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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1957
Page
5
The 75 year old Swedish king Gustaf, on a month long Italian tour, knelt to dig at an Etruscan site with a knife while inspecting artifacts. He wears a gray sweater, boots, and beret, under a royal party near San Giovenale de Blera north of Rome. Local reporters note artifacts and pre Roman influences in the area.
Gertrude Frogg, a former Underwood parts inspector, collects nearly 600 toy elephants across her second floor at 352 Coleman Street. Her elephants, from pink plaques to soap carvings, serve as ash trays and ink blotters and face the door for luck. Her childhood circus memories tie into the collection, including a replica of Babe, the famed African elephant.
Marblehead town authorities reduced the eight women police officers to duties limited to three hours daily on school crossing patrols. The move followed motorists complaints about officers flashing badges and sounding whistles off duty, with selectmen enforcing the new restriction.
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