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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
4
Readers review a list of clue corrections and reasoning for a 1968 word puzzle. It explains preferred answers like RAID over RAIN and PRANKS over CRANKS, noting how each choice affects tone, value, and alignment with the puzzle’s theme and loyalties.
Police reported eight office breaks at Heritage Square building 1700 Post Road Fairfield. A portable television from the offices of Dr Paul Ruendemann and Dr Thomas Christie and a small radio from Moore Business forms were stolen. Det Lieut Patrick L Carroll and Det Philip Fracassini investigated.
Officials endorse the Mumps vaccine known as the Jeryl Lyon Strain developed by Merck Sharp and Dohme. Tests show 95 percent of 5500 recipients develop antibodies, with immunity hoped to be lifelong. The NIH conducted safety tests over 15 months.
Ten Fairfield county residents are among 37 who passed the certified public accountant examination in November, the State Board of Accountancy announced today. They include William A. Campbell of this city, Stanley A. Carp of Fairfield, Tomas F. Gorman of Ridgefield, Howard Greenberg and Frederick A. Palumbo of Norwalk, Leonard S. Miller of Greenwich, Harold J. Meitly and Brian E. Skinner of Stamford, and John J. Stanella Jr. and Aaron Schechter of Westport.
Officers report a burglar entered the apartment of Robert Smith at 440 Park Avenue by forcing the front door. A radio and pennies valued about $7 were taken, along with a bottle of cologne. Authorities seek clues as they investigate the break-in in the Texas town.
In Bridgeport, Nathaniel Joe Esquilin, a Puerto Rico native and self-taught artist, leads a three week old art class at the Middle Street Boys’ Club painting comic characters and murals. Fellow pupils include Charles Johnson Aaron Daniels Louis Rodriguez and Larry Denson as a February art display contest aims for a national fine arts exhibit.
Bridgeport detectives arrested Trumbull youth Anthony Pellegrino aged 18 on larceny charges linked to thefts by an employee at Cumberland Farms store near Fairfield Avenue and Whittier Street. Bail set under 500 dollars awaiting Circuit Court arraignment. detectives Robert Gregory and Rudolph Dunn led the case.
Uniform shades called du plex come in wide colors and designs with white reverse side for a uniform street appearance. The product emphasizes consistent exterior view from the curb and availability in multiple options.
The proposal aims to raise the state sales tax from 3.44 percent to at least four percent and to return locally realized tax revenues to each municipality, ensuring local revenue recovery from the increase.
Israeli Consul Ram Haviy to speak in Bridgeport on January 25 marking the Zionist Organization of America jubilee. He will address a district meeting Kiwanis lunch at Strathfield Inn and students at the University of Bridgeport Hillel that night. A district board meeting at the Indenbaum home will set plans for a March 13 testimonial honoring Herbert Meyer.
A hungry intruder entered Mrs. Christine Jackson's home at 294 Osborne Street yesterday, bit into a fruitcake, then stole $38.60 from a church collection. Police say the entry involved removing hinges pins. A sentence about De Gaulle's Quebec campaign follows but not related to the crime.
A January furniture sale touts five acres of displays with claimed huge savings and easy shopping. Shoppers are urged to request help if they cannot find desired items, with a playful nod to telescopes for spotting bargains.
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