Allies to Meet on Red Threat and Arming Spurred
United States Britain and France will consult on a reply to a Soviet note warning of a buildup to counter West German rearmament. Moscow claims measures to step up armaments and warns that West German participation in Western defense would block German unification. The western powers prepare a unified response, while Soviet propaganda aims to sow unease.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
West Germany
Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Official Weather for Bridgeport and Vicinity
Generally fair and colder today in Bridgeport with a high near 45 and a cold night in the 20s. Tomorrow remains fair with a high in the 40s. Winds on the Sound rise to northwesterly tonight, sea choppy, visibility fair to good. Extended outlook shows 40 and 26 degree highs and lows and rain possible Monday and Wednesday.
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Bridgeport
New York City
Long Island Sound
Prize Promises in Crossword Contest at Downtown
Two Sunday Post crossword fans asked if there were winners as holiday shoppers filled downtown. No one solved puzzle number 28, so the $50 prize rolls over. 150 entries this week with late postmarks. Explanations address clues across and down, including BRAINY vs BRAWNY and CODDLE vs CUDDLE, with continued notes on page ten.
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Sunday Post
Christmas Shopping Calendar Shows Dec 1954 Hours
Two weeks from today the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants division reveals the Christmas shopping calendar. Stores will stay open until 9 p.m. on Monday and Thursday of next week and every night except Christmas Eve during Christmas week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchante
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Veterans protest Brady sale prices in Brady Homes
Veterans in the Brady Homes project protest the new sale prices set by the Federal government. Upon reopening the 220 houses, prices for veterans fell less than for non veterans. Frederick Pickering leads a tenants group and seeks support from Senators Prescott Bush and William Purtell and veteran organizations. Some non veterans accept the new prices while Edward G Zilli notes seven deposits this week and the Public Housing Administration still holds about 50 deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Pickering
Brady
Prescott Bush
William Purtell
Edward G. Zilli
Brady Homes Tenants Association
Edward Smith
The
Public Housing Administration
PHA
Simpler Life Draws Many Girls To Men
Humor note presents a wry take on attraction toward straightforward pleasures as many girls lean toward men, contrasting with fancy tastes and modern distractions.
Armory project in Bridgeport priced at 210000
Construction of an Army Reserve armory in Bridgeport, costing 210000, is slated to begin in April 1955. A site inspection team led by Col. Joseph Love evaluated 14 Bridgeport sites and a few others in Stratford Fairfield and Milford, confirming brick veneer classroom style construction with no garage.
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Army Reserve
Joseph V. Agro
Bridgeport
Joseph Love
Chief of Reserve Affairs
Washington
Stratford
Fairfield
Milford
Newspaper Boys to Attend Party with Governor Elect
More than 500 newspaper carriers from The Post Publishing company will gather at Bridgeport Brass recrea tional center Main street for the annual Newspaperboys party. Gov elect Abraham A ribicoff will attend along with high civic and church officials and Post Publishing executives. Bishop Lawrence J Shehan will deliver the invocation.
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Ribicoff
The
Post Publishing Company
Bridgeport Brass Company
Main Street
State Armory
Post
Lawrence J. Shehan
Bridgeport
Abraham A. Ribicott
New
Hillside Gifts of Health Bring Christmas Hope
Mrs Nellie Stewart of 270 South Avenue and Mrs Esther Miller of 134 Grant Street face a new Christmas as Hillside Home and Hospital Medical Rehabilitation department helps heal crippling conditions. Miller arrived in March 1950 after years of glandular concerns and bedridden limits, and both women look forward to normal life again with renewed spirit and family reunion.
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Mathesson
Hillside Home and Hospital
Esther Miller
Grant Street
Nellie Stewart
South Avenue
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Miller
Hillside
UN Pushes Vote On U S Airmen in China Spying Case
United Nations diplomats report a vote today on a U S backed demand that Red China release eleven U S airmen held as spies. The 60 member assembly faces Soviet bloc opposition with Arab Asian abstentions possible as debate nears its close led by U S delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr and backed by Britain and France.
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United Nations
N. Y
UN Assembly
United States
China
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Peiping
Syria
Ahmed Shukairi
Russia
Jacob Malik
Malik
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Anthony Nutting
France
Henri Hoppenot
Lodge
Parents Demand Repairs in Schools Budget Hearings
The Board of Education studied requests from parents groups at 16 city public schools for budget requisitions to cover specific repairs. Four hearings were held as part of tentative requests totaling over 6.11 million dollars. The board plans to act on the 1955-56 budget before sending it to the city comptroller for recommendations to the Board of Apportionment and Taxation.
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Board of Education
John J. Morris
Board of Apportionment and Taxation
Man describes finding wife beaten after July fourth incident
Dr. Samuel Sheppard testified in a hush filled Cleveland courtroom about waking on the floor outside his wife’s bedroom and seeing her badly beaten and possibly dead. He said a mystery assailant struck him from behind as he ran up stairs to her screams, and he checked on son Chip before hearing a downstairs noise.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Protests Grow Over Fairfield Dike Project Plan
Fairfield Beach Improvement association vows to oppose a dike proposal at a Monday public hearing. The group backs the 1948 Army Engineers plan to raise the shorefront with sand pumping, arguing the dike favors inland properties and could destroy beachfront value and homes. Theodore E. Steiber leads the opposition, calling the gravel dike discriminatory and warning it could wipe out prized beachfront properties worth about two million dollars.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Beach
Theodore E. Steiber
Flood Control Committee
Mr. Steiber
Frank E. Daniels
Fairfield Beach Road
SNETCO Names Rowe as Head at New Haven Board
Lucius S. Rowe was elected president of Southern New England Telephone company succeeding Allerton F. Brooks who becomes chairman of the board. Paul M. Zorn is named vice president and general manager and director. J. Edison Doolittle is named vice president and director. They take posts Jan 1 with a 50 cent quarterly dividend to record holders Dec 20.
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Lucius S. Rowe
Southern New England Telephone Company
Allerton F. Brooks
Brooks
New Haven
Paul M. Zorn
Mr. Rowe
J. Edison Doolittle
Rowe
West Haven
Wesleyan University
Connecticut Company
Telephone Company
Elmer P. Bradley
Brook Road
Woodbridge
Cora Wells
Zorn
Hamden
Mr. Zorn
Yule Concert Tonight by Connecticut Symphony at Klein
The Christmas concert at the Klein Memorial tonight at 8 30 features pianist Earl Wild and Frank Paris and His Puppets with Danial Saidenberg conducting. Wild plays Chopin Concerto No 2 in F sharp minor Op 21. Paris puppets perform Tschaikowsky Nutcracker Suite. Also on the program are Smetana Overture to The Bartered Bride and Corelli Christmas Concerto.
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Connecticut Symphony
Klein Memorial
Earl Wild
Frank Paris
Danial Saidenberg
Mr. Wild
Chopin
Mr. Paris
Tschaikowsky
Smetana
Corelli
Navy to Launch Giant Carrier Largest U S Ship Ever Built
The United States Navy will launch the USS Forrestal the largest American ship to date a 1036 foot carrier displacing 59650 tons at Hampton Roads Virginia. Defense Secretary Wilson and officials will attend as Mrs. James V. Forrestal sponsors the vessel amid speeches and ceremonies. The ship marks a landmark in the jet era and naval history.
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Navy
U.S
Charles Cordry
Washington
U. S. Navy
Forrestal
Hampton Roads
Defense
Charlies E
Pickets Clash as Underwood Workers Contend with Police
Pickets faced off with about 100 union members and company staff at Underwood's Broad and Allen plant. Police formed aisles as supervisors entered under guard while talks with the State Mediation and Arbitration board were set to convene.
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Underwood
Underwood Corporation
Broad and
Allen Streets
John A. Lyddy
Iue-Cio
BR. K. Allerton
City Hall
New York
Hartford
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
J. Joseph Smith
Fairfield County
Smith
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, Cio
Labor Board
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