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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1958
Page
8
The piece argues that city growth and limited streets trap motorists with parking regulations. It notes enforcement challenges under a new law and warns that strict limits could curb business, markets, and daily life. It stresses the need for parking rules without harming economic activity or social ties.
The House approved a five year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Act by 317 to 98 in a vote driven by industrial and coal states in the East and textile South. President Eisenhower urged passage, backed by a broad grass roots campaign and groups from the Chamber of Commerce to labor unions. The measure aims to boost liberal tariffs, grow American trade and jobs, and now shifts focus to the Senate.
Marion B. Folsom told the House Ways and Means Committee he would favor a cost of living increase in Social Security payments without raising the payroll tax. He proposed applying payroll tax to the first $4,800 of earnings to fund the program.
The proposal discusses keeping the 21 percent payroll rate while adjusting benefit raises by cost of living for earlier retirees and recent entrants. Folsom questions hospital coverage for beneficiaries and suggests a possible new age factor for retirement as life expectancy rises, with older workers possibly preferring to work and draw full pay.
Public safety message urges swimming instruction for non swimmers as crowds return to water locations. Red Cross and local communities announce Fairfield registrations and wider area notices. Emphasizes strict adherence to safety rules to prevent drownings and risky dares as pool and beach season approaches.
A Washington era column mocks public figures and societal pretensions with phrases about shrinking brains, rising costs, aging Earth, hot water, and tepid political scandals. It casts civilization at a crossroads and jokes about vanity, risk, and headlines.
A roadside hot dog vendor, hard of hearing and blind to newspapers, sells well until his college-educated son warns of a “low mood” from radio reports. The father halts ads and signs, sales plunge, and he realizes the boy was right about the nation’s mood.
New York report shows record short interest on both major exchanges as earnings slowdowns mount. Forty-two firms report first half results with 22 posting lower profits, while meat packing firms show an early bright spot with a 9 percent profit uptick. Investors debate inflation, wage rises, and future price moves as prices climb despite fading earnings.
Ray Tucker answers readers on why Congress blocked Eisenhower’s Defense reorganization. He cites civilian control, the chiefs’ appeal route, fear of executive power, past wars, and regulatory balance. Notes private vs public atomic power and need for regulation.
Ray Tucker argues international communism rises with free world efforts to appease it. He notes Khrushchev’s altered tone and Tito’s shifting stance, warns against U.S. concessions, and discusses Soviet leverage over Yugoslavia, Lebanon, and energy policy while urging firm stand against red expansion.
AP Analysts describe Khrushchev moving from centralized control to direct collective ownership with a new pricing system. The change aims to boost efficiency, enable collectives to buy inputs, and push Russia toward a balanced economy while competing with the United States. Dulles frames the strategy as economic warfare to isolate and economically strangle rivals.
The article argues Khrushchev seeks to curb autonomy, cites negotiations with Belgrade, and notes Soviet leverage as Sputniks and thermonuclear advances boost Soviet stature. It claims U.S. policies fueled Arab union moves, Syria's fate, and Lebanon’s drift toward Moscow influence amid Arab nationalism.
John Einar Jacobsen of Trumbull and J Wesley Kleppe of Stratford are among 103 freshmen named by Lehigh University for scholarship aid starting Sept 16. Awards cover one year and may be reapplied for subsequent years. Jacobsen won the Anna Carpenter Richards Isaacs scholarship for need, character, achievement and leadership.
Pope Pius XII named Armenian Cardinal Gregory Peter Agagianian to the Congregation of the Holy Office. It followed his earlier appointment as prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith and keeps his leadership of the Oriental Church congregation with limited jurisdiction over Roman Catholics in the Soviet Union.
The city Board of Education will hold a special meeting Thursday night to act on the permanent appointment of Augusta Mendel as superintendent. Mendel, now acting superintendent, has been certified by state officials as qualified for the post after earning nine missing credits through New York University courses and state approval.
A scholarship established by Mrs. Mary Haydon Hansen funds aid for needy Lehigh students. It honors her father and prioritizes mining engineering majors, providing support to those with merit and need.
The Seventh Day Adventist church treasurer announced 1,100,000 members contributed 169,768,129 for four years, a 36,654,163 increase from the previous period. Pastor Reuben R. Figuer was elected to a second four-year term as president. World secretary Dr. Walter R. Beach noted strong membership gains, with global Adventists averaging one per 2,522 people, North America one per 710, 25 years ago ratios.
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