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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1954
Page
20
The 48th annual Christmas Seal drive for the National Tuberculosis Foundation was launched with 5,000 appeal letters and seals mailed. Westport Junior Woman's Club sponsors the sale. Mrs. John B. Beecher chairs with assistants. Proceeds fund tuberculin tests X rays clinics and nursing services.
U. S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue T Coleman Andrews warns that tax dodgers and those who help prepare returns threaten the economy. At a Statler hotel dinner in Hartford he says evasion harms the nation and urges serious, conscientious work by the revenue service. He notes the service is large with 50,000 employees and $55 to $60 billion collected annually. He also addresses a Connecticut tax forum for CPAs and bankers discussing the new code and staff shortages.
Ten men were named probationary patrolmen by the Board of Police Commissioners in a public ceremony at Police Headquarters. James Tait administered the oath before about 150 attendees. Training starts December 1 at 8 am as Supt. John A. Lyddy praised the group and urged seriousness.
Alice Perrotti a driving instructor was fined 12 dollars in East Haven town court after police testified she drove through a residential area at speeds between 62 and 65 mph.
Brazilian President Joao Cafe Filho urged 21 republics finance ministers to boost inter American economic cooperation. He said the United States must lead with greater aid and price support while stressing the need to strengthen the inter American system for development. Eugenio Gudin was elected to‑presidency of the conference.
The Coast Guard reported locating a man's body tied to a green five gallon can during efforts to find two Navy ensigns missing since Saturday on a sailboat trip near Charleston. The 16 foot Ondine sailed from Morris Island to a pleasure cruise. Ensigns W J McDonnell and B D MacFarland were aboard.
Zelma Freeman, 42, of 369 Barnum Avenue, Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to driving by a standing school bus and was fined $25 by Judge Walter A. Reynolds in Town Court. William C. Wimley, 19, of West River Street, Milford, fined $15 for violating rules of the road with judgment suspended on failing to carry registration. John Kubenchak, 34, Hastings on Hudson, N. Y., forfeited a $25 bond on speeding charge.
Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey was named first vice chairman and Mexico's Finance Minister Antonio Carrillo Flores named second vice chairman at the Gudin conference chaired by Gudin and held by VU.
A Windsor, New Jersey, Army private confessed to stealing about $38,000 hidden in a garage floor by his father over 20 years. The son and his wife are charged with conspiracy. the elder Bednarz reported the loss, and police conducted a full search but found nothing. The couple recently married and moved into a new home.
Naples authorities report that Charles Lucky Luciano, a former New York crime boss, has been placed under curfew and restricted to the Naples area. He was ordered to seek lawful employment as a result of a six member admonition board finding evidence that he lived beyond his means and suspecting he relied on crime.
In Stamford a man about 65 was found dead in the railroad station men’s room. An acting medical examiner ruled natural causes. Items in his pockets include a Bangor Maine bus ticket, a Boston to New York ticket, and a Bangor theater ticket. The deceased wore a blue pencil stripe suit, grey sweater, plaid sport shirt, and brown work shoes. he stood five feet eleven inches and weighed about 160 pounds. Bangor police have no missing person on record matching his description.
General Electric announces a pilot program to match employee donations to alma maters up to 1000 dollars per person. The GE corporate alumnus plan, effective January 1 1955, covers about 23000 GE graduates from over 540 colleges.
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