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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1958
Page
7
Washington reports the House Ways and Means committee will hold June hearings on broadening all social security benefits. Initiatives would seek boosts for 11 million beneficiaries, with monthly payments rising from 36 to 108.58 dollars and likely payroll tax increases for employers and employees.
The sewer commission seeks a 1.9 million dollar appropriation to extend the east trunk line from Nathan Hale street to Villa Avenue and Brooklawn Avenue, enabling sewers north of Tunxis Hill Road. Abner Mitchell announces July Finance Board action. The project covers private easements and links to Moody Avenue and King’s Highway near the Bridgeport line.
London reports a fresh approach to a summit with East and West quietly pursuing Moscow discussions. British officials say both sides agree to confidential talks and plan individual ambassador meetings to revive a dormant summit process amid a shift from public posts to private diplomacy. Concordia Senior College dedication announced for Fort Wayne with Lutheran Church Missouri Synod project.
A Memorial Day program was presented at Roger Ludlowe High School under Mae E. Kelly and Kenneth L. Dunbar. It featured James Snyder on Memorial Day, Ricky Swanson reading And The Gods Laughed, Ischak Iskandar presenting The Voice of Democracy, Kenneth MacKenzie’s Memorial Day poem, plus band and choir performances. Taps by Georgianna Burrill and William Elias with accompanists John Wahl and others. Also notices: permits issued for roof and porch work at addresses in University Drive and Redding Road. 4-H Dog club seeks members meeting dog age and equipment requirements.
Registration Sunday for Talmud Torah and Sunday school classes will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in the Fair Field Woods school cafeteria. Mrs. Charles Engelberg, chair of the Fairfield Jewish Community Education committee, announced the event. Children ages 5 to 7 may enter Sunday school if enrolled in public school, and eight-year-olds entering third grade may join Talmud Torah.
The Soviet Union proposed to share cancer and heart disease research with the United States and form Soviet American teams to combat malaria and smallpox in Africa and South America. The State Department released the Soviet note tonight in response to President Eisenhower’s invitation to cooperate on global health campaigns.
A statement signaling willingness to pursue direct cooperation between the Soviet Union and the United States in areas outside World Health Organization work. The note emphasizes openness to dialogue while leaving unspecified sectors for future talks.
Agriculture department reports prices farmers received for crops and livestock and prices paid for production and living supplies remained unchanged from mid-April to mid-May. Higher hog cattle and cotton prices offset lower tomato potato straw berries sweet corn and milk prices.
Massachusetts Executive Councilor Patrick J. McDonough faulted gas companies for not enforcing a law demanding a detectable odor in natural gas. He spoke during a Springfield session referencing a recent explosion in the city.
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