Ike Outlines His Program To GOP Chiefs
President Eisenhower met with Republican congressional leaders in the White House for 45 minutes on foreign affairs and outlined 1955 legislative proposals. Dulles briefed on foreign policy. Knowland warned the agenda may hinge on domestic issues and 1956 outcomes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Dulles
Wilson
Senate
Knowland
California
Kanowland
Official Weather Report for Bridgeport and Nearby Areas
Bridgeport and vicinity generally fair today with a high near 40. Tonight partly cloudy with a low around 20. Tomorrow cloudy periods with a high in the low 40s. New York City expected similar conditions. Long Island Sound winds northeasterly, diminishing tonight. visibility good. sea smooth. Weather data include barometer around 30.41, humidity 61 percent, and dates noting December 12, 1953 observations and December 1954 outlook.
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Bridgeport
New York City
Long Island Sound
Pleasure Beach
Dr Sheppard Denies Letter To Wife In Divorce Case
Dr Samuel Sheppard testified under cross examination that he did not write a Cleveland divorce letter to his wife Marilyn in 1950. He said the note merely informed her he had taken a girl to a dance and acknowledged human frailties. The pursuit of the 1950 letter tied to earlier internship details and a classmate’s advice is described as the opening edge of cross questioning in week nine of the trial.
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Relman Morin Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Marilyn
William J. Corrigan
John J. Mahon
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Lester Hoversten
Mahon
Pastor Receives Papal Honor for Service to Church
The Most Rev Lawrence J Shehan announced Pope Pius XII conferred the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice on Very Rev Charles B Ratajczak OFM Conv pastor of St Michael the Archangel Church Bridgeport. The medal honors outstanding service to the Pope and church. A public conferral is planned for January.
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Lawrence J. Shehan
Bridgeport
Pius VII
Pacee
Shehan
Pius XII
Alabama Attorney General Arrested on Murder Warrant
Galveston Texas reports Alabama Attorney General Silas Garrett was arrested in his hospital room on a first degree murder fugitive warrant. The case appears linked to the June killing of Albert Patterson, who was to succeed Garrett as attorney general in Phenix City, Alabama. Garrett is undergoing shock treatment at Dr Hamilton Ford’s clinic.
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Galveston
Tex
Alabama
Silas Garrett
Albert Patterson
Garrett
Jan. J
Phenix City
Ala
Hamilton Ford
Garret
Boy 12 Robber Confesses Burglary At Hilaire Grocery
A 12 year old boy was taken into custody after police linked him to a burglary at Hilaire Grocery 448 Bostwick Avenue. He admitted taking $75 from a cash register and later buried the money in a dirt can at a dump. He also confessed stealing about $20 from a Fairfield Avenue store on another Saturday.
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West End
Leo Budnichk
Hilaire
Bostwick Avenue
Wordin Avenue
James Partington
Trohee
Fairfield Avenue
Joseph Gross
Chuckle Toast Quip on Wives and Sweethearts
A brief humorous note presents a playful toast about wives and sweethearts with a twist on meeting, reflecting lighthearted social banter. The line hints at affectionate humor and vintage tone from a general features page.
Connecticut Leads Nation In Traffic Safety Awards
Connecticut has dominated national traffic safety contests since 1937 winning six grand awards and three honorable mentions. The state’s program, praised for pedestrian protection and overall violent death rates well below the national average, advances ahead of the Safe Driving observance in Washington.
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Connecticut
Eisenhower
Hartford
Lattimore Bids to Knock Out New Charges in Court
Lawyers for Owen Lattimore seek to dismiss a new two count indictment charging perjury about his Senate testimony. U S District Judge Luther W Youngdahl hears arguments after prior rulings and appeals. Prosecutor Leo A Rover defends the indictment as a trial on the merits.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
U. S
Leo A. Rover
Rover
Luther W. Youngdahl
Youngdah
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Youngdahl
U. S. Court of Appeals
Government
Burglars Enter Fairfield School Safeguard File
Fairfield police report a burglary at Roger Ludlowe High School with an estimated 500 dollars stolen from a small office safe. Entry was gained by breaking a side door glass, a ladder used to reach a 15 foot window, and a window screen slashed. Det. Sgt. Joseph Reed heads the investigation.
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Roger Ludlowe
Fairfield
Frank Hohman
Elaine Barker
Daniel B. Fitts
Woman Celebrates 104th Birthday Today in Danbury
Mrs. Lydia Scott, 104, observes her birthday in Danbury where she lives with son Matthew W. Scott Sr. The Brookfield native, widow of former Danbury jailer Matthew W. Scott, previously lived at 75 Deer Hill Ave and resided in Auburn, N Y with a grandson, Dr Gordon B. Scott.
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Danbury
Lydia Scott
Auburn
N. Y
Matthew W. Scott
Terrace Place
First Congregational Church
Deer Hill Avenue
Gordon B. Scott
Brookfield
Scott
Mr. Scott
Pope Pius XII Slightly Improves Amid Vatican Uncertainty
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII is somewhat weaker but shows slight improvement after Dec 2 near death collapse. The Vatican issued a toned down bulletin noting a morning improvement and continued prayer and work, while insiders say initial optimism was softened at the request of the Secretariat of State.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Msgr
Giovani Battista Montini
Milan
Holy Father
Msers
Domenico Tardini
Angelo Del’Acqua
Vatican Secretariat of State
L'Osservatore Romano
Hurricane hits Uruguay injuring hundred in Artigas
In Montevideo a hurricane lashed Uruguay with winds of hurricane force and heavy rain injuring about 100 people in Artigas department. Atlantic coastal winds pushed yachts to seek refuge and shipping halted for more than 12 hours.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Artigas
Shopping Calendar December 1954 Retail Merchants Diary
December 1954 shopping calendar from the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce notes downtown stores open tonight and Thursday until 9 PM. Next week they stay open nightly until 9 except Christmas Eve closing at 5 30 PM. All stores close Christmas Day.
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Christma
Retail Merchants
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Post Telegram Carriers Honored At Bridgeport Party
Bridgeport residents gathered at the Bridgeport Brass recreation center to honor 500 Post Telegram carriers with a turkey dinner and entertainment. Guest speakers included Governor elect Abraham A. Ribicoff and Bishop Lawrence J. Shehan, while Samuel N. Rosoff presided. The event celebrated the carriers' hard work as The Telegram, Post, and Sunday Post reached new circulation highs.
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Plummer
Bridgeport Brass Company
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Robert Metzger
Arbor Drive
Southport
Post Publishing Company
Luigi
Lawrence J. Shehan
Bridgeport
Herman W. Steinkraus
McLevy
Post- Publishing Company
Samuel N. Rosoff
The
Edward J. Maloney
Harold Bishop
Clyde T. Oppel
Vincent J. Gilligan
Clarence Cable
Rosoff
Telegram
Post
Sunday Post
Ribicoff
New Britain
Mr. Ribicoff
Dulles Flies Tuesday To Prop French Stand
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will fly to Paris tomorrow to bolster French support for German rearmament amid Moscow threats. He aims to counter Soviet propaganda likely to influence the French Assembly vote on ratifying the Allied plan for freeing and arming West Germany.
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Dulles
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Paris
Mos
West Germany
Fifteen of 42 youths depart for Fort Dix for immediate draft
Fifteen of forty two Selective Service youths left this morning for Fort Dix New Jersey to begin Army service. The remaining 27 will defer induction until after Christmas per a national directive and depart December 27. Most cited having said good byes and Christmas gifts as reasons to enlist now for a Christmas reunion later. One member from Draft Board 14, Richard K., left today.
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Fort Dix
N. J
National Selective Service Director
Richard K
Paradox In Connecticut Chest Drives Causes Interest
Connecticut Community Chest officials note a paradox as the annual appeal gains broad support yet many major cities miss goals. Unfilled quotas and weak factory earnings from unemployment are blamed, while Chest directors say drives compete with many other appeals and face deeper reasons.
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Carl J. Lalamia
New Haven
Connecticut
Russell E. Davis
Stamford Chest
Peiping silent on bid to talk of settlement
Peiping Red radio says the United Nations has no right to interfere with China’s punishment of 13 Americans labeled spies. It calls UN involvement illegal and unjust and insists the case is China’s internal affair.
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RED China
Peiping
UN Officials Await Peiping Reply On Free-the-Fliers Plan
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and aides waited for Red China to answer his proposal for a trip to Peiping to discuss the case of American spies. A Peiping radio broadcast claimed the United Nations has no right to interfere with China’s sentencing and made no direct reference to Hammarskjold’s cable urging a meeting with Premier Chou En-Lai after December 26.
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Red China
U. S
Soviet Union
Hammarskjold
United Nations
U.S
People's Daily
Peiping Radio
N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Peiping
China
Toro
Chou En-Lai
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