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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1947

Page

3

Mayor McLevy Attacks Rivals Over Promises in Campaign

Bridgeport Mayor McLevy on the Socialist ticket condemned Republicans and Democrats for vague commitments in a WICC broadcast. He cited alleged 1920s tax abatements, refer to 1926 ripper bill, and warned of past Democratic and Republican misrule. He defended socialist housing as affordable for workers and criticized two-party obstruction of low cost housing bills.

McLevy Wicc Bridgeport Searles, Oakey and Miller New York City Ican Saye McLavy Underwood Aald

State Sales Tax Office Opens New Quarters

The State Sales and Use Tax branch office moves to room 303 of the gtur devant building at 925 Main Street, corner of Bank Street. It has moved from the basement of Golden Hin Street County Court House after months of relocation.

State Gturdevant Main Atrest Bank Street Golden Hin Atreet

Elwood Street Champions Community Chest Drive Rise

Elwood Street, director of the Community Chest and Council for Great Bridgeport and Stratford, spoke at a Rotary meeting urging support for a goal of 807187. He praised civic leadership and local media, noted underfunded health and welfare agencies, and urged focus on helping the needy rather than mere dollars per capita.

Community Chest Elwood Street Council Great Bridgeport Stratford Mid Street Elvic Interenst Dla Bridgeport Elvic Street Hartford New Oven Syracuse Waterbury Worcenter New England Loria A. Hoffman Bridgeport Engineering Institute T. Bailey Curran Remington Arms Company Alvin C. Breul Rotary Club

Ten obstacles hamper cancer control, expert says

New York Oct 28 AP reports Dr. Clarence Cook Little, head of Roscoe B Jackson Memorial Laboratory, lists ten obstacles hindering cancer control in the United States. He cites fears of state medicine, criticism of facilities, impatience with progress, distrust of government efforts, reliance on donations alone, local education rivals, over optimism, lack of follow up, absence of testing agencies for cures, and need for stronger spiritual commitment to fight cancer.

New York United States American Cancer Society Clarence Cook Little Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory Cancer Research Bar Harbor Rapa Isy Nine Jack

Arrest of U S Woman in Hungary Protested

Budapest dispatch reports the American legation demanding details of police charges against Elizabeth Pallot a 21 year old American arrested at her apartment and held incommunicado The legation seeks a definite time and place for consular interviews The foreign ministry suggested release may come in a few days

Budapest Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Elizabeth Pallot Mint Patlos Associated Press United States Stephen Thuransky Legation Foreign Ministry Miss Pallas

Polish Leader Mikolajczyk Vanishes as Mystery Grows

London Oct 29 AP A big question mark hangs over Stanislaw Mikolajczyk leader of the Polish Peasant Party as rumors swarm about his flight from Warsaw. Reports place him in Stockholm Denmark or en route to London with possible plans to oppose the communist government from abroad. No definite location is confirmed.

London Stanislaw Mikolajczyk Poland Warsaw Stockholm Denmark United States

Spreckels to Pay Wife 400 Monthly in Divorce Case

John D. Spreckels III, heir to a sugar fortune, ordered to pay $400 monthly to his third wife Lou Del Speckels and to refrain from molesting her while their separate intime... divorce case proceeds. He estimated assets at $480,000, with $129,000 borrowed and stock pledged to cover $225 monthly for a daughter and $200 monthly for a second wife.

Los Angeles John D. Spreckels, III Lou del Speckels Sprackels Fred Miller

Meatless Tuesday Heist Hits Willam Clayton Store

Meatless Tuesday at Willam Clayton's grocery in Sioux Falls ends with a rock tossed through a back window. The thief entered during the night and carried off the entire stock of meat, prompting an investigation by police.

Sioux Falls 8. D Meatleas Willam Clayton Clayton

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