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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1962

Page

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Two Soviet Diplomats Accused Of Defecting With Secrets

Two members of the Soviet Union's United Nations delegation were accused of buying U.S. defense secrets and left the country by air after FBI agents detained the alleged sailor by Marchmont New York. The sailor, Yeoman J C Nelson Cornell Drumond of Baltimore, faced bail set at 100000 dollars for conspiring to transmit national defense information. The diplomats, Tvgeni Prokhorov and Ivan Vyrodov, departed Idlewild Airport with family after the recall order was issued.

New York Soviet Union United Nations Russia Tvgeni M. Prokhorov Ivan Vyrodlov Prokhorov U.S. Navy Newport U.S Idlewild

Bridgeport Weather Forecast and Almanac Entry 1962

Weather outlook for Bridgeport and vicinity shows mostly sunny today with a high near 75 and tonight partly cloudy with a high near 75 on Wednesday and possible showers after noon. The notice includes calendar details for Tuesday October 2, 1962 and lists page content such as obituaries, sports, and fashion news.

Nepe Commerce Bridgeport Loveton H. Bean Jacoby On Bridge

Tropical Storm Daisy Watched Over Cape Canaveral Flight

Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr and backup Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr passed health tests with flying colors as weather clouds the six orbit mission. Tropical Storm Daisy 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico moves northwest at 35 mph threatening recovery areas. weather remains under close surveillance with potential squalls.

Cape Canaveral Fia Qcs Walter M Schirra Jr Schirra Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr Patrick Air Force Base Hospital Howard A. Minners John A. Powers Daisy Puerto Rico Powers Pacific Texas Cape Area

Mayor outlines three US aid projects for Beachwood park stadium

Mayor Tedesco presented the city’s first three applications for public works aid, seeking federal funds to cover about 50 percent of costs for Beachwood park stadium, city dock improvements at Union Square, and Gedaldip street sewer work. The plan includes joint use with the Board of Education, with council approval obtained and a two week council recess requested to allow further applications.

Tedesco Letra Beachwood Park Union Square Common Council City Hall U. S. Housing and Home Finance Agency HFA HHEA Gedaldip North End Department of Parks and Recreation Board of Education New York Washington

Outlook For October Temperatures And Rainfall

The Weather Bureau reports a 30 day outlook for October predicts below normal temperatures over the eastern half of the U S and southern plains except New England and Plains where near normal temps are expected. Above normal rainfall favored from the Continental Divide eastward and into the northeast, with subnormal amounts in the northern plains and far southwest.

Washington Weather Bureau New England Plankta West Coast Pacific North

Firemen Called Out On Three False Alarms

Firefighters were dispatched three times last night to false alarms and asked police to investigate. The first call came at 5 14 p m from Box 134 in front of Wilbur Cross Elementary on Reservoir Avenue. A recall followed three minutes later as no fire was found. At 9 44 p m a second call from Box 129 at Prospect Street and Myrtle Avenue prompted a five minute recall. The third alarm, from Box 171 at Park Avenue and Johnson Street, occurred at 10 46 p m with a recall at 10 49 p m.

Wilbur Cross Reservoir Avenue Prospect Street Myrtle Avenue Park Avenue Johnson Street

Giants defeat Dodgers 8 to 0 in playoff opener

Willie Mays homered twice and Harmon Killebrew concluded the season with 48 as the Giants bombed the Dodgers 8–0 in San Francisco. Billy Pierce pitched efficiently, Dodgers squandered scoring chances, and the series heads to Los Angeles with game two set for tomorrow.

Jack Stevenson San Francisco Willie Mays Welcoped Tumers Jimmy Davenport Orlando Cepeda Los Angeles Shushpaw Billy Pierce Dodgers Giants Mays Houston Sandy Kouta Larry Sherry Willie Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Jack Sanford Stan Willams Dex Drysdale Walt Alston

Kennedy Decorates Lemnitzer and Swears In Taylor

President Kennedy decorated Gen Lyman J Lemnitzer as he became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and sworn in Gen Maxwell D Taylor as his successor in the White House garden. Lemnitzer assumed command in Europe as Taylor began duties and the two ceremonies marked shifts in U S military leadership.

Washington Europe Lyman J. Lemnitzer Kennedy Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell D. Taylor White House Fort Chiefs Robert

Walker Seized For His Role In Oxford Act

Former Maj. Gen. Edhvin Walker, charged with insurrection against the United States, was moved to the U.S. Medical Center for federal prisoners in Springfield tonight after being arrested at an Oxford roadblock. He appeared for arraignment before U.S. Commissioner Omar Craig with bond set at $100,000. Walker led a student charge at the University of Mississippi and faces four counts including inciting insurrection and conspiring to oppose federal law. He waived preliminary hearing. counsel could be obtained in Mississippi.

Springfield Edhvin Walker United States U.S. Medical Center Pring U. S University of Mississippi Walker Oxford Miss WU. S Omar Craig Federal Bureau of If Center Russell Sotlle Dowith Walker Site Rock Act Army Europe U.S U. Ss Edwin A. Walker Glo Misa Federal Medical Center Sprinfield Court+ house square Little Rock Jackson Goy Ross Barnett Ole Miss Barsnett Barnett Escher Warnett Deadine Atnd Mist 1St Airborne 328Th Infantry Columbus Ft.Campbell Mississippi Edwin Guthman Justice Department Guthman Senate Washington James C. Eastland D-Miss Senate Judiciary Committee Eastland Congress

Democrats win in Manchester and Southington

The Associated Press reports Democrats captured Manchester and Southington town elections, seizing control of boards and the first selectman race in Southington. In Manchester the party gained six of nine school and nine of nine board seats, while Southington saw Democrat Thornes J. Galick defeat Republican George J. Wood. State Chairman John Bailey called the results very gratifying as local personalities shaped the outcomes.

Associated Press Manchester Southington Connecticut GOP Middlefield Preston Centrats Board of Education Thornes J. Galick George J. Wood First Selectman Bailey John Bailey Mre Ky. Bailey

Piloted Airliners 'As Lark' Ex-Stewardesses Tell Probe

Ex stewardesses testified before a House subcommittee that pilots invited flight attendants to the controls. One former stewardess recounted flying 6 passengers and steering from 9,000 to 1,000 feet. Others described pilots drunk on duty and cockpit incursions, with an incident involving a high heel in a throttle.

Lark Tell Washington Oct Fred W. Hazlett Sunland Calif Western Airlines Hazlett Far East Sukarno Trang World Airwaya Hongt

Who's to Blame Dispute Over Miss Riots

Washington reports a heated dispute over responsibility for the Mississippi riots at the University of Mississippi after James Meredith entered the campus. President and Attorney General back federal action while Governor Barnett is blamed for provoking the confrontation. U.S. marshals and federal troops faced criticism as violence erupted leaving two dead and many injured.

Washington APJ University of Mississippi Yannedy Robert P. Kennedy Ross Harnett James H. Meredith Miss. Solans Congress Mississigupi U.S University Oxford oTnatht At i; Famey Barnett Meredith

Mistrial Declared In Tax Dodge Trial

New York October 2 The income tax evasion trial of former NYSE chairman J Truman Bidwell ended in a hung jury after a midnight start. Judge Thomas F Murphy declared a mistrial noting the eleven jurors were hopelessly deadlocked.

New York New York Stock Exchange J. Truman Bidwell Thomas F. Murphy Murphy Seleven

AID BILL NEARS VOTE IN SENATE

The Senate nears passage of Kennedy s foreign aid bill after rejecting multiple amendments to cut the package. Final vote was postponed to Tuesday while a discretionary waiver on Cuba related restrictions is debated and House amendments are altered.

Senate Washington Oct Kennedy House Cuba Mato Ouher Yugoslavia Poland

President Moves To Halt Pier Strike In New York

In a nationwide port walkout, Longshoremen strike Atlantic and Gulf Coast deep water ports from Maine to Texas over a contract dispute. President Kennedy invokes Taft Hartley Act to blunt economic impact, warning of grave effects on domestic economy and global commitments. Seven other maritime unions threaten sympathy work stoppages. strike began at midnight over dock productivity. 145 dock workers seek smaller work gangs from the International Longshoremen’s Association.

New York APJ Atlantic Gulf Coast Maine Texas Kennedy White House Longeshoremen's Union International Longshoremen’s Association

Rioting at Ole Miss After Meredith Desegregation

Thousands of helmeted troops moved into Oxford to quell campus unrest after James Meredith desegregated the University of Mississippi. Police arrested 116 people, including former General Edwin Walker, amid rifle fire and tear gas. Governor Barnett blamed federal marshals for the violence as military units patrolled the city.

Oxford Miss Get James H. Meredith University of Mississippi

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