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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1954

Page

14

McCarthy Quits Hospital Debates Censure Count

Senator McCarthy returned from Bethesda Naval Medical Center in a sling and said he felt very well as the Senate reconvenes to resume debate on censure. Senator Bennett will offer a third count accusing McCarthy of attacking the Watkins committee and labeling the session a lynch party, amid calls for a quick vote before Christmas.

John Chadwick Washington McCarthy Senate Bennett Utah Special Senator Watkins Bethesda Naval Medical Center Knowland California Watkins Committee Communist Party

Official Weather Forecast for Bridgeport Area

Partly cloudy and windy today with upper 40s a high. Tonight fair and cold near 30. Tomorrow mostly fair with low 30s again. Long Island Sound displays small craft warnings for strong westerly winds, seas choppy, visibility good. City details include sun and moon times and tide schedule with highs around 2:00 am and 1:28 pm.

Bridgeport Lowers New York City Long Island Sound Mars Jupiter Satura

75 Are Left Homeless In East Main St Fire

Fire Chief Sylvester E. Jennings blamed a defective oil burner for a blaze that swept a 15 family tenement at 292 East Main Street after 3 a.m. Sunday leaving 75 people temporarily homeless. Adjacent units were evacuated as flames menaced nearby homes. seven people needed treatment for smoke inhalation or injuries. Damage was unofficially estimated at 35000 dollars.

East Main St Sylvester E. Jennings East Main Street Stratford Avenue Manuel Concelcau

Sabrejets Delivered to Chiang Kai-shek Air Force

In Formosa, the United States began signing a defense pledge and delivered four Sabrejet fighters for Chiang Kai-shek’s air force with more due soon. Chiang seeks at least 150 jets to deter anticipated Red air attacks.

Taipeh Formosa United States U.S Chiang Kai-shek Chiang

Enrico Fermi Dies at 53 in Chicago

Enrico Fermi, Nobel laureate and architect of the atomic age, died of cancer in Chicago at 53. Atomic energy and the A bomb trace to his 1939 A-bomb suggestion and the Chicago pile. Private burial services are planned in Oak Park.

Chicago Enrico Fermi Fermi Lewis L. Strauss Atomic Energy Commission U.S University of Chicago Oak

Five Die In Air Force B 25 Crash Near Airport

Five persons were killed and one injured critically when an Air Force B 25 crashed in woods about three miles west of Friendship International airport. Rescue teams reached the scene around daylight, locating five bodies. a sixth survivor was flown to Bolling Air Force Base in grave condition. The crash occurred about 10 15 p m last night, with ground teams arriving after the daylight sighting.

Baltimore Friendship International Airport Bolling Air Force Base Washington

Population gains forecast for Fairfield County in 20 years

The Regional Plan association predicts Fairfield County’s population will rise from 561,000 in 1954 to 640,000 by 1980 and 700,000 by 1965 with further growth to 770,000 by 1970 and a total near 840,000 by 1975. Transportation projects including the cross-county thruway and improved rail service are cited as drivers of industrial expansion and growth.

Fairfield County Regional Plan Association New York Greenwich Rhode Island New Haven Railroad

Dulles to Speak on Red China Step Tonight

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will deliver a foreign policy address from Chicago at 10 30 p m EST broadcast nationwide The talk may signal how far the United States will go to win freedom for 13 Americans jailed on spy charges in Red China The State Department urged immediate release but Peiping radio said it would not bow to threats The president has urged peaceful means while critics push for a blockade of the China coast and other measures

Howard Handleman Washington INS John Foster Dulles Red China Dulles U. S Chicago Rads State Department Peiping Peiping Radio Eisenhower Senate William F. Knowland China Augusta Frank Barrett Wye

Molotov Opens East Bloc Security Talks Boycott By West

Moscow dispatch reports Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov opened a European collective security conference with East European and Soviet delegates, plus Chinese observers, in a symbolic roundtable. The West boycotted, rejecting invitations from Britain France and the United States as talks aimed to link East Germany to the bloc and deter Paris accord ratification.

Stanley Johnson Moscow Molotov Stiridonovka Palace Soviet Union Revolutionary Palace Foreign Ministry Britain France United States Kremlin Yugoslavia East Germany West Germany Valerian A. Zorin Andrei Aene Esaat Germany Otto Grotewohl Walter Ulbrich Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Romania Latvia Lithuania Estonia Ukraine

Chuckle Reputation Clue Innuendo Spotlighted In Feature

A satirical line notes that reputation hinges on character minus what you have been caught doing. Copyright attributed to General Features Corp hints at a feature on public perception and personal conduct.

General Features Corp

From Hattertown to Dodgingtown In Two Generations of Cidering

Newtown tale follows Clayton C. Lewis as he continues the family cider business at Lewis Cider Mill on Route 202 in Dodgingtown. The piece notes his patient, steady work ethic since boyhood and his ongoing role in the mill’s second generation.

Hattertown Jean W. Rose Newtown Clayton C.lewis Clayt Lewis Lewis Cider Mathers Clayton C. Lewis

Affable Grandma Confesses Poisoning Four or Five Husbands

Tulsa detective reports 38 year old Nannie Doss confessed to killing four of her five husbands with liquid rat poison. She described spiking meals and drinks across four states, with death dates ranging 1945 to 1953. A murder charge is expected today in Tulsa for Samuel Doss. other victims include Harrelson, Lanning, and Morton. Investigations into related family deaths were also indicated.

Bill Lansing Tulsa Okla Nannie Doss J. Howard Edmondson Plumplah Samuel Doss Edmondson Frank Harrelson Jacksonville Ala Harley Lanning Lexington N.C Richard L. Morton Emporia Kan Kansas Oklahoma

TWO DIE IN CRASH OF PRIVATE PLANE

Investigators searched a jumble of metal and witness reports to learn why a small private plane plunged into the Natchaug state forest at 11 30 p m Saturday near Chaplin Connecticut killing two men Elmer Nicholson 33 of Hartford and Frederick B Dodd Jr 33 of Attleboro Mason Their plane took off from North Central Airport Saylesville R I at 10 45 p m headed for Brainard Field Hartford during a heavy rain The crash was witnessed by Frank Schlehofer Mrs Schlehofer and Robert Guay who saw the plane circle then dive to the ground continuing on Page Thirty Nine

Edward W. Formeister Elmer Nicholson Hartford Frederick B. Dodd, Jr Attleboro Mason Weat Hartford Nicholson North Central Airport Saylesville R. I Brainard ‘Field Frank Schlehofer Robert Guay Schlehofer

Med student testifies in slaying case in Cleveland

Dr Samuel H Sheppard showed mouth and facial injuries from July 4 examination after Marilyn Sheppard’s death. Dr Richard Hexter testified he could not diagnose a spinal cord injury and noted an edema on Sheppard’s right cheekbone and forehead, with a black eye and neck pad during examination at Bay View hospital.

Relman Morin Cleveland Samuel H. Sheppard Sheppard Marilyn Richard Hexter Bay Village Hexter Bay View Hospital Shep‘pard Hexter Gald

Hurdle the 60 75 Year Bracket And You Might Live to Be 100

A New York Medical College study reports a barrier at ages 60 to 75 that, once surpassed, may reverse aging in some body processes. Based on a survey of over 1,000 people aged 80 to 100, researchers Gold bloom Deutschberger Chapman and Elber describe biochemical and physical changes that begin to reverse as age increases past 75. The finding was presented at the American Medical Association session in Miami on November 2.

Alton L. Blakeslee Associated Preat Sclagca Miami Fis Tony Dra. A. A. Goldbloom Otto Deutschberger Irving Chapman H. B. Elber New York Medical College American Medical Association

Tragedy Ends Visit To Home In Bay State

A Massachusetts sailor was killed and three New York men were injured in a two car crash on the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull just after midnight. The incident capped a record breaking 24 hour travel period as heavy Thanksgiving weekend traffic continued on county roads and the Wilbur Cross parkway.

Massachusetts New York Merritt Parkway Trumbull Wilbur Cross Parkway Bostwick Railroad Avenues Joseph Bielski Stratford U.S.S. Ticonderoga Bayonne N. J Bronx Fairfield County Greenwich

Injuries Are Fatal To Bay State Sailor

Raymond R. LaCava 20 of Waltham Mass member of U S S Ticonderoga was fatally injured in an auto crash on the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull at 12 30 am He died at Bridgeport hospital at 3 35 am from a fractured skull ruptured lung and internal injuries Three other men were injured and hospitalized The accident occurred 200 feet west of Huntington Turnpike on the eastbound lane of the highway

Trumbull Raymond R. LaCava Waltham Mass U.S.S. Ticonderoga Merritt Parkway Huntington Turnpike LaCava Sailor Bridgeport

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