Stratford Housing Authority Denies Public Housing Need
Stratford Housing Authority rejects the Council Housing Committee’s call for 300 new moderate rental units and vows to oppose the 200 unit plan plus 100 elderly units. The authority argues there is no basis for a housing emergency and urges the Council to dismiss the recommendations. A special meeting is set for Monday to discuss the committee report.
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Council Housing Committee
Stratford Housing Authority
Council
Authority
Donald
Lammis
The
Housing Authority
Stratford
Housing Committee
George F. Wright
Fifth District
Harold C. Poole
Bridgeport Housing Authority
Official Weather Data From Bridgeport Area
Partly cloudy and cold today with highs in the lower 20s. Tonight and Sunday look fair but colder with lows near 18 and highs in the teens. Also shows yesterday’s highs and lows, precipitation trace, barometer and tide times for today and tomorrow along with almanac notes for January 28.
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U. & Weather Boreans
Bridgeport
UN chief reports Israel not fully complying with five Egypt resolutions
Dag Hammarskjold told the General Assembly that Israel has not withdrawn from all of Egypt and is clinging to Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh. He urged prompt Egyptian withdrawal and cited the 1949 armistice as a starting point for peace despite Israeli objections. The report was distributed to eight delegates as part of a five day follow up.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Egypt
General Assembly
Israel
Gaza Strip
Sharm E
Hammarskjold
Farid Zeineddine
Syria
Zeineddine
U. S
Milford Approves Raffles in Referendum Vote
Milford votes 785 to 375 to permit raffles and bazaars after a referendum. Only seven percent of registered voters cast ballots in Milford on January 25.
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Milford
Four Still Missing in New Haven Factory Fire
A four story New Haven factory fire left four women dead and two more men and two women missing. Firefighters recovered a foreman Herbert Horowitz and a second body, while 31 injured and 10 critically. Officials seek cause with survivors’ help. no sprinklers and oil may have spread the blaze.
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New Haven
Eugene Mulligan
Gali Sa
Herbert Horowitz
Ansonia
Mur
Dulles Opposes White Paper On Middle East Events
Secretary of State Dulles fought back against Democratic critics over a proposed Middle East white paper. He warned such a document would irreparably damage relations with Britain and France. Republicans charged opponents sought to destroy him politically. Senator Fulbright urged a detailed explanation of events and policy before Senate votes on a resolution to expand aid and defense efforts in the region. Johnson signaled possible reviews of policy but urged proceeding with the President’s resolution.
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Dulles
Middle East
Britain
France
Fulbright
D-Ark
Mideast
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
D-r. Tex
Johnson
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rayburn
D-Tex
GE Gives One Percent Pay Rise Under Cost of Living Provision
General Electric announces a one percent wage increase for employees under its automatic cost of living provision. The rise follows a December consumer price index of 118, up from 114.5 in September 1955, with total increases since then about 2 percent.
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New York
General Electric Co
Lin
Debate Avoided on Arms Issue at UN Assembly
The UN General Assembly Political Committee backed a Soviet western compromise by voting to refer disarmament talks to private high level negotiations. A 12 nation resolution was adopted and sent to the General Assembly for final approval, ending a two week debate and highlighting joint U S Soviet sponsorship.
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Tull Assembly
Disarmament Commission
Canada
Japan
Norway
Britain
France
United States
Soviet Union
India
Yugoslavia
Jury Dismissed in Kidnapping Case in San Diego
In San Diego on January 25 AP reports the jury in the kidnapping and attempted murder case against Beatrice Winn and Lucille Whisenand was dismissed after a nine day deadlock. The 12 jurors stood 7 to 5. trial dates and a March 7 hearing were set by Superior Judge John A Hewicker.
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Calif
Ruth E. Latham
Beatrice Winn
Lucille Whisen
John A. Hewicker
Latham
George Latham
Winn
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Jet Streamer Sets Air Mark Across Nation Flight
Bedford Mass January 23 AP a six jet B47 bomber aided by winds 199 mph flew 2700 miles coast to coast in 3 hours 47 minutes. Left March Air Force Base California 517 am EST docked Hanscom Field 904 am EST landed 925 am EST. Air Force said no speed record but to test feasibility of riding jet stream west to east coast.
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Bedford
Mass
Los Angeles
New York
March Air Force Base
Calif
Hanscom Field
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Trailer Truck Fire on Fairfield Avenue Near Ritz Ballroom
A trailer truck on Fairfield avenue in front of the Ritz Ballroom in Black Rock caught fire after a radiator steamed. Firefighters dispatched from Box 2517 at 10:46 last night found the truck had moved on before arrival. Assistant Fire Chief Percy Seartles ordered recall at 16:52.
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Fairfield Avenue
Black Rock
Moorehouse Street
Percy Seartles
Police trace threat call to nine year old boy
Police and phone company officials traced a telephone threat to blow up police stations in Bridgeport to a nine year old boy living on West Liberty Street. The boy, making the call without his parents knowledge, was kept on the line long enough for tracing and then questioned by juvenile authorities.
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Bridgepor
West Lib’erty Street
Atomic engine tested for military planes to power future
GE executive John M. Hobbs announced an atomic engine for military aircraft has been built and tested at Idaho Falls with optimistic results. He projected 65 percent of new American power plants could be atomic by 1980, though atomic aircraft plants face shielding weight limits and unlikely civilian vehicle use.
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Berkeley
Calif
General Electric Company
Idaho Falls
Idaho
John M. Hobbs
Atomic Power Equipment Department
Hobbs
Ibuilt
Snow brings heavy traffic jams and bus cuts in Bridgeport area
Snowfall and freezing temperatures slowed downtown travel for hours yesterday. By 4 p.m. thirty landing trucks were on Bridgeport roads as six‑tenths of an inch of snow fell. buses were pulled from routes and motorists faced slippery hills with minor crashes reported. Police noted reduced speeds on the Merritt parkway and several injuries from accidents in Norwalk and Fairfield. forecasts called for continued cold, with more accumulation possible.
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Courtland Street
Weber Autos
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U.S
Westport
Merritt Parkway
Fairfield
Norwalk
Hugh Larden
Medford
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Larden
Marie M. Swenor
Albert Krutshak
Noel Baker
Chamberlain Street
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