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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1974
Page
1
A reader asks to stay home alone at 11 with parental trust, while others defend mail order honesty and challenge column claims about cocktail lounge behavior. The notes cite experiences from Port Huron Michigan to Kansas City and praise consumer groups, urging adjustments to the column.
A telephoned bomb threat at the Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Haddam Neck, Conn. was declared a hoax after a two hour search. Northeast Utilities said the threat arrived at 8 am, staff evacuated nonoperating personnel, and officials conducted the sweep. Public relations director Eugene Sturgeon noted other plants have faced similar threats and that the company treats each threat seriously.
A garbled horoscope panel lists sun signs from Artes to Pisces with tips on actions, planning, and caution. It notes strong traits for travel writing music exploration and leadership, mentions Brigham Young and Pat Boone as birthdate references, and hints at personality quirks and moodiness.
A bridge column discusses how a player with a long minor suit may misstep when bidding over two diamonds. South wrongly jumps to three notrump, allowing East-West to cash five hearts and defeat the hand. The article suggests safer routes like two clubs as a nonrump bid to probe for a heart stop and invites North to reveal strength before committing to five clubs.
Congressman Ronald A. Sarasin of the Fifth District spoke at a regional conference of the Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans at the Hotel Sonesta in Hartford. He detailed progress on the House pension reform bill and his unique role as a freshman on the conference committee.
A former Norwalk State Technical College business manager was arrested on embezzlement charges totaling 49000 from the college between August 1970 and September 1972. He faces a 3000 dollar bond and arraignment in Bridgeport Superior Court.
Vermont officials urged equipment to measure radioactive iodine leaks at the Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon after a recent emission spike. A beta analyzer costing 20000 dollars was proposed to check if iodine enters the food chain, while state health officials stressed no immediate health hazard despite emissions reaching a substantial fraction of annual limits.
In New Haven a June 20 hearing is set to determine if United Illuminating Co may shut off electricity for customers who pay bills but protest fuel clause adjustments. The Connecticut Consumers Committee seeks to halt the practice, arguing fuel cost adjustments were not statutorily authorized. Attorney Marc A. Wallman notes utilities pass increased fuel costs, and a class action suit represents all of the company’s customers.
Eddie Wilson, former Chiefs quarterback from 1962 to 1964, has been named as Riisa, replacing Brewster after the 1964 season due to a knee injury. He played at the University of Arizona and served as an assistant coach at Duke University for the past two seasons.
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