U S Troops Win 2 More Heights On West Front
U S troops of the 45th Division stormed and captured two more hills on the western front amid heavy fighting. Chinese units attacked in night assaults with tanks and self propelled guns, but Allied forces held their forward positions with support from tanks and air forces. Casualties were heavy on both sides and reports noted several hundred Chinese killed or wounded, with ongoing fierce combat around Chorwon.
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Seoul
Red
Eighth Army
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Kumsong
Korangpo
Pyongyang
Huichon
Korea
Kwangsang
Hambung
Chorwon
U.S
Kumong
45Th
Hureday
Bridgeport and vicinity Weather Summary
Official weather report shows fair and mild conditions across Bridgeport and New York City with highs near 80 and lows around 60. Mostly fair tomorrow with possible afternoon thundershowers, southeasterly winds, and above normal temperatures for the period.
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Eather
Bridgeport
New York City
Democrats Must Run on Record of Truman State Session Told
Senator Hubert Humphrey opened the Connecticut state Democratic convention urging a coalition of liberal Democrats nationwide to embrace New Deal and Fair Deal ideas and battle conservatives. A resolution was drafted to instruct Connecticut’s 16 vote delegation to back Brien McMahon for the presidential nomination, noting his role in building the atomic stockpile.
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Hartford
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
South
Truman
Roosevelt
Humphrey
Connecticut
McMahon
Brien McMahon
Mathewson
Bushnell Memorial Auditorium
William Benton
Committee Votes 16 to 2 To Seat Connery Delegates
John Francis Brown, fire commissioner for the Bridgeport Fire Department, died at home after a long career with the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. Born in Kent, he lived in Bridgeport 65 years, retiring 55 years with the railroad as yard master and serving 16 years as fire commissioner. He belonged to the Brotherhood of Railroad Employes. Continued on Page Eight.
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John Francis Brown
Briarwood Avenue
Bridgeport Fire Department
Mr. Brown
Kent
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Connery Delegation Seated by Democratic Credentials Committee
Hartford June 13 The Democratic state convention Credentials committee voted 16 to 2 to recommend seating the delegation named by the faction led by National Committeeman Paul R Connery. The dispute in Norwalk over polling place at Broad River school in Norwalk Fourth ward dominated the hearings with anti Connery leaders alleging inadequacy.
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Paul R. Connery
Norwalk
Old Broad River
Democratic Town Committee
John Keogh, Jr
Samuel R. Sallick
William J. Sullivan
Connery
Fourth
State Central Committee
Keogh
George Lepofsky
John Driscoll
Redding
John F. Holian
Newtown
Suspects Held After Willimantic Bank Robbery
Three Willimantic men confessed taking part in a noon bank holdup but fled when plans unraveled. Police say the robber escaped with nearly $2,000, dropping $233, and identified a fourth man, William J. Wright of South Coventry, whose car was used. Arrests followed within five hours. others are held on open charges. Raymond Smith, bank employee, hid behind a counter as the bandit demanded all the money.
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Willimantic
Robert Rundle
Lt. Rundle
Willimantic Savings Institute
William J. Wright
South Coventry
Rundle
Wright
Bassick High School Graduation Awards Diplomas
At Bassick High School graduation 22 seniors received diplomas in Klein Memorial auditorium. Board of Education members Benjamin Silver and Walter Nichols conferred the diplomas while Peter Braun gave the valedictory and Joan Ruth Miller the salutatory. Edgar Webb Bassick prize speaker James LeRoy Baird was third in the class. 63 graduates earned honors and 61 prizes or awards. Principal Friedrich G. Roth and assistants announced scholarships and honors as Dr. Joseph E. Jeffery and Miss Au gusta Mendel supported candidate recommendations. The Rev Milton R Wilkes gave the invocation. The high school orchestra performed.
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Peter Braun
Joan Ruth Miller
Edgar Webb Bassick
James LeRoy Baird
Friedrich G. Roth
Mary J. Gallahue
George L. Garand
Helen Lockwood
Joseph E. Jeffery
Augusta Mendel
Eisenhower bids for vital Pennsylvania delegation
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke at his Gettysburg farm to about 300 GOP delegates and local leaders seeking support for the nomination. Opinions varied, with Duff predicting gains while Owlett and others doubted. The 70 vote Pennsylvania bloc remained pivotal as delegates pressed questions and awaited governor Fine’s eventual decision before the July convention.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
John S. Fine
Eisenhower
James H. Duff
R-Pa
Frank G. Benswanger
Montgomery County
Benswanger
Taft
Roy McKenna
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce
Associated Press
Red Barn
New York
New Site Is Selected In the South End For State Homes Project
The article notes a 260 unit state homes project and a proposed county thruway in the South End. It mentions a new site selection, indicating development plans and potential impact on local infrastructure and residents. This brief item previews a major housing initiative and its surrounding civic considerations.
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County Thruway
Bridgeport Housing Authority
BHA
South Avenue
Main
Broad Street
Truman Demands Zoners Approve Rights Program
President Truman urged Congress to back a broad civil rights program with full federal force, signaling a critique of General Eisenhower's stance on integration. He cited wartime testimony where Eisenhower supported limited Negro units but opposed complete segregation, framing a postwar push for broader equality.
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Truman
Washington
Anew
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Eisenhower
Commuters Stranded As Locomotive Fire Delays NYC halt
A New Haven locomotive caught fire during the evening rush in New York, delaying about 75,000 commuters and backing up 100 trains as Bronx firemen shut off electric power to fight the blaze. The Harlem division of the New York Central also felt the disruption on shared tracks near the Bronx.
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New York
New Haven
Bronx
Connecticut
Harlem
New York Central
Springfield
Mass
241 Get Diplomas at Fairfield High
Diplomas were awarded to 241 graduates of Roger Ludlowe High at the 35th commencement in the school auditorium. About 1,200 attended. Principal Harold A. Swaffield presented awards. Dr. Caryle G. Hoyt oversaw the ceremony and Minott A. O. Stilson Jr. distributed diplomas as Fairfield Board of Education chair. John H. Hubbard and Joan Marie Sweiger shared top honors with the Fathers' Club shield awarded to Hubbard along with multiple awards including a substantial scholarship.
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Roger Ludlowe High School
Harold A. Swaffield
Caryle G. Hoyt
Minott A. O. Stilson, Jr
Fairfield Board of Education
John H
Pay Boost Given to Bricklayers in Bridgeport Area
A 15 cent hourly wage increase for bricklayers masons and plasterers in Bridgeport and six surrounding communities was approved retroactive to April 1 under a new contract between the Bricklayers union and the General Contractors association. Journeymen wage set at 2.85 1/2 dollars per hour with apprentice rates rising 6 to 12 cents. Local 2 BMPIU represents about 320 workers across Bridgeport Milford Stratford Fairfield Easton Trumbull and Southport. The agreement was reached at the Gellatly Construction office 181 Sylvan Avenue, ending a wage dispute.
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Masons and Plasterers
Bridgeport
Bricklayers Union
General Contractors Association
Edward P. Riley
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union
Riley
BMPIU
Milford
Stratford
Fairfield
Easton
Trumbull
Southport
Gellatly Construction Company
Sylvan Avenue
Divorcee 28 and schoolboy 7 elope before graduation
In Burbank California police seek Virginia Le Tourneau 28 a divorcee and James Sherwin 17 after they allegedly eloped on the eve of his graduation. The district attorney charges include four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and related alleged acts involving vodka and inappropriate conduct. The Sherwins report the boy departed May 24 with the woman driving one of their cars. the car was found abandoned in Montrose. The case recalls earlier local teen affairs.
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Burbank
Calif
Virginia le Tourneau
James Sherwin
Dean L. Sherwin
Jimmy
Sherwins
Montrose
Sherwin
Billy Mack Swink
Ellsworth
Lenny) Wisecarver
Price Hike Ordered for Fuel Oil in East
Acting Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman ordered an eight tenths of a cent per gallon rise in the retail price of fuel oil on the east coast for next winter to avert shortages. The move, urged by OPS, is below the PAID recommended 1.2 cents but above OPS suggested half a cent, after careful study of all evidence.
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Washington
Defense
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Office of Price Stabilization
Roger L. Putnam
Petroleum Administration
OPS
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