Rust warns CR&L may fold if PUC denies 15 cent fare
Bridgeport based CR&L faces $92,000 deficit in eight months and overall losses of about $94,600 in nine months. President Paul A. Rust says the company seeks a straight 15 cent fare after filing a petition with the Public Utilities Commission last February. He believes the PUC will grant the increase, but concedes a negative ruling could force city takeover. He cites autos and home television reducing ridership as main causes of losses.
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Paul A. Rust
Bridgeport
Public Utilities commission
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Rust
CR&L
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Rioters Clash With Police in Amman, U.S. Library Firebombed
In Amman on election day, stone-throwing mobs clashed with police, smashing the U.S. Information Service library and setting it on fire. At least three people were killed and around 40 injured in the riots.
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AMMAN
Jordan
U. S. Information Service library
Milford Boy Swims Mile To Help Pass on Island
Milford, Oct. 16. A 15-year-old boy swam a mile and a half through a cold current to summon help for two companions stranded by a high tide on Charles Island. John Hamma's solo effort led to a Milford Yacht Club boat rescue. Ed ward Hungerford and Claud D'Amico were aided by police and island-side observers.
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MILFORD
Charles Island
Corona drive
Claud D'Amico
Frank D'Amico
Zion
Hill road
Hamma
tome
East Broadway
Myrtle Beacon
Truman Attacks Republican Rule in Campaign Speech
Former President Truman urged voters to back Democrats to halt perceived Republican misgovernance and foreign policy drift. He described GOP policy as incapable, reckless, and self-serving, arguing Democrats restored bipartisan leadership and national security. About 4,000 filled Municipal Auditorium for a Midwest rally paying five dollars for chicken box suppers.
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KANSAS CITY
Truman
Congress
hope
Municipal auditorium
New Income Tax Forms Unveiled for 1040A Card
Washington reports the government unveiled its new income tax forms including a single 15 line card for wage earners under $5,000 a year. Commissioner T Coleman Andrews estimates 35 million of over 60 million filers can use the card form while many will still file the longer 1040. The change follows a broad tax revision enacted this year with April 15 deadlines, Jan 1 filing welcome.
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WASHINGTON
tceday
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
U. S
Andrews
Morano Judges Plan Parley on Evictions
Congressman Albert P Morano will confer with Bridgeport City court judges tomorrow to discuss eviction cases returnable Nov 1 in Federal housing projects. The talks may cover possible congressional or administrative action to modify income limits for occupancy.
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Albert P. Morano
Bridgeport
Break Reported in New York City Truck Strike
Wage strike by more than 23 000 AFL teamsters in and around New York began at midnight as the main employer group rejected demands for a 25 cent hourly raise and welfare boost. Some firms reportedly signalled acceptance, including A P H C Bohack and Griste de Bros, while most essential goods remained unaffected.
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NEW YORK
AFL
New York City
teamsters
A&P
H. C. Bohack
Griste de Bros
Connecticut Pops Show Faces $2979 Net Loss
A net loss of 2979.21 occurred last summer in the Connecticut Pops series. Income reached 48938.20 with six concerts costing 51917.41. Harold B. Dow reported the figures and praised the committee for budget discipline while outlining plans for a bigger and better strawhat season in 1955.
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Harold B. Dow
Pops Operating committee
Dow
Ribicoff Drives in Fairfield as Ike Set to Visit
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ribicoff launches a countywide drive centered in Stamford with stops in Bridgeport Shelton Norwalk Darien and Redding while Republicans bank on President Eisenhower's Hartford visit to boost Governor Lodge's ticket. Coles predicts a Democratic sweep in Hartford and statewide as the campaign intensifies ahead of November 2 election.
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Fairfield county
Eisenhower
Hartford
GOP
Governor Lodge
Hartford county
Trinity college
Bushnell park
Capitol
Ribicoff
Geriak
Stamford
Hunting Starts Same Old Story in Fairfield County
Fairfield county hunters began the upland season with mixed luck. In permit-stocked areas many hunters bagged two pheasants, while others left empty bags after dawn to dusk efforts. Morning conditions were near ideal for the opening day.
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Fairfield county
Utah congressman admits OSS service story a hoax
Rep Douglas Stringfellow of Utah acknowledged on television he had no wartime OSS service and conceded a published Army Times account cast doubt on his record. He offered to step aside as the Utah First district candidate if Utah leaders desired, with Sen Arthur V Watkins present in the studio. He has a wartime injury and two children, first elected in 1952.
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SALT LAKE CITY
Douglas Stringfellow
Utah
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Army Times
Utah First
Arthur V. Watkins
Ogden
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Otto Hahn
Reich
Stringfellow
France
Congress
Woman Seized in Pigeon Drop Flimflam Syndicate
A 21 year old woman identified as Pat Barnum is jailed on $10,000 bond in Bridgeport for alleged membership in a four state confidence game called the Pigeon Drop. Barnum was nabbed after a department store pitch. a second woman described as about 23 with a dyed red streak is being sought. The scheme has cost local victims about $7,983 since January 1950, with most losses unreported.
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Pat Barnum
Miss Barnum
William T. McGuire
Ernest Izzo
Bridgeport
H. L. Green company
Main street
Joseph Walsh
Lieut. Walsh
Boss Crump Dies in Memphis at 80
El H. Boss Crump, longtime Memphis political boss, died at home at age eighty after a heart ailment. His machine shaped Tennessee politics for over two decades, directing governors and senators before fading from power.
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MEMPHIS
EL H
Boss
Crump
big city
Tennessee
Move to Amend Parking Ban Grows Despite Mayor Opposition
A bid to alter Bridgeport s blanket all night parking ban gains momentum despite Mayor McLevy s opposition. Alexander Yanosy leads an expanding car owners group arguing tags flood streets. Alderman Taft may be enlisted and a referendum could follow. Prosecutor Fraunwirth calls the ban very asset and urges leniency for hardship cases while noting garage scarcity and daylight snow removal.
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McLevy
Alexander Yanosy
Pembroke street
Yanosy
William H. Taft
Max Fraunwirth
John J. Morris
Special Bar Meeting Called by Bridgeport Leader
President David W. Price calls a special Bridgeport Bar Association meeting for 2 p.m. Friday at the county courthouse to consider four proposed changes in the rules of practice from the Rules Committee. If adopted, the proposals go to the Judges Rules Committee for action in Hartford next month. The committee proposes legislation to provide for inter...
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David W. Price
Bridgeport Bar association
county court house
Rules committee
Hartford
Hazel devastates eastern region leaving hundreds dead
The hurricane Hazel battered the eastern U S and southern Canada causing at least 116 known deaths, with Toronto and Bradford among hardest hit. Floods, fires, and washed-out roads stranded thousands as governors sought federal emergency aid.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Canada
United States
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Hazel
seaboard
Carolinas
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Etobicoke
Humber
Bradford
South Carolina
Erie Mayor and 12 Others Arrested in Gambling Probe
ERIE Pa Oct 16 AP state police deputies and city officers arrested Mayor Thomas W Fintley and 12 others in a 20 million dollar a year gambling racket case. Warrants issued for 20 more. charges include conspiracy involving police and gamblers. alleged numbers lottery and pinball payoff system. Chief Inspector Jack Martin, Stanley Schwartz and Edward Camill among those detained. Mayor suspended Martin and Camill for 10 days.
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ERIE
Thomas W. Fintley
Damian McLaughlin
Erie County
McLaughlin
Jack Martin
Stanley Schwartz
Edward Camill
James
Westfield Jimmy) Salomone
Finnley
Martin
Camili
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