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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1947
Page
17
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A historic Freedom Train tour comes to Bridgeport on Thursdays, recalling Constitution Day and a year-long 300 city voyage begun in Philadelphia. The exhibit displays key documents from Columbus’ 1493 report to the Emancipation Proclamation, the Mayflower Compact, Jefferson’s draft Declaration, the Bill of Rights, and more, aiming to inspire patriotism and understanding of American democracy. The narrative connects these artifacts to resilience against tyranny and underscores a commitment to liberty amid global tensions and political critique.
A fragmentary column rails at Soviet conduct in diplomacy, mocking Vishinsky’s UN outbursts and likening Red Russia to tyranny. It jokes about lists of “warmongers” including Dulles and others, and compares Russian rhetoric with Hitlerian imagery, amid a climate of bitter exchanges.
The essay argues against rushing European aid decisions, warning of higher prices and increased civilian hardship if the United States overextends. It notes Europe’s dire need and U.S. recent twenty billion outward loans, urging careful, fair judgment to preserve domestic economic stability.
The article urges immediate action on global food shortages and urges a nationwide voluntary food conservation effort at home. It critiques governments for past priorities and stresses that aid abroad will be needed while domestic efforts maximize available resources.
A humorously misfitted newspaper filler cites a psychologist declaring women grow broad minded after forty, then quips about flattery and a pig unable to look up while on its back. The piece uses odd epigrammatic lines to illustrate confusion.
A Yankee town welcomes the Freedom Train on Thursday October 2 with Mayor McLevy and civic committees. The replica Constitution, carrying marginal notes by William Samuel Johnson of Stratford who died 1819, travels from New York to Connecticut the Constitutional State amid calls for liberty public virtue and national happiness.
The piece honors William Samuel Johnson and Roger Ludlowe as early Connecticut legal guides who shaped colonial democracy through the Fundamental Orders. It notes the unlikely presence of a copy of the Fundamental Orders aboard the Freedom Train while urging Fairfield Bridgeport and Stratford residents to honor their historic town leaders and the 300 year legacy of American liberty.
The article reflects on Connecticut as a backbone of the union and republic, noting historic ties to Liberty and the founding era. It discusses two early colonial lawyers Ludlowe and Johnson, their roles in defending democracy and escaping royalist rule, and cites a Columbia speech urging graduates to exercise all faculties as citizens under divine and human obligations.
The article reflects on the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention and its aim to create a national government for all states without eroding state rights. It notes the shift from the 1777 Articles to a federal union, the pledge of a more perfect union, and mentions Johnson of Stratford as the first drafter of the document.
Dr. Johnson wrote in 1789 a Yale College president, Dr. Stiles, warning about the Constitution. He approved the Federal Constitution but favored possible amendments only after long experience to judge necessity, insisting none should be made in the next twenty years.
The article notes Dr. Johnson and Roger Sherman as the only two signers from Connecticut. Sherman, the Yankee shoemaker turned jurist, served on the bench of the Common Pleas courts and was mayor of New Haven for nine terms until his death.
In James Madison papers a Stratford Connecticut delegate in a brief speech resolves the main issue. The article traces Johnson’s view of a state charter 1662 patterned by Fundamental Orders, linking town politics and colony capacity to form a combined government. It notes the House of Congress and the Senate, the states, and cites Madison calling the Senate a surgeon cooling our hot coffee.
A Yale president writing to Dr Johnson in Stratford in 1789 argues that Roman progress from republic to empire took centuries while American policy begins on a broad Atlantic to Mississippi scale. He urges seeds of republicanism and cautious electivist rule to prevent despotism and foresees a Millennium as a Republic.
Government spending is projected to fall about 3 billion next year from this year's 37 billion, with 34 billion forecast for the new fiscal year begin July 1. If demand slumps, relief and public works costs could rise, widening the deficit as tax receipts dip. Conciliation chief Cyrus Ching faces a delicate Bethlehem Shipyard dispute, while economists warn of inflation and a possible bust, and Attlee may grant Cripps expanded powers to tackle crisis.
Deputy Prime Minister Morrison floated continuing coal exports this year amid shortages at home without union input. Labor leaders warn workers will insist that supplies first serve British industry, risking foreign orders and unemployment at home.
The Export-Import Bank and private banks plan a $60 million credit package for cotton exporters within weeks. Exporters would also contribute a few million. The deal mirrors a previous finance for German shipments where the X-M Bank advanced $19 million and exporters provided $1 million.
US Argentine agreement progress stalls as Argentines await new American planes before deciding where to operate. British officials say sovereignty over territories in the Rio de Janeiro hemisphere defense treaty remains unaffected. With Ecuador stable, it will be invited to sign the Rio defense treaty and talks for a new US Brazil commerce and navigation treaty will begin following Truman’s Rio trip.
United Airlines will use ILS this winter but avoid lower altitudes as a safety buffer for another year. The ICAO deputy secretary general post may go to Tim ODrivcon of Ireland after an internal dispute. The air policy commission is drafting its final report as hearings continue, with decisions expected by year end. The world conference on air rights shifts to Geneva on November 3 from October 27.
Winnipeg barber Charles Tugwell leads western Canadian wheatfield inspiration for a lavish, original fall treatment as hair styles sweep hair upward. Dr. T Pomfret Kilner informs the International Surgeons conference in London that highly
Washington, Sept. 27. Seventeen executives from fourteen companies will appear before the president's air policy commission next week for questioning on statements prepared for the five member group. The commission, appointed by President Truman in July, is to report revised national aviation policy by January 1.
London Sept 27 AP An informed British official said Pakistan government asked Britain and Commonwealth capitals for help ending Hindu Moslem slaughter in India. The Muslim dominion’s plea was forwarded but no confirmation given about a request for military aid.
A compact verse asserts that declaring no use to try would halt all progress. It contrasts dull resignation with the courage to fail and persevere, noting in history that perseverance led to steam, wires, and harnessed power. The poem urges bold effort toward distant goals.
The forecast covers Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont with fair to cool conditions. Sunday remains cool with variable winds, while Monday brings increasing clouds and showers, followed by warmer temperatures. Eastport to Block Island expects moderate northerly winds, fair skies, and excellent visibility.
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