Dewey Exudes Confidence on Peace Campaign Tour
Des Moines September 20 Dewey declares confidence peace can be won in a campaign to unite America. He pledges no aggression and a foreign policy blueprint, speaking at Brake University field house before crowds estimated from 6,000 to 10,000. Dewey arrives by campaign train from Albany and is introduced as the next president by party officials.
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Nepublican
Thomas EB. Maney
America
New York
Nla
Dewey
Brake University
Penay
Tha Hall
Havaan
Lowa Highway Patrol
Tha
Flaid
Folica
Lorin Milter
Redding
Thomay &, Dewey
Nother
United States
Whitney Gilliland
Mesa
Nawara
Waanington
Bridgeport Weather Today and Tonight Overview
Local Bridgeport vicinity forecast lists today as warm in the low 70s with moderate northerly winds. It provides highs for the day and notes yesterday's temperature ranges and precipitation details, along with tide, humidity, and barometer readings for the period.
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Bridgeport
Mursaye
Bridgeport and
New York City
Cops Radar Speed Checks on One Way Street
Bridgeport police quietly use radar to monitor vehicles on a busy one way street. Supt. John A. Lyddy announced a speed meter placed yesterday on four main avenues. No arrests were made but offenders were noted on a chart. The device, weighing 45 pounds, runs on six volts and storage battery. It can be set along streets with speed range up to 100 mph and margins of error of two mph.
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Bridgeport
Follee
John A. Lyddy
Lyddy
Wee
President Bids For West's Votes Aboard Truman Train
President Truman toured Colorado aboard a Democratic campaign train and urged voters to back Democratic candidates. He argued the administration inherited wartime conditions and faced an almost impossible transition, praising achievements like full employment and a record national income while attacking Republican opposition as puppets of business. He spoke at a Denver rally, asserting the need for Democratic servants of the people to continue progress.
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Truman
Paw
Denver
Bnet Wa
Huge Army Jet Bomber Explodes During West Coast Test Hop
A B-45 jet bomber built by North American Aviation exploded during a test hop near Alpaugh California, with two pilots aboard. The crash site covered several square miles and two bodies were recovered from the wreckage. George W Krebs of Los Angeles was identified as the project pilot.
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Tulare
Calif
Hie
Miloa
Air Force
Army
Alpaugh
Central California
Nome
Here
North American Aviation
George W. Krebs
Los Angeles
Fairfield Teacher Lulu E Troy Dies in 1942 Article
Lulu E Troy, principal of McKinley School in Fairfield, died at home after a long illness. A recent leave of absence preceded her death. Services are set for Thursday at 4:30 a.m. at her home and at 5:00 a.m. at the Church of the Assumption Fairfield, with burial in St Michael's cemetery. She was born in New Hampshire and is survived by a brother.
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Troy
Ats Jackman Avenue
Pairfield
McKinley School
Fairfeld School
Austom Lines
Misa Troy
Board of Education
Meinley School
Church of Assumption
Maliflald
Requiam
Gurlal
St. Michael's Cemetery
Newhown
Bethel Adopts Sewage Disposal Ban in Streams
Bethel officials approve an ordinance banning disposal of sewage into town waters effective after Oct 1 1949. Penalty for violations includes a fine up to 100 dollars or up to 30 days in jail. The measure, drafted by selectmen and signed Sept 20, was prompted by a complaint from Jack L. Thompson of Wheaton Avenue.
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Bethel
Board of Selection
Town Hall
Bathel
Mr. Manenson
Howard CG
Stryker
Second Selectman
Edgar C. Plath
Third Assectman
Driver Injured as Cab Hits Truck at Main and South
Joseph St Lahaire 27, driver for Yellow Cab, was seriously injured when his cab collided with a trailer truck at the Main and South avenue intersection. He was extracted by passersby and hospital staff listed multiple fractures and severe injuries. Passengers and patrolmen pursued investigation as the westbound vehicle, driven by Clift disregard was noted.
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Joseph St. Lahaire
Bassiok Court
Yellow Cab Company
Trailet
South Avenue
Main Street
Philip A. Levin
John Street
St. Lahaire
Roebart BH
Israel outlaws terrorist gangs and judges plan for lottery
The report notes Israel passes a law outlawing terrorist groups with up to twenty year penalties for leaders members or supporters. It cites the Jeruzalem assassination of Count Bernadotte and UN observer Lt Col Andre Serot as context. The measure’s enforcement and scope remain to be clarified by practice. Separately Milford proposes a town lottery to finance schools and public improvements with a referendum to ensure legality under existing law.
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Jerusalem
Bernadotte
Starn
Hariot
Andre Serot
France
Preminr
David Ben-Gurion
Tatrol Gan
Imalrord
Harold E. Hathaway
Hathaway
Randon
Athosney
Miami Braces For 10 Meet As Hurricane Approaches
Hurricane warnings cover southern Florida and the Keys as Miami braces for a blow. Red Cross shelters open in Miami and Key West reports evacuations. Schools closed. ships and airlines halt operations. residents board up windows and prepare for the storm’s arrival.
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Cuba
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Miorida Keys
Peninaula
Red Cross
Key West
Coast Guard
Heiress Silent at Spy Inquiry
Louise Branston Berman, blonde heiress linked to Soviet agents, refused to answer questions in the congressional atomic spying inquiry. She gave a brief formal statement denying wrongful activities and criticized the House committee as infamous. House members pressed for remarks during the session.
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New Vork
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committes
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Alender
Llo
House Un-American Activities and Committee
House
Rep. McDowell
R-Pa
Repowes
Aimaght
Rep
Hurricane hits Bridgeport ten years ago today
Today's marks the tenth anniversary of the 2998 hurricane that struck Bridgeport just before 4 PM on September 21. The storm roared across Connecticut at up to 100 miles per hour, causing extensive property damage with losses estimated between 50 and 400 million dollars and a wartime impact on the state.
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Atlantic
Connecticut
Meat price drop seen in 60 days heads to lower costs
New York AP report cites meat packers predicting prices will ease in about 30 to 60 days mainly on a seasonal decline. F. W. Specht of Armour and Co notes no immediate price cuts despite a record corn crop, as feed conversion and spring markets shape the trend. Opinions vary among industry spokesmen on timing and extent of the decline.
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American Meat Institute
F. W. Spechl
Armour and Co
Specht
Une Snauaury
A.W. Brickman
Tilinois Meat Co
National Economy Hinges on Military Program Says Cherne
Leo M. Cherne economist warned at a Chamber luncheon that the U S economy will hinge on the expanded military program and that deficit spending and higher taxes will return in 1948 though no depression will occur as long as war persists in Europe He predicted a Republican presidential victory and Democrats would face a difficult electoral year Hawley presented an optimistic 1949 outlook based on a Chamber survey showing conditions improving slightly over 1948 and ahead of this year’s figures.
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Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Chamber
Stratfield Hotel
Cherne
Research Institute of America
Europe
Jamarl W. Hawley
Chamber Oiee
Uhis
Crowd Demands Mayor Baltimore Sale Of Brady Homes
A 200 to 300 strong crowd at a Common Council meeting pressured Mayor McLevy to delay the Brady Housing sale and hear pleas from the Brady Project Tenants association. Police escorted the Mayor and Alderman Hafele from the chamber as tense spectators gathered, shouting for action and a postponement.
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Anda
Brody Homen
Scorer
Parsons
Aix
Louis B. Hafele
Bulding
Bank Street
State Street
Hafele Wan
A. Edward Sandula
Brady Project Tenants’ Association
Edmund J.rowan
Brady Houses
Public
Alala
Rowan
Deak
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Sumner J. Wiley
PHA
Wiley
Brady Project
Success Park
Theodore I. Konkoff
Stratford
People’s (Wallace) Party
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