03 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1977
Page
1
SCHOOL BOARD member Juan Quintana denied charges that the board desegrega tion policy was politically motivated. State police plan Labor Day crack down on speeders and drunk drivers. Elsewhere, reports cover sports updates and a variety of national notices.
Canadian and U S negotiators said they reached a $10 billion gas pipeline accord to move Alaska natural gas across the Yukon to the lower 48. Key figures Schlesinger and MacEachen announced the outline agreement after seven hours of talks and said details remain to be settled before government review.
In Rays, Kansas, Ruth Weilert faces a lawsuit by her wealthy parents who claim mental pain and humiliation over wedding invitations featuring the Weilert surname. They seek $20,000 and had asked for a court order to alert the public, but a hearing could not proceed as the bride was not located. The ceremony proceeded at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
The Bridgeport Telegram will not publish Monday September 5. The Post and Telegram teams cooperate to provide a normal newspaper to both subscribers. All Telegram deadline news events will be covered fully.
Washington AP The American Bankers Association denounces Bert Lance overdraft and related banking practices as not typical or approved in the industry. ABA warns the Lance controversy harms banker image and will fuel congressional scrutiny of banks and the regulator's oversight.
Government figures show U S union membership fell by about 767000 over a two year span ending in 1976. Losses were concentrated among women in electronics and garment industries with high unemployment and layoffs. Overall union membership dropped from 20 199 000 in 1974 to 19 492 000 at year end 1976.
A New Jersey group offered 300 dollars for information leading to arrests in the rape and murder of two Bridgeport girls, Michele Soudh 5 and Saimaica Croom 2. The investigation remained active with no arrests as Labor Day weekend began.
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