Budget Hearing Finds 22 Oppose Cuts in City Budget
At City hall last night 24 speakers addressed the Board of Apportionment and Taxation opening budget hearing. Most opposed the proposed cuts to education while two supported them. The comptroller's overall budget totals 38,662,785 with a 1.9 mill tax rise to 47.5 mills, and the school budget stands at 12,901,586, above last year but below the board of education requests when teacher pay increases are included. The Rev. Charles R. Gordon of the Bridgeport Stratford NAACP blasted the cuts as ridiculous and urged restoration, calling them short changing the children. A moderate view came from Francis V. Donovan of the Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce, who supported the budget while urging limits on increases for school services and maintenance. The report notes the budget aims to balance education costs with the tax rate as calls continue.
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Albert M. Perrocco
Harry Peck
Comptroller
Board of Education
Charles R. Gordon
Bridgeport-Stratford
NAACP
Chamber
Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce
Francis V. Donovan
Bridgeport
Alderman Milano Named City Development Financial Manager
Anthony V. Milano 28 of 131 Palm Street was appointed financial manager of the City Development department at City Hall, effective February 15, with a $10,000 salary. Milano will resign his alderman seat in the 136th district, with a successor to be chosen by Democratic party deliberations and council vote. Milano now works as a budget analyst in Avco Lycoming’s cost accounting division.
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Anthony V. Milano
Palm Street
City Hall
Joseph M. Dearborn
Milano
Avco Lycoming
Common Council
Curran
Stephen L. McMahon
Dearborn
Weather report for Bridgeport and vicinity
Variable cloudiness and little temperature change today with a high near 40. Increasing clouds tonight with a 30 percent snow chance late today and 40 percent tonight, mainly after midnight into Thursday. Northeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. yesterday’s high 39, low 25.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
Fairfield Police Seek Major Pay Upgrades and Education Incentives
Fairfield police propose a major salary revision with patrolmen starting at 7500 and topping 10000, up from 5844 to 7420, plus 500 bonus per 30 college credits and a 20 year retirement. Sergeants would max at 12000 and lieutenants at 14000, with shift differentials and overtime pay.
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Fairfield Police
Fairfield Benefit Association
Fred Campbell
Campbell
Semon Knudsen Heads Ford After GM Exit
Semon Knudsen, formerly GM's No. 4 man, was named president of Ford Motor Co, with Arjay Miller shifting to Ford chairman. Knudsen, also named a Ford director, becomes chief operating officer and will run Ford in Ford's absence, amid largest automaker rivalry. His GM stock holding, valued at over 3.3 million, raises questions on disposition or exchange for Ford shares.
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Detroit
Semon Knudsen
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Knudsen
Arjay Miller
Ford
GMI
Henry Ford II
State Issues Warning To Color TV Owners
Hartford AP report says state health commissioner Dr Franklin M Foote warned color television owners to be cautious due to possible radiation from sets. He cited U S Surgeon General reports and advised sitting six to ten feet away, avoiding rear and side exposure, and using authorized repairmen to check power levels.
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Hartford
Earth
Franklin’m. Foote
Foote
U.S
Steps Urged To Revitalize Main Street
A Bridgeport forum quoted Dr. Charles J. Stokes saying the downtown retail scene shows growth but faces risks. He cited 1966 12 percent and 1967 11 percent sales rises, predicting slower gains ahead without Main Street revitalization due to Lafayette plaza expansion. He urged shuttle bus service and more quality shops and services to draw shoppers from surrounding areas.
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Charles J. Stokes
Dana
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport
Stokes
New England
Main ‘Street
Lafayette Plaza
Main Street
Ike Scores Hole-in-One at Palm Springs Club
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower scored a hole-in-one on the par three seventh hole at Seven Lakes Country Club in Palm Springs. A club spokesman said he narrowly missed another ace on the 18th and also made a two on the par four eighth. Ike played in a foursome with Lee Batt Jr George Allen and Freeman Gosden.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seven Lake Country Club
Eisenhower
Lee Batt
George Allen
Freeman Gosden
Amos & Andy
Strike Hits 3 Railroads in Missouri Pacific System
A Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen walkout over crew sites idled Missouri Pacific and subsidiaries Texas and Pacific and Seaboard Coast Line. The strike spread across 12 states in the Midwest Southwest and South and to six Seaboard states. Pickets at major facilities kept most of 23,500 Missouri Pacific employees from crossing lines. Seaboard reports all passenger service canceled. three New York to Miami trains already scrapped. A presidential emergency board was requested to resolve bargaining impasses.
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St, Louis
Brotherhood of Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Seaboard Coast Line
Union
Midwest
Southwest
Seaboard
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
New York
J. P. Hiltz Jr
National Railway Conference
Washington
Charles Luna
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Supreme Court
State Moves to Outlaw Barber's Mug in Connecticut
HARTFORD AP The traditional barber's shaving mug and brush will soon be outlawed in Connecticut. The State Examining Board of Barbers announced it will require shops to replace lather brushes with lather machines. The old method reuses one brush for multiple customers while machines provide a sanitary supply of lather per shave.
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Hartford
Connecticut
State Examining Board of Barbers
South Korea protests U S Pueblo talks at Panmunjom
The National Assembly adopted a resolution of national indignation over secret U S negotiations with the North on the Pueblo crisis. Park Choon kyoo warned Seoul is shut out of talks at Panmunjom on vital issues. The assembly urged punitive measures if needed, suggesting military reprisals.
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Chung Ilkwor
U.S
William J. Porter
Assembly
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
North Korea
Park
Fulbright Suggests U S Russia Spy Data Exchange
Sen. J. W. Fulbright proposed that the United States and Russia swap intelligence to cut costs and reveal more openly what both gather. He cautioned a drawback exists if information is obtained secretly, while discussing questions raised by the Pueblo seizure and noting Senate leadership views on the administration.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
United States
Russia
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
U S Destroyer Bache Runs Aground Off Rhodes
The U S 6th Fleet destroyer Bache ran aground on rocks off the Rhodes Yachting Club amid hurricane winds. Pentagon reports 204 crewmen ashore, 29 aboard the ship. Cmdr Edward A Broadwell of Birmingham Michigan commanded the vessel as it slowly broke up. Greek and American ships race to assist. Bache had been on a three day goodwill visit when anchor likely dragged in 75 mph gusts.
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Rhodes
Greece
6Th Fleet
Bache
Rhodes Yachting Club
Washington
Pentagon
Yacht Club
Edward A. Broadwell
Birmingham
Mich
Naples
Italy
Terax
Roosevelt
Sicily
Aegean
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Wreckage Found of Navy Plane Off Vietnam
The Navy says wreckage of a P3A Orion patrol plane is found at sea near South Vietnam. Two bodies recovered of the 12 crew members. Ten missing and unlikely survivors. The craft disappeared after last contact early Tuesday morning and a raft with two bodies was seen by spotter aircraft.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Gulf of Siam
Navy
Brawl at Lee High injures students. arrests in Elm City
In New Haven during lunch period a second city high school brawl left six students with minor injuries and two students arrested. Officials had already faced unrest at Hillhouse High School yesterday with bands of students milling in corridors and damage reported. Raymond Knox is named among those involved.
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New Haven
Lee High School
Hillhouse High School
Lee
City
Raymond Knox
Attack Signals Major Drive at Lang Vei Camp
North Vietnamese infantry backed by nine medium tanks and flamethrowers attacked the Lang Vei special forces camp in northwest South Vietnam. U S Marines bombarded the area with artillery and air support as radio contact with the garrison was lost then restored. The assault marked the first reported use of tanks by the enemy in the war. Across Vietnam, the Communist offensive since Jan 30 resulted in 22,748 enemy deaths and 1,768 allied casualties, including 614 Americans, by midnight Tuesday.
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Saigon
Lang Vei
South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Marine
Khe Sanh
Marines Hoist Stars and Stripes on Hue Building
U S Marines recaptured the Thua Thien Province headquarters in Hue Vietnam and hoisted the Stars and Stripes above the walls as South Vietnamese forces narrowed Red holdings nearby. Gunnery Sgt Frank Thomas and Privates Alan McDonald and Walter Kaczmarek Jr helped raise the flag amid combat as snipers fired.
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Marines
Stars & Stripes
Hue
Vietnam
U.S
Thua Thien
Perfume River
Frank Thomas
Camden
N.J
Alan McDonald
Jacksonville
Fla
Walter Kaczmarek Jr
Port Reading
Iwo Jima
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