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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1958

Page

25

Power packed Sixth Fleet sails for Middle East flashpoint

Rome July 15 AP The U S Sixth Fleet the most powerful ever assembled in the Mediterranean includes the Des Moines flagship and three carriers Wasp Essex and Saratoga with about 35000 men and 100 planes. It heads from the French Riviera Naples and Athens toward the Middle East after amphibious drills and a Dikili Turkey landing.

Rome U.S Marnes Lebanon Mediterranean Des Moines French Riviera Naples Athens Middle East Dikili Turkey Charles R. Brown Egypt Israel Hussein Brown Wasp Essex Saratoga

Merchants Elect New Leadership In Bridgeport Meeting

A Bridgeport merchants meeting ended with unanimous agreement to form a permanent group. Officers elected include Behn as president and Schwartz, Levine, Rutkin, Bowman, and directors from Jay James Camera Shop, Rodney Clothes, United Men’s Clothes and Bowman's Record Shop. The body plans to study refund methods, discuss bus company terms, and press for lower parking fees and two-way traffic on State Street and Fairfield Avenue.

Levine Joseph Boas Mr. Behn James Schwartz Jay James Camera Shop Mr. Levine Rodney Clothes Harold Rutkin United Men's Clothes Jack Bowman Bowman's Record Shop Mart[hall ‘Lewis Stephen Kaye Harry ‘Nemeth Max Besserman Frank O'Brien Boss Boas Behn Tedesco Cooperative Tedesco State Street Fairfield Avenue McLevy Bridgeport

World Reacts To Iraqi Coup And Lebanon Intervention

The Associated Press reports a global reaction as Iraq aligns with the Nasser camp and U S Marines land in Lebanon. Leaders from Jordan to France, Britain, India, Pakistan, Italy, Japan, Formosa, Australia, and others react with cautions and support, citing Arab nationalism, Middle East stability, and UN actions.

Associated Press Middle East Iraq U. S Lebanon Hungary U. 5 Kremilin United Nations Yugoslavia Tito Moscow Jordan Amman Paris Charles de Gaullé Damascus United Arab Republic Jaber’ Omar Omar U.S UN Security Council Bombay India Nehru Baghdad Ipact Pakistan League Italy Rome Atlantic Council North Atlantic Alliance Amintore Fantani Chamber of Deputies Far East Chiang ‘Kai-shek Formosa Australia Richard G. Casey Canberra Faisal

June Gains Highlight Industrial Rise and Income Jump

The Commerce Department reports June shows stronger industrial activity and higher personal income driven by wages and salaries. Government payments fell for the first time since February while unemployment rose modestly. A Paradoxical 1693 dated paper found in Ponca City highlights a local typographical error.

Reserve Board Ponca City Okla APY Harold Hunt

Atlas Launching Again Postponed At Cape Canaveral

The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile test at Cape Canaveral was postponed for the second time in three days due to technical troubles. The 85 foot missile, featuring its full three engine propulsion system, aims for a full range test soon, with August possible.

Cap’ Canaveral Fla Air Force wAn’ Air Force Transport Workers Union Cape Rocketdyne North American ‘Aviation Co Atlas Convair Astronautics

Playground Children Visit Beach Thursday

Tomorrow a city playground day takes groups and their leaders to Pleasure Beach. The outing departs at 10 a.m. from Pleasure Beach, with city recreation officials coordinating. Free amusement rides are arranged for the group, and playgrounds close for the day after the excursion.

Pleasure Beach I. Robert M. Shultz Young

Released by Cuba rebels 7 GIS in prisoner return

Mae reports 7 GIS released by Cuban rebels as 2/c Billy Ray Fox of Bloomfield N J recalls his wife Lee kissing him goodbye. The released men, including Marine Sgt Charles B Young and others, were brought from a Sierra de Pluriales pickup point, with rebels eager to endanger no captives lives.

Mae Billy Ray Fox Bloomfield Lee Fox Charles B. Young Bronx New York Noble Brown Sp ‘Diantead Robert ‘Gibbon Chattahoochee Fla Aviation William Criste Scottsville Ken Alfredo R.hernandez Esparto Calif Fenting Wy Northboro Mass Torge Rescalla Sierra de* Pluriales Ford Gibson

Brazil Independence Day celebrates 1822 secession

Brazil marks Independence Day on September 7 recalling its 1822 break from Spanish rule, a pivotal moment in establishing the nation’s modern sovereignty and national identity.

Brazil

Three Women Held in Slaying of Greenwich Village Barmaid

Three women from Greenwich Village and East Norwalk were held for questioning after the barmaid Barbara Steele 23 was found dead in a Bronx apartment. Two suspects admitted assault in the village last night and a barbiturate jar was found at the scene. Police identified Dorothy Arnold Lisa Davis and Barbara Mitchell as the suspects with the incident occurring near Surfmaid club in Manhattan.

New York Greenwich Village Bronx Barbara Joan Steele Arthur Steele'Jr Norwalk Dorothy Arnold Lisa, Davis Greenwvich ‘Village Barbara’ Mitchell Filton Avenue East Norwalk Conn Miss Mitchell Miss Arnold Arnold Mitchell Miss Steele

Fear Faisal Dead

Government officials said today that Iraq's young King Faisal probably has been killed by the revolutionists who overthrew his government. They cited no conclusive evidence but deem him dead at 23. Premier Nuri Said is likely dead and Crown Prince Abdul Hal is said to have been hanged in Baghdad.

Washington Iraq Faisal Nuri Abdul Hal Baghdad

Probers Reject Goldfine Plan in Senate Hearings

Senator liams of Mississippi said the committee will not rush to cite Goldfine and plans to wait until all questions are posed to the witness. Harris said Goldfine will return to the witness chair tomorrow morning after a White House luncheon with business leaders was described but without specifics.

Liams Goldfine Adams White House Eisenhower

Wrecked cars cleared today in New Haven incident

A five crew was injured in a wreck near Railroad Avenue and Main Street in New Haven. Fred Brown, 61, of Bethany, a freight train conductor, reported a back injury. The scene echoes the 1911 Federal Express crash that killed 14.

Fred Brown Bethany Federal Express Railroad “Avenue Main Street Celar Hill New Haven Bay Ridge Brooklyn

Milford approves 64 unit motel and service center

Milford planning board grants a permit for a $750,000 cosmotel on Wolf Harbor road off the Merritt Parkway after a public hearing. Opponent Harald E Bassett questioned water adequacy. Harold Skidd and Irving Weitz requested the permit. Walter R Cable supported development boosting tax base. Councilman Ernest C Ekonomon urged mail notice to adjacent property owners for future hearings.

Milford Board Tonight Wolf Harbor Road Merritt Parkway Harald E. Bassett Laurel Beach Harold Skidd Irving Weitz Walter R. Cable Ernest C. Ekonomon

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