and reinforcement, and warns that mutual defense efforts face significant challenges.
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NATO
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West
Daffodil Time Blooms Across Connecticut Valley
It is daffodil season in Connecticut with warm days bringing yellow blossoms to New England yards. Old-fashioned double-petaled blooms and trumpet varieties appear in many dooryards, offering shades from pale saffron to deep gold as mowing season begins and households plan yard work.
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Hartford Courant
Connecticut
New England
Connecticut Valley
A Failure of Flood Control
The Missouri Valley flood shows the failure of a federal flood control program. It argues that big dams built by Army Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation worsen damage and that farm based watershed work with small impounding dams could absorb far more water. Elmer T. Peterson cites Mississippi floods causing four times more damage upstream. The piece notes dams act as silt traps and can fill with silt quickly.
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Missouri Valley
Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Elmer T. Peterson
Mid-West
Mississippi Valley
Haywork Benefit Risks Taxpayer Disposal Costs
A saying warns to “make a lot of hay” while sun shines as surplus hay burdens taxpayers with disposal costs. An old remark adds that aging brings a sense of increasing weariness and time passing.
Replace Eisenhower as NATO head: tough choice ahead
The article weighs successors to General Eisenhower as head of Western Europe's defense force. It notes the difficulty of finding a European candidate, the need for a strong commander to supply 20 divisions, and concerns over national pride, political resistance, and the risk of shifting NATO command. It contrasts Montgomery, Omar Bradley, and other leaders, underscoring Ike’s unique stature.
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Ray Tucker Washington
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Ike
George Washington
Western
Germany
Washington
Eisenhower
Moscow
Europe
NATO
European hedge against Taft Eisenhower vote
The Europeans reportedly prefer an American leader to firm up alliances. They see a hedge against a possible Taft or Eisenhower presidency, with Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery as a leading but flawed candidate due to campaign tone and slow attack amid intense media scrutiny.
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Hedoge
Taft
Eisenhower
Field Marshall
Bernard Law Montgomery
Britain
Monty
Torowueh
Deterring War Proves Harder Than Fighting It Says Gruenther
General Gruenther in a AP annual meeting remarks that 1952 is a crisis year demanding Europe’s peak military readiness to deter war. He cautions he does not expect a Russian attack. warns that some European socialists resist rearmament to avoid funding pie in the sky while urging balanced reporting to democratic publics.
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J. M. Roberts, Jr
Associated Pross
Gruenther
Associated Press
Europe
Aneurin Bevan
Britain
Efucesa
Czechoslovakia
Korea
United States
America
Mor Roo
Two Generals Under Consideration for Top U.S. Staff Role
The piece argues Bradley’s unavailability exposes a broader shortage of well rounded material across the services. It weighs two possible replacements: General Alfred M. Gruenther, Ike’s Paris chief of staff, and General Matthew B. Ridgway, famed Korean commander.
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Bradley
Defense
Congress
Alfred M. Gruenther
Eisenhower
Paris
So They Say on Soviet Unification and European Defense
A fragment discusses a Soviet proposal for unification and a European defense community delaying plans to unite Europe. It notes potential effects on U S presidential elections and mentions Konrad Adenauer as West German chancellor. The quote from Abe Burrows contrasts show business pay with silence about earnings.
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U. S
Konrad Adenauer
West German
Appointment of a U S General as Ike Successor Sparks Policy Debate
Analysis from Washington argues that choosing a successor to General Eisenhower is not just a military issue but a political challenge. Allies fear a change could slow Western European rearmament, while Kremlin maneuvers and peace talks shape European attitudes toward NATO. Ridgway or Gruenther may not match Eisenhower’s influence to sustain momentum.
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Washington
Eisenhower
West
United States
Europe
Kremlin
Korea
Germany
NATO
America
France
Hitler
Stern Ridgway
Gruenther
Eisenhower Endorsed by the Boston Herald
The Boston Herald endorsed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Republican nomination. The editorial praised him as uniquely fit to provide wholesome change and unifying leadership with stern self discipline within democratic government.
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Boston
The
Boston Herald
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Passes Funds Measure for 976 Million Dollar Bill
The Senate approved its first money bill of the session totaling 976 million dollars to fund several departments through June 30. A proviso bars use of the funds to operate a seized industry. Conference talks will reconcile with the House version, which totaled about eight million less. The bill includes 9 million to pay Japanese American evacuation claims and 12 million for Civil Service Commission security checks on federal employees.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senators
West Coast
Civil Service Commission
Commission
FBI
Spaatz Warns of Risk in U S Air Slowdown
General Carl Spaatz told Congress to build a larger stronger U S air force quickly to outpace Russia and warned that delaying the 143 wing buildup risks security. He criticized the Defense Department plan to stretch the program to end of 1955, saying time wasted since the first Soviet atomic bomb increases World War III spark risk during Senate testimony.
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Washington
APY
Carl Spaatz
Congress
Russia
Air Force
Defense Department
Spaatz
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Weather outlook for New England states Wednesday to Thursday
Connecticut and Massachusetts expect clouds and showers starting in the west and spreading east with cooler interiors. Rhode Island and New Hampshire Vermont Maine follow similar patterns with rain or showers and a cooler trend into Thursday. Winds from Eastport to Block Island west to southwest at 20 to 25 mph with good visibility.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Eastport
Block Island
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