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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1958

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Widow in Westport Held Criminally Liable in Husband's Death

Coroner finds Pasquale DiNardo died from a gunshot wound and holds Julia DiNardo criminally liable after she admitted loading a 30-30 rifle and awaiting his return she refused to testify at a closed inquest and appeared near collapse during proceedings at the county courthouse.

Julia DiNardo Pasquale di- Nara Easton Road Westport Road Pasquale DiNardo Julia, DiNardo Joseph Buccieri Westport Marvin A. Chernow Norwalk Hospital DiNardo DiNardi

Judge Sets Aside Verdict For Lawyer

New York. A Supreme Court jury awarded 30.6 million dollars to Boston lawyer Joseph Sax in a 300000 suit against Winthrop Rockefeller and Barbara Rockefeller. Justice Samuel Gold set aside the verdict calling the jury’s action a travesty of justice. Sax alleged he earned 100000 for legal services in efforts to reconcile the Rockefellers in 1952. The Rockefellers divorced in 1954. William Miller, Sax’s attorney, declined immediate further action. Jury deliberated about four and a half hours.

New York Supreme Court Boston Winthrop Rockefeller Iis Barbara Bobo) Rockefeller Samuel Gold Rockefellers William Miller Sax

Weather Update for Bridgeport and Vicinity

Cloudy with snow flurries today and a high near 38. Mostly cloudy with little temperature change, highs around 38. Yesterday’s high 35 and low 28, month total 2.57 inches precipitation. Tide times listed and almanac notes mark March 7 as the eighty first day of the year and second day of spring.

Bridgeport

Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day

Telegram edition lists sections including Angelo Patri features 15 Classified Ads 22 25 Comics 0 60.000005 16 Constantine Brown 14 Crossword Puzzle 16 Dr Bundesen 1S Editorials 14 Fashions 15 Financial News 21 Jacoby on Bridge 15 Obituaries 26 Radio and TV 17 18 Sports 12 13 Theater News 20 Women's News 15.

Angelo Patri Constantine Brown Dr. Bundesen Financial News Jacoby On Bridge

Mrs. Ebling Sentenced to Jail for Embezzlement and Perjury

Mrs. Charlotte Lewis Ebling, former town court clerk, was ordered by Judge Philip R. Pastore to serve 30 days in county jail on two counts of embezzlement and perjury totaling more than $16,000. The 33 year old mother of four collapsed at the defense table as the sentence was read, with concurrent one year terms suspended after the 30 days and no probation. Her family and the court heard background on the case, including prior service as Iowa Democratic party official and public salary irregularities from July 1955 to July 1957.

Charlotte Lewis Ebling Philip R. Pastore Pastore Ebling Charles I. Lewis Trumbull Board of Education Jonathan R.ebling Kenneth Robinson Grace Episcopal Church John F. McGowan Lorin W. Willis Willis Iowa Democratic Party

City to Buy 75 Acre Site for Playground

Negotiations near completion for the city to purchase a 75 acre site off Granfield Avenue from the U S Public Housing Administration near Success Village apartments. Occupants agree to reimburse the city 5600 dollars if land becomes a city owned playground serving the area.

Granfield Avenue U.S. Public Housing Administration Success Village Ely Hugh C. Curran Common Council PHA

Relief Caseload Drops as Hillside Site Chosen for Elderly Housing

The February relief caseload fell to 1 034, down 81 from January, while remaining more than double the level from 12 years earlier. The Board of Public Welfare approved using 4.4 acres of Hillside Home for an elderly housing project with four U shaped buildings and 50 three room apartments. Harold C Poole Bridgeport Housing Authority outlined tentative plans and promised further site meetings after stake planting. The site lies southeast of Hillside near Palisade avenue and Stuart street and aims for a residential atmosphere near water and facilities. Public Welfare to sell land to housing authority for the project after approvals.

Board of Public Welfare Harold C. Poole Bridgeport Housing Authority Poole Welfare Department Palisade Avenue Stuart Street James J. McGee

Trumbull Chooses Snyder-Randall as High School Site

March 21 representative town meeting narrowly selected the Snyder Randall properties for the new high school over the Ehrsam tract due to natural gas pipeline concerns. The vote 22 to 18 split along party lines with 400 residents present, and resignation of school site committee chairman John J Bradner cited steps toward a referendum. The Snyder Randall option costs about 70 000 for land with final site prep rising to 360 565 versus 251 462 for the Ehrsam site.

Trumbull Hight Snyder-Randall Frederick F. Ebrsam John J. Bradner Snyder Howard Randall Ehrsam Bennet Engineering Consultants Washington Randall Main Street Woodbridge Circle Bridgeport

Young man electrocuted while pumping water at home

A Baltimore youth, who had helped neighbors by pumping out basements, was electrocuted at his own home when he connected a pump without wearing rubber boots. The incident occurred after he ignored precautions he had used elsewhere.

Baltimore

Benson Sets Dairy Price Supports Then Veto Looms

Secretary Benson announced new national average dairy supports starting April 3, setting manufacturing milk at 3.03 per hundredweight and butterfat at 52.6 cents a pound. The moves come after a Senate-passed one-year freeze on farm price supports and signal a likely presidential veto, with 40 days for action once the bill reaches the White House.

Washington Benson Eisenhower Senate White House

Woman, 62, Son Rescued From Third-Floor Fire

A 62-year-old woman Mary Wright and her son Roland 22 were rescued from a 379 Lafayette Street fire after climbing to a sloping roof and waiting for a ladder. Firefighters arrived, used a 28-foot ladder to pull them to safety, with the blaze under control by 3 16 p.m. The cause remains undetermined.

Lafayette Street Mary Wright Roland Bernard Finn Engine Company No. 3

Eisenhower Heads to Augusta for Weekend Golf Trip

President Eisenhower will fly to Augusta Georgia for a weekend escape from heavy Washington snow canceling his West Point Founders Day plans. White House aide James Hagerty says Ike aims to golf at Augusta National then return late Sunday or Monday. He will be joined by Coca Cola president William E. Robinson and White House physician Maj. Gen Boward Snyder. The trip marks Ike 48th to Augusta since 1952 and he may attend the Illinois governors conference in Miami in mid May if schedule allows.

Washington Eisenhower Augusta United States Military Academy West Point N.Y. i James C. Hagerty White House Augusta National Golf Club William E. Robinson New York Coca-Cola Co Boward M. Snyder Hagerty Miami Wiliam G. Stratton Ilinois Stratton

Three Stores to Open Monday for Easter Shopping Day

Howland's Read's and Leavitt's will open from 12:30 to 9 p.m. on March 1 to allow extra Easter shopping time. A Chamber of Commerce letter said merchants may choose to open. normal Monday closings resume after Easter due to weather conditions.

Howland's Read's Leavit's Saul Lichtenstein Retail Merchants Division Chamber of Commerce Chamber Iun

Snow totals inching in Bridgeport as storm ends

Four inches of wet snow were recorded in Bridgeport after a two day storm that spanned the end of winter and the start of spring. Precipitation reached 1.08 inches, with two inches each day noted by the forecaster. The high temperature reached 35 degrees. flurries and cloudy skies were expected as the system moved out.

Wineter Bridgeport U.S. Weather Bureau Stratford Public Works

Volunteers Sought for Jury Duty in Bridgeport

Bridgeport city clerk calls for volunteers to serve in Superior and Common Pleas courts starting next month. A quota of HO has been assigned. individuals must be residents, registered voters, over 25, and free of serious defects, with applications due by April 7.

Superior and Common Pleas John M. Branselly Bridgeport Asst Kathleen Kane

Deaths Top 49 in Two Days of Snow and Wind

A nor’easter left up to three feet of snow along the eastern seaboard with 40 plus deaths from heart attacks exposure and accidents. The Red Cross opened 29 centers in PA NJ and NY to aid storm refugees as power outages and transportation disruptions persisted.

Associated Press Seaboard Pennsylvania

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