Heat Wave Grips City for Ninth Straight Day
After a ninth consecutive day of high heat the mercury hit 91 degrees yesterday. Crowds sought cooling at pools and ice cream shops while workers faced the return to routine as humidity lingered. A Canadian cold front slowed over Massachusetts delaying relief until tomorrow. July averages show an 82 degree daily high with nine days of extremes.
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Mercury
Bridgeport
New England
Canada
Massachusetts
Truce Delegates Meetbriefly at Munsan in Korea
Allied and Red truce delegates held a 20 minute off the record session at Munsan Korea failing to break the deadlock over exchanging prisoners of war. They agreed to meet again tomorrow.
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Munsan
Korea
Weather Summary for Bridgeport and Nearby Areas
Official Weather Bureau data show generally fair and hot conditions in Bridgeport with a high in the low 90s and tonight's warmth continuing. Tomorrow brings more clouds and a chance of showers or thunderstorms with highs in the upper 80s. Winds are southwest to variable. For New York City the forecast is similar.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
New York City
Allies Recapture Old Baldy After Three Day Battle
Allied infantry with air and artillery support regained the crest of Old Baldy on the western Korean front after three days of fierce fighting to retake the hill seized by Chinese forces last Friday. Dozens of planes and tanks aided the assault as troops closed in and the last Chinese defenders withdrew.
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Old Baldy
Air Force
Marine
Navy
Qide Baldy
George A. McArthur
32 Firemen Given New Assignments In Bridgeport
Bridgeport Fire Department announces transfers affecting 32 members by Chief Martin J. Hayden. Promotions include Edward J. Keating to superintendent, Maurice J. Farrell as assistant superintendent, Joseph D. Sullivan to Engine 15 Group C, and Charles A. Miller to Engine 8 Group B. Other changes list Captains and transfers among engines and trucks, effective tomorrow at 8 a.m.
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Bridgeport Fire Department
Martin J. Hayden
Edward J. Keating
Maurice J. Farrell
Joseph D. Sullivan
Charles A. Miller
Francis C. Chandler
Felix Curci
Albert Schwarz
Edward Cunningham
Fists Fight at California Democratic Caucus
July 20 AP report describes supporters of Bert Holdridge clashing while trying to qualify a California primary delegation pledged to Senator Estes Kefauver. Holdridge, a retired brigadier general, claims Kefauver slate was elected illegally. California courts rejected the challenge. Rex Whittemore of Bakersfield was knocked down.
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Chicago
Herbert C. Holdridge
California
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Holdridge
Kefauver
Rex Whittemore
Bakersfield
State Department
American Legion
Milford Man Believed Drowned Then Found Drinking
Milord news reports a man feared drowned off Myrtle Beach near 439 East Broadway after a swim with his dog. Police and fire units hunted the water with floodlights and boats, attracting a crowd, before the man was found alive at a nearby tavern drinking to beat the heat.
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Milford
Myrtle Beach
John Petro
East Broadway
Joseph Bradley
New Steel Talks Stall Over Union Shop Issue
Pittsburgh July 20 AP News reports new peace talks at the White House failed to end the steel strike. Industry leaders say compulsory unionism remains the main obstacle after a four hour session with CIO United Steelworkers head Philip Murray. The union wage policy committee meets tomorrow in Pittsburgh to hear Murray's report and plan next actions.
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John A. Stephens
U. $ Steel
Murray
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steel Workers
Joseph M. Larkin
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
White House
United Steelworkers
Pittsburg
Drownings Reported In State Waters In Connecticut
A Stamford youth and a New Haven man drowned in separate incidents. John Durol, 29, of New Haven, perished at Lake Quonapaugh in North Guilford as Richard Kelley of Stratford aided rescue efforts. In Greenwich, Charles Springer, 17, of Stamford, disappeared after entering the Mianus River and was later found dead.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Lake Quonapaugh
North Guilford
John Durol
Stratford
Richard Kelley
Spruce Street
Kelley
Greenwich
Charles Springer
Belltown Road
Carol
State Delegates Seek Speaking Slot for Benton at Democratic Convention
Connecticut delegates at their first caucus voted to ask National Chairman McKinney to provide Senator Benton a speaking place on the convention program and to oppose the proposed streamlining of the event. Benton warned the plan would create a gag convention and hinder public discussion on television.
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Chicago
Connecticut
John M. Bailey
Frank E. McKinney
Benton
McKinney
United States
Egypt Premier Sirry Pasha Resigns Then Recants
Premier Hussein Sirry Pasha submitted his resignation to King Farouk but the king refused to accept it after a four hour cabinet meeting. Harez Afifi Pasha said a solution to the government crisis was still being sought and no new cabinet was formed. Sirry Pasha had been in office 18 days and gave no official reason for stepping down.
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Stephens
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Egypt
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Farouk
Harez Afifi Pasha
Afifi Pasha
Sirry Pasha
Siriy Pasha
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha
Hilaly Pasha
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
News from Home For Convention Delegates In Chicago
Connecticut's delegation to the Democratic national convention will read The Bridgeport Telegram daily in Chicago. Twenty five copies will travel by American Airlines plane, reaching the convention city within five hours and available to delegation members, mirroring the Republican delegation's prior service.
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Connecticut
Chicago
Bridgeport
American Airlines Flane
Stevenson Leads Pennsylvania Delegates Poll At 32 Votes
In Pennsylvania a personal choice poll among Democratic delegates tallied 32 votes for Adlai E. Stevenson, 14 for Estes Kefauver, 7 for Harry S. Truman, with seven delegates abstaining and other votes scattered. Delegation chair Francis J. Myers noted the poll is nonbinding and reflects shifting support as Stevenson builds strength.
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Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Harrys. Truman
Associated Press
Pennsyl
Delay Showdown In Delegates Row At Democratic Convention
On July 20 the Democratic National Committee postponed a showdown between northern and southern forces over two anti Truman delegations from Texas and Mississippi. The program shift buys a cooling off period and reshapes the convention fight ahead of seating votes as Averell Harriman and Estes Kefauver seek to keep anti Truman elements from gaining control.
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Democratic National Committee
Texas
Mississippi
Harriman
Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson AGA Says No Despite Heavy Pressure
Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson again said he does not want the Democratic presidential nomination as the party heads into its 31st convention. The report notes Harriman’s sharp attack on Eisenhower and the north south split over the Fair Deal, with Humphrey calling a loyalty oath plan a stab in the back. Stevenson met the Illinois delegation and reiterated his lack of ambition while party leaders weigh possible drafts.
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U. S
Richard Russell
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Eugene Talmadge
Adlai E. Stevenson
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Francis J. Meyers
Stevenson
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Barkley
James A. Farley
Harriman
Averell Harriman
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
National Committee
Humphrey
Jacob Arvey
Ilinois
Springfield Statehouse
Missing Girl Seen With Gypsies Near Amenia
Lakeville authorities investigated a report that 10 year old Connie Smith missing from a local summer camp was seen with a roving band of gypsies near Amenia New York. An Amenia woman reported a girl matching Connie's description among the gypsies and their van but no trace was found by late night. The girl's father traveled to assist the search while the mother stayed with relatives in Greenwich.
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Connie Smith
Amenia
N. Y
Peter Smith
Sundance
Wyoming
Connie
Osmus Avery
Greenwich
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