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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1974
Page
5
Committees will urge waiving of certain high fireproof construction standards to permit building 50 full cleanup homes in Congress Plaza in renewal plans. Alderman Martin Kentosh and others report the joint committee action aims to avoid cost blocks while allowing downtown residential development.
A Fairfield committee hearing included Fire Chief John Gleason Building Official John Grogges and architect Zane Yost with several others. Firefighter William Fitzgerald advised that the Congress Plaza waiver should not raise insurance costs for nearby buildings. The Community Development committee chaired by Alderman Arnielio L. Collaze plans a next step Thursday night and weighs a pending fate for the Congress Plaza Development Corporation with a council vote tentatively set for January 21.
Stratford police arrested three men and a woman amid a probe into a newspaper scheme involving fake advertisements and forged payments for police and fire safety notices. Suspects faced charges including conspiracy and criminal impersonation. several were held on bonds as investigators pursued warrants and court dates.
State Rep. Angela R. Dente reversed earlier opposition to a proposed jai alai installation in Bridgeport. After studying the issue and receiving strong local support, Dente said she is now in favor, citing extensive contact with supporters and East Side interest.
Rep. Dente says the jai alai project will revive idle property in Bridgeport, create 600 local jobs, and boost business while offering a family friendly sport with no gambling scandal since 1926. The facility will host conventions and be open for community use without charge. Secretary of State Gloria Schaffer will announce a state energy conservation committee. The Connecticut Education Association opposes a teacher certification bill, favoring state education department oversight.
Lt. Gov. Peter L. Cashman will be the featured speaker at the Connecticut Association for the Advancement of School Administration midwinter meeting at Yale's Steak House in Hartford. The event gathers school superintendents and colleagues from 169 towns to hear proposals ahead of the 1974 General Assembly session.
Joseph Rogers 34 of Stratford tested by Stratford police on disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer. He allegedly threatened his mother, refused to leave a house owned by Mrs Sara Rogers and fought officers after arrest. Held on $100 bond with court appearance set Feb 4. Elba Casegas 33 of 704 Noble Avenue arrested for shoplifting at Shoppers Fair on Boston Avenue. bailed out on $25 bond pending circuit court appearance.
The Grant Salt Lake holds an estimated 7 billion tons of salt which could meet the nation’s industrial and domestic needs for more than two centuries. This vast reserves mark a potential long term supply for the United States.
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