Regional Planners Back Request for State Funds
Bridgeport regional planning agency officials unanimously approved a resolution seeking 28 080 dollars in technical assistance grants for July 1 1967 to June 34 1969. The agency aims for state funds and pending federal HUD support while pursuing a biennial budget near 150 000 dollars and hiring an additional assistant planner. A cooperation contract with Valley Regional Planning and a study on harbor and waterfront facilities were noted, with detailed reports to follow. The six town area includes Bridgeport Stratford Fairfield Trumbull Monroe and Easton.
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Development Commission
Great. A . Et
Bridgeport
CDC
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department
Maning
Mary B. Sowchuk
Sowchuk
Regional Planning Agency
White Plains Road
Stratford
Fairfield
Trumbull
Monroe
Easton
Elementary Schools Set For Changes
The board considers reorganization to ease overcrowding as Read middle school in the North End opens by February to relieve schools like Wilbur Cross Hallen and Shelton. A West Side middle school site is hoped, while Wilbur Cross gains staff and a mental health program to support students. No bus route increases are planned, keeping bused pupils around 400.
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Read
North End
Winthrop Middle School
West Side Middle School
Vogel
Kennedy
Edward 5. Caldwell
James F. Stapleton
Arthur A. Lunin
Supt
Silverstone
Hallen
Wilbur’Cross
Shelton
Wilbur Cross
Nexr
Mary Colonese
Silverston
Waltersville
Lincoln
Newfield
$100 Fine Imposed In Theft From Car
A $100 fine was imposed yesterday on Carlos F. Rodriguez 7 of 452 Harras avenue after he pleaded guilty in Circuit court to theft from a motor vehicle. Judge John G. Cicala ordered proceedings in the Underwood building. Police say Rodriguez and two juveniles were taken into custody May 11 after being seen taking two headrests from a car near James Street.
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Carlos F. Rodriguez
Harras Avenue
John G. Cicala
Rodriguez
Underwood
Bridgeport
James Street
Fairfield Youth Fined as Speeder
Mark D. Glazer an 18 year old of 101 Lin ley drive Fairfield paid a 25 fine in circuit court after pleading guilty to speeding State Police said he was arrested Jan 12 when he went 80 mph on the Merritt Parkway east of Cut Spring Road near Stratford Judge John Reynolds presided over the proceeding
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Mark D. Glazer
Linley Drive
Fairfield
Glazer
John Reynolds
Underwood
Merritt Parkway
Cut Spring Road
Stratford
Buckpasser Seeks Grass Test in Bowling Green Handicap
Buckpasser, winner of 15 straight, assigned 135 pounds for Aqueducts Bowling Green Handicap on the turf. A win would set up a possible July 2 trip to France for the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud with 134 pounds. The 13 mile event marks his first grass race as he aims for the $125,000 Grand Prix.
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New York
UPI
Buckpasser
Bowling Green
Aqueduct
Tom Foot
France
City to Run Large Measles Clinic With 100 Volunteers
About 100 volunteers will aid a 10 doctor team at a four hour measles vaccination clinic Sunday in Central High School cafeteria. The effort aims to inoculate over 4,000 city children ages one to nine using jet guns and needles. Pre registration available Thursday and Friday in city grammar schools or at the clinic. shots cost 73 cents for those who can pay. free for some. Five vaccination requirements apply including no prior measles or recent polio or smallpox vaccination.
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Office of Humane Affairs
Central High School
City Grammar
Aga
Humane Affairs Department
Disneyworld
Orlando
Ansheim
California
Isnay
Disneyland
Anaheim
Florida
Anaheim Disneyland
U.S. Navy
Florida Technological University
Senate Delays Draft-Extension Debate and Vote
The Senate postponed action on a compromise draft extension bill citing insufficient study. Majority Leader Mans field set two hours of debate on Wednesday followed by a late afternoon vote as Kennedy and Monor opposed the bill. The measure would extend the draft and Selective Service law for four years amid disputes over deferments and induction order.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Thomas J. Dodd
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Wayne Marse
D-Ore
Richard B. Russell
D- Ga
Armed Services Committee
Dodd
Connecticut
Senate Ethics Committee
Kennedy
Johnson
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Heat Wave Persists With 80s Inland and Humid Skies
Bridgeport area endures an 80s heat wave for a third day as the Weather Bureau forecasts more hot, sunny, humid conditions with 85 to 90 degrees inland and low 80s at the shore. No widespread rain expected through the next few days though isolated thundershowers may occur.
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Bridgeport
Weather Bureau
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks
Bradley Field
Connecticut
Chaos after freeway crash dumps 7000 livestock on road
A truck carrying 29 head of cattle and another with 3700 chickens collided on a Los Angeles freeway at 4:30 am causing five hours of chaos. The two trailers jackknifed and flipped. 4 cattle were killed or shot, hundreds of chickens died or fled, and 19 minor crashes followed. No injuries reported to the drivers Archie K. Warren and Charles W. Smith. One steer wandered to a nearby parochial school, pupils kept indoors.
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San Gabriel
Carlil
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
California
Archie K. Warren
Collidge
Ariz
Charles W. Smith
Fullerton
Calif
Invention of Soap Sparks Early Uses Debate
Historical note claims soap appeared around 500 A.D. with mixed uses. Some people reportedly used it for cosmetics while others employed it as lubricant for wagons and windmills, reflecting uncertainty about its applications.
Judge Urges New Post to Fight State Crime
Stamford AP report notes Circuit Court Judge Paul Macdonald urging Connecticut create a chief state’s attorney to direct the fight against organized crime. He spoke at a testimonial dinner for Stamford police sergeants, calling for state police reorganization and better municipal pay, training, and incentives.
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New Post
Stamford
Connecticut
Paul Macdonald
Macdonald
Toca
Perrocco Attacks Trumbull Tie-In to Bridgeport Sewage
Chairman Albert M. Perrocco blasted Mayor Curran for linking Trumbull to Bridgeport’s sewage system. He cited a regional report showing the West Side plant overloaded at 24 million gallons daily against a 17 million capacity. He warned adding Trumbull traffic, homes, and a school would worsen drainage, risk Seaside Park, and force bath areas to close, urging taxpayers to resist funding shifts.
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Albert M. Perrocco
Curran
Trumbull
Bridgeport
West Side
Perrocco
Aso
Greater Bridgeport
North End
Seaside Park
Connecticut
Iity
CCGB Seminar On Marriage Monday At St Johns Church
The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport hosts its third Marriage Seminar Monday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at St Johns Episcopal Church Park and Fairfield avenues. Panelists include Kenneth R. Morgan Constance Baker Alex Murray and Rev Richard L. Rush with Dr Charles Zigum moderating. Sessions aim to educate engaged and married couples and provide services alongside premarital counseling. A $1 fee covers expenses and venues include Bridgeport Planned Parenthood officials.
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Marrage
Family Life Department
Council of Churchs of
Charles Zigum
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Planned Parentshood
James H. Halsey
CCGB
GOP Dinner Raises Nearly Forty Thousand For Deficit
Republicans raised close to $40,000 at a Monday night dinner to help pay off a $450,000 deficit from last year’s campaign. Over 550 attendees, most paying $100, heard Rep. George Bush discuss ethics and campaign funds while hinting at GOP prospects with Nixon Romney Percy in the running for next year’s nomination. Bush praised new members and urged action on fiscal responsibility amid a costly economy.
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Texas
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Connecticut
Bush
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
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George Romney
Michigan
Nixon
Romney
Charles Percy
Illinois
Johnson
Middle’ East
E. Clayton Gengras
West Hartford
GOP
John Lodge
Westport
J. William Middendort
Greenwich
Republican National Committee
A. Searle Pinney
Howard E.hausman
New Britain
GGP
Ronald Reagan
California
Percy
Rommey
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Budget and Welfare Reforms Debate in Congress
Rep Bush urges trimming the wartime budget and prioritizing essential programs while resisting Great Society style doubling of appropriations. He calls for a new budget that reflects wartime costs and fiscal constraints, and seeks meaningful reforms in social welfare addressing population growth and economic dislocation.
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Viet Nam
Great Britain
Rep
Bush
Congress
CMS member praises diversity and support for bills
Mrs. Rose Gallucci of Bridgeport affirms CMS aid for medical bills, saying “Nothing can take the place of CMS” and that she would skip meals before payments. The Bridgeport saleswoman, a CMS member for years, notes doctors’ bills covered by CMS aided her family. Ady.
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Rose Gallucci
Capitol Avenue
Bridgeport
CMS
Shaw Jewelers
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