Planners Oppose Zone Changes For 44 Apartments and 6 Stores
Bridgeport Planning Commission recommended denials on three pending zone changes totaling 44 apartments and six stores, plus a new 24 unit Perronette Street proposal. Advisory reports go to the Bridgeport Zoning Commission for May 27 hearings. The panel also favored selling city land at 30 California Street to the Pequonnock Yacht Club for 63,200 dollars, a rate triple the initial estimate.
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City Planning Commission
Perronette Street
Bridgeport Zoning Commission
City Hall
Planning Commission
Fred Moses
California Street
Yacht Club
Fred Moses Receives Planning Commission’s Best Wishes
The City Planning Commission thanked Fred N. Moses last night as he announced plans to step down as chairman on June 1. Moses will leave for Milwaukee for a new assignment with General Electric and has notified Mayor Mandanici of his vacating the chair.
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Planning Commission
Fred N. Moses
Moses
Milwaukee
General Electric Company
Mandanici
Commission
Prisoner Escapes Bridgeport Jail By Soap Slide And Bar Prie
Michael R. Roy 21 of Hartford escaped Bridgeport Community Correctional Center by coating his body with soap and prying apart a window with a metal bar. He climbed a ledge to the roof, dropped to ground, scaled a fence and fled. Authorities say he may have worn clothes during the exit and there was no known outside help. The escape follows more than 30 similar incidents at the center in two years amid guard shortages. Roy, jailed on a first degree robbery charge for a $3,000 A and P hold‑up, was later recaptured in Hartford and brought back to Bridgeport before vanishing again amid a series of court battles and prior escape convictions.
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Bridgeport Community Correctional Center
George Benedetto
Michael R. Roy
Hartford
Roy
Correctional
Correctional Center
Bridgeport
Common Pleas Court
A and P
Boston Avenue
Court of Common Pleas
State Supreme Court
Fairfield County Superior Court
Danbury
Harford
DEP Plans Public Hearing On Pine Creek Dike Work
Environmental Protection announced a public hearing on Pine Creek dike and bulkhead work to relieve flooding on Fairfield Beach road. The earliest hearing may be in June in Fairfield. The plan has state approval but a petition from George C. Wiswell Jr. prompted a hearing. Wiswell objects to the project saying it will ruin property. The town negotiates with DEP while selectman Sullivan notes possible easement issues and says the plan could proceed with limited marsh loss. The proposal has support from the Conservation Commission and Flood and Erosion Control Board.
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Environmental Protection
DEP
Pine Creek
Fairfield Beach Road
William Sander
Water Resources Unit
Fairfield
Stanley J. Pac
Sander
George C. Wiswell, Jr
Willowstreet
Southport
Beach Road
Wiswell
Marine Contracting, Inc
Roperty
Furst
John J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Pine Creek Avenue
First Selectman
Pac
The
Conservation Commission
Flood and Erosion Control Board
Driver and passenger hurt in car crash on Kossuth Street
Gary D. Thompson, 21, and Eva Thompson, both of 224 Lindley street, sustained undetermined injuries and a hand injury respectively after a collision with another vehicle on Kossuth Street near Shelton. They declined medical aid but planned to see a family doctor. Luis F. Lazzu, 37, of 261 Stillman Street, received a summons for failure to obey a stop sign.
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Kossuth Street
Shelton] Street
Gary D. Thompson
Lindley Street
Eva Thompson
Ward Colbree
Luis F. Lazzu
Stillman ‘Street
Desegregation Motion Sparks Board Debate in Bridge Port
Flynn and Quintana clash over rushing a desegregation plan as district officials warn of impact on bilingual programs and community fears. Critics accuse the motion of political motive while Rosenberg urges careful study of long and short term effects before action. A roll call vote decides the motion with several members in opposition. In film news Talia Shire is set to portray Margaret Bourke-White in a TV drama about the late photographer.
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Fleeta Hudson
Bisciglia
Flynn
Quintana
Rosenberg
Mr. Quintana
Berger report on Alaska gas pipeline risks regional ecology
The Berger commission urges caution on offshore Beaufort Sea drilling and migratory birds before any pipeline project proceeds. It calls for sanctuary creation in west Mackenzie Bay for whales, studies on pit spill consequences, and notes the urgency for American gas demand. Hearings in Northwest Territories stressed social costs for Indigenous communities.
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West Mackenzie Bay
Beaufort Sea
U.S
Federal Power Commission
Arctic Gas
Pinejine Co
Yukon
Berger
el Paso Alaska Co
Alaskan
Gravina
Alcan Pipeline Co
Mackenzie River
Trout Lake
Northwest Territories
Harry Denton
Fort Liard
Canadians face choice on pipeline and indigenous role in society
After presenting a report Berger warned Canadians must decide what is in the national interest and what place Indians have in our society. He cautioned the final decision could bring misunderstanding and tension with the United States and argued the pipeline’s public interest may threaten other species.
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Berger
Canada
United States
Man Held Three Sought in Seaside Park Sexual Assault
Police say one man is held on $10,000 bail and three others are being sought after a sexual assault on a 22 year old woman in Seaside Park. Esteves V. Pires, 20, of 151 Frank Street, was arrested at Nanny Goat park by Detectives Resta and DeCarlo and charged with first degree sexual assault. The victim reportedly fought off further advances and escaped from a parked van at the dumping area.
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Hazelwood Avenue
Seaside Park
Esteves V. Pires
Frank Street
Nanny Goat Park
Oak Street
Frank Resta
Michael DeCarlo
Shirley Chisholm to speak at ABCD Peoples' Forum event
Congressman Shirley Chisholm D NY will speak May 23 at 8 p m to the ABCD Peoples Forum at United Congregational Church 87 Park Avenue as part of ABCD Homecoming May 22 3 p m in the University of Bridgeport student center with the agency's annual meeting. Four choirs will sing before the address including Echos of Salvation Choir United Congregational church choir Beardsley Congregational church choir and Kenneth Maile's Ensemble. Chisholm born in Bedford Stuyvesant is a former teacher and day care director first elected to Congress in 1968 under slogan Unbought and Unbossed. She can speak Spanish to Hispanic constituents and serves on the House Education and Labor Committee focusing on education.
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Shirley’ Chisholm
D-Ny
Abcd Peoples Forum
United Congregational Church
Park Avenue
Beardsley
House
Carter pushes for Palestinian homeland and Geneva talks
President Carter, after meetings in London and a NATO council address in Geneva, urged a Palestinian homeland and a peace settlement with guarantees for regional security. Assad signaled willingness to Geneva talks while Peres accused him of intransigence. Talks followed a dinner in Geneva and a weekend leaders summit.
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Jimmy Carter
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Golan Heights
Fahd
Saudi Arabia
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Asssad
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Egypt
Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
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Gaza Strip
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France
West Germany
Berlin
Tel Aviv
Shimon Peres
Mideast
TIM
Peres
State’ Department
United States
Five Hurt When Car Collides With Police Cruiser
Five persons riding in a single car suffered injuries in a wreck with a police patrol car responding to an ambulance call. Patrolman James A. Walsh escaped injury. Willis B. Johnson of Charleston South Carolina and four passengers were treated for chest nose broken teeth and back injuries at Park City hospital. The crash occurred on Reservoir Avenue at Trumbull Avenue as Walsh pursued a call to 259 Trumbull Avenue with red lights and siren active.
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James A. Walsh
Reservoir Avenue
Trumbull Avenue
Willis B. Johnson
Charleston
S.C
George L. Otzel
Joseph Krevis
Johnson
Harold Hill
Beardsley Terrace
Clarence Bridgeforth
Avennue
Mark Santos
Forrest Benjamin
Oman Street
Park City Hospital
Walsh
New Standards Could Spell Aid Cuts for Schools
Hartford AP. Public schools failing to meet proposed new standards by the State Department of Education could lose some financial aid. The standards cover textbooks, administration quality, course offerings, and support for handicapped students, with evaluation via self reports and visiting teams. State officials say private and parochial schools are included and that auditors previously criticized the department for not enforcing rules.
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Hartford
State Department of Education
Connecticut
Arthur E. Soderlind
State Department
State Board
Fntal
Ofderlind
Soderlind
Elizabeth Glass
Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education
Schoos
Mark Shedd
Education Department
Lors
Audi
GBTD Officials Plan To Meet Amtrak Rep
Greater Bridgeport Transit District officials will meet Amtrak representatives next Wednesday to discuss Amtrak proposals to bypass Bridgeport as a stop in the Northeast high speed rail corridor. Michael Grate, chair, and TEA members will gather at 525 Water Street at 10. Amtrak plans suggest no Bridgeport stop, with Connecticut stops only in Stamford New Haven and New London, drawing protests from local officials and the Mandanici administration.
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Ocal
National Rail Corporation
Amtrak
Bridgeport
Michael Grate
Greater Bridgeport
Connecticut
Stamford
New Haven
New London
Mandanici Administration
Connecticut Gambling Panel Warns on Overextension
Hartford UPI reports the State Gaming Commission warns citizens not to bet beyond means amid expanded legalized gambling including jai alai dog racing and various lotteries. The panel plans Gamblers Anonymous displays in each OTB parlor and adopts the slogan bet with your head not over it, noting concerns for poorer residents.
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Enue
Connecticut
Withh
New York City
Democrats Hear Fairfield Cops In Crime Talk
At a Fairfield Democratic Town Meeting in Osborn Hill school Lt Ronald Sullivan urged residents to report suspicious activity. He noted three burglaries were solved in one week thanks to citizen observations and highlighted the LEAA funded burglary prevention squad led by Ronald Vargo and Angelo DeLeon which operates in casual clothes and undercover vehicles.
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Fairfield Police
Lastonight. Oo
Osborn Hill School
Sullivan
Ronald Vargo
Angelo DeLeon
Fairfield-Westport
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Vargo
Anthony
J. Mastronardi
Frederick Campbell
Stanton H. Lessér
Anf
Knapps Highway
Fairfield
Lesser
J. Robert Kk. Lesser
James G. Kelis
Airport Referendum Sparks Bridgeport Stratford Rift
The Bridgeport airport dispute, long a source of contention with Stratford, hinges on city approval to extend the runway amid state laws and court rulings. Backed by the Chamber of Commerce and civic groups, supporters launched a publicity drive for the TunnWay extension while CARE PYE and both major parties opposed the plan.
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Bridgeport
Stratford
Greater Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
SBIA
Friends of the Airport
CARE
Pendent
Protect Your Environment
PYE
Mayoral Race Tonight Teased by Cennama Candidate
Ralph Cennamo, a longtime independent candidate for mayor, plans a press conference tonight at 7 30 in the Bethany Congregational church hall on Main Street to discuss the race and a possible entry. His 1975 bid yielded 56 votes about 244 percent of the total.
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Ralph’ Cennamo
Bethany Congregational Church
Upper
Main Street
School Calendar and Junk Food Ban Tabled by Board
The Board of Education last night tabled action on a 1977 78 school calendar and a policy to outlaw junk food sales in city schools. The calendar would run Sept 7 to June 26, with possible changes to vacation schedules. The panel also delayed a junk food ban proposal from Thomas E Carroll, director of food and nutrition services, to allow closer review. The public is invited to tour the new school nutrition center at WG Federal Street, May 22 at 3 p.m.
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Board
of Education
Thomas E. Carrol
Food and Nutriton Services
Hopeful On Ferryboat Gillis Plans to Move Forward
Bridgeport aims to bring a new ferryboat to the city as entrepreneur James Demetrakis of New Jersey seeks mortgage commitments from 11 local banks for 1,650,000. A consortium may provide 14 million from other sources including Sampson West Co for renovations. The Bridgeport Economic Development Corp plans to mail a draft contract to Demetrakis this week after recent talks.
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Bridgeport
Demetrakis
Sampson West Company
Gill
Bridgeport Economic Development Corporation
Elm City Continues Drug Dealer Search
NEW HAVEN UPS State and local police continued the search for major drug dealers in the New Haven area. Raids on Sunday led to arrests connected with warrants tied to a drug operation allegedly grossing $100,000 weekly. Assistant Police Chief William Farrell described the suspects as a step above street level dealers. Police Monday said 13 warrants remain to be served.
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New Haven
UPS
William Farrell
Farrell
Bridgeport Telegram subscription and delivery details
The Bridgeport Telegram publishes daily and Sunday editions from 41a State St Bridgeport Can. Subscription rates are listed with various weekly and Sunday post options. Delivery areas include beyond Bridgeport city limits with added charges for outside mileage. Associated Press notes appear on the masthead as part of standard local coverage.
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State St
Bridgenort
Can
Bridgesoc
Sunday Post
Certala Polideys
Matt Peyebh
Amy Dard
Sandy Poet
NSE
Suney Paat
Iver
Miles
Bridgeport
Danny
Suindey Hisense
Meevibreite
Sven
St Whae
Senday Post
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