Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post Home Subscription Rates
The Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post publish schedules and rates. Subscriptions cost daily 15.00 per year with Sunday Post 20.30. six months 1Beyond 150 miles add 20 cents for daily and 10 cents for Sunday per month for postage. The paper is a member of the Associated Press.
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Private Enterprise No Need for Government Steel Plant Plan
The article argues that private enterprise achieved record steel output by mid 1952 without government funding or ownership. It cites 1952 output near last year’s peak, notes labor strikes delayed expansion, and credits defense needs as the primary spur rather than a 1949 political push. It concludes the government has no place in American business.
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Department of Agriculture
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United States
Consumer Buying Signals a Business Upswing in Daily News
The piece notes rising consumer purchasing across furniture Apparel and groceries with Father’s Day boosts. It cites May retail sales rising 10 to 15 percent per International Hom Furnishings Market and predicts prosperity hinges on sustained consumer buying.
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Predicament of the Graduate
Graduates face uncertain futures as they depart schools and colleges prepared yet anxious about their paths. Some will pursue distant aims and struggle, while others will misstep early and fail to find direction, though by year’s end many will gain progress.
A timely word may launch a doubtful student on a career
The text argues older adults should guide graduates toward job opportunities and targeted short courses. Teachers and advisors understand graduates' dismay as they begin independent work. A timely word from elders can set a student on a satisfying career path.
Townsend Plan gains momentum at California homecoming
Townsendites gather in Long Beach to celebrate the 1933 publicly financed pension plan with 12 000 clubs and five million dues paying members. They push for monthly 175 payments for over60 non workers funded by a 3 percent tax on incomes above 250 a month, while warning of tax hikes and government overreach.
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California
Townsend Plan
Wall Street Journal
Francis E. Townsend
Nebraska
Connecticut Produces Some Real Leaders in Politics
The piece notes Senator Brien McMahon of Connecticut as a Democratic presidential contender, highlighting his anti arms race stance and leadership. It praises Connecticut figures William Benton Governor Lodge and Chester Wies, and reflects on Connecticut’s political vitality with its small size yet notable leaders.
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Wisconsin
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Chester Wies
Push for Restoring Twice Daily Mail Delivery
Danbury News-Times argues for restoring twice daily post deliveries cut to one per day on April 18 1950. It cites Representative Sadlak Republican Connecticut pushing a GOP platform pledge while noting thankless Civil War era restriction on service and the need for improved communication for business and daily life.
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Truman inflation critique links debt policy to prices
Washington columnist Ray Tucker argues Truman‑led fiscal actions fuel inflation by allowing a large liquid public debt. He cites $259–275 billion limits, nonmarketable bonds, and Keyserling influence, warning bankers see three political effects affecting election, debt, and future leadership. Eisenhower adds moral plea for citizen action.
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Herbert Hoover
Snyder
Sweden prepares for defense as communists lose grip
Sweden tightens civil defense and evacuates industry as Social Democrats purge communists from unions. Factories go underground, air power and munitions stockpiles are hidden, and training for civilians intensifies while Moscow spy cases and a Soviet jet attack spur national resolve.
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Lilian Ceder
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Stockholm
Moneypoly
Bevan Rising in Labor Becomes British Doubt for Churchill
Washington reports analysis by Constantine Brown of Britain's 1940s era politics. Bevan emerges as a strong, neutralist voice challenging Attlee Morrison while Churchill shows waning pep and health. Observers predict Bevan and Labor gains, with Conservative fortune tied to Churchill's vitality.
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Anthony Eden
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Clement Attlee
Herbert Morrison
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Europe
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Lloyd George
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National leaders stress defense and culture in era of inflation
A compilation of quotes from Harriman Spellman Folin and Baruch on national survival culture and morale, paired with a weather forecast for New England. Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island Maine New Hampshire Vermont and coastal winds from Eastport to Block Island are noted as fair and warming through Tuesday with increasing humidity.
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Block Island
New Haven to Add Six Rail Diesel Cars on Naugatuck Route
The New Haven railroad offers six more all stainless self propelled rail diesel cars for the Naugatuck division. Delivery late this year will raise total RDCs to fourteen, replacing older equipment and serving daily between Bridgeport Waterbury and Winsted. The cars are air conditioned with wide windows and two lavatories, can operate singly or in multiple connected units, and are built by Budd of Philadelphia.
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