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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1968
Page
4
In Washington a bone dry capital allowed beer at House dining rooms while citywide bans held elsewhere. Kermit Cowan, manager of House cafeterias, said Congress was exempt from local laws and regulations and legally able to sell beer.
Nine men were appointed probationary policemen by the Board of Police Commissioners. Supt. Walsh and department personnel were praised for handling city coverage after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. death. The rookies, sworn in by William O Connor, must report to Headquarters today for basic training.
State police captured Carroll Nile 21 of New Haven at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in a Moosup bar after she and Roland Trahan walked off a forestry detail four days earlier from the Somers prison farm. Nile faces circuits court today for weapon and breaking entering charges. Trahan is still at large.
The House unit moves toward accepting the Senate bill without changes amid fighting for votes. Leaders cite urgency after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and fear a renewed filibuster. The bill expands civil rights protections, Indians’ guarantees, and penalties for riot incitement while housing provisions draw most attention.
The Chamber of Commerce will host a noon luncheon on April 22 in the Burroughs Public Library to examine the renovation. The subject is Library Service to Business and Industry with emphasis on the Technology and Business department and future improvements, led by City Librarian Douglas G. Reid.
Fairfield Finance Board approved two open space acquisitions after revising prices with Lindamir Development. Flower House drive parcels totaling 55 800 square feet cost 48000 dollars and eight lots along Mill River road to Riverview circle total about 3 6 acres for 81000 dollars. Cynthia drive tracts were rejected at 18000 dollars.
A concise note explains how Romans valued salt highly enough to use it as a form of money, reflecting its scarcity and essential role in daily life and trade.
A Coast Guard helicopter evacuated an unconscious diabetic from the tug Bronx Hit on Long Island Sound to St Joseph's Hospital but he died on arrival. The patient was Ralph Worsell, 62, of West Haven. An autopsy was planned.
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