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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1958
Page
5
The piece argues that new parking regulations create confusion for locals and visitors alike. It notes suburban promoters offer free ample parking to attract shoppers and businesses, encouraging people to shop out of town to avoid towaways and parking hassles, while questioning the impact on urban centers and neighborly commerce.
Five million unemployed Americans, including graduates, face a disheartening June as observers urge active steps by adults and communities. The piece argues against makework and calls for genuine promotional and expansion programs to aid jobseekers and stabilize the nation’s economy.
Khrushchev states a bold aim to beat the United States in world trade and asks Washington to dig its own graves by expanding Soviet purchases while allowing long term credit. He presents a shopping list of items the USSR wants to buy and goods it could sell, noting a large U.S. balance in its favor and proposing repayment over many years. There is no immediate call to lift bans on strategic materials.
The text argues against aiding Soviet bloc expansion by denying loans for military equipment to nations that could be drawn into the bloc. It notes the act bans such loans to its allies but exempts the Soviet Union, which still exports weapons to neutrals and blocs. It contends funding the USSR would violate both spirit and letter of the act.
In the past decade, USIA libraries and cultural centers in 21 countries faced bombings sabotage arson and mob attacks. USIA chief says crowds target big nations to expose weakness while officials note communists seek to close libraries and jam broadcasts. 1957 books checked out neared 12 million, readers per book roughly four.
Senator John J. Williams of Delaware blocks a congressional pension plan aimed at upper level retirements, denouncing it as a gravy train. He has led investigations exposing waste in the Truman era bureau, money saved in tax settlements for gamblers and crooks, and a $72,000 Lahore consulate fund shortfall, highlighting his reformist record since 1946.
The piece notes a Puyallup Washington couple who returned a phony Social Security windfall check of 24,785.06, then received a 147.80 correction, and later again a 24,785.06 amount. It suggests taxpayers fund such “brains” and questions the future role of machines in society with a skeptical humorous tone.
Persuasive signals show the 1957 58 recession at the beginning of the end but it may not recover peak production until 1959 or 1960. Moore's study, funded by Eisenhower advisers, analyzes recession length and urges policy makers to avoid speculative forecasts.
The piece surveys Congress and the Eisenhower administration facing a request for another 3 billion dollars in foreign aid. It notes the authorized sum, not yet provided, and details doubts about U.S. aims, Cold War policy, and the perception among nations that America seeks military budgets. It argues U.S. wealth abroad breeds resentment while diplomats enjoy luxury.
AP notes Charles de Gaulle's Algeria tour reveals sharp gaps between French settlers and Moslem Algerians over equal rights and self-rule. He orders dissolution of colonialist committees, while insurrection leaders like Leon Delbecque threaten renewed activity. a referendum plan aims to blend French and Moslem governance, with tensions persisting into his first months of power.
In Budapest today Roman Catholic processions resumed for Corpus Christi in the first street observances since the 1956 anti Soviet revolt. The small gatherings emerged from churches with police supervising traffic near Leasone church, marking a cautious return after 18 months without public processions.
A Washington observer notes U S propaganda lag behinds Russians and cites Philippine Ambassador Carlos Romulo criticizing Time Magazine for biased coverage. The piece traces global reactions to American press treatment of foreign leaders and events, including Kennedy in Paris, Nehru, Chiang Kai-shek, and Rhee, arguing a fragile sympathy for the United States amid Cold War tensions.
West German Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano left Washington for Bonn after a weekend meeting with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. He spoke of a cordial chat and noted anticipated technical talks on East West nuclear test suspension. Chancellor Adenauer and Brentano planned a Bonn meeting with French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville.
A brief remark notes that a group of people born in the same era share fashions and common mistakes, reflecting social patterns of their time. The observation ties birth cohorts to shared tastes and missteps in life.
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