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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1947
Page
6
Bridgeport Telegram notes its daily exchange connecting departments and operating day and night under the Post Publishing Company established in Bridgeport Connecticut with an audit bureau listing.
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Unbased Labor News reports AFL head John Lewis faces a looming showdown with the nation’s nine unions over communism. The piece notes Taft Hartley law, potential convention at San Francisco, and Lewis’s possible ouster or power shift affecting millions of union members. It critiques political leadership and calls for public education on food conservation amid high costs.
In face of a looming crisis Americans expect decisive action from the president. Critics say a 26 member committee delays a concrete relief plan, urging a rapid, masterful food program rather than drawn out proceedings. The piece questions leadership and demand for immediate Europe relief.
In Milwaukee Speaker Joe Martin calls for safeguards on European aid. He urges a definite program and resist bland funding, warning against blank checks while noting public concern over food costs and taxes. President Truman has not set clear Europe funding figures.
The Torrington Register shows Mayor Jasper McLevy pictured under the caption Faces Eighth Term. The piece argues his long tenure keeps him closely tied to Bridgeport, with critics noting his dedication to public work and value for taxpayers, while questioning the need for an eighth term.
A K of Los Angeles suspects Foster backs Henry Wallace to thwart Truman in a cold war tone. O.R.M. of Brooklyn doubts a LaGuardia death shifts politics. dominant figures cast lasting shadows, possibly guiding Truman endorsement. K of Columbus reports Argentina profits on grain sales abroad while the U.S. price lags domestic costs.
The discussion notes that Foster suspects Wallace could be drawn into ambitious politics. It questions whether Iowa influence would awaken his third party ideas and hints that Henry might back Truman. The piece also suggests the Communist national chairman could be hedging against a possible reunion.
The article suggests Mr LaGuardia shaped voting by eloquently forceful style, potentially shifting liberals in New York Chicago San Francisco and other cities during the 1948 presidential contest. It also notes possible impacts on Governor Dewey and President Truman without his presence.
Connecticut lawmakers blame the 1947 zoning act on wording errors by the Statute Revision Commission. Critics urge removing the office from politics and placing appointment with the chief justice to ensure impartial drafting and reduce costly disputes with businesses. The piece notes past failures, calls for higher technical quality, and cites expert support for reform.
The text notes Buenos Aires using its food and financial leverage to form a regional bloc resistant to American influence. It questions Argentina’s willingness to join the Marshall plan framework and hints at large South American shipments and potential consequences for Washington if Buenos Aires withholds support.
Readers are invited to send questions for the weekly Saturday forum to Ray Tucker at 6308 Hillcrest Place in Chevy Chase Maryland.
Telephone workers begin distributing 1,290,000 Manhattan directories weighing four pounds each. The 1413 page book, five months late, contains 565,000 listings up 3,000 from before. Errors are now about 0.15 percent, lower than previous editions.
Earl Dallas received a 30 day jail term after stealing two flashlights and a bag of cereal from a parked car in Spokane. He began peddling the loot and his first prospective customer was the car owner among Spokane’s 160000 residents.
Reports from Paris claim the Communist Party under Maurice Thorez has Moscow’s green light to strike and seize power as France faces worsening economic crisis. Washington warns that food and fuel relief must come soon to avert catastrophe.
Paris reports reveal the Ramadier government holds full intelligence on opponents and warns of a looming general strike led by Thorez under Moscow guidance. The plan risks paralyzing France, triggering economic and social crises while Palmiro Togliatti may push violence in Northern Italy. The police are infiltrated, the army is dispersed, and regular forces fight in Indo China, Madagascar, Tunisia, and Algeria.
In occupied Germany the remainder of French forces are in a weakened state and metropolitan forces are sparse. A general strike may be crushed by Communists, with parallels drawn to Northern Italy where crops were destroyed. France seeks U.S. aid, but transit delays could keep help from arriving for weeks, as Washington weighs risks and timing. President Auriol and Premier Ramadier push overtime efforts to avert a Moscow-inspired collapse.
A quotation from Trygve Lie, UN Secretary-General, warns that avoiding local disputes can prevent larger conflicts, contrasting with a statement by Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, former wartime OSS head, who calls Western Europe the outer bastion of defense in military, ideological, and economic terms.
Senator McMahon called Vishinsky ridiculous if peace of the world depended on him and urged control of atomic energy. He spoke at the Hartford County Bar Association banquet after discussing the attack with Justice Jackson and Attorney Dodd.
Ford Motor Co to initiate an 11 1 2 cent an hour wage boost plus six paid holidays for 107000 CIO production workers after rejecting a 200 million pension plan. A Ford spokesman said the decision followed a CIO UAW vote defeating the pension plan. Workers faced a choice of pension plus seven cent raise or a 15 cent raise in the wage package. Ford aligns with other auto makers in the postwar readjustment pattern.
Bill Odom will depart around November 23 on a third global hop via the north and south poles with Milton Reynolds backing the trip. He previously set a solo around the world record in August in just over 72 hours.
Connecticut and Rhode Island have mostly sunny skies with cool conditions. Frost is expected Saturday night followed by slightly warmer Sunday afternoon. Maine New Hampshire and Vermont see clouds Saturday morning then fair and cool, with heavy frost at night and Sunday warming. Massachusetts remains cool with frost inland, coastal areas milder. Eastport to Block Island reports gentle northerly winds turning onshore and fair visibility.
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