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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1956

Page

6

Reservoirs Considered For Public Fishing If Ban Lifts

Hartford December 13 AP Connecticut may open about 11 reservoirs 300 acres or larger to public fishing. State Sen Patrick J Ward leads a committee that will urge Governor Ribicoff to authorize access to Hemlocks Easton Saugatuck Nepaus Barkhamsted Broadbrook Gaillard Saltonstall Snipsic Rockville Hogback and Hammonasset reservoirs once completed.

Hartford Connecticut Patrick J. Ward Ribicoff Warren J. Scott State Department of Health Hemrocks Easton Saugatuck Bridgeport Nepaus Barkhamsted Broadbrook Meriden Gaillard Lakes Saltonstall Newy Haven Snipsic Lake Rockville Hogback Hammonasset New Haven Water Company

Assembly Pace to Be Speeded for Veto Action

Hartford December AP reports GOP leaders draft a plan to speed the 1957 session so the Assembly can act on any ribicoff vetoes. The plan: finish business by mid May, recess to June to consider vetoes, then final say rests with lawmakers. Republicans dominate both chambers and form a policy committee to draft and back platform bills.

Gop Hartford Ribicoff House Senate Assembly Clarence F. Baldwin Baldwin

Gambler Fined in New Haven City Court

Daniel P. O'Connor of Waterbury was fined 175 dollars in City Court on gaming charges after police found 300 loaded dice 19 decks of marked cards two dice tables and a die shaping vise in his car. Judge Henchel imposed 25 dollars for possession of horse race bets and 150 dollars for the gaming equipment. O'Connor claimed the gear was for magic tricks.

New Haven Daniel P. O'Connor Waterbury O'Connor Charles Henchel

Hartford Art School Joins Hartford U Plan

The 80 year old Hartford Art School becomes a charter member of the new University of Hartford joining Hillyer College of Medicine and Hartt College of Music. Trustees sign a supplementary request to license the art school for the university and licensing is filed with the State Board of Education with aims to apply for the charter in January.

Hartford Hartford Art School Hartt College For Music Millyer College University of Hartford Richard B. Freeman Insfit‘ulions State Board of Education Hillyer College Hartt College of Music General Assembly

Auto Crash Injures Two Palsy Patients

Two cerebral palsy center patients were taken to Bridgeport Hospital after a collision between two autos at Arctic and Brooks streets. April Kogel, three, Stratford, and Richard Ezarick, five, Stratford, were examined and released. both uninjured. The other drivers were Robert Ruge, 21, Stratford, and Michael F. Hrinak, 46, Trumbull. no arrests.

Bridgeport CP Association Arctic and Brooks April Kogel McGrath Court Stratford Richard Ezarick Burritt Avenue Frederick Kiernan Robert Ruge State Street Brooks Street Michael F. Hrinak Hillcrest Road Trumbull Arctic Street

Tax rates unchanged for Connecticut unemployment fund

Hartford Dec 13 AP State Labor Commissioner Renato E Ricciuti announced there will be no increase this year in unemployment compensation tax rates for Connecticut employers. Rates have stayed level for four years with potential increases for unstable records and reductions for stable ones. The unemployment fund balance rose from 237,247,800 to a record 245,037,900 by Dec 1.

Hartford Renato E. Ricciuti Connecticut Ricciuti

Weather Outlook for New England States Friday to Saturday

Connecticut faces cloudy skies with rain and sleet in the north, mixed precipitation elsewhere. Friday night and Saturday bring cooler to warmer trends with rain or snow, coastlines seeing rain and interior snow as temperatures shift. Massachusetts and Rhode Island expect cloudy conditions with rain or sleet, ending in warmer trends by Saturday. Vermont New Hampshire see mixed snow and rain with warming, Maine northern areas fair to cloudy with colder conditions and a switch to rain along the coast Saturday. Winds from eastport to block island rise from 10 to 25 mph with higher gusts in the southern zones.

Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire Maine Eastport Block Island Cape Cod Black Island Northwest Lakes Region Montana Oregon Alabama Atlantic Coast Canadian Utah Pacific Southwest Mississippi Valley

Appeals Board Denies Seaview Marine Store Petition

Frances and Walter Parsell lost a bid to build a Seaview Avenue store at 373-375 for storage, rental, sale of boats and gasoline. The Zoning Board of Appeals denied the petition after hearings in City Hall and granted 32 approvals while denying four others and tabling one.

Frances Walter Parsell Seaview Avenue Zoning Board of Appeals Common Council D'Addario F. Francis D'Addario Boston Avenue John Shenton John J. Schiller Irwin Friedman Bernard Green Herbert L. Bundock Citizens’ Group Davis H. Center John Street Anthony Julian Grand Street J. J. Jbotomski Trumbuilave Aisa Joseph Mandell Congress Street Outlet Millinery Company Main Street Holy Cross Church Pine Street Caroline del Franco Benson Street Frank Golias Seaside Avenue Harriet Jacobs Reservoir Avenue Cochrane Chevrolet Company Sate Street General Haynes Motors, Inc Washington Avenue Checker Auto Sales, Inc

Politics as an art says Ribicoff at NYU lecture

Connecticut Governor Ribicoff told New York University students that politics is an art not a science. He urged understanding human nature, leadership, and clear communication as keys to political maturity amid economic and social turmoil. Greece announced completion of the Athens Salonika highway.

Ribicoff NYU New York Connecticut Graduate Students Organization School of Education New York University Hungary Sat Atrest

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