Fire crews respond to Widows Home alarm
Firefighters were at the Widows Home at 30 p.m. when an automatic fire system activated. Officials said there was no fire and four checks confirmed a possible water pressure sprinkler system issue.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1958
Page
18
Council Plea to license city parking lots and garages
Common Council discussed licensing parking lots and garages to regulate operations for six or more vehicles. Alderman Brown proposed an ordinance with fees ranging from five to one hundred dollars based on capacity, with sign posting, hours, fire extinguishers, liability, and license revocation provisions. The measure was referred to the Ordinance committee for study and not acted upon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie Common Council
Donald
A. Brown
Tedesco
Parkers
Rage
Licensing Bureau
McElroy and Aides Return from Puerto Rico
Secretary of Defense McElroy and a group of consultants and senior advisers returned from a weekend at Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico. He said excellent progress was made but no conclusions or recommendations on reorganizing the defense establishment were reached. He noted the single military chief idea was not pressed and had no strong support in Puerto Rico discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bsnl
Aeart
Roya
National Defense Establishment
Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
McElroy
Fairfield Seeks Young Burglars After Three Break-ins
Fairfield police search for two youths suspected in three Tunxis Hill burglaries yesterday. They stole about 47 dollars and a watch from homes on Lenox Road Bibbins Avenue and Castle Avenue, after breaking windows and fleeing out the front door. Bridgeport police aided in searching Mountain Grove cemetery area. three youths were detained and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Tunxis Hill
James Kranyik
Bridgeport
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Evans closes Shapiro case in Trumbull controversy
In Trumbull on Feb 44 Judge John P. Evans declared proceedings closed after Prosecutor Shapiro resigned Saturday. Evans had planned to hear charges accusing Shapiro of grave misconduct, including abusing office and improper conduct, and to determine dismissal. The judge noted state law allows removal for cause and stated the matter is resolved with the resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumbull
Town Conart
John P. Evans
Shapiro
Saturda
Evans
Canner
Coungel
Cubs Open Full Workouts Amid Absences in Mesa
In Mesa Arizona on February 24 Cubs pitchers Dick Drott Moe Drabowsky and Fernando Rodriguez were absent from today's drills while the Cubs battery men began full scale workouts. Drott will report tomorrow and Drabowsky continues six months of military training.
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