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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1971
Page
6
AP reports Raytheon receives a 4.4 million portation grant to develop a traffic control system for Boston. Edward W. Hrooke of the Mats. miltn Department of Tiss. announced the award today.
Bridgeport Housing Authority executive director Francis J. Shanley seeks Mayor’s Office clarification on whether housing authority police may use city radio frequencies if other departments are involved. A snag hit an informal agreement with Public Works and City Police over shared frequencies, prompting possible FCC action and a push to resolve license ownership. The issue affects expansion plans for housing authority police across six projects and raises interference concerns with Liberty Communications' shared line.
Trumbull Town Council passed an act to redraw district boundaries between D1 D2 and D3 D4 in Pinewood Lake Canoe Brook area shifting portions of Pinewood Lake area into District Two and Driftwood Lane area into District Three to balance voters. Also plan to convert Middlebrook Junior High to an elementary and provide funds for related projects and park improvements.
AP report details a two hour meeting at Dow Chemical’s Allyna Point branch in Ledyard where about 15 union workers walked out claiming job reclassifications violated the contract. The United Mine Workers Local 3744 District 40 said workers protested lower pay grades amid a disputed contract interpretation. Union spokesman cited missed raises and management’s final offer as factors. Industrial relations manager TJ Le Johne said a walkout was unexpected and the reclassification procedure had been exhausted.
The A. Julian Construction Company of Bridgeport won the Palmetto Road sewer project with a bid of 184803 dollars. Five bids were opened, with Palmer Tarinelli Con struction at 195945, JF Barrett and Song at 110A Morrison and Cubelli at 025, and N TiCamilla and Sons at 254020. The council also formed a Building Committee with the Board of Education to approve reconstruction plans for Elias Howe School and pursue state grants. Alderman Owens urged council review of future plans to ensure prudent use of city funds. Louisiana paper mill produced 4.8 million cords of pulpwood in 1970.
Stratford Republicans at a meeting protested the lack of patronage for local party faithful as state officials made appointments. They noted Stratford received no judgeship or key posts while Bridgeport and New Britain gained multiple positions. The group urged resubmission of resumes for vacancies and endorsed several nominees for local authorities.
Albany approves a plan to enable the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to issue bonds up to 1 million dollars to acquire acreage for expanding a New York City area jetport near Newburgh. Senate backed the measure 49 to 13 and Assembly 90 to 11, despite local resistance.
New York AP J I Rodale 72 leading exponent of organic foods died of a heart attack Monday night while explaining his health formula on a TV show with Dilek Cavett He slumped and was pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital Rodale Publications earned 8 million last year from Organic Gardening and Farming magazine based at Emmaus Pennsylvania He called himself minister of secular fundamentalism and advocated against sugar and fluoride He served as chair of Rodale Manufacturing and Lutton Electronics Surviving are his widow a son and two daughters
The National Weather Service at Bridgeport Airport recorded 87 degrees at 3:00 p.m. yesterday, the year's high thus far, surpassing the 86-degree mark noted earlier. The all-time for the date remains 94 degrees set in 1925.
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