Bridgeport Publishing Details and Circulation Policy
The Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post publish daily and night editions, with Sunday Post and postal rates listed. Subscriptions available in Bridgeport, 410 State Street, and abroad with added postage. Associated Press exclusivity noted for local and AP dispatch news.
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Bridgeport Telegram
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Post Publishing Company Publahers
Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Sunday Post
Associated Press
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Guilty Verdict, Suspended Sentence For U S GI
Girard a 22 year old Illinois GI stationed in Japan was convicted of killing a Japanese woman. He received a three year prison term suspended immediately with an additional year probation if he remains in Japan. He may return to the United States with his Japanese wife.
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Williams
Girard
Illinois
Japan
U. S
Snd
Ttsure Hayashi
Naka Sakai
Ashai
Yomiuri
Socialist Party
United States
Kayoko Sakai
America
Haru
Fewer Luxuries urged to fund math and science schooling
Cabinet officers and 125 educators in Washington urged higher priorities for mathematics and science. Marion Folsom called for sacrifice of comforts to expand education funding, while James Mitchell warned the labor force would grow to 80 million by 1965 and stressed training 22 million new workers as 12 million will leave the system. Proper counseling to guide students toward vital occupations was emphasized.
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Department of Labor
Washington
Marion B. Folsom
James P. Mitchell
Ground Observer Corps goes to ready reserve in Connecticut
Skywatchers in Connecticut shift to ready reserve status starting January 1 after decades of around the clock observation since 1952. About 3000 volunteers will not wake for night shifts but remain on standby for emergency recall within 20 minutes. The Air Force cites tech advances and testing as reasons to ease civilian duty while keeping alert capabilities.
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Ground Observer Corps
Connecticut
GOC
Air Force
Skywatchers kept nation safe amid Cold War tension
The GOC staff house wives served as eyes and ears to monitor for invaders during a tense period between the West and the Soviet Union. Their meritorious service ensured vigilance and readiness for any emergency that could spark a hot war.
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GOC
Soviet Union
Traffic congestion relief amid city work and detours
City state and business mobilize to speed up construction before winter. Drivers are urged to choose alternate routes and travel times to ease jams while works progress. Those who avoid peak congestion will be thanked by fellow motorists as streets are re routed and one lane travel is introduced.
Westport homeowners oppose Army housing plan
Westport residents in the Hartford Times express concern over 16 Army houses priced at 13 000 each to be built near a guided missile base. They request landscaping and a wooden stockade fence to separate from higher priced homes, arguing it would preserve privacy and property values while easing soldiers’ reception.
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Westport
Hartford Times
Army
Voices of Experience on Urban Renewal
The Meriden Journal notes Mayor Lee of New Haven endorsing urban renewal as transformative. It cites St Louis voters approving a 14 million dollar bond and Raymond R. Tucker in the Wall Street Journal describing urban renewal as expanding central city life beyond slum clearance. Meriden seeks federal funds and will move from theory to action if approved.
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Meriden Journal
Lee
New Haven
St. Louis
Missouri
Raymond R. Tucker
Wall Street Journal
Meriden
Sputniks Aren't Communist Says Sikorsky at New York Press Conference
Igor Sikorsky argues satellites are Russian not Communist and that non Communist scientists can rise in Soviet science. He cites Peter Kapitsa as an example and notes Russia’s modern advances emerged after Lysenkoism was repudiated, despite Kremlin policies.
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Sputniks
Hartford Times
Igor Sikorsky
New York City
United States
Russia
Peter Kapitsa
Kremlin
Lysenko
Aids on Dependents Tax Exemptions Worth Big Savings
This column explains how to qualify a dependent for the $600 tax exemption in 1957. It covers furnishing more than half of a dependent’s support, exceptions for students and social security considerations, and the need to coordinate multiple supporters. It also notes timing before December 31 and potential strategies for joint supporters and active earners.
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Social Security
Icase
Wall Street Holds Firm Amid Sputnik Era Skepticism
The piece notes Wall Street resilience despite Suez, Sputniks, and political shifts. It cites Eisenhower plans for a crash program of 5 million or more, expanded science funding, higher teacher pay, and armed forces salaries. Officials project a tempered 1958 decline and offsetting emergency spending to stabilize the economy.
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Oklahoma
Manhattan
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
1 Wall Street
Sputeik
Alliances Stand Firm Against Soviet Atomic Propaganda
AP Analysts note Europe rejects Moscow’s nuclear scare as NATO emphasizes deterrence. Norstad cites allies’ shift to atomic weapons as safety, not danger, while France’s Algeria commitment and German rearmament shape plans. Kennan critiques Soviet truthfulness and propaganda strategy amid cautious diplomacy.
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Russia
Europe
America
Lauris Norstad
NATO
Algeria
Britain
United States
Why 7 Term Echoes From Irish Funeral Keening
Fragmentary passage traces the term hue and cry to an Irish phrase used for funeral keening. It notes mourners’ formal cries of bereavement and the social cost when prominent deceased warranted special lament. The text blends cultural commentary with garbled names and stray phrases.
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Pacific
Thomas
Fioletter
Ale Foren Pocretary
Adil & Sievenssa
Girard's Chance for U S Return by Christmas
The 22 year old GI William Girard sentenced to a three year suspended term for the killing of Mrs Naka Sakai may be free to return to the United States by Christmas after the Dec 3 appeal deadline. Prosecutors and defense weigh appeals as Girard and his adviser consider options.
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Tokyo
William
Girard
Japan
Fed Rate Cut Seen As Initiating Yet Slow Recovery
The Fed trimmed its rate from 3.4% to 3.0% amid a broad downturn in industry and income. Traders expect further steps to curb recession, while banks may delay price reductions. Consumers face tighter spending as September–October incomes fall and October dividends drop.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Washington
Fragmented political quotes from a unclear transcript
Readable portions show remarks attributed to Sen Wallace Bermett and Marion Folsom and references to Herbert Hoover and Henry Cabot Lodge. The text lacks coherent narrative, dates, or clear event details to establish a definite news item.
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Ito
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