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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1958
Page
5
In Nazareth Israel May Day rioting left about 80 injured including 20 police officers and 10 sightseers from outside Nazareth. Communists clashed with Labor supporters during a Histadrut meeting as police fired warning shots and later raided party headquarters arresting 30 who were released by nightfall.
Milford May 1 Three Milford Prep students were assaulted by three rival youths who demanded a fight for a cigarette. Richard Buskey 16 and Ronald West 18 were charged with breach of the peace. a 15 year old from Bridgeport was released to his mother. Police observed the fight on Harborside drive as three suspects fled and four Milford Prep students were injured.
Divorce and legal separation petitions were filed in the Superior Court yesterday. Entries include Samuel F. Blake Jr. of Darien versus Frances Wheeler Blake of New York City for intolerable cruelty. Thomas Katonski of Fairfield versus Marietta Katonski of Bridgeport for intolerable cruelty. Edward Marasco of Danbury versus Ann McLean Marasco of Hartford for desertion. Joseph Sclafani of Bridgeport versus Lillian Rinetti Sclafani of Greenwich for desertion. Mary MacPherseon Shoemaker of Westport versus James H. Shoemaker of Norwalk for intolerable cruelty. and Marion Findley Dunn of Stratford versus Harold Dunn of Bridgeport for intolerable cruelty.
In Hancock Michigan bats swooped above the Kerredge theater during a creepy double feature drawing 800 patrons including Michigan Tech students. Manager Rance Mason captured about half the bats after the show, with three still at large as he hunts today. A separate note mentions a court marriage in Bridgeport on May 6 1955 involving Margaret Bowler Bouton and Charles D Bouton.
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