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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1967
Page
2
Firemen were sent to two Fairfield homes yesterday after cellar sump pumps overheated. At 10 a.m. the Albert Earl residence on SH Pequot Avenue was visited and at 11:20 a.m. the Benjamin Baroness home on 218 Warwick Avenue. Damages were confined to the pumps.
In a western context a father contemplates risky rabies treatment for his son Michael after a dog attack in Lhasa The CDC expert notes vaccines have reduced deaths and outlines survival odds If the family hesitates the boy faces a long shot at surviving while the dog bite incident draws attention to public health guidance and fear.
The Senate passed a reform bill mandating lobbyist disclosure and other changes after a partisan clash over the lobbying section. The measure, debated six weeks with about 80 amendments, was developed over two years by a Senate House Committee on Organization of the Congress. House sponsors planned action soon.
Report details Operation Lafayette near Da Nang ending with 77 enemy killed and 19 captured. Marines suffered seven dead and 41 wounded with one missing. Other actions include Camp Carroll counterfire, Junction City activity, and Cambodian frontier protests as U S forces press operations across South Vietnam in 1965.
James Meredith chosen by the GOP to oppose Powell in an April 1 special election after Powell’s House ouster. Powell may pursue court action. Meredith stresses giving voters a real choice. Powell’s lawyers pace, while Lindsay and Jones call for a race. Meredith portrays himself as an independent Democrat with a history in Mississippi voter registration.
In a head on crash three miles north of Warsaw two buses collided. The Polish Press Agency reported one driver was killed and 67 people were injured.
Senator Dodd discusses investigations into fundraising charges and has filed a $2 million lawsuit against columnists. In Connecticut key ally Arthur Baribieri gathers affidavits from Dodd supporters claiming donations were for his personal use.
Rep. John Monagan of Connecticut urged the House Rules committee to back a resolution creating a 12 member Select Committee on Standards and Conduct to review lawmakers conduct. He plans to file a similar proposal to prevent a House Administration committee path, saying current setups are inadequate for House ethics issues.
Hartford lawmaker Rep. James P. McLoughlin urged the Walter Resources and Flood Control committee to approve a 2.5 million dollar measure for flood control on the Rooster river in Bridgeport and Fairfield. Funds would buy land easements and rights of way and fund watershed protection work from Brooklawn Avenue to Brooklawn Country Club to curb frequent flooding.
Clouds cloaked Denali as three climbers reached base with winds to 100 mph and temperatures of 45 to 50 below. Air Force planes spotted the climbers and coordinated a drop of survival gear while helicopters prepared evac. One climber perished earlier in the ascent during a fall into a crevasse.
Hartford UPI reports Hugh T. Saglio urged the General Assembly Finance Committee to increase the Connecticut Development Commission's share of hotel occupancy tax. Proposal would divert 20 percent to promotion, up from seven, potentially raising about 400000 though Tax Department cautions cost.
Hartford bill would credit Joseph Lynch of Bridgeport with 10 years of city service for state retirement. Lynch, a State Welfare investigator, served as Bridgeport police from 1943 to 1953 before state work. If enacted, he would contribute to the retirement fund the amount he would have paid with 5 percent interest.
Sen Abraham Ribicoff and Mayor John Lindsay urged shifting federal aid from the Johnson administration's model cities program to a neighborhood oriented approach. They emphasized funds for local police courts and neighborhood city halls, citing New York's size and Bedford Stuyvesant as examples.
Four teenagers were injured when their car skidded on Redding road near North Street and struck a utility pole. In the most serious injury, Patricia Quintiliani, 15, suffered neck and back injuries and was in fair condition at St. Vincent's hospital. Driver John Arnold, 17, also injured, received abrasions and was summonsed to circuit court for failure to drive in a proper lane.
Hollywood reports intense filming as 425 extras and crew work long hours in a "Camelot" sequence directed by Josh Logan. A Japanese student aims to set a world record for nonstop telephone talk.
The committee heard 275 opponents as Rep. Norris ONeill defended a bill aimed at rodeos not horse shows. Opponents cited rodeo interests and argued the bill would ban devices like bucking straps while supporters claimed cruelty exists in rodeos. Senate chair Sen. Lyddy signaled a second hearing before action.
Federal authorities move James R Hoffa to Lewisburg penitentiary after snow delays at Williamsport. Warden Jacob J Parker outlines daily routine including intake, medical exams, and an orientation period. visitors limited to immediate family for three hours monthly. Hoffa will not run union business while incarcerated.
The peso seems headed for devaluation in world market terms potentially raising import prices and triggering inflation. President Ongania’s government vows to curb inflation by limiting wage growth and containing fiscal spending.
A dispute at an Ohio plant led to a February walkout with more than half the workers absent after rumors that five suspended men would be fired. Pickets disrupted the morning shift as Detroit Mansfield and plant officials offered few details about the farming out of work to other plants. The stoppage looms large in GM contract talks.
A Public Utilities committee hearing on a Bridgeport Hydraulic Co extension to Weston was postponed as planning officials had not yet acted. Rep. Isabel Rock requested more time and officials agreed to delay with a new hearing slated in about two weeks. The article also mentions tourists seeking foreign cash.
A cold front brought heavy snow and slush across Connecticut with widespread street flooding in Hartford Waterbury Westport Danbury and other towns. CIAC basketball games were postponed except in the northwest. A collision on Broadbridge Avenue injured a driver and sent him to Bridgeport Hospital. no arrests were reported.
Stratford crash blamed on skidding as details emerge. In Hartford, a proposed bill to transfer five years of City service from the municipal retirement fund to the state fund for State Comptroller Louis I. Gladstone was withdrawn before a Public Personnel committee hearing.
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