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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1947
Page
2
The ad asserts that after years of using laxatives, the reader can achieve lasting relief by daily intake of Kellogg's All-Bran. It recommends one ounce daily, mixed with cereals or baked into muffins, plus ample water. A ten-day trial invites a money-back guarantee and urges ordering from the grocer.
San Francisco report says AFL President William Green rejected the CIO plea for joint political action. Green announced AFL will pursue an all out political campaign in 1948 while opposing immediate merger, and backed creation of a Labor Educational and Political League with proposed higher per capita tax. He urged a nationwide education effort against Taft-Hartley and pledged to strengthen domestic economy and production.
Sen. Claude Pepper denounced Republicanism and reaction as dominant in Washington while addressing more than 600 CIO delegates. He urged electing leaders who opposed the current administration and pushed for support of a Jewish state and anti discrimination measures. President Truman sent a letter on prices and housing, with CIO leaders criticizing Congress for handling these issues.
Opinion piece advises teens to improve behavior when shopping. It notes storekeepers call teens headaches, urges clear choices, and suggests bringing a calm adult referee if tastes differ. Emphasizes not blaming sales staff and maintaining public respect.
A Kansas City school bus carrying 30 pupils to St Louis Catholic School overturned on a steep hill after brakes failed. Five-year-old Patricia Hapke, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Hapke, was found beneath the vehicle with a crushed head. Driver Joseph Dougherty, 23, said brakes failed while stopping for a passenger, tipping the bus onto its left side.
A reported assassination threat against Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin alarmed Britain though Scotland Yard said Bevin remains protected. A foreign office spokesman cited a recrudescence of threats but offered few details, and the London press carried the story with warnings of armed guards.
Scotland Yard attributed a terrorist plot to Jewish extremists operating from Italy. A missile marked for Bevin was intercepted and neutralized before reaching him. Officials later disclosed a separate plot to kill Bevin in Belgium during his return from the April foreign ministers meeting in Moscow. Police blamed the Palestine Stern Gang and said agents sought to plant a bomb in Bevin's railroad coach. Bevin returned to Britain by air.
Dominick Santoro, a steam shovel operator, accidentally struck a 20 inch water main in a Bronx street with his power shovel. Five inches of water flooded neighborhood streets and cellars, halting traffic for about an hour until repairs could block off the break.
The SS John W. Brown, a 10 000 ton Liberty ship, now serves as a high school vocational training site. Students will conduct practical studies aboard the ship, which will berth at an East River pier in the city school system.
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