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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1958
Page
5
The Department of Commerce reports May personal income up 1.2 billion to 344.3 billion annually, the first rise since last August and a key factor in stronger retail sales. Wages and salaries lead gains, aided by farm income, unemployment compensation, and Social Security plus veterans benefits, signaling a shift away from the recession cycle.
The Milwaukee Company reports the housewife’s day has shrunk from 5.5 to 1.6 hours for cooking over 25 years, due to washers dryers and frozen dinners. The report notes a recreation boom as leisure grows for families, aligning with the summer vacation rush to country, mountains, lakes, and coasts.
An Associated Press report from Caracas says Venezuela’s Interior Ministry continues to probe the causes of the mob attack on Vice President Nixon a month earlier. No findings or punishments are disclosed, and press inquiries are dismissed. About 40,000 U.S. citizens in Venezuela fear the probe is muted after U.S. troop alert. The AP notes most believe communists inspired the incident and are pleased with the claimed blame.
The article notes communists in Venezuela seized on Nixon’s goodwill visit to attack the United States and its top official, arguing the incident underscored regional tensions. Other Venezuelans said the move, though deplorable, highlighted Latin American issues and sent a warning to the U S to engage more with its backyard.
Traffic and parking problems are mirrored in Bridgeport as in Hackensack New Jersey with pressure groups proposing ideas. Solutions are hampered by conflicting interests and a lack of enough streets and parking spaces. Public cooperation with authorities is essential for any progress.
A satirical column mocks the Stalin era music crackdown led by Beria and critiques Khrushchev era red committee shifts. It lampoons officials, mentions Shostakovich Khachaturian Prokofiev, jokes about Beria’s fate and censorship, and muses on political churchgoing and imports. The piece weaves provocative observations with absurd asides about hats and diplomas.
The 1955 57 table shows loans by Federal Reserve banks rose for large firms while small business loans fell. It highlights a financing gap harming growth, with few long term capital options and the SBA as a partial stopgap. Congress may back new investment companies, but comprehensive reform is needed to sustain independent small firms.
Nationalist China's Defense Ministry said 62 shells were fired at Quemoy island before dawn from Tateng, a small island between Quemoy and the mainland, causing no damage or casualties.
Capitol Hill Democrats and Republicans study apparent liberal trend shifts in states like California Ohio and Wisconsin. They interview colleagues and reporters to uncover new politico economic forces altering voting maps and preferences amid midterm pressures and a long defense buildup. The piece notes wage, migration, farm price issues and postwar sentiment as factors shaping Democratic gains in industrial cities and the West and Midwest.
Overseas Outlook argues after 20 years of war the free world is apathetic while communist chiefs push ahead. It cites Indonesia’s 1958 rebellion and Sukarno’s government, U.S. reluctance to intervene, and a Congress swayed by public apathy as shaping foreign policy. The piece warns of a rising communist influence across Indian and Pacific lines and oil and material control.
AP analyst Willian L. Ryan argues Chamoun's ouster could trigger Arab upheaval across Iraq and Jordan and heighten Nasser's influence. Iraqi Premier to meet in London on June 23 to press Britain for Kuwait federation moves amid Kuwaiti doubts and Syrian pressure. Oil disruptions and Suez memories loom as Iraq plans to stabilize finances with oil revenues while fearing further shocks.
Chicago June 15 AP Adlai Stevenson sails for London to start a European trip that will include a month in the Soviet Union He travels with two sisters Borden 26 and John Fell 22 will join in London later this week
Paris reports General Charles de Gaulle visiting Colombey Les Deux Eglises for a weekend pause after May 30 arrival as premier. He relaxed with walks and churchgoing while villagers cheered, then prepared to return to Paris with no appointments for the day, signaling a lull after a month of turmoil.
Florence officials debate the origins of a six foot marble Venus found near the Pitti Palace. Art expert Matteo Marangi praised the sculpture as Michelangelo, while Ulrich Middeldorf and colleagues argue it was likely Pierino da Vinci or a later Michelangelo work, leaving the case unresolved.
At Ft Sill Oklahoma on June 15 five National Guard officers in training were hospitalized with heat prostration after a four mile hike in 98 degree heat. The men were John W Crowe 22 Moscow Idaho Wilbert C Carter 23 Sumter C Ray A Jones 21 Batesville Ark William A Burden 22 Hudson N H and Jack L Hoaglin 22 Albion Mich. Crowe was in serious condition.
An anthropologist described as open minded challenges racial stereotypes by noting a Ring in a woman's nose does not prove savagery, comparing it to an American with a spear in the ear, reflecting a progressive stance in cultural critique.
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