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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1976

Page

13

Weicker Promises Probe Of Bryant Shift To Puerto Rico

U S Senator Lowell Weicker pledged to probe Westinghouse Bryant Electric production moves from Bridgeport to Puerto Rico. He would seek an explanation and urge a Senate Commerce Committee study after union officials pressed for tax advantage scrutiny. Union leaders claim Puerto Rico incentives lure job losses and profits.

Weicker Bryant Puerto Rico U.S Lowell Weicker Westinghouse Electric Corporation Bryant Electric Bridgeport ‘Electrical Senate Commerce Committee Connecticut Commerce Committee Nicholas Tomassetti United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Westinghouse Tomasselli John Swatkowski United Electrical Workers Local 209 Tion Puerto Tomassetti Tomassessetti United States William Krause Bridgeport UE_international

Elvis fan wins diamond ring after 20 hour ticket line

Milham waited 20 hours for Elvis Presley concert tickets in Mobile and received a diamond ring from Presley as a reward for patience. The ring, appraised at about 2000 dollars, was not for sale. Milham asked for an autograph and declined a scarf, receiving the ring instead.

Mobile Ala Tommy Milham Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Miam

Oil Discovery in New Mexico Tied to 1911 Find

Oil was first discovered in New Mexico in 1911 by homesteader Jerry Farris in McKinley County. The find occurred beside a 300 foot water well, a year before statehood.

Santa Fe, N.M UPI New Mexico Jerry Farris McKinley County

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