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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1967
Page
14
Connecticut civil defense officials monitor flood threats as rivers near flood stage. State Civil Defense Director William L. Schatzman said warm temperatures and northern watershed precipitation keep the situation under watch.
Authorities said a Thursday fire swept a 600 dwelling village near Katmandu causing 162000 dollars in damage. Local officials reported no injuries but aid teams were mobilized to assess the impact on residents and infrastructure.
A prison pulpit sermon urges belief in Jesus Christ for salvation, stating that only faith in Christ can save the soul. It emphasizes that salvation is a free gift, cites Peter and Matthew, and invites readers to request a free Bible Study Course by mailing their name and address to Newspaper Pulpit.
Five aspiring queens will be presented at the Bridgeport Spanish Festival kickoff dance at Licel Cubano on Lumber Street. Jose Fernandez announces the event and the queen contest fundraises scholarships for five Spanish-speaking students. Music by Pan Americans and Caribbean Stars. The queen is crowned August 26 at Pleasure Beach ballroom with a parade September 10.
Peter G. Albright, 17, of 137 Whitney avenue, Trumbull, was fined 40 for disregarding a State Traffic Commission sign and 10 for driving without tail lights in circuit court yesterday. He pleaded guilty after a chase on Main Street where police clocked 60 mph and noted the car had no tail lights.
Ithaca, NY AP reports an overflow crowd of over 1,000 students and faculty mourned nine Cornell dorm fire victims. President Perkins called the tragedy a shadow over the community while praising heroism by Prof. John A. Finch and other rescuers as 62 survived the pre dawn blaze at Cornell Heights Residential Club.
Twelve outstanding high school students from Bridgeport area will attend the fourth annual Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Yale University April 17 and 18. They will join about 200 state participants in lectures by Yale faculty, seminars, a banquet, and student paper presentations, with visits to Yale Medical School. Participants include Richard Liskov Geraldine Kazimer Richard Kaltenbach Alan Kaechele Michael Shapiro Robert Contolini Cathy Krieger James Arbogast Susan Stanik Nancy Wheatley Joseph Dedinsky.
Connecticut highway officials announce a program of quarterly two man inspection teams to check sign reflectivity location visibility wording and readability. teams will review complex ramp intersections and major routes ensure signage meets standards and refurbish signs as needed. exits on I 91 from New Haven to Rocky Hill already installed with ongoing review by traffic division.
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