Bridgeport Man Convicted of Hold Up Try
A Bridgeport man 28 was found guilty by a Superior court jury of attempted robbery with violence for a December 22 holdup attempt at 309 Pequonock Street. Joseph Best, who said he lives in Elizabeth New Jersey, faces pre sentence investigation. The store owner, George Dionis, testified Best pressed a nickel plated gun to his stomach and fled. A Fairfield law student testified he saw Best leaving the store and identified him. Best denied the holdup and said he had not been in the store since 1955, citing past unconnected incidents and gun fear from a rifle accident. He admitted a 1954 forging conviction.
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Bridgeport
Pequonock Street
Raymond J. Devlin
Joseph Best
Elizabeth
N. J
Otto J. Saur
Best
George Dionis
Revolver Point
Dionis
Robert Cooney
Farmington Avenue
Fairfield
Georgetown Law School
John F. James
Saur
SNET Seeks SEC Back Stock Subscription Offer
Southern New England Telephone of New Haven filed with the SEC to register 1,358,300 shares of $25 capital stock. Shares will be offered to stockholders of record Oct. 7 at $25 per share, one new share for each four held. Proceeds will repay about 46 million dollars in advances from AT&T, which loans 2.6 percent of SNET’s capital stock.
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Washington
Southern New England Telephone Company
New Haven
Conn
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New England
Connecticut Legislature Commends Ike Over Little Rock
The Connecticut General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution praising President Eisenhower for sending federal troops to Little Rock Arkansas. The text commends his firm and courageous stand protecting citizens freedom under the Constitution.
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Hartford
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
House
Senate
General Assembly
Connecticut
United States
Two Drivers Held After Minor Main Street Crash
Police detained Harold O L Hansen, 59, of News town after a minor collision on Main near Arch at about 4 30 p m. Hansen was charged with violating State Auto Laws and James Peaster, 30, of 654 Washington avenue, charged with driving without an operator s license. Patrolman John Sleeper said Hansen swung from a parking space into traffic and the second auto slightly damaged his car. No injuries were reported.
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Main Street
Arch Street
Harold O. L. Hansen
Newstown
James Peaster
Washington Avenue
John Sleeper
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