Florida Faces Yet Another Freeze Threat to Crops
Florida warned of a new Friday morning freeze as a cold outbreak grips the South. Meteorologists urged precautions for citrus groves and growing plants while small craft warnings span Gulf to Atlantic coasts. The storm covered much of the Deep South with record snow in Tallahassee and across northern Florida, jeopardizing vegetables, citrus, and cotton in the Rio Grande Valley amid three prior cold spells.
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Official Weather Data for Bridgeport and Vicinity
Sunny breezy and cold today with high near 25. Tonight remains cold with lows around 1 to 5 above inland areas and 5 to 1 below in rural zones. Saturday stays cold with increasing clouds and highs in the 20s.
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Governor Ribicoff calls a Connecticut special session
Connecticut Governor Ribicoff announced a special session of the General Assembly to address unemployment. About 90,000 people or over eight percent of the labor force are jobless, with benefits running out, prompting a plea to act to sustain the state economy. He set a March 4 convening and spoke after talks with Republican leaders.
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Ribicoff
General Assembly
Connecticut
Renato E. Ricciuti
Loss Heavy In Erie Fire
Explosion punctuated a February Erie warehouse fire in subfreezing 24 degree temps. The M. W. Irwin building at 2001 West 12th Street, containing televisions and high octane drums, burned with 100 foot flames. Estimated damage ranged from two to eight million dollars. inventory valued at seven million. Deputy Chief John North led 120 firefighters as they fought the blaze, calling it the worst in memory and noting unknown contents pending inventory.
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M. W. Irwin Company
West 12Th Street
Millard Irwin
John North
State Aide Opposes Year-Round Schools In Connecticut
Dr. Maurice J. Ross of the Connecticut Department of Education told the Southeastern Connecticut Association of Boards of Education that most interscholastic sports, bus services, driver training, and the hot lunch program should be abandoned if year-round schooling is pursued. He favored retaining tennis and volleyball while urging a longer school day and year, cautioning against overemphasis on science and urging well-rounded education including politics, diplomacy, and theology.
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State Department of Education
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Gureaus of Research
Southeastern Connecticut Association of Boards of Education
America
No Valentine for a Puzzler in Sunday Post
St Valentine’s Day passes with fans missing the $200 prize as crossword lovers seek the new $225 award. The column teases puzzle hints and explains clues from last Sunday, noting answers like POSE WIN BREAK SET SLIM SKIM and YEARN LEARN with a playful tone.
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Bartender Shot During Maloney's Restaurant Hold-Up
Three men posing as customers robbed Maloney's restaurant at 308 Iranistan Avenue near Gregory Street at about 1 a.m. They shot the bartender in the arm and escaped with the day's receipts. Phillip J. McKenna of 59 Renmel Street was taken to St Vincent's hospital. his condition was not serious. Police scoured the area for three gunmen, described as tall and thin: all are Negro, two with a .22 rifle reported in use.
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FBI to Probe Charges Against FCC Official Mack
Attorney General Rogers ordered a complete FBI investigation into allegations that FCC Commissioner Richard A. Mack accepted thousands of dollars from a Miami license lawyer. Rep. Harris said Mack will be allowed to present his version, with potential measures if he withholds information.
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Oo Schwartz
Whiteside
Florida
Public Service Television, Inc
National Airlines
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Sherman Adams
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Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day
Classified Ads Comics Constantine Brown Crossword Puzzle Dr. Bundesen Editorials Fashions Financial News Jacoby on Bridge Obituaries Radio and TV Sports Sylvia Porter Theater News.
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Plane crash at Palm Springs injures seven
A Western Airlines Convair transport crash landed after takeoff from Palm Springs. Eighteen passengers and three crew escaped before flames destroyed the plane. Seven injured were treated at a hospital, with two serious injuries including John Pernicano of San Diego.
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Desert Spa
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Three Die in Carbon Monoxide Tragedy at Ash Street
A husband, wife, and their six year old son were found dead in a third floor apartment at 274 Ash Street after carbon monoxide fumes from a defective flue filled the home. Friends forced entry about 7:30 p.m. and found the family with a television still on. Police and medical examiners linked the deaths to monoxide poisoning.
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Barry
Stanley Bambus
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Peter Saia
Lenox Avenue
Charles Pensha
Maplewood Avenue
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George B. Molnar
Paul G. Tvardzik
Bambus
Underwood Corporation
Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing Company
Edesco names labor advisor in city administration
Mayor Tedesco announced Anthony Arlo, president of Local 227, IUE, at Singer Manufacturing, as temporary labor relations adviser. Arlo will review grievances of city workers and suggest steps for a permanent grievance adjustment program, with union input and without pay. He will meet with the AFSCME union representatives to hear appeals and reduce backlog.
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Anthony Arlo
International Union of Electrical Workers
Singer Manufacturing Company
Arlie
Parks, Public Works, and Welfare Department
American Federation of State
George Lima
Arilo
Break Confession Was False, Youth Says Freed in Court
A 15 year old Bridgeport youth was acquitted of breaking and entering at the Dorset company on 1862 State street extension after testifying he confessed while hungry and homeless to secure jail time. Police said his tale contained misleading details but some facts matched the real corset company break.
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Superior Court
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Joseph V. Pisano
Bridgeport Dorset Company
State Street Extension
California
Lancaster
Penn
Pennsylvania
George Freeman
Pisano
Crystal Palace
Main Street
Boy Found Dead After 300-Foot Cliff Rescue on San Gorgonio
A 13-year-old boy, Donald Burns, died after a 25 hour rescue on San Gorgonio Mountain 11,485 feet high. John Matthews of the Sierra Madre unit reached him as rescuers from sheriff's deputies and Air Force crews battled harsh conditions. A helicopter lowered a litter to the cliff tip to recover the body amid snow and a waterfall pool.
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Donald Burns
San Gorgonio
John Matthews
Alhambra
Sierra Madre
Matthews
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Sheriff's Deputies
Air Force
Donald
Eula Burns
San Bernardino County
Frank Bland
O. T. Burns
Wayne
Valentine to Woo Wife Whose Jaw He Cracked
Walter Konwent, a 37 year old foreman, faced Superior Court after allegedly fracturing his wife’s jaw in December. He presented a homemade Valentine to seek reconciliation, while his wife’s separate maintenance petition remained under consideration with a 60 day deferral.
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