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THE HARTFORD COURANT: Wednesday, April 19, 1978 FOI Complaint on Hamden Police Withdrawn I1EALTHC0 STOUGHTOM Patient Center Your Medical Deportment Store OXYGEN SYSTEMS COLOSTOMY SUPPLIES 140 WOODLAND ST. HARTFORD (next la St. Francis Hospital) Tel. 527-0108 FREE Validated parking Connecticut News Briefs Cartoonists Win Awards VISIT ilEliilAY'S DECORATING for WALL COVERING 33 Bleomfield Ave. Windsor 688-7274 Bridgeport attorney Richard A.

Bieder has withdrawn his Freedom of Information complaint against the Hamden Police Department because he says police supplied him with the information he requested on a gas explosion last year that killed two peo ple. Commissioner Judith A. Lahey Tuesday recommended that Bieder's complaint be dismissed since the two parties have reached agreement. The full commission will act on her recommenda Bieder represents the estates of Adel Linsley, 82, and her son Henry Linsley, the two people who died in the Oct. 18 explosion and fire.

At a March 6 hearing, Hamden Police Chief John P. Ambroeio testified that it if he then had to release certain data about the probe. has been taken on its complaint. Settling Meals The Southern Connecticut Gas which supplied gas to the apartment building at, 1181 Whitney Hamden, is also seeking the police information. No final action Agreements among ancients often were made over a sacrificial meal containing salt.

tion April 26. would hurt his investigation 12 Two cartoonists from Wilton, Dik Brown and Gil Kane, have been honored by the National Cartoonists' Society. Brown, who draws "Hagar the Horrible," won top honors in the humor strip award category. Kane won in the story strips category for "Star Hawks." Also cited during the dinner Monday at New York's Plaza Hotel was Charles Saxon of New Canaan, who was the winner in the advertising category. VFW Leader Hits Funds Cut IITiri CORBINS CORNER (exit 40 int.

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TO 6 P.M. IJII UTiUVJ UZJ YOUNG MEN'S SUITS, SPORT COATS, RAINWEAR, SLACKS, FURNISHINGS, SHIRTSkJEANS, SPORTSWEAR MORE The state Veterans of Foreign Wars commander has called, on members of the U.S. Congress to restore funds cut from veterans hospitals budgets and to increase veterans' compensation by at least 6.5 percent. "The president's recommended budget proposal is for only a 5.8 percent increase for compensation payments for service-connected disabilities," Maurice E. Dion the state commander, said.

He said a 6 percent or 7 percent inflation rate is expected this year and the disability compensation should rise at about the same rate. He said the Veterans Administration budget also proposes eliminating 3,132 veterans hospital beds and reducing the number of medical employes. Builder Helped By Hospital St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center officials said Tuesday they have been helping Maurice Kenny of Glastonbury develop a 22-suite medical office building in his town. But they told the state Commission on Hospitals and Health Care no hospital money is involved in Kenny's project, although they may lease space in the $1.75 million building.

Glastonbury area doctors have told the commission the building is not needed and is an attempt by St. Francis to break into a service area dominated by Hartford Hospital. The investigation is to determine whether Kenny needs commission approval before the building opens. Kenny is now working with St. Francis officials on a similar project Simsbury.

Advocate Takes Second Place The Stamford Advocate won second place in the Edward Willis Scripps Award category for "most outstand MISSES JUNIORS PANTSUITS, SKIRT SUITS, BLOUSES. SHIRTS, DRESSES. PANTS, SKIRTS, KNIT TOPS, SWEATERS 0ULJ 1 a Li liil SIGNERS AS: Yves St. Laurent, Hardy Amies, i Ratner of California, 5alm Beach, Adolfo, 1 QROO to 9QE MEN'S YOUNG MEWS 33 Ul 2 AND 3 PIECE SUITS PIERRE CAROIN, PETROCELLI, PALM BEACH, G.G.G., if to I 4 00B8 run IUU STANLEY BLACKER, ADOLFO, YVES ST. LAURENT MORE H.I.S., Larry Michael Moverese, Ecco Bay, Wrangler, Happy Legs, Su.ltra' i AiAi-ia Vanderbilt, gftOO to 11E MEN'S YOUNG MEN UU lO I 3 SPORT COATS, BLAZERS mm GEOFFREY BEE WE, LANVIN, MANCILLAS, P.B.M.

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Rndaer Kinai ing public service in tne cause of a free press," it was announced in New York Tuesday. The Advocate won the award for a series on corruption in local government, written by Anthony R. Dolan, 29. Dolan Monday won the 1978 Pulitzer prize for special local reporting. His articles resulted in a grand jury investigation into allegations of payoffs and illegal wiretaps and the resignations of several top city officials and police officers.

The weekly Sun Enterprise Newspapers of Monmouth, won first place in the category for their stand against secret city council meetings in Monmouth. Meanwhile, a federal grand jury Tuesday began taking testimony in its investigation of allegations of misconduct in the Stamford municipal government. Oleg Cassini.Davis, 900 to O150 MEN'S YOUNG MEN'S 10 Li SHIRTS, SPORT SHIRTS DAMON, ROBERT BRUCE, LUCIAN PICCARD, ALPS, BURMA, L3 19M mm Andrew St. Bobbie Brooks, Patti Post, Prestige, AMERICA'S BEST BRAND, MERCEDES, KENNEDY'S OWN MORE Ml 800 to inOO LADIES' SPORTSWEAR COATS ii 10 TOPS, BOTTOMS JEANS i CLASSIC, PERSONAL. COLLEGETOWN, BYER, PURE GOULD, DAVIS.

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Norman Bethune, a Canadian surgeon "who gave his life for the liberation of the Chinese people," has been installed in a memorial hall in the city of Shih-chiachuang, the Hsinhua news agency says. The agency said Bethune "served China with his medical skill" but did not elaborate. It said the bust was a gift from the Canadian E3 68 TANGLEWOQD, DEVON, LOVE TWO. STAGE 7, CIRETTE MORE ZJ.