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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1958
Page
25
Army M. Sgt. Robert Richards of Twin Falls Idaho won a regional Toastmasters Club speech contest beating a field of civilian contestants.
Three Hawaii groups of business and political leaders urged Congress to admit Hawaii as a state before adjournment, with President Eisenhower voicing support. Gov. Quinn led 16 statehood advocates citing Hawaii as American with high living standards and strong taxes, while noting Alaska’s passage shifted momentum. Burns was absent from the briefing as supporters called for a fresh start next year.
Burns warns that pushing the Hawaii bill this year grows riskier and could harm Hawaii's prospects if an abortive attempt occurs. Quinn remains confident of House and Senate passage if brought to a vote amid a tough House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee hurdle and prior bill controversy.
Heavy rain drenched parts of Texas and Missouri on Monday with San Antonio recording 4 inches in two hours and a 24 hour total of 6.69 inches the heaviest for the period. Springfield Missouri logged 1.55 inches in the morning lifting its total since Sunday to over 6.75 inches. Two funnel clouds were spotted near Kingsville naval air station. Rain extended from Texas to the Atlantic coast and into New York state as moist Gulf air collided with cooler northern air. Drizzle dampened Washington and Oregon coast sections. Showers stretched from the Pacific Northwest into Montana.
A 65 year old Branford physician had his medical license suspended for three years by the Connecticut Health Department effective June 26. He was previously suspended in March 1953 for unprofessional conduct tied to excessive fees and later convicted in Winsted of larceny for stealing medical supplies from a camp where he worked. The department noted the case should not be confused with another doctor of similar name in New Haven.
The Associated Press reports that observance of the three-day July Fourth weekend cost more than 650 lives, mostly from traffic crashes, with drownings and other incidents also surpassing Memorial Day totals. Officials credit aggressive enforcement and cautious driving for the lower-than-forecast toll.
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