Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post Offerings
The Bridgeport Telegram and The Bridgeport Post publish daily editions with Sunday issues. Subscription rates listed for daily, Sunday, and combined packages, with postage surcharges beyond 150 miles and holiday copy arrangements.
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Role of the Stockholders and 83rd Congress Tax Change
The 83rd Congress approved limited relief from double taxation on stock dividends, affecting millions of stockholders in middle and lower income brackets. It aims to create a healthier tax climate, reduce loopholes, and support those who invest in stocks for savings and ordinary businesses, despite some critics. The measure balances boosting the economy with funding national defense.
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Veterans Pensions Rise for New England Veterans
About 190,000 New England veterans and dependents will receive a five percent pension and disability increase effective October 1 after two bills were signed by the President. The raise boosts many rates including 10 percent disability from 15.75 to 17.50 monthly, 50 percent from 86.25 to 91, and 100 percent from 172.50 to 181. The measure also adds increases for seriously disabled veterans and those with multiple losses, plus higher benefits for widows and dependent parents. The Veterans Administration notes expanded aid and medical care remains a concern alongside debates over nonservice connected disabilities.
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Veterans Administration
American Legion
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Legion
American Medical Association
Editor urges one way aisles for grocers
A editor argues for one way aisles in grocery stores. The remark prompts a sharp quip about editors staying out of stores and notes Chicagoans rely on gangsters as protection, casting a grim tone on public safety and lawlessness.
Volunteers Needed to Help in Worthy Causes Citywide
Communities rely on selfless volunteers who donate time to humanitarian work. The piece celebrates their dedication, noting that many may not have paid jobs yet give hours daily or occasionally to assist clinics, bands, or drives. It urges more people to join service groups, even an hour, to support needy programs.
Elementary teachers need expansion in local programs
The piece notes rising demand for elementary school teachers amid building shortages and cites a University of Chicago education department program as a model. It urges prospective teachers to seek reliable local sources, and suggests institutions nearby can offer intensified, shorter training paths to meet modern educational needs.
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University of Chicago
Department of Education
Chicago
Through Thruway plan eyed for 1959 completion
Greenwich Time reports State Highway Commissioner G Albert Hill told Governor John Lodge that if design work finishes by April 30 the 129 mile cross state Thruway could be completed within four years. Full scale construction on the Greenwich Killingly expressway could start next year once the deadline is met.
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John Lodge
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Merritt Parkway
Wartime suggestion boxes pay off for industry
A Waterbury Republican note recounts a Mill and Factory survey of 364 firms showing 46 percent maintain employee suggestion programs. Awards are based on savings, not fixed prizes, with payouts up to 9000 dollars. Topics include safety, health, work simplification, process and product design. the box remains a permanent feature in factories.
Vermont Republicans face Sept primary and bills on roads
Stephen E. Billings surveys Vermont politics as September 14 primaries approach. GOP candidates Vail and Johnson spar over highway bonds and a sales tax while Democrats Branon and Larrow garner support. The Barre Daily Times notes AFL and Labor statements and critiques Senator Morse and Aiken in national context.
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Stephen E. Billings
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Green Mountain
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Henry D. Vail
Ludlow
Frederick Dykeman
Barre
Robert W. Larrow
Burlington
Lee E. Emerson
Branon
Eisenhower
Vail
Johnson
Flanders
Springfield
Wayne Morse
Meet the Press
Oregon
Connecticut Yankee Casts Suspicions On Vivien Kellema Campaign
The piece questions Vivien Kellema's bid for Connecticut governor, suggesting she may fall short of the 8800 nominating signatures. It notes ally patience, intra party dynamics, and third party influence, with hints she may have pulled back before the 1954 election season. It references Francesca Lodger, Rose Gardens, and mentions Jasper McLevy and Raymond E. Baldwin in historic party shifts.
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USIA reports on press service reach and losses abroad
US Information Agency outlined its first year of independent operation noting traffic stoppage in Turkey, theft of a history book in Germany, and efforts to counter communism in key areas. The service distributes 5,000 to 6,000 words daily to 62 posts, with 1.8 million words sent abroad last year and over 9314 million pamphlets in 50 languages.
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Rhee Sees Japan Rearmed as Greater Threat
Washington reports that South Korea's President Rhee warns that Korea may distance from the United States and seek Red alliances if Japan is not kept as a first class military power in the Far East. The piece notes allied hesitation, Dulles efforts, and a shifting view among leaders on rearming Japan and countering Communist influence across Asia.
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Mark Clark
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Pacific
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Manila
South Pacific
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National Security Council
Chiang Kai-shek
Tokyo
Generalissimo
Asiatic
Pacific Isles
Atomic Shippingport plan may be obsolete before done
AP News Analyst notes the Shippingport atomic plant aims to couple reactor heat with steam electric generation while seeking revolutionary reactors that extract electricity directly from atomic breakdown. The international pool plan, Eisenhower’s aim to speed cooperation with Russia and Britain, seeks to share materials and tech to accelerate power use and peaceful development.
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Atomic Energy Commission
International Atomic Pool
Eisenhower
Russia
Dulles
United States
Britain
United Nations
Carrier Tarawa Home After 10 Month Cruise
More than 400 relatives greet the aircraft carrier Tarawa as it returns to Quonset Point Rhode Island after 10 months of duty in the Mediterranean Korean and Japanese waters. The pier was damaged by a hurricane so reunions take place in a parking lot with bands playing Auld Lang Syne and It’s Been a Long Time.
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Auld Lang Syne
Weather forecast for New England states and Maine
The forecast covers Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. It notes increasing cloudiness with little temperature change Tuesday, scattered showers and cooler Tuesday night, and Wednesday fair or partly cloudy with similar temperatures. Winds from Eastport to Block Island shift southeast and rise to 15-25 mph with better visibility due to clouds.
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