Delay Sought in Condemnation for Ehrsam High School Site
Trumbull Town Meeting moves to delay court hearings on Ehrsam property for a new 3 million dollar high school. Two factors Snyder property and gas pipeline near Ehrsam site prompt further study. Marsh Day and Calhoun represent town. price set by three-member panel next session.
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Trumbull
Ehrsam
Superior Court
Bridgeport
ATM
Middlebrook Junior High School
Atcm Lewis- Lyons and Mather
Snyder
Main Street
Woodridge Circle
Public Utilities Commission
Marsh
County Court House
Thomas E. Troland
Newell Jennings
Bristol
Francis J. Brennan
Fairfield
Israel J. Cohn
Boys' Club Directors Approve Solicitation Plan
Bridgeport Boys' Club directors approve a direct mail campaign to raise 18549 dollars to cover an shortfall in United Fund support. Hart outlines contributing five dollar, sponsoring ten dollar, and sustaining twenty five dollar memberships to parents, alumni, and interested outsiders.
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Hart
North End
North End police seek 10 more officers as budget debate simmers
Police Commissioner Mulvihill aims to discuss adding about 10 patrolmen with Mayor Tedesco after a failed bid for 43 new officers. The North End sees rapid growth and crosswalk painting was approved at several intersections while a signal light request at Noble and Berkshire avenues was denied. In Washington, the Senate approved a five billion dollar debt ceiling increase to 280 billion, with final passage by voice vote after hours of debate.
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William K. Mulvihill
Samuel J. Tedesco
Tedesco
Board of Police Commissioners
Mulvihill
Common Council
North End
State Street
Howard Avenue
Wordin Avenue
William Bracken
Noble and
Berkshire Avenues
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Eisenhower
Congress
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Kerr
Dokla
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
House
Cottén
Finance Committee
Lausche
Ohio
Pri
Bridgeport Weather and Tide Almanac Update
Bridgeport and vicinity experience partly cloudy windy weather with mild temperatures today highs 50 to 55 degrees. Tonight fair with low temperatures near 30s. Yesterday there were no reported precipitations and barometer read 25.82 inches. The tide almanac lists sunrise at 7:34 a.m. and sunset at 5:33 p.m.
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Reeves
Bridgeport
Council Rejects Mayor's Move to Shift Meter Fees
The Common Council, by unanimous vote, rejected an administration proposal to transfer setting parking meter fees from the Council to the Police board. Alderman Brown led opposition to ceding powers, saying no more authority should be taken from the Council. Mayor Tedesco said he supported the council’s stance and would not oppose the decision. The vote occurred without debate as part of related zoning ideas. further details appear on page eight.
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Common Council
Donald A. Brown
Pawyers
Tedesco
Hugh C. Curran
Cuban Grand Prix ends in tragedy amid sabotage claims
In Havana Cuba a grand prize auto race ended quickly as a car veered into spectators, killing five and injuring about 40. Drivers alleged deliberate oil slick tampering while the government initially cited loss of control, amid reports of rebel activity and a missing top driver believed kidnapped.
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Havana
Cuba
National Sports‘ S Commission
Batista
Harsh words foil armed holdup at Groton store
In Groton on Walker Hill road an armed man entered Andy's and Larry's package Store and announced a holdup. Co owner Larry Sommers challenged him and the suspect cocked the gun but fled in a late model car after being dismissed. State police are investigating the incident.
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Groton
Andy
Larry
Walker Hill Road
Larry Sommers
Sommers
Groton Barracks
Explorer's Radio Returns to Life
Explorer reports his high powered radio transmitter began signals again after two days of quiet. Tracking stations worldwide confirmed reception as the Explorer’s position relative to the sun shifted in the last two days of activity.
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Pasadena
Calif
Explorer
Ribicoff visits Catholic High to urge highway safety
Governor Ribicoff addressed more than 1,000 Notre Dame High School students in a parochial school visit highlighting highway safety. Bishop Lawrence J. Shehan welcomed him as essay and poster contest winners received prizes for Religious Safety Weekend with praise for students' education and thoughtful posters and compositions.
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Ribicoff
Notre Dame High School
Rey
Lawrence J. Shehan
Bishop Shehan
James Merillat
Southfield Road
Easton
Linda A. Formapgioni
Black Rock Road
Raymond Toeman
Eastway Road
Shirley B. Paquette
Plum Street
Fairfield
Barbara Gall
Osborne Street
Maryann Senese
Brooklawn Avenue
David Rayburn
Cherry Street
Stratford
Anthony Koslowski
Claudiarive
Paul Gleba
Beach Street
Notre Dame
Bishop
Nervous bride-to-be Irene Arzadi Missing in New York
Police and 25 detectives search for Irene Arzadi missing since the morning she vanished before her Saturday wedding to Joseph Pinto. Her friend Tess Roman says Arzadi seemed frightened at a party and felt she might have run away, while Pinto doubts her disappearance is voluntary.
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New York
Irene Arzadi
Miss Arzedi
Joseph Pinto
Miss Arteci
Tess Roman
Brooklyn
Irene
Tess
Miss Roman
Pinto
City Board to review final budget and tax rate today
The Board of Apportionment and Taxation will meet at 2 30 pm in City Hall to set the final budget and tax rate for the new fiscal year. It may add about 100 000 to Welfare and Education budgets but is not expected to grant across the board pay raises for teachers or other city employees. The Finance Committee and Mayor outlined changes, with Welfare relief and Education funding likely scrutiny.
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Board of Apportionment and Taxation
Ial
City Hall
Mack
Tax Board
John L. Simpson
Welfare Department
Tedesco
Education Department
Wasial
Board of Education
Simpson
Morris
D Mayer
Council Approves All Night Parking On Most City Streets
Florida report notes council adopts new all night parking program for the majority of city streets. In Washington, Thurman A. Whiteside testifies about financial ties to Richard A. Mack FCC commissioner. Whiteside says he declared an insurance interest and loaned money for 20 years with no cost to Mack. He interceded with Mack on three FCC cases.
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Council
Washington
Thurman A. Whiteside
Richard A. Mack
Federal Communications
Mack
Whiteside
Miami
Special House
FCC
Mild week ahead as Bridgeport expects warmest day
The Bridgeport area sees the warmest day of the year with highs in the low fifties as a stretch of mild weather continues. A Stratford forecaster notes a near record at Municipal airport with 48 degrees yesterday and predicts cooler nights around 25 to 30 degrees with some clouds and possible light rain late Wednesday into Thursday.
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Bridgeport
U.S. Weather Bureau
Stratford
Vanguard Test Delayed by Propellant Shortage and Plumbing
In Cape Canaveral delays to the Navy Vanguard and Army Jupiter-C launchers arise from a propellant shortage and plumbing and electrical issues. Crews prepared both rockets for a launch likely later this week after securing additional propellants by truck from a northern state. The previous Feb 5 failure and earlier delays underscore ongoing technical troubles for the 72 foot Vanguard three stage vehicle.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
Navy
Army
Ringling Bros. Circus to close Sarasota winter quarters
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will close its Sarasota winter quarters by April 1 and sell all surplus animals, rolling stock, and equipment. The board in New York authorized the sale amid ongoing court action by Mrs. Hester Ringling Sanford and Stuart Lancaster to stop asset sales. The future of the winter quarters remains undecided with a possible return unclear until next fall.
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Saratoga
Fla
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Circus
New York
Hester Ringling Sanford
Stuart Lancaster
Sanford
Edith Ringling
Nick Scchiavone
John Ringling North
Charlotte
N. C
Park On One Side Of Street All Night Plan Hearings
Alderman Louis I Gladstone proposes two ordinances to allow all night parking with alternating street sides and towing powers. Public hearings are expected. study of 40 cities supports relief for overnight parkers. The 71 restricted streets plus 26 one side only streets limit parking from 1 to 6 a.m. on main arteries and others.
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Common Council
Louis I. Gladstone
Council
Gladstone
McLevy
Frank V
Sarefing Sgro
Tie
Main Street
Park Avenue
North Avenue
Medical group opposes Blue Shield benefit extension
The New Haven County Medical association urged statewide opposition to extending Blue Shield medical benefits. It called on the Connecticut Medical Society to oppose the measure that would extend coverage to higher income brackets and raise doctors' service salary groups from 5000 to 7508 under the contract.
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New Haven
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