City Board Sets 38.3 Mills Preliminary Tax Rate
The Board of Apportionment and Taxation approved a 38.3 mill preliminary tax rate for the 1958-59 fiscal year, with a $22,770,413 budget up $1,168,556 from the current levy. It warned final figures next Tuesday could add about $0.32 million to welfare and related costs, raising the rate toward 38.7 mills.
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Board of
Police
Common Council
Tax Board
Joseph Schultz
Simpson
Connelly
Walter R. Rother
Delbert M. Wade
Charles H. Wirt
Wesley F. McCathron
Stratford VFW Honors Hartman with Man of the Year Award
James R. Hartman of Stratford received the National Veterans of Foreign Wars Man of the Year award at a Stratford VFW ceremony. He is an export manager for Raybestos and a former Disabled American Veterans leader. Hartman urged vigilance against communism as he accepted the honor from VFW officials and DAV representatives. General MacArthur sent a letter of congratulations.
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James R. Hartman
Wainwright Place
Stratford
Raybestos
National Veterans of Foreign Wars
Raymond T. Goldbach Post
VFW
Stratford Vfw
Hartman
Disabled American Veterans
Oscar
Nelson Cary
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Bataan
Ling Jim Hartman
Hugh A. Hoyt
Supt. of Schools
Edwin A. Cox
Patrick J. Flanagan
Edmond A. Dorne
Alexander Rythout
Charles K. Merritt
DAV
Roy Olisos
Department
Connecticut Dav
Pacific
GOP Solons Oppose Slump Tax Aid Now
Republican leaders in Congress reject tax cuts and a major public works program citing a mild recession. Senator Knowland of California notes review before adjournment and cites a March unemployment decline with improvement soon after without stimulus. White House briefing attended by Anderson Weeks and Mitchell. New oil refinery at Santiago Cuba placed in capacity operation.
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Washington
Congress
Knowland
California
GOP
White House
State Forecasts for New England and Mid Atlantic
Connecticut to Maine mostly cloudy with light snow flurries and small temperature changes through Thursday. Eastport to Block Island coastal winds 25 to 35 mph with small craft warnings. conditions improve inland with good visibility but reduced near snow squalls offshore.
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Connecticut
Berkshires
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Eastport
Block Island
Pope Outlines Platform Aims at Republican Luncheon
Hartford February 18 AP House Majority Leader Fred Pope Jr Fairfield chair of GOP Platform Research committee outlined six expected platform topics including grants for towns education retirements funding for mentally retarded education modernization of legislative processes aging issues and tax reform He said committee will hold hearings in eight counties next month seeking input for the June State Convention
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Hartford
Fred Pope Jr
Fairfield
GOP
Platform Committee
Pope
Fairfield County Trust to Merge With New Canaan Bank
Fairfield County Trust company to merge with First National Bank and Trust of New Canaan. effective Feb. 28, creating a 125 million dollar resources base, 118 million in deposits, and 17 offices across eleven communities. Directors and officers reelected. stockholders approved merger Jan. 14.
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Stamford
Harold E. Rider
Fairfield County Trust Company
First National Bank and Trust Company of
New Canaan
The
Trust Company of
Old Greenwich
Tional Bank of
Norwalk
First National Bank
Greenwich
New Canaan Bank
R. Bowling Barnes
Qyden Bigelow
Russell Frost, Jr
Charles W. Gager
Howard R. Goerke
Clifton A. Hipkins
William A. Kelly
Carl W. Knobloch
Robert A. Lee
Henry S. Munro
William A. Murphy
Franklin E. Parker, Jr
Norris E. Pierson
Cotton Rawls
Samuel J. Stewart, Jr
William T. Taylor
W. Myron Weed
Walter H. Wheeler, Jr
Odbert P. Wilson
Opposition Forecast To State School Regulation
The Legislative Council debated state power over public schools. Senators Barbrick and Watson warned against mandatory standards while Rep. Smith pushed for town initiative and surveys. Board of Education aims to set nonbinding standards in science math and languages as a draft for 1959 legislation.
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Benjamin L. Barbinger
New Milford
E. O. Smith
Mansfield
House
State Board of Education
Smith
Marsilius
Newman F. Marsilius, Jr
UN mediators get Tunisian dispute
The U N Security Council sent the Tunisian French dispute to mediators after the United States and Britain presented affirmative peace proposals. France and Tunisia accepted the Western powers‘ good offices but specifics were not disclosed. Likely aim is to create machinery to address the wider French Algerian conflict now in its fourth year.
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United Nations
N. Y
UN Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Tunisia
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Francis J. King
Board of Education
John L. Simpson
Roger T. Connelly
Englewood Hospital
Marion L. McGee
Tenglewood
Richard Shea
Englewood
William L. Keller
Tedesco
Recheck
Mr. Connelly
Comptroller
Police Department
Sears Pharmacies
Berena
Ali
Madison Ave
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GOP Solons
Santiago
Cuba
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West Coast
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Weather Bureau
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Burlington, Vt
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S. C
Chicago -Tdee
Cincinnati
Concord
N. H
Denver
Duluth Fort Worth
County Trust Co
Legislative Counsell
Barringer
Elmer S. Watson
Wethersfield
New State Tax Study Commission
By E. Simms Campbell
Main & Cannon Sts
Bridgeport, Conn
Howland’s
New York
Howland's
First New Haven
First New Haven National Bank
Wew Haven
East Haven
West Haven
Habiben
BML
FORD
Devor
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Milford Branch
River Street
Devon
Bridgeport Avenue
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