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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1954
Page
4
Hazel expands its reach with 130 mile per hour winds making it the strongest Atlantic hurricane this year. A deep inland low pressure trough pulls the storm north toward the Carolinas and Virginia coasts with expected forward speed up to 35 mph.
In Danbury Superior Court Louis Biglarderi 39 of 9 Nichols Street known as a restaurant permittee was found not guilty of receiving stolen liquor. The judge said the state failed to prove he knew the three cases were stolen from William J. McNamara’s Brookfield store. Witnesses Lester Sayres and James Torie linked the sale but claimed Biglarderi did not know theft.
Mr and Mrs Stanley T Waisonovitz of Bridgeport have purchased the former house of Mr and Mrs Louis Brodsky at 26 Maine Street Point Beach through Thelma Goodspeed of Jenkins and McCarthy realty. Mr Waisonovitz is employed by the New Haven Railroad Company.
Winsted Connecticut population 11 000 conducted the state s first full scale night civil defense drill with six incidents across the town The 15 minute test was witnessed by Gen William Hesketh state civil defense director who praised the 500 person CD unit under Harold F Drake and noted prior organizational hurdles and apathy cited by selectmen Earlier tests had prompted resignation of the CD director and funds shortage The general declared no town in the state has progressed so quickly.
The bodies of Dorothy Lakins and her daughters Bettie Gay and Sylvia were recovered from an auto in the St Lawrence river near Waddington New York. They had been missing for three days after leaving for an uncle’s home three miles away.
The Air Force orders Lockheed and Sikorsky to build and expand supersonic fighters. Edwards Air Force Base in California hosts the program while assembly continues at the Burbank plant. Reports claim speeds exceeding 1,000 mph, with delta wings and four engines.
In Kearney Nebraska on October 14, District Judge E G Reed released Dorland Johnson from a $200 appearance bond. Johnson, initially taken on a Connecticut warrant for unlawfully taking his infant daughter from Hartford, had sought a writ of habeas corpus. the Connecticut papers were deemed insufficient, and ten days were given to seek a new trial. The bond release leaves him free to come and go as authorities see fit.
Reports show a series of still alarms and recalls across the city. Incidents include a cigarette ignited stump at Lafayette Street and Park Place, a short circuit at Boston Candy and Grocery, and a torch sparks incident at Peerless Furniture Company. Minor damage reported.
Eighteen past presidents and 19 new members of the Algonquin club were feted by 350 at the annual president's dinner. New officers assumed Oct. 1 with Clifford H. Plants as president. Samuel H. Ramsey spoke on humor in business as committees and leadership roles were announced by Robert L. Horton.
A $7,350 settlement ended a three day negligence trial before Judge Frank Covello and a Superior Court jury. Bridgeport truck driver Paul Pluchino, 37, sought $25,000 for knee injuries from a May 10, 1950 crash at Post and Academy roads, Darien, involving a Bridgeport fuel company truck and an auto owned by Redington Fiske Jr. of New Canaan, driven by Juliette D Fiske. Pluchino claimed injury while a passenger. Attorneys were Kenneth J. Zarrilli and Samuel J. Tedesco for Pluchino. Henry J. Lyons for the Fiske couple.
Mrs Valerié Hirachmann, 63, of 85 Wood Avenue faces arrest for failing to comply with a health order on keeping five cats. Health officials had warned a year earlier she could keep four cats if controlled and sanitary conditions were maintained. Neighbors had filed humorous complaints. her case adjourned to tomorrow. She previously faced a $100 fine and 20 day suspended jail in June over discarded icebox doors.
A political flap centered on William Dawson Wilson remarks about bird dogs and kennel dogs used while discussing unemployment. Eisenhower defended him, Stratton praised his clarification, and Wilson apologized for the misinterpretation while affirming sympathy for workers and denying hostility to labor.
In Havana on Oct 14, seven people were charged with plotting a terrorist attempt to disrupt Cuba’s Nov 1 presidential elections. Police said the arrests followed discovery of bombs in a public school medical dispensary. Rafael Garcia Barcena, a University of Havana professor, named as plot leader, reportedly left for the United States.
Senator Ribicoff calls for a road program using BEC funds to retire long term bonds. The move would free money to clear traffic bottlenecks and speed improvements.
In Jewe tt City on October 14 Governor Lodge told the Foreman's Group of Eastern Connecticut that planners should seize the expressway benefits. He called the thruway a major step for the area, noting completion in about three years and expected economic growth from factories, businesses, and housing. The governor offered state assistance to manage anticipated growth.
Henry Pierce Clinton first selectman and Democratic candidate for Congress urged a plan for a joint federal state industrial survey of eastern Connecticut before the Greenwich to Killingly expressway is built. He said unemployment is serious and the expressway could spur business development reversing factory closures. Pierce cited 18000 unemployed in eastern Connecticut, up 10000 from a year ago, as a key reason for action. State Senator Joseph Longo of Norwich backed the need to address unemployment on the telecast.
New London October 18 AP Horace Seely Brown Republican seeking reelection in the Second district voiced optimism about job opportunities in eastern Connecticut. He cited government and community efforts to expand and diversify industry. He claimed the area possesses ready resources for light manufacturing and dismissed talk of a negative trend.
Paul J. Favreau, 33, of 786 Main Street Bridgeport, arrested Monday by Stratford police after an alleged heldup attempt at the I T Packagh store Ferry boulevard Stratford, waived examination and bound to the next term of Criminal Superior court. Bond $5,000 set on assault with intent to rob and assault with a dangerous weapon charges. Police say he bought a bottle of wine Monday then attacked the clerk with the bottle but fled after screams.
New York Oct. 14 AP Cer lise Lamont left wing author and lecturer was indicted by a Federal Grand jury on contempt charges for refusing to answer questions from McCarthy Senate subcommittee. Abraham Unger an attorney who helped defend 11 top communists and Albert Shadowitz a former Federal Telecommunications Labs employee were also indicted for refusing to answer questions to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations headed by Senator McCarthy.
Mayor McLevy campaigns for governor on the Socialist ticket delivering a radio address Friday on WICC from 7 to 6 pm. He is expected to stress the call for election of Socialist legislators from Bridgeport and urge votes in the upcoming race.
Hurricane Carol caused the busiest day in Southern New England Telephone history in Connecticut with 387000 out of town calls on August 31, 34 percent above the 1952 high. In Bridgeport area toll calls reached 35000, while 42000 telephones were silenced statewide. Most lines restored within 48 hours and all but four days.
The luncheon features Princess Red Feather awards presented by Kathy Coviello, campaign symbol this year. Charlies Ft. Abbott, 1965 campaign chairman, and H. Burling Neramore, chairman of the Greater Bridgeport Chest and Council, will officiate the event.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abraham Ribicoff told Hartford listeners he will meet frequently and openly with General Assembly leaders if elected. He urged a closer working relationship between the executive and legislative branches, speaking at Weaver High School during a testimonial dinner for Saul Kovarsky, with former ward chairmen in attendance. The piece notes the Mark Twain Sequoia Tree was cut down, estimated at about 1,400 years old.
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