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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1967

Page

10

Police Dept Sets Promotional Exams

Police Chief Charles S. Polizzi announced promotional examinations to create an eligibility list for captain lieutenant and sergeant positions. Applications must arrive by May 1. Sergeants require five years service current rating good or better and marksman qualification. Lieutenants require seven years service rank of sergeant rating good or better. Captains require ten years service and rank of lieutenant. Examinations are administered by the State Personnel Department for the Board of Police Commissioners, with results forwarded after testing. Salary ranges: sergeants 123.34 to 138.34 weekly, lieutenants 139.34 to 154.34, captains 154.4 to 169.54.

Police Department Police Charles S$. Polizzi Polizzi State Personnel Department Board of Police Commissioners

Church Units Join For Supper Tuesday

The Women's Fellowship and Plymouth Men's Club plan a joint covered dish supper Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of the Church of Christ Congregational. Members are asked to bring a dish. The Rev. Robert H. Anderson of Wildermere Beach Congregational will speak on The World The Gospel and the Church. He lives at 123 Broadway with his wife and three children and holds degrees from Danbury High School Wesleyan University the University of Poitiers and Union Theological Seminary.

Women's Fellowship Plymouth Men's Club Church of Christ, Congregational Robert H. Anderson Wildermere Beach Mr. Anderson Broadway Danbury High School Wesleyan University University of Poitiers France Union Theological Seminary

Babe Ruth League Tryouts Tomorrow at Milford High

The Babe Ruth League conducts its second tryouts for 13 year old boys tomorrow at Milford high school field. Pitchers and outfielders report at 2 45 pm while all others at 1 pm. Unregistered boys may sign in at the field with a parent and birth certificate. Tryouts for 14 and 15 year olds will be announced later.

Wave Ruth League Milford High School

Immortality sermon at Congregational Church services

The Church of Christ, Congregational will hold services Sunday at 9 15 a m and 11 a m with Rev Irvin G Thursby delivering Immortality and Eternal Life The Pilgrim fellowship meets at 6 30 p m to view a film on mental health A church board meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Plymouth building.

Church of Christ, Congregational Irvin G. Thursby

Eastern Star to Honor Past Matrons and Patrons

Lucia Chapter 25 CBS will honor past matrons and patrons Thursday at 6 30 p m in the Masonic Temple 59 Broad Street. Mrs Ruth A Peterson worthy matron and Fary B Edgerton patron announce a dinner preceding the event Reservations close Saturday contact Peterson or Edgerton The chapter also marks its 81st anniversary.

Eatern Star Lucia Chapter 25 Cbs Masonic Temple Broad Street Ruth A. Peterson Fary B. Edgerton

Police Square Club To Confer Degree

Rev. Thomas E. Duggan of United Presbyterian church leads sermons on God prayer and man at 9 30 and 11 a m theme forgiveness. Church World Service will collect clothing in Milford on April 24 for the needy. Ansantawae Lodge 89 AF AM and Milford Council of Churches plan a Police Square Club degree conferral at 7 45 p m April 14 at Son ic Temple 59 Broad Street.

Duggan Thomas E. Duggan United Presbyterian Church Seaside Avenue Mr. Duggan Church World Service Milford Police Square Clubs Dug Fan Ansantawae Lodge Milford Council of Churches Sonic Temple Broad Street Mary Taylor Methodist Wallace G. Haigh Joppa Lodge Paterson Council of the United Christian New Jersey Church of Christ

Ex Milford War Hero 20 Subdues Killer of Two West Palm Cops

Thomas Gorham, 20, a former Milford resident and army veteran, subdued John C. Cooley after Cooley shot two West Palm Beach police officers. Gorham held the suspect at gunpoint after retrieving a discarded weapon as spectators urged him to shoot. Cooley faced first degree murder charges.

Milford West Palm Beach Fla Milford High School Thomas Gorham Gorham Central Grammar School Donald Gorham Florida Frederick Gorham Prospect Drive John C. Cooley Cooley Associated Press Mr. Gorham

Maestre Given Prison Term in Fatal Stabbing

Hector F. Maestre 31 of 80 Green Street was sentenced in Superior Court to a year and a day to three years in State prison after a guilty finding on manslaughter in the July fatal stabbing of Juan Feliciano in Bridgeport. The case followed her indictment on first degree murder. Feliciano was among a group of dice4r players in the rear of Maestre’s home when the stabbing occurred. Judge Michael Radin imposed the sentence.

Hector F. Maestre Green Street Bridgeport Maestre Juan Feliciano Feliciano Michael Radin

Westport education group backs school budget and raises language goal

The Westport Association for service and church school backs the 1967 68 budget for the town school system. It supports higher teacher salaries and a broader program including Russian language as part of foreign studies. The budget is cut by the Board of Finance from 7 329 384 to 6 899 384 with 280 000 in services to be restored if state aid increases. Town Meeting is set for May 2.

Westport Arnold C. Miller Westport Association For Service and Church School Coleytown First Unitarian Wise Enureh Christ and Eloly Trinity Board of Finance Dana Forrest Kennedy Church of Christ Russia China

Church Mass Schedule Listing

Church of the Assumption Rt Rev Patrick F Donnelly pastor Masses at 7 8 15 9 30 10 45 a m and 12 noon St Luke Rev Cornelius J Looney pastor Masses at 7 3 30 9 45 11 a m and 12 15 pm

Church of the Assumption Patrick F. Donnelly St. Luke Cornelius J. Looney

Southwestern Plan Agency Meets Monday

Richard W Sullivan a senior Sanitary engineer for the State Water Resources commission will address the Southwestern Regional Planning agency on Monday at 8 pm at 83 East avenue He will explain the Clean Water Bill and its impact on water and sewer planning for the region Frank Batstone deputy director of the Planning branch for NY for HUD will outline possible federal participation and assistance Mayors first selectmen and other municipal officials involved with water and sewer problems are invited The Southwestern agency includes Darien Greenwich New Canaan Norwalk Stamford Weston Westport and Wilton

Norwalk Richard W. Sullivan State Water Resources Commission Southwestern Regional Planning Agency East Avenue Sullivan Frank Batstone New York Area Department of Housing and Urban Development South Western Regional Planning Agency Darien Greenwich New Canaan Stamford Weston Westport Wilton

Church Workshop Set On Role in Society

A three hour workshop at Saugatuck Congregational Church on April 5 at 11 am will explore the church role in today’s society. Dr. Thomas Wieser Rev Henry Yordon and Rev Douglas Marr lead a discussion on church relevance amid crisis and change.

Saugatuck Congregational Board of Christian Education Thomas Wieser National Council of Churches Henry K. Yordon First Congregational Church the Green Norwalk Douglas H. Marr Joan Masnato Hans Lvz Robert J. Aley Brightfield Lane Ruby Brandel Tyrrell Rogers Elizabeth Long Oldroad Pace Builders, Inc Winslow Joan Patterson Coloney Road Robert and Marlene Failing Salem Road Beatrice G. Warren Paul Kowalsky Imperial Avenue Bossert Corporation Don and Beatrice Bennewitz Sarasota Fla Indian Point Jane Sandra Kransdorf Webb Road Brainerd Beulah Burhoe Albert Susan Hutchinson Hillandale Road May Tompkins Mary Jane During Wright Street John and Elaine Rankine Cohassel Mass Bayberry Lane Lynne W. Zenke Charles and Zoe Donnell Maple Grave Avenue W. H. Kenyon, Jr David Warburg Campo Road Guild Cindy Shafer Bud Lynch Puerto Rico Women's Guild of the Greens Farms Greens Farms Congregational Edmund R. Strait

Second Suspect Bound Over in Danbury Holdup

In Danbury Circuit Court, Harry Monty, 31, bound over to Superior Court in Bridgeport on a $10,000 bond after a probable cause hearing for the Lake avenue package store robbery of December 10, 1966. Monty, identified by owner James Talarico, faces trial. co defendant John Stenton was bound over January 5.

Monty Talarico Talarica Stenton Fairfield Hills Hospital Newtown

Parkland preservation plan discussed by Norwalk group

NORWALK The Common Interest Group will meet at St Pauls Episcopal church on the Green to decide whether to pursue legal action to block the State Highway department from taking portions of city parkland for the relocated Route 7. The executive committee opposed encroachment and may recommend litigation, while Mayor Zullo urged a property exchange with the state as best for the city.

Norwalk Common Interest State Highway Department St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Frank N. Zullo Josephine Barnett Thomas School Rowayton Highland Avenue McKinley Street Rowayton Library Association Mabel G. Ireland John Joseph Soltesz Soundview Avenue Patricia Edith Ragosa William Street Jerome Robert D’andrea New Fairfield Jeannette Margaret Williams Branchville Road Ridgefield Robert Alexander Canfield Harvard Street Elizabeth Orgovan Stuart Avenue William Edward Johnson Taylor’ Avenue Mary Jane Passarell Hill Road

College Training Sought for Police Education Bill

Hartford AP reports police groups endorsed a plan to let state and municipal officers attend regional community colleges tuition free. Supporters say education improves policing, citing Richard Thurston of the Manchester Patrolmen's Association alongside the Connecticut Municipal Police Training Council.

Hartford Richard Thurston Manchester Patrolmen's Association Connecticut Municipal Police Training Council

Faust cut version staged at UB Sunday

Gounod Faust in a shortened production by the Delphi Opera Studio and UB Music Department presents excerpts Sunday at 8 15 pm in the University of Bridgeport Student Center. Student cast includes Joan Brainerd as Marguerite James Noland as Faust and Richard Kuelling as Mephistopheles. conducted by Donald Comrie with Brainerd as dramatic director and Earl Sauerwein as choral director. The orchestra draws from Manhattan School of Music students.

Gounod University of Bridgeport Delphi Opera Studio Joan Brainerd Marguerite James Noland Faust Richard Kuelling Mephistopheles Sean Barker Valentine Carol Princiotti Siebel Lucile Dressler Martha Linda Petitjean Ronald Pressler Ronald Jones Barbara Sacks Donald Comrie Opera Department

Chamber Dinner Dance a Sellout in Danbury

The Danbury Chamber of Commerce says tonight’s annual dinner dance at the Amber Room starts at 7 and ends at 1. Joey Vel’s orchestra plays as past president John W. Hoffer receives an award.

Danbury Chamber of Commerce Amber Room Joey Vel John W. Hoffer

Survey on School Attitudes Continues This Month

The Board of Education survey on community attitudes toward schools proceeds through the month. Danbury State college volunteers conduct home interviews for about 500 randomly selected residents, under faculty direction. Funds totaling 750 cover interviewer training and travel. no salaries are paid.

Board of Education Danbury State College Thomas Godward State College Chamber of Commerce Danbury Patricia Warner H. L. Warner Beechwood American Federation of Occupational Therapists National Board

Bishop to Present Ad Altare Dei Awards to Scouts

Most Rev Walter W Curtis will present Ad Altare Dei crosses to ninety nine Catholic Boy Scouts today at 10 am in St Josephs church. The ceremony begins with crosses presented by the bishop, followed by a concelebrated Mass with Curtis as principal celebrant. Scouts from Mauwehu council Norwalk Danbury area and Pomperang Bridgeport council will participate, with 60 from Bridgeport, 15 from Stamford, 17 from Mauwehu council, 2 from Greenwich, and 5 from Housatonic council.

Walter W. Curtis S.T.D Bridgeport St. Joseph's Church Bishop Curtis Catholic Committee On Scouting Mauwehu Norvak-Danbury Pomperang Councils A. W. Dater Council Stamford Mavu- Wehu Council Greenwich Housatonic Council Shelton

Hallelujah, the Hills to screen at Danbury Film Society

The Danbury Film Society screens Hallelujah, the Hills a zany satire with modern drama tonight at 8 in the Unitarian Universalist meeting house on West Starrs Plain road replacing the planned Rules of the Game. Voters urged to attend at City Hall today 9 to noon for the Board for Admission of Electors with naturalized citizens asked to bring papers. first session since the March 27 city election.

Danbury Film Society Unitarian-Universalist West Starrs Plain Road City Hall

Spaghetti Dinner Set By Miry Brook Vols

The Miry Brook Volunteer Fire Company auxiliary sponsors a benefit spaghetti dinner tonight from 5 30 to 7 30 at the fire house on Miry Brook Road. Proceeds from the public event will benefit Alfred Setver.

Miry Brook

Midsummer at Bard Tonight Opens Spring Preview 1967

The American Shakespeare Festival presents A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stratford tonight as the first show in its 1967 spring preview weekends. Cy ril Ritchard directs and plays Oberon and Bottom with Myles Eason as Theseus. Cast includes Carrie Nye, James Valentine, John Cunningham, Ted Graeber, Dorothy Tristan, Marilyn McKenna. William and Jean Eckart design, Tharon Musser lights, Robert Fletcher costumes. Performances run weekends through May 13, then Merchant of Venice joins the season, alternating with the Dream on Fridays and Saturdays until mid June.

American Shakespeare Festival Theater Stratford Stratford Chamber of Commerce Cyril Ritchard Oberon Bottom Mr. Ritchard Myles Eason Theseus Robert Tucker Carrie Nye Titania James Valentine Egeus Philositrate John Cunningham Demetrius Ted Graeber Lysander Dorothy Tristan Helena Marilyn McKenna Hippolyta William Jean Eckart Tharon Musser Robert Fletcher

Theater Time Table Shows Wide Weekend Movie Lineup

A dense listing of showtimes across theaters and drive ins including Beverly, Milford, Norwalk, and Stratford venues. Feature films include In Like Flint, One Million Years B.C., Murderer’s Row, The Deadly Affair, and The Girl with the Green Eyes, with cartoons and shorts interspersed.

Beverly Hell Capitol Milford Merritt Doctor Zhivago Milford Drive-In B.C Norwalk Drive-In Hong Kong Norwalk Palace Flint Stratford UA Trumbull Wilton Cinema

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