Townwide 1962 vote on airport expansion opposed 8 359 to 1 443
In 1962 residents rejected airport expansion by 8 359 to 1 443. Only 41 percent of eligible voters cast ballots. State legislators gain support for pro airport measures by arguing the referendum is outdated. Poll sites listed across Bridgeport districts and local schools.
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Bridgeport
Lordship
Honeyspot
Birdseye
Center School
Franklin
Nichos
Wooster
Wilcoxson
Flood
Eli Whitney
Bunnell High School
Second Hill Lane
Coalition asks HUD to speed review of Bridgeport block grant
The Coalition appeals to HUD Secretary Patricia Harris and the Boston HUD office urging quicker action on Bridgeport block grant funds. They note a 75 day review deadline is near, and some projects for 1.1 million in community facilities and programs serving low income areas should be funded. Leaders Batalla Grossterg and Smith demand immediate written and phone replies.
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HUD
Block Grant Citizens Union
Hoth
Patricia Harris
Boston Hud
Coalition
Bridgeport
NUD
CER
Cesar A. Batalla
League of Women Voters
Linda Grossterg
NAACP
J. Michael Smith
Toy
Weather outlook for Bridgeport and vicinity May 9 1977
Variable cloudiness and wind with cool high near 50 degrees. Chance of scattered showers today with 50 percent rain and 20 percent sun. tonight and Tuesday cool with 40 degree lows. Northerly winds 15 to 20 knots increasing by day, easing tonight to 15 to 20 knots. Almanac notes list tide times and sunrise at 4 41 a.m. and sunset at 7 38 p.m. Chemical confiscation tied to an arrest at 630 Pembroke Street with liquor evidence cited.
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Bridqgeport
Yesterlay
Bosecr Mosic
Spe Services
Offic
Andlers
Pembroke Street
Woman Found Dead in Hotel Room at Golden Hill Hotel
Annette Dubacalot about 50 was found dead in her room at the Golden Hill hotel on Golden Mill street Saturday night. Police quoted Dr. George L. Molnar medical examiner saying death apparently from natural causes. Body ordered removed to St. Vincent's hospital for an autopsy.
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Annette Dubacalot
Golden Hill
Golden Mill Street
George L. Molnar
St. Vincent's Hospital
Derby Teachers Begin a Limited Job Action Today
Derby teachers launch a protest after a breakdown in contract talks. The Derby Education Association voted 104 to 1 to halt non curricular activities while keeping sports supervision. Tenured teachers have not had a contract since December 31, 1976, and pay ranges now run from 8,500 to 16,500 dollars annually.
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DERBY
Derby Education Association
Robert Stawning
Teachers Union
Legislator Held For Interfering With Policeman
Hartford legislator Clyde Billington Democrat is charged with interfering with a police officer after an event at a three-car accident. He argued with Patrolman Charles Peterson about the intoxication of the woman driver and was restrained after resisting Patrolman William Hitchcock Jr. He was released on a written promise to appear as he files complaints against Peterson and Hitchcock.
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Hartford
Clyde Hillington
D-Hartford
Billington
Charles Peterson
Petersons
William Hitchcock Jr
Hitchcock
Peterson
City Man Is Charged In Late Liquor Sale
Pablo Otero, 59, was arrested by city police at 698 Pembroke Street for selling liquor after state closing hours. He was booked on a charge of violating liquor laws and held on $250 bail.
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Pablo Otero
Pembroke Street
Otero
Aftae Kane
Union Charges Hotel Refuses to Sign Contract
The union representing maids and front desk personnel at the Stratfield Motor Hotel filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board alleging management refused to sign a contract agreed last fall. Local 217 spokesman said the charges target United National Corp, owner of the Bridgeport hotel. John Wilhelm commented on the dispute.
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Reg Johnson
Stratfield Motor Hotel
National Cabor Relations Board
Local 217
Afl-Cio
United National Corp
Bridgeport
John Wilhelm
Ex-Legislator Avcollie Faces Trial in Wife Death
Former Connecticut state representative Bernard Avcollie goes on trial in Waterbury for the strangling death of his wife Wanda Avcollie in 1975. The defense denies the killing as the prosecution prepares to argue motive linked to a relationship with the ex-wife of William Rado Jr. Jury selection begins with State's Attorney Francis McDonald leading the case.
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Haven Register
Avcollie
Rado
Statute of Liberty
Naugatuck Law Office
Avcollia
Middlebury
Health Chief Sees Rising Costs Spur Self Care
State Health Commissioner Douglas Lloyd warned that rising health care costs push Americans toward self care. He noted reducing costs is unlikely and called for setting priorities while highlighting prevention to avoid heart attacks strokes and high blood pressure amid spiraling expenses.
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Douglas Lloyd
WMMM
Westport
Fairfield County Forum
Lloyd
Lr. Lloyd
Pratt & Whitney Rolls Royce venture ends plans for engine work
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group says its three year joint venture with Rolls Royce to design and produce a new jet engine is ended as design changes and cooperation make the $500 million project impractical. The company will continue the ITD engine project with other manufacturers while Rolls adapts current engines.
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East Hartford
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group
Great’ Britain
Rolls. Royce
Hartford Corp
Pratt & Whitney
Nigel Muir
Rolls
Pratt & Whitney and
Two Drivers Injured in City Intersection Crash
Two drivers were injured in a collision at Housatonic Avenue and Congress Street yesterday at 5 p.m. Bruce Rogers, 22, of 50 McGrathcourt Stratford, suffered head injuries while Karen Cranciger, 18, of 774 Capitol Avenue, sustained mouth injuries. Both were taken to Park City Hospital. Police reported no arrests.
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Housatonic Avenue
Congress Street
Bruce Rogers
McGrathcourt
Stratford
Karen Cranciger
Capitol Avenue
Park City Hospital
George L. Olzel
Union Pressure Over Contract At Stratfield Hotel
The Local 15 union claims a contract settlement was reached but hotel management disputes the pact. United National Corp seeks to sell the Stratfield as it endures financial trouble and has cut over 30 jobs in the last year. The union filed NLRB charges alleging direct dealing with employees, unauthorised wage and hour changes, and dues deductions resistance. Simard cites limited involvement in negotiations and cannot confirm signing.
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Roland Simard
NLRB
Stratfield
Simard
Task Force Head Denies Interest Conflict Charge
The chair of Bridgeport school desegregation task force and a member of a new parents coalition denies conflict of interest claims from a West End group led by John Trinchitella. Trinchitella says the charge is ridiculous and the mix of roles is not political. He advocates multiple factions to speed desegregation while noting not all groups should unite.
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Hoard of Education
Parents Coalition
West End
John Trinchitella
Bridgeport
Trinchitella
New West End
Schol Board
Trinchitetta
Fairfield Reports Five Grass Fires
Fairfield fire fighters extinguished five small grass fires yesterday with no damage. The first was after Saturday midnight on Turney Road, the second at 1 a.m. on Riverside Drive, the third at dawn on Duck Farm Road, and the last two on Sturges Road at 1:43 p.m. and Hunter Road at 3 p.m.
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Turney Road
Riverside Drive
U Aim
Duck Farm Road
Sturges Road
Hunter Road
Steven Ford Debuts as CBS Rodeo Analyst in Red Bluff
Steven Ford, son of former President Gerald R. Ford, makes his TV debut as an analyst for the Championship Rodeo in Red Bluff California. CBS plans a regular series featuring Ford as a rodeo performer and analyst.
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Gerald R. Ford
Red Bluff
Calif
CBS
Steven
Carter Hosts Peace Prayers at Westminster Abbey
President Carter knelt in Westminster Abbey as prayers for peace and the summit of world leaders were led by Bishop E. G. Knapp-Fisher. He then toured the abbey with Susan Clough, praising the King James Bible and joking about its grandeur near historic tombs and the coronation chair.
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Senate Action Awaited On Liquor Pricing Bill
Hartford UPI reports the State Senate may approve a liquor pricing repeal this week while the House weighs a ban on throwaway bottles and a plan to deny jobless benefits to workers who quit or are fired. Governor Grasso backs repeal and partial benefits, with key amendments under debate amid potential House delays.
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State Senate
Connecticut
House of Representative
House
Robert Houley
D-Somers
Edla T. Grasso
Senate
Three Women Report Handbag Thefts In City
Three purse snatchings occurred over the weekend, police said. Trina Berkowitz of 22 Doris Road Trumbull said a youth punched and took her bag at Langport Tile Co in Madison Terrace, with $60 credit cards and items inside. Anna Bella Hysom of 130 Kelsey Street reported her bag left by her car missing after she went inside. Lorraine Gorup of 430 Broad Street was robbed between Bulldogs 2 and 3 at Marinaville, losing $35 food stamps and articles.
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Doris Road
Trumbull
Langport Tile Company
Madison
Terrace
Berkowitz
Annabella Hysom
Kelsey Street
Lorraine Gorup
Broad Street
Bulldogs 2
Marina Villlage
Doctor Accuses Patient of Deficit Bending
A patient recounts a tense medical consultation where the doctor accused them of a deficit bending, while the patient felt the evaluation was unclear and unfair. The exchange raises questions about communication in clinical assessments and the interpretation of physical difficulties.
Mayor Predicts Success On Former Station Sale
Bridgeport mayor Mandaniel voiced confidence that a delayed sale of the old Ferryboat Junction Station will proceed. He said James Demetrakis will secure financing and that the development will begin later this year, countering critics and clarifying bank comments. The plan would add 325000 to the city treasury and require 175000 to cover prior costs, with the project moving forward.
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H. Sidney Folsom
Bridgeport
New Jersey
Mandanici
James Demetrakis
Citytrust Bank
Demetra Ss
Mandaniel
Bridgeport . Economic Development Corporation
Connecticut Firms Report Questionable Payments Revealed
At least 16 Connecticut headquartered firms disclosed to the SEC that they paid questionable fees to foreign officials, agents, or customers as part of a voluntary disclosure program. GTE of Stamford led with about 14 million in bribes and UTC reported nearly 6 million in foreign payments in related hearings.
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Connecticut
Securities’ Exchange Commission
New Haven
SEC
Washington
America
General Telephone & Electronics Corp
GTE
Stamford
UTC
Ohio
Otis
United
Area Corp
Greensvich
New Haven Man Hangs Self in Hartford Jail
Ronald Pierce, 20, faces burglary and larceny charges. He was found hanging by a bedsheet from his cell door at the state correctional center Friday night. A guard reportedly saw him alive about 10 minutes earlier during a routine check. Authorities say no prior signs of despondency were noted upon arrival at the facility.
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New Haven
State Correctional Center
Ronald Pierce
State Corrections
John Manson
Pierce
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