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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1967

Page

8

Emergency Pumps Removal Due Today in Danbury

Danbury reservoirs near two thirds full as six U S Civil Defense pumps used last year to move water from Lake Candlewood to Marperie are slated for removal today. City Engineer Sydney A Rapp says the contract with Civil Defense expired and the Lake supply from Connecticut Light and Power is also ending, with a plan to rent electric pumps if a new emergency arises. The water level was 63.7 percent last Friday and rising, with hopes to reach 74 percent before summer.

Danbury Lake Candlewood Marperie Candlewood Sydney A. Rapp U. S Rapp U.S. Civil Defense Department Connecticut Light and Power Company

Chinese Art Expert To Address AAUW

Miss Josephine Vallin, authority on Chinese arts and antiques, will speak to the American Association of University Women tonight at 7:30 in the Danbury State College faculty lounge. She will discuss Chinese culture and its contributions to the arts, illustrating her talk with objects of art and antiques. The meeting opens with a social hour hosted by Mrs. Patrick J. Murnane, Mrs. Victor Roming and Mrs. Edmund Kallina.

Josephine Vallin China American Association of University Women Danbury State College Patrick J. Murnane Victor Roming Edmund Kallina

Cooking Series Opens Tonight At CL&P Auditorium

A three part cooking fundraiser titled Cook Book Cookery Fast and Fancy debuts tonight at 8 at the Connecticut Light and Power Co auditorium under the Danbury Auxiliary Family and Children's Services of Connecticut. Mrs. Marnie Wood Newtown and CL&P supervisors Miss Susan Logie Miss Francine Falkon and Miss Lillian Lanseth Christensen lead the program with committee chairs listed and tickets handled by local volunteers. Mrs. Wood speaks on Complete Dinners in Half an Hour with further sessions set for April 18 and 27 at CL&P auditorium.

Connecticut Light & Power Co Danbury Family and Children’s Services of Connecticut Marnie Wood Newtown Susan Logie Francine Falkon Cl&p Lillian Lanseth Christensen George Fields Perry Salvagne, Jr Martens Goos P.M. Canavan, Jr Charles T. Rialt Kenneth Taylor Cole Bradley Brookfield Edwin Lewis Bethel Richard Masselli Wood Cl&p Co

Export Workshop Begins Today

The Export workshop sponsored by the Danbury Chamber of Commerce with the U S Department of Commerce and the Regional Export Council starts today in the chamber office at 20 West Street from 4 to 6 p m. The event will occur each day this week.

Danbury Chamber of Commerce U.S. Dept. of Commerce Regional Export Council West Street

Convention schedule and Slovak Zion synod visit noted

The program lists a Wednesday 8:30 a.m. session for convention members and guests with Dr. John Zoman of Pittsburgh, president of the Slovak Zion synod attending. Mrs. Mazak plans a Scott-Fanton Museum tour for wives of visiting pastors this afternoon.

John Zoman Pittsburgh Slovak Zion Synod Mazak Scott-Fanton Museum

Study Institute Today At Jewish Center

One day study institute on Contemporary Application of Ethical Principle at United Jewish Center runs 10 am to 2 pm with Rabbi Jerome R. Malina and Donald P. Abbott presenting in the morning. Afternoon Q and A follows lunch. Sponsored by the Sisterhood and cochaired by Mrs. William Goodman and Mrs. Alvin Goldman. Women from nearby towns expected. Seventeen new voters enrolled at Board for Admission of Electors meeting. Mrs. Margaret Yacko said 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 12 unaffiliated.

United Jewish Center Jerome R. Malina Donald P. Abbott Wooster School Yale Episcopal Theological Seminary Sisterhood of The William Goodman Alvin Goldman Waterbury Westport New Milford Newtown Danbury Board For Admission of Margaret Yacko

Three Town Refuse Plan For Westport Weston Wilton Outlined

A tri town committee led by Donald A. Bremner recommends immediate and long range cooperation on disposal. The plan envisions a shared sanitary landfill and composting method with 27 acres across sites for five years. Costs show joint composting cheaper than three separate projects and incineration far more expensive.

Westport Weston Wilton Donald A. Bremner Bremner Tri-Town

Avon Man's Paintings Sought in Maine Probe

Officials seek about 30 paintings insured for nearly 30000 tied to a Maine building explosion that killed Paul Deering 19 of Mt Version who was working on the site. The paintings owned by Fred Weber of Avon Connecticut were insured for fire only. State police fire and insurers investigate the incident and missing artworks.

Vienna Maine UPI Kennebec John DeWinter Paul Deering Deering Fred Webber Avon, Conn DeWinter Webber Fire and Insurance Company

Board approves six probationary teachers and staff changes

The Board of Education approved six probationary new teachers and three designated teachers plus three clerical staff. A leave of absence was granted. Supervisory staff were assigned to summer duties for renovation projects at Harding High and plans for new and expanded schools. A $10,800 fund transfer reimburses administrators and clerical salaries. Enrolment shows 23,839 students. New probationary teachers include Estelle Carrasiello Susan Fahey Ralph Jassogna Juanita Lee Louise Lockwood and Madlyn Vecchiarelli. A.J. Hotti was made permanent chauffeur. resignations and a leave for Sandi Kahn were approved.

Board of Education Supt. of Lester S. Silverstone Silverstone Richard Mayer Warren Harding High School Edward Stach Waller Chop Silvistone Stapleton Estelle Carrasiello Washington Street Trumbull Susan A. Fahey Lawrence Road Fairfield Ralph M. Jassogna Goldenrod Avenue Juanita Lee Laurel Avenue Louise D. Lockwood Rocton Place Madlyn Vecchiarelli Jewett Avenue Lee Anthony Jhotti Aileen Worley Sandra J. Surowiecki Patricia Y. Wheeler Sadie Bristow Sandi Kahn

Day Care Needs Rise Says Sen Ribicoff

Sen. Abraham Ribicoff told a 50th anniversary dinner that adequate day care centers for working mothers would be an investment for the future. He warned the nation faces rising demand with almost three million children of working mothers needing care and more when aid to dependent children enrollments grow.

Hartford UPI Abraham A. Ribicoff Connecticut Democrat Women's League United States

Convention Friday for Student Nurses in Hartford

The Connecticut Student Nurses association will hold a spring convention Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at G. Fox & Co. in Hartford. The event is open to all student nurses.

Connecticut Student Nurses Association G. Fox & Co Hartford

Blood drive at Brass Co yields 113 donors incl Jule Dorkin

At Bridgeport Brass yesterday 113 employees donated, led by Jule Dorkin with his 63rd pint. Wilbur H. Squires and walk-in Join G. Onorato reached 49 pints, while Ann E. Gilroy added her 22nd. Dozens of Brass workers followed with multiple pint totals.

Bridgeport Brass Company Jule Dorkin Wilbur H. Squires G. Onorato U. S. Post Office Ann E. Gilroy U.S. Post Office Brass .Company John T. Yanosy Royal P. Skiff Raymond C. Benedetto George Maronich Andrew P. Gluck Jay Topham Raymond G. Birks Emerson N. Ludington Warren Amidon Frank J. Remenar Charles W. Parkes Walter Luckett Henry A. Hearne Andrew Ritz, Jr Fred G. Krach Charles Z. Munkasy Ellwood L. Plitt Raymond Lombarda George D. Nash Anthony Capasso Joseph DeLuca Fred A. East John A. Fuyanna Herbert J. Kelley Edward Tronkowski Frank Vozzon John W. Stephen Donald E. Cogswell Robert J. Belco Howard Peck Mrs. Mezick Mario J. Amaral Arthur W. Amiot John P. Yablonicky Fred R. Hammond Thomas B. Shirra John N. Ilenetz Peter J. Gonecun Stanley Bernaski Curtis W. McKay Charles Gwyn Fred Weller Jr Joseph Nardo George Haschak Julius Giliotti Charles F. Esposito Max Mikowski Miles W. Beardsley Matthew McGuire Norris C. Williams William Brazier Peter Lepone Hercules Ellis Hezekiah Black Raphael L Disturco Steven Yasin Charles E. Petrovitchsy Gloria Yano Joseph J. Lenkowski Victor Vievary Justus Sherwood Kenneth D. Alexander Theodore Edwards Thomas S. Hobbs Jr Joseph Millak George L. Ortiz Norman J. Quellette Brass Company John Molloy Red Cross Donald Bade Jack Skydel Rose Mizak Sidney Gardner Lillian Brandt Seymour London Walter Stieg Elizabeth A. Browne Seymour Greenstein Samuel Karpilow Otis Lewis Blood Bank Laura Powers Francis Fypurski Frank Petija Morris Silverman Allan Morris Thomas Snee Irwin Friend Sagye Friedberg Arthur Lunin John Marsh

Two Youths Injured In Brook and Stillman Crash

Two drivers were injured and later arrested after a collision at Brook and Stillman streets yesterday at 2 30 p m. John W Sorak 19 of 17 Berkeley terrace Devon received a head injury while James J Ventrillio 16 of 510 Shelton street suffered facial cuts both were taken by city ambulance to Bridgeport hospital Sorak operated a van truck owned by the A B Dick Company of Milford and was charged with failure to grant the right of way Ventrillio was issued a summons for driving an unregistered motor vehicle Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

Brook Stillman John W. Sorak Berkeley Terrace Devon James J. Ventrillio Shelton Street Bridgeport Hospital Sorak A. B. Dick Company Milford Ventrillio

Bob Malaga Named USTA Executive

Bob Malaga a 40 year old attorney who boosted Cleveland tennis was hired by the USTA as a full time executive to coordinate new expansion plans. He promoter of Davis Cup and Wightman Cup matches and led a 1965 civic ticket drive that helped keep the baseball Indians in Cleveland. He signed for an indefinite term at a substantial salary.

New York UPI Bob Malapa Cleveland U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Malaga Baseball Indians

Easton Names Building Unit For Town Hall

Town meeting appoints Building committee chaired by Mrs. Charles H. Merritt with Wheeler as moderator. New road ordinance changes include using bituminous concrete. Discharge of School Building committee tabled. town librarian added to social security. May 8 vote set on discharge.

Aldwin A. Pulie Board of Selectmen Wheeler Thomas D. Halliwett Helen Keller School Building Committee

Fed move may lower mortgage rates, analysts say

Washington experts from the National League of Insured Savings Associations affirm easier credit conditions will push home loan rates down. The group predicts a roughly four tenths of one percent decline and possible FHA rate cap cuts as the Fed lowers its discount rate to four percent.

Washington Federal Reserve Board Savings and Loan Industry National League of Insured Savings Associations Federal Housing Administration Federal Home Loan Bank Board League

Oil soaked birds spotted along Jersey coastline

Thousands of oil soaked scooters and other aquatic birds were found from Avalon to Wildwood New Jersey about twenty miles south. Avalon police reported many dead birds and others to be destroyed. Conservation officials investigated the source while Coast Guard and officers sought to determine origin and possible wartime tanker spills.

Avalon N.J Wildwood Land's End England Torrey Canyon Alfred S. Jones Hey Coast Guard Jones

Gustave Levy Named Amex Board Chairman

Gustave L. Levy was named Monday to a one year term as chairman of the board of governors of the New York Stock Exchange succeeding Walter N. Frank. It marks the first time in 26 years that an off floor member was named chairman under the 1964 constitutional change specifying offices for chairman and vice chairman.

New York Gustave L. Levy New York Stock Exchange Walter N. Frank Vic

Ribicoff pushes boating safety and camp standards bill

Sen. Abraham Ribicoff urged a joint federal state effort to set safety standards for youth camps and boating. He reintroduced a bill for state inspections under DEH W guidance with grants up to 50000 to participating states. The measure follows a push by Mitchell Kurman after his son died in a 1965 camp canoe trip. Local bills in New York and Massachusetts reflect similar moves. Connecticut also considers a bill.

Washington Abraham —Ribicoff D-Conn Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Ribicoff American Camping Association Westport Conn Mitchell Kurman Kurman New York Massachusetts

Adcock Plans Protest Over A's White Shoes

Cleveland manager Joe Adcock said he planned to protest the American League opener between his Indians and Kansas City because the Athletics wore white baseball shoes. He claimed the shoes distract batters and are illegal.

Kansas City UPI Cleveland Joe Adcock Indians Athletics Adcock

Lasker Named Vice Chairman Amid Board Changes

Alternate between floor and off floor members. Bernard J. Lasker, a floor member, was named vice chairman, replacing Levy. Levy is a partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lasker is a partner of E. H. Stern & Co. Six new governors named to three year terms are Robert J. Fraiman Solomon Litt and William J. Nammack all of New York George N. Ferris Jr Washington DC Robert E. Linton San Francisco and Lat es C. Wheat Jr Richmond Wa

Bernard J. Lasker Levy Goldman, Sachs & Co Lasker E. H. Stern & Co Robert J. Fraiman Solomon Litt Wiliam J. Nammack New York George N. Ferris Jr Washington, D.C Robert E.linton San Francisco Lates C. Wheat Jr Richmond

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