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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1966

Page

2

Irwin Chides Sibal on Remark In TV Program

A televised congressional candidate program in CT featured Rep Irwin and Sen Sibal trading remarks. Sibal criticized inflation and Democratic spending while Irwin defended GOP leadership and argued for change in Congress. Delayed arrival forced Irwin to speak second, ending the exchange.

Irwin Sibal Rep. Irwin WTIC Mariani Groton Senate A. Searle Pinney Gengras Congress Johnson Sibat Mort.gage Kennedy Democratic Congress Rep. Irvin

Curran Seeks Symphony Help From City and Chamber

Mayor Curran plans to meet with the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce executive board to seek aid for the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Society amid a looming crisis. The city may contribute about $2,500 from the community projects fund to cover Klein Memorial auditorium rental and hall expenses for the symphony season plans.

Curran Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce Greater Bridgeport Symphony Society Klein Memorial

Gengras Attacks State Rule In Connecticut Debate

In West Hartford Republican Clayton Gengras assailed past Democratic governance calling for active citizen participation as he debated Gov. John Dempsey at Emmanuel Synagogue. Dempsey highlighted Connecticut gains and an open spaces program while vowing to back the Democratic ticket.

West Hartford Clayton Gengras Gengras John Dempsey Emmanuel Synagogue Patey Connecticut Dempsey GOP House Appropriations Committee General Assembly Department of Correction Democrat

Stratford Fire Destroys Quarter House in Plaza Blaze

Stratford firemen battled a late night blaze at the Quarter House restaurant in the Boston avenue plaza. The restaurant was gutted and pipes burst due to extreme heat. Damage to the restaurant estimated at $10,000 with smoke damage to the adjacent Food Fair market. Fire crews from Headquarters station Company 1 led by Assistant Chief Fred Wilkerson fought the fire for over two hours. Health officials planned surveys of damaged foodstuffs and revised loss estimates.

Stratford Quarter House Boston Avenue Plaza Food Fair Company 1 Fred Wilcoxson

Astra Curve Caravan Hair Fashion Show in Bridgeport

The Connecticut Hairdressers and Cosmetologists association sponsors the Astra Curve Caravan on October 4 at the New Englander motel Bridgeport. The 7:30 p.m. event showcases autumn hair trends by four Connecticut hairdressers Anthony Pagano Sr Julie Austin Frank Montagna and Richard Plourde with Pagano Sr as commentator. Tickets may be available through Mrs Deloree Ambrosi.

Astra Curve Bridgeport Connecticut Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association New Englander Connecticut Anthony Pagano Julie Austin Frank Montagna Richard Plourde Deloree Ambrosi

Local 203 Rejects GE Contract Plan Walkout Set

UE Local 203 plans a 11 am walkout to protest wages and skilled trades adjustments in a Bridgeport GE plant. The strike is described as possibly legal and aimed at demonstrating discontent, with union and GE officials debating impact on other workers and earnings.

Santoianni Santolanni D. Laurie MacQuaig Bridgeport

Police Decline Progress Report In Percy Slaying

Chicago police and FBI agents await new developments in the Percy slaying case as Daley reports no weekend progress. About 150 people have been questioned this week at 40 Devonshire Lane with a similar number likely to be interviewed next week. Nine live fingerprints from the house are being checked against suspects. The Percy family left the Lake Michigan shore mansion last Wednesday. police would not release their next residence or duration. Kenilworth post office continues to receive about 3,000 sympathy letters daily for the Percys following the girl’s death.

Nicians FBI Daley Devonshire Lane Chicago Percy Lake Michigan Shore Loraine Kenilworth

Three Car Pileup Injures Three Teens

A three car crash at Kos suth and Maple streets Sunday afternoon injured Joanne Bullick 15 of 570 Central Avenue Colleen Cortarito 15 of 757 Hallett Street and the other driver Moe H Miller 76 of 310 McKinley Avenue Police say Bullick and Cortarito rode with John Bullick 45 of 579 Central Avenue In Miller s car he suffered a left eye injury The Miller auto then struck a parked car owned by Mary Scrivani 714 Kos suth Street Miller was charged with disregarding a stop sign and released on a summons pending circuit court arraignment Patrolman Peter S Nemeth investigated the incident

Tunxis Hill Road Old Stratfield Road Fairfield Andrew Pecsenye Andrassy Avenue John Pecsenyi William Mockalis Ernest Ross Greenlawn Road Ross Joanne Bullick Central Avenue Coleen Cortarito Hal [Lett Street John Bullick Moe H. Miller McKinley Avenue Miller Mary J. Scrivani Kossuth Street

Yours Formal Debut Tomorrow in Bridgeport

A local Bridgeport event features speakers Mrs. Wasserman and Mrs. Knapp outlining volunteer work in education. Ann M. Cain and Edward Bullard IV discuss opportunities and urban child education while Dr. Charles R. Gordon presents Understanding the Urban Child. Invitations go to executives and volunteers.

Ann M. Cain Bridgeport Cain Family Service Child Guidance Intergroup Council PAL Connecticut Welfare Association Catholic Charitable Bureau Edward Bullard Yale Bullard Bullard Co Ghana Adidome West End Big Brotha of Bridgeport, Inc St. Vincent's Hospital Fairfield University Hartford Seminary Foundation Gordon Notre Dame University South Bend Ind NAACP Human Relations Commission YMCA ABCD Palmer Tarinelli Construction Company Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce Peoples Savings Bank National Manufacturers Association International Business Machine Company David Greenspun Harvey Levine Grace Sterling Chamber of Commerce Mayor Curran Algonquin Club

Kennedy family air tragedy tolls through decades

A chaotic recap notes Kennedy relatives killed in air crashes from 1944 Lincoln bombing to later Idaho crash. It cites Navy Lt Joseph Kennedy Jr, Kathleen Kennedy, and other kin amid investigations into a Palisade break and a separate crash near McLean and Greenwich obsequies.

Massachusetts Navy Joseph P. Kennedy Jr Kennedy Sons England Kathleen Skakel Greenwich

Rusk Leads Talks at General Assembly Parleys

Rusk begins morning sessions with foreign ministers and plans at least 15 more talks, aiming for 100 by fall. U.S. and Soviet figures held calm, businesslike discussions amid Vietnam and space treaty considerations, with Gromyko and Rusk discussing broad topics and possible future cooperation.

Washington Rusk U.S Jeaders Gromyko Moscow Viet Nam Soviet Union

Burglars Loot Home and Masonic Temple in City

Police report a break in on Colordo avenue where a home was entered and $192 stolen. Burglars also smashed a window of the Masonic Temple at 12 Green street, forced desks open, and looted a machine.

Colordo Avenue Masonic Temple Green Street

GIs Battle Way Out of Heavy Fire

Forces clash in Phu Cat and nearby zones with Marines and South Vietnamese units taking heavy fire and claiming several Viet Cong casualties. Aerial and ground operations yield multiple captures, overruns, and numerous enemy structures damaged across central Vietnam and the delta.

Viet Nam Phu Cat Quang Tri Province 2Nd Battalion 7Th Marine Regiment Dong Ha Saigon South Viet Nam U.S. 101St Airborne Division Phu Yen Phan Thiet U.S. 1St Cavalry U.S. Air Force Navy South South Glacial

Bronx racial clash ends with dispersal after permitted march

About 200 youths staged a racial brawl in the Bronx area as police escorted two white women near the downtown Negro district. A crowd of 100 or more Negroes blocked the street, rocks and bricks were thrown, windows broken, and one injured woman fled the scene. No arrests were made. Placards condemned pool integration and black policemen.

Bny Negro District Neproes

Woman Escapes Injury After Car Hits Pole

Germaine Sweeney, 52, of 31 Sherman Street Trumbull escaped unhurt when her car left the road and struck a utility pole at Main and Marcel streets Saturday night. Police arrested her on a charge of failure to drive in the proper lane and she was released on a summons pending circuit court appearance.

Germaine Sweeney Sherman Street Trumbull Main Marcel Streets

Executives Doubt Boom to Last Into 1967

Executives report a cautious outlook for 1967 with two thirds predicting price increases. Profits per sales dollar are seen eroding due to union wage demands. Eighty five percent expect tight labor supply this year and seventy five percent foresee continued tightness into next year.

Two Johnson advisers see little danger of 1967 downturn

Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler and CEA chairman Gardner Ackley expressed optimism about 1967. Fowler noted reduced fears since Johnson’s anti inflation proposals and predicted markets would stabilize. Ackley forecast a strongly expanding, vigorous economy with demand likely to outpace supply.

LBJ Washington Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler ABC Johnson Congress Gardner Ackley

First TV Station Inaugurated in Viet War Zone

In Qui Nhon a 132 foot tower hosts Channel 1 the first TV station in the Viet war zone. Capt Willis Haas reports nearly 1000 sets sold to individuals and the post exchange. Viewers could number 5 000 to 10 000, with hopes to reach all 24 000 servicemen in the broadcast area. The station airs three hours tonight and will expand to 56 hours weekly featuring Bonanza The Beverly Hillbillies and Combat. A station technician jokes about a possible own Combat. Aков. The twelve men and Army Signal Corps personnel live in armed bunkers atop the mountain. Sgt J C Robert A Martin says programs arrive about nine weeks after US airings. Bat Man may arrive in two weeks. Separately Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban may meet Pope Paul VI in mid October at the Vatican.

Willis Haas Reading Qui Nhon Haas U.S Channel 1 Army Signal Corps J.C. Robert A. Martin Albuquerque N.M States Martin

Japanese Survivors Sought After Ida Strikes Japan

Typhoon Ida battered central and northern Japan with 105 mph winds. Rescue teams searched two remote villages buried by landslides near Mount Fuji while eight inns at Umegashima were swept by floods leaving 42 dead or missing. American bases suffered multi‑million losses and several ships were grounded or damaged.

Umegashima Japan Alps Torao Watanabe Ashiwada Saiko Lake Mount Puji Yamanashi Mount Fuji Central Meteorological Agency Tokyo Japan Kanto U.S Atsugi Tachikawa Sagami Depot Ellerman Lines, Ltd Britain Kawashi Port Taiwan Kawasaki Golor Jeanne-Marie Liberia Sri Thep Shimizu Yokohama

Missing Children Found at Aunt's Home

Two children from the P. T. Barnum project were missing since Saturday evening. Debbie Mc Clain, nine, and George, six, were found Sunday morning at their aunt’s home in Father Panik village. The mother alerted police after they did not return by 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Debbie McClain George Edward Casey Gertrude Lewis Father Panik Village Casey Lewis

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Rep House Armed Forces Committee Symphony Ohana Ralasend UE Local Percy Slaying Kossuth and Maple Streets D P.m Throanarenue Peter S. Nemeth Wasserman University of Bridgeport Greater Bridgeport NIWC Robert Knapp Public Education Association of New York City Board of Education Volunteer Services National School Volunteer Program Opportunity Riggins Idaho George Skakel Jr Steenwich Conn Dabarl Haulage Co Donald W. Adams Mountain Home Air Force Base Clinton, Oklo Salmon River Salmon Idaho Aeronautics Chet Moulton Adams Moulton Agios Crooked Creek Charles Herndon Oklahoma City Idlaho Great Lakes Carbon Corp New York Markham Great Lakes Lome Sadie Idaho, Inc Great Lakes Carmiecin Ben Corn Ethel Kennedy George Skakel Oklahoma Kennnedy Quik Auto Wash James Street Palisade Palisade Avenue Edward M. Kennedy Mass Bronx Tel Aviv Israel UPI Abba Eban Paul VI Vatican
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