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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1947
Page
31
A fire in a scrap lumber pile near Lawton Oklahoma forced a Holstein bull to flee its shed. Disturbed by heat and flames, the animal burst through the shed wall and escaped to safety as firefighters battled the blaze.
Washington reports NLRB general counsel Robert N Denham is considering unions appeals for a five week extension to file non Communist affidavits under the Taft Hartley act. Thousands of pending cases may be dismissed if the extension is not granted as decisions loom around Sept 23. Leaders like John L Lewis oppose signing the forms delaying AFL CIO compliance while the AFL convention approaches in October.
Monterey report from Fishermen's Wharf notes Denzie and others amused by claims of penguins seen along the Oregon coast. The so called penguins are helidivers stuck in tar from slicks, sliding ashore with immobilized wings in a comical waddling crawl.
In New York a police alert over a reported human torso in the East River drew two radio cars detectives and a police launch. It proved to be a rack of flour apparently fallen from a ship.
Ambulance and taxicab drivers on the Patrick Street bridge in Charleston West Virginia report heavy use and traffic concerns. Officials consider measures to ease congestion and improve access for emergency vehicles.
A line near the Kanawha River at Charleston records a maternity case involving a vehicle crossing the Jinx Bridge. In under 18 months, 13 such incidents are noted, signaling possible pattern or growing risk at this crossing.
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