Rites scheduled for four in killer house fire
Investigators plan autopsies on four Giordano family members after a fatal early morning fire gutted their $25,000 to $40,000 class home in a fashionable town development. Police say a husband stabbed his wife before the blaze, as emergency crews fought flames and gathered evidence including a kerosene can. Several Giordano relatives survive in Florida and Connecticut.
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Giordanos
Bridgeport
Giordano
Westport
First
Adzima
State Laboratory
Hartford
Francis P. Williams
Russell Pope
John Rubblenhaan
Thomas Dolan
Coles and O'Connell
Duva
Giord
Husband Arrested In Beating of Wife
Nestor Fuentes, 28, of Father Panik Village, was arrested on a warrant charging breach of the peace by assault. Detective Coleman McDonough of Bridgeport police held Fuentes on $100 bond pending arraignment in Circuit Court for the beating of his wife Rafaela Fuentes at their home on March 20, police said.
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Nestor Fuentes
Father Panik Village
Coleman McDonough
Bridgeport
McDonough
Fuentes
Rafaela Fuentes
Kennedy backs RFK plea in jolt to Johnson campaign aid
The article details Robert Kennedy's push for a federal campaign subsidy plan worth up to 39 million per party, arguing it would democratize access to high office. He compares this to 1960s fundraising, cites past spending, and cites opposition led by Everett Dirksen.
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RFK
Johnson
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Dirksen
GGP
Everett M. Dirksen
Iilingis
Senate
Congress
Harry
Truman
Longo
Clergy roles debated in urban renewal forum
Clergy leaders from churches and synagogues discussed urban renewal and the need for interfaith cooperation in rebuilding inner city communities. Key speakers called for honesty, regional collaboration, and renewed citizen involvement to prevent social decline.
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Fairfield University
Book and Author Event Cancelled in Bridgeport
Douglas Reid head librarian Bridgeport Public Library announced the Book and Author luncheon scheduled for April 20 has been cancelled. The event was to be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church with guest authors planned to speak.
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Douglas Reid
Bridgeport Public Library
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Milford considers ordinance targeting dangerous buildings
A Milford public hearing on a proposed dangerous building ordinance drew broad support from local officials and residents. The measure would empower the city to prohibit and abate unsafe structures in the redevelopment area amid concerns over unsafe, vacant buildings and delayed demolitions in Project II of Myrtle-Walnut Beach.
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Milford
Tribeach
Board of Alderman
Alan H. Jepson
Gerald F. Stevens
Carl T. Viola
John McLar
Smith
Puzzle Plum Eludes Picks in Sunday Post Puzzle
The Sunday Post Puzzle 673 explains word clues with explanations for Across entries 7 through 24, clarifying choices between similar terms such as CATCHING vs MATCHING, PLANNER vs PLANTER, FEW vs NEW, SNAP vs SOAP, MILER vs MINER, and BOAST vs BEAST, highlighting why each correct answer fits its clue.
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The
Sunday Post
Puzzle clues reveal wordplay with corrections and contrasts
The text analyzes multiple clue pairs noting preferred answers like NICE over DICE and SCENES over SCENTS. It contrasts meanings in sports calls, floral terms, and roles such as TRAINER versus TRAINEE, with examples of misdirection and correct choices.
Doctors Keep Vigil Over Adenauer Illness
French President de Gaulle and Pope Paul VI sent wishes as the ailing Konrad Adenauer, former West German chancellor, remained seriously ill with flu and bronchitis. A CDU spokesman reported no change in condition despite declining resistance, with heart and circulatory functions weaker.
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Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Paul VI
Christian Democratic Party
Adenauer
Savings banks push higher life insurance limit at Connecticut Capitol
Savings banks told a Capitol hearing that a $5,000 limit on bank sold life insurance is too low and urged raising it to $15,000. Bank executives cited 43 banks offering policies and the Bridgeport firm boasting over $52 million in force for about 78,000 people, while agents argued banks lack the service of traditional agents. Lawmakers from both parties voiced opposition to the bill.
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Jack P. Farina
Stamford
Connecticut State Insurance Council
Joseph Pollack
Insurance Worker's International Union
Afl—Cio
Connecticut
Charles E. Rauch
Connecticut Savings Banks of
New Haven
Oliver Eldridge
Ciunaan Savings Bank
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Savings Bank
Leonard N. Mainiero
People's Savings Bank of Bridgeport
Con
Mutual Savings Banks
Mainiero
Benjamin L. Barringer
New Milford
Agnes C. Simons
Bridgeport
Gerald F. Stevens
Milford
George V. Connors
Jand
Albert S. Crockett
Greenwich
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Albert Giordano
New Jersey
Charles Giordano
Colchester
Nicholas Giordano
Jennie Riccio
Windsor
Mary Sterpka
West Hartford
New York
John Vv. Hingsay
Nel. A
Hertzberg
James M. Webb
Connecticut Council of Churches
Webb
Rochester
N.Y
Francis Cheney
Trinity Episcopal Church
Southport
H. Parker Lansdale
YMCA
Edward Zibell
St. Ambrose Church
George Werner
St. Luke’s Church
Arthur Clifford
Curran
John Driscoll
Connecticut State Labor Council
Afl-Ciio
Edward Harrison
Coulter & McKenzie Machine Co
William C. McInnes
Father McInnes
Clergy Association of
Deer Bridgeport
Mr. Smith
Milford Redevelopment Agency
Project L
Project I
MRA
Capitol
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