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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1968
Page
4
The Bridgeport Bar Association announced that law offices will be closed today following Governor Dempsey's proclamation of a statewide public holiday in tribute to the slain Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The court discusses seed origins noting the sea to land cotton lineage traced to Georgia and South Carolina, with roots from Anguilla in the West Indies. The discussion covers geographic and historical ties influencing cotton development.
Riots after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. murder prompted about 45,000 troops and National Guardsmen across 12 states and Washington, D C, the widest civil emergency mobilization on record. The Army added nearly 20,000 regulars with 22,000 more ready, as Guardsmen totaled over 34,000 in place.
Alexander M. Delelle of Employers Guild 42 told a Stratfield Inn meeting that local barber shops should close today in line with Governor Dempsey's mourning edict for Dr. King. Downtown shops will close while others may open or close voluntarily.
Employees of Bridgeport Brass and volunteers donated 93 pints of blood. The Red Cross mobile unit’s 32nd brass plant visit since 1950 contributed to a total 4,286 pints. Top donor was John T. Yanosy with 42 pints. many others reached double digits.
The Central Area urban renewal project in Meriden Connecticut was named as the recipient of a 428,798 increase to a total 6 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Richard L. LaRivere, 24, of 1339 Pearl Street, was fined 100 dollars in Circuit court for a repeated offense of driving without a license after pleading guilty at arraignment before Judge John Alexander. Police said he was stopped on North Avenue February 10 amid reports of a reckless driver and was also issued a warning for driving after revocation.
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