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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1958
Page
7
Adams denies any financial ties to Goldfine or related ventures and rebukes Congress for allowing what he calls vicious accusations. Fox continues testimony as Goldfine plans to speak next Tuesday amid claims of political targeting and press pressure.
About 95 000 people attend a city park party hosted by Mayor Ted esco with police and park attendants guiding crowds. Children show report cards to receive tickets as they enter. By 2 pm an estimated 2 000 youngsters per hour arrive, many with parents. Amusements and stands run at full tilt as schools close for a citywide "schools out" celebration.
Bridgeport calendar lists Barnum Festival activities from June 26 to July 6 at Harding High, Seaside Park, and other venues. Key items include Ballyhoo Show with Dick Clark, beauty pageants, yacht regatta, street parade, firework displays, and a Memorial visit to P. T. Barnum graves. Government finance concerns are noted in a separate public remark.
Paralyzed slayer Wojculewicz of New Britain was dragged into Superior Court and resentenced to die in the electric chair on November 17. He complained guards injured him during the transport and showed a red mark on his arm. State’s Attorney said sentencing is mandatory and he could not refuse. the warden was told force might be used to bring him to court. Wojculewicz, crippled from a police shooting that killed a police sergeant and a bystander during a daytime robbery, was treated at the scene by officers.
Fairfield police report two stores fell to the same money-changing flimflam artist last night. Clerks at Clam pett's Pharmacy and Fairfield Pharmacy were duped when a man tendered a $20 bill for cigarettes and left with the note plus $10 in change. Police were alerted after 9 pm.
Bids opened for a Woodmont shore erosion project with South Shore Dredging of East Haven listed at 210 110 dollars. Ground work began this week as state and federal funds cover two thirds of the 275000 dollar estimate. Michael DiMaggio 26 of East Haven, a passenger on a motorcycle involved in a crash, is hospitalized in critical condition with a fractured skull and multiple bruises. Anthony Esposito 27 driver of the truck is jailed on motor vehicle charges with bond set at 1000 dollars.
A four-jet tanker crashed on takeoff at Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts during a planned record flight to England. All 13 aboard were killed, including six crew members six newsmen and two National Aeronautics Association representatives.
The scene buzzed with carnival flair as the Ringmaster Neill Tobin handed power to Mayor Tedesco and Mr. Raine amid Lions club pomp. Guests included Manuel Rodriguez as MC, Jenny Lind impersonators, and Royal Court members, with speeches praising ten years of festival work and a nod to the Danbury connection.
British railways run special Sunday excursions with fitted vans for bicycles and cafeteria cars for cyclists who have a choice of 40 trips and trains for the return journey.
Hillside Home and Hospital seeks an intercom system to improve night ward communications. Bridgeport Housing Authority eyes Hillside land for a housing project with federal approval for a $700000 structure. Beatrice Rowan and Mary Quaka named new supervisors. a physiotherapist starts July 1. Board to suspend regular meetings until September. bids planned for hay and cow barns demolition.
Delegates head to the convention after Governor Ribicoff receives renomination. Candidates for other state offices and for congress will be selected after the Senate race is settled.
The report outlines a strategy by Governor Ribicoff and Senatorial contenders to delay roll calls and switch votes to block a candidate from reaching the 20 percent threshold for the state primary. Ribicoff is unopposed for renomination. Fred R. Zeller is the Republican comptroller candidate opposing Sen. William A. Porter. Lt governor hopefuls include Mayor John N. Dempsey and Mayor Henry D. Altobello. Several other state offices show contested races with multiple nominees and open paths depending on convention outcomes.
Two men allegedly broke a large plate glass window at the Gladys tavern 361 Hancock Avenue last night at 8 50. Gus Wargo 52 of Stonybrook Road Stratford and Joseph Smith 51 with no address were arrested on charges of willful destruction of property and drunkenness. They were held in bands of 1 020.
George J. Josephson 58, a watchman at Pleasure Beach for 19 years, was found dead in his office last night. Dr. Vendexa Ressai attributed death to natural causes after arriving about 12 hours later. Josephson is survived by wife Ethel, two sons, three sisters, and three grandchildren. Services set for 3:30 p.m. at A. L. Green funeral home with burial at Bikur Cholim cemetery.
A historical note recalls King Kamehameha the Great uniting the Hawaiian Islands in 1795 and reigning until 1819. The text also references a Damascus jackrabbit myth and cites speeds of 35 and 45 miles per hour for the animal, illustrating varied claims from ancient times.
The board approved a health related $150,000 recreation request and allowed Allan M. Dubin of Crest Terrace use of his own electric golf cart on Fairchild Wheeler course. It denied golf pro Mallory renting carts for others and tabled broader action as July August meetings were canceled.
Town leaders report a 400 vote majority in favor of keeping the high school off the Ehrsam property while opponents push for the Ehrsam site. The June 20 referendum will test public support as paper ballots replace machines.
An international crisis deepens as Beirut endures a fresh assault while UN and U S officials debate next steps. The secretary general delayed flight due to fog after a nine day Middle East visit and began private talks to relay observations to the Security Council before week’s end.
In Ansonia on June 26 the Farrel-Birmingham company and the United Steelworkers union announced new contracts with pay increases. American Brass workers will gain 7 cents an hour starting next Tuesday under a three year deal signed June 30 1986. Farrel-Birmingham employees may receive an additional one cent and a fraction through incentive pay.
A small fire started by oily rags in a storage shed at Reliable Steel Drum, 808 Union Avenue, triggered the alarm at 8:05 p.m. Engine six from Barnum Avenue and engine eight from Newfield Avenue responded, and the blaze was extinguished with recall at 8:18 p.m.
Funeral services for George Josephson of 870 Tharm will be held at Aelyamen Funeral Home 927 Grand St at 3 pm Interment in Bikur Chalitn Cemetery Falrilald June 26 1958 in city records
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