Fairfielders Split Over North Benson Drainage Plan
Fairfield residents debate a DOT drainage and road widening project near North Benson road and Turney creek. The plan would widen North Benson road to 23.8 feet, take about 76 trees including many near Fairfield University, install tide gates at Riverside drive, and route storm water via a concrete network to Turney creek, with concerns over wetlands, cost, and potential flooding. Local officials and private firms clash over route choices and environmental impacts ahead of a 1972 start.
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DOT
James C Spencer
Frank Ferrazo
Richard Burgess
Neil MacKay
Poulin
Benson Reed
Osborn Hill Road
University
Fairfield University
Osborne Hill Road
Benson Road
Connecticut Turnpike
King’s Highway
Home Street
King's Highway
Post Road
Fairfield
Connecticut
Highway Department
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Turney Creek
State Highway Department
Benson and Home Street
Read
Fairfield Motor Inn
Clarence Blair
New Haven
Blair
West Side project spends six thousand on luster of property
The West Side project shows a $6,000 cost to taxpayers for storage building work begun quietly near the Walt ham Watch service center. The agency authorized $34,675 in special appraisal fees for multiple properties and set ceiling offers for several sites including a People’s Savings Bank lot and a gasoline station, while revising values and relocating dozens of residents as demolition progresses across East Side Congress Plaza and Park City Plaza projects.
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West Side 2
Waltham Watch Company
Herman W. Johnson
St. Stephen’s Church
Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross Convent
Merry Construction Company
Walter and
Pembroke Streets
Easti Side
Randolphi
Goodwin Street
East Side
Thomas McCormick and Son, Inc
Gilmore Street
Park City Plaza 2
The
People’s Savings Bank
Gilbert Street
Water Street
Henry S. Halprin
American Appraisal Company
Roessler Packing Company
Park City Plaza
Cappozziello Bros. Building Wrecking Company
Congress Plaza
Halas Testifies Before Grand Jury In NFL Antitrust Probe
George S. Halas Jr., president and general manager of the Chicago Bears, testified before a federal grand jury in Cleveland as part of a probe into possible anti trust violations in the National Football League.
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Cleveland
George S. Halas Jr
Chicago Bears
National Football League
Japanese Athletes Invited to U.S. Track Meet
The U S A A U invited Japanese athletes to compete in the AAU track and field meet in Berkeley California on July 23. The Japan Amateur Athletic Federation said it would send as many athletes as possible and would decide acceptance at a Saturday meeting.
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Tokyo
U.S. American Athletic Union
AAU
Berkeley
Cam
Japan Amateur Athletic Federation
JAAF
Japan
New York seeks to shut abortion referral agency
The New York attorney general moved in state Supreme Court to shut down the Abortion Information Agency which has served about 15,000 women. Mindell described its fees as shocking and the operation as mass merchandise. The agency said it referred 14,520 women since 1970 and earned a net profit of about $32 per client after taxes. Judge Asch reserved decision.
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New York
Mindell
Sidney H. Asch
Arthur H. Sobel
McCloskey Visits Saigon as Nixon War Policy Critic
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey Jr, a GOP war critic, arrives in Saigon for four days with Rep. Jerome Waldie to scrutinize U S bombing in Laos and pacification efforts. He accuses Nixon of escalating Laos air strikes while reducing ground casualties and aims to question officials for details. The pair plan guided tours of northern Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, emphasizing a need for direct answers rather than official statements.
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Saigon
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
South Vietnam
Nixon
Laos
U.S
California
Tan Son Nhut
McCloskey
Jerome Waldie
D-Calif
U.S. Marine Corps Reserves
House
Subcommittee
Waldie
Arvn
Army of the
Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
Thailand
Huge Newspaper Chain to Come From Merger
Gannett Co. Inc. and Federated Publications Inc. have agreed to merge, creating the nation’s largest newspaper group with 43 papers. Federated will become a Gannett subsidiary, valued at about 66.7 million dollars, with stock exchanges and tax free pooling. The deal awaits stockholder approval and closes using a share exchange at 48 dollars per Federated share.
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Rochester
N.Y
Gannett Co. Inc
Federated Publications Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
Federated
Lansing
Lafayette
Marion
Ind
Boise
Idaho
Olympia
Bellingham
Wash
United States
Gannett
Federated Publications
New York Stock Exchange
Pardue Shot At Court Is Critical In Danbury Case
Pardue, awaiting continuation of a three week old trial in Danbury, was shot during an escape attempt at the federal building. His wife, suspected of aiding the plot, allegedly concealed a sawed off rifle under clothing as she moved through the building. A mistrial was declared as FBI and U.S. Marshals tightened security and jurors were sequestered. The case involves the Feb 13 1970 Union Savings Bank bombing and robbery in Danbury with additional related charges. Pardue’s brother James is hospitalized after being ruled incompetent for trial.
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Tional Center
North Avenue
Pardue
Union Savings Bank
Danbury
Zampano
FBI
Theodore Koskoff
Michael
Koskoff
Purdue
James
Carbury
Decerbo
Anthony Dirienzo
Jeff
Anthony Dirienzo, Jr
Federal Building
Dimenzo
John R. Pardue, Jr
Nancy
Nancy Pardue
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S
U.S. District Court House
Draft System Unimpaired in Calley Aftermath
Vietnamese civilians at My Lai and sentenced to life imprisonment. The conviction and sentence are subject to automatic appeals and President Nixon has announced he will make the final military decision. Nixon ordered Calley released from the stockade pending appeal. Resignations were scattered across states as draft boards reset with reasons tied to conscience and views on the Calley verdict.
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My Lai
Nixon
Calley
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Texas
Indiana
Iowa
Arkansas
Nebraska
Utah
Illinois
Robert Allman
Harrison County
Edward J. Sawyer
Newton, Mass
James R. Heiser
Richardson County, Neb
William Calley
Cortez Cadenhead
Walton County
Fla
Draft Board
Deland
Selective Service
Glen Hawkins
Georgia Selective Service System
Mike Hendrix
Hawkins
Victor’ C. Bynoe
Massachusetts Selective Service System
Worcester Board
Wealth Eludes Puzzle Fans for 11th Week in Row
The Sunday Post reveals another week of tricky clues with readers chasing a payout of $375. Explanations clarify wordplay from 2down TRACK to 23. SEE, 16 CARDS, 21 STREAM and more, noting shifts between HIDE and HIRE, DEFEATISM and RANKS, CRATES and CRANES, SNAP and SOAP.
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The
Sunday Post
Morehan
City council backs two plans for Model Cities participation
The Cities Council supports two Model Cities changes to clarify control lines and elevate the Planning council to co equal with the mayor and Common Council in decision making. Arbitration could resolve clashes, with contracts naming the Planning council as the citizen participation agency.
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Cities’ Council
Planning Council
Common Council
Pipkin
Staf
Model Cities
James Wyatt
Wyatt
HUD
Pembroke Street
Martin Luther King Drive
Ted Meekins
BHA
Meekins
East Sider Held As Drug Pusher
Detectives from the Special Services division arrested 23 year old Ramon Serrano of 391 East Main Street on the East Side for multiple narcotics sales and possession charges. Serrano, nickname Beep Po, was taken into custody around 10 30 a m and held on a 2509 bond after a lengthy undercover operation.
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Special ‘Services
Marning
East Side
Ramon Serrano
East Main Street
Daniel Laufer
Raymond Larnerd
Serrano
Stamfordite Heads Murray State Students
Raymond Muzia a senior from Stamford Connecticut was elected president of Murray State University student government in a runoff. Muzia won 1196 votes to 947 for Ralph Tesseneer after leading a three man race but missing a clear majority.
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Murray, Ky
Raymond Muzia
Stamford
Connn
Murray State University
Muzia
Union
Ralph Tesseneer
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West Side
Halas
Rep. McCloskey
Panik Village
Shirley Davis
George Rosa
Father Panik Village Ten‘ants Association
East Sider
Stamfordite
Murray State
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