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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1967
Page
6
The Labor Ministry reports 291,000 Italians left Italy last year to seek work. Emigration to European nations fell over 7 percent in 1966, while those seeking jobs outside Europe rose 53 percent for the year.
A 23 year old Bridgeport man named Anthony Sorrentino paid a $100 fine in Circuit Court for driving under the influence and defective equipment. Judge Joseph Chernauskas remitted $40 of an initial $140 fine after Sorrentino pleaded guilty. Police say he was arrested December 10 after his car hit a tree on Fairfield Avenue and admitted drinking.
President Johnson asked Congress to declare a legislative war on crime and to fund 350 million dollars over two fiscal years. He proposed 50 million for a Safe Streets and Crime Control Act this year and 300 million the next, urging state and local governments to match with their own funds. He cited the commission findings as guiding the plan and pushed for wiretap bans and stronger firearms controls alongside narcotics enforcement training.
Washington AP highlights President Johnson's crime message urging Congress to pass a broad crime bill with grants for states, a new DOJ office, and a $50 million request for FY1968. He calls for stepped up narcotics attack and strict firearm laws, framing crime as a public malady and urging bold action now.
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