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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1954
Page
7
A Fifth Republicans campaign committee meeting for Neil E. Hannon candidate for state senator in the 21st district is set for today at 7 p.m. at 272 North Avenue the home of Dr. Michael V. Sciortine. Campaign manager James F. Lesko will attend.
Nationalist pilots reported sinking five motorized junks and damaging six more along the Red China coast as a possible prelude to a wider invasion. An Army spokesman warned the actions might merge into an invasion of the mainland, while plans to disperse government agencies to safer areas were discussed in Taipei. General Maxwell D. Taylor toured forces in Formosa during his visit.
SAN DIEGO Sept 28 AP The Navy disclosed that ships and planes of the Seventh Fleet moved to defend Formosa early this month amid a possible invasion by communist China The carriers Hornet Boxer and Yorktown positioned southeast of Formosa and sent planes over the Formosa Strait supported by the heavy cruiser St Paul and destroyers The display followed the Sept 3 bombardment of Quemoy by communist forces near Amoy harbor Quemoy lies 119 miles west of Formosa The fleet later returned to Manila
Hall Settlement House at 230 Park Place will reopen Monday. Registration for membership occurs Wednesday Thursday and Friday this week from 3 to 5 pm with an additional Thursday 7 to 9 pm session. Staff includes Evelyn Felton John Kehoe Georgette Valliere Mrs Mary Rod er Dick Haight and five five man teams from New Haven State Teachers College. University of Bridgeport also provides four staff members.
Milford Delaware September 28 AP only a third of 1562 pupils enrolled at Milford's formerly all white school attended on the second day of a boycott against racial integration. Signs of broader resistance to enforcing the Supreme Court ruling surfaced in nearby Lincoln and Laurel as local meetings planned desegregation actions.
The Public Utilities Commission approved Gray Line Bus fare increases to 18 cents cash or 23 cents with two tokens for adults and 10 cents cash or four tickets for school children. Hartford hearing June 15 saw city opposition via a telegram from Mayor McLevy.
New deputy sheriff J Frank Caldwell aged 54, a special policeman in Greenwich, was sworn in yesterday as Fairfield county deputy sheriff. He succeeds Waldo W Louden who died last month. The oath was administered by Esther M Dunn, assistant clerk of Common Pleas court.
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