Allies to Meet on Red Threat to Spur Arming
Secretary of State Dulles will discuss Soviet warnings against West German rearmament with Eden and Mendes-France in Paris. The note says rearmament would block German unification and boost Soviet power. Dulles leaves Tuesday for the North Atlantic Council talks, with a Paris meeting planned next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Dulles
Russia
Eden
Mendes- France
Paris
State Department
Henry Suydam
Moscow
West Germany
Suvdam
Mendes-France
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
London
National Assembly
Foreign Affairs Committee
Saar
Assembly
France
Weather Summary Bridgeport and Vicinity
Bridgeport area today is fair and colder with a high near 45. Tonight remains fair and cold, lows in the upper 20s. Tomorrow stays fair with little temperature change, highs in the low 40s. Extended forecast shows 40 and 26 degrees and rain totals likely Monday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
New York City
Long Island Sound
Puzzle Fans In Town Buck At Odds Over $50 Prize
Two Sunday Post crossword fans discuss whether any winners exist as holiday shoppers fill downtown. Puzzle 28 remains unsolved with a $50 prize looming for the next print date. Late postmarks plague entries while hot clues and explanations fill pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Post
Chuckle: Many Girls Attracted To Simpler Life
A light column notes that many girls find appeal in simple pleasures and in men, presenting a playful social observation in lighthearted style. The piece reflects general feature humor with a wink at dating dynamics and youthful expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Feature. Corp
Veterans protest Brady sale prices in 220 housing units
War veterans in the Brady Homes project protest the new purchase prices set by the Federal government as houses reopen for sale. Prices fell overall but veterans face smaller reductions than non veterans. Edward G Zilli notes some tenants accept prices while seven deposits were made this week and about 40 deposits remain on file with the Public Housing Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Homes
Frederick Pickering
Brady
Prescott Bush
William Purtell
Armory Construction to Begin in Bridgeport in April 1955
Construction of a brick veneer Army Reserve armory in Bridgeport is set to start in April 1955 with a project cost of 210000 dollars. A site inspection team led by Col. Joseph Love evaluated 14 Bridgeport locations and nearby sites in Stratford Fairfield and Milford. The building will be a classroom floor school type with no parade space.
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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 Meet Gov Ribicoff Sunday
The Post Publishing company headlines a Sunday event as over 50 newspaper carriers gather at Bridgeport Brass recreation center on Main Street. Governor elect Abraham Ribicoff, a former newspaper boy, will attend along with civic and church leaders and Post officials.
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Ribicoff
The
Post Publishing Company
Bridgeport Brass Company
Main Street
State Armory
Post
Lawrence J. Shehan
Bridgeport
Goveleet Abraham A. Ribicott
New
Hillside Gift of Health Brings Christmas Hope
This Christmas tale highlights Mrs. Nellie Stewart of 270 South Avenue and Mrs. Esther Miller of 134 Grant Street benefiting from Hillside Home and Hospital's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department. After years of bedridden decline, both women return home empowered to resume normal life, illustrating modern medical miracles and renewed spirit.
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Peat
Mathewson
Hillside Home and Hospital
Esther Miller
Grant Street
Nellie Stewart
South Avenue
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Miller
Hillside
UN UNITS PLEDGE CONDEMNATION OF PEIPING OVER FLIERS
At the United Nations a broad 60 nation assembly moves toward a resolution backing the United States and its Korean War allies to free 11 American airmen jailed as spies. Cuba and South Africa back the measure while Czechoslovakia defends Peiping.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N. Y
China
Peiping
General Assembly
United States
Cuba
Union of South Africa
Czechoslovakia
Assembly
T. F. Tsiang
Soviet Union
Parents Demand Lodge Mentioned Repairs In Schools
The Board of Education studied requests from 16 public schools for budget requisitions to cover specific repairs. Public hearings totaling over 6 million dollars were held as the board prepares its 1955 36 budget and sends recommendations to City Comptroller Morrix.
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John J. Morrix
Christmas Shopping Calendar for Bridgeport December 1954
The Retail Merchants division of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce releases a December 1954 shopping calendar. Stores will stay open until 9 p.m. on Monday and Thursday of next week and every night except Christmas Eve during the holiday week.
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Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Sheppard Recalls Wife's Screams and Aftermath
In a Cleveland court, Dr. Samuel Sheppard described waking on July 4 outside his wife's bedroom and seeing her badly beaten and possibly dead. He recounted chasing a mysterious assailant after hearing screams and then checking on his son Chip before hearing a downstairs sound.
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Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Protests Grow Over Fairfield Dike Project
Fairfield Beach Improvement association opposes a gravel dike plan to flood control inland waters. At a Monday 8 p m hearing in Oldfield school the group will urge the Army Engineers 1948 report advocating shorefront strengthening with sand. Theodore E Steiber leads the flood control committee in challenging the plan as discriminatory and harmful to beach front property valued at about 2 million.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Beach
Fairfield Beach Improvement Association
Oldfield School
U.S. Army Engineers
Theodore E. Steiber
Flood Control Committee
Mr. Steller
Frank EF. Daniels
Fairfield Beach Road
Steiber
Farr
SNETCO Names Rowe as Head in Major Leadership Shuffle
Lucius S. Rowe was elected president of Southern New England Telephone, succeeding Allerton F. Brooks who becomes board chairman. Paul M. Zorn is named vice president and general manager and director, with J. Edison Doolittle as vice president and director. They assume posts Jan. 1. a 50 cent quarterly dividend is declared to shareholders of record 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
Stgne
Brook Road
Woodbridge
Cora Wells
Mr. Zorn
Hamden
Yule Concert Tonight by Connecticut Symphony at Klein Memorial
The Christmas concert features Karl Wild piano and Frank Paris and His Puppets under Danish Lindenberg at Klein Memorial tonight at 8 30. Wild performs Chopin Concerto No 2 in F minor Op 21. Paris puppets interpret Tschaikowsky Nutcracker Suite with additional Smetana The Bartered Bride Overture and Corelli Christmas Concerto.
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Connecticut Symphony
Klein Memorial
Karl Wild
Frank Paris
Danish Lindenberg
Mr. Wild
Chopin
Mr. Paris
Tschaikowsky
Smetana
Corelli
Navy to Launch Grant Carrier Largest U S Ship Ever Built
The Navy plans to launch the 18725900 dollar Forrestal, the largest American ship, a 1036 foot jet age aircraft carrier displacing 54650 tons at Hampton Roads Virginia. Defense Secretary Wilson will speak to an audience of officials and workers as Mrs. James V. Forrestal sponsors the ship.
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Navy
Grant Carrier
U.S
Charles Cord
Washington
U. S. Navy
Forrests
Hampton Roade
Defense
Charles
Wilson Z
James V. Forrestal
Fights Flare on Picket Line at Underwood Plant
Pickets clash as maintenance workers attempt entry at Underwood plant Broad and Allen streets. Police reinforce a 40 member detail while 100 union and production staff watch. Negotiations set for City Hall as broader legal actions unfold across New York and Hartford.
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Underwood
Underwood Corporation
Broad and
Allen Streets
John A. Lyddy
Iue-Cio
R. K. Alferton
City Hall
NLRB
Hartford
J. Joseph Smith
Fairfield County
Smith
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
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