16 Oct 1947
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1947
Page
1
Government figures show poultry in storage hit a record 2.4 billion pounds dating to September, with prices rising as demand shifts and rationing debates flare. Officials warn of potential oversupply and weigh price controls amid a nationwide food conservation push.
Bridgeport and vicinity fair and warm today and Friday with high near 78. Overnight and today temperatures show little variation. low around six AM and high around 6 PM. Almanac notes October 16 as the 289th day of the year with sunset around 5:01 PM and sunrise near 6:41 AM.
Demonte Whelan, a mayoral candidate, attacks Mayor McLevy's administration over tax policy. He accuses the city of delaying debt payments and funding through refunding bonds to keep taxes low. Whelan cites past borrowing totaling $7,899,000 over several years and contemplates borrowing $426,000 this year, linking it to ongoing fiscal maneuvers.
Seven planes landed at Bridgeport as fog closed New York field. Two cargo and five passenger planes were diverted after New York airfield shut at 11:80 last night. A total of 204 passengers were moved to buses and taken to New York, with departures expected soon after morning.
Testimony closes in a case involving John Giesh Jr Edward Gresh and Michael Gresh accused of assaulting Patrolman Fred Bridgoa and Francia Glancy after a traffic stop for faulty equipment. Prosecutor urged conviction on aggravated and simple assault charges with judge to instruct jurors before the Superior Court jury deliberations.
Republican women of Madrfield energized the party after a recent election, with Miss Selectman Clifford Johnson praising their turnout and house to house efforts. In Fairfield, Salvatore J. Magliona’s mayoral bid was touted as aided by women and absentee ballots, as party leaders urged full campaign vigor.
Coast Guard cutter Bible completed a 24 hour rescue of 69 aboard a trans Atlantic flying boat off Newfound land. Seventeen survivors reached the ship at dawn and others were saved as the Bermuda Sky Queen’s crew members remained in fine spirits. Captain Paul B. Cronk reported the crew felt they were emerging from a nightmare as the mission neared completion.
Senator Baldwin, after hearings in Jacksonville and Atlanta, urges more drastic steps beyond President Truman's voluntary food conservation. He warns meatless and meatless days aid low income little and calls for a nonpartisan, stronger program to curb prices and domestic consumption, with Baltimore hearing on Oct 21.
President Truman approved 50 million dollars to France to buy food and fuel as France seeks dollars for wheat coal and essentials. A State Department report cited moves toward seizing private French funds in the United States if needed. Officials noted procurement obligations and Marshall Plan timing. Congress is to consider aid by November 10 with Paris decision on next four years of outside assistance.
Three dead and four injured airmen were brought to Camp Carson hospital after a Iowa National Guard C-47 crashed into Pike's Peak in a blinding storm. The wreck occurred at about 10,000 feet on the north slope of the 14,100 foot peak. An aerial search and ground sweep followed from Denver with teamwork from Lowry field officers. One survivor, John W Knight of Des Moines, trudged waist-deep snow seeking aid.
Washington October 1. Undersecretary of State W. H. Clayton resigns urging Congress and the American people to aid European recovery. He warns failure to bolster WWII devastated countries risks economic and social disintegration affecting the United States. He says within days the United States and Britain will finalize a reciprocal trade agreement removing some empire preferences and scaling down others.
Panic and smoke filled a New York subway tunnel after a stalled 10 car train trapped about 4000 riders. Dozens were treated for shock at Breckman hospital while police squads aided passengers emerging from the dark passage.
In San Francisco on October 1, AP reports John J. Lewis gained a minor AFL victory as the convention postponed a major resolution. The majority plan to threaten Lewis’ district was set aside and referred to the executive council along with a Lewis minority report, a move seen as avoiding direct confrontation amid internal tensions and past labor disputes.
Nobel laureate Dr Ernst Lawrence reports a table tennis like exchange inside atomic nuclei with protons and neutrons as players and electrical charges as the ball. The observed rapid charge exchanges support Heisenberg theory and illuminate nuclear forces guiding future chain reactions and transmutation research.
Secretary of State Marshall told a Boston convention that world recovery hinges on production and economic stability in Europe. He urged urgent measures and American readiness to aid, while warning against propagandist pressures and economic collapse. The talk followed lectures by Walter P. Reuther and other officials on democracy and recovery. Continued on page twelve.
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