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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1968

Page

5

Area Teacher Is State's Potato Chip Chef Champ

John Messer of Buckskin Heights Danbury wins Connecticut Men's National Cooking Championship using potato chips as a main ingredient with his Chicken Strata. He qualifies for the regional contest and could reach the National Championship in Miami on Jan 2. Messer is a social studies teacher at John Reed Middle School in Redding. His daughter Kim, a DelMarva champ, and his sons are also noted. More than 510,000 original recipes were entered in the eight year event.

John Messer Buckskin Heights Danbury Connecticut Messer Potato Chip Institute International Miami Fla John Reed Middle School Redding Catherine Pocomoke City Michael Mark Columbia Uiversity West Connecticut State College Placin Thomas Morris New Milford Ernest C. Davis Windsor Ernest Cisco Uncasville

Bargain Bee at Freedman’s Furniture Opens Early

The 5th annual January Bargain Bee at Freedman’s Furniture, 585 East Main Street, runs 9 am to 9 pm Sunday through Friday and 9 am to 6 pm Saturday. The notice lists chicken strata recipe and detailed bake time, with ingredients and method included.

Freedman's Furniture Store East Main Street

Romney to Begin New Hampshire Drive on Jan 12

Michigan Governor George Romney plans a formal start to his New Hampshire campaign on January 12. He will fly from Michigan after his state legislature address and kick off with a Nashua plant gate greeting, a Concord news conference, and a day of street campaigning in Manchester and other towns. Romney posted a schedule through January 17 with chain events across the state and a February 5 dinner in Albany where he will be introduced by Governor Nelson Rockefeller.

Washington Michigan George Romney New Hampshire Romney Richard M. Nixon Nashua N. H Concord Secretary of State Manchester Somersworth Durham Portsmouth Exeter Academy Albany N. Y New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Michigan Republican

Reagan vows strong voice in selecting GOP nominee

California Governor Ronald Reagan, in a sparsely attended news briefing, pledges a strong role in choosing the 1968 Republican presidential candidate. He forms a state wide committee to lead a favorite son delegation to the Miami Beach national convention.

Sacramento Calif Ronald Reagan Reagan California Vienna Miami Chin- Beach

Reagan urges unity among California Republicans at rally

Reagan spoke on keeping California delegates cohesive while evaluating a favorite son candidacy. He warned against scattering votes for national leadership and emphasized not forcing a unit pledge. He also commented on a pending legislative session and opposed withholding state income tax from paychecks.

California Reagan

U S Unions Seek Plan to End Construction Bias Charges

Washington officials and labor leaders pursue a new framework to settle racial discrimination complaints in construction unions. Secretary Wirtz will meet with 18 unions to review proposals, aiming for a workable antidiscrimination plan and to avoid civil rights lawsuits tied to state and federal contracts.

Neil Gilbride Washington W. Willard Wirtz Wirtz James J. Reynolds Afl‘cio Building and Construction Trades Department C. J. Haggerty Pierce Miami Beach Haggerty Building Trades Ohio State University Herbert Hill National Association For the Advancement of Colored People New York Ohio Afl-Cio Labor Department

Wayne Bishop Named Captain In State Police

Hartford AP Wayne H Bishop longtime commander of the State Police Criminal Intelligence Unit since 1960 has been promoted to captain He joined the state police in 1947 and led a 20 man squad involved in undercover work in gambling narcotics and organized crime He is a West Haven native married to Lia Busca of New London their son John lives in Old Lyme The United States has more than 97 5 million registered motor vehicles.

Bishop Lia Busca New London Old Lyme John

Spinal Resection Said Done on Only A Single Patient

Toronto AP report says seven surgeries attributed to Dr Murray involved only one case with spinal cord resection. Leonard Bertin cites University of Toronto data noting no contact with the patient. The unnamed patient is believed to be in the United States.

Toronto Gordon Murray Leonard Bertin University of Toronto Murras Bertin Murray Canada Bernard Proulx l William R. Drucker Toronto General Hospital Proulx Drucker Hospital de. Murray

Man Sent to Prison In Mann Act Case

Charles V. Mims, convicted December 15 of transporting a woman from Hartford to New York for prostitution, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to ten months to five years imprisonment. Chief Judge William H. Timbers denied a motion for a new trial. Mims has addresses in New York, Hartford and New Haven and was accused of transporting Yvonne A. McCox of Hamden from Hartford to New York for prostitution.

NEW Haven Charles V. Mims Hartford New York U.S. District Court Sears William H. Timbers Mims Yvonne A McCox Hamden

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