Barnum Festival Parade to Span City in 1952 Celebration
A crowd of about 125000 is expected along Main Street Fairfield Avenue and Park Avenue as the Barnum Festival parade steps off from Bulls Head to Seaside Park at 2 36 PM. The event features 170 units, a grand marshal and city officials, with showers clearing by mid afternoon and a fireworks display at Pleasure Beach tonight. The festival program includes concerts, regattas, and a visit by the USS Heermann, open for public inspection.
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Bridgeport
Bull's Head
Seaside Park
Surass
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Park Avenue
Thomas
Frouge
Fing
Arthur Conway
Lorrie Pederen
Jenny Lind
Kathy Garfield
Perry Memorial Arch
Seacide Park
Courtland Street
Hotel Barnum
Louis F. Castaldo
Pleasure Beach
Seaside
P. T. Barnum
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Barnum
Heermann
Cilco
Cisco Terminal
Seaview Avenue
Official Weather Bridgeport and Vicinity Forecast
Bridgeport and vicinity: Partly cloudy and warm today with scattered showers and thundershowers this morning and early afternoon, clearing by mid afternoon. High around 65. Tonight mostly fair and cooler with low near 60 to 65. Westerly to northwesterly winds. New York City: Same forecast. Barometer 30.08 inches. Humidity 69 percent at 8 p.m. Tide tomorrow high. Almanac Friday, July 4.
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U. & Weather, Bureau
Bridgeport
New York City
Senate Approves Major 10 Billion Dollar Funding Bill
The Senate passed a 10 billion dollar appropriation with 3.518 billion for atomic weapons and 6.031 billion for foreign military and economic aid for fiscal 1953. The measure, approved by voice vote, moves to conference with the House to resolve differences before sending to President Truman as lawmakers push toward adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Parking fines cut from six to three dollars
Fines for four of five state parking violations were reduced from $6 to $3 during a conference between Police and City court officials and take effect at 8 am today. Violations lowered include parking within 10 feet of a hydrant parking away from the curb and others near crosswalks or on the wrong side of the street. The violation obstructing a driveway remains $8 with regular overtime parking and parking in certain areas at $1. Supt John A. Lyddy and City court Judges Otto H. LaMacchia and D Harold Cotter attended.
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John A. Lyddy
Otto H. LaMacchia
D. Harold Cotter
McCarthy Benton clash in Senate inquiry exchange
The Senate rules committee hears McCarthy and Benton trade sharp charges during a five hour session. McCarthy labels Benton a dangerous tool of communists while Benton calls McCarthy’s attack “vigorous and scandalous” as they push a full inquiry and possible ouster.
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State Dept
Washington
Sen
D-Coan
Communist Party
Chameleon
E State
America
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Senate
Congress
Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Carthy
Herman Bundesen
Sess
Erich Brandi
Star Witness
Subcommittee Theater News
Tilton Cited Scout Leader at Raybestos ceremony
W M Tilton of 141 Adams Street Bridgeport, Raybestos machine operator and veteran Boy Scout leader, received the 1952 Raybestos Community Service Award at Raybestos Memorial Field Stratford. R B Davis received the Disabled American Veterans National Citizens Award. Over 10 000 attended the event and fireworks followed. William S Simpson moderated. A seven inning Little League game preceded the ceremonies. In Washington, Truman was told steel shutdown halting production of tanks shells and ammo would cause vast food losses, with 20 million cases of canned goods at risk each week and layoffs spreading through steel using industries.
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Adams Street
Bridgeport
Raybestos
Raybestos Memorial Field
Strat
R. B. ‘Davis
Raybestose
Manhattan
Raybestos Division
Disabled American Veterans National Citizens
James Hartman
State Department
DAV
Patrick J. Flanagan
Stratford Police Department
Special Police Association
William S. Simpson
Washington
Truman
John Steelman
Office of Defense Mobilization
Steelman
Korea
Barnum Festival Timetable and Parade Details
The Barnum Festival schedule lists Marshal Frouge meeting parade riders at Hotel Barnum for final instructions. Parade starts at Bulls Head with a 5:00 p.m Drum Corps exhibition at Se cer field and fireworks at Pleasure Beach viewable from Serk. Saturday services at Mountain Grove cemetery for P. T. Barnum’s grave. Sunday Pops Concert at Fairfield City field with guest star Oscar Levant and conductor Joseph Hawthorne.
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Hotel Barnum
Marshal Frouge
Bulls Head
Secer Field
Pleasure Beach
Serk
P. T. Barnum
Mountain Grove Cemetery
the Park Soc
Fairfield City Field
Oscar Levant
Joseph Hawthorne
Holiday traffic clogs highways in Fairfield County
Holiday travelers jam Fairfield County roads as Merritt Parkway toll stations report 48 588 cars through Greenwich in 24 hours ending midnight and Milford 39 992. State police and toll foremen predict heavy travel to continue with only minor incidents and hundreds of warnings. Weather showers forecast this morning, then clearing, with warm temperatures.
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Fairfield County
Greenwich
Merritt Parkway
Milford
Louis D. Marchese
Westport
Associated Press
Connecticut
Ike Charges Taft's Forces Use Iron Curtain Tactics
Lincoln Neb July 3 AP Gen Dwight D Eisenhower accused the Taft forces in Chicago of ruthless iron curtain tactics and said unscrupulous men in public office mislead the American people. He spoke during his Midwest journey toward Chicago where crowds greeted him and he urged dedication to fight a godless force. He faulted Democratic administration and Taft operatives for delegations and questioned the fairness of the GOP contest. Continued on Page Eight
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Midwest
Blackstone Hotel
State Capitol
Eisenhower
Taft
GOP National Committee
McCook
The
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GOP Nationa Committee
Texas
Lone Star
National Committee
Mississippi
Missouri
Louisiana
Associated Press
John Minor Wisdom
Eisenower
Eisenflower
Wisdom
Truman charges allies hurl back steel strike plot
President Truman accused major steel producers of a conspiracy to drag out the strike and said the situation did not require invoking the Taft Hartley act. He urged honest bargaining as CIO Steelworkers filed charges with the NLRB over refusals to bargain.
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Washington
CIO Steelworkers Union
National Labor Relations Board
T H
Congress
CIO Steel
Three Killed as Stratojet Bomber Crashes in Florida
In Bradenton Florida three airmen died when a B-47 Stratojet plowed nose down into a cattle pasture. A 60 by 40 foot crater filled with water, flaming liquid on the surface and scattered wreckage surrounded by three unopened parachutes. The commander of the Sixth Air Division led the scene.
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Bradenton
Fla
Sixth Air Divission
Taft Wins Key Louisiana Votes in Texas Showdown
In a tense preconvention flare, Taft gained 11 of Louisiana’s 19 disputed votes while Eisenhower took 2. Taft’s tally rose above 800 as 151 votes remained undecided. The National Committee clash sparked sharp exchanges, with Louisiana leaders denouncing rulings as political maneuvers ahead of the July 4 conventions.
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