East-West Tensions Rise As Allies Seek Unified West Germany
Washington and London weighed responses to a Soviet note warning of a communist mobilization to counter any German unification. Officials said the letter aimed at propaganda, not a new arms buildup, and stressed NATO unity and West German integration into the Western defense system amid long‑standing Saar and French-German dissents. (Continued on Page Ten)
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John M Hightower Shington
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Britain
Issia
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Shington
Moscow
Soviet Union
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Paris
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Weather Forecast for Bridgeport and Surrounding Areas
Weather forecast shows generally fair and colder conditions. Tonight will be fair and cold with lows in the upper 20s. Tomorrow, Tuesday, fair with little temperature change and a high in the low 40s. Winds northwesterly tonight, becoming fresh west to northwesterly. Sea choppy, visibility fair to good. Five day temperatures expected to be about five degrees above normal, with rainfall totals around 1 inch, mainly rain, through Wednesday. Last readings show temperatures around 41 today and 36 yesterday. tides and astronomical data included.
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Idgeport
York City
Island Sound
Puzzle Winners Deserted As $50 Prize Rises
The Sunday Post crossword drew a crowded downtown crowd but no one solved puzzle 28. The prize for the next printed puzzle climbs to $50. Explanations assess clues across and down, noting brains over brawn and missteps in several entries.
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Sunday Post
Chuckle: Simpler Things Attracting Many Girls
A lighthearted note suggests many girls are drawn to simple pleasures. The piece hints at trends or preferences linked to common, everyday items. It presents a playful, period-voice tone without heavy details.
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Ife
Easton to Start Junior High Class in 1955 56
Easton board approves absorbing ninth grade into local schools beginning fall 1955. About 50 students affected. Plan includes eliminating hot lunch, moving kindergarten, and using nonbuilding spaces for two classrooms. Ninth graders may attend Hirding High School in afternoon session next year and finish at Bassick High.
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Samue
Staples
Bridgeport
Board 4
Staples School
Albert E Diem
Diem
Congregational Church
Jesse Lee Hall
Grange Hall
Pridgeport Board of Education
Hirding High School
Bassick High School
Newspaper Boys to Attend Governor Ribicoff Dinner
More than 300 Post Publishing newspaper carriers will attend the Bridgeport Brass center Main Street for the annual Post Newspaperboys party. High civic and church figures will be present along with officials from The Post Publishing company. Most Rev Lawrence J Shehan will deliver the invocation and Gov elect Ab eraham Rite will speak. The event includes a new era in the paperboy’s career and a formal dining program.
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Ribicoff
The
Post Publishing Company
I Pom
Bridgeport Brass Company
Tiend Center
Main Street
State Armory
Post
High Civic
Lawrence J Shehan
Bridgeport
Aberaham
New
Hillside Gift of Health Brings Christmas Hope
By Almar Lockwood two women from 270 South Avenue and 134 Grant Street recover from bedridden illness through Hillside Home and Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The piece highlights science aiding mobility and the return home for Christmas.
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Metteson
Hillside Home and Hospital
Esther Miller
Grant Street
Nellie Stewart
South Avenue
Santa Claus
St Nick
Miller
Hiltade
UN pushes bid to vote today on U N fliers
United Nations delegates push a vote on a U S led demand to free 13 American airmen held as spies. The Assembly aims to condemn China and press for their release, with Arab Asian states wary of denouncing Peiping.
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United Nations
UN Assembly
United States
China
Dag Hammarskjold
Tim
Red China
Peiping Synn
Ahmed Shukair
Jacob Malik
Milik
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Malik
Anthony Nutting
Etrances
Wilton School Plan Adopted At Town Meeting
Norwalk driver receives jail time as City Court sentences Alexander Simon 54 to 20 days with 15 days suspended and a 200 fine for evading responsibility in a fatal auto crash near Rodner Court. The same date a $460000 proposal for a 12 classroom intermediate school on the Junior high property off Route 7 was approved by about 200 voters with a board of finance review set for tonight and a second town meeting planned for December 20.
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Wilton
Board of Finance
Norwalk
Dee
Alfred T Santantello
Alexander Simon
Merchant
Couch Street
Simon
Connec
Pickets clash as man says he was struck from behind
In Cleveland on December 10 AP reports that Sheppard claims a crowd pinned him and he was hit from behind by a murderer during a confrontation with workers at Underwood. The incident prompted police to review security footage and interview witnesses.
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Underwood
Doctor Samuel Sheppard Testimony Details Morning Slayings
Dr Samuel Sheppard testified about hearing his wife Marilyn cry out before being struck from behind in their bedroom. He described a vague awakening, a possible convulsion during Marilyn’s pregnancy, and a later recall of finding his wallet on the floor as the questioning paused.
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William Corrigan
Sheppard
Marilyn
Corrigan
Dr Sheppard
Protests Grow Over Dike Project At Fairfield Beach
Fairfield Beach Improvement association rails against a gravel dike plan to flood control Fairfield inshore areas. Officials announce a public hearing at Oldfield School to oppose the project and push the Army Engineers 1948 report for shorefront building with sand pumping. Leader Theodore Stether warns the plan would wipe out beachfront property while preserving inland homes, alleging discriminatory effects and heavy aggregate valuation shifts.
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Fairfield
Fairfield B
Fairfield Beach Improvement Association
Ng Monary At & Pom
Oldfield School
Theodore FO Steaher
Stetber
Brank F Daniels Fairfield Towning Neat
Fanct Fron
Faifield Beachhoad
Waf
Bainfield Beach
SNETCO Names Rowe as Head of Company
Lucius S Rowe was elected president of Southern New England Telephone today succeeding Allerton F Brooks who led the firm for years Brooks was named chairman of the board. Paul M Zorn was chosen as vice president and general manager and also became a director. J Edison Doolittle was named vice president and auditor. The appointments take effect Jan 1 with a 30 cent quarterly dividend payable to shareholders of record Dec 20 Rowe, born in West Haven in 1902, has long served in the company and lived in Woodbridge with his wife Cora Wells. Zorn, of Hamden, joined the company in 192X and held various posts as an engineer and assistant.
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Southern New England Telephone Company
Ing Allerton
F. Brooks
Mr Brooks
New Haven
Paul M Zorn
Miro Rowe
J Edison Doolittle
West Haven
Grammiar School
Tle
Wesleyan University
New Paven
Connecticut Company
Thelephone Company
Dietion of Thea
Ching Dog Emproller
Mr Pan
Comypoun
Wee Lde Li Oe
Elmer St Pradsey
Rowe
Prook
Woodbridge
Cora Wells
Mia Zorn
Hamden
Bs Assistan
oTte
Tater
John Mudge
Aeo Meyers
Edward Brouvers
Upton
Ko Allerton
Publi Relations
Eaid
Reaenpany
City Hall
New York
Hartford
National Labor Relations Board
Undrwood
NLRB
T Toseph Smith
Th Conpany
Tunnean
Barfield
Bemp
Jude Smth
Ine Junction
Smith
International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Cio
I En
Labor Board
Smath
Can Ans
Christmas Shopping Calendar 1954 Bridgeport Week Calendar
The bridgeport Retail Merchants division calendar shows December shopping hours extending to 9pm on Monday and Thursday of next week and every night except Christmas Eve week. The two week outlook also notes stores closing late during the holiday period as shoppers prepare.
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Retail Merchants
Bridgeport Chamber of Gcommerce Decloses
Newtown Roadside Spot Blossoms With Browns Enterprises
In Newtown a roadside property on Route 202 in the Dodgington run district has evolved from a combined service station and residence into a multi enterprise site. A retaining wall and wall color changes mark the development, reflecting local zoning and highway department spacing requirements. The Browns family appears central to the expanding venture and the construction phases noted in this aging image filled district story.
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Jean N Rose
Newtown
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