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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1964
Page
1
Two Bristol women, identified as nuns, prepare for an overseas journey to Taipa Island near Macau in the Portuguese possessions off the coast of China. The note places Taipa as a small island near the broader Macau area under Portuguese administration.
John L Rego the endorsed Democratic candidate for governor conducted an all day tour of Bristol visiting Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Bristol Manufacturing Carr Manufacturing and Dixon Corp plants in the morning. He met local campaign aides and visited the Rhode Island Veterans Home and other town sites in the afternoon. Nearby Taipa island residents face poverty prompting a December convent project by Sisters of St Dorothys with Mother Sardinha and others planning travel to Lisbon and Tala.
Anthony E Agatiello was appointed vice principal of Bristol Senior High School after a closed session of the school committee. He will report to Michael Securo, with salary discussions under way. A native of Bristol, he is noted for work in special education and was salutatorian at Colt Memorial in 1934.
The Bristol Train of Artillery hosts a gala at the BTA Armory on State Street to mark its 188th anniversary as part of the Rhode Island Militia. Governor John H. Chaee will attend along with Major General Leonard Holland who will give the keynote.
Prof Adriano Moreira, president of the Portuguese National Geographic Society and former minister, will visit Bristol early next week at the invitation of the US State Department. He will meet Portuguese American communities in the US and Canada, dine at Dom Luiz Filipe Society headquarters, and discuss cultural ties ahead of Lisbon Congress. He also plans stops in Hawaii, Japan, the Middle East, Africa, and Brazil.
The School Committee approved plans for a two room portable classroom unit at Reynolds School with a total cost of 27084. Ground breaking could occur before September as state education review may delay the project up to 60 days. Financing spreads 532 monthly for five years with options to renew or purchase later.
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