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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1976
Page
5
Wethersfield Connecticut AP reports August saw fewer traffic fatalities with the state recording the second consecutive month of decline. Police and safety officials note improvements in driver behavior and enforcement efforts contributing to the downturn.
Motor Vehicles Commissioner Stanley J. Pac reports 52 people were killed on Connecticut highways in August, up from 45 the previous year. He notes 66 highway fatalities for the first eight months, just one fewer than the same period in 1975.
The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co bargainers report progress on a three year contract after nine days of strike. UAW President Leonard Woodcock says negotiators are moving on noneconomic issues while no major economic concessions have yet occurred. Ford reports mid September sales up 17 percent from a year ago amid the strike.
Police arrested Enrique Velez and Francisco Rivera after a street fight at 637 Arctic Street that drew a crowd at 7:22 p.m. Rivera struck Velez with a tire jack stand, Velez then used a tire iron, and Wilson Berrios joined the fracas. Velez suffered head injuries. Rivera faces breach of the peace and second degree assault and criminal mischief charges.
The Bridgeport division of Literacy Volunteers of Connecticut joins three other units to share a federal grant from the US Department of Health Education and Welfare to establish city reading academies. Connecticut’s illiteracy is about 300,000, with functional illiterates limited to eighth grade reading. The amount per city and location of academies were not specified.
A Connecticut judge urged the state Commission on Hospitals and Health Care to postpone budget-cut actions until court cases are resolved. Twenty three of thirty six hospitals have appealed the cuts, with eight more expected to join. Kinney suggested a voluntary stay to avoid many individual hearings.
In St. Petersburg Florida Richard Michael Laury 46 said he learned he was illegitimate then killed his mother who refused to discuss it. He shot her in the back of the head and later fled in his mother’s car. Ba il set at 10000. charges include first degree murder robbery concealed weapon armed robbery and aggravated battery.
Hartford selects Mary Hennessey an attorney and executive secretary for the Connecticut Planning Committee on Criminal Administration as corporation counsel. A council Democratic resolution submitted Thursday secures her appointment. She will take the post around November 1 with a salary between 21000 and 24600 dollars.
France colonized the Seychelles in the 1700s and today most residents trace heritage to liberated African slaves, Indian and Chinese migrants, reflecting a diverse ethnic mix across the archipelago.
Governor Ella T. Grasso presided over Connecticut Day ceremonies at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield Massachusetts. Virginia Nunez won a $1000 Eastern States Exposition scholarship and Cheryl Cenott received $50. both attend the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture. A $250 scholarship was presented in absentia to John William Sam of Bridgeport by Arthur Woods of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association.
Jury selection in Murray R. Gold's second murder trial halted as eight potential jurors were questioned and rejected. A later pool of 300 was scheduled for Tuesday at 2 p.m., with defense objections over a juror's potential bias.
Charles Durning inks a long term contract with Lorimar Productions for a future television series. Leather is animal hide with about 70 percent water content and chemically treated to resist deterioration.
An 18 year old was arrested yesterday morning after police saw him leaving the scene of a burglary at 1087 Stratford Avenue. William F. Braswell of 80 Fifth Street was charged with third degree burglary. He was caught as he tried to flee into 31 Fifth Street. A tape recorder was recovered and damaged. Police also investigated seven other burglaries yesterday and last night including homes on Cottage Street Beardsley Terrace and East Main Street and Break ins at a Burroughs corporation office.
The Woodfield social service agency's Help line runs weekdays 9 am to 5 pm and handles crisis intervention calls. Maisie Kohnstamm and Richard Aftergut field most inquiries and refer callers to other services as needed. The line number is 368 4291.
UPI reports the American Council of Life Insurance says more people start life insurance earlier. The survey finds those under 25 buying their own policy rose from 2 percent four years ago to 24 percent this year.
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