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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1958
Page
8
Dr Jerald Lucey reports eight hour visits with children becoming common at Goesbriand Memorial hospital. Parents note long separations cause loneliness. doctors say parental presence can help children cope and recover during tests and hospitalization in Burlington VI.
William H. Walsh Jr was elected warden of Newtown Borough at the annual election in Edmund Town Hall. Only about 80 of 600 voters cast ballots. Walsh succeeds Dr Russell F Strasburger who served four terms. Other officers include George Ratcliffe Robert de Veer Mrs Phyllis Cheney as clerk and several tax and zoning posts. Cliff Chambers named recreation director at Mountain Home AFB Idaho. Dennis Crosby reported to be father of Hollywood beauty’s baby with ongoing marriage dispute and church credential questions.
Eugene H. Cleary Jr of Old Greenwich announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Fairfield County's Fourth District. He aims to oppose Rep. Albert P. Morano of Greenwich, who is slated for Republican renomination.
The Planning and Zoning board set May 22 as the date for a public hearing to grant a permit for a $2 unit Howard Johnson Motor Court on Post Road adjacent to the Howard Johnson restaurant. Preliminary approval was granted to two subdivisions and hearings were held on gravel pit and subdivision regulations with some items deferred or tabled.
A 2-year-old boy named Richard Blackwell died when steam from a hot water faucet filled his bathroom. Report says the child could not open the door while parents and a younger brother slept. Neighbor Mire Cordes saw water flowing into his apartment and alerted the family.
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