GOP Proposes $50 Million Year in Added Grants to Cities
Republican leaders in Hartford unveil a bill to provide no strings attached grants totaling about 30 million dollars annually to cities towns and boroughs to ease property tax burdens. The plan estimated at 101 million for the next biennium would allocate per town based on the latest census with Bridgeport Norwalk Stamford and Greenwich receiving multi hundred thousand dollar increments.
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GOP
Hartford
Icholas A. Lenge
Westartford
House
Frederick Pope Jr
Fairfieht
Senate
Avery
Lenige
Bridgeport
Norwalk
Stamford
Greenwich
Fairfield County
Fairfield
Stratford
Puzzleman plans to seize 350 prize in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post puzzle scene buzzes over the CATS weekly prize of 350 dollars. Players applaud seasoned wordsmiths and expect a bigger win after last week’s 325 dollar shortfall. The strategy is to dive deeper into clues like 14-Across to claim the next jackpot and outpace fellow solvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Post
Zoning Board Denies Main St Goodrich Store Plea
The Board of Appeals rejected Goodrich’s request for a Main Street store and service center and turned down 11 other pleas on a 36 item agenda. Denials included conversion to larger apartment buildings and new dwellings at multiple sites. several neighborhood opposition voices noted.
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Goodrich
Main St
Board of Appeals
Main
Congress
Fain
Ats i Ortaca
Globe Theater
John Betaraq
Ite
B. F. Goodrich Pompahy
Lbs Ple Walter
Constriet
Birdseyé Street
Juliusi Kocsor
Auer Charles Street
Benham “Avenue
Associates
Inc
Benham Cave
Nué
Madison’ Avenue
Mario Cortina
Madison Ave
Enue
GBC. Realty
Park Avenue
Louis Ginsburg
John Patauka
Fairfax
Road
Walman Real Estate Lcarmpany, Inc
Boston ‘Avenue
William C.” Davenport
Hanover Street
Albert Kronfeld
Huntington Turnpike
Minnesota Avenue
Richard R. Dawkins
West
Ings
Liunis Can Adopt Beth
Ulster County Welfare Commissioner Joseph Fitzsimmons said he would approve the Liunis as adoptive parents after court and public pressure. He stated the court must bear full responsibility for the adoption decision. A congressional note reports on GOP gains and committee allocations affecting the 89th Congress. Conservatives gain on Ways and Means and the Appropriations panel, shifting chair and membership balances.
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Beth
Michael Lint
Kingston
N.Y
Ulster County Welfare
Joseph Fitzsimmons
Liunls
Ulster
Joseph _‘Fitzsimmons
Heth
Michael Liuni
Liunis
Washington
GOP
John. W
McCormack
Gerald R
Ford
Michigan
Byo Aeatyl
Appropriations
Weather forecast for Bridgeport and vicinity
Mostly sunny and milder today with increasing cloudiness in the day. High in the upper 30s to low 40s. Tonight mostly cloudy then fair tomorrow with little change. Lows tonight in the upper 20s to low 30s. Precipitation chance 2 percent. Winds west to southwest 10 to 15 mph today, tonight southwest about 16 mph. Almanac notes include tide times and sunrise sunset.
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Bata Us
Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
C.eeeae
Gen Howlin Mad Smith Dies at 84
San Diego AP reports retired Gen Holland McT. Smith known as Howlin Mad Smith died at Balboa Naval Hospital at 84 after a heart attack in November and a long illness. He paced amphibious warfare in World War II and lived in La Jolla after retiring in 1946.
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San ‘Diego
Calif
Gen
Holland
McT
Smith
Central Pacific
Balboa Naval Hospital
la Jolla
Kennedy Demands Overhaul of Draft System
Senator Edward M. Kennedy attacked the draft as unfair and uncertain in a National Press Club speech. He urged Congress to overhaul Selective Service this year to reduce inequities, noting key legislation expires June 30 and calling for five reform proposals.
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Washington
APY
Edward’ M
Kennedy
D-Mass
Congress
America
National Press Club
Board Rejects Clay's Appeal As Minister
Cassius Clay's request for draft exemption as a Black Muslim minister was rejected by Draft Board 47 in Louisville Kentucky. The decision, reported by an unidentified spokesman, ends all appeals unless a federal court orders a review. The State Board of Appeals previously denied conscientious objector status. Clay may be drafted soon as January quota is filled and February quota looms.
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Louisville
Cassius Clay
Board 47
Clay
State Board of Appeals
Justice Department
Washington
J. Allen Sherman
Sherman
Mao Declares Surrender Ultimatum Amid China Power Struggle
Mao Tse-tung calls for surrender as factions clash within the Chinese leadership. Peking radio reports Mao taking charge in a struggle against Liu Shao-chi while Shanghai hosts a mass rally with over 100,000 supporters backing Mao. Editorials warn rivals to surrender and grant broader security powers to crush opposition.
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Tokyo
Mai Tse-tung
Peking
Army
Liberation Army Daily
Shanghai
China
Mao
New ‘China
Peking People's Daily
Red Flag
Revolutionary People
VIPs Deny They Took 1962 Campaign Funds From Baker
Prominent lawmakers testified in U S District Court denying they received money in 1962 from Bobby Baker. The cases involved alleged bundles of $100 bills totaling $66,300 meant for campaigns to aid re election, linked to executives at a California savings and loan group.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Congress
U.S. District Court
Bobby Baker
Trek
Baker
California
Kenneth _E. Childs
Home For Christians
13 Savings & Loan Association
Mammoth
Los Angeles
Savings and Loan
Childs
Carl Hayden
D. Ariz
Thruston B. Morton
Friday the 13th Observed Amid Cautions and Superstitions
A fragment notes Friday the 13th prompting superstition and caution, with tone suggesting anxious mood and regional dread, mentioning an eastern shadow and people, while referencing the day’s ominous reputation.
Friday Superstitions Through the Ages in Religion and War
The article surveys long standing superstitions tied to Fridays and the date line, noting beliefs about ladders umbrellas and shared cigarette matches. It references antiquity and World War I snipers as context for how such myths persisted and influenced behavior.
Market Keeps Rally Going for Eighth Straight Day
New York reports a continued stock market rally with heavy trading as the Dow Jones average rises 7.45 points to 829.95. Volume reaches 12.82 million shares after 13.24 million the prior day. the trend follows a 44.49 point gain since January 4 amid a tax proposal from the President.
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New York
Johnson
Size of Viet Cong Force Unknown In Mekong Delta Clash
U S Marines clashed with a Viet Cong force about 63 miles south of Saigon in the Mekong Delta, suffering moderate casualties. The Viet Cong strength was listed as unknown as Marines, supported by gun ships helicopters and artillery, engaged in the first solid contact of a week old drive. Separately American infantry probed bunkers and tunnels in the Iron Triangle about 20 to 30 miles north of Saigon seeking a central headquarters base. Air strikes were limited by bad weather, focusing on waterborne traffic along the North Vietnamese coast.
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Saigon
Auls
Mekong Delta
U.S
Thanh Phu
Iron Triangle
1St Infantry Division
Uis
M.R. 4
Cedar Falls
1St Division
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
IRS gives Connecticut taxpayers early refunds under new schedule
The IRS announces over 85 million dollars in refunds for about 600,000 Connecticut taxpayers under a pioneering timetable. Returns filed through January will be processed at the Andover Massachusetts center with refunds issued within seven weeks, subject to complete, accurate and legible filings.
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Hartford
Internal Revenue Service
Connecticut
IRS
Andover
Mass
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Miss Webb
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