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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1974
Page
6
Sandford Blitz reports the Panuzio city admin plan to realign department chain of command remains active with ordinance and charter amendments being drafted for Common Council review in coming weeks. Blitz also serves as Mayor Panuzio’s spokesman on municipal matters and refutes claims of major opposition.
Two unions charge Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton violated a collective bargaining accord by hiring workers from unions not covered by the agreement. Local 1302 United Brothers of Carpenters and Joiners and the Metal Trades Council of New London County filed the federal suit in New Haven seeking enforcement of the contract and unspecified damages.
Ralph J. Cennamo, chairman of the Bridgeport Independent party, leads a public citizen list to address the Bridgeport Common Council. A new rule allows citizens a 30 minute premeeting speaking period, starting May 6, with five speakers per meeting.
The Rev. Nicholas Titus pastor of the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport spoke as guest chaplain in the General Assembly on Tuesday. City Clerk John C. Mandanici's office said the House session noted Titus requested legislators be listed and asked for sensitivity to all residents.
Two U S Customs Service patrolmen Lewis Dix and Charles Bokinski and a suspect Michael A Williams were killed after a desert gun battle near the Mexican border. About 200 pounds of marijuana was found beside Williams. Nancy Searle and her sister Julie, ages 18 and 14, discovered the scene while driving to school and described the shocking sight. Roadblocks were set as authorities hunted for other suspects.
Hartford Assembly praised Trumbull High School girls basketball team for winning the state championship. The squad defeated New Haven Lee High School to finish the 1973-74 season undefeated at 16-0, and lawmakers gave the team standing ovations.
Flowering cherry trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington D C were a gift from Tokyo’s mayor. The gesture reflects a historic friendship between the two capitals and years of cultural exchange.
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