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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
9
The Christmas season influenced Circuit Court Judge John Sullivan to suspend a 30 day jail sentence for Jazel Brown of Marina Village, arraigned on breach of the peace and resisting arrest after a Thursday night arrest. Brown, 33, sought to spend Christmas with his six children.
In Mexico City topless news provokes debate as local union leader Garcia Katsidzira and workers face fines. Two cases involve Frank M. Sye and Salvador Martinez with suspended licenses and monetary penalties. Union chief says topless waitresses are a threat to morals and warrants prohibition.
A mixed page features a daily cryptogram puzzle with Longfellow as the quote key and a large down and across crossword grid filled with numbered clues. The cryptogram decodes to a quotation, and a prior solution line cites a quote from R. L Stevenson about quarrels and misdoing.
In Circuit Court Judge John Sullivan gave Louis A. Lapin a 360 day jail term and Eugene Zilo a 120 day sentence after they pleaded guilty to breaking and entering at the Palace theater. Police said four men were found hiding in an empty backstage dressing room at Main and Congress streets during the early hours of December 6. The cases of the remaining two were continued.
Americans across the United States organized Christmas aid for Vietnam service members. Communities mailed boxes, funded calls, and sent greetings to bolster troops and war orphans. Notable efforts included Brigham Young University delivering 300,000 Christmas cards and individuals like Eileen Cioe collecting 5,000 letters.
A London zookeeper explains the female panda sent to Moscow for mating disliked the Russian mate. The keeper notes she preferred people and chocolate, highlighting an unusual reaction during the exchange.
A pulp1t exhortation urges accepting God’s gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. It contrasts earthly gifts with salvation, cites Romans 6 23 and Hebrews 2 3, and invites readers to request a free booklet from Newspaper Pulpit Box 7834 Post Telegram.
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