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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1958

Page

8

Stratford Inn Zone Plea Faces Hearing Over Plan

Stratford Inn zoning debate centers on Stratford avenue land adjacent to the Shakespeare property. Stratford Restaurant Owners Inc argues against a business zone while Judge Knott suggests a Shakespeare zone linking Stratford avenue to South avenue and 9 m Street to the Housatonic river to preserve the historic atmosphere. The planning commission has previously denied similar petitions, and residents bid for residential use are cited in affidavits. Chairman Oakman reports threats received about his position, insisting an open mind.

Stratford Avenue Shakespeare Jed Inn Hugh A. Hoyt Stratford Restaurant Owners, Inc Planning Commission Hoyt Carl Turner South Avenue 9 M Street Housatonic River Oakman

Valley of Tikitere The Inferno in New Zealand features boiling mud

The Valley of Tikitere in New Zealand is famed for boiling mud pools, hot springs, and sulfur fumes, earning the dramatic sidename The Inferno and attracting visitors curious about its volcanic activity and rugged landscape.

New Zealand Tikitere

Chest X Rays In Bridgeport Survey Total 244 Today

In its spring chest X ray survey the Bridgeport Area Tuberculosis association has X rayed 783 persons to date. Yesterday 244 were scanned including industry workers and others at Bostwick Avenue and Antishony Street. Today the X ray van is at the First National parking lot at Fairfield and Wordin Avenues. All persons over 15 may participate for 50 cents.

Bridgeport Bostwick Avenue Antishony Street Fairfield Wordin Avenues

Probers Hear About Labor Theft Links and Advertisers

Testimony shows Lapensohn left the country and headed Rolce Publications ads for the New York Federationist. Robert F. Kennedy says no link to Lewis who died before testifying. Ruben H. Miller, Pennsylvania Labor Dept official, earned 7000 a year from ads paid for but not published. He denies intending to imply union peace buys ads.

Lapensohin Rolce Publications New York Lewis Lapensohn Ruben H. Miller Pennsylvania Miller Pennsylvania Department of Labor

Jury picks both Anthony and wife on same panel

In Thorpe Pennsylvania 2507 names were drawn for jury duty and Harrison Anthony and his wife Hazel were selected to serve on a 12 person civil damages panel. The trial judge Frank L. Pinola is noted as a high school classmate of Anthony.

Jim. Thorpe Harrison 2Nthony Hazel Frank L. Pinola Anthony

Guilty verdicts questioned in dope case defense contention

The defendant claimed innocence and testified that a prior fight with Italian youths spurred his flight from police. He denied Police Captain Shanley’s claims about an offer to sell the radio and said a four-officer surveillance truck did not block Harritt Street. Witness Rossi Jones said Gause was paid to polish cars. Gause said he had been laid off from Bridgeport Brass for seniority and had worked there four and a half years.

Francis J. Shanley Arsenault Gause Harritt Street Eden Grill Crescent Avenue Rossi Jones Bridgeport Brass

Snark Launched At Missile Site Cape Canaveral

The Air Force launched a Northrop Snark guided missile at Cape Canaveral on May 1 as part of a possible 5.01 mile cruise over the South Atlantic test range. The 68-foot intercontinental craft lifted off in a fireball, its boosters shedding away as jet engines pushed the weapon toward its target. The Snark, directed by inertial guidance, disappeared beyond the horizon after about 15 seconds, a yellow dot in the Florida sky.

Cape Canaveral Fla Air Force Northrop South Atlantic Florida

Bugler Samuel Sorensen Dies at 88 in California

Samuel P. Sorensen, 88, longtime Southern Pacific clerk and former bugler for Admiral Dewey, died in Saratoga California. Sorensen stood at Dewey's side at Manila Bay in 1885 and served as favorite bugler and orderly during the 1889 action aboard the Olympia under Captain Charles Gridley.

Saratoga Calif George. Dewey Gridley Manila Bay Samuel ‘P. Sorensen Southern Pacific Railway Sorensen Admiral Dewey Charles Girdley Olympia

Doctor Calls Bone Marrow Transplant Impractical

NEW HAVEN May 7 AP Yale physician Dr James W Hollingsworth said bone marrow transplantation in humans is impractical due to too many unknown factors He noted some patients have improved with marrow or spleen transplants yet failures and animal studies show immune conflicts between donor and recipient He warned human success may await deeper understanding of human immunity and genetic compatibility.

New Haven James W. Hollingsworth Yale School of Medicine Hollingsworth Yale

Ike Bill Rapped By Space Boss

ARPA director Johnson testified that a bill would ban other groups from working in space science and technology and ballistic missile defense. He admitted inexperience and warned he could lose his job after the hearing. No Pentagon chiefs commented on his testimony.

ARPA Pentagon Johnson General Electric Company

Hawaii hosts record 50 senior U.S. military officers

The Pacific Command figures list 50 admirals and generals based in Hawaii, up from 36 last year. The roster breaks down to Army one general, Navy fourteen admirals, Air Force fourteen generals, Marines four generals, Coast Guard one admiral, and Hawaii National Guard one general.

Honolulu U.S. Pacific Command Hawaii Army Navy Air Force Marines Coast Guard Hawaii National Guard

Bowling split rocks Idaho Falls divorce filing

In Idaho Falls a divorce petition reveals Stuart Tschannen spends 14 to 16 hours daily away from home to work and bowl, while his wife contends the arrangement strains their marriage.

Idaho Falls Idaho Stuart Tschannen

Mo Place in Space To Duck Tax Chase

Loftus Becker, State department legal adviser, said during a House space problems hearing that the United States can tax persons on its territory and has no upper limits on territory. He stated Americans traveling abroad remain subject to U.S. taxes, so a space voyage would not evade taxation.

Washington Loftus Becker State Department United States U.S China

Floods Threaten Poor-State Area and Beyond

Flooding threatens the poor-state area and extends into Wyoming and southern Montana as steady rain fouls the planting season. In Windsor Locks, over three inches have fallen at Bradley Field amid two weeks of wet weather that stalled crops, seedbeds, and outdoor work.

Windsor Locks Bradley Field US. Weather Bureau A. M. Pack Slate Climatatoist Bureau Greater New Haven

Floods force hundreds to flee in Kentucky and nearby states

Flood waters surged across Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia as Big Sandy and Tug rivers rose above flood stage. Hundreds evacuated in Pikeville and Paintsville while Red Cross runs emergency HQs. Guardsmen aided rescues as towns faced the hardest hit along the river corridors.

Pikeville Hood Paintsville Cattleburg West Virginia Williamson Kentucky Virginia Coeburn Grundy Clintwood St. Paul Pike County Red Cross National Guardsmen Charles Smith Huntington Wea State Highway Department

Atest Begun At Eniewe Tok Nuclear Tests start in Pacific area

The AEC and Defense announce A tests at Enwitok and Bikini endangering global stability. A 400000 square mile radiation danger zone has shipping restrictions since mid April ahead of planned 1958 hydrogen tests. Defense says tests aim to advance defense missiles and reduce fallout. May 2 statement mentions short range missiles with nuclear warheads from Johnston Island. 114 nations invited to send one scientist and one news representative, plus 21 US journalists, for the test series this summer.

Eniwetok Biskini AEC Defense Department Johnston ‘Island United States U.S

Esplanade Traffic Hazard prompts city conference

The esplanade is blamed for constant car strikes due to missing traffic controls. Mayor's office cites recent accident damage from months-old construction linked to the turnpike project. City officials and police traffic engineers attended a conference with highway department aides to discuss solutions.

Esplanade Dearborn George Kaleda Police Department Highway Department Ernest T. Perkins

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