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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1947
Page
45
Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription costs: 2 years $12.00, 1 year $6.00, 3 months $1.00. Additional postage 20 cents monthly beyond 180 miles. Notes Associated Press rights and mail-forwarding details, with publication terms and post office entry.
A February era editorial denounces the American Youth for Democracy AYD as a Communist youth movement targeting colleges. It warns that AYD papers promote peace with the Soviet Union and oppose military training while attacking American institutions. The piece urges normal students to expose AYD members and says watchdogs should keep them in the open.
A large passenger plane with two failed engines made a belly landing at Floyd Bennett Field without injuries. In a separate midnight crash over Luzon Philippines the crew ordered parachute exits. 26 of 28 occupants were found alive, raising questions about emergency parachutes and passenger evacuation in air disasters.
The fragment mentions wide debris scattering across the countryside and very few occupants surviving a catastrophe. It links the Luzon incident to parachuting as a means of evacuation, suggesting parachute methods offer better chances for plate occupants.
A Paris sourced report by sixteen western European nations and Germany outlines needs and proposals for self help under the Marshall Plan. They seek about 22.44 billion dollars for 1948 to 1951, with 3.116 billion from the Bank for Reconstruction and Development and roughly 19.33 billion from the United States over five years. Congress must scrutinize the request amid inflation and a global hunger threat, with possible aid-linked political consequences.
The United Nations shows greater aggressiveness and resolve to tackle controversial issues. Delegates must honor both government instructions and global demands for a practical path to permanent peace, driven by the hope to shield future generations from war. Recent events suggest a strong, constructive UN drive.
Despite ongoing price increases after OPA controls ended, observers still favor free enterprise but question affordability of the best options moving forward.
A man told by his physician that he was sound as a dollar contracts a taxi to flee to his attorney's office where he makes out his will amid tense, uncertain calls for funds.
Producers push the familiar anthropoid fact with increased spectacle and realism in scenes. The ongoing emphasis highlights human biology as a selling point, underscoring industry trends toward naturalistic portrayal.
A brief wager warns that Soc prices may swing while skirts face opposite pressure in a playful bet. The note coins a two dollar stake and hints at market instability and fashion volatility within a light public setting.
Washington by Ray Tucker analyzes how recent labor clashes over the Hartley Taft act affect ordinary workers and their families. It argues labor leaders misread public sentiment, praising the law as protective and boosting working-class allegiance to the flag while diminishing union power. It discusses political forecasts centering on Joe Martin as a potential alternative to front runners Dewey Taft Eisenhower MacArthur.
Union officials write to President Taft and lawmakers condemning the AFL and CIO stance on the statute. John L. Lewis declines to sign the not a communist affidavit, backing William Green and the executive committee at Cleveland, shaping the union’s response.
Major corporations including U S Steel Goodyear and Chrysler distribute explanations of the Hartley-Taft Act provisions and bans, replacing the former Wagner Act limits on management contact. The AFL and CIO have attacked the law while workers learn its aims and safeguards for the first time.
Dutch diplomat John B. Pennink, longtime Netherlands adviser in Japan, predicts a bleak Asia future as colonial rule ends. He foresees political chaos, rampant propaganda, and economic domination by Japanese and Chinese interests if Western influence withdraws. Democracy unlikely for decades, he says, due to deep cultural barriers and flawed incentives. Pennink plans to become Netherlands minister to Romania in Bucharest and shows no regret about leaving the Orient.
London sept 28 ap Winston Churchill's United Europe Committee approved the 16 nation Marshall Plan report as directing Europe along the only possible road to recovery. The group led by Churchill Edouard Herriot and Paul Van Zeeland called the program the first step toward broader continental integration and urged permanent international machinery to extend cooperation.
Rep. Dingell of Michigan calls for first priority in cutting federal taxes by eliminating wartime excise taxes and high rates. He lists jewelry, furs, telegrams, long distance calls and railroad tickets as examples and spoke at a federal state conference on tax and fiscal problems.
Washington dispatch reports Georges Bidault foreign minister in New York is viewed by Paris observers as the probable successor to Premier Ramadier if a showdown with Communist leaders and a general strike erupts. Moscow backs Thorez and aims to install a Red regime through crippling strikes while French workers rally around production and political action.
Arm ed Chinese police halted a wedding party for a Chinese general fresh from the front and a private all foreign party at Wagone Lits Hotel to enforce new austerity rules banning public dancing. Police briefly allowed dancing then ended it at 11 p.m. as required. An Indian woman mistaken for Chinese was ordered to go home by pistol carrying officers, prompting foreign guests to consider embassies.
Washington reports farm price levels rose about 11 percent in the past year while costs paid by farmers climbed 16 percent. The index of prices received stood at 276 of the 1900-14 average, with prices paid at 235 of the 1916-14 average. Farmers enjoy a 17 percent cost advantage versus nonfarm producers, though August 1946 showed a 23 percent advantage. Feed costs surged with wheat and corn, while beef, hogs, milk, eggs, and poultry rose too.
Quito Sept 28 AP says Dr. L Neftall Ponce has resigned as Ecuadorian ambassador to the United States. The official notice states he will depart Washington soon to return to Ecuador.
Weather forecast for Connecticut Massachusetts and Rhode Island calls for fair and warmer conditions Monday with Tuesday showing cloudiness but no significant temperature change. Maine New Hampshire and Vermont expect fair conditions in the south and increasing cloudiness north with warmer Monday. Monday night and Tuesday bring considerable cloudiness and showers in northern areas with warmer Monday night and little to no temperature change Tuesday. Winds from Eastport to Block Island reach 163 MPH southwest on Monday with excellent visibility and felt weather.
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