10 Mar 1953
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1953
Page
1
Glenn MacDonald of the Bay City Times recounts an observation trip on the USS Bon Homme Richard detailing jet catapult launches. He notes the pilot’s terrifying acceleration, the LSO guidance, and the life risk on 800 landings including a fatal accident to a 30-year-old father.
Eyewitness text describes three barriers on a ship deck and a plane that hit them. The aircraft then toppled, broke apart, and plunged into the ocean, with the forward section crashing nose first and men feared dead. A helicopter recovered the scene as the Navy documented the incident.
Voters face a lack of clear issues tomorrow as local contest hinges on unseen factors including the Fire Department Police Department and town governance. The Italo American letter stirring racial tension and candidate shifts cited by critics suggest personal popularity may determine outcome despite no decisive policy lines.
Letters targeting Italian and Portuguese Americans urged support for the Democratic slate in Bristol's town council race. Republican challenger Captain Paul Herzig replied by stressing American citizenship. The campaign marks a rare use of racial appeals with mixed reactions and questions about their impact on voting.
Alfred N. Nunes Democratic candidate for town treasurer issues a statement calling Bristol finances a hodge podge of divisible authority. He cites opponent William H. Angevine and a state audit bureau report as supporting his claim that the current fiscal system lacks centralized coordination.
Assemblymen Coggeshall Brightman and Alfred urged voters to back the Democratic slate in Bristol town elections. They touted the slate’s "best interests" and criticized opposition while pledging wholehearted support for the Democratic candidates.
GOP statement accuses Democrats of misrepresenting Bristol town finances. It cites net debt increases and tax costs, and argues Republicans trimmed budgets since March 1951 while the town solicitor’s salary covers all legal work. The piece notes continued claims and the continuation on Page 4.
Right Rev Higgins, coadjutor bishop of New York, addressed St Michael's Lenten series. The Rev Higgins, named to the bishopric in 1953, comes to the office with integrity and broad experience including past roles at St Martin's Providence and Gethsemane Minneapolis.
The Mass of Pontifical Ritual for Rev Charles C Curran drew bishops from Providence Fall River Dallas and Hartford with over 100 priests and hundreds of parishioners attending at St Marys Church. Mourners prayed overnight as Curran’s body lay in state and spiritual leaders led the service and vigils.
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