Snow Tow Ordinance Is Enacted by Bridgeport Council
Bridgeport passes a snow tow ordinance authorizing police ordered towing and impounding of vehicles on 42 snow streets during a snow emergency. A $15 fine plus towing and storage apply to reclaim vehicles. mayor declares emergencies based on weather and traffic needs. Introduced by Alderman Sabo and supported under suspension of rules.
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Bridgeport
Board of Police Commissioners
Common Council
Curran
Department of Public Works
Police and Fire Departments
Sabo
Robert J. Sabo
Donald A. Brown
Rioters at Coast Center Kill Inmate and Fire Weapons
At the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco inmates rioted for six hours burning a building and stoning officers. One inmate died from gunshot wounds, five inmates were wounded, and six officers were injured. Leroy M. White died after surgery for chest and abdominal wounds following the clash.
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Norco
Calif
California Rehabilitation Center For
Roland Wood
Inmae Leroy M. White
White
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast Details
Mostly cloudy and cold with light snow possible today in Bridgeport and vicinity. Highs in the 20s, tonight and tomorrow remain very cold with lows around 10 to 15. Snow chance 40 percent today and 20 percent tonight. light easterly winds under 10 mph. Almanac notes include dates, tides, and sunrise and sunset times.
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Doe
Yreqiner Aureen
Bridgeport
State Grant Sought For City CDAP Plan
The Bridgeport Common Council seeks a 120000 state grant to draft an 18 month community development plan under the new act. The council also moves to sell 2.5 acres on State street to Gimbel Bros. for a department store and votes housing aid totaling 517318 to cover taxes on Beardsley Terrace and Pequonnock Apartments.
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Common Council
Joseph M. Dearborn
Bridgeport
State Street
Gimbel Bros., Inc
William C. Warner
Gimbel
Redevelopment Agency
Curan
Dearborn
State Community Development Department
Beardsley Terrace
Pequonnock
Council
Com
Conservation Advisory Group For City Sought
Alderman Robert J. Sabo urged the Bridgeport Common Council to create a 10 member Community Conservation Advisory Council to protect coastal natural values. He highlighted a local Ash Creek filling attempt by a property owner, noting violations of regulations, and referenced residents forming a committee led by Victor E. Muniec to preserve Ash Creek near Beachview avenue.
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Robert J. Sabo
Common Council
Bridgeport
Ash Creek
Trumbull
Beachview Avenue
Victor E. Muniec
Sabo
Local 'Mr. Big' in Heroin Gets 8 Year Term
Willie Jim Miller a 43 year old of Steubenville described by Bridgeport police as Mr Big in narcotics traffic was sentenced to eight years in prison by Judge William H Timbers in New Haven District Court. Miller was arrested after he dumped 47 bags of heroin from his car near a turnpike exit during a stakeout by police who had trailed him for months. Police logged 986 man hours in the investigation before Miller was convicted in November and finally sentenced yesterday.
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Bridgeport
Big
New Haven District Court
Wwilliam H. Timbers
Willie Jim Miller
Steubencourt
Park City
Miller
Joseph A. Walsh
Maplewood Avenue
Poplar Street
New Park
Special Services ‘Division
Connecticut Turnpike
West End
Black Rock
State Street
Turnpike
Supt
Walsh
Dentist Recovers After Second Heart Transplant
Cape Town Dr. Christian Barnard reports a 58 year old dentist received a new heart Tuesday and began beating on its own without electric shock. The patient Philip Blaiberg woke and was described in very good condition after a five hour operation that surpassed the first transplant.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christian N. Barnard
Philip Blaiberg
Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Dacey Sues in Florida for 1.5 Million Damages
Norman F. Dacey of Bridgeport Connecticut sues the Florida Bar Association and the Florida Bar Journal in Miami federal court seeking 1.5 million dollars. He alleges the March 1967 issue falsely stated the Connecticut Bar Association acted against him and damaged his book sales. The suit coincides with New York appeals court upholding sale of his book.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Bar Association
Florida Bar Journal
Norman F. Dacey
Bridgeport
Florida
Dacey
New York State
Court of Appeals
Shoulder harnesses mandated in all new cars
Detroit AP reports all new autos rolling off U.S. assembly lines Tuesday include mandatory shoulder harnesses and higher prices. The shoulder restraint became required under new federal safety rules Monday, affecting safety and cost nationwide.
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Detroit
United States
Six-Cent Flag Stamp To Be Alternate
Washington AP - A multicolored six-cent stamp featuring the White House and the American flag will debut January 24 as an alternate to the regular six-cent Franklin D Roosevelt stamp issued in 1966. The new stamp shows the flag in natural colors with the White House outlined in blue and trees in green, designed by Stevan Dohanos of Westport, Conn. The Roosevelt stamp remains the principal six-cent stamp due to production limits for multicolor issues.
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Washington
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stevan Dohanos
Westport
Conn
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
NYSE May Cut Fees to Big Buyers
The New York Stock Exchange proposed to the SEC a five part plan to revise commission rates with lower fees for volume buyers especially institutions. The board approved the plan and details on discount levels would be set later. The move follows SEC calls since 1962 for discounts to institutional buyers to reduce fee splitting and improve market efficiency.
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NYSE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Exchange Board of Governors
Robert W. Haack
Exchange
SEC
Stock Exchanges
Stock Exchange
Haack
Fires Quenched After Indiana Tank Train Derailment
Firemen contained smoldering wreckage from a two train derailment near Dunreith Indiana and planned to transfer toxic acetone cyanohydrin from a damaged tanker to a tanker truck. Police said residents of 236 will be unable to return until the 8 to 10 hour transfer is finished.
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Dunreith
Ind
George Winburn
Rohm and Haas Chemical Co
Louisville
East Central
George Streett
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati
LBJ Signs Social Security School and Foreign Aid Bills
Waterbury city officials said they would seek an injunction to head off a threatened strike by the Waterbury Teachers Association, following President Johnson signing a trio of bills on social security education and foreign aid.
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LBJ
Waterbury
Waterbury Teachers Association
Teachers Association
Boards of Aldermen and Education
Frederick W. Palomba
City of
Boards of Education and Finance
Da Nang Air Base Hit as Rockets Strike Sprawling Field
Communist gunners launched 42 122 mm rockets at Da Nang air base destroying three planes and damaging 23 others. One F4 Phantom valued at $2 million was destroyed, another Phantom damaged, two cargo planes damaged, while three airmen and one Marine were wounded and 19 others hurt seeking bunkers. Da Nang Phantoms have flown many North Vietnam missions. No fatalities among base personnel.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
North Vietnam
Two Area Marines Killed in Vietnam Action
Two Bridgeport area Marines died in Vietnam actions last week, according to the Marine Corps. Second Lt. John G. Corr of Wilton and Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Tingley of Fairfield were both killed by rifle fire in Quang Nam and Quang Tri provinces respectively. Corr, 23, an ex University of Bridgeport football star, was a 1964 graduate and top passer, while Tingley, 19, played high school football at Roger Ludlowe.
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Bridgeport
John G. Corr
Wilton
Lance
Thomas J. Tingley
Fairfield
Vietnam
Marine Corps
Corr
University of Bridgeport
Lance Cpl Tingley
Roth
Lt. Corr
John P. Corr
Lance Cpl. Tingley
Roger Ludlowe High School
Giaimo Attacks City Poverty Agency for Poor Results
U S Representative Robert N Giaimo Democrat of Connecticut charges New Haven anti poverty agency Community Progress Inc with high salaries 35 hour week and lavish benefits He also criticizes telephone travel and leasing costs and says the agency serves its staff more than the poor He had begun an inquiry last fall and blasts city administration as well pointing to the model city label as misleading Continued on Page Two.
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New Haven
U.S
Robert N. Giaimo
D-Conn
Giaimo
Community Progress, Inc
ACPI
Giaima
CPI
CPL
Ex Yale Economist Okun Named US Economic Council Head
President Johnson appointed Arthur M. Okun, former Yale economics professor, to lead the Council of Economic Advisers. Ackley remains chairman until 1968. Okun urges higher taxes and backs the new economics framework.
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Johnson
Arthur M. Okun
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Okun
Washington
Ackley
Italy
Social Security gains boost checks for 24 million
President Johnson signed a Social Security bill that will raise benefits for 24 million Americans starting in March and lift a million people above the poverty line. He also approved $9.3 billion for schools and $32.29 billion for foreign aid, while creating a Special Commission on Income Maintenance Programs led by Ben W Heineman to study welfare reforms.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
America
Ben W. Heineman
Chicago and
Northwestern
Regional planning grant aids Bridgeport area growth
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a 43066 grant under urban planning assistance to Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency. The funds cover two thirds of one year’s comprehensive planning for Bridgeport Easton Fairfield Stratford and Trumbull. A spokesman said the grant is a slight increase over last year’s budget.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency
Washington
Bridgeport
Easton
Fairfield
Meera Stratford
Trumbull
GOP faults federal water pollution record over Potomac
The Republican Coordinating Committee charges the federal government pollutes lakes and streams, citing 237 federal installations still discharging wastes into waterways despite promises the Potomac would become a model river. They urge immediate action to curb pollution at federal sites.
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Washington
America
Potomac River
Republican Coordinating Committee
Potomac
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