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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1954

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Union Makes Bid End Walkout At Underwood

The Underwood corporation and Local 267 failed to reach a work contract despite mediation. Union officials said striking workers would return if all disputed issues go to final and binding arbitration. Company reps offered no comment on the arbitration proposal, and no further talks were scheduled.

Underwood corporation SUE-CIO City hall P. D. Wagoner charman Underwood New York Howard Mattioli IUE-CIO Mattioli Bridgeport Alfred Goldman Charles R. Weidman Weidman

Official Weather Bridgeport and Vicinity Report

Bridgeport and vicinity mostly cloudy and cool with light rain possible today. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a high near 45. New York City share similar conditions. Yesterday’s high 37, low 31. Precipitation yesterday 0.90 inch. Barometer 29.90 at 8 p.m. Humidity 84 percent. Tides today at 9:30 a.m. and 10:11 a.m. Highs and lows listed for the day and next. Almanac notes date Tuesday November 23, autumn day 62, sunrise 6:51 a.m. sunset 4:20 p.m.

U. & Weather Bureau BRIDGEPORT NEW YORK CITY

Tarasovic Named Yale Football Captain

Tarasovic, a 20 year old Yale captain elect from Warren Harding High and a two season varsity lineman, led Yale after a 5-3-1 finish. The 6 4 205 pound senior follows Thorne Shugart as captain as Yale capped the year with a 13-9 loss to Harvard in Cambridge.

Tarasovic Yale Philip Tarasovic Warren Harding High school Elf New Haven Harvard Cambridge Mass George K. Tarasovic North Ridgefield avenue George Harding Louisiana State University Pittsburgh Steelers Thorne Shugart Los Angeles Wicephoto Elis Phil Tarasovic Bridgeport Jordan Olivar

Rail Station in East End Is Proposed by M'Ginnis

Bridgeport housing image braces for sale compromise as Brady Homes saga stretches toward December. PHA talks with Morano Bush Purtell explore reverting to 1948 figures while honoring 1954 appraisals amid legal complexities and a potential Dec 1 sale shift. A separate Chamber luncheon heard Patrick B. McGinnis urge moving the Bridgeport terminus to East End yards to create 2,000 car parking with a one story waiting room, a six month project.

East End M’Ginnis Bpt Washington Public Housing Administration Brady Homes Bridgeport Conn Casey Ireland PHA Charles A. Slusser Slusser Albert P. Morano R-Conn U.S Prescott Bush RConn U. S William Purtell Rep. Morano Ireland Patrick B. McGinnis New Haven railroad Water street McGinnis

300-Pound Steeplejack Dangles Then Falls to Death

In Baltimore, Peter Jekobs, 50, spent over an hour hanging head down from a weather tower atop YMCA Anchorage Sesa mans building while a rope failed. Fire crews freed him, but the 300 pound man fell 100 feet and died eight hours later at Johns Hopkins Hospital from multiple fatal injuries including a fractured skull and broken limbs.

BALTIMORE Peter Jekobs YMCA Anchorage Sesaman rekabs Jekubs Jekub Johns Hopkins Hospital

Stratford to Build Lordship and Garden Street Schools

Stratford Town council approves two new school projects and a Garden Street addition as part of a five year capital plan totaling 5 million dollars. Lordship elementary set at 250000 and Garden Street addition at 180000 with immediate need cited by Councilman Hart. Garden School will be short four rooms in September and another five in September 1957, easing Eli Whitney pressure.

Stratford Lordship Garden street Lordship school Garden school Arthur E Hart Hart Eli Whitney

Collimore Wins Court Job Backing In Fairfield

Donal M. Collimore former Fairfield policeman won the Fairfield Republican Town committee endorsement for assistant prosecutor of the Fairfield Town court at Mill Plain school. He defeated Melvin Fennell 23 to 19. The panel backs Ronald B. MacKenzie as chair to name the prosecutor with Julius N. Smith resigning December 1 to become Fairfield Probate Court judge on January 1. Judge Samuel E. Friedman supported the endorsement and said Collimore would be named to the court post. The job pays 1250 dollars and may be replaced July 1 by Democratic appointees. Collimore studied for his law degree while a police sergeant.

Donal M. Collimore Fairfield Fairfield Republican Town committee Mill Plain school Collimore Melvin Fennell Ronald B. MacKenzie Norwich R. G. Goodspeed Julius N. Smith

McCarthy undergoes elbow surgery as glass bits probed

Senator McCarthy is reported to have minor surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital to search for glass or other foreign particles in the elbow after an injury from a handshake. NBC declines Mrs McCarthy’s plea for 15 minutes of free TV time on Thanksgiving to discuss the censure issue.

WASHINGTON McCarthy Wis Bethesda Naval hospital Senate MccCarthy Edward Bennett Williams Williams National Broadcasting company McClellan D-Ark NBC Al Munro International Muto Associated Press United Press VIP lot Ray Kiermas

Woman 79 Fatally Struck by Auto in Norwalk

In Norwalk a 79-year-old woman, Mrs Rosanne Meunier of Elis Street, was fatally injured when struck while crossing New Canaan Avenue near Bartlett Avenue after alighting from a bus. She suffered neck and leg injuries and died at Norwalk Hospital. The driver, Norman Traylor, 45, of South Norwalk, a New York postal clerk, was charged with driving so as to cause loss of life and released for a Dec 3 court appearance.

NORWALK Rosanne Meunier Elis street New Canaan avenue Broad River Norman Traylor Split Rock Road New York city Merritt parkway Robert Seidman Meunier Gustave Meunier Belden avenue Bartlett avenue Raymond funeral home East Wall street

Colorful Soviet delegate Vishinsky dies at 70 in New York

The fiery UN delegate Andrei Vishinsky, age 70, collapsed from an acute heart attack at his Park Avenue headquarters while preparing a statement on Eisenhower’s atoms for peace plan. His death postponed the UN debate and triggered funeral logistics for Moscow.

NEW YORK Andrei Y. Vishinsky Soviet Union Eisenhower United Nations Park avenue U. S Vishinsky General Assembly China Victor Hoo Dag Hammarskjold Moscow Kremlin central committee Soviet communist party Soviet Council of Ministers Order of Lenin White House State Dulles Pierre Mendes-France United States

Sheppard Chum Testifies In Murder Trial

Cleveland AP Nov 22 An old school chum testified that Dr Samuel H Sheppard spoke twice of Marilyn before and after her death He warned him he might be jumping from the frying pan into the fire During the day he saw no signs of discontent yet the defendant wept and wished Marilyn dead for Chip’s sake Stephen urged him to review events to keep his story straight

CLEVELAND Samuel H. Sheppard Marilyn Lester Hoversten Sheppard Hoversten Dr. Sheppard Chip Stephen Haversten

FBI Recovers 113000 in Stolen Bonds Across States

FBI announces recovery of a 100000 bond linked to a White Plains loan and 13000 worth of bonds stolen from Dr. Reuben Thalberg in Southington. Westchester agents recovered six Mackinack Bridge authority bonds and seven Capitol and Puerto Rico bonds during a weekend treasure hunt. C and G Realty Co. tied to a 90000 loan faced scrutiny as its founders were named in the probe.

NEW HAVEN Joseph J. Casper Connecticut Federal Bureau of Investigation Southington Reuben E. Thalberg Casper C.F. Childs & Co New York FBI Westchester county Capitol Puerto Rico Westchester FBIL C & G Realty Co White Plains N.Y Herbert Grossman Fred Kaplan

New Chest Gifts Mailed In But Many More Are Needed

The Community Chest appeal for a 140000 deficit gathers modest donations with $1 bills common among early gifts. Donors express hope the drive will expand through newspapers and radio in 1955 to sustain Red Feather agencies. Larger gifts include a $25 outlier and several twos, fives, and twenties accompany heartfelt notes.

Community Chest Chest Red Feather good neighbor

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