09 Jun 1952
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1952
Page
1
Defiant prisoners dug trenches inside three barbed wire compounds as Operation Breakup nears. US troops brace to disperse 17 large pens into 500-man groups and move prisoners off the island if resisted.
Taft said if elected president he would name General Douglas MacArthur, the former Allied forces commander in the Pacific, to a high government position. He also accused General Eisenhower of backing repeal of the Taft Martley labor relations law.
Official weather bulletin notes fair today with possible afternoon thunder storms, warmer highs in the 60s, cooler tonight, and Tuesday's fair but cooler. Winds SW today shifting NW tonight. Tide times and barometer details included. date June 9.
Connecticut cities towns and state departments will share 50 awards for traffic safety at the Connecticut Safety Commission meeting June 23 led by chairman Robert I. Catlin. Presentations will be made by representatives of the National Safety Council and the American Automobile Association.
In Los Angeles two former Bridgeport residents Joseph Canale aged 23 and Vincent L. Vecchio aged 33 remain in critical condition after a Friday head on collision. They rode with Harold Short 27 of Los Angeles who was less seriously hurt along with George Marano 28. Short says a group of motorcycles forced him over the center line at Atlantic and District boulevards in Maywood.
Washington June 8 AP The Weather Bureau says rain on weekends cannot be blamed on science. Dr Harry Wexler questions mastery of elements. The debate includes Dr Irving Langmuir Nobel chemist who asserted cloud seeding created a nationwide weekly rainfall pattern in New Mexico and elsewhere.
Two gem encrusted gold crowns valued at 150000 dollars and insured for 100000 dollars were sent by mail to Msgr. Angelo R. Cioffi at St. Rosalia church in Brooklyn. The priest displayed the crowns during 10 am Mass and declared the stones returned, amid the congregation's applause.
Soviet controlled Berlin appeals to the Western powers for firmer security guarantees to defend freedom as refugees decline and East German patrols tighten. West Berlin editors warn the Red squeeze will worsen, while a buy Berlin campaign seeks to keep industry alive despite export blockades.
General James A. Van Fleet told reporters in Seoul that the U S Eighth Army is ready alert and fit to meet any offensive the enemy may launch. He said morale is high and troops are in good supply and ammunition.
Rev. Joseph Donnelly, director of the Diocesan Labor Institute of Hartford, delivers a bac calaureate sermon at Sacred Heart church urging that human dignity precedes state power. He says man is superior to social and economic institutions and condemns the view that man exists only for the welfare of the state. Donnelly to receive honorary LLD tomorrow with Malik, Rooney, and Whalen also to be honored.
In Munsan Korea negotiators observe a UN called three day recess. Allies reject communist demand to resume talks and accuse the Reds of vague arguments on prisoner repatriation. UN says 169000 Allied POWs remain to be repatriated and hopes the pause shifts Communist position.
Frank Jacoby 74 retired merchant and prominent Bridgeport philanthropist died yesterday in Bridgeport Hospital after five weeks' admission. A native of Hungary who arrived in 1892, he built a clothing business before founding Franklin Furniture in 1922 and later endowed the Frank Jacoby Foundation with essay contests on Equality. He lived at 225 Golden Hill Street.
Norwich reports that Bert Lewis Jr., a Ledyard painter, died at Backus hospital from head injuries after a series of beatings with the butt end of an axe by his daughter. Lieut. MacKenzie said the assault happened Saturday night at the family home as the suspect, 17 year old Edna Gerow, admitted the act.
A House small business subcommittee urged the indefinite continuation of controls on steel aluminum and copper under CMP. The report warned decontrol may not come before 1955 at the earliest and focused on small business effects during the mobilization program.
Fairfield county residents flocked to beaches and parks as sunny skies returned after rain. Pleasure Beach Sea Side and Beardsley drew large crowds with swimming and sunbathing, St Marys by the Sea popular for wading, and Seaside hosting ballgames. Beardsley animals entertained, auto parking filled, winds aided sailing, temps in low 80s. Merritt Parkway traffic around 45 000 to 48 000 cars in 24 hours.
J Gerald McDonald 38 of 41 Whitney Avenue a Bridgeport Fire Department pumper engineer died at his home at 1 20 am likely due to a heart attack Ambulance physician Dr Neville Achong pronounced him dead Medical examiner Dr Samuel Sherman notified He served over 10 years with No 1 engine house John Street and is survived by his wife Dorothy
PORT WASHINGTON N Y June 8 AP Two women dived into Long Island sound to save two men pulled from a split boat. Mr and Mrs Edmund C Stoner of Riverside Conn and their daughter Madge were cruising off Prospect Point when their 28 foot cruiser collided with an outboard boat carrying Matthew McMahon and John McGaffigan of Manhattan. McMahon was hospitalized for possible rib fractures while McGaffigan was shaken.
Washington June 8 AP negotiators from the steel industry and CIO union leaders near a deal after four days of White House talks. The union shop and higher steel prices are main sticking points as officials consider an agency shop compromise to keep 650000 steel workers paying dues without mandatory membership. Caution noted over wages and retroactivity amid rising government concern as a six day strike costs 250000 tons of ingot steel daily.
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