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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1974
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram reports a condensed briefing from January with local items across politics weather and community events. The brief highlights a public meeting schedule dates and notices from city departments and local organizations.
The piece details a Greek coup and the ousting of President Papadopoulos, followed by the rise of General Ioannidis. It notes student protests being quelled by tanks, increased repression, and criticism of U.S. aid. It argues for a tougher policy toward Greece as the dictatorship tightens its grip.
An amendment to the 1914 Federal Trade Commission Act, tucked into the Alaska pipeline bill, would allow the FTC to seek immediate injunctions in district courts against deceptive promotions. It strengthens enforcement, raises civil penalties, and aims to curb predatory training scams as consumer fraud risks rise in 1974.
The piece argues that budget proceedings this year show unusual harmony between White House and Congress due to the Watergate scandal and energy crisis. It notes rising spending, a more Keynesian approach, and weakened presidential power with Congress and OMB officials shaping fiscal policy.
A review extols Buckley to reform welfare education taxation and criminal law advocating gradual change. He proposes negative income tax for the poor a repeal of corporate taxes and a 15 percent flat income tax with no exemptions. The piece argues progressive tax rates clash with equality and cites constitutional and fairness concerns.
Governor Meskill proclaims Education Week on Smoking to mark the 16th anniversary of the Surgeon General’s report linking cigarettes to serious disease. The Department of Health issues a New Smoker’s Bill of Rights urging abstainers’ right to clean air and empowering non-smokers to ask smokers to extinguish their cigarettes. Sun-smokers may be harmed by tobacco fumes, and tolerant exposure is discouraged.
Attorney General Robert Killian launched his bid for governor in Hartford, kissing a baby at St Georges Hall as onlookers mused about rivals. He writes his own speech, avoids polls, and aims to spread his warm, informal campaign style statewide.
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