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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1920
Page
5
City officials warn that funds to pay aldermen salaries are not available. The Board of Apportionment, guided by their attorney, must act before any payment can be made, with City Auditor noting no funds are accessible and an appropriation must be made before July 1 to enable payment.
Washington forecast warns of a teacher shortage when schools reopen in September. A. O. Neal notes fewer than 13,000 high school teaching positions will be filled with properly qualified teachers. The study cites 7,000 schools reporting needs, current staff of 47, and increases in enrollment.
A proposed concrete bridge near Brewster Street and the Worl area is described as starting soon. The plan, introduced by the Board of Apostolignaeant, aims to span the Dyke and connect Easter site Park and nearby sections. Funds, including 510,600, were transferred from the department to cover construction costs in the second district.
Fragmentary text indicates dispute over rising cure prices and a political scene in an unnamed region. Names and places are unclear, with garbled wording hindering precise attribution or events. Further readable context is needed to produce a reliable summary.
Europe builds a vast air network linking Paris Vienna Budapest Bucharest and Constantinople with a wartime alliance of British and French firms backed by Ener governments. Aimed at a continental wireless station, this plan envisions a post between Constantinople and Bucharest feeding into a Paris bound train system. Airlines would share costs, with governments contributing pro rata, as southern Europe's railways lag. Passengers face initial fear but limousine type aircraft reduce wind and motor noise.
Harvard and MIT faculties have formed committees to explore testing methods beyond traditional exams amid exam stress. Music recitals led by Professor A Z Davison were held daily at Appleton chapel before tests, featuring eight classical selections to ease nerves and sharpen focus for students.
Vienna dispatch reports that the universities and technical institutes face collapse as state subsidies lag behind wartime price rises. Costs for laboratory materials and chemicals have soared, with cocaine cited as an example rising from drawing to astronomical levels. The institutions carry large debt and struggle to fund research and education.
A Polish fundraising event at St Michael's hall drew Mayor Wilson General Stephen Urotowski and ex consul Arthur Reilly to boost the Polish government loan. Speakers urged aid as a quota of 75,000 was announced with a nationwide goal of 10 million. Delegates and local volunteers wore Polish dress as funds moved among attendees.
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