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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1957

Page

11

Bridgeport Publishing Details and Mail Rates

The Bridgeport Telegram Morning edition details publishing, postal rates, and service connections with The Bridgeport Post and Bridgeport Telegram. Advertises daily and Sunday Post subscriptions, open daily operations, and holiday copy arrangements for subscribers beyond 150 miles. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news.

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Snowstorm prompts call for better traffic planning

The piece notes two inches of snow paralyzed local activity and highlights a push for an emergency traffic plan. Mayor Tedesco asks Police Supt Lyddy to develop a citywide approach and shares citizens’ complaints to guide improvements.

Tedesco Lyddy

Best Year For Vacations In New England Tourism Boom Hits Record High

The New England vacation industry reaches a record high surpassing the 1953 peak by 3 percent, becoming a billion dollar business. Weather and a strong six state selling effort by the Connecticut Development Commission drive growth from Fairfield County to the Canadian border, with May sunshine boosting early starts and May through October providing major income for many New Englanders.

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Adlai Plan Faces Setback Over NATO Policy Aid

Adlai Stevenson joined the administration as a temporary consultant to craft a bi partisan NATO policy and urged at least two billion dollars more for foreign economic aid. Washington reports flag foreign aid as a major issue for the incoming Congress as missile and rocket development may take priority. Conservative senators Styles Bridges and Richard Russell oppose expanding aid programs.

Adlai Adlai Stevenson NATO Washington Congress Styles Bridges New Hampshire Richard Russell

Foreign aid debate grows as lawmakers spar over budgets

Georgia and Virginia figures push to remove military allocations from foreign aid while critics say aid funds go to distant projects with little public benefit. President's plan seeks about 3.94 billion for next year, including two billion for economic-technical aid, sparking bipartisan rebuke and talk of higher taxes to cover costs.

Georgia Harry F. Byrd Virginia Mr. Stevenson House

McElroy Emerges as Pentagon Figure of Action

Washington's Scripps-Howard notes Neil H. McElroy's two month tenure as defense chief. He slashed a 38 billion ceiling, created a single management for weapons development, pushed Jupiter C, cut R D funds by 170 million, trimmed 400 million from aircraft procurement, ordered fast anti missile programs, and opened 24 hour channels to scientists. Senators and Lyndon Johnson praise his decisiveness and potential to end interservice rivalries.

McElroy Jim Lucas Scripps-Howard Washington Pentagon Neil H. McElroy Boas Defense Lucas Army Air Force Washington Lyndon Johnson American Rocket Society

Elder Lobstermen and an American Satellite Voice

The piece recalls elder lobstermen like Alexander C. McLain and Newland H. Holmes as enduring figures in New England, noting Holmes 66 and slowly retiring, while musing on naming the first US earth satellite with a serious, descriptive term rather than playful labels.

Boston Globe New England Atlantic New York Connecticut Maine Alexander C. McLain Pemaquid Beach Newland H. Holmes Massachusetts Senate Weymouth New Britain Herald United States

Illness and the Asian flu shadow Christmas sales

A columnist links weaker 1957 holiday spending to medical bills and illness from the Asian flu. A Bennett Chaikin survey shows 33 percent expect to spend less among early shoppers and 42 percent among late starters. Illness rivals debt as a reason, but the flu’s impact is fading and not a lasting economic weakness.

Bennett Chaikin Bennett-Chaikin Iway New York City

Democrats sharpen Sputnik critique undermine Eisenhower

The piece argues Democrats will weaponize the Sputnik issue to challenge the Eisenhower administration. It notes Senate hearings led by Lyndon B. Johnson and cross party support from Styles Bridges, with fears of executive secrecy and centralized power shifting toward Congress.

America Eisenhower Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson House Styles Bridges New Hampshire Bridges Nixon Sherman Abts Outer Space Adams Sputniks Supreme Court Congress States

Chapel Hartford builders to inspect Gothic chapel

More than 50 laborers masons and artisans who built a famed Gothic chapel at Trinity College will gather for the 25th annual inspection. Since the 1932 consecration they meet each December to recheck the stone building and end with a dinner in the campus dining hall.

Hartford Trinity College Chapel Builders Assn

An Analysis of NYC Transit Strikes and Crowds

AP Analysis portrays a crowded Penn Station scene as Long Island commuters surge amid a strike. Panic and claustrophobic conditions mix with brief flickers of politeness and shared humanity as strangers bond while trains push toward their destinations.

Pennsylvania Station Othr

New Flu Wave Seen By Early February

In Providence Dr Leroy E Burney surgeon general said a new epidemic of Asian flu could reach the country by late January or early February He could not predict mortality changes but noted no sign of increased virulence He made the remark during an inspection tour and radio interview.

Providence R. L Leroy E. Burney United States Burney

Secretaries praise their efficient, decisive bosses

In a survey of admired employers, three women cite their bosses for general efficiency. They praise leaders who organize work, avoid endless conferences, delegate, dictate clearly, treat employees fairly, and do not keep callers waiting or require long lunches. They also note bosses who return sober and avoid late 4:45 arrivals with stacks of letters.

Russia, Lenin, and the Austerity Road Ahead

The piece argues Lenin’s regime endures in the Soviet Union and urges hard-line restraint. It warns that free nations must meet communist power with strength, accept sustained austerity, and sacrifice political gains to deter Russian expansion and safeguard the free world.

Lenin State Department Holy Russia Free World Kremlin Soviet Union Dulles White House Congressional New York City

New Plastics Race Grows in American Industry

New Polypropylene from Hercules Powder Co and Montecatini of Italy joins the push into plastics led by Linear Low Density Polyethylene from Celanese. Hercules plans a 20 million pound annual capacity in Parlin New Jersey at 65 cents a pound with hopes of lower costs later. The field expands as firms seek licenses and new uses in pipes auto parts and housing.

New York Hercules Powder Co Montecatini Chemical Italy Hercules Parlin N. J Celanesa Corp. of America Houston U.S Union Carbide Phillips Chemical Phillips W. R. Grace & Co Baton Rouge Dow Chemical duPont Hercules Powder Kuppers Monesanto Chemical Ziegler Germany Bakelite Indiana Standard Oil Eastman Chemical Products Spencer Chemical Allied Chemical National Petrachemicals Eastman Rappers Monsanto Nationa Petrochemicas

Gifts to Bristol Shield City with Major Mrs Page

Mrs May Rockwell Page announced cast gifts totaling 80000 dollars to Bristol today. Mayor James P. Casey confirmed the gifts and noted Mrs Page's history of contributions to the city and Bristol Hospital. Her late husband gave Pag Park in years past.

Bristol May Rockwell Page James P. Casey Bristol Hospital Page Pag Park

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