09 Mar 1962
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1962
Page
1
Gale-force March winds fail to blow in a winner in The Sunday Post puzzle contest. Week 10 of the current crossword series passes with no ripple, weekend jackpot grows to £275 next week. Read explains why clues SCENT and SHOOTING caused misdirection and details on MOLE, SOLE, ROOM versus ROOF and BEAR versus BEAR.
Increasing cloudiness today with a high near 43 degrees. Snow and rain are expected to develop tonight as a weather system moves through the Bridgeport area. Expect chilly, damp conditions with light accumulation possible.
American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell was punched by a student after a talk at San Diego State College. The incident followed a bomb threat call about an airplane. FBI agents investigated as crowd members and campus staff reacted to the disruption and ongoing security concerns.
Fairfield officials considered increases totaling over 228000 for police and fire budgets at a finance board hearing. Police seek 543903 with 110064 more. Fire asks 435842, up 102120. Selectmen propose tighter totals 471835 and 366010, with added personnel and a new radio system.
The Board of Governors voted to temporarily reject accepting three new vehicles bought by the City for emergency use as the ambulance does not meet specifications. Dr. William H. Curley Jr. will meet with Mayor Esco and City Comptroller Mulligan. The $10,000 1961-62 appropriation funded a custom ambulance but a $4,000 converted truck was delivered. Board members inspected the vehicle at the municipal garage. The International Harvester company delivered it last month. Concerns include lack of driver patient separation. Dr. Francis X. Foley called the setup unacceptable and further action was advised.
The move to raise House seats from 435 to 438 collapsed under parliamentary pressure. The bill would have added seats for Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Missouri but was killed by a defeated amendment forcing statewide redistricting and special sessions. The defeat ends a bid led by Speaker John W. McCormack.
William R Landa is appointed vice president and director of a new Warner Brothers international division. The role, effective March 15, covers developing and coordinating sales of all Warner products outside the United States and Canada, including corsets underclothing and packs.
French air units backed by BG light bombers and Trench Jet fighters intervened in an artillery duel on the Tunisian Algerian frontier. French authorities in Bone reported refueling of planes and said operational activity remains normal as negotiations for Algerian independence continue. Meanwhile, a separate Milford incident details two boys rescued from icy waters after one fell through.
Negotiators from rebel groups and France met at Evian on Lake Geneva to finalize a cease fire pact plus eventual Algerian independence. French artillery pounded rebel positions along a 220 mile frontier, with at least 10 killed and about 40 wounded on the Algerian side, as both sides exchanged heavy shelling near Tunisian border towns.
East coast battles raging seas as a historic winter storm subsides. Six states face multi million dollar devastation with SBA loans aiding recovery. President Kennedy urged urgent federal aid while death toll rose to 37 and floodwaters threaten survivors. Damage estimates approach 200 million, with New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and New York affected.
Thirty three crewmen were rescued from the Liberian tanker Gem after it broke apart in heavy seas southeast of Cape Hatteras. Seven were taken from the bow by the passenger ship Victoria, 26 from the stern by the destroyer Stribling headed to Mayport. One crew member is listed as lost. The chief engineer remained aboard the stern to protect owners’ interests as rescue operations continued.
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