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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1957

Page

5

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Publication details for The Bridgeport Post The Bridgeport Telegram Bridgeport Sunday Post state publishing company address in Bridgeport Connecticut and circulation information The notice lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with postage adjustments for distance and holidays It notes Associated Press rights and second class mailing status

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Lodge Stakes Conditions For Suspension Of Nuclear Tests

U S Ambassador Lodge challenged the Soviet Union at a U N Disarmament meeting to suspend tests only as part of a staged agreement. He urged stopping tests while halting weapon material production, reducing stocks, and controlling missiles and manpower. He warned continued Soviet defiance risks worsening global threats and insisted Western proposals are the sensible path.

U. N. Disarmament Commission U. S Lodge Russia Ambassador Lodge United States Kremlin

Forgotten Man and Union Racketeers Clash in Legal Fight

The piece argues that the term forgotten man now describes rank and file workers in large unions, led by top officials like Jimmy Hoffa and Dave Beck. It notes a legal fight by 13 rank-and-file Teamsters to block an in-progress officer election, praising Chief Justice Warren's ruling yet highlighting gaps in jurisprudence and calls for Congress to fix laws. October 15, National Poetry Day is noted with a counterintuitive observance suggestion.

Teamsters Jimmy Hoffa Dave Beck Circuit Court of Appeals Warren Godfrey P. Schmidt Congress Becks Hoffas

Boston railroad chief warns transit cuts worsen traffic

President George Alpert of the New Haven railroad argues commuter rail service in Massachusetts faces abandonment without four million dollars a year in relief. He pushes fare increases tax relief and public subsidy to keep trains running, claiming two tracks move far more people per hour than highways and reduce parking needs.

Boston George Alpert New Haven Railroad Massachusetts Alpert

Eastland Warns on Tourists From Red China

A Senate subcommittee chairman, Senator James Eastland, warns that 41 U S students visiting China may return with a biased, pro communist view. He says the trip provides only what the regime wants seen and that the group will likely relay propaganda while ignoring mass executions and purges. The piece mixes opinion and quoted lines, noting skepticism of the travelers’ impressions.

China James O. Eastland Mississippi Senate Internal Security Subcommittee U. S Eastland Mr. Eastland

Legalize Baby Shoes Obstruction Rule Questioned

A Hartford Courant letter questions why Connecticut law forbidding objects hung before drivers is not enforced. The writer urges police and the Motor Vehicles Commissioner to justify nonenforcement or repeal obstructed vision statutes, suggesting legalization of baby shoes.

Hartford Courant Connecticut

Talking economy toward a 1958 downturn by talk

An honest reporter notes widespread pessimism among bankers and business leaders about a coming downturn. He cites a Connecticut banker, a suburbanizing tailor, and a large industrialist, all pointing to muted defense spending and lagging sentiment. The piece argues talk alone won’t trigger a recession, but fear and cautious actions fuel a self fulfilling mood.

Banker Connecticut American Bankers’Assm Atlantic City Ientiment

Economist to lecture on consumer role at UCONN

An economist from Denison University will deliver two lectures on "The Function of the Consumer in a Free-Choice Economy" at the University of Connecticut. Prof. Leland J. Gordon speaks under the Calvin K. Kazanjian Foundation in the College of Agriculture auditorium at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.

Denison University University of Connecticut Calvin K. Kazanjian

Russia aims to surpass US in science and tech progress

AP analysts note Soviet drive to outpace the United States in science and technology through vast state investment and centralized funding. They cite space and nuclear programs as proofs of the Kremlin's strategy to achieve military econ omic superiority and spread of communism. A separate item reports Robert A. Henderson named assistant professor of special education at the University of Connecticut.

United States Kremlin UCONN Storrs Robert A. Henderson University of Connecticut Albert N. Jorgensen

Trade war threatens split among Western Allies

Ray Tucker reports a growing tariff clash as Congress pushes protectionist measures. Business groups from autos to textiles and fishing fear losses, while Britain France and Canada seek to curb American exports and reduce dependence. Talks in Washington aim to stop Canada from allying with Britain in a tariff pact.

United States Congress California New England

Prison staff jailed at Jinja prison in Uganda

The entire 79 staff at Jinja prison in Kampala are jailed after a strike over privileges. All 74 wardens and five wardresses refused to obey an order to return to work as police took charge outside amid cheers from inmates.

Kampala Uganda Jinja

Youth Crime Becomes Issue in New York Mayoral Campaign

New York voters facing November election see juvenile delinquency as a campaign flashpoint. Republican Robert Christenberry blasts Mayor Wagner over youth crime after a 15 year old shot a 16 year old in a high school music class. Wagner defends actions, cites police strength, tax cuts, and improved city services.

New York Robert F. Wagner Robert K. Christenberry State Athletic Commission Christenberry Wagner Bobs Gracie Mansion Senate Sen Robert Wagner Jacob K. Ja U.S. Marine Corps France Ambassador Hotel New York City McLemoresville Tennessee Milan Liberal Fusion Democrats

Have a Smile Oddities In The News By Tom Henshaw

A collage of humorous oddities from around the world and A notable mix of quirky facts. Royal marines guard a challenging obstacle course. A New York firm sent a rewritten state rebate totaling nearly ten billion dollars. A French authority comments on English women and corsetry. A Scottish drought tale and a pipe line of dockworker strikes. Donut holes shrink slightly while Vermont praises population over cattle. Milwaukee cafeteria renames a soup to honor the Braves.

Britain Royal Marines New York State of Stornoway Scotland Barren Island Gale Singleton Oklahoma City Donut Institute Vermont Frank Ward Greater Alsn Milwaukee Braves

Why John Emery Wedding Veils Inspire Ancient Customs

A compact note on bridal veils tracing origins in the East and various ancient cultures. It discusses how free brides wore veils while slaves revealed faces, the veil's role in sacred ceremonies, and how coverings appeared across Jewish, North African, Chinese, and Anglo-Saxon traditions to protect the couple from evil.

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Eisenhowers Weather Keeps Them Inside At Gettysburg

Cold murky weather at Gettysburg Pa keeps President and Mrs Eisenhower indoors. A midmorning temperature in the forties rises a few degrees by afternoon as a leaden sky lingers. The President plans to return to Washington tomorrow after possible golf at the Gettysburg Country Club if weather permits. They arrived from Washington on Friday and Eisenhower played 18 holes yesterday.

Gettysbergh Eisenhower Washington Gettysburgh Country Club White House

Egypt's Reds claim persecution in Egypt press

Egypt's clandestine Communist party accuses the government of persecuting communists to please American imperialists. In Al Intisar they praise Nasser for wise leadership while denouncing recent trials of 18 alleged communists, arguing loyal nationalists support the regime and national unity needs active communist participation.

Cairo Egypt Al-Intisar Victory Nasser al Intisar National Front

Jordan Receives Second U S Arms Shipment

Amman Oct 6 AP A second shipment of American arms and equipment arrived in Jordan, reaching Aqaba aboard the Marine Fiddler yesterday afternoon official sources said the arms aid totals ten trillion dollars and details on size or type were not disclosed a source mentioned T47 tanks mortars guns and other heavy equipment and ammunition in transit the note ends with a stray line about Sam Childers Fort Worth Texas who shot off his feet to apite his wife.

Amman Jordan Aqaba Marine Fiddler Sam Childers Fort Worth, Tex

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