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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1958

Page

29

Altobello Rejects Run to Seek Third District Seat

Meriden July 2 AP Mayor Altobello declined a push to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Third district. Princess Mary Grace Rospigliosi Javicini filed for divorce from Tony Javicini. Prince Guglielmo Rospigliosi Pal, allied with East Haven Democrats, urged Altobello to run.

Den Congress London Prin Mary Grace Rospigliosi Javicini East Haven

Fire Chasers Lured and Younce Pounces

Elizabethton Tennessee July 2 Twenty two drivers rushed to a fire Tuesday night to find police wailing with citation books and ticketed for obstructing traffic Fire Chief Dennis Younce used a stack of old tires as a lure to keep fire truck chasers away Five minutes after the sky darkened traffic bogged down near Beene three blocks away

Elizabethton Tenn UPI Dennis Younce

Boy finds engagement ring on English beach

A boy wading along a beach in Fifley England picked up an engagement ring lost by a girl from Fifley. The discovery may reunite the couple as authorities assist in returning the ring to its owner.

Fifley England

Fairfield Man Arrested in Beachhouse Shoe Theft

Carl A. Letsch aged 24 of 85 Warren Street Fairfield was arrested at 6 p m by Detective Stephen Zadrovitz on breach of the peace charges after shoes and socks were reported stolen from the Country Club of Fairfield beachhouse. He was released on recognizance and faces town court Monday. Police said the shoes were found on Alfred Bishop at 200 Sasco Hill Road Fairfield and Letsch was wearing them when taken into custody at his home within a half hour.

Fairfield Carl A. Letsch Warren Street Stephen Zadrovitz Alfred Bishop Sasco-Hill Road Letsch

Parade of Champions Draws 130 Floats in City

130 units ready for a major parade with 8 divisions and 16 marshals. Kenneth Raine will ride a General Electric sponsored float as the U S Air Force band opens the two mile lineup. Bozo Kelly and clowns will entertain while dignitaries and state leaders stand in the reviewing stand at Seaside Park.

Kenneth E. Raine General Electric Company United States Air Force Band Thomas Wolcott Frederick Scinto Clemet J. Kichuk William Coulter Charles Esalek William Ambrose Alex, Lukachik Glen Laudenslager America Boss Bozo Kelly Bridgeport Red Cross Ribicoff Tedesco Bush Purtell Morano Seaside Park

Upset wins in Oklahoma Democratic governor race

J Howard Edmondson, once little known, leads W P Atkinson in a split primary. The two advance to a July 22 runoff, with Edmondson seeking repeal timing on prohibition and Atkinson a known dry. The race reshapes Oklahoma politics as a long standing Democratic stronghold awaits the runoff.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma ED Edmondson Muskogee W. P. Bill Atkinson Midwest Atkinson Edmondson

Last Street Car Line in State on Way Out

Hartford July 2 AP The PUC approves ending freight car service south of East Hartford’s United Aircraft plant and tearing up rails in Glastonbury ending the last street car operation in the state. The J B Williams company division of Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the lone shipper, delivering liquid caustic soda by tank car.

Hartford Glastonbury PUC Public Uulticles Commission Connecticut Company United Aircraft East Hartford J.B. Williams Company Division Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

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