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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1977
Page
2
Cloudy with showers probable tonight and Wednesday. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. Temperatures near 69 degrees tonight with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon tomorrow.
The district faces a desegregation suit filed two years ago by a coalitions group. Judge Jan Newman will handle the case with trial unlikely this year due to heavy docket. A joint committee of board members, staff and parents will define quality education, assess needs, and issue a report by July 1578. Permanent plans include exemplary schools Waltersville Garfield Hallen and continued student transfers to improve racial balance across schools.
City planning and zoning actions favor liberalized liquor outlet provisions for large shopping centers. Proposals exempt centers of eight or more stores from state size limits, permit restaurant licenses, package stores, and beer permits, with specifics on floor area parking and unit setup. The plan includes Kolbe High School lease for public classes and street extension requests, while desegregation and school construction plans face local debate.
A Trumbull man reported to Bridgeport police that he was robbed at knifepoint on Bunnett Street by unknown men who took $80. He described the assailants and police conducted a search with no results.
U S prosecutors seek to deport Feodor Derivanayich Fedorenko a Miami Beach retiree alleging willful false statements to obtain a U S visa in 1915. He is accused of helping German guards execute Jews at Treblinka and Majdanek camps and leading a Ukrainian unit that tortured and cremated victims. If proven this could nullify his U S citizenship granted in 1970.
Unaffiliated mayor Jean Cecil Young called for a city investigation into persistent odors from the East and West Side sewage treatment plants. He planned meetings with deputy public works officials and cited ongoing smells affecting residents, urging relief.
A 15 year old boy named Ricky Wilson was injured when the bicycle he rode collided with a moving car near a driveway at 3900 Park Avenue at night. The impact caused a brain injury and the driver’s identity was not provided.
James A. White, 46, of 1492 Stratfoch Avenue, was arrested after a Court of Common Pleas raid at his apartment. He faces possession of marijuana, professional gambling, and destruction of evidence charges. Bail set at 10 million. arraignment pending. Separately, Rafael Hernandez J., 1288 Reservoir Park, was charged after a collision involving marijuana. Patrolman Robinson led the arrests. Hernandez detained for lack of medical clearance, verbal warning issued on Park Avenue.
The DEP spokesman West said the federal direct sources program was repealed and no problems are anticipated. Connecticut's air pollution plan will keep permits for developments attracting many vehicles, including shopping centers and hospitals, while highways and rail parts remain under permit oversight.
Planning commissioner Mr Munies voiced objections to late tax proposals and to a plan by a Chamber of Commerce unit Park and Shop to buy properties for resale to the government. He urged the commission to take initiative as plans were muted and near approval, while the other four members supported him on concerns about process and timing.
City planning commission gave preliminary approval to developer A. Wakeman to lay out a subdivision on Ox Brook Road in North Bend for heated homes. The action required Wakeman to settle several years of unpaid taxes and awaits final details after Common Council review, including potential abandonment of part of Gabrous Road.
Airlines including Pan American Trans World British Airways Air Doin Tran Air and El Al offer 2900 weekly low cost seats each direction. Pay three weeks ahead. Stand by fare with no guaranteed seat. Boarding passes issued 4 am departure day. APEX excursion sale runs until March 31 offering advance purchase discounts. Roundtrip fare to London from New York drops to 299 under certain limits.
A city commission member called for a formal downtown development plan arguing that the panel’s wide powers are underutilized creating a vacuum. He warned that haphazard efforts by various groups may serve narrow interests and even push for demolishing the block, influenced by recent Waterfalls and comments from economic development coordinator Thomas F. Gil.
The Floyd group announced two challengers for the September 15 Democratic primary alderman race. Robert S. Walsh of 136 Redding Place and Robert W. Grant Jr. of 1480 Iranistan Avenue were certified after petitions validated by the registrars of voters. They will oppose incumbents Bernard Katz and Thomas A. Mulligan Jr. in the 12th district. The challengers said residents rarely hear from current aldermen and lack responsive neighbors.
Mr. Muniee and officials discuss a potential development grant covering a downtown and waterfront study. He notes many Black building owners are willing to sell, and a number of vacant storefronts and offices are being vacated as properties clear out.
In Paris reports describe the bent coin superstition as a long held belief dating to the Middle Ages. Bent coins were thought lucky by some and were often withheld from circulation as talismans or signs of fortune.
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