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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1957
Page
7
Superintendent urged study of salary shifts claiming squeeze on teachers' payout. McKee proposed principals and supervisors be paid 12 to 18 times teacher salaries with master’s base, replacing separate pay scales. Budget revised up by $224,236 to $7,737,828, total requested about $8,147,928, over previous year by $1.69 million.
About 14 men took police oaths as part of a ceremony described by Mayor Tedesco and William Brennan. Training plans include downtown assignments during the Christmas shopping season. probationers receive a $150 clothing allowance. Budget hearings will resume with talks on supplies and equipment for the 1958-59 fiscal year starting April 1.
The piece warns that applications will double by 1967 and colleges may lack room for thousands of capable youths. It cites Central High School with about 1,800 pupils and an expected 200 more next fall, proposing a morning session for 1,400 to 1,500 pupils across three eras.
A speaker claiming to represent the working man argues that pay raises for teachers and other municipal employees hurt taxpayers by cutting deeper into their pockets.
UN Secretary General Hammarskjold travels to the Middle East after an Israeli British French attack on Egypt and in the wake of border clashes. He oversees the UN emergency force setup and Suez canal repairs while Jordan demands removal of US Marine Col. Byron Leary as a biased mediation official following an Israeli convoy incident.
Mrs. Eisenhower said the President had no fever and was resting quietly after a chill. The White House canceled the nationwide Cleveland address and delayed plans for the Atlantic Pact meeting in Paris, with no hospitalization anticipated.
An Aerojet General rocket will lift to 100 miles, shut down, coast to 300 miles, then tilt to tangential orbit. Speed reaches 9000 mph before the third stage fires to reach 18000 mph. The third stage spins the satellite while a trailing empty case drifts behind for weeks.
President Eisenhower in a chilly airport reception for King Mohammed V of Morocco. Reports from Washington say he remains in excellent health after earlier heart attack and ileitis, with aides confirming recovery and plans for a Paris NATO meeting in mid December.
The 48 year old Moroccan king arrived by plane with 16 aides and met President Eisenhower at the airport. He recalled U S Moroccan friendship and attended a reception at the Islamic Center on Massachusetts Avenue prostrating himself in prayer. He donated 5000 to the mosque and pledged annual support for upkeep along with a Koran gift set and two copies given to him in English and Arabic.
Three men including Bernard Spindel and Owen Brennan were indicted in New York on charges of conspiring to tap Detroit telephones and buying the wiretap gear there. All three posted $2,500 bail and face up to one year in prison and $10,000 fines if convicted.
The 42 hour work week reduction approved Nov 7 will take effect April 1. The department seeks funds in the new fiscal year to hire 107 more firefighters, 22 lieutenants, 22 pumper engineers, two captains, and two assistant chiefs, raising payroll across rank changes and new hires.
King Mohammed VI received a full red carpet welcome in Washington with a 35 minute parade from the airport to Blair House. Eisenhower rode in a bubble top limousine with the king as crowds cheered along the route. Negotiations over leases for five U.S. military bases in Morocco loom as a key issue, with talks continuing for six months and both sides seeking a friendly understanding.
In a marble columned Senate caucus room the Senate Armed Forces subcommittee held its first hearing on preparedness. Scientists Edward Teller and Vannevar Bush urged rapid advances in missiles, satellites and science to catch up with the Soviet Union. Teller warned Russia has the technical base for a manned moon effort and Bush urged unified military planning and a hard look at the armed forces unification law to improve national readiness. The speakers argued Moscow will gamble on scientific progress while the United States hesitates.
During a subcommittee hearing chaired by Lyndon Johnson, Edward Teller urged a five point program to bolster U S security. He called for strengthening the Strategic Air Command, accelerating missiles and nuclear subs, improving passive defenses, and boosting science education while expanding overtime for long range programs. He emphasized a strong management hand at the controls.
The board votes to seek a special allocation of about $20,000 for the school maintenance account to cover mechanics salaries. Albert A. Snyder says 18 mechanics risk layoff 12 weeks before fiscal year end unless funds are found as budgeted union pay raise increased costs. Meeting notes that prior transfers and a $6,000 boost reduced available maintenance funds, with only a 10 week window remaining for salaries.
Jury convicts Rose and eight others in separate phases of a bank fraud scheme. Rose, 51, a prominent Ellenville figure, faces a Monday sentencing with a probation report likely delaying it. Co defendants Joseph Di Candia and Margaret Brush, along with Mrs Hoffman and Mrs Sandier, were found guilty of conspiring to misapply funds totaling about $940,000.
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