30 Sep 1954
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1954
Page
1
The Army announced it will raise combat equipped divisions from 19 to 24 over two years. Five new divisions arise from existing training units given combat organization while not fully manned, with no net rise in total manpower. Rotation plan named Operation Gyroscope replaces whole units overseas.
Cloudy condition with fog and drizzle this morning, clearing to partly cloudy afternoon. Tonight and Friday remain mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s, lows around 65. New York City similar.
Norwich ends American Woolen company operations with inevitable closure. The Norwich Industrial Foundation offered $175,000 for the plant, less than half its market value, to preserve reemployment and diversify local jobs, while work-in-hand continues through the November merchandising season.
The United States and France announced a broad plan to save Indochina from further communist conquest. It calls for more than 700 million dollars annually in U S aid and keeps French troops in Southern Viet Nam for now while native forces build up. The accord followed three days of talks with Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia consulted and reportedly pleased.
Floods across Honduras inundate banana lands and force mass evacuations as authorities seek urgent aid. Radio reports from El Salvador warn of drownings in La Lima and a landslide trapping flood refugees. U S embassy asks Caribbean command for help to prevent disaster and protect lives and property.
In the World Series opener Dusty Rhodes delivered a 270 foot pinch homer in the 10th to lift the New York Giants to a 5-2 win over Cleveland. Mays saved the game with an 8th inning running catch off Vic Wertz as Maglie and Grissom held Cleveland at bay.
Milford voters hear town committee recommendation to sell part of Housatonic river islands and marshland to the State for wildlife use while retaining New Meadows and Farm Flat for potential future reclamation. State plans to buy for 3050 dollars to manage as a wildlife area and public shooting site with deed restrictions. Local debate cites conservation and future town needs.
Edna Thermian 42 of Stratford identified as mother of a three year old boy found abandoned in a hotel. Police said she registered under Grace Rogan with her son Charles at Hotel Williams and was later found wandering at Hillside hospital. The hotel tenant heard a child crying and police reunited mother and son at the hospital.
Mrs. Alice K Leopold of Weston named assistant in charge of women's affairs by Secretary of Labor James P Mitchell. She will hold both jobs and help integrate women's status across departments after meetings with women's groups. Leopold previously Connecticut Secretary of State under Eisenhower and first Weston woman to serve in General Assembly.
Right of way purchase operations for the Connecticut expressway moved closer to property owners. Three field offices opened in Bridgeport Norwalk and Greenwich to handle negotiations locally. Bridgeport at 896 Stratford Avenue led by George E. Anderson covers Bridgeport Fairfield and Stratford. Norwalk at 3 Cedar Street led by George S. Bailey covers Norwalk Darien and Westport. Greenwich at 15 Breezemont Avenue led by Clarence A. French covers Greenwich and Stamford. A fourth office will open in New Haven when space becomes available.
Baltimore Sept 29 AP A new warrant charging John David Provoo former U S Army staff sergeant with treason while a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II was issued. Provoo now 36 was convicted of treason and sentenced to life in prison in New York in one of the strangest cases to come out of World War II. The U S Court of Appeals overturned the conviction on grounds he should have been tried in Maryland where he was an Army prisoner at arrest. U S Attorney George Cochran Doub of Maryland will handle the retrial in Maryland district. There will be no Supreme Court appeal of the New York Appeals court decision. Provoo was convicted Feb 11 1953 of broadcasting wartime propaganda for the Japanese and of abusing fellow American soldiers in wartime Pacific camps, and of causing the death of Army Captain Burton C Thomson of Swea City Iowa by informing on him to the Japanese.]
In Sioux City Iowa the missing boy’s mutilated body was found in a pasture near his home. Police say skull holes point to blunt force death. A questioned itinerant salesman, described as psychotic, is in custody after admission of talking with Jimmie the night he disappeared. He later sought psychiatric treatment and was taken to the scene for observation.
The Nautilus, world’s first atomic submarine, will be commissioned in Groton at 3 p.m. with Adm. Donald B. Duncan leading a Navy guest list that includes James H. Smith Jr. and many Electric Boat officials. Cmdr. Eugene P. Wilkinson, commander of the sub, will speak briefly.
The United States and Britain push toward a near final plan to rearm West Germany as a NATO member. Adenauer expresses confidence the conference will end in success, with Dulles planning to return to Washington soon. Proposals include ending the occupation and forming a seven power European arms control framework.
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