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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1975
Page
3
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A compact rundown of proposed answer adjustments from a June puzzle, correcting verbs and adjectives. It contrasts REVOLVE with RESOLVE, STAGY with STAGE, WIN with SIN, DOWDY with ROWDY, DIME with TIME, DEMOTED with DEVOTED, and FITTER with FATTER, highlighting reasoning behind each choice.
A 48 year old man was arrested on a professional gambling charge after a raid at 705 Barnum Avenue by Special Service detectives. Edward J Samickof 705 Barnum Avenue was charged after detectives found gambling evidence in the premises.
The City Department of Public Purchases opened bids on eight projects and items at City Hall. Apparent low bids included Leverty and Hurly Construction for tennis courts at Glenwood Park and W.J. Clark for a bulldozer. Other bids covered water works, draperies, ambulances, a word processing simulator, school milk and juice contracts, emergency sewer work, and key punch services. Travel the $4 billion NY State annual figure noted by the State Commerce Department.
Former Fairfield County Sheriff John P. Previdi, who left office May 31 after 12 years, plans full retirement from politics by resigning from the Republican State Central committee within a couple of months. The 68 year old Danbury figure also relinquished leadership at WLAD and noted prior posts including Danbury mayor and Board of Education member.
The Citizens' Advisory Committee on Welfare endorses a study proposed by Commissioner Edward W. Maher to examine medical services funded by the Welfare Department. The panel, led by Michael Gratt of Bridgeport, gathers 25 volunteer experts to review eligibility, control, rate setting, costs, and delivery of services funded under federal Title XIX. The study aims to complete by year end, covering inpatient and outpatient care, home health, prosthetics, transportation, and pharmaceutical delivery, with focus on high cost areas and managed delivery systems.
Bridgeport students will finish the academic year next Wednesday as the Board of Education and the Bridgeport Education Association remain at impasse over budget cuts and potential teacher layoffs. The board offers a no layoff guarantee for 1975 76 with contract waivers including a wage and extracurricular pay freeze, while the BEA demands a seniority layoff system if terminations are needed.
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