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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1958
Page
4
Democrats retain four man majority after last night’s meeting. Miss Mendel challenged the state board’s refusal to certify her appointment as superintendent of schools. Board weighs acting status to June 20 and possible extension. Mendel to maintain 14 045 salary as the highest city official.
Rubble burying six New York firefighters after an early blaze trapped them. Cold 24 degree air froze water hoses hindering rescue. Cavarraugh recounted hearing an explosion and a collapsing floor as flames spread through packed paper and fiber. Four others were injured as heavy fumes filled the area.
A seven year old Darien boy drowned in a pond and was recovered by two men. Fred Byxbee and Richard Viend helped retrieve the body from about eight feet of water. He attended Holmes School and services are being arranged by Lawrence Funeral Home on Post Road.
Republican leaders demand verification of unemployment totals reported by State Labor Commissioner Renato E. Ricciuti. They seek a breakdown of 88,900 total jobless as of February and urge answers before the March 4 special session. If unresolved, an Assembly Labor committee probe may follow.
Police and city officials vow a follow up campaign to remove obscene magazines and pocket books from stands after complaints from parents. Mr McManus seeks lists of distributors to target dealers selling obscene literature linked to sex crime suspects.
Union requests arbitration with the BHA and for a state labor official to attend discussions. The union threatens a strike if representation is denied. BHA officials dispute authority and warn unlawful strike actions while planning an emergency meeting.
Bridgeport officials weigh a comprehensive pay plan for city workers amid union support and caution from Mayor Tedesco. Speakers from Local 834 Firefighters and Local 1109 Police push adoption while concerns about equity, cost, and impact on the city budget are raised by various groups and the public health nurse.
Former Cuban president Carlos Prio Socarras walked to Dade County jail with U. S. Marshals after surrendering on charges of neutrality violations plotting sabotage and assassination against Batista. Supporters shouted Viva Prio and Viva Cuba as they pressed close, while Prio chose to share bail denial with others unable to post.
Hartford February 14 AP Governor Ribicoff said he cannot compel cities to dedicate state education grants to school use only. He urged a legal change to mandate such use, replying to Hart ford Board of Education president Thomas E. McBride who complained grants were diverted to non school purposes. The dispute followed a city budget that raised state aid yet offered no school budget increase, and McBride urged higher starting teacher salaries from 3750 to 4000 as Ribicoff recommended. The governor noted legislative failure to earmark grants for school use left no executive power to enforce grant intent.
The Connecticut Highway Department conducts a one day radar survey at three locations Wilbur Cross Parkway Manchester Route 84 Groton and Route 7 Shelton in cooperation with the U S Bureau of Public Roads. Drivers are interviewed about vehicle and driver details with no enforcement and participation is voluntary. A second one day study is planned for May as part of seasonal data collection beginning July 1957.
Blackburn and Rhonemus escaped jail and tied the Garretts and others before stealing rifles pistols and a shotgun. They later abducted Thomas and Ray Garrett and forced them to drive to the Garrett home as deputies freed themselves and a nearby victim.
Ingenious string attachment used by trainer Jim Fitzsimmons on Bold Ruler reduced mouth pressure by transferring it to the jaw. Bold Ruler, 1957 Horse of the Year, favored for Hialeah’s $100000 Widener. Separate note cites U S fire losses in 1855 totaling 1140768000, up 124000000 from 1854.
The Federal Reserve reports January Industrial Production at 133 percent of the 1947-49 average, the lowest since February 1955, with declines in autos and other durable goods. Steel mill output fell further, nondurable goods slipped, while aircraft held steady. In another item, Winsted Republicans endorse State Sen. Theodore S. Ryan for the gubernatorial nomination, praising his state leadership and flood relief work.
Phyllis Whitney, a 5 foot 4 sophomore in UB College of Arts and Sciences, has been chosen UB Queen. She is majoring in French and active on campus as secretary of Theta Epsilon, the student council, and the Women's Athletic Association, and executive secretary of the Connecticut Women's Athletic Association.
Residents across Lordship and Avon Park protest endangering dust from Meadow land affecting Detroit Controls plant instruments. Local officials urge action. contractor and landowner dispute responsibility while state lease obligations are cited.
The assailant claimed he was robbed of $10 at the Studio restaurant and mistook Mr. Wels for the thief. Schomacho was charged with assault and breach of the peace and held on $1,000 bond for Town court on February 24 in a case of mistaken identity.
Stamford community notes highlight a campus carnival with Eli's Chosen Six jazz set and a late Nelson night mass as Fairfield University events proceed. Separate obituary details report the carbon monoxide death of Stanley Csizmazia Bambus and his wife and child in Bridgeport, with funeral plans and military honors noted.
The forecast projects below normal temperatures in the northeast with the southeast warming toward normal. February typically has nine days at or below 32 degrees, and with half the month gone eight such days have occurred. Meteorologist George Schielein of the U S Weather Bureau notes this is one of the longest such periods on record.
Philadelphia Eagles appoint Lawrence T Buck Shaw to coach the club from the NFL cellar on an extended term at about 20000 dollars a year. Shaw, ex Air Force Academy and San Francisco Forty Niners coach, will lead the team with Frank Mc Namee announcing the decision.
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