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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1958
Page
2
Pleasure Beach suffered a blackout causing a coaster stall and police detail to guard the office while traffic jammed the road. Dick Alexander of Radio Station WICC opened a talent contest for those remaining, with Marty Miller wiring a public address system to an emergency police car for power.
The article explains underwater base concepts for missiles on U S submarines. It notes submarines could launch 1500 mile missiles from unknown waters and require precise underwater locations for firing. Intelligence experts estimate Soviet sub and trawlers would need five to ten years to map American waters.
An eight aboard yacht Thespian, crew including Calvert and his wife, left Keelung Aug 7 on a two year around the world voyage. Typhoon Rita and monsoon winds slow progress. a later sighting 450 miles southwest of Kyushu keeps officials hopeful of a safe return. Calvert’s wife and son left Taipei for Japan. Chinese officials say seizure unlikely while off China coast.
Oak Ridge Stables hosted a multi class equestrian event where Axgiting jumped clear to win the $1000 open jumper stake aboard Circus Star. Snow Man by Darry DeLeyer took the open jumper championship with 16 points, while First Chance won the reserve. DeLeyer also clinched the modified Olympic run riding Wayward Wind and led Night Arrest to a reserve in the green conformation. grooms’ bareback jumping provided comedy as Snow Man won the humor showcase. Key results include Little Sailor and Waiting Home in working hunter events, Black Atom winning the conformations, and Kimberlass earning the green working hunter crown through overall points.
The 350 foot yacht Angelita carrying Dominican Lt. Gen. Rafael Trujillo Jr. and guests including Zsa Zsa Gabor and George Sanders continued its party as police, firemen, and coast guard checked for a bomb hoax aboard the vessel. A harbor patrol officer called the incident a hoax and police sought the caller.
A historic note records that the nation's first agricultural experiment station was established in Savannah, Georgia in 1735, marking the origin of organized agricultural science in the colonies.
Norwalk is examined as flood prone in a detailed case study of preparations for the October 15 1955 flood and the city’s experiences in the year that followed. The report notes crucial help from federal and state agencies but calls for better coordination among agencies and outlines recommendations for city state and federal groups. Bridgeport delegates to the state IWW convention are listed.
Governor Ribicoff called a Hartford meeting with three Senate hopefuls at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to discuss strategy amid primary threats. Benton denounced the plan to abstain on the first ballot and back the winner later as abdication of party responsibility. Bowles and Dodd backers indicated a primary if needed, and delegates pledged support to Dodd or other candidates.
A Rockefeller funded panel led by John W. Gardner warns of a nationwide neglect of educational quality and access. It calls for massive funding to raise literacy, expand science education, and support top talent while addressing overcrowded schools and teacher shortages. The report links the crisis to rapid technological change and warns current efforts are insufficient.
The money making plan started two months ago shows early success as about three quarters of 200 participants report 1838 dollars in morning worship. Investment of 50 dollars each was circulated for profit through window washing bread making jewelry sales and other ventures. Final totals to be reported next Sunday as proceeds fund local and global charitable work.
Bridgeport area units were honored at a convention dinner dance with top awards for best appearing drum and bugle corps in senior and junior divisions, best color guard, best appearing band, and best civic unit. Several groups did not place, including American Legion post 140, Bridgeport PAL band, Chateau-Thierry detachment Marine Corps league, and the 211th AAA Battalion marching unit had no classification.
The Rt. Rev. Walter H Gray bishop of Connecticut sails for London to attend the Lambeth conference of bishops from July 3 to August 10 at Lambeth Palace. In his absence the diocese will be led by Rt. Rev. John Esquirol suffragan bishop who will oversee affairs and promote shared use of talent across government business and education.
Police clashed with Hungarian demonstrators near the Soviet UN building in New York, injuring several officers as firecrackers and rocks were thrown from a second floor. The event ended after about 25 minutes with arrests and a heavy police presence. Dr Bela Fabian warned of renewed executions and secret trials in Hungary and appealed to Western nations and the UN to intervene. Gen Bela Kiraly, former Hungarian national guard leader, was observed among the crowd.
Felix Rakowski 41 of 422 Myrtle Avenue was arrested yesterday on drunken driving and operating an automobile while license suspended. He was taken into custody on State Street by Patrolman Edward Wesche and is held at Headquarters precinct lockup in lieu of $1,000 bail pending court hearing.
A 14 hour session ended at 2 30 a m with fist fights and shouting as delegates moved to discipline the attorney general race and open primaries. Police restored order while Gov Furcolo and others avoided the ballot yet faced continued nominations for secretary of state auditor and treasurer.
A 17 member delegation under Rev John J Filip Bridgeport Diocesan CYO director will honor W A Fitzgibbon by naming him to the regional CYO executive board and he will attend the national convention later in the year.
In Bennington Vermont on June 22 Most Rev Robert F Joyce bishop of Burlington addressed 125 delegates urging substantial action for God and positive influence on peers He rejected pessimism about today youth noting confidence in their talents and virtues The congress elected John R Tarrant Anita Giardullo Bernard McCarthy Patricia Crowe William A Fitzgibbon and Ann Klein to leadership roles Next year’s congress is set for Manchester New Hampshire
The ceremony led by Rev. Robert W. Croskery and Rev. Aute Carr included the installation of Rev. Mr White as minister at Park Street church. White, previously Tulsa banker and Yale Divinity School graduate, will reside in the parsonage with his wife and three children. He has WW II service in the Army Signal Corps and civic awards, with memberships in Yale Tulsa and Tulsa clubs.
A military negotiator designated by the U S State Department in Washington must sign a protocol on terms for the release of eight American officers and a sergeant. Belgium had used a similar step to win release of a Belgian jet pilot earlier. The United States has refused to recognize East Germany as a sovereign state and fears Soviet leverage over Western Berlin. Col. Robert P McQuail led talks with East German authorities without Washington approval, complicating negotiations. Taoism, the Chinese philosophy, may be traced to the sixth century B C.
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