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WEATHER FORECAST Fair, THE BRIDGEPORT POST Late Local and Wire Newt VOL. LXXV1L NCX 291 BrsoMiwt. Coca. BRIDGEPORT 2, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, i960. ftSS OWES.

flTK BLIZZARD HITS WITH 8-INCH SNOW HEADS STATE BOWLES GETS NO. 2 SPOT De Gaulle Cuts Algeria TAKES 83 Are Dead in Bloody Shoveling Against the Storm Kennedy Announcements Made From Home in Palm Beach 3 KEY CHOICES Another Undersecretary to Be Named in Addition to Bowles Flames and smoks rise as furniture from a European's house Is lems in Dar Saada in striie-torn de Gaulle i ALGIERS, Dec. Gen. Charles tout 6i Algeria and hurrying back to a Bloodbath In Algiers The sud(i811 -switch in the IiiFrench president's plans was dis- dosed tcday as campaign to i.give Algeria homerule came I under twin hammer blows. Bloody rioting for the second! consecutive day in Algiers pushed cutting: short IS GIVEN U.S, COURT JOB A BEACH.

Dec. 12--f'AP) President- elect John F. Kennedy todav picked Dean Rusk, head of the Rockefeller Foundation, ro be his Secretary of State. Kennedy also announced at a news conference The appointment of Adlai Si even- on as ambassador to the United Nations. And he- mimed Rep.

Bon-les. as Undersecretary of State. 3 Choices Announced Tne three appointments werej Announced by the President-elect! the patio of his Atlantic ihome. I Rusk, a Democrat who jas an Assistant Secretary of State, the Truman administration.j 'was at his side. Stevenson and! peace Bowles were not present Kennedy offered the UN am-i bassadorship to Stevenson, 195 and 1956 Democratic presi- liOn denttal nominee, last week.

Buts- Post photo--Plmnmer Even as the storm continued today, city shoveling crews ere trying to dear crosswalks and intersections in the downtown area. This team is working on Main street just north of State street. JOBLESS TOP Eastern Seaboard Under Heavy Snow; STORM SHUTS ALL SCHOOLS, CMS BUSINESS Traffic Snarled, Many Factories, Stores Cancel Day's Work Weather Bureau Predicts Sub-Freezing Temperature Tonight Highest Since Depression Days of 30s WASHINGTON; Dec. 12 (AP) trip i Unemployment topped four mil- XEW YORK, Dec. 12--(UPI) The tvorst blizzard since the famous storm of 1947 hit 14 states today, whipping more than 17 mcKes of snow in November--the highest Ct n-- figure for the month since Stevenson asked for time to think -3, iU depression days of the 30s.

The it over--apparentlv wanting lidle to txrn ni ----i a nisi WiU Jrlay Uunng the casualty totals to 73 dead and Named Federal Commission- tary of state. first who would be secre- number at work also was a rec- drifts that smothered normal caused a grooving number of deaths. 25.S inch- snowfall was recorded:" Dec 36. 1947. 17 Inches in New York The blizzard, with gusts as high! as -73 miles an hour, was aJbat-j ing this afternoon.

The New York Weather' bureau said it was the worst early sea- A Bridgeport area residents today were greeted with their premier taste of winter, a crippling eight-inch snow storm whipped into deeps drifts by high winds. "Call a Blizzard U. S- Weather forecaster BenTrapani declared, fiom his station at the Municipal- airport; "because that's just about what it is. The eight-inch estimate was at 2:30 p.m. Storm Continues With traffic snarled, schools closed, some factories running with reduced- personnel a many factories and- stores closed, the outlook was for gradual clearing, with sub-freezing temperatures, tonight The storm was tapering at 2:30 p.m., tie Weather bureau reported.

The temperature then was 16 degrees. No serious accidents were reported, in the storm which struck throughout the night with winter i not officially set to begin for another 10 days. Norfolk had the state's deepest snow--14 at 10 ajtri. Fire plagued Dy-a recent series-of blazes, put into operation a "fire patrol" plan, pressing into a service radio-equipped in Community Association's 'hundreds wounded. ioe-1 ihave been killed in 1981-62 Season i er Succeeding Earl Smilh Tne announcement of Steven-; sen appointment meant, there-i Among the artiste to be seated by the Bridgeport Com- die "biggest Four others Oran.

Moslems battled French, troopsj 'this morning alter fierce with European settlers A. Saden. a Bridgeport under RUSK. bloodbath in the lawyer, appointed to a four-; Head of Foundation The government reported to: day that job changes between son snowfall to hit the city ia the, history of the bureau. The snow stopped falling in New York at 1 p.m.

with a total roys ouses MYSTIC, Dec. 12--(AP) jfore, that he was willing to serve October and November mainly seasonal except for a fur-! to fj ve ee ther decline of 150,000 in factors accumulation of slightly along both sides of a block of Mysac's East Main than 17 inches. Drifts ranged up! street at an earl hour todav, levelling 10 stores arid Commission- 1 Rusk. 51, is a native of Georgia: employment day by U. S.

and a Presbyterian. He has been? From Tunis die "Algerian Na- District Coart Judges Robert P. piano Tonal Rebel Government in Ex-Anderson and H. Tim- The Texas-spawned storm dis-j ipted transoortaticn in the New! OIl of the Rockefeller te years. and winner of the Soviet international Tchaikovsky piano tonal Rebel Government in Ex-Anderson and H.

Tim- competition two years ago. i lie rejected the de Gaulle pro- bers Kennedy readm a prepared Oihurn's was an-'gram, declaring it would onlv noiifljced last night following the ra vate the rebellion ivlr Saden wno maintains a to the new administration and of directors Hebel Premier Ferht Abbas iaw ice at 95 Main sn eet wil1 artl cular position a long ing "of'me Corainunity Concert; aid "no Algerian worthy of the be sworn iiuo Qffice in ew Ha of aD I5t TM the field associafioa; Iname would lend himself to such ve Ourlnij the Tnootino' business houses. Battle In Snowstorm ruptea transportation in tne JNewj Firemen fought the flames as a November fig- York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania-a xvjld snowstorm hit es Connecticut-Massachusetts area; i and completely closed or Employment Down by tailed ch as The totals as 67.490,000 Ha- of ability in the at a. m. meeting members'a masquerade." He called for ns 5U secii W.

The President-elect mentioned-, wno resigned recently after 17 specifically Rusk's rormer asso- ns cur The first alarm was turned inj tailed such services as at a ut 1--30 a.m. At 3 a.m.! newspapers, stock exchanges, tire officials said2they had appar-i delivery, electric lights, curbed the blaze. However, one service, state off they kept more than 50 Unemployment Up officers society re-elected United Nations intervention ia AI- discussed possible geria. Catting Short Tour The French president will 500,000. in Oc- ambulances.

fire-fighting equip pumping water on the ruins andi ment. and garbage jother nearby wercj President Eisenhower flew spared. into Washington from Augusta, injuries were reported. fire cars to watch for emergencies the storm. Extra police -and firemen were kept on duty from the night shift and an additional ambulance, working out 'Emergency hospital, was placed in service when calls for rush-jmedical aid took a sharp increase after" 8 a transferred''three A genera! alarm fire expectant to city hospitals this morning.

The Merritt parkway Connecticut we're being cleared throughout the morning and State police urged autoists to stay off the roads-in face-of the emergency. Speed limits were set at 25-miles an hour. High winds, at time reaching-40 miles an hour, piled the snow into deep drifts and kept crews plowing and reclowing. SMOKER SLEEPS PERISHES IN FIRE Bradley, 29, Dies as Clothing, Bedding Burn Unofficial estimates of loss ranged into the fi-l manyS (Continued on Page Eighteen) Weather Data DK Weatiier end icy for Algeria on Tuesday, a years of ciatibn with the State depart-' tooer anc 4.031.000 in November, in such a dense snowfall! I Mr. Saden, Oi 5120 Park i The rate of unemployment de-jthat the presidential plane a served in State Senate in.

the new administrationVdined slightly from 6.4 per make an iit oaivi IIIU.L il 4oa nrtr other arrived the flames seemed na 5 ri ked. time in coming from a one weeK: enoa Lieut Waiter Foiey, commander barracks, estimated that at least 50 cars had Robert Bradley, 29. of 215 Bar-ibeen abandoned on the roads avenue, who died in a fire; since last night. fuil dav eartier than He began-practicing law here cept of freedom." and nificant. ,1934.

not simply anti-communist He was assistant sen Rusk told the news conference msig- (Continued on Page Eighteen) (Continued on Page Eighteen) sober responsibility." Rush Lauds Bowles, Adlai 0ne Billion. This is one-fourth 200,000 Rusk one of BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY, --Continued cloudy, windy, this afternoon, with snow ending in afternoon; high in the low nt nw 2ft s. General clearing cold; low of 18 to 15 de-! QN FAIRF1ELD fl A He called Stevenson "one of toral unemploved. Tomorrow, mostly i i QOURT REJECTS greatest Americans." and also; are about 200, cold; high in the low 20's." nraiwi i TEMPERATURE Low today ffighesi Lowest Highest (Dec. II.

1358) lowest (Dec. 11, 195S) Harbor water temperature Degree days yesieraay Degree days since July 1 ...3 PRECIPrTATION Today (12 hours to 8 a.m. For month 1960 to date h'ngton after their take-off number of the long-term was delayed. was assistant sen KUSK told tne news conference un mp-oved idle for 15 Ir was a wnite world from the Sate majority leader in 1953-54 he is accepting "a compelling and weeks Vr lonfeer remained un; in November at about! (Continued on Page Eighteen) coming for'store on the north side, of.thej Mr. Bradley fell street.

Within 20 minutes adjoin-i cigarette in his hand and ignited! C0m iitinns stores were beyond saving. Ithe bedding-and mattress in his Theater Wall Collapses room, fire officials said. muter travel, the storm was in- -A" snowploxv. struck a gas cau I I i TUCHDY -138 street. Fair- i tUPJ 13 field today at 11:17 a.m.

causing. A i JJ a gas leak. 0 Dec A cnan but there need A. A. FOITO.

41. DIES: more SHOVELING The fire jumped across thej Detective Andrew Leahy street, which is also U. S. routej r- Bradley awoke to find his l. about 1 a.m., ablaze i clothing, afire and fled towardsa the Strand theater and a drv rear hallway.

He then down a flight of stairs where he At 1:55 a.m. a wall of the found by another" UtC CoCiiL oXt- .1 a.iiJ- vi ULI uiw rapid and Coatinued on Pa A lbart A. Foito. 41, president of a ter collapsed, sending smolder-1 'Assistant Chief Howard Bogey 15 Members of the Fairfield 45 department arrived 27 for standby duty and 43 blocked off the surroundin 42 Repair crews from the 221 port Gass company xvere at tl The supreme court unanimously be ao fear of the chanses oi a The United States, he added. New-cannot be likened to a cork toss-; spe- ed about on the waves.

-j erve in response to a question. Ken-' nedy said he met Rusk for the! Uke me lower court, the Su- fi rs time last week. preme court bluntly rejected us arrived "at Kennedy's! Today Index fo ocirfo to t0 According to Edward M- Mul- O.33'ugan. public relations ma; 35.27. for the Bridgeport Gas companv inne oi miercosinon.

rs he was on hand until 23.53 the damaged line is "an obi This is a theory that the monrini Huaaaity (11a.m.reading). dnp-pips" -and win can interpose its sovereignty be- Kennedv h- and Rusk had; SUN, MOON AND STARS no stoppage of domestic tween Federal courts and "state both talked by telephone to Ste-l Monday, Decenibsr 12 gas service in the area. hundred and forty-sev-! enth day- of the year. Eighty-first day of FalL The sun sets at 4:24 pxn. today and rises at 7:03 a.nU tomorrow.

Toe moon rises toroor-: row at there will'be' a new moon Dec, The prccninent stars are the Twins which rise at 6:44 p.m. VTsibfe planets are Jupiter, ting at 5:15 p.m.; Saturn sets at' 'citizens. IUE Votes on Contract Offer-GE Union Accepts Vacation Instead of Top Wage Increase st at p.m. 3 near'the. THE TIDE today venson and Bowles.

Asked whether Stevenson with the selection Rusk for the top foreign policy post, Kennedy replied he is con-j jfident that the relationship is a) one to all concerned, Another Undersecretary I Kennedy said he plans to ap-i jpoint another Undersecretary JState--one who will have charge 1 11 Bridge, Goren Classified Sec. Comics Crossword Puzzle Draftees' Guide Editorials Financial News Health, Dr. Brady Home and Fashions Obituaries Pegler, Westbrook Radio-TV Programs Society News jAuio Interior 'Decorators. 154ii debris into the Mystic! river said firefighters were called to highway cut-off. At the opposite end of thejthe scene at 3 a.m.

but were not Page today about 11 a.m. of a i block, firemen had brought a He said that a mat- -v--u tress in the room had ignited and destroyed by the fire, A- jJennings road. Fairfieid, was ad-jner. Iriey were forced to faDjnother roomer, he said, extingu- 5 ministered by members i back when an overhead traffic jished the blazing mattress before 29 i neart attack after shoveling snow. ose nto position to protect aitres 1 Mr.

Foito. who resided at 1027 large jewelry store on the Fairfield Fire department fell to the ground, of were called to the Foito on the hose. i Dr. Harold Doherty, 1 home bv his wife. Sokolsky, George E.

20 Sports Section 30-31 Stage and Screen 27 23 20 38 24 34 20 23 was identified as Stephen F. Fuchs, tomatic laundry, a plumbing sup- 26 about 60, an employe of the Red- ply shop, barber shop and a drug: medical Then the dry goods and jewelry examiner, said Mr. Bradley died 'stores were engulfed by the asphyxiation and "burns of I fa Redding a nursery worker mg flames- On the north side of the body. collapsed and died of a heart at- the street, a news standU a The body was removed to the tack while shoveling snow. He that sells storm wndows, an Isaac funeral hazardous.

Visibility was poor: State offices were shut down for day. Many scheduled (Continued on Page Eighteen) ding nursery. Mr. Fuchs was store were hit described as an itinerant worker This made a-clean sweep qfi (Continued on Page Eighteen) STORM BELAYS TRADE ON STOCK EXCHANGES NEW YORK, Dec, 12-(AP) A driving snow storm today delayed opening of flic New 'York Stock Exchange for the first time in 25 years. Trading began at 11 a.m./ an hoiir brokers and employes straggled in to operations under way.

The: last time there was a '-delayed opening was on -Feb; 20, 1934, the occasion- of anofiier heavy storm. The American Stock Exchange opened at noon, two hours late. of uncertain Christmas Shopping Calendar DECEMBER Mon Tues "Wed. Thurs Fri -both sides of the street of block that begins at rite bank of the river. A unanimous, vote by members years service will Teceive a fourth of economic affairs, of Local 203 International of vacation, and all em-: And he said he hopes to an-; or fciectncal was re; ployes will receive an eighth paid nounce-another cabinet appoint- 7 yesterday the accept-holiday.

ment bv Wednesday, ance of a com-; The IUE Conference Rusk's appointment is the first 6:02 p.m. 12:05 p.m. High Low 12:21 a.in. of a four per cent wage Workers with more than 25 (Continued on Page Eighteen) Secretary jTreasury and Secretary of 'fense. De- 18 25 Because of the snowstorm, downtown stores have canceled their scheduled night shopping hours for tonight.

Other night shopping hours remain scheduled the rest of this exctpt Saturday, with dates marked in black. UB CAME TOMORROW The University of Bridgeport-" Northeastern basketball game scheduled for tonighv.rn Boston has been: postponed until. toinorr row night. Sunday Sales Reported-11 es te cl in Str atf or el In Blue Law Violation Probe Stratford police made II arrests yesterday as Prosecutor John -F. Bigley.

acting on complaint of merchants, invoked provisions of the so-called Sunday Blue laws Today's ChuckJe I and issued warrants against the i Stratford Town and three Don't vp bead ef drug stores. steam before jm fad out The 11 men were released on bonds of $100 each for appear- ance in Town court on Dec. 19 charged with violation of the Sunday woric law. Those arrested at the.Stratford Town Fair, Stratford -avenue and Honeyspot road; are Jo-, seph Gilbert, 339 Poplar manager of the children's wear.