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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1957

Page

7

Registration on Tuesday For Adult Night Classes

Registration for the winter term of the Adult Evening class 6 sponsored by the Board of Education will take place Tuesday from 7 30 to 9 30 p m in Staples High school. Courses open to town residents over 16 were listed by Raymond Tata program director. The courses are offered free of charge as a community service. Planning Commission to meet on sidewalk signs. discussion of proposed ordinance and subdivision map by Harold Gray.

Board of Education Staples High School Amy Town Raymond Tata Eee Howard Dreyfous Commission Sail Town Daniel B. Bra@ey Creek Road Harold Gray Connecticut Naramore Connecticut Light Seasons Cempany Mr. Audley Edna Louis R. Cark Charles and Elvah Shengood Myrtle Avenue Martin Schultz New York Garret J. Garretson Center Street Shore Road Jun

IKE PLAN DRAWS Pentagon Ride's Wife Defends

A United States plan to deploy troops in the Middle East draws reactions abroad. Belgrade denounces U S appraisal of danger from Soviet penetration and warns of losing prestige. Damascus calls Ike plan imperialist plot while Cairo condemns standby authority. In Washington a contract for 240000 lightweight trousers worth 8341500 goes to Wynn Enterprises owned by Claire Wynn Ross.

Pentagon Ride Belgrade Yugoslavia United States Eisenhower Middle East Borba U. S Barba Damascus Syria Ihsan el Jabri Cairo Egypt al Messaa Today Khaled Mohieddin

Air Force ends Safe Haven as last plane lands

The last evacuation flight for Operation Safe Haven landed at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey carrying 35 Hungarian refugees including nine children and a baby. Lt General Joseph Smith announced the end of the airlift and most evacuees were taken to Camp Kilmer. Some refugees may be flown later under a quota.

Mcguire Air Force Base Jam Air Force Béce Joseph Smith EY AB Wes Mole Lawere Peter ‘Gergely Tneret Hearby Camp Kilmer Congress Leroy Eltinge Brooklyn Intergovernmental Committee For St Iat Migration Revort Eland

U S to Send Experts on Aid to Mideast

The United States plans to send about 185 American foreign aid specialists back to Egypt Jordan and Israel as a first step to resume war interrupted economic assistance. The technicians were pulled from the Middle East after Israel’s October invasion of the Sinai and their absence slowed the program approved by Congress.

Washington United States Egypt Jordan Israel Middle East Sinai Peninsula U.S Congress

Yemenites gain ground in Aden border clashes

Yemenites and tribesmen report gains across the border into the Aden protectorate amid fighting near the border. Attacks are said to involve modern weapons from Czechoslovakia, while official reports note largely negligible casualties.

Aden Yemen Czechoslovakia Arabian Peninsula Britain Abdel Rahman Abutaleb Cairo United Nations Sayful Islam Al-Hassan Dag Hammarskjold Arab League

Lennie Rosebluth Sets North Carolina Scoring Records

Lennie Rosebluth holds seven North Carolina school scoring records including the all time single game high of 47 points.

Chapel Hill N.C Lennie Rosebluth North Carolina

Hamilton Unveils First Electric Wrist Watch

The Hamilton Watch company announces a perfected electric wristwatch after 16 years of research. The non-winding watch uses a tiny energizer to convert chemical energy into electricity powering a motor that drives the balance wheel. Tests show daily accuracy superior to automatic or manual watches and it becomes available to the public in motor basis within weeks.

New York Hamilton Watch Company Woegaeteis

Who But Rayburn

The article reviews Sam Rayburn as speaker choice after the 1946 election, noting Republicans backed Joe Martin while Democrats favored Rayburn. Rayburn’s long tenure and leadership style are highlighted amid the House’s post election scene and the vacancy left by Speaker Bankhead.

Arthur Edson Washington Joy Congress Sam Rayburn Borham Tex Joe Martin North Attleboro Mass Rayburn Howe Wilken B Bankhead House

Skelton Jr. Battling Leukemia at Hospital

Hollywood report says Richard J. Skelton Jr. the five year old son of comedian Red Skelton is under leukemia treatment. Doctors offered no prognosis while noting he is not confined to bed and may go home in about ten days. Georgia Skelton and their other child Valentina Marie are named in the family update.

Hollywood Jan Richard J .Freeman Skelton Jr Eve Peasible Skelton Georgia Valentina Marie Richard

UN agency head warns Arab refugee crisis deepens

Henry Labouisse, director of UNRWA, warns that funding for Palestinian Arab refugees could be cut severely. He urges urgent relief funding even as Middle East tensions rise. The United States offers up to five million dollars to support salvage work in the Suez Canal as the UN seeks to raise funds.

United NA Es Ae Henry R. Labouisse UN Relief and Works Agency Ithe Ae Labouisse

Baby dies in crowd crush on Tokyo train ride

A six week old baby boy died in a crowded suburban electric train in Tokyo. Authorities say the infant was crushed amid the holiday crowd and only at home did his mother realize he had died. Setsuko Atsuta, the mother, had strapped the infant to her back during the journey.

Tokyo Ae Eee Setsuko Atsuta Ing

Knife Victim Improves After Stabbing at New Year

A stabbing victim on New Year’s Eve at Tea ree Wood avenue is improving after treatment at St. Vincent’s hospital. The patient, not yet named, was reported to be out of immediate danger. Police say Mrs Elizabeth Kroger, 3, and Rock Wood with wife Mary provided statements and indicated a family history of recent movable residence from Brooklyn, NY.

Tearee Wood Avenue St. Vincent's Hospital Elizabeth Kroger Brooklys Rockwood Mary

Miami Judge Rules Bus Seating Is Unconstitutional

District Judge Emett declares seating Negroes in rear of Miami Transit buses unconstitutional in an oral ruling later to be filed. City of Miami given 10 days to respond as commission meets to map strategy while warning against intimidation of riders. Officials note no local bus segregation law. state statutes on common carriers cited. mayor says integration is on the way to avoid violence.

Miami Fiz Emett Miami Trassit Company City of City Commission Comission i Jack Smith Vaive Socata Randall Christmas Otis W. Shivers

Oklahoma coach Henry Tice marks 29th season in basketball

In Stillwater Oklahoma Henry Tice begins his 29th season as a basketball coach and 23rd at Oklahoma A&M. The feature notes his past success including 49 victories, and highlights his enduring dedication to building a sparkling program with Beacon Wax branding referenced in a promotional line.

Stillwater Oka NEA Henry Tice Oklahoma

Khrushchev Misses Major Soviet Meetings

The Soviet Communist Party leader N.S. Khrushchev was noted absent from two key Moscow functions attended by other top Soviet figures, signaling potential political implications from his absence amid rising tensions within the leadership.

London Communist’ Party N.S. Khrushichev

U S Plans Costly Formosa Airfield

The U S embassy announced a project to build a modern Formosa airfield for the Chinese Nationalist airforce at an estimated 25 million dollars. Bids open February 15 for a central Formosa site designed to handle fighter or cargo aircraft with master planning for future expansion.

Taipei Formosa U.S Crsbanty

Stolen Nickels From Crystal Palace Booth

Five bags containing $50 in nickels were stolen from the change booth at Crystal Palace 1354 1360 Main Street around 6:30 pm last night while the attendant was momentarily away, police said.

Crystal Palace Main Street

Helicopters Lift Eight From Mont Blanc Amid Rescue Drama

Daring helicopter crews plucked eight men from Mont Blanc despite raging snow and subzero winds. Italian climbers Jean Vincendon and Francois Henry, ages 23 and 24, were left in the wreckage after a failed rescue attempt as teams battled mountain storms.

Chamonix France Mont Blanc Euflier Herman Geiger Mt. Blanc Jean Vincendon Francois Henry Inter Vincendon Henry

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