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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1974
Page
3
The weekly word puzzle marks its anniversary with a 1 450 prize on Sunday, with a second week offering 750 for a new try, if no one lands a perfect score. Clues and explanations reveal preferred answers like PREMISES, TRIES, RAGING, and BIKE, while other options are corrected for accuracy.
A brass registration plate once claimed to be from World War I ace Baron von Richtofen’s red plane was pulled from display by the Australian War Museum. Officials say it was among several plates fabricated in Melbourne after the war and marketed as genuine.
Residents along James Street push for relief from repeated basement floods after storms. Public Works installs emergency 36 inch sewer to replace decayed lines from the 1880s, with pumping added and a 20 day for completion potential, while neighbors report losses and plan a May 6 public session.
Former Norwalk mayors Frank N. Zullo and Frank J. Cooke urged the Ordinance committee to oppose a draft regulation shifting appointment power for the Recreation and Parks commission from the mayor to the Council. They argued the move weakens executive authority and hampers day to day administration. The panel took no action and scheduled another meeting before the next council session.
Mrs. Margaret Pekar, 69, of Bridgeport, wins the Connecticut state lottery top prize of $100,000. She receives the first of 10 annual installments of $10,000 at a ceremony in Farmington Valley Mall, Simsbury, as daughter-in-law Mrs. Ann Smith and others celebrate. Pekar plans to repaint her co op, save, and fund her four grandchildren's education.
A list of weekly lottery results from northeastern states shows six digit numbers for most states and five digits for Connecticut. Connecticut 3251 Maryland 635632 Massachusetts 688777 Qualifier 29877 New Jersey 328637 New York 731832 Qualifier 00136.
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