Police Meeting Tonight on Walsh Appointments Topic
A public special meeting of the City Board of Police Commissioners is set for 7 p.m. in the Mayor's office at City Hall to discuss 11 provisional supervisory appointments made by Police Superintendent Joseph A. Walsh. Board president John D. Guman Jr alleges illegality. Walsh claims proper procedure. A civil suit over the appointments and a potential injunction are in play with a June 7 hearing in Superior Court.
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Bridgeport Police Union
Allen Cohen
The
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Police Board
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Common Council
College Males and Females Seen Equally Safe Drivers
Hartford based study by Walter Ziemba of Southern Connecticut State College finds no significant difference in automobile accident involvement between college age males and females. The research on 336 students shows age and major subject influence risk more than gender, with psychology and related fields showing higher accident rates than English and speech majors. Ziemba calls for updated independent data as insurance premiums still rely on aging industry figures.
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Crime ties surround Bally World Jai Alai sale
Hartford reports say figures tied to organized crime were involved in the proposed Bally Manufacturing Company purchase of World Jai Alai, including connections to Meyer Lansky associates and prior underworld links. The deal hinges on gaming licenses in Connecticut and Florida, with courts and regulators scrutinizing Bally's finances and ownership.
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Bal- Sy
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Jerry Catena
Catena
U.S. Justice Department
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Buffalo
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Las Vegas
Australia
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O'Donnell
New York Stock Exchange
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast Today And Tuesday
Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the low to mid 70s along the coast and near 80 inland. Fair mild tonight in mid to upper 50s. Tuesday will be fair and very warm with highs 85 to 90. Rain chances near zero tonight. Almanac notes show May 18, 1977 as a spring day with sunrise at 5 33 and sunset at 8 05.
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Suspicious Fire Damages Ferraro Brothers Recycling Yard
A fire of suspicious origin ripped through a metal enclosure at Ferraro Brothers Recycling, 399 Central Avenue, Friday night. It damaged about 150 tons of top grade computer paper and caused estimated losses near $40,000. Detectives said intruders forced entry to the yard and Smoke filled the East End as the investigation continues.
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Weicker Urges Elm City Woman To Run for Mayor
SEN Lowell Weicker Jr. urges State Rep Rosa Berman to run for mayor of New Haven this year. He says she could win with GOP and Democratic indepedent backing, while Berman keeps options open and says she has no other public plans.
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Conn
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Roz
FBI Seizes 3000 Pirate Tapes in Milford and Wallingford
Milford and Wallingford police joined the FBI in a raid that confiscated over 3,000 pirate eight track tapes from the Redwood Country Store and Flea Market in Wallingford and the Milford Drive-In Flea Market. Special Agent Thomas Dugan cited a street value exceeding 19,000 dollars.
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FBI
Wallingford
Thomas Dugan
Connecticut
Redwood Country
Weicker on Watergate Interview Morbid Fascination
NORWICH Conn AP Senator Lowell P Weicker Jr says Nixon interview fuels morbid fascination with a dead scandal and warns Americans excuse government abuses. He chaired the Watergate Committee and argues the issue is whether the public accepts illegal acts by government and lies from officials.
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Weicker
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Watergate Committee
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Lawmakers Move Budget and Sunday Sales Bills This Week
Hartford UPI reports with three weeks left in the session the legislature plans to tackle the $1.915 billion budget and a change in unemployment compensation, plus a proposed Sunday sales ban. Gov. Grasso threatens a veto over welfare cuts. labor and business groups clash over unemployment benefits and blue laws. Senate action is expected on Sunday sales and possible agency reorganizations as the June 8 adjournment deadline nears.
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Joseph J. Liebert
New Haven
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Lieberman
Nixon Speech at Mohegan CC Commencement
Weicker spoke at Mohegan Community College commencement condemning personal pride over principles and warning that such values could become the nation's epitaph. He cited themes of integrity and public service during the address.
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Richard Nixon
Weicker
Mohegan Community College
UConn VP Rejects Student Vote in Faculty Hiring
Ken neth Wilson, vice president for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut, rejected student proposals to grant students voting rights on faculty hiring. The group Student Voice In Teacher Choice urged each department to include at least one student on its personnel committee with full voting rights, but Wilson argued students lack the expertise to judge credentials of prospective faculty.
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Conn
Kenneth Wilson
University of Connecticut
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Lonnie McLucas Seeks 25000 Bond To Avoid Jail
New Haven AP Lonnie McLucas the former Black Panther convicted in the 1969 killing of Alex Rackley faces possible jail Friday unless he raises an extra 25000 bond. His appeal bond has been 10000 and the Supreme Court appeal failed. Attorneys say new evidence from alleged police wiretaps could yield a new trial as McLucas works as a cabbie in New London.
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Lonnie McLucas
Alex Rackley
State Supreme Court
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McLucas
Michael Koskoff
Bridgeport
Segal
New London
Koskoff
Carters Visit Old Stone Church Near Camp David
President Carter surprised worshippers at Weller's United Methodist Church near Thurmont Maryland during a weekend at Camp David. He attended with Amy Chip and Caron and spoke of farming roots while planning a Los Angeles speech to the United Auto Workers. The visit followed prior Camp David trips to a Thurmont chapel and a Hagerstown Baptist church.
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Caron
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James Earl Carter IV
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Hagerstown
Kingsborough
Girl's Neck Injured In Two Car Crash
Sophie C Barnoski 17 of 857 Birdseye street sustained a neck injury when the car she drove was rear ended by another on Connecticut avenue at Seaview avenue at 6 last night. The woman refused medical aid. Patrolman Julio Santos issued a court summons to Jose De Vargas 30 of 921 Hancock avenue operator of the other car for failure to drive at a reasonable distance.
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Birdseye Street
Connecticut Avenue
Seaview Avenue
Julio Santos
Jose de Vargas
Hancock Avenue
Woman Hurt Clinging to Husband's Pickup on Grand Street
Geraldine Thornhill, 37, sustained a head injury at 7:42 PM after her husband DeForest Thornhill Jr drove off with a pickup while she clung to the side of the vehicle during an argument on Grand Street near Lexington Avenue. She was taken to Park City hospital for treatment. police noted she was talking to her husband before being thrown to the ground. The husband was not arrested.
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Geraldine Thornhill
Park City
Robert Robinson
DeForest Thornhill, Jr
South Africa Downs France in Golf Triangular at St Cloud
South Africa defeated France 4-2 and tied Canada 3-3 in a triangular golf match at the 6,700yard par 72 St Cloud course. Canada tied France 3-3 as morning doubles and afternoon singles followed in prep for the French Amateur Championship starting Wednesday.
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South Africa
France
Canada
St. Cloud
Israel Withdrawal Seen In Tentative U S Plan
BEIRUT Lebanon AP tentative U S peace plan for the Middle East calls for Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab territory as a first step. An Nahar cited Arab diplomatic sources in Geneva saying the plan would tie a phased Israeli withdrawal to Arab steps toward recognizing Israel and creating a Palestinian homeland, with demilitarized zones and international peacekeeping.
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Middle East
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An Nahar
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White House
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Geneva
Assad
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An-Nahar
United States
Soviet Union
Jerusalem
Palestine
Barry Sheene Wins Imola Grand Prix 50cc Race
World champion Barry Sheene of Britain on a Suzuki overcame a slow start to win the 50cc class at the Imola Grand Prix of the Nations. He took the lead on the second lap from Virginia Ferrari after a wheel-to-wheel duel and strengthened his hold on the 500cc world standings as several spills marred the race with no serious injuries reported.
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Imola
Italy
Barry, Sheene
Britain
Suzuki
Sheene
Haly
Virginia Ferrari
Body of Missing Girl Found in Quinnataug River
The body of a seven year old girl was recovered Sunday from the Quinnataug River two miles from where she fell in while fishing with relatives in Killingly Danielson. Police said foul play was not suspected after a search by helicopters divers and two Canterbury scoutmasters.
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Meals Slogte Copy Tear EMonths a Months
The fragment lists subscription details for the Sunday Post and Daily edition, noting prices for Bridgeport area readers. It mentions a 150M value and various rates such as 64.00 and 32.00, but the exact publication titles and dates are unclear.
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