Bridgeport Daily Post subscription rates and delivery terms
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Newspaper Copyright and Postal Notice
The Associated Press holds exclusive local news republication rights for this newspaper and all AP dispatches. It is entered as second class matter at Bridgeport Connecticut post office under 1879 act and U S Pat Office registration.
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Federal Housing Administration scandal voices calls for jail for Powell
The piece outlines FHA windfall profits from multi housing projects, Powell’s jail for contempt over grand jury questions, and state actions to recover nearly 7 million dollars. It condemns screening failures, FBI reports ignored, and criticizes ongoing government corruption in Washington. It cites Senator Capehart pressing for exposure and warns for continued cleanup under Eisenhower.
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Treatment for Polio Faces Ongoing Medical Challenge
Polio remains a major uncurable threat with outbreaks unpredictable in timing and place. Doctors and hospitals apply care and preventive gamma globulin inoculations in New Milford while national research advances, though no authoritative verdict on efficacy or cure exists. The public can take reassurance that preventive and treatment efforts are in force.
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New Milford
State Health Department
Saar as Key to European Peace and Coal Trade
Dispatches argue that Europe’s new agreements hinge on resolving the Saar issue between France and West Germany. Saar coal and steel drive economics, with France set to share a third of steel and 40 percent of coal. The Saarlanders face votes on integration within the Western European union as both nations seek economic unity.
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Parked 500-ton iron horse thrills Buffalo kids in park
In LaSalle park Buffalo officials unveiled a retired 500 ton locomotive once owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. Children toured the iron monster while adults recalled its value and safety concerns. The engine, once worth a quarter million, now sits in the park valued higher than scrap.
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Atomic Future in New England
The Atomic Opportunities Conference in Boston highlights New England’s lively interest in atomic energy for industry and agriculture. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss notes regional benefits from ongoing laboratories and radiation tech, including corn and cereal improvements and meat preservation. The New England Council event shows dairy fruit and veg farming poised to gain from atomic byproducts, signaling regional leadership and sustained initiative.
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New Haven Plans Half Fare Increase for Train Travel
Patrick B. McGinnis of the New Haven Railroad spoke to the Kiwanis Club about proposed fare cuts from 3.7 cents to two cents per mile. He argued trains offer comfort and reduced driving stress, noting potential growth in patronage from excursion trains to New York City as fares drop.
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Benson links Truman and Eisenhower farm price supports
Washington dispatch notes Agriculture Secretary Benson arguing that Truman era flexible price supports mirror Eisenhower policy. He cites Brannan speeches and Truman messages to challenge Democratic charges of rigid, temporary postwar supports and criticizes Brannan for opposite stance. Brannan has not replied.
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Republicans Embrace Large Vote After Eisenhower Victory
Connecticut Yankee notes a shift in Republican strategy in 1954 as party leaders move from courting a small, docile electorate to encouraging higher turnout. The piece credits Eisenhower's 1952 mass vote with restoring trust in the voters and presses that the GOP now seeks broad support rather than apathy, hoping for a repeat surge in turnout and confidence in the public.
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Workers Seek To Buy Wanamaker's Store
New York Oct 26 AP employees at John Wanamaker’s 14 story department store near Lower Broadway seek to buy and operate it after the company plans to close in January. Paul Milling, president of an independent union with 1800 workers, says negotiations are underway for a 12.5 million dollar purchase with major bank financing and optimism about operating the store successfully. Wanamaker’s Philadelphia officials had announced the closing as part of a plan to open suburban stores.
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Lodge orders state file cuts to save costs
Hartford Oct 26 Governor Lodge directed State Finance Commissioner Frank M Bynch to begin a program to reduce filing and storage costs for state records. A preliminary survey shows substantial savings if dead materials are removed and destroyed and if duplicate filing and record-keeping procedures are eliminated.
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Vienna Tentatively Picked For Meeting Of Big Four Ministers
Constantine Brea reports Vienna is tentatively selected for a meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers early next year after Paris treaties. Dulles Eden oppose earlier USSR talks while NATO grows stronger with German divisions and Soviet containment remains the aim.
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Puerto Rican nationalists sentenced for seditious conspiracy
Federal judge Lawrence Walsh handed 13 Puerto Rican nationalists six year terms for seditious conspiracy in a case linked to plots to overthrow the U S government by force. Dolores Lebron clutched a prayer book as others facing additional sentences were noted for earlier attacks on Congress. Originally 17 indicted, four pled guilty and testified against accomplices.
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Lawrence E. Walsh
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Lolita) Lebron
House of Representatives
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Berkeley Divinity School Centennial Honors Ten Recipients
New Haven October 26 AP The Berkeley Divinity School marked its centennial convocation by awarding ten honorary degrees. Recipients included Rt Rev Henry Knox Sherrill presiding Episcopal bishop and Dr Albert C Jacobs Trinity College president. Others honored were Myron Taylor and several clergy from churches across the nation.
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Weather outlook for New England and Mid Atlantic states
Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island Wednesday cloudy with scattered rain possible afternoon. night slight warm, Thursday cooler with fair skies. New Hampshire Vermont cloudy with showers, small temp rise, Wednesday night to fair and cool. Maine Wednesday cloudy with rain, light snow north briefly, then rain. night warmer, Thursday fair and cool. Eastport to Block Island winds from east to moderate southerly, then southwest at night. visibility poor to fair.
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