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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1966

Page

2

Dempsey Creates Hospital Review Panel in Middletown

Gov. John Dempsey named a three member committee to review procedures and policies at Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown after the dismissal of Dr. John Lowney as superintendent. The panel includes P. B. O'Sullivan of Orange, a retired official.

Hartford John Dempsey Connecticut Valley Hospital Middletown John Lowney Lowney Dempsey P. B. O'Sullivan Orange

Governor orders study of hospital procedures at 3000-patient facility

Chief justice John D. Booth and Dr. Louis P. Hastings join a committee requested by the governor to evaluate administrative practices at the 3000-patient hospital. The findings will go to the State Board of Mental Health, which recently fired Lowney. Lowney plans to seek a hearing to justify his actions while denying deliberate humiliation of staff.

State Supreme Court John D. Booth Danbury Connecticut Medical Examining Board Louis P. Hastings West Hartford State Board of Mental Health Lowney Dempsey

Trumbull Kitten Trapped In Drain For Eight Days

A two month old kitten is trapped at the bottom of a storm drain in front of 25 Craig Lane Trumbull. Eight days of rescue attempts by the dog warden and the Humane Society have failed. Neighbors report the animal is lodged in a pipe under the street and hope the Department of Public Works can rescue it today.

Trumbull Craig Lane Humane Society Department of Public Works

Johnson Erhard Tackle Europe Troop Problem

The United States and West Germany discuss a 1.35 billion dollar offset for keeping five divisions in Germany, with Bonn seeking a five year moratorium and a shift of some purchases to space ventures. Britain faces similar issues as Harold Wilson contemplates cuts to the Army of the Rhine, while McNamara suggests streamlining allied forces in Germany.

Tve U.S Germany NATO United States Ding Bonn Erhard West Germany Johnson 7Th Army Washington Harold Wilson Robert S. McNamara

Plane With 6 Students Crashes Into Connecticut River

A rented plane carrying six Trinity College students crashed into the Connecticut River at night. Five students were hospitalized at Hartford Hospital with no serious injuries while one man, Rex Jorbell, 23, of Chestnut Hill Pennsylvania, remained missing as divers searched the dark river. Survivors said Jorbell was struck on the head and swept away while others tried to reach shore. The five injured were Mack Miller 19 Pasadena California Robert Trainer 22 Milwaukee Wisconsin Scott Haskell 18 Marblehead Massachusetts Gordon Wittenberg 19 Little Rock Arkansas Michael Conforti 21 Haverhill Massachusetts.

Hartford Trinity College Connecticut Hartford Hospital Rex Jorbell Chestnut Hill Philadelphia Orbell Mack Miller Pasadena Calif Robert Trainer Milwaukee Wis Scott Haskell Marblehead Mass Gordon Wittenberg Little Rock Ark Michael Conforti Haverhill

Brown U Fund drive taps regional campaign head

Jason C. Becker of Rye New York advertising and merchandising manager of Birds Eye division at General Foods White Plains New York is named regional chairman for Brown University Fund drive. He will oversee fundraising in southwestern Connecticut New York City area and part of New Jersey.

Brown University Fund Connecticut New York City New Jersey Jason C. Becker Rye N. Y General Foods Corporation White Plains

Japanese Typhoons Paralyze Nagoya Region In 1959 Surge

Two weekend typhoons struck near Nagoya causing widespread destruction. Gusts reached record speeds over 200 mph, crippling transport, toppling crops, destroying hundreds of homes and cutting power across areas around Mt. Fuji.

Nagoya Mt. Fuji

Fairly Strong Quake Jolts Matsushiro Japan

A fairly strong earthquake measured 4 on the Japanese scale shook Matsushiro in central Japan early Tuesday. The Central Meteorological Agency noted the tremor, strong enough to topple vases, caused no injuries or damage. Matsushiro, a 22,600 resident town in Nagano Prefecture, lies about 10 miles northwest of Tokyo and has endured daily tremors since August 1965.

Tokyo Matsushiro Japan Central Meteorological Agency Matsushira Nagano

Lecture for Dentists At UB Tomorrow

An all day postgraduate course for dentists across Connecticut will be held at the University of Bridgeport starting at 9 a.m. Dr John T Kelleher of Hartford chairs the Connecticut State Dental Association program with Drs Francis P Barnes Robert Levin and Herbert Gross assisting. Dr William Pruden II will lecture on The Use of Pins in Fixed Prosthesis. The series continues with a November 11 Meriden session, a March Waterbury session, and an April 19 Hartford finale.

Connecticut University of Bridgeport John T. Kelleher Hartford Connecticut State Dental Association Kelleher Francis P. Barnes Waterbury Robert Levin Bridgeport Herbert Gross Norwalk William Pruden, II State Association Meriden

Veteran Host Bob Hollywood Joins The Flim Flam Cast

Character actor Harry Morgan secures finances for next year’s Oscarcast and joins the 20th Century Fox Academy Awards hosting lineup with Bob Hollywood returning for his 13th stint as host.

Hollywood UPI Bob Hollywood Veter-Hope Harry Morgan Monies Flam

Boy Builders Prepare Succoth Hut Dinner Plan

Two area boys Daniel Fried aged 1 and Scott Fishers aged 12 built a Succoth hut from wood and twine at Pine Ridge Road Bridgeport as a Yom Kippur activity. The hut will host a dinner Sunday for the B'nai B'rith Girls of Bridgeport.

Daniel Fried Pine Edge Road Bridgeport Scott Fishers Chapel Hill Drive Fairfield Egypt Daniel Pine Ridge Road B’nai B'rith

Inez Turns Mean Heads Toward Leeward Islands

The Weather Bureau warns Leeward Islands from St. Kitts to St. Martin of Inez, with hurricane watches and warnings in effect. By 9 p.m. EDT the center lay near 16.0 N, 57.7 W about 250 miles east of Guadeloupe and 570 miles east southeast of San Juan, moving slowly at 11 mph with hurricane force winds in a 30 mile radius and gale winds out to 60 to 175 miles.

Weather Bureau Leeward Islands St. Kitts St. Martin Inez Guadeloupe San Juan Faith Puerto Rico Atlantic British Isles

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