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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1954

Page

15

Probers Assert Reds Still Alert in Latin America

A House subcommittee report warns communists remain active across Latin America despite Guatemala’s ouster. It cites Soviet plotting in Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico, British colonies, and Martinique, urges more U. S. aid, and notes minimal prior funding to the region.

Probers Latin America Washington Guatemala Kremlin Central South America Caribbean U. S Honduras Chile House Rep Hillings R-Calif Red Costa Rica Ecuador Bolivia Mexico British Honduras British Guiana Trinidad Martinique Western Hemisphere Central America Commuunists Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza

Ike to Address Group Formed to Ban Slums

President Eisenhower will speak at a luncheon on Monday to launch a privately funded group named the American Council to Improve Our Neighbors ACTION. The group plans to use research, information and education to work with federal and local agencies in urban renewal under the housing act, offering federal loans and grants to clear blighted areas and help homeowners repair and modernize properties.

Washington Eisenhower American Council

Jimmy Stewart's Dad Plans to wed widow in Indiana

Alexander Stewart, father of actor Jimmy Stewart, said he will marry Canadian widow Mrs J J Stothart of St John New Brunswick Dec in Indiana at Mrs Robert Dingman's home. He has known her five to six years and expects Jimmy to attend the wedding. The elder Stewart is a widower and his family runs a hardware store since 1852.

Indiana Alexander Stewart Jimmy Stewart Stewart J. J. Stothart St. John New Brunswick Canada Robert Dingman

Hillside Home Director Famed As Pro Athlete and Hero

Thomas Dumitre named Hillside Home 250 nations institute superintendent at East Bridgeport. The former pro athlete and Ohio State basketball alum will oversee 150 staff, 240 patients, and 12 children at the Hillside complex and Margaret Ford Children’s Cottage. Dumitre, born in Greece, served as a Marine in World War II and previously worked as an electrician in local plants. He and his wife Virginia Balamaci move with their three children to the Hillside property.

Thomas Dugite Sits Virginia Ridge Avenue Hillside Home and Hospital East Bridgeport Dumitre Bond Street Margaret Ford Roy Gregory Oldroquis White Eagles Western Jackson Central High School YMCA Ohio State University Hfe Columbus Ohio Phi Mu Delta Dumit Mr. Dumitre Virginia Balamaci Christopher Elizabeth Robert Sunday Post Plummer Thomas Dumitre

Two Editors Chosen for State Newspaper

Hugh A. Baird of 1207 North Avenue and Louis Vacca of Woodmont have been selected as news editors of the Connecticut Technical Council monthly newspaper to be published at the University of Bridgeport starting December 1. The Stratford News affiliate and an $810 annual grant support the venture, funding scholarships for four student staffers. Myra Seide of Cedarhurst, L I, is editorial assistant. makeup editor to be chosen. Willard Berggen and Howard Jacobson will advise locally.

Hugh A. Baird North Avenue Louis Vacca Woodmont Connecticut Technical Council University of Bridgeport Baird Stratford News CTC Myra Seide Cedarhurst L.I Willard F Berggen Engineering Howard Boone Jacobson

U S Atomic Energy Group Plans Eight Day Australia Visit

A 13 member U S Joint Committee on Atomic Energy will arrive November 21 for an eight day tour of Australia. They will inspect uranium deposits at Radium Hill South Australia examine deposits at Rum Jungle in the north west and tour the Woomera rocket range in Central Australia.

Canberra Australia U. S. Joint Committee On Atomic Energy Radium Hill South Australia Rum Jungle Woomera Rocket Range

Secret voting for Congress began in 1875 nationwide

The text notes that secret ballots for members of Congress were not mandated by federal law until 1875, indicating a shift to private voting practices starting then across the United States.

Union Discloses Demands On Auto Firms

The CIO United Auto Workers unveiled 1935 contract demands at a two day bargaining conference in Detroit attended by 1100 delegates. Key goals include a guaranteed annual wage for long service, a 2. (sic) 13 cent hourly raise, one to two year contracts, company paid health security, expanded overtime pay, a 500 million dollar pension fund voice, and a preferred hiring plan for laid off workers.

CIO UAW Walter P. Reuther LAW United States Canada Miliona Pension Trust Fund General Motors Ford Chrysler UAW International Wll CAW Cleveland

Southern governors sidestep bias issue in Florida meeting

The Southern Governors Conference adjourned without action on school segregation. Seven governors and a governor elect issued a joint statement opposing forced racial mixing in public schools, pledging to use constitutional methods to preserve state control of education. The piece notes the May 17 Supreme Court ruling and adds a historical aside about fountain pen patents.

Southern Governors Conference TF. &. Supreme Court

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