Bridgeport Biddy All-Stars Edge New Orleans 52 45 in Semi
Bridgeport Biddy League All-Stars defeated New Orleans 52 to 45 at Catholic Youth Center to reach the semi finals. Joe SG center scored 28 points guiding the Pennsylvania team as five starters played hard to hold off the defending champions. Bridgeport advances to face Wilkes-Barre in a Friday night showdown with the winner advancing to the final.
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es-Barre
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Bridgeport Triumph Fueled by Superior Free Throws
Bridgeport edged New Orleans to victory as foul shooting proved decisive. New Orleans outscored Park City on layups but Connecticut cagers converted 40 of 27 free throws, sealing the win.
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New Orleans
Park City
Connecticut
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FBI NABIKE PLEA IN ESCAPED KILLER CASE PUBLICIZED
FBI agents arrested escaped killer Eugene McCracken after a tip from a Baltimore photo in the News-Post. He had been sought since 1955 for murdering Kingsport officer John Mills, and was living under an assumed name at 2701 Glendale Road Baltimore. An arraignment was set. McCracken had prior escapes and multiple convictions.
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Tenn
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Weather Outlook For Bridgeport And Vicinity
Mostly sunny today with seasonable temperatures and a high around 34. Fair Saturday with highs in the 50s. Light northerly winds. Overnight figures show yesterday's high 47 and low 40, with barometer, humidity, and tide details listed for reference. Almanac notes mark March 2 as the eighty seventh day of the year and the eighth day of spring.
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Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day
Classified Ads and features span many sections including editorials fashions and financial news. The page lists items such as Jacoby on Bridge Sylvia Porter theater news and sports coverage with obituaries and radio and TV notes.
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Senate approves major road bill with 844 vote
The Senate passed a highway speedup bill by 844 roll call to boost jobs and finance a 54 billion annual highway program. Gore hailed the measure’s long range impact on slums and interstate construction while costs and billboard controls drew sharp debate.
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Fairfield Board Advances School Budget With Modest Net Increase
The Fairfield Board of Education backed a 4,372,487 budget for the coming year featuring a new teacher salary schedule. Net operating costs rise 239,616 after bond payments drop 82,000 and grants grow 46,009. Tax impact about six tenths of a mill, or roughly 123,006, based on Grand List changes.
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Mill Plain School
Roger W. Hartt
Board of Education
Hartt
Two Trains Crash in Boston Yard
A four car Woods Hole lightweight train carrying 150 passengers crashed into a Brockton bound twelve car freight train in New Haven Railroad's outer yard in Boston. At least one person was injured though hospital officials said none serious. The Woods Hole train derailed three of its four cars and operator William Quirk 65 of Hyannis was injured. Sixty ambulances and many doctors were summoned.
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New Haven Railroad
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New Haven
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$400000 Awarded To Injured Girl
A Westchester County jury awarded 400000 to six year old Karen Guy of White Plains who was paralyzed from the chest down in a Harrison New York auto crash on Oct 20 1956. The verdict also included 21000 for her father 35000 for his wife 21000 for another daughter plus 10000 medical expenses and 1560 car damage against Dillon Transport Co Marco Co and Walter Aflen the truck driver.
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N. Y
Westchester County Jury
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George W. Guy
Harrison
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Joyce
Margaret
Dillon Transport Co
West Haven
Conn
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Orange Conn
Dillon
Walter W. Aflen
Orange
Board Erties 75 for Rookie Firemen Posts
City Civil Service announced 75 probationary firefighter names for the 42 hour week starting Tuesday. Tonight the Fire Board will swear in new hires and consider promotions to pumper engineer and lieutenant.
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Fire Department
Civil Service
Fire Board
Burroughs Public Library
Two Youths Knock Down Woman on Cottage Street
A 68 year old woman, Mrs Helen Curry of 114 Cottage Street, was struck from behind by two youths on Cottage Street and Park Avenue after 8 pm. They fled with her purse containing 31 and personal papers. She sustained a possible left arm fracture and a lacerated forehead and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital by ambulance.
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Helen Curry
St. Vincent's Hospital
City Hall to Host Nighttime Parking Hearing
The Common Council will hold a public hearing tonight on an proposed overnight parking ordinance. If adopted, the plan would lift the general ban and impose limits only on designated streets with alternating side parking on weekdays.
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Two Air Force Planes Crash in Texas Killing 18
In Bridgeport Texas two military planes collide overhead as a C124 Globemaster and a C119 cargo plane crash in scrub oak country. Eighteen service members die and three aboard the C119 perish. a farmer narrowly avoids the wreckage.
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Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
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Puzzle-Maker Defeats Fans In 200th Sunday Post Crossword
The 200th Sunday Post crossword ends without a winner as thousands fail to break the $350 jackpot. Old Maestro retains crown for 14th time. prize rises to $375 next game. Puzzle features an obstacle course theme with risky wordplay and cryptic clues.
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Bridgeport Driver Held In Turnpike Toll Test
Ernest H. Garrick of 3460 Old Town Road was arrested at 5:20 P.M. yesterday after driving through a Connecticut turnpike toll station in West Haven with an expired toll ticket. He had planned a public test of the regulation using remaining tickets printed with March 26 as the expiration date. State Highway officials had warned toll collectors, and Officer James McGrath of the Bethany barracks waited nearby when the arrest occurred.
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Old Town Road
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Virginia Anderson Crowned Mrs Homemaker in Bridgeport
Virginia Anderson, wife of Walter C. Anderson Jr, was named Mrs. Bridgeport Homemaker after a judging and cooking event at the Barnum hotel. Runner up was Mrs. William B. Bower. Anderson, previously a New York dress designer, will compete in Hartford for Mrs. Connecticut Homemaker with state and national concursos to follow.
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Fla
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New Jersey
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Gasoline Tax Extension Sparks Legislative Debate in Hartford
In Hartford on March 27, lawmakers debated extending the six cent gasoline tax for two more years to fund faster highway construction. GOP leaders favored not extending the tax and preserving pay as you go. Gov Ribicoff proposed a 345 million dollar bond plan for road projects.
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Fred Pope Jr
Fairfield
Labor Committee
Symphony Presents Beethoven Violin Concerto Tonight
Tessy Spivakovsky will perform the Beethoven Violin Concerto as the feature of the Connecticut Symphony Orchestra concert tonight at 8:30 in Shakespeare Festival Theater Stratford. Jonel Perlea conducts a program including Glazunov Brahms and Richard Strauss in addition to the Beethoven concerto. This is the next to last concert of the season with a final event on April 18 featuring Cosi Fan Tutte in English by the Mozart group of New York City.
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Glazunov
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