BHA Raises Rents for Two State Housing Projects
Bridgeport Housing Authority approves a $10.28 monthly rent hike effective Feb 1 for over 1,200 tenants in Beardsley Terrace and Pequonnock Apartments. Non subsidized state developments bear costs through tenant income, with over income tenants facing about 26 percent of gross income in set rents and evictions already begun for roughly 250 tenants.
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Bridgeport Housing Authority
BHA
Harold C. Poole
Beardsley Terrace
Pequonnock
Public Housing Administration
Poole
Howard I. Comstock
Timothy J. Murphy, Jr
Occasional rain and cooler temperatures forecast for Bridgeport
The forecast calls for intermittent drizzle this afternoon with a high near 40 and a developing shower tonight. Lows will be in the upper 30s with continued wet weather and a warmer Sunday. Municipal Airport readings show yesterday’s high at 39 and low at 21 with 1.28 inches of rain yesterday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
Vicinity
FDIC Seeks to Protect Depositors in Elm Village Bank
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. moves to back the 8,500 depositors of Home National Bank of Exenville New York after a $1.3 million shortage led to its closure. A new national bank will open December 21, with deposits insured up to the legal limit as plans to raise $1.05 million capitalization proceed.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
Home National Bank
Exenville
N.Y
Catskill
Mountain Village
Ellenville
Comptroller of the Currency
Harry Resnick
Peter Messina
Sig’s Berger
Benjamin Loustain
William R. Rose
H. Earl Cook
Cook
Dorothy Secor Reelected Housing Authority Chair
Mrs. Dorothy L. Secor was reelected to a sixth consecutive one year term as chairman of the Bridgeport Housing Authority at the BHA annual meeting held last night in the Charles F. Greene Homes.
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Harold Barker
John J. O'Brien
BHA
M. McDonald -2Gusaac
George A. Laden
Coun
John P
Chiota, Jr
Assis
Dorothy L. Secor
Bridgeport Housing Authority
Charles F. Greene Homes
Budapest sitdown strikes paralyze industry after arrests
Thousands of Budapest factory workers staged new sitdown strikes occupying plants with Soviet and Hungarian troops in place. They demand the release of imprisoned labor leaders Sandor Bacz and Sandor Bari as production is slashed amid a severe coal shortage and government restrictions. Rumors of reform and possible non communist leaders surface.
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Budapest
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Szoltan Tildy
Smallholders’ Party
Tildy
Imre Nagy
Matyas Rakosi
Hungary
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
Sandor Bacz
Bari
11 Gioro of
Milan
Racz
Snowflake Queen crowned at UB Christmas Ball
Lois Prentice, 20, of Bridgeport, was named Snowflake Queen at the University of Bridgeport Christmas Ball held at the Ritz ballroom. About 1,500 students and alumni attended as seven finalists were chosen from 22 semi-finalists with Sigma Omicron sponsoring the event. Linda Zahler crowned Prentice, with Allan Freedman and Maryann Cupo directing the ceremonies and a court including Florence Meyer Loretta Witkowski Roberta Blender Olga De la Victoria Rosalie Printz.
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Lois Prentice
Pequonnock Street
University of Bridgeport
Ritz
Miss Prentice
Sigma Omicron Sigma Fraternity
Linda Zahler
Allan Freedman
Maryann Cupo
Florence L. Meyer
Cleveland Avenue
Bridgeport
Loretta Mary
Youths Named Finalists for Annapolis Appointment
Six Bridgeport youths from the North End and Orcutt Boys clubs were named finalists by a Board committee from 18 applicants for admission to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. One principal and five alternates will be chosen. the principal earns a congressional appointment from Albert P. Morano if he passes exams.
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Bridgeport
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Albert P. Morano
Greenwich
Charles A. Casano
Francis V. Ca
Sleet Storm Dashes Through State Knocking Out Power
A sleet and freezing rain storm battered the state causing widespread power outages in Fairfield County with 1000 homes in Redding and Ridgefield cut off. The Weather Bureau warned of another system from Texas possibly hitting late today or Sunday morning amid icy road dangers and scattered outages in Danbury and Monroe.
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Weather Bureau
Hartford
Texas
Fairfield County
Redding
Ridgefield
Danbury
Monroe
Ovation for Primrose as Connecticut Symphony Delights
The Connecticut Symphony drew an ovation of over 1,000 people at Klein Memorial Auditorium for its third concert. Guest violist William Primrose soloed in Berlioz Harold in Italy and Dal lapiccola arranged Vivaldi's Viola Concerto. Perlea opened with Haydn Symphony No. 4 and announced Berlioz Rakoczy March as a tribute to Hungarian freedom fighters.
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Rovers
William Primrose
Jonel Perlea
Klein Memorial Auditorium
Connecticut Symphony
Berlioz
Harold
Italy
Mr. Primrose
Vivaldi
Dallapiccola
Primrose
Baritone Enzo Sordello Fired by Met In Dispute
Enzo Sordello, 29, the baritone brought from La Scala Milan, was dismissed by the Metropolitan Opera after a clash with conductor Fausto Cleva and alleged insubordination. General Manager Rudolf Bing denied the rival singer's claim that Maria Meneghini Callas caused the ouster.
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New York
Enzo
Sordello
Metropolitan Opera
Maria Meneghini Callas
Rudolf Bing
Opera
Maestra Fausto Cleva
Bing
Court House Contract Awarded to Stamford Firm
Fairfield County Court House Building Commission awarded F. D. Rich, Co., Inc. of Stamford a base bid of 672,850 with four supplemental bids totaling 14,497 for the Stamford court house project. The panel rejected site work bids and will seek new bids for landscaping and parking.
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Fairfield County Court House Building Commission
F. D. Rich, Co., Inc
Stamford
Court House
Louis J. Padula
Padula
Christmas shopping extended hours for Bridgeport shoppers
Final day for Christmas shopping approaches. Retail Merchants division of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce will keep member stores open until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday next week to aid last minute buyers.
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Retail Merchants Division
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Norwalk Tragedy: Nadin Charged After Fatal House Blast
Norwalk reports detail George W. Nadin 39 of 10 Summit street who planned to kill himself and his family by gas. A furnace blast tore through a four room bungalow killing his wife Mary Tavella 39 and injuring sons George 16 and Glenn 7. Police recovered a note indicating a deadly plan.
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Taute
George W. Nadin
Summit Street
Norwalk
Mary Tavella Nadin
Norwalk ‘Hospital
Fred Falcone
George
Glenn
Nadia
Nadin
Mary Tavella
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Newtown State Hospital
Joseph Beres
Detective Bureau
Edgar W. Krentaman
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