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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Page
4
State's Attorney Otto J. Saur represented the state at the arraignments. The Rev. Joseph A. Cacioppi, pastor of the Trinity church, 534 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield, offered the prayer which formally opened the term.
Two Bridgeport men George Willis 24 and Joseph Jackson 22 pleaded not guilty to robbery with violence in Superior court for the November 4 holdup of David’s Grocery on Bostwick Avenue. Victim Reinaldo Feliou 40 testified as to the assault and theft of about 309 dollars. A third suspect James Willie Jones 24 awaits arraignment.
Julie Rodriguez of Pueblo Colorado marks her second birthday today after a liver transplant performed July 23 1967 at the University of Colorado Medical Center She is among the few known survivors of such operations and received a liver from a child who died of an unrelated illness Doctors report she remains weaker and eats little but continues to rebound and celebrate with family and medical staff
The Triangle Street bridge over the New Haven tracks opened to traffic after a 12:30 p.m. ribbon cutting. Mayor Frank N. Zullo and Norden division president Ernest Greenwood presided as Norden funded 275000 of the 468000 cost. The project widens Triangle Street and adds a traffic light at Winfield and Triangle.
In Mexico City a man who spoke for 40 minutes in a telephone booth while a crowd formed outside was dragged from the booth by bystanders and struck in the throat. A doctor said he would be voiceless for a month.
Lafayette Bank and Trust announces Bankcare a plan giving free checking accounts to residents 65 and older. The bank will cover all expenses including checks imprinting and handling. Applications available at the main office on State street and Lafayette boulevard or at the North End office at Madison and Capitol.
Investigators from the Federal Aviation Agency and the Civil Aeronautics Board will inspect wreckage at the U S Coast Guard station in Eaton's Neck Long Island to determine if parts belong to a missing Piper Cherokee that vanished with four aboard near Long Island on December 15. Pieces found include a wing section and wheel assembly spotted by a private pilot and recovered by a Coast Guard boat. The missing crew were James Tyree 33 of Massapequa LI and passengers Ted Stacher 35 and two women Mrs Sandra Meade 24 and Miss Patricia Hemenway 21. A wallet and a purse with personal effects were recovered on a nearby beach. The University of Cincinnati is the oldest municipal university in the United States.
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