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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1966

Page

3

Woman Jumps To Death at Frouge Towers

A 60 year-old woman leaped from the seventh floor of Frouge Towers on North Park avenue at 7:35 am Sunday, the second such death in six months. Hazel Brown, a third floor resident, walked to a seventh floor window and jumped to the pavement below. Detectives noted illness and the body was taken to Godfrey and Conway Funeral Home pending family notification.

Frouge Towers North Park Avenue Hazel Brown Miss Brown Ralph Lawson John Halpin Coleman McDonough Godfrey and Conway Washington Avenue

Driver Reports Umbrella Attack After Minor Collision

Bridgeport police investigated a weekend incident after a car bumped the vehicle in front at a red light on Boston avenue and Asylum street. David A. Golias of Stratford said he was struck on the head with an umbrella by a man from the other car during the stop. Golias was treated at Bridgeport Hospital for head injuries and an arrest was expected today as police sought details about the other vehicle.

Bridgeport David A. Golias Red Bird Drive Stratford Boston Avenue Asylum Street James Sambrooke Mr. Golias

Four Teens Die In Pickwick Lake Boat Collision

Four teenagers from Memphis are killed when two pleasure boats collide on Pickwick Lake near Iuka Mississippi before dawn. Six others survive, with one boat torn apart. Survivors are rescued by lakefront residents. Names tentatively identified as Cindy Yost Mike Yost Glen Steinbeck and Carolyn Carroll. Search efforts span Mississippi Alabama riverfront towns as authorities work to recover the missing body of Carolyn Carroll.

Iuka Miss Memphis Tenn Pickwick Lake James Bishop Cindy Yost Mike Yost Glen Steinbeck Carolyn Carroll Belmont Sheffield Florence Ala Miss Carroll

Man Collapses Dies On Stratford Avenue

An unidentified Black man collapsed and died at 568 Stratford Avenue at 11 35 a m Sunday. Police said no identification was found on him and efforts to learn his name continue. He was taken to Godfrey and Conway funeral home for investigation.

Stratford Avenue Edward Casey Godfrey and Conway

Car Strikes Signs Injuring Driver Head

Harold Arnold, 38, of 328 Pine Street, sustained head injuries at 5 15 a m Sunday when his car hit two police department no parking signs on Cherry Street at Hancock Avenue. Patrolman George Egri said Arnold was taken to St Vincent's hospital for treatment and discharged. He was arrested on a charge of failure to drive in a proper lane and given a summons to Circuit Court for June 26. A state warning slip for driving after drinking was also issued.

Harold Arnold Pine Street Cherry Street Hancock Avenue George Egri Arnold St. Vincent's Hospital Egri

Burglars Hit Beardsley Park Drive In and Lunch Room

Weekend burglaries at Beardsley Park Drive In near the zoo and at the Post Office Lunch Room at 95 Water Street left 45 cartons of cigarettes and $10 missing from the drive in, with entry by a forced side window. An unidentified witness saw a man flee in a waiting taxi.

Beardsley Park Drive-In Beardsley Park Nicholas Pessante Lighthouse Avenue Stratford Post Office Water Street

New York Nurses Threaten Walkout After Crisis Sparks Alarm

New York faces renewed nursing crisis as public health nurses threaten a walkout on Monday after last week’s near mass resignation in city hospitals. Officials warn impact could strain hospitals and public health services statewide.

New York City Hospital

Derby Youth Charged In Stop Sign Accident

Derby youth Rossetti, 20, of 5 McKinley avenue, faces Bridgeport Circuit Court for an auto crash on Barnsford avenue at Wayne street that injured three. Contarera, 19, of 245 Read street Fairfield, and three passengers also suffered injuries.

Clitt James J. Rossetti Kinley Avenue Derby Bridgeport Circuit Court Barnsford Avenue Wayne Street Rossetti Anthony R. Contarera Read Street Fairfield Contarera St. Vincent's Hospital Beth Russell Old Post Road Bonnie Bochan Fairst Road George Nemeth Rekoczy Avenue

Doctors and dentists threaten mass resignation over health dept plan

About 1500 members of the Doctors and Dentists Association warn they will perform no nursing duties or other work unless an emergency arises if mass resignations occur. They say they will not cross nurses’ picket lines, while nurses insist there will be no lines as they resign rather than strike.

Morris Tarshis J. Jerome Clitt Professional Public Health Nurses Association Doctors Association of Department Fof Health

Population under fifteen in Canada top census note

Ottawa AP The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports one third of Canada's population is under 15 years of age. The bureau estimated Canada's population at 19.2 million as of June 1 1964.

Ottawa Dominion Bureau of Statistics Canada Bureau

Two Men Face Court After Restaurant Altercation

Myron Trosten aged 57 of 16 Bedford Street Norwalk and Fritz Benazzo aged 44 of 9 Gay Bower Road Monroe were arrested at 1 05 a m after an altercation in a Post Road North Pine Creek Road restaurant. Patrolmen John Serkins and Daniel Trzurski charged them with breach of peace. They posted $25 bonds and will face Circuit Court on June 15.

Myron Trosten Bedford Street Norwalk Fritz Benazzo Gay Bower Road Monroe Post Road North Pine Creek Road John Serkins Daniel Trzurski Rho

Norwalker Kalled! Lineman dies in car accident

Joseph E. Maracek a 26 year old lineman for the Southern New England Telephone company died after his 1960 sports car slipped from a jack causing crushing injuries. He remained undiscovered for about 11 1/2 hours. Police said a screw jack under the car slipped. He lived on Victory street Norwalk and was born in McKees Rocks Pa. He is survived by his parents two brothers and two sisters.

Norwalk New England NASA Joseph E. Maracek Victory Street Osborne Lindwall National Auto Paris Maracek Robert W. Nesper Westport Medical Examiner Melvin Orlins Nesper Magner Matt Avenue Francis Maracek Mckeestocks

Two Acquitted In Rome Murder Trial After Deliberations

In Rome a court cleared Claire Bebawi and her ex husband Youssef of the murder of Farouk Chourbagi after a two year trial and 27 hours of jury deliberation. The acquittals cited insufficient proof amid a highly publicized case involving jealousy claims and disputed involvement. The prosecution said it will appeal.

Rome Claire Bebawi Youssef Farouk Chourbagi Claire Italy Claire Ad Youssef Chourbagi Via Veneto

Ripple breaks global frog jump record at Calaveras jubilee

Ripple won the Calaveras frog jump with a 19 ft 3 1 8 in leap to claim $1,100 for owners Leonard Hall and Bill Proctor of Lafayette. Their frog Laster placed third with a 37 ft 9 3 4 in jump earning $200, while second went to Blast owned by Homer Poston. About 25,000 attended the event in Angels Camp as 85,000 watched four days of crowds.

Angels Camp Calif UPI Calaveras County Ripple Leonard Hall Bill Proctor Lafayette Hall Proctor Laster

GOP Will Fill State Committee Posts Tonight

Republicans name members of the new State Central committee across Connecticut in a first under redistricting. Fairfield, Bridgeport, and coastal towns anticipate incumbents or notable figures like Louis Padula Gar ofalo Kaufman and others facing reshaped districts in Norwalk, Stratford, and Stamford.

Gop Central Committee Fairfield County Louis J. Padula House William N. Garofalo Abner W. Sibal Norwalk Bridgeport Millard Kaufman Harry A. Silverstone Meyer Dworkin Emma Gowans Josephine Throp Republican Town Committee Stratfield Motor Inn Norman K. Parsells Fairfield John P. Previdi Danbury Blanche Balstad Monroe Donald F. Zezima Dorothy

Striking Carpenters Endorse Three-Year Hartford Pact

Hartford area carpenters vote to accept a new contract from the Hartford General Contractors Association. Local 43 of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners approved a three-year deal with a 90 cent per hour wage bump and an eventual 36 hour work week. Local 234 and Local 87 are expected to follow with similar terms. The strike lasting five weeks involved about 1,200 workers and was linked to a broader dispute over pay and hours.

Hartford Hartford Bombay The Brotherhood of Police Lo Local Thompsonville Local 87 New Britain

Gengras Endorsed by Polish GOP Group in Connecticut

Hart ford The Polish American Political Organization of Connecticut endorsed E. Clayton Gengras of West Hartford for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The 26 Polish Republican clubs in the state back his bid and praised GOP State Chairman A Searle Pinney for backing him. Gengras leads the Security Insurance Group and the Connecticut Company bus firm and appears set for the June 17-18 GOP state convention.

Hartford Connecticut E. ‘Clayton Gengras West Hartford GOP A. Searle Pinney Gengras

Ex-Gov Moody of Texas Dies After Long Illness

Former Texas governor Dan Moody, who rose from prosecuting Ku Klux Klan members to the governor's office at 33, died at home after a lengthy illness. He was 72. Moody, a Democrat, retired from politics at 37 to pursue law and later had a notable legal career. Survived by widow Mary Moody of Taylor and his son Dan Moody Jr., he had been ill since about 1961.

Austin Tex Dan Moody Moody Dan Moody Jr Mary Moody Taylor, Tex

Judge Sets Jack Ruby Sanity Trial Date

In Dallas District Judge Louis T. Holland set June 13 for Jack Ruby sanity proceedings with June 10 as the pretrial motions date. The action follows a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals order for the hearing without delay, after Judge Holland replaced Judge Joe E. Brown in the case.

Dallas Jack Ruby Louis T. Holland Montague Seth Holland Joe E. Brown Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Million Dollar Frisco Fire Destroys Warehouses

A general alarm fire in San Francisco destroyed a block of two story frame and metal warehouses early Sunday. Damage is estimated over $1 million to facilities operated by home contractors a paper firm a chemical firm a drayage firm and a wholesale grocery. About 280 firefighters and 60 apparatus fought the blaze with no injuries reported.

San Francisco

Theater Time Table Shows Boston-Area Screens and Times

A theater and cinema timetable lists multiple venues with film titles and showtimes including Sleeping Car Murder, To Catch a Thief, Code 7 Victim 5, Our Man Flint, Harper, Marriage on the Rocks, The Singing Nun, King and I, Snow, Morgan, Take Her She's Mine, Lorna, Night Walker, Boeing Boeing, Naked Prey, Do Not Distrust, Weekend at Dunkirk, A Man Could Get Killed, Ten Little Indians, Ulysses, The Silencers, Diamond Head, War Lord, Love and Kisses, Made in Paris, Sleeping Car Murder, To Catch a Thief, Thou sand Clowns, and various 1 PM to 10 PM slots across Beverly, Milford, Norwalk, Westport, Stratford, Trumbull, and Wilton venues.

Beverly Capitol Milford Center Drive-In Cinema Theaer Harper King Andl Fine Arts Westport Morgan Majestic Lorna Milford Drive-In Boeing Boeing Norwalk Drive-In Dunkirk Norwalk Palace Ulysses PIX Rivoli Stratford Paris UA Trumbull Wilton Cinema

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