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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1956

Page

14

Court House Bid Fight Looms Over Stamford Award

A Stamford bid dispute arises after the Fairfield County Court House Building commission awarded the contract to F D Rich company for 687347 while Frank Mercede and Sons claims bid compliance was ignored. Mercede seeks counsel and possible action to ensure taxpayers get the best value. controversy centers on site work inclusion and a reading error on a deductible item.

Stamford Frank Mercede and, Sons Fairfield County Court House Building Commission Commission F. D. Rich Company, Inc Mercede Mercede Company Rich Rich Company Meer Company Louis J. Padula Norwalk Frank John Court House Wood Cowan Weston Cowan James J. Whalen Bridgeport

Lion Trainer Fraser Hit By Lion During TV Rehearsal

Hollywood December 16 AP reports animal trainer George E Fraser sustained chest injuries from his male lion Tuffy during a TV show rehearsal requiring six stitches. Earlier Cubby the lioness clawed an 11 year old boy and scratched the boy's father at a Garden Grove used car lot and escaped briefly. Cubby also ripped a state patrolman's shirt in a November incident after Fraser bought the lions from the St Louis zoo last September.

Hollywood George E. Fraser Fraser Tuffy Cubby Garden Grove St. Louis

Texas faith healer Jack Coe dies of bulbar polio

Dallas evangelist Jack Coe, age 38 and head of the Dallas Revival Center and Herald of Healing at Waxahachie, died at Parkland hospital after contracting bulbar polio. He supported about 80 staff and preached across the South, with a radio broadcast from Waxahachie. He was admitted on November 25.

Dallas Jack Coe Texas Parkland Hospital Dallas Revival Center Herald of Healing Waxahachie Tex Here South Coe

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