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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1957
Page
7
A city court arraignment follows a state police and local police crackdown. Amounts cited include $1,000 and $50 in fines or bail. Local authorities coordinated with state police to conduct the operation and enforce penalties.
Governor Ribicoff toured the New Haven to Rhode Island line turnpike praising its opening for Eastern Connecticut. Officials cited new industries, 24 firms employing 3,500 workers, and anticipated economic growth as the road eases congestion, opens new residential and recreation opportunities, and spurs regional development along the 80 mile corridor. Police reported Danbury arrests in unrelated gambling cases during the visit.
The AFL-CIO executive council suspends the Teamsters dynasty from affiliation, citing need to purge corruption. Hoffa Beck and other leaders face charges of misusing union funds and links to racketeers while a separate trial sees Judge Herlands denying delays in Hoffa’s perjury and wiretapping case. The AIW, once tied to Hoffa, is cleared by the council.
Litell a former UAW shop steward says he joined Whirlpool anti union efforts after pressure from Dr. Lou is Checov and later quit when actions turned vicious. He notes switching to pro union and was fired after a dispute over balloons promoting UAW CIO, being locked in an office with a guard.
Casino town ceremony followed by a Palm Springs honeymoon. Crosby and Miss Grant married quietly with little family knowledge beyond Crosby’s mother. The couple signed in Las Vegas then wed at St. Ann's church, later revealing plans to reporters.
Eisenhower and Macmillan resume their global review as a fourth session of talks ends tomorrow. Officials say both governments will discuss pooling atomic and missile assets to aid democracies worldwide. Plans include post talks with allies in Europe the Mideast Asia and Latin America to mobilize democratic resources in the Cold War.
Mrs MacDaniel claims the State seized parts of her Stratford land for a turnpike and railroad without consent or compensation. She asserts three corporations sold portions via quit claim deeds and that taxes were paid for 24 years while the state paid compensation to the corporations rather than her.
President called Vallecitos an example of private industry’s peacetime atom work. It marks the first of many nuclear electric stations the nation plans. At Vallecitos the heat comes from splitting uranium atoms by neutron bombardment, producing steam to drive turbines.
Officials and industry spokesmen testified in Danbury about the urgent need for air shipments to avert 24 hour delays. They cited costs of ground trips to New York, the Danbury airport capacity, and a plan for direct feeder flights to improve commerce.
The Army scored three Jupiter successes with one failure and one questionable result as IRBM work limbered ahead. Navy testing the first stage of a three-ship rocket powered satellite launch reached 109 miles altitude and 4250 mph, lifting a 92,600 pound payload.
Universal Products Corp of Secaucus New Jersey submitted the apparent low bid to furnish and equip eight eating establishments at Peru stations along the Connecticut Turnpike. The plan is to have the stations operating when the turnpike opens to the public January 1 1958.
Testimony requested changes in air schedules over four years at New London. Officials reported total air service flew 4,576 flights this year with 12,866 passengers. Of these flights 3,561 were under 100 miles and 1,015 over 100 miles.
The Bridgeport Central Labor Union endorsed Anita Vogel and Frank Martabufi, Republican candidates for the Board of Education, in a recent announcement.
Fire at the George R Bass home on Batnam road forced nine occupants to flee in nightclothes. Danbury hospital treated George Bass for first degree burns. property damage ran to thousands. The blaze followed an earlier chair cushion fire, seen by neighbor Gerald Corcoran and Mrs Bass, with fire crews from the city and nearby volunteeers on scene until 5:08 a.m.
A Tampa based pilot linked to a Florida construction firm pulled a bank holdup with nine planes involved. Meanwhile Col. Roger Williams Taylor USAF died in London at 42 after a heart attack. he served with NATO as Chief of the Joint Operations division in the past three years. Federal charges tied to the bank robbery were filed, with Thompson and Suits arrested and weapons theft charges pursued.
Feb 20 Boston and Bishop avenues police nab two men while transporting number slips to New Haven. Rizzo allegedly dumped the slips. DelVecchio tried to flee, struck a second patrol car. DelVecchio free on bond awaiting Supreme Court ruling. Rizzo convicted and jailed. FBI fingerprint check linked Rizzo to Jersey City warrants.
A puzzle column explains difficult clues with examples across and down. It discusses why answers like CAB, RIVER, CARTONS, BULL, CAMEO, SFORE, STORE, RINK, BLOT, GRIP, and TRACK fit or fail the clue wordplay, noting implications and differences between similar terms.
Colonel Taylor a World War II veteran who served at Selfridge Field and Mitchell Field and joined NATO in 1954 will be buried with full military honors tomorrow at White Plains Rural Cemetery after a service at Gregory F. Doyle funeral home Devon. Survived by wife Jane Ott Taylor two daughters Margaret Gibson Mary Sullivan and son William Ott Taylor plus two brothers Robert W and Kenneth R Taylor.
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