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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1962
Page
1
Tedesco hints at spending the same amount in Montfont if elected lieutenant governor stressing no interference with his mayoral duties. He cites consultations on Race 23 and projects like city redevelopment, police HQ and fire station construction, Water Street parking area, and expansion of utilities facilities.
Reports say 18 students died after a Rangoon riot as troops warned to open fire if protests continued. Witnesses describe stones thrown at arriving forces outside the university, with civilians and family members detained in homes during the crackdown. Emergency crews rushed wounds to hospital as curfews and bans on gatherings were imposed. university closure announced and police deployed citywide.
Eyewitnesses recount a midair collision or engine failure over a city airport area. Passengers describe a sudden fire and rapid descent as the craft landed, with several travelers sustaining knee injuries and other minor hurts. A few, including Jacquelyn and Mrs Dodd, recall the moment before impact. Firefighters respond as medical staff treat the injured and onlookers watch the burning wreckage.
Attorney General Robert Kennedy took a rough tumble while water skiing near the Kennedy family yacht in Lewis Bay Massachusetts. He recovered quickly and reboarded the Marlin with President Kennedy and other family members aboard, as Secret Service kept watch.
E R Dennis appointed assistant general manager of Robertshaw Pulton Bridgeport Thermostat division in Milford. Dennis, a native of Wilkes Barre, has worked in Bridgeport since 1959 as chief accountant after rising from machinist apprentice at W H Nielson & Co. He served two years in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is married to Jane N Nielsen of Plymouth Massachusetts. they have a daughter.
A report on a national fitness initiative details pilot programs in public and church related schools. It covers minimum tests including pullups situps and squat thrusts, with passing marks by age and gender and notes high level corporate and educational involvement.
Health authorities on the Pacific Coast and extending to Chicago warn travelers to the Far East about cholera. Entry checks target those with direct contact exposure and illness are quarantined under emergency rules. Symptoms include vomiting diarrhea cramps and exhaustion. disease spreads via contaminated water or food and strict hygiene and inoculation measures are urged.
The Connecticut State Employment Service in Bridgeport offers free typing courses for residents of the Bridgeport labor market, with 66 trainees in dual courses. Miss Agnes Collins and Theodore Drake Mizs lead the program, chosen for business education expertise, under the Community Action Retraining Program coordinated statewide, to ease unemployment and meet local demand for typists.
Clerent Sharron of Bethany was elected commander of the Connecticut department of the Veterans of World War I at the close of the annual two day convention. Other officers named include H. Lee Marshall of Trumbull senior fire commander Albert Blakehitte of West Haven senior vice commander Gustav Hanson at Cheshire judge advocate and Karl Young of East Hartford quartermaster.
Fairfield youth Bruce Benway, 20, was arrested Saturday by the Fairfield Boat Patrol for reckless operation of a watercraft. He sped near a nearby boat with a 75 HP outboard, spraying occupants, after being warned earlier. Bond set at $30 for circuit court appearance July 18.
In Reims near the symbolic city of past Franco German conflict, President de Gaulle and Chancellor Adenauer reviewed German and French troops in a six day visit designed to mark a turning point in European affairs. They traveled to the Moslmelon camp for a soldier parade with about 000 German and 1,500 French troops, remarked on shared memories of war and pledged to preserve peace in Europe.
Police arrested Louis A. Moncea, 27, of 239 West Avenue, and Victor Rivera, 21, of Black Rock, after they were linked to the Saturday purchase of liquor for a teenager. The incident surfaced amid a Mass memorial for war victims led by Rev. Msgr Marty, who urged forgiveness and reconciliation.
A federal committee led by Ritkoff's deputy Bern ard Russell will guide a study on how television affects children. Education, welfare, media research experts and TV industry reps will select projects, arrange funding, and supervise the work. The goal is to provide practical, merit‑based findings to aid programming decisions for the American public.
Beachgoers faced packed shores as temperatures soared inland to near 90s. Officials reported litter from a busy Sunday at Seaside Park creating a “snowstorm” of napkins and debris, while winds failed to cool Windsor Locks and other inland towns. A cold front was forecast to bring cooler air and possible showers later. In New York City, sweltering 96 degrees marked another hottest day this year, near the 99 degree high from May.
Fairfield county Democrats nominated Francis X. Lenn on Jr a Greenwich lawyer as their candidate for Congress from the Fourth district at a convention. Lennon, unopposed for the nomination, will run against Rep Abner W Sibal of Norwalk the Republican nominee seeking a second term. In Norwich Lenn on pledged to campaign in 23 towns and cities and backed President Kennedy's Medicare program. He attended Stamford schools, earned a BA from St Michaels College in 1951 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1957.
New York reports claim that Vordika Pepper and capsicum based stimulants may regrow hair. Beauty expert Sheri Redding promotes a $17.50 pint product, while Dudgel-minded methods suggest a DIY pepper and vodka mix used twice daily for two weeks.
Barbara Waterbury of Weston won Grand Champion horsemanship at the 16th annual Fairfield 4-H clubs horse show. Terry Cadley of Milford took Reserve horsemanship as eighty three entrants set a record at Mrs Barbara D Taylor estate on Hull's highway Fairflett.
In Can Tho South Viet Nam two U S Army soldiers were wounded by a grenade blast at a bar. Officials said both men were hit by shrapnel but one was in serious condition. Suspects were arrested and families were being notified.
Three rooms in a single story frame house owned by Paul Shannon on Quaker Road Norwalk were gutted by a fire discovered at 4 22 p.m. The kitchen dinette and living room were extensively damaged. Firemen were at the scene 1 hour 24 minutes. Cause undetermined. Family reportedly left about 30 minutes before the fire. No damage estimate available.
A Japanese reporter notes floods have killed 46 with 22 bodies recovered and the death toll may rise toward 50 as mud from Gongem to Kagoshima railway line camouflages buried targets. Rescuers in Ureshine town witness a family vanish in floodwaters. a 14 year old girl is found dead while others remain missing. In Takada town Fukuoka Prefecture 40 policemen strive to reach marooned citizens as the mayor calls for aid.
A Parsee speaker in Arabic expressed optimism that Yaezid and Bitar would reconcile with Hen Tella and Kinider. He claimed an understanding with France and Gen de Gaulle was reachable, suggesting internal accord among factions. Walter Camp made the first All America football selections in 1888.
Moscow reports Khrushchev and aides ready final touches for a propaganda push ahead of the Congress for General Disarmament and Peace opening tomorrow. Chinese officials and Soviet allies seek to publicly disavow disputes seen as invented by Western journalists while Mao Tung praises unity in the fight for peace and rebuff of imperialism.
Weston July 8 Owen Jacobsen chairman of Westin Young Republicans was named campaign coordinator for State Senator Lupton GOP candidate for Congress at large. He will head Lupton campaign headquarters and arrange appearances statewide with main headquarters likely in Bridgeport and subsidiary offices nationwide. Jacobsen, a Weston resident, is a pension and profit sharing consultant and chartered life insurer.
Simeon Rozdilsky aged 85 of Randall drive Trumiul died yesterday in Bridgeport hospital. Services Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Adzima funeral home 591 Arctic street and 9 o clock at St John Orthodox Greek Catholic church with Requiem Mass. Burial at St Johns cemetery Starts ord in Galicia. Survived by three sons two daughters a brother a sister ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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