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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1962

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Castro Shouts Ten Soviets Will Never End in Talks

Negotiations continue as the Castro government rejects disclosure of prison ransom terms. Caslen's government reportedly sought 62 million dollars for all prisoners from the invasion. About 60 have been freed, with Havana offered medicine and food in lieu of cash, according to Dacdovan.

Castro Caslen Dacdovan Havana Ponovan William C. Cramer R-Pla Kennedy Dean Rusk Joseph Cambell Noling Cramer Congress Donovan U.S Cuba United States

U S Role Is Mystery In Prisoner Talks

Washington outlines secrecy around private talks to free 1513 prisoners captured in the Bay of Pigs invasion. Fidel Castro and lawyer Jan Donovan negotiate, with White House silent on government role and funding sources for the ransom.

Washington Fidel Castro Jan BR. Donovan New York Lwyer White House Castey Bay of Pigs Kennedy U.S United States Donovan Havana Miami Castro U. S.J Central Intelligence

Cabinet Pair in P R Isla Verde Visit for Training Talks

U S Labor Secretary Wirtz and Health Secretary Celebrezze arrived in Isla Verde Puerto Rico for a Peace Corps manpower training conference. Sergeant Shriver accompanied them as head of the Peace Corps volunteer program.

Isla Verde P.R U.S. Labor W.W. Willard Wirtz Anthony Celebrezze Puerto Rico Peace Corps Sargent Shriver Peace, Corps

Zwerdling workers to vote on union

Galesgirls drivers and porters at 13 Zwerdling bakeries face a union vote on October 20 to choose between the Bakery and Confectionery union and the Teamsters Local 210. NLRB hearing noted workers formed majority over 30 percent. Election set for October 31 at the Zwerdling plant 700 Transistan Avenue.

Galesgirls Zwerdling Bakery and Confectionery Union Teamsters Union Natione |Abner Relations Board Teamsters Local 145 NLRB Willem Bender

Troops to Leave Thailand Area and Counter Insurgency

Collins says joint U S South Vietnam efforts to suppress communist guerrillas are beginning to bear fruit though open borders with Laos allow reinforcements. Thai government officials note possible escalation of first phase offensive by communists and have begun preventive counter insurgency actions.

Philippines Collins Viet Nam U.S South Vietnam Pacific Laos Colllay Southeast Asia

Sylvia Beach Dies Confidante of 1920s Writers

Sylvia Beach, publisher and bookseller who hosted the Left Bank literary circle and backed expatriate authors such as Joyce, Hemingway, Stein, and Pound, died at 75. Born in Baltimore, she opened Shakespeare and Co in Paris, aided Joyce’s Ulysses by subscription, and helped shape a modernist center before World War II.

SARUS Sylvie. Beach Baltimore Miss. Beach France American Red Cross Ss ‘Shakespeace Sherwood Anderson Ernest Hemingway James Joyce Gertrude Stein George Antheil Ezra Pound T. 8 Eliot Cummings John Dos Pas Thorsten Wilder Miss Bench Joyce Ulysses Shake- Speare and Co

State forecasts $9.4 million boost in welfare grants

Hartford October 9 The State Welfare Commissioner Bernard Shapiro said Connecticut will receive about $9.4 million in extra Federal funds over the next two years under new Congress legislation. The largest grant is $5.7 million under aid to dependent children for undeployed parents, with another $2.7 million from liberalized Federal payments and $1 million in higher Federal matching funds for welfare recipients.

Hartford Bernard Shapiro Congress Connecticut

Navy Pursues Transit Satellite Navigation System

Washington reports the US Navy aims to have a crane sit Transit satellite navigation system active by year end or soon after despite increased radiation above Earth. A program spokesman said up to four Transit satellites may be launched in quick succession in coming months to provide Polaris submarines and other ships with reliable worldwide navigation fixes.

Washington Navy Earth Foe Poelaris

Arkansas constitutions and amendments overview

The state has had five different constitutions with Tatley’s 1974 adoption and more than 40 amendments. The record notes Arkansas’ long constitutional history and frequent changes to its governing framework.

Arkansas Tatley

New Haven Bridgeport Airport Hearing Tensions Rise

Testimony in the ongoing CAB regional airport hearings reveals political pressure claims by Anbert Lester against the New Haven Chamber. Mayor Lee defends New Haven's diversified industry and confirms large redevelopment plans, including a $30 million Church Street project and the Quinnipiac Valley program.

Stn Tedesco Bridgeport Seaside Park Anbert c. Lester Dridgeport Greater New Taven Chamber Richard 9. Gibbs New Haven Lester Me Gibbs CAB Gibbs Bureau of Enforcement Chamber wWeile Congress Alan S. Boyd Boyd John Adams Jeter CA Bureau Ceeman Lee Cty Macy Huil Sargent's Kentucky New Blaven Macy's New Blaeven Church Street Quinniping Valley Connecticut Nhot Yate University Kimball Robert Beckman Kintball Branford Berlin

Debate Over Regional Airport Service At Bridgeport

A long hearing covers buying power and driving times for Bridgeport and New Haven airport service. Witnesses from Allegheny Air Lines and New Haven emphasize regional airport potential, with figures for population and buying power in Bridgeport area and New Haven region.

Hat Trumbull Bridgeport Str Kimball New Haven Diller Meriden New Ravenaireport Beckman Me. Beckman Norwalk Wilson Hi. Kimball White Plains Howeard Boros Stratford Herbert Ellish Allegheny Eilish Andrews South Central Yale University Hamden East Haven Eltish Andrew Kingman Brewster, Jr Yale New York Hartford Bridge Robert I. Metcalf State Aeronautics Department Metcalf

Photos Curbed of First Lady Controversy at Airport

An Associated Press report describes photographers Mims and Steinberger entering a restricted airport area during Mrs. Kennedy's arrival. Mims was arrested by an agent, film seized, then released after questioning. A second AP photographer shot from outside the fence, yielding limited news content.

Steinberger White House Secret Service Mrs. Kennedy Mims Clint HI Associated Press

Schirra backs Cooper for hop in space center event

Schirra favored Cooper for the next space flight while both astronauts relaxed with reporters. They planned two days of data review with engineers and project officials, aiming to compare instruments with observations. Schirra returns to Houston with family, then Oradell New Jersey, and finally the White House to meet President Kennedy. Argentine payment pacts with Russia are no longer in force.

Schirra Cooper Houston Oradell Nui Kennedy Russia

Theater groups win Ford Foundation grants for growth

Ford Foundation named ten theater groups as grant recipients including Alley Theater Houston and Arena Stage Washington with awards from 100000 to 4280000. Lowry said funds aim to build permanent companies and advance serious American drama through construction, training, debt retirement, and developing producing ventures.

Shakespeare Theatre The Foundation Alley Theater Houston Mummers’ Theater Oklahoma City Arena Stage Washington, D.C Theater Group University of California At Los Angeles Heupolis Actors Studis New York City Actor's Workshop San Francisco Fred Miller Theater Milwaukee Wo McNeil Lowry Ford Foundation Tyrone Guthrie Lowry Actors Studio

Senator urges study of army size expansion in cold war

Senator A Willis Robertson says Congress may examine raising the regular Army beyond 940000 to meet cold war crises. He warns against reducing active forces and overreliance on reserves, noting costs to the economy and reservists' lives, while citing Pentagon figures of about 150000 reservists in crisis calls as evidence for a larger standing army.

Washington Congress A. Willis Robertson R-Va Association of the U.S. Army Convention Robertson Senate Defense Appropriations Snime Fentagan

New System Found for Space Travel

San Antonio Texas October 2 AP Air Force scientists announced a new electric propulsion system for space travel presenting a more practical option than chemical or nuclear devices. The finding was disclosed at the opening of the ninth Air Force Science and Engineering Symposium with no details released. Dr Milton M Slawsky and Nat Josear M Berthold coauthored the paper.

San Antonio Tex Air Force Ancas Milton M. Slawsky Air Force Department of Scientific Research Josear M. Berthold Office of Aerospace Research

Congress Edges Toward Windup After Death Halts Action

Congress nears final action on a water projects bill awaiting presidential decision. Kennedy predicts no veto, while Humphrey doubts a veto will occur. House adjourned briefly due to Rep. Clem Miller's death. Senate session short. The measure, nicknamed the pork barrel bill, packs projects for many states and districts.

Kennedy Congress Humphrey White House House Clem Miller Miller

Oil Firms Rally Against Antitrust Suit Details

The article lists executives from Cities Service Sinclair and Richfield, including H. L. O'Brien and E. L. Steiniper, describing their roles on company boards. It notes Sinclair and Richfield stock history tied to a 25 year period and a court approval in Los Angeles.

Cities Service Richfield H. L. O'Brien Spencer Sinclair Richfield Board E. L. Steiniper Sinclair and Steiniger Medora Court Los Angeles

JAIL WOMAN SENTENCED IN BABY DEATH AT BASEMENT BIRTH

Miss Sophie Yakubowski of Millerton New Jersey faced manslaughter charges after a newborn girl died of asphyxiation believed linked to a basement birth. She pleaded guilty and received a suspended one year sentence with two years probation after 20 days in jail.

Litchfield Millerton N. J Sophie Yakubowski Superior Court James Shannon

Plan Hit By Bar Group On Dempsey Safety Efforts

Governor Dempsey criticized a state law committee report calling for education on highway speed and gun licenses. The Bar association urged caution on suspensions, while the committee opposed mandatory chemical tests and rebuttable license loss. A key witness request for Dr Stolmía faced delays.

Circuit Court Trist Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Ribicoff State Law Committee Dempsey Bar Association Committee

Prudential Shifts 3 Top Executives

Prudential Insurance announces top level moves with Thomas Allsopp named senior vice president in charge of Northeastern operations. Harold E. Dow shifts to planning and development at the home office in Ipswich. Robert W. Marvey is elected executive vice president while Dow fills his former posting. Allsopp to oversee New England and upstate New York, eventual relocation to the Prudential center in Boston Back Bay.

Newark N.J Det. S(ap Prudential Insurance Company Thomas Allsopp Northeastern Allsapp Home Office Harold E. Dow Ipswich Mass Robert W. Marvey Dow New Haven

Officers Elected by Vets Auxiliary in Bridgeport

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Italian-American War Veterans Association Bridgeport chapter reelected Grace Palazzo to a second term as president. Rita Curti g was named senior vice president and Josephine Gallo junior vice president. Anita Formica and Dorothy Formicelli were treasurers, Florence Cecera chaplain, Mary Vasttano conductress, with trustees Dorohy DeMasi Mary Mitola and Rachel Giormine and Evelyn Frassa named to guard. A rider on a red motorcycle was recently overturned in England.

Rescue of Wounded Hunter Draws Sibal Claim

Salmon Idaho Oct 6 AP Congressman Abner W Sibal says he expects broad support from Democrats and Republicans for a future Congress. He urges voters to elect a capable representative who can stand on his own feet amid national crises. A hunting accident left a man wounded and unable to walk, rescued by dog Sascha and others who found him after he fired shots in the air for help.

Abner W. Sibal Repu Salmon Idaho Norwalk Rick Cutler Thelin Fourth Rotarycans Here Camp Yestec Adden Sascha Siballeg Stratfield Cutler Congress Ledj Ayat

California Slated for JFK Campaigning

President Kennedy plan calls for a Portland rally on October 2 and a likely weekend campaign tour in California. Pierre Salinger outlined stops before and after Portland with uncertain details, including the chance of a trip from Wartland to California. The schedule also includes events in New York City, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Buffalo. A new centrifugal pump plant will be erected in Switzerland.

Washington Kennedy Portland Ore California Pierre Salinger Wartland

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