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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1958
Page
9
The Bridgeport publishers outline daily and Sunday editions with postal rates and cross-issues for The Bridgeport Post and Telegram. They discuss Associated Press use and wartime draft challenges, highlighting rising intelligence requirements and higher standards for enlistment amid modern weaponry.
Dispatches from abroad hint at hidden turmoil behind the Kremlin walls as Khrushchev faces internal clashes over Tito and policy. Reports cite production failures, public demand for consumer goods, and growing dissent among Russians wary of dictatorship. Washington tracks shifts that may presage a major crisis centered on Moscow’s leadership.
The youngest son of F D R John A Roosevelt active in New York Republican politics seeking Nelson Rockefeller nomination. He shifts from merchandising to public relations and backed Eisenhower in 52 and 56. The piece recalls family political history from Theodore Roosevelt onward and notes Nelson Rockefeller’s potential bid amid GOP support in New York.
Assistant Defense Secretary Mansfield D. Sprague comments on public finances and national priorities. He notes concerns about government spending of gross national product on luxuries and pleasant living amid questions about national survival.
The piece argues anti American riots across Latin American capitals during Vice President Nixon s goodwill tour reflect a well organized communist effort. It contends governments failed to deter protests and warns the unrest threatens hemispheric defense and economic ties guiding U.S. needs. Nixon deserves praise on return for facing the danger.
President Eisenhower is slated to speak at the two day Economic Mobilization Conference in New York on May 20. The event, hosted by the American Management Association, will feature 2000 executives and a dinner with over 2600 attendees while Weeks opens and Nixon presides.
AP analysts discuss how Yugoslavia's independence and Tito’s stance affect postwar alliances. The piece notes shifting U S Senate views on aid, Western bets on keeping peace, and calls for UN linked programs as pressures from Moscow, Peiping, and allies push for economic leverage toward world conquest.
Connecticut political essay argues against overconfidence in Western diplomacy and scrutinizes United Nations maneuvering by Soviet bloc. It notes dangers of symbolic victories in Korea and Indo China, analyzes Alsop candidacy with Hartford county ties, and warns against insurance industry ties shaping governance.
The highway toll dodging disrupts quiet residential areas with heavy traffic day and night. Residents protest the noise and nuisance while officials search for remedies. Spread beyond local areas as drivers try to outwit engineers. When the turnpike nears completion the practice will likely fade, reducing the risky games.
Nantucket launches a world wide search for descendants of its 11 founding families as the island nears tercentenary next year. Names such as Barnard Bunker Coffin Coleman Gardner Hussey Macy Swann Starbuck and Warheit are among those possibly paged in the outreach. The piece traces Nantucket’s role as a pioneer whaling port and its historic independence spirit including links to Hudson New York and early American voyages.
The Senate unanimously passed Senator Francis Case's bill for a national weather modification program led by the National Science Foundation. It envisions global cooperation, private donations, and a study of rain hail lightning fog and other weather factors to prevent crop losses and war threats. Edward Teller warns of Soviet advantage if weather control advances, while Capt. Howard Orville emphasizes nonmilitary uses and the risk of a new arms race.
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