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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1976
Page
1
The study charges LEAA failed to meet crime reduction goals and produced few tangible results. It notes officials acknowledge uncertainty over what works to curb crime and recommends a federal scholarly research resource, reliable crime measures, and possible funding shifts if Congress acts.
Kissinger says Israel must trade land for political concessions but warns the status quo is riskier. He stresses no imposed solutions by big powers and asserts the United States can guide opportunities in a pivotal role while negotiations remain in the hands of the directly involved parties.
A unattended lighted candle on a bureau in Nicholas C. Pagliani home at 262 North Pine Creek road Fairfield caused $700 in fire and smoke damage. The blaze scorched a wall and top of the bureau as Fairfield Fire Department crews responded from units 1 4 and Aerial 1. Earlier, a chimney smoke incident at Jennings Elementary School on Palm Drive caused by delayed furnace ignition prompted a separate call with no fire.
Wethersfield CT winners in Connecticut Lottery Instant Match 76 must claim prizes by Tuesday to be eligible for the $1,000 a week for life prize. The drawing will occur in the week of June 21. Winners of $210 and $10,000 enter. bonus stub winners are excluded. Prizes must be collected by May 4, 1977 if not yet turned in.
Udall at Yale rally accuses Ford of stalling approval of the Federal Elections Commission bill to aid his Michigan race. He notes funds totaling hundreds of thousands await disbursal and labels the move hypocritical. Cox adds call for honest government as Carter skims Connecticut events.
Des Pres presents Gibbons Madrigals and Motets 1612 with the Consort of Musicke conducted by Anthony Roujey. The set offers English texts, restrained style, and clear sound. Josquin Des Pres records closely weave polyphony with close-up singing by Musica Reservata under Michael Morrow, featuring Janina Noormann.
Hartford UPI report states Lt Gov. Robert Kilian would seek the governorship if Gov. Ella Grasso does not run for reelection. Kilian, who lost the 1974 Democratic nomination to Grasso, says public service remains his aim and he could run.
Rep. Aspin contests Pentagon based figures claiming a threat from the Soviet fleet. He argues Congress is being stampeded into approving a large warship program by overstated Soviet spending and misleading use of nuclear submarine data. He notes the CIA's five year Soviet ship spend parallels the House extra ships for one year.
At the Connecticut State Young Democrats convention in Bridgeport two members of the Bridgeport club won state posts Thomas P Richlarich 6561 Laurel Avenue was named national committeeman and Amy Metkonian 165 Wayne Street was chosen corresponding secretary James Dyer 29 of Danbury was elected president replacing Charles Coviello The convention also noted Congressman Morris K Urah of Arizona won the presidential preference straw poll with 38 of 74 votes cast.
A leftist spokesman says foreign intervention in Lebanon is opposed and a new Christian president must assert power independently. Sarkis, Syria's candidate, would push for security improvements while backing unity of the army and internal forces. Outgoing President Franjieh is expected to resign next week as Lebanon seeks reconstruction after 13 months of civil strife that killed over 18,000 people.
Senate report outlines FBI wiretaps and bugs from 1940 to today targeting reporters officials and groups. It notes surveillance under Kennedy and Nixon eras and lists JDL Communist Party USA SCLC MLK SNCC SDS and Ku Klux Klan among targets. It details Johnson White House requests for ongoing monitoring of foreign contacts with legislators 1964 to 1966 and later summaries to the White House through 1960s.
A third bid was offered for operating the Bradley International Airport people mover. MAB Maching Corp proposed leasing the system for 16 a year and sharing profits with the state. Others offered alternatives including a state run plan and a symbolic dollar lease amid concerns over public funds and operating costs.
Primary voters in Connecticut will see candidates including O Neill and McCormack among Uncommitted options. A 15 percent threshold in each town determines delegate allocation, with votes below that threshold folded into the uncommitted column and reallocated at district conventions where the outcome may differ from town results.
The head of the Greater Bridgeport Labor council AFL CIO urged all area union members to vote in tomorrow's Democratic presidential primary. Michael Sorrentino, GBLC president, said it is the first presidential preference primary in Connecticut and urged registered Democrats to participate on May 11. He noted the labor council has no endorsed candidate and represents more than 15,000 local members.
Bridgeport area Harris coordinator Michael Doyle urged Harris supporters to back Morris Udall in the Tuesday Connecticut presidential preference primary. Doyle noted Harris ended active campaigning, and Udall remains the only active Democratic candidate seen as able to unite the country. Bridgeport Udall slate delegates claimed optimism for Udall’s broad Connecticut base.
Little Rock’s Arkansas Gazette, founded in 1819, is cited as the oldest continually operating newspaper west of the Mississippi River.
The Bishop Seabury Fifers and Drummers will perform in Wilton at the Fairfield County council BSA Scout Action fair on June 5 at Wilton High School Route 1. Edward Agonis, general chairman, announced the corps founded in 1962 by the Rev. Kenneth H. Kinner offers a program of early American music. All members are residents of Easton and surrounding towns.
The dispute panel ruled the April caucus proceedings void citing due process and equal protection concerns and CT delegate rules. Cavallo and Morton factions clash over fault for disorder while plans for new delegates and possible national convention challenges loom in a Carter aligned effort.
Hubert B. Lewis aged 93 died after a fall from a sixth floor patio at the Thirty Thirty apartments 3030 Park Avenue where he lived. Police found the body in the rear of the building and it was taken to the city morgue for investigation by detectives.
Bridgeport police arrested Ruben Cortez and Robert Moro, 16 and 19, at 9:40 p m in an attempted burglary at Bridgeport Pipe Engineering. BEDCO aims to speed development of a $5 million Boston Avenue industrial park with a $2 09 million federal grant backing land work and renovations. Edward E Harrison says the project signals economic recovery and progress for Bridgeport, while BEDCO President Albert Bogdan is credited with leading the effort. Mayor Mandanici’s economic coordinator Thomas P Gill notes the federal funds require job creation and that BEDCO will not be dissolved.
Italian tremors in Florence and Udine prompted mass evacuations and jailyard chaos as guards fired shots to deter inmates scaling walls. Pope Paul VI urged hope while pledging 60 000 dollars to relief. Aid pours in from the United States Britain France and local sources for victims and reconstruction.
A knife wielding bandit robbed the Gas Land service station at 3102 Fairfield Avenue last night at 7 10 pm escaping with $37. Station employee Joseph Samatosky said the suspect punched him in the mouth when the small loot failed to satisfy him and that the bandit demanded a phone before taking cash from the attendant. Officer John Meekins took the report.
Police issued a nationwide alert for three youths named Rodriguez who are missing after a late night slashing at a Barnum project. A Medina girl ran to a neighbor’s apartment and police were called. Investigators continued to search for the trio and evaluate the case. Rodriguez had a history including a September 1974 incursion into a juvenile detention home armed with a gun and multiple escapes from facilities.
LWYV reports the Chamber of Commerce reaffirms support for the Votemobile bicentennial program. The effort aims to register 45,000 unregistered voters during visits June 25 to July 5, despite Democratic and Republican registrars declining to deputize volunteers for school sessions.
The Bridgeport Telegram records its long history of publication from its established base at 10 State St Bridgeport Connecticut and notes the past publishing era of its company.
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