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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1957
Page
1
Milford votes eight to two to adopt the comprehensive plan filed with the Town Clerk. Legal caution from Town Counsel on freezing zones and non-conforming uses noted. Chairman Earl Woodhead seeks town satisfaction. one member criticizes 20 million in non-conforming property.
Hartford reports show only 83 polio cases in 1956, down from 654 in 1955. Three deaths vs 19, with a shortened season ending Oct 1, and nearly 1.3 million vaccine doses entering the state as prevention efforts continued.
The National Safety Council reported 1956 traffic fatalities at about 40,200, up 5 percent from 1941's previous record. Daylight Saving Time extension is cited as a factor in October’s drop, with varied city results. November toll reached 3,700, the highest since 1941.
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Pierce J. Gerety of Fairfield Connecticut resigns as director and deputy administrator of the Refugee Relief program at the U S State Department. Secretary Dulles accepts the resignation effective February 1 after a long service noted for guiding the act to its conclusion.
In Monroe on January 3 residents voiced strong opposition to two zoning proposals. The plans would change the Route 111 and Route 118 intersection from Residential to Business and modify industrial zoning rules. About 150 people attended, mirroring a December session with 47 attendees.
The House International Operations subcommittee urged a broad congressional inquiry into U.S. aid to Iran from 1951 to 1956. It accused aid and technical programs of being loose, slipshod, and ad hoc, with unreliability in records and unexplained funding requests. Ike to speak to Congress Saturday on the Middle East plan.
Hartford January 3 AP Republican State Chairman Clarence F Baldwin urged the Legislature to prioritize funding for the Connecticut turnpike. The 445 million dollar expressway from Greenwich to Killingly faces a bond financing shortfall that will stall work within two months if not resolved. Baldwin stressed the issue is financial, not political, and the project must finish by year end.
An F-8 Sabrejet from Westover AFB crashed in flames in Berkshire hills with a second jet rumored down after an air collision. No bodies found immediately as helicopters scouted wreckage near Mohawk Trail. Snow hindered search efforts and the cockpit ejecta was noted.
The U S Navy freighter Arneb broke free from a 100 square mile ice pack near Cape Hallett after a New Year’s Day grounding. Ice pressure damaged hulls and one propeller, but flooding was controlled and cargo is being unloaded for quick repairs. no injuries or cargo loss reported.
A vacant Bristol residence belonging to Herbert Schatzki, president of the Watric knitting mill, was leveled by a fire deemed possibly caused by an electrical short. Fire Chief George Graham said neighbors reported flames near the living room ceiling.
Police detain 21 teenagers after they confess making at least 12 bomb scare calls over two days. Eighteen admitted to phoning their school to close for the day then extended to other schools, hotels, a radio station, a typing firm, and Trinity College.
First Selectman Dimitl L. Kin nie apologized to Fairfield's School Building committees for implying the town was building the most expensive schools. He stressed Fairfield's new schools cost less per pupil than in other communities and praised the architects Lyons and Mather. Roger W. Hartt, BOE chair, urged dispelling erroneous ideas about high costs.
The 85th Congress begins with Democrats in control and faces early fights over foreign policy and civil rights. President Eisenhower seeks authority to respond to communist aggression in the Middle East, while domestic battles loom on school aid atomic power civil rights and postal rate increases. Senate leaders Lyndon Johnson and William Knowland preside as early votes set the tone.
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