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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1967
Page
4
Jean Pierre Blanchard made the first balloon flight in the United States in 1793. He reportedly launched at Kal edetotis and landed near Woodbury New Jersey after about 45 minutes aloft.
A defense witness, Dr Francis Foldes of Montefiore Hospital, testified he directed experiments on rats showing the drug did not cause Carmela Coppolino's death with a needle injection. The defense argued the state could not prove a large dose. The trial recessed until Monday morning.
Governor Rockefeller signed a new public employe relations law replacing the 20 year old Condons Wadlin statute. The measure bans public employee strikes and takes effect Sept 1, following a surprise deal with Democrats in the Legislature. Rockefeller called it a milestone with nationwide implications.
Two additional retraining courses will be offered for unemployed and underemployed in the Greater Bridgeport area. Mrs Claire B Elliott of the Connecticut State Employment Office announced an adult welder combination course starting May 15 from 3 AM to 2 30 PM and a clerk typist course starting around May 8 from 2 30 PM to 10 PM. Further information is available at 1241 Main Street.
Charles J. Post, former state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a national safety committee member from Norwalk, is listed among Connecti cut delegates for the spring meeting of the Eastern States Conference. The television coverage for VFW leaders from the Eastern States and the District of Columbia opened yesterday at the Emerald hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, and runs through tomorrow.
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