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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1954
Page
9
The article explains recent Social Security amendments raising wage tax cap from 3600 to 4200 and expanding monthly pensions up to 162.80 tax free for a married couple. Survivor payments can reach 200 monthly, and earners may work up to 1200 yearly outside benefits. It warns many miss benefits without applying.
In Boston Corners New York residents awoke to a staged suicide on September 12 as police found a rope and dummy dangling from a cliff. Climbing the summit, officers confirmed it was a dummy tied to a rope over a pole. Connecticut legislators in Salisbury suspect the stunt warned against a state park claim.
Edwin B Pratt warns buyers that many flood damaged vehicles are beyond repair and insurers consider them total losses. Out of state dealers may ship such cars here and buyers should ask if damaged by flood. If a dealer misrepresents, license may be suspended. Public warning aims to curb unwise purchases.
The piece reflects on night dread and the mind acting differently by night. It offers practical solace: go to bed with a tranquil mind, harbor no resentments, trust prayers for forgiveness, and tell yourself fear does not prepare you for the day. It notes nocturnal fears stem from ancestral memories.
Connecticut advances blind education with a new dormitory at the Connecticut Institute for the Blind costing about 300000 dollars. The expansion stems from rising enrollment tied to improved infant care and premature births, with four fifths of entrants born prematurely. Governor Lodge urged full aid to unlock the full potential of Connecticut’s blind children.
As of December 1 1952 statistics show 23 percent of U S Senators over 65, nine and a half times the rate for state judges, and 76 percent of Catholic Cardinals over 65. Dr Harvey C Lehman of Ohio University notes that when the People decide, older individuals stay active longer.
Hurricanes Carol and Edna left extensive unseen damage beyond visible wreckage along the eastern coast. State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Charles F. Kelley warned dealers may attempt to resell flood damaged salt water cars, highlighting a risk to buyers.
Clement Attlee faces sharp criticism at home and abroad for his visit to Russia and Communist China. Pravda calls him a reactionary and a tool of the United States while Attlee defends his reporting as truthful amid global political tension. Sam Rayburn praised an outspoken U S Congress as "inept" after a tough day.
The piece argues that a European crisis in September could unravel the United Nations, threaten Western cohesion, and endanger leaders like Mendes France and Adenauer. It warns that France and other states resist collective security and previews possible electoral shifts in November as the crisis tests Ike and Dulles.
Washington report describes Pierce J. Gerety addressing the National Association of Internal Revenue Employers in Jacksonville Florida. He champions higher federal benefits while defending the Hatch Act and the need for a non political career service to shield federal workers from partisan pressures and ensure efficient public service.
Ten young Californians studying mountain science failed to summit Makalu in the Himalayas due to monsoon onset. They spent two months near 15,500 feet, recording adrenal stress, weight loss, and blood pressure shifts relevant to long-term human survival in extreme environments. Dr. Nelle Pace notes adrenal hormone patterns differed from battlefield Korea, suggesting synthetic adrenal doses may aid extended physical stress. The team will advance studies at a 14,000-foot California site with ONR NSF and Rockefeller Foundation support.
The verse argues faith must be a living force not confined to holy days. If faith fades in disasters and daily life, prayer loses meaning and belief fails. Only by steadfast living of belief can one achieve moral strength and divine favor.
Sir Geoffrey Bourne, director of operations, says Malaya's six year emergency could end within a year if shopkeepers and others stop paying protection money and cut off food supplies to communist guerrillas.
A discussion outlines Hatch Act constraints for federal employees on voting and political activity. It states that workers may not transport others to polls beyond family, may not display partisan items on duty, may not distribute campaign literature or sell party dinner tickets, and must avoid publishing pro or anti political content. Wives and families may participate if not acting on behalf of the employee. Concludes with a call for public support of civil service and nonpartisan public service.
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