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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1947
Page
20
In Athens a shipment of 500 American mules from Oklahoma and Colorado arrived to aid in mountain combat against guerillas. The Greek government reports continued difficulties with the pack animals as army personnel struggle to train and utilize them effectively.
Washington October 21 AP A proposal to raise the standard work week above 40 hours to boost production was presented to a House Labor subcommittee by Peter Beardsley representing the American Trucking Associations. Rep McConnell said the idea would be studied with hearings planned for a month before drafting legislation. Beardsley argued longer hours could help reduce unemployment and meet rising production needs.
New Haven October 21 AP Chief Justice William M Martble of the Supreme Court of Errors told the Assembly of Judges of the municipal courts that municipal courts handle the majority of persons before the bench and are among the most important in the judicial system. The meeting named honorary members, renamed Frances L Roth executive secretary, and formed a committee to study evictions with a policy recommendation due next meeting.
Judge Frank Swain ordered Mia Lela Rogers to answer 24 of 32 questions at a deposition relating to two $1,000,000 libel and four video suits linked to Emmett Avery, president of the Screen Writers Guild. Rogers had refused to answer, citing her attorney, and will testify after a trip to Washington.
An American pilot said Chinese Communist riflemen fired on his aircraft while circling a wreckage crash scene near Foangchun hlao North China. The attack led to the pilot reporting the blind identification of the wrecked plane of Captain Harley Moore, missing from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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