Ridgway Is Named NATO Chief Clark to Take Command in Korea
President Truman named General Matthew Ridgway as Supreme Allied Commander Europe to counter Soviet threats. Gen. Mark Clark will succeed Ridgway in Korea and as commander in the Far East, with Gen. Gruenther remaining as Eisenhower's chief of staff.
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Ridgway
NATO
Clark
Korea
Washington
Truman
Matthew B. Ridgway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
U.S
Far East
Alfred M. Grueffther
Eisenhower
U. S
Abilene
Kansas
Germany
European Command
Ike
Gen
Gruenther
Capitol Hill
Wiley
R.-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vinson
D.ga
House Armed Services Committee
Tokyo
North Atlantic Council
Army
Army Field Forces
Fort Monroe
John R. Hodge
Third Army
Fort McPherson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bridgeport Brass Stockholders Elect New Posts and Reelect Directors
The 86th annual Bridgeport Brass meeting created four new positions and named executives including Austin R. Zender as executive vice president and Warren J. Faust as vice president and controller. Carl P. Quanz was named vice president and assistant controller. The board reelected members led by Herman W. Steinkraus who remained chairman and president. Officers reappointed include Otis A. Glazebrook Jr., Rowley W. Phillips, and others. Steinkraus noted two matters not in the printed report.
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Bridgeport Brass Company
Austin R. Zender
Warren J. Faust
Carl P. Quanz
Indianapolis
Steinkraus
Herman W. Steinkraus
Hulbert S. Aldrich
William R. Breetz
Lewis A. Dibble
Otis A. Glazebrook, Jr
Leslie H. Jackmus
Rowley W. Phillips
D. Swing Starring
Mr. Steinkraus
Edmund S. Wolfe
Mr. Zender
Mr. Phillips
Mr. Breetz
Michael Schwarz
Francis J. Kearns
Everett Japp
East Main
John 8. Dawson
Joseph P. McNamara
Lieut Gustafson Retired After 36 Years Service
Lieut Karl J Gustafson of 399 Poplar Street retired on pension by the Board of Police Commissioners after 36 years in the force. Appointed June 1 1916 he served in four precincts and the Night Patrol and is currently a desk officer at the Third Precinct Fairfield Avenue and King Street. The board also authorized a plan to compensate officers for court time with time off and discussed promotion delays from a sergeants list tied to a court injunction awaiting State Supreme Court action. Mayor McLevy backed the plan.
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Karl J. Gustafson
Poplar Street
Board of Police Commissioners
Gustafson
U. S. Navy
Police
Fairfield Avenue
King Street
John A. Lyddy
Lyddy
State Supreme Court
Civil Service Commission
Wasp Sinks Hobson After Mid Atlantic Collision
The 27 100 ton aircraft carrier Wasp limped home with 61 survivors from the destroyer mine sweeper Hobson after a night collision. 176 Hobson crewmen are missing or presumed lost as the ships fought heavy seas near 1200 miles east of Boston. The Hobson sank in four minutes after being struck amidships as the Wasp and Rodman recovered aircraft. The incident prompted calls for an official probe from a father whose son is among the missing.
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Washington
Wasp
Hobson
B. C. McCaffree
Navy
Mediterranean
Boston
Azores
Rodman
McCaffree
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk
Com. W. J. Tierney
Philadelphia
Eisenhower Dominates Fairfield County GOP Caucuses
Eisenhower wins indicate strong GOP backing across Fairfield County towns. Stamford and Greenwich give Eisenhower large wins while Taft struggles in several caucuses. Norwalk Westport Weston and Wilton pledge support. Taft faces setbacks as local chairs and delegates shift in favor of the General.
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Fairfield County
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Sherman
Westport
Weston
Weather Summary Bridgeport Area and City Report
Cloudy with drizzle this morning give way to warmer afternoon highs around 60. Tonight turns partly cloudy and milder with lows near the upper 40s. Tomorrow fair and warm with highs near 70 as winds shift from northerly to northwesterly. New York City mirrors Bridgeport conditions.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
New York City
Senate group cuts foreign aid by a billion dollars
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to cut President Truman's foreign aid program by about 12.66 percent, from 7.9 billion to roughly 6.0 billion, with debate to follow. Chairman Connally said the bill would likely pass after a few days.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Alfred M. Gruenther
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Gaid
Congress
Gruenther
Shirley Temple Delivers Six Pound Son at Bethesda Navy Hospital
Shirley Temple, former child star, gave birth to a six pound twelve ounce son by Caesarean section at Bethesda Naval Hospital. The baby is the couple's first child with Lt. Cmdr. Charles Black, and Temple also has a three year-old daughter Linda from a previous marriage to John Agar Jr.
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Washington
Shirley Temple
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Miss Temple
Cmdr
Charles Black
Navy Department
Linda
John Agar, Jr
Features and sections listings in Telegram today
A fragmented page shows the Telegram daily layout with mentions of Features for Everybody, Page numbers for classifieds, crosswords, editorials, obituaries, theater news, radio programs, fashion, financial news, and other departments. It outlines where readers can find Angelo Patri, Constantine Brown, Erich Brandeis, and Dr Herman Bundesen in various pages.
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Angelo Patri Fae Beet
Sormnnnon Oericanising Sberareis Sce
Constantine Brown
Herman Bundesen
Erich Brandeis
Women’s News
Man Shot by Bandit Saved by False Teeth
New York April 28 A Rockefeller Center restaurant manager John Hudson 46 was shot in the mouth by a young bandit who escaped with about 225 dollars. Doctors said the superficial wound was halted by his false teeth, credited with saving his life.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
John Hudson
Roosevelt Hospital
Mackie Wins Westport GOP Caucus by 39 Votes
Mrs Hel en Warnock Mackie reelected town chairman at Bedford junior high by 572 to 533 over Dr C William Janson in a Republican caucus attended by over 1,000. Delegates to the state convention backed Eisenhower by 609 to 469 with Lupton over Bush for U S Senate nomination. Governor Lodge aided Mackie in the campaign but spoke little.
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Ridgefield
Brookfield
Eisenhower
Taft
Newtown
Republican Town Committee
Wilton
Tage Pearson
Taft Organization
Connecticut
John Mather Lupton
Weston
U.S. Senate
Westport
Helen Warnock Mackie
Frank E. Raymond
Stanley Stroffolino
Norwalk
William E. Sheehy, Jr
Chester Ferris
Andrew M. Johnson
Shelton
Lodge
Ike and
Lupton
C. William Janson
Bedford Junior High School
Mackie
Janson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
U. S
John M. Lupton
Mr. Lupton
Prescott Bush
Greenwich
William A. Purtell
Hartford
Walton Clark, Jr
Darien
Mans
John W. Boyd
First
W. Clarke Crossman
Joseph V. Serena
Fairfield caucus rejects straw vote on presidential candidates
About 800 people attended the Fairfield Republican caucus at Roger Ludlowe High School. Four uninstructed town committee delegates were elected to the state convention, with Field winning the top Third district tally and others losing bids. Eighth district winner Loewith was reelected, Pagliuco defeated, and 32 members were chosen without opposition in eight districts.
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Fairfield
Republican Party
Roger Ludlowe
Taft and
Eisenhower
John W. Field, Jr
Citizens School Study Council
Town Committee
Roger P. Welles
Philip Pagliuco
Field
Norman K. Parsells
Russell A. Clapp
III
George N. Serre
Goodwin Stoddard
Welles
Herbert H. Loewith
Pagliuco
Raymond W. Munthe
Louis Kalpenbach
John Zadravecz
Bridgeport GOP Names Delegates for State Convention
At the Bridgeport city GOP convention a Eisenhower rally was held in the Stratfield hotel but officials said the event did not represent an endorsement. Deputy Secretary of State Charles B. Keats will chair Bridgeport’s 10 delegates with Hanford W. Bigelow Anna Halapin and Robert Bruno among at large selections. Delegates from the 21st 22nd and 23rd senatorial districts plus alternates were named with several individuals listed.
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Bridgeport
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stratfield
Eisenhower Club
Charles B. Keats
Mr. Keats
Hanford W. Bigelow
GOP
Anna R. Halapin
Robert G. Bruno
Martin F. McKeon
Grace T. Dupee
Joseph A. Rich
Mary A. Craig
Frank Kogut, Jr
Margaret Montgomery
Franklyn A. Caposella
Louise Gaylord
Margaret Snow
Catherine Stevens
Terry L. Romano
Emma Koerner
Michael Sciortino
Patricia M
Court Upholds Religious Program in New York Schools
The Supreme Court upheld New York states system releasing public school pupils for religious instruction away from school property in a 6 to 3 decision. It allows released time programs serving about two million pupils in many states.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York State
Jackson
Slack
Frankfurter
Eisenhower and Taft Battle for Mass Delegates
Eisenhower's backers hope the write in ballot in Massachusetts will move him closer to Taft in the race for Republican National Convention delegates. The Bay State primary is the last direct clash before the Chicago convention, with Eisenhower aiming for about 30 of 38 delegates to narrow the gap and gain momentum on the Atlantic seaboard.
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Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Massachusetts
Robert A. Taft
Bay State
Taft
Lisenhower
GOP
Chicago
Eisenhower
North Atlantic
Maine
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Midwest
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Eisenhower Wins Connecticut Caucuses with Broad Support
Widespread backing for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was recorded in Connecticut Republican caucuses and primaries to elect May delegates. Meriden reported 1621 Eisenhower to 470 Taft unofficially, with Taft strongest only in Bristol. overall Eisenhower expected to win most of the 22 national convention delegates. Bush led Purtell in Meriden for the Senate race, 566 to 306, as Sprague trailed with 269.
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Eisenhower
Meriden
Bush
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Connecticut
Taft
Bristol
Meade Alcorn
Governor Lodge
Clarence F. Ballwin
Tage Pearson
U. S
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Monroe
Telegram
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W. Field
Fairfield Post
GOP Committee
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N. Y
Iwa Ikuko Toguri
D’aquino
Pacific
Yvette Madsen
Oregon State Medical Society
Douglas
Brooklyn
Reed
Burton
Minton
Bay
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Robert Taft
Mansfield D. Sprague
Mr. Bush
William Benton
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Purtell
Hartford County
Thompson
Horace Seely- Brown
Hi Nasor
Olin Miller
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