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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1954

Page

8

Chou Charges Chiang Pact Warlike U S Act

Chinese Communist Premier Chou Enlai denounces the U S demand for withdrawal from Formosa and Penghu as a grave warlike provocation. He warns Washington to cease interference in China's affairs or face consequences as Peiping vows to defend national unity. The broadcast notes Beijing views the mutual security treaty with Chiang Kai-shek as a threat amid tensions in the region.

London Dec Prem Chon Fa Lat United Sates Na Ionalists Chous Peiping Rit United Staes Formosa Penghu Islands

Reports of Danger of Big War Mentioned

Washington dispatch reports a tense claim that danger of war rises as negotiations with Chinese communists stall. President Eisenhower weighs options. officials debate prison exchanges and continued peace efforts amid Korean War tensions.

Washington Firocher Sid Ody Rawita M Eisenhower Eneenhos

Weather forecast hints at small springwarming

Partial OCR reads suggest a modest temperature rise with mid teens to low 40s. Forecasters expect warmer conditions today with cooler nights and light winds across the region.

526 Yanks Still Held In Red China Prisons

In this report by Fred Sparks Lowy, bitter officers in the United Nations command recount the capture of American soldiers during Korea hostilities. The piece notes hundreds of airmen and sailors held in Chinese prisons, mentions suspected spying charges, and warns of ongoing retribution as war ends move to political deals.

Red China Fred Sparks Lowy Lnited Nations Korea Shore Flos Li Armen Espion Ae Ie Thi

Bridgeport Area Weather Now and Forecast Details

Official weather notes for Bridgeport and vicinity show fair windy conditions today with a high near 35 and tonight low mid 20s. Tomorrow will be cloudier with a high near 40 and possible rain at night along with craft wind warnings across Long Island Sound.

Bridgeport New York City Long Island Sound

Thruway Span to Displace Long Island Ferry's Dock

The Civil Air Patrol joined a search for a jet pilot who baled out over the Atlantic near Monomoy Point Cape Cod. Lt Edward Dillon 26 of Naugatuck Conn, a former Korean War prisoner, ejected from his F860 during a routine training mission.

Boston Civil Air Patrol Atlantic Ocean Edward Dillon Naugatuck Conn Korea Monomoy Point Cape Cod Otis Air Force Base

Moss Firm Plans Bullard Foundry Construction

Edwin Moss and Son announce a plan to build the Bullard Foundry on Fairfield Road near Union Square. The project will require harbor bridge crossings, road realignments, and temporary pedestrian routes, with an estimated two year construction period and diversions affecting Main Street and Henry Street.

Lnion Square Arem Weiter Stree Henry Street Main Street Benim Maxon

Pearl or Diamond Wit

The humorous line notes that any girl can extract a pearl from an oyster while a clever girl earns a diamond from an old crab, playing on paradoxical cleverness. A light quip that contrasts easy outcomes with harder clever gains.

Pope Closes Marian Year With Broadcast Blessing

The Vatican reports that the pope concluded the Marian year with a worldwide broadcast blessing. He urged the Catholic world to remain united in prayer and good works as a year of grace ends with reflection on sacrifice and love.

Vatican

Papal Marian Day Blessing Broadcast From Vatican

Crowds at St Mary Major and outside the basilica hear a Vatican broadcast as Pope Pius XII, aided by his physician, appears briefly and voices a Marian blessing. A medical source cites a short delay to ensure safety during the Pope’s latest public message.

St Mary Major

Purtell Bush Support Ike In Face Of Blast

Purtell and Bush defend President Eisenhower amid McCarthy attack. Purtell praises Ike as a great leader and cites his two years in office while Bush rejects McCarthy’s inflammatory rhetoric and warns against warlike actions. Both Senators urge continued UN firmness and unity.

Purtell Bush Ike Ardeen Sree Wachineton Washington Connecticut Willam A Purtell Prescott Bush Eisenhower McCarthy Senate Senator Connectcut Congress MecCarthy Amercan China United Nations

Norwalk Schoolboy Demands Ore Sample From Jones and Laughlin

Johnny Levine, 11, of Norwalk writes to a steel producer asking for one teaspoon of iron ore and a reading kit. The letter, dated from Brookside school, seeks ore sample and literature on steelmaking with color drawings.

Norwalk Jones Taupghhin St Ole Corporation Conn Johnny Levine Scribner Avenue Johnny Levine Jones and Laughlin Howe

Surge in Bridgeport building permits tops monthly total

Bridgeport during November issued 144 construction permits valued at 1.590985 million. The board met five times, boosting total activity, with 67 one family and one three family dwellings approved, the strongest housing unit tally since 1932, and residential work roughly half the month’s value.

Board of Building Commissioners Noveber Colle

Lawyer Reprimanded Over Bar Exam Remarks

Middlesex County bar grievance committee reprimanded attorney Gevorne V. Dasis for remarks during a Hartford hearing last spring alleging discrimination against some law candidates. Davis claimed he offered to admit a man to the bar for 10000 as a joke, which the grievance committee called foolish and improper.

Middi Middlesex County Gevorne Vo Hartford Davis

Fire devastates Horowitz mansion in Lattingtontown

A 30 room brick mansion owned by Loui s Horowitz in Lattingtown collapses in a fire. Nine firefighters are injured as more than 200 firemen from Locust Valley and Glen Cove battle the blaze. The house, richly furnished with paintings and antiques, is described as a total wreck while Horowitz and his wife are reportedly in Palm Beach Florida and the home was empty at the outbreak.

Lattingtown Louis Horowi Stz Horowitz Palm Beach Fla Locust Valley Glen Cove

Accused red aims tirade at witness

A witness testifies during a Capitol hearing as the accused red figures make charges and refuse to answer questions citing constitutional protection. The testimony, led by Senator McCarthy’s investigations subcommittee, unfolds with interruptions and subpoenas.

Capitol Trina Paul Art Imoen Hettun Carthy Michi

Eisenhower Rejects Public Clash Over McCarthy Question

President Eisenhower said Republicans may split or form a third party if they choose McCarthy and his allies. He refused to engage in a public quarrel with McCarthy or respond directly to charges from Wisconsin Republicans about a hard line against communists. He praised Senator Watkins for the censure committee leadership and noted no comment on the McCarthy matter beyond affirming unity on core issues.

Washington Eisenhower Son Toda Afy Republicrs Joseph P McCarthy McCarthy Wisconsin Red China Eisenhower Peope Arthiy Watkins House Tola Watkins Senate Mathews Carthy Payhowes Woo Utah

Home For Christmas Mrs Barbara Welch to Rejoin Family

Mrs Barbara Welch polio stricken widow of Herbert Sherwood Welch moves toward discharge from Gane New Haven hospital on December 20. The article notes her recovery from paralysis and the reunion with her three children and late husband’s family after a lengthy hospitalization beginning October 3.

Barbara Welch Westport Barbara Sleine Welch Herbert Sherwood Mike) Welch High Pear Ganee New Ehiven Hospital New Phlasen Hospital Slein Jung Wolehs Roosery Uber Sterne Gaustreop Michal Ophimiins

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