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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1967
Page
5
Danbury officials express hope the New Year’s Eve celebrations will be safe. They urge drivers to limit alcohol and avoid excessive cheer to reduce highway risks during the holiday weekend in the Danbury area.
Special police patrols will be out over the holiday in city and state forces including Troop 1 Ridgefield and auxiliary troopers. Most area stores and offices including the Danbury Post Office and Fairfield County Extension Service close Monday. The Danbury Library and banks will close. School bells ring Tuesday ending the Christmas break for students.
Newly elected and appointed officers of Union lodge AF and AM will be installed in a semi public ceremony Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Masonic Temple. Installing master will be Wesley Gomez assisted by Edward Schecker with Lawrence McGowan set as lodge master for the coming year. A buffet supper follows in the banquet hall.
New boat owners who register before January 1 can avoid a fee increase, says town clerk Margaret Yacko. Initial registration costs were 35 dollars plus a 0.30 town clerk fee for three years. after January 1 the cost becomes 54 dollars plus a 0.50 fee for one year.
St George's Ladies society will host a New Year's Eve party Sunday beginning at 9 p.m. in the church hall. Modern Arabic entertainment by the Shieks will be presented. Members include Dee Chaber Sam Beck Lou Beck George Shabbab and Abe Chaber. Refreshments and reservations with Mrs George Beylouni or Mrs Samuel Showah.
A Danbury Mall tenants meeting, formerly Danbury Plaza, was postponed and rescheduled for Friday January 5 at 1 p.m. in the Danbury Motor Inn to plan the mall opening in March and allow tenants to meet. Holy Name Society to host New Year’s Eve party from 2 p.m. to 3 a.m. at St. Joseph’s school hall with a midnight buffet and Milt Gustin’s orchestra. Germantown Volunteers Fire Department to hold its annual New Year’s Eve party at the fire house starting 9 p.m.
Bargaining teams from 114 UAW locals accelerated talks with General Motors following ratification of a new three year national contract. The push came on orders from Leo R Woodcock UAW vice president and GM department head.
A committee on Ward street reconstruction has released its findings showing benefits and damages for numerous property owners. Amounts range from a few dozen to several hundred dollars per lot, with some properties exempt or listed with specific taking details.
The Board of Finance schedules hearings on the 1968 69 town budget with a May final action by the Representative Town Meeting. The plan assigns sections to subcommittees and includes a March 12 13 airing of the Board of Education budget. An April 3 town wide meeting will announce recommendations.
Mayor John V. Lindsay joined transit negotiations as a New Year strike loomed. The Transit Authority and Transport Workers Union AFL-CIO submitted written offers to a three man mediation panel. TWU President Guinan said there was real hope of reaching an agreement before the strike deadline.
Danbury Paul Armhurst 49 of Newtown pleaded guilty in Circuit court to larceny over 15 dollars and under 250 and probation violation. Judge Milton Reinhard sentenced him to 13 months 20 days in jail plus six months for larceny. remaining time carried from a prior sentence. Armhurst was arrested after allegedly taking items from his mother's home while she was hospitalized.
City auditors received a one month extension to file the city financial report. Barbano aims to have the document ready on or before January 31. The extension was requested from the state by the local CPA.
Emil Busslak, director of the municipal division of the State Tax department, informed Mr. Barbano that the extension to compile records on federal grants and assistance programs has been granted. The extension aims to ensure all relevant documents are ready beyond the original deadline.
Stamford police investigated a Friday morning robbery at the Broad Street Stamford Federal Savings and Loan office. Two gunmen, described as about six feet tall black men, acted quickly, using a pistol to threaten manager Ralph Martino and forcing employees to lie on the floor. They opened the vault with Martino’s keys, loaded about $28,273 into a shopping bag, and fled in a teller’s yellow car later found abandoned. Five customers and four employees were confined in a washroom. witnesses included nine others in and around the building. The robbers reportedly swapped vehicles after the crime, but no one saw the switch. This marked the third holdup at the branch, following earlier 해결 incidents in 1960 and last year. a preliminary audit confirmed the latest amount.
A games party co sponsored by American Legion Post 34 and Auxiliary Unit 34 is set for January 5 at 7 p.m. in Building 1 at West Haven Veterans Hospital. Auxiliary president Mrs Betty Smith also announced a meeting for January 7 at 8 15 p m at the Fowler Memorial building New Haven Avenue. Past Presidents Club of Milford Unit 34 meets January 9 at 8 15 p.m. at Fowler Memorial with Mrs Mary Peters presiding and Mrs Clara Peters hosting.
H D Bouland 39 former National Bureau of Standards employee becomes chief of research and program evaluation for Connecticut Department of Community Affairs. Starting salary 15380 annually announced by Community Affairs Commissioner LeRoy Jones. Bouland, U Maryland graduate with a George Washington University master’s, has worked as USDA consultant and as a civil engineer at the naval ship and development center in Maryland.
Local cinema and drive in listings show schedules for Beverly Milford Norwalk and surrounding towns. Titles include The Comedians Jungle Book Wait Until Dark Valley of the Dolls and The Ambushers across multiple showings throughout the day with matinees evenings and late runs.
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