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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1958
Page
7
The Architectural Forum predicts a decade of booming construction with outlays rising 50 percent past the prior decade to 600 billion dollars from 1957 to 1967. Residential spending leads at 200 billion, followed by industrial and commercial at 85 billion, utilities 75 billion, schools 45 billion, and highways 75 billion.
Federal funds back plans to transform dilapidated districts into modern industrial parks, boosting jobs and tax bases. New York state moves to empower cities to condemn and redevelop land for private use with public bidding and no subsidies, while correcting titles and layouts first. Bridgeport also eyes downtown revitalization under Mayor Tedesco.
A Commerce Clearing House survey shows state legislatures passed 29 536 laws in 1957 from 87 435 bills. The figure, up 21 percent from 1955, reflects sessions in 62 state bodies except Kentucky and Virginia. The piece questions enforcement and tax impact of the new laws.
The text contrasts a wild Atlantic City gunman firing on officers and a Douglas Wyoming fugitive known for brutal murders. It questions police restraint and asks why officers must avoid harming suspects, arguing 1958 policies endanger cops and taxpayers.
Hartfort Times reports a growing push for a better court system with leaders like Ernest W. McCormick and former Chief Justice Maltbie backing reorganization. The Citizens' Committee for Better Courts and League of Women Voters provide strong support along with the Public Expenditure Council and a legislative court study hearing showing strong backing for substantial reform despite some opposition.
The Worcester Gazette notes compulsory auto insurance leaves hit and run and stolen car cases undercompensated in Massachusetts and New York. A New York Assembly plan would fund uninsured driver claims via a premium surcharge. The piece compares to New Jersey's unsatisfied judgment fund and urges watching such reforms.
The piece explains the federal government plans to issue longer term securities to stretch the debt and exploit easier money conditions. It notes Treasury aims at 32 year bonds and 244 percent yields for short terms while overall borrowing costs stay high due to defense spending and tax dips.
In old English manors the head farmer, the lord of the manor, presided over bread and food. He was the loaf ward and his wife the loaf kneader. Speech slurred their titles to Lord and Lady, forming present day nobility.
A readers column analyzes Eisenhower's temperamental limits and Adams role as a White House aide amid partisan critique. It cites Alfred E. Smith and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in a 1924 NY campaign example to illustrate strategy and dirt digging in politics.
AP analysis outlines Khrushchev's consolidation of power as he shifts from collective leadership to direct control. It notes rumors of Premier Bulganin or Voroshilov replacement, a growing cult of personality, and a mass edition of Khrushchev speeches to bolster his image.
The piece argues a sense of Congress should oppose a Paris NATO summit without adequate prior talks. It cites Dulles and Eisenhower resisting London and Paris pressure, noting British shift toward Khrushchev’s call and warning against a talkathon. It emphasizes needing substantive agreements at ministerial level before any top level meeting.
The Senate Appropriations Committee unani mously approved a 1.41 billion emergency defense measure with one major change: it eliminates references to the advanced research project agency while leaving 10 million dollars for Secretary of Defense McElroy to use as needed. Army witnesses emphasize reducing the gap before a Soviet intercontinental missile becomes operational.
Connecticut reports a January highway death toll of eight, the best in 25 years and well below the usual January average. Deaths occurred in six towns including Columbia, Thomaston, North Haven, Newington, East Hartford and Stamford, with officials noting intensified safety efforts.
U S Steel board chair Rog er M Blough described Walter Reuther s profit sharing proposal as a dangerous nostrum. Speaking at the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Assn Blough warned it could be more disastrous than Soviet propaganda. A U A W convention in Detroit last week backed profit sharing as the union s main 1958 bargaining goal.
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