BHA Seeks Rent Cut as Jobless Tenants Face Higher Pressures
Bridgeport Housing Authority votes to seek federal permission to cut rents for tenants who lost jobs. Proposal would base rents on current presence rather than past income, potentially charging as low as 17 dollars monthly for some. Also plans to solicit land near Hillside Home for a 50 unit elderly housing project and review tenant incomes every three months.
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Bridgeport Housing Authority
BHA
Irving Baker
U.S. Public Housing Administration
Harold €. Poole
Essenge
Poole
Hillside Home
Weather report for Bridgeport and vicinity
Mostly sunny and cooler with a high near 55 today. Tonight fair and cooler with low 33 to 48. Sunday outlook mostly fair with little temperature change. high 53 to 64. Yesterday’s high 66 and low 40. precipitation yesterday trace and month total 2.54. Almanac notes include tide times and May 18 as the 130th day of the year.
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Weatteer Terrracee
Bridgeport
Cut Proposed in Jail Addition at Fairfield County
Fairfield County jail expansion on North Avenue may shrink from 120 to 100 cells to fit the $650000 bond funds. The building commission postponed contract awards to Wednesday to review savings, as architect John W. Handy warned costs could rise to about $685010 with contingencies added to bids of $609950.
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Fairfield County
North Avenue
County Court House
John W. Handy
Stratford
Bridgeport student crowned Wistaria Queen at University ball
Mary Catherine McGrath, 19, a dental hygiene sophomore at University of Bridgeport, was named Wistaria Queen during the Ritz ballroom gala opening Wistaria Weekend. Lottie Harner and four court members from New York and Connecticut joined in the event attended by about 1,200 people with Freddy Martin and his orchestra.
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Mary Catherine McGrath
University of Bridgeport
Ritz
Wistaria
Freddy Martin
Miss McGrath
Waterbury
Lottie Harner
Miss Harner
Clifton
N. J
Wistaria Queen's Court
Patricia M. Duffy
Amsterdam
N. Y
Lucile J. DiStefano
Sophosmore
Port Jefferson
Arlyne Almandinger
Wethersfield
Jocelyne Poisson
Eisenhower Sees Mrs. Eisenhower Off For Denver Visit
President Eisenhower spent about ninety minutes in a private railroad car as he saw Mrs. Eisenhower off for a Denver visit with her mother. Passengers aboard The Diplomat train along with scores of Ohio high school students crowded windows for a glimpse.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Denver
Baltimore & Ohio
Ohio
Knutson's husband eases ultimatum on re election
In Oklee Minnesota congresswoman Coya Knutson faces renewed pressure from husband Andrew Knutson who said it is acceptable for her to run again if she fires her executive secretary and focuses more on home life. He previously urged her not to seek a third term and blamed Bill Kjeldahl for influencing decisions.
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Oklee
Minn
Coya Knutson
Andrew Knutson
Minnesota
Knutson
Minneapolis
William Kjeldahl
Bill Kjeldahl
Kjeldahl
Koulson
Bridgeport Weather Forecast Sees Fair Mild Day
The Bridgeport area records its first clear day in nearly a week with sunshower and high clouds. The weatherman predicts another fair mild day as temperatures peak at 66 degrees at 2:30 p.m., the highest since May 2.
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Bridgeport
City Plans Two Urban Renewal Projects Across 62 Acres
Redevelopment agency picks two sections along State Street and Railroad Avenue for urban renewal with a total cost of 10.159 million dollars and a potential city share under one tenth. The plan, favored by Mayor Tedesco, seeks federal loan and grant support and assigns Joseph M. Dearborn as redevelopment coordinator while outlining boundaries and possible building retention. The Railroad Avenue area is set for industrial use after rehabilitation and State Street for commercial development, with some structures to stay if they meet standards.
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Bridgeport
State Street
Maintreet
Connecticut Turnpike
U. S. Urban Renewal Agency
Railroad Avenue
Sid Folsom
Tedesco
Candeub and
Fleissig
Arthur Chifford
Joseph M. Dearborn
Planning Commission
Dearborn
Park Avenue
Lafayette Street
State
John and
Cannon Streets
Main and Broad Streets
Warren and
Courtland Streets
Clifford
Victor Galgano
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Agriculture Department
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Harlene Cook
Darryln Powers
Dogwood Queen
OB Soph
Rairtiela U
Bay State
Mary M’grath
Fairfield University
Newton, Mass
Darry
Powers of Newton College of the Sacred Heart
Theniversity
Telegram
Angela Path
Constantine Brown
Wrens
Dr. Bundesen
Bee
PUM
Jacobyn Bridge Tee
Mamie
Hi Nabor
Ofin Miller
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