Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive

The Bridgeport Telegram from Bridgeport, Connecticut • Page 2

Location:
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Issue Date:
Page:
2
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

KENNEDY SEEN VICTOR AS VOTE STRENGHTGROWS (Continued from Paje Otic) efforts to hoM the bulk it in lint for Kennedy's chief rival, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. Others Still Trying Johnson kept his campaign on the road. So did Sen, stum Sy.

mmgton of Missouri and the vol-utileer team attempting lo get things started for Adlai Siev-enson. But things were approarhing the desperation stage for this Johnson lieutenants were talV. more in terms of holding their own thin ar.y victory i noiaing rneir rnougn. Gov. Herschel Loveless cancelled the Iowa delegation's commitment lo support him as a favorite son, once it has done that on the first ballot Wednesday.

And even daily over he said, the fhey.wul Vm" This happened at an iowa can-cus. The governor promptly begin 1 axing a straw vole of the delegation and, with flourish marked his own for Kennedy. The poll showed: Kennedy WA votes, Symington 4, Johnson 2, SlevensDn absent M. With this result, plus a possible 21 votes from Kansas, Kennedy ciose to the 600 mark in the number of sure-fire Jie can expect before the first :a.lot Loveless told the Iowa dele, gates: "I don't propose that you or 1 spend our time and effort to be on the side of a loser." So in the midst of a di2.iv Sunday whirl of jrfaie caucuses and other delegate huddles it was be coming more and more that Kennedy could expect the r1' al which he has been aiming. Truman Won't Attend Former Hresident Harry K.

Truman made it final that he Is boycotting the ronvemion-aiujlh-cr signpost pointing to a Kennedy victory, Truman aides at the convention scene released state ment saying lniraan stood bv ins juiy i decision against attending the convention on grounds 111 tavor oi Kennedy. Truman's choice is Sen. Stuart Symington o( Missouri. Kennedy rivals talked hopefully hut vaguely of mounting strength. But where it might be coming! from was ali sort of mysterious And at the start nf the slate get-togethers and nose counls of delegates, not a single massive break hid been chalked up for Symington, Sen.

Lyndon B. Johnson ol Texas, or the wining but weaJv-ln-votes Adlai K. Steven- This trio and Kenned set a hard, fast pace from hotel room' vunierences. to sessions with various slate delegates, to radio-TV appearances and any ether spots uejiiu uwy oni.j Mi r-: some enthusiasm or pick up vc for their causes. Want la Get on Bandw Hesitating delenales ivp: ting edgy about the possibilitv of miasinti a Kennedy In the.

Wisconsin and Illinois uciL-gauons, along wilh Pennsylvania, signs were increasing that additional delegates were get-ting ready to put a shoulder to the wheel for the Massachusetts senator. Minnesota was a hit Party leaders there frankly were njuig id oaner toe state's 3 votes for a vice presidential nnn. ination for Gov. Orville Freeman or 5eo. Hubert H.

Humphrey. Humphrey once had designs or, first place on the tirfcot Kennedy ground him down in the spring primary electrons. In Ihe convention itself. nf nickiiir- a acJiiaJly begins, and perhaps tiius, on neontsaay. While the curtain rolls up oi the convention tomorrow, it only for preliminaries to the mau show.

The chief event tomormu- a keynote speech by Sen. Frank Church of Idaho, to flail away at Ulff ttir Tin th. cjsy the nominating speeches, the diuy, lany. noisy demon. strations.

and finally the evenliul first ballot cm the nominees. And on this Sunday came this from Lord, former Minnesota attorney general: "We're ready to do business." In the. end. the 31 Minnesota votes will go wherever Humphrey vants them to. and doubtless the same n-lll be true ot Humphrey vdes in other delegations The Michigan delegation heard outside talk of a ticket.

Gov. G. Mermen Wil-hams such chatter had leached him but he saw Litlc chance that the man the Democrat! picked twice for the presi. dency would accept jecsrad place now. T0P 0S THE WORLD Linda Bement 'of Salt Lake City, Utah, ihmm on the tarn) at Miami Beach yesterday alter selected Universe at the Pageant last night.

She has Ihe goW trophy award by her aide. (Story on Page 14) BELGIANS BATTLE RIOTERS IN CONGO (Continued tirmec reports that a request had peen received from the pri Katanga province for troops from Rhodesia, but said the ap peal was rejected. With many isolated areas still not heard a compilation of reports irom Associated Prts: correspondents in several of tthe principal cities and from the Bel. gian radio outlined this About 800 Eelgiair patatroop ers and commandos, acting in re sponse to an appeal from pro vincial premier Kmse Tshome. attacked mutinous Congolese soldiers in Elisalwthvilic after sis Europeans were, killed.

The'Kii- repeani, attempting lo reach the districts, were dragged from their' cars. Troops Restore Order iet wis restored, but later looting and sporadic shooting 4 luted the Belgian troops swung anion a second time. Near, idnlght order was reported re stored again. At least 25 Afri. cans were reported killed.

At Luluabourg in Kajai pro-nce to the north, Belgian para troopers dropped on the city and rescued several hundred Europeans besieged in the main hotel. Belgian loices also intervener; at Kitona. Boma and Matadi, at Ihe mouth of the Congo where the Belgian navy recovered conlrel port installations alter chas ing away mutinous Congolese AL Coma, on the frontier ol the Ruanda-Urtindi trust terri tory Belgian troops liberated aoout held, prisoner by rebellious soiiiiers. At Ka-bilo, in northern Katanga, an outer group of Europeans who had been held by mutineers auuaiu a tram were liberated. Leaders Differ While Premier Lumumha inn a tough positinn over the Belgian intervention, President Joseph appeaieo tor continuec Belgian cooperation in the lire ol the young republic.

Addressing Europeans at di, after the Belgian navy had taken control, he said "we will not spare any efforts lo restore ine situation. If you want tc leave, leave in better conditions roe situation is not going to re main uui ot nana as long snnum nave more faith in our Mure." Back in Leopoldvillc, he went ulc air ana oeciared, we this spontaneous outburst clans and generally set the lonelforls rKowr crfit-lor the presidential campaign tnilrol of the situation. Our goal is on the credentials of its delegates allow them to do their ioh ini 1 and adopli the platform' on tfhirf, peace and o-fcr muted to churcJi lu candidates mini I made Ihe bromed by a confront nation lhc Wednesday Big Day l. "a we wg; Speculate on UN Aetian Speculation about possible United Nations intervention arose after U.S. Ambassador Clairft Timbcrlake conferred wilh Dr Ralph Bunche, UN Undersecre'.

and th- three top leaders ot the Congo, President Joseph Kasavubu, Premier Patrice Lumumba, and Foreign Minister Justin Bomboko. UNIONISTS IN MOSCOW MOSCOW, July to A group or American trirje union leaders headed by Ernest Masey of the Uniled Auto Workers union Detroit arrived here today for a visit on invitation (he lovrt Cumrr.iUrr- ft- and Friendly Relations with Countries, IKE, HERTER TALK ON CUBAN CRISIS from Paaje One) senhow-cr aeross Narragan-sett Bay wilh lierlci in the Presidential cabin cruiser. Ihe Rjr. oara Anr.e, Kerter was staying! overrent at Uie base. Eisenhower returned 1o Fort Adams, Herter declined comment on tonigM'j talks.

He said he would! not Know until later whelhc would hold a news reference here, tomorrow before Hying back' Eisenhower and Kerter ally planned lo slatt their talks tomorrow. In his. Moscow speech. Khrush ehev declared Russia has the rockels to reach the United siatei, ir necessary, in stinDort of Cuba in the event of any U.S. The meeline aoi under wav iust 54 hours after the President's arning to Krirushchev to keen hands off Cuba.

In a touah statement last nipht. Eisenhower said the United States win not siaiwi tor a Lunan regime auniinatesi Dy miernationai communism. That statement was prompted i Khrushchev's declaration to support Castro evc-n wilh rockets in Castro's verbal attacks on the United Stales. Herter's plsne arrived from Washington at Ihe Quonset Naval coast. Mation on the Rhode Island helicopter brouaht him lo the denrial vacht w.mte House at Fort Adams in Nirraransett a 14-mtnute flight.

With Herter were Rov R. Tsu-bottom, assistant secretary of state for inter-American and Brig. Gen. Andrew Good-paster, the White House staff. To Rejume Talks Today James C.

Hagerty, the dents press secretary, described. coherence as a preliminary to longer talks in the presidential summer orfice at Newport naval base tomorrow at The. talks will include discussion of a aid program for Latin-American nations. The timing on that program underscores a move to woo south-of-tfie-bortler backing for (lit toughening U. S.

policy on Cuba. Eisenhower ajid Herter purportedly will discuss what part the United States will play the Sept. meeting of the member nations of the Organization of American Slates. That meeting of economic ministers of the member nations will take place in Bogota, Colombia. Earlier.

President Eisenhower, vacation tan, com- by boat. Quarters on Fort Adams to the Newport base on the preai- The President was accompanied to the Protestant services in a second-floor Navy chapel by George Alien, a crony from Washington, and Barry Leithhead, head of Cluett Peabody pf New York, a presidential houw guest for the day, Mrs. Eisenhower remained at the summer White House State Cadeis Reviewed After the conducted by Lt. Cmdr. Ross M.

Trower of St. Louis. President reviewed a group of 5T members of the Savy Leagtie Cadets Corps from western Connecticut He chatted amiably with many of the whose ages ranged from to then went home to change for a forenoon round oi goir at flte Newport Country dub. TELEGRAM. MONDAV, JULY 11, I960 CUBA MAY ASK U.

S. YIELD BASE (Continued frwit Paje One) announced Castro would not tend because ol a slight i rtess." The crowd groaned ai then hushed the shouting and laugmer mat Had filled the plan before the presidenial palace. Hart said Custro was suffering from a lung infection and had oeeir ordered to resi. The exact nature of Cast. was no! entirely clear Iroin the announcement.

referred to a pulmonary infec- non ana uie use ot antibiotics, sugessting some sort of nncu- monia. Castro coughs frequently "unns ins speecnes. 'Hie prime minisler bait hce: expecltd lo announce af the rally miai it-isiiHiory action the crnmcrtt mip.ht take againstl uie siasn in sugar sales lo tne united Stp.tes. lie previous ly had threatened to confiscate the property of Ame.icans here down lo the "nails in their shoes The rally went on with other high government officials as speakers. President Dorticos told the crowd Castro would rest "only a fe.v dais." Maf.

Ernest (Che) Guevara referral t0 sovirt Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev's rocket wnmir-to the United Slates and said "Cu- longer altine in its fight The crowd cheered when Guevara said Khrushchev's statement "makes leaders. them think it ovet carefully. Cuba is no long-er a lonely in the bean." Because of the secrecy in which Ihe Castro regime works it may be tome time before Castro's condition is known o.r. m.j,, nespecTicied Uor-Uccs brought up the subject of v-7' Piyaoie 'cent islands belong to the Cuban pecDle.

and lami rent or sale to foreigners." He then said the annual rental check would be returned. The i perpetual feaie on the Cumfanamo base. I United stales is obligated in an inniial rental of 1,000 gold del- ot for the 4a square miles'of land at 1 Th was presented to the Cuban government on June 23. jnewsmen hero could recall (hat funcfron becsuse of an announced made Ihe announcement n.cr u-r ed 1 had jncicauon that Cas- ro would not attend. olution be Inspired by footed, "it is only a sJlght Readint- said was prepared by two jt-umpiained of chest pains 1 speech Friday night.

He was Saturday nu -o Dt was disclosed. Hart uuciurs reccm mended Plete rest, he added. The intense red l-i I report palace h.t announcement illness, CHURCHILLS ON CRUISE VENICE. Italy. July Sir Winston Churchill and his wife joined shipping tycoon Aris-lotle Onassis here today for another Mediterranean cruise on boaid the yacht Christim SURVIVES FALL OVER Roger Woodward" Genera! Ho.pitjl in Niagara falls, yesterday, aller adlari) Falls following a boating accident.

The nun. Is KENNEDY NAMES RIBICOFF LEADER (Continued from Page One) libicoff, as deiezaUOn chiirman will preside. Distribution of bad and credentials that started today by National' Com mitteeman John M. Goidcn. ol Haven, will be comoleteri it the meeting.

1-irit Caucus Tuesday The first caucus of the delegat-pit under oresent olans is sched uled for Tuesday, when Gold- and Mrs. Beatrice Holt Rnsra- tnai, ot Waterford, are scheduled lo be elected 1o new four-year icrms on trie National committee Prinor to the caucus, there will be a breakfast meeting of the. 114 New England delegates at which Senator Kennedy is expected 1o preseni. uovemnr Ribicoff is the spokesman for the New England delegate group, me largest sins croun in Connecticut party, numberini 54. arrived iust after rniditicM jiaiur.

oay, following- a and-a-quar- i rum miewiiu on a TWA jet. The group was met at Los Angeles airport by a delegation lhat included Congressman Chester Bowles of Essex, chair- oi tne convention nlatform secretary of Klnie Ella T. Grasse, of Windsor Locks; and Frank Amalo, of New Haven sergeaht-at-arms of the Connect- dciefjles. Bowli-t on the plane. Governor Ribicoff ana Mr.

Bailey were engaged at Ihe time in making TV tapes for i iic rvenneay convention rfr uciegatcs were told, and aoic to be at the airoori Both gieeted Ihe group later at the hotel where Connecticut and Utah delegates arc housed. Sen. Thomas J. Ijodd, who arrived here several davs it staying at the Laguna Beach area. Hp expected la meet the Cor.n-ecfii lit Irteeates tomorrow.

cis Dooley, of Waterbtiry, a mem oir oi senator iJodd's staff, was in coiiiacL with. Connecticut group at tht hotel during Ihe day. Senator Dood has announced he fill second Senator Johnson's nomination, although his vote, under the unit rule and instructions ui tne stale convention in Cnnn ecticut, must be cast for Senator n-enneoy. iaaaV dog incorrect, called police to say Hunter abused '5 No charges were fifed. Htmler TENANTS PROTEST BHA RENT HIRES (CooHnuad (rem Page One) Hcemin and a play area for chtl The tenants were addressed bv GOP Town Chairman A.

Edward aanouia, tjtorge Ganim, and former State Senator Herbert Bun. dock, all of whom have expressed uie gmup's aims. Mr. Bundock has offerr-d legal services to the organiration. Hk us representative range a meeting with the BHA as soon as possible tn lay before ic in- tenants" resolution of test.

Ulysses 11. Batata aml.Theodore htewart conductwl yesterday meetins in a' social' hall at Main street, and will serve 1 honorary co-chairmen of the con mittee which was formed. The committee includes: Anln- iiio chairman, Mrs. Joh Gallant, Mrs. Joseph Henriquez, mrs.

mamas jonnson and Mrs Mabel Tower. The current fcnts at the apart rnenis are 'four Vrmirn (75 for five roomi, which does not include utilities. The new! rems t(im t0 JJ1(1 started at i6S (for; four rooms) went 1 1 8, and then in 1953. The' tenants V2, thei it back feel Ji: crease is exorbitant, since i only restores the (7 cul but adds J5 more. -They charge that they ot some luo vacancies in the city iwd slate moderate rental projects; most or which are in the Beardsley Terrace project.

Andrew Glarcili, representing a tenants organization at Beardsley Tcriace, attended yesterday's meeting and told the eroun his association would go along in wnaieveT action was taxen by the Peouonnock committee. The proposed raise affects Beardsley A telegram from Stale Senator Ahr.er w. Sibal was read, promis ing his cooperation and declaring mat a program lo eliminate ex ce55ive vacancies in the Bridce port project must be ine 312 raise will. serve only i increase the rate of removal from the two projects, atcordine speakers oi me meeting, i ney said the vacancy problem will be easea soon as a resus of the recent inctcase in the maximum income permitted, which will serve to bring people back. Compiling Voiced Among the complaints voiced by th: tenants is the failure of the BHA to rc-paini apartments over a five year period, or to re pair rooms where the plaster is wiling, tney also contend that en the regular maintenance does perform a repair job.

occupants of the apartment billed (or "parts aril If he receives reeular oav for this job, why Is there a charge for labor?" they ask. "And if a is thrown throudh a win dow from outside, why should tne tenant pay tor the window? They also question the justice a 35 extra charge if the rent over five days late, and an additional S3 "sheriff's if is eight days late, "even if ere is no sheriff involved." The tenants urge the creation a playground, since the older children are not permitted to play ball or ride bikes in the courtyard, and also aslc that a special policeman be assigned to ine project at mgnt. NATHANIEL WHEELER, 76, CRITICALLY ILL Old Post road, Fairfield, president of the Wheeler company, operators ot the Siratfiefd hotel, is in critical condition it was re-ported last night by Bridgeport hospital authorities. Mr. Wheeler became ill in his home Saturday evening.

He was taken to tospiial in a INQUEST MS. IN DIVORCEE'S RIFLE SLAVING MILFORD, July 10 flew rial'-en County Coroner James J. Corrlgin today scheduled an inquest tor Tuesday in the rifle slaying nf Mrs. Valerie Woehllt ol 23 Sampson avenue. The -15-year-old divorcee was shot to death Friday nigh! at her home.

Two men who were found at ihe heme whan police arrived were arrested. Both had been drinking, police said. Raymond Pc mercy, 35, who police said had been a tenant at ilrs. Wwhlk's home for 10 months, ivas held in lieu of $40... 000 bond on an idleness charge.

John Sharnick. 15, or Seaside avenue, Bridgeport, was held in lieu of J10.MO bond "on charge of breach of peace. Police said Pomeroy was the owner or the a .27 rifle Municipal Court Prosecutor George Jaser quoted Pomeroy as having said the shot lhat hit Mrs. Woehllc in Ihe neck was fired accidentally when thi gun fell on the lloor. Hnivever, police reported finding two other bullets imbedded in walls in the home.

Coroner Corrigan said Pomeroy, Sharnick and Milford police who nave seen on the case Willi on summoned to trie inquest Services for Woehlk. -45, will take place Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the George J. Smith and Son. funeral home.

135 Broad wilh the Rev. Carl oe.rg, pastor of Trinitv Uirlier church, officiating. Burial will be nignway cemetery. comabTan IN ARSON PROBE AWOCllKa, 55, of 17g Wii. 11am street, was apprehended by Bridgeport patrolmen rarh, tcrday morning and accused of setting fire to his property at lit) Williston avenue for insurance iiurposes.

Mr. Kwochka was Katrolm tr. Raymond J-'. Sam- was leaving six ilv house, afier police had receivtd cans irom neighbor: Ihe police said he set lire to. mauresses ana piles of tour different places.

Observers on Ihe scene told police ihat he had been "throwing matches Firemen! called lo the pi reported that the fire was ur, requiring only minutes Mr. Kwochka was charged wit! burning insured properly, and oeing held in $5,000 bond. Andrew J. Leahy snd Sstt Willurd H. Stevane were ir charge of the, investigation.

STATE POLlcTToiL LIQUOR CASE THEFT DANBURY, July tempt to steal a case of liquor restaurant nayestown road, near the town Lake Candlewood, was Itaied at JtJO a.m, today ame roiice nanoed Will. 1am Martin. 23, of Fahqu-ioque avenue. The Ridgefieid barracks had received word that someone was' in tne restaurant, and whtn James Lambert Eugene Terry arrived they found, a window broken and evidence mat someone had just to the woods. Moments later they picked up Martin as he got into his parked a short distance, down road from the restaurant, the car was a case of liquor.

Martin, charged with breaking ana entering with tent, is being held in 5,5,000 bond; tor court arraignment Monday. FOR CONGRESS' CENTER OPENS HERE The. opening of moms at ail North avenue, to be known as 1 "Sibal (or Congress" headauar terj. was announced last oy ji. r.nwara iar.nuia, Bridge port COP town chairman.

Mr. Sandula said that ai later dale State Sen. Abner Sihal ot Noraalk. the parly-en carscd candidate in Ihe primary iui un; jtnn is attend a Eatherinc at headquarters. An open house is being planned so.

witn narry iiiverstont Anna Sandula in c'natce of ar tanstemenls. Thev are bein? as- sisled by Grace Riccio and Eslhtr Haul. The Sibal for Ccmaress' com mittee here is being headed bv William (IJill) Conroy, an insur- ance company orncial. MArV STRICKEN ON STREET Anthony Carvelle, SO, or North avenue, coUawed vesterdav in inmi 01 mc mine 01 Ahrum cluli. JS Kurd avenue.

He was arjoar- ently the victim of an illness. iccordins; to EmertenrTV hrnniui officials. Mr. was taken 10 it. Vincents hospital where- ne wji reported in "fair" AP -I'-irei.

1 nu was venules' second marrl lirst marriage for Miss HAW FOES NAME SIKORSKY SLATE Kenneth P. was rln- chairman yesterday ol Ihe so-called Independent group of Sikorsky employes whs are campaigning Tor a rep-i resentative NLrb election in an effort io oust the United Auto-! mobile Workers-union and install! an independent union to represent1 oinuiany QlvlSlOn. employes as a f'1 I 1 Other temporary officers elected at a meetine at 111 a ofilces of John F. Clancy, l.c iiuup, were as tollnws: Clarence Hinckley, assistar.l chairman: sec rctary, and Mnynard Wallace treasurer. Three ccmmiitees wcie ap-pointed as folfoivs: Finance com-ntitlec Sidney Vogcl, John Anderson: Program committee Kilberg, Ronald Basset pridgepori and jamej Melkn and Steven Vuyirk Slrat-ford.

plant: Campaign com mittee Thomas IHricus, David Abba-monle, Robert Zwerfein; J-'rank I.azzara and Darcthv -rrr, 1.1- Mr. Clancy slated the Rtoup Had names on a petition mr an jmlrb cleclion as ol lerday. He said the drivj sif aatUTCS will continue today and tomorrow, and that the petitions will be--submitted io the NLRB in new Wednesday. The group's executive rnmmiT. lee adopted a creed setting forth To ortanue a bargaining solely lor Sikorsky employes unaffiliated with any other I Membership will be to ai.

person- iici. ijuij eiecteo officer-, wii: he nine amorsKy employes. "Management and labor taut lor an amicable each Bearin(! in mind the problems of the other, and race, issues honestly and lear-lessly and maintain a civilized approach 10 collective bargain- RECORD CROWDS JAM CITY PARKS Richard (Pancho) mage Saturday night at Beverly Vista Preshylerlan rfHireh in Heverlv HltU bluest crowds One) 'cr seen," he 2,000 at Concert By Band in Park An audience of 2.D0O attended the concert yesterday afternoon at the Seaside park bandstand, featuring the Veterans of Foreign Wars band, under the baton of Fred.W. Bayers. The concert, first in a series ol eight, was sponsored bv city's Recreation department nnd cj ot tne Musicrans union.

Recreation Supt. T. Robert Shultz said yesterday that the succeeding conceits cn the next seven Sundays are p.rn. at the Seaside nark hand. YANKEE CORPS WINS 26TH STATE TITLE WATERBURY.

Jultr irj-Th. Stratford American Legion Drum and Bugle corps won the slate championship for the Mth year Saturday night in lhc Connecticut junior Drum and Bugle corps championship mi MiimVM.I stadium. National champions in Connecticut Yankees, majored by Jack Sullivan, were warmly applauded by an audience estimated j.juu as tney perlMmed their drill and I960 musical selec tions. The Shelton Hurricanes, fifth place winners in the 195S national competition, fmshed in second place, and the Bridgeport Troop. neic uura position.

STRIKE WINNING, WORKERS TOLD 'Continued from Page One) tor a representation election through the National Labor Relations board, Mr. Cajjoccitti laid members not to believe everything, they read. He called the figures incorrect and charsed that numerous employes harl been forced into signing the petition for an Independent union. He said that high school teichers and graduates and college stu-denlg are working. "These are the kind of people we have in our educational system." he said.

brought forth a chorus of boos from union members John of local, said the companv brings every tactic into play they can." He commented upon the cc-n pany's phone call campaign, the issue ol insurance, the stalemate negotiations retiring. of iaid-nff employes and "I persuoally watched one man go through Iheigale twice," he said. "They're ruthless. They want to beat you down. have tried for 15 years to in-limidate, coerce and jet fear in the fiearts.of people are throwing a Sunday punch hDpinir the gates win be flooded tsmor- hlr.

Minahan then read the latest advertisement insert h-j the company in newspapers. "The iHuicatcs iney are not gel-ling the job done." lie commr-ni- cd. "Very Critical Week" He said the strike" is '80 nor snt effective. He said (his week "a vety critical" week in the "Thev 'threw al today. Let's show the 'company thing they recognize It's the Marlin Ci eer.bere.

iiilernationil representative, said the union has checked the payroll count of hourly employes and that the company has hired employes. Ho charged management with hiring with intent lo create a disiriib- Kefehng lo the independent lion he stated: "We want an election as last as possible. Let tlicm p.t their 1,500 against our 3.000. He -raid that sfriko bene- 11 ainuisny employes will used July 10 If the strike goes on for years payments will minue, ne added. Like those before him.

Mr. Greenberg. spoke of the grievance procedure especially withiregard arnitranon. MT.nanv is to ike Sviridoff as a reason for the breakdown in negotiations." said. The reference was to Mitchell Sviridoff, assistant regional dir of the fJAW, who is al-ng the Democratic conven-m Jjis Angeles.

"Abe BIuc-. assistant haw Aircraft division, has been head in handling negotiations." GreenterE also stated that Ifarry White, international oflici- ui. ana Howard of Uie UAW public relations staff in Detroit, have been brought hero to assist strikers. "We hope the We have a winiiiiitr long as we slay together. on go hack unless we get ihn ame job.

same rate of 'pay and ame 5hifl." he concluded as union members cheered. Picketing Pica Issued union leaders reouesnnl bers to in mass pick- in the rooming and from 4 response to a aucstion garrling company phone-calls the majority present stated they had ixen told by the company thy wouldn't get their iohs back or their vacation pay' if they didn't report to ivwi by a certain date..

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Bridgeport Telegram Archive

Pages Available:
374,681
Years Available:
1918-1977