Progress Report Shows Gains at Mansfield Hepatitis Effort
Hartford AP Sigolt Cent progress has been made in controlling hepatitis at Mansfield Training School as 23 of 39 expert recommendations are completed or underway Health officials expect further small cases and no serious outbreaks Gov Grasso and Commissioner Thorne note staff increases and better hygiene and coordination efforts to combat contagious diseases.
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Mental Retardation Department
State Health Department
Planners Reject Fairview Avenue Subdivision Plea
City commission denied a three lot subdivision at 764 Fairview Avenue and 784 Fairview Avenue led by Lawrence F Pace Jr. The decision followed a planning staff report citing too small lot sizes amid partly A and partly B Residence zoning. The ZBA had approved pending planning concurrence.
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Fairview Avenue
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Fred Moses
Zoning Board of Appeals
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Central Avenue
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Silver Lane’ Manor
Broadbridge Road
Riverview Drive
Soufriere Volcano Threat Triggers Mass Guadeloupe Evacuation
Scientists warn Soufriere volcano in Guadeloupe could erupt within hours to days with sulfur gas ash and lava risks. Evacuation from Basse Terre to Grande Terre intensified as police guard exits, while experts discuss possible dome formation or ash clouds and potential tidal effects.
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Oil rights sale blocked by judge in offshore debate
U S District Judge Jack B Weinstein blocked the scheduled offshore drilling rights sale amid environmental concerns. The appeal moves to the Court of Appeals in Manhattan as opponents vow to escalate to the Supreme Court.
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Justice Department
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Zimmerman
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Virginia
New York State
Long Island
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Suffolk
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U.S. Supreme Court
Fairfield honors Mary Anne O Connor with Thursday motorcade
A Fairfield motorcade will honor Mary Anne O Connor, Olympic silver medalist with the U S women s basketball team. The event runs from Howland's parking lot at 2 p m to Sherman Green on the Post Road, featuring the Colonados fife and drum corps and speeches by town leaders.
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Mary Anne O’connor
U.S
Sherman Green
Howland's Department
Black Rock Turnpike
Thomas J. Collimore
Fairfield Lion's Club
Miss O'Connor
Post Road
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Collmore
First
Europe
France
NEDA Aids 47 Businesses With 4 Million in Loans in CT
Connecticut NEDA helped 47 businesses secure over 4 million dollars in loans for the year ended June 30, creating or preserving 113 jobs in Bridgeport and 94 outside the city. The program, funded by the U S Office of Minority Business Enterprise, provides assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
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Connecticut
National Economic Development Association
NEDA
Bridgeport
U.S
John Garcia
Association
Garcia
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Tedesco conviction prompts CT Supreme Court disbarment bid
Judge O Sullivan moves to disbar Judge Tedesco and refuses to delay, arguing disbarment would cause humiliation and harm to his career though he could be cleared. Tedesco was convicted June 29 of falsely certifying oath administration to Michael Altieri in the 1975 Candlewood Valley Country Club liquor license renewal in New Milford after a three week trial.
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Connecticut Supreme Court
O'Sullivan
Tedesco
Connecticut
Michael Altieri
Ridgefield
Candlewood Valley Country Club
New Milford
Mayor Backs Debates Urges Three Presidential Faceoffs
Mrs. Linda Grossberg of the Bridgeport LWV secured Mayor Mandanici’s signature on a petition calling for three full presidential debates between the two major party nominees. The drive aims for four million signatures nationwide, with Aug 28 canvassing at shopping centers from 9 am to 1 pm.
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Bridgeport Area League of Women Voters
Mandanici
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Cit Hall
Robert J. Bucerno
David J. Dunn
Pasquale Spinelli
Gail Turk
Frances Papageorge
Common Council
Judy Kessel
Trumbull
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Sara Turecheck
League
Kessel
Special GRLC Meeting Tonight on New Rules
A special meeting of the Greater Bridgeport council will be held tonight at 8 o clock at the hall of Local 203 International Union of Electrical Workers 600 Hallett Street to discuss new rules on political activity and endorsements for unions.
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Greater Bridgeport
Pabor Council
International Union of Electrical Workers
Hallett Street
Hospitals budget debate trims Yale New Haven and Hartford plans
The commission recommended 75.3 million for Yale New Haven Hospital and 64.9 million for Hartford Hospital, cutting their requests by about 12.7 million and 7.9 million respectively. Hospitals sought 801.39 million in total, while the commission backed 738.01 million.
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Hartsford Hospital
Tick Fever Returns as Texas Reports 34 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Cases
Austin Texas US officials report 34 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever cases in 1975 up from in the prior 11 years totaling 105 cases. Health authorities warn the tick vector is spreading into new areas of south Texas and monitor the situation.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Rocky Mountain
Texas
Texas Department of Health Resources
Junior Olympics Set for Weekend at Hedges Field
Two day Junior Olympics for youngsters up to 3 years old will be held this weekend at Hedges Field Stadium. Sponsored by T.3. Productions Inc the event features track and field events, rope jumping and hula hoop for girls, and various games for all Bridgeport children with over a thousand participants expected. Parental permission slips and registration forms are available at seven ABCD centers Boys' clubs Girls club and the Sheehan center Olympic planning director Theodore Thomas said ribbons trophies donated by community groups will be awarded to top finishers.
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T.3. Productions, Inc
East End
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Bridgeport Approves Truck Terminal Land Sale
The Bridgeport Redevelopment Agency won initial council approval for selling West Side 2 acreage to Benedict F. Gambino of West Haven for 63 000 to house a trucking terminal. Final approval may come at a monthly meeting tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the agency office atop the new railroad station.
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Bridgeport Redevelopment Agency
West Side 2
Benedict F. Gambino
West Haven
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Fairfield Library Board Plans to Join Town Modernization Effort
Fairfield Library Board objects to being sidelined from town planning for a library modernization worth about 3 million dollars. The board seeks staff representation on the building committee and will forward its reports and a 1974 facilities survey to the committee and Economic Development Advisory.
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Fairfield Library Board of Trustees
Raymond Lyster
Fairfield Economic Development Advisory Committee
Leon Thomas
Newbrary
First
Police Department
Longstreth
Bruce Kershner
Andrew Geddies
Nassau County Library System
New York
Selectman Sullivan
Gerald
Pord
Dr Leton Voted Head of Hellenic College
Dr. Thomas C. Leton of Wellesley Mass was elected president of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline effective Sept He is the first layman to lead the institution since its 1937 founding as Holy Cross seminary and succeeds Bishop Iakovos who will devote himself to pastoral duties Leton is dean of graduate programs at Babson College and holds a PhD from the University of Chicago.
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Mass
Thomas C. Leton
Wellesley
Hellenic College
Holy Cross
Leton
Holy Cross Seminary
Takovos
Apamela
Iakovos
Lefon
Babson College
University of Chicago
CETA Center Wins Final Local Approval In Bridgeport
Bridgeport Manpower consortium secures final local approval to lease 32,000 square feet at 35 Benham Avenue for a CETA training center. Norma Dombroff of Trumbull will lease the site to the city for 56 000 dollars annually plus possible tax increases above 1976 levels. The five year lease begins a training program under the US CETA act.
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Bridgeport Manpower Consortium
Benham Avenue
Norma Dombroff
Trumbull
City Planning Commission
Common Council
Yankee bumper sticker sparks South teach message
A stray bumper sticker from a national controversy reads Save The South, Teach A Yankee To Drive. The item appears on a vehicle in Florida, illustrating partisan tensions over regional attitudes and roadside expression.
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South
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