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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1958
Page
7
Lawmakers clash over unemployment aid provisions with House voting down several amendments. Senate considers similar changes including extended and faster payments as well as earnings tests, while preserving core $40 weekly benefit and 4 dollar dependency allowance.
Bridgeport Republican lawmakers joined Democrats in Hartford to seek a more liberal unemployment compensation bill than the one approved by the Legislature. In the House, D Amico and Arnold backed proposals to drop the one week waiting period and raise benefits to 45 dollars weekly, but all amendments failed. Senate attempts by Sandula to remove waiting week and extend weeks were also defeated.
Senate Majority Leader Elmer S. Watson charged Governor Ribicoff’s recession program would wreck Connecticut and its industry, offering a GOP alternative on unemployment compensation highways and jobs. He criticized a premature special session and praised the state’s unemployment law as the best with room for improvement.
The authority approved higher daytime monthly rates at the city terminal from 8 to 11 dollars, while keeping the $8 nighttime rate and $16 combined day and night rate unchanged. Members stated the change aims to make the terminal more accessible, not to increase revenue, and pledged to work with the Redevelopment agency on renewal projects.
Hartford April 15 The House approved a bill appointing a Democratic registrar of voters in Westport. Mrs Gertrude Rosenberg will serve until after the next town election. She was defeated in the recent registrar race, with Republican and Taxpayers party candidates ahead. Rep Rodney Sijels on (R Trumbull) noted the primary law requires major party registrars in all towns.
Four and a half inches of rain fell in one hour as hail and tornadoes struck Hillsborough and Manatee counties. A jet bomber from MacDill Air Force Base was shot down near Tampa Bay, killing four airmen. National Guardsmen aided in Fort Pierce while homes suffered extensive damage and injuries from flying debris.
The plan calls for a seven town bond sales program aimed at boosting U S Savings bonds. Kenneth Raine executive director of Columbia records will headline a kick-off lunch at the Algonquin Club with fifty business leaders from industry banking retailing and service clubs. Senator Watson defends the plan as fair and well thought out and not a giveaway. Initial planning for the drive begins today with a noon meeting.
Hartford and New Hartford plant officials Mr Crombie and Mr Benoit will attend to present management's view on proposed changes. They will discuss retrenchment and layoffs as union leaders and managers review propositions raised by union representatives. John H. Smith, head of the local union, says consent was given to proceed.
Legislation on Capitol Hill reasserts town of Wilton authority over its groundwater. Bills aim to let Wilton contract and use local ground water, with future state plans to govern overall water resources. Bridgeport Hydraulic Company opposes citing regional needs. Senate action pending.
The text references property owners rights to access and use minerals from beneath their land for reasonable consumption or use on the premises, indicating a legal concept of subsurface ownership and permissible extraction.
About 750 taxpayers were helped in person at the Internal Revenue office on Middle Street as the 9 p.m. deadline approached. An additional 150 callers sought help by telephone while agents refused to extend hours and explained penalties for late filings. Benjamin Lancet said total service matched last year’s pace despite late March filings.
An AP report details two fatal bomber crashes. At Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth New Hampshire four airmen died after takeoff a second bomber crash in Tampa Bay Florida claimed four more lives. Officials at MacDill and Walker bases confirm no atomic weapons aboard.
Fire at a Manhattan museum near Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street damaged Monet works and other major pieces while firefighters and onlookers fought to rescue trapped staff and spectators. Nelson Rockefeller praised the swift response as art losses were limited to a few fragile pieces.
Rep. A Searle Pinney of Brookfield presided over the Hartford House session at Speaker Nelson Brown’s invitation. Report notes Northern Ireland’s industrial output showing a one percent gain in value.
A President Veters report says he altered plans to push an income tax cut and will reassess by May 15 after Easter. AFL-CIO chief Meany calls for a six to seven billion dollar tax cut plus expanded unemployment benefits and housing aid. Governor Leader notes 10 to 12 percent unemployment in Pennsylvania and urges federal action. Labor Dept reports March housing starts at 79,000 nonfarm dwellings with rising FHA and VA loan applications signaling future construction.
U S senator Prescott Bush lamented the Presidents veto of a flood control and public works bill for Connecticut, noting Army engineers approved the projects. Other senators and Rep Morano discussed overriding options and stripping unauthorized items to move a clean bill through the session.
Archie Oldham 32 becomes head coach of Columbia University basketball succeeding Lon Rossini who resigned April 2 to take a similar post at NYU. Oldham formerly coached Columbia freshmen, played four years at St John’s and is a Scarsdale, New York resident.
The Savoy A A softball team will practice on diamond No 4 at Seaside Park today and Friday at 515 PM. Positions are open and candidates should report.
A group of Stratford High School ninth graders observed the House in session in Hartford. Rep. Rose E. Prokop recognized their presence in the gallery and was applauded by members. Rep. William J. Smyth escorted the students on a Capitol tour.
Senior Scouting honors given with a court of honor after a Bridgeport dinner. Mayor Tedesco and D Verner Smythe spoke on duty to God and country and the value of youth training. Dozens of recipients received Arrowhead Thunderbird and Scouter’s awards with lists of names and packs.
Enid Seney of 1107 Norman Street died yesterday in Bridgeport hospital where she was admitted March 3. Survived by her son Wilson Seney of Bay Shore New York. Ducks Unlimited, an organization to protect wild ducks, was reformed in 1938.
Hollywood dominated the Emmys with Dinah Shore and Benny Goodman leading wins. Carl Reiner and Edward R. Murrow earned best supporting and news honors while Omnibus and Playhouse 90 captured top program prizes. The event at Cocoanut Grove and New York studios highlighted a shifting TV landscape.
Four of seven defendants are convicted of second degree manslaughter or murder in the beating death of 15 year old Michael Farmer in Washington Heights. Horton and Alvarez receive 20 to life and the other two face up to 15 years. Three others are acquitted. Relatives were barred from the courtroom during the verdict.
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