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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1977
Page
2
Bridgeport Mayor Mandanici urged about 100 suburban residents to support the city and its hospitals streets and workers. He noted nine trainees are being prepared as guards for the Lafayette Mall garage funded by Federal CETA dollars during a Chamber of Commerce event at City Hall.
Ralph Bakshi film Wiz ards becomes the first picture nominated for the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films best Fantasy Film award for 1977. Balloting occurs in December 1977 with the award presented in January 1978.
Two bills to curb nursing home abuses were passed by the Connecticut State Senate and sent to Gov. Ella Grasso. One bill requires full disclosure of owners and investors with major stock in nursing home operators and adds licensing gatekeeping by the State Commission on Hospitals and Health Care. The other bill boosts education standards for nursing home administrators under the Board for the Licensure of Nursing Home Administrators.
Hartford AP report says converting five Northeast Utilities plants from oil to coal would cost about 46 million dollars, more than double oil building costs. Officials including Gov. Ella Grasso oppose the plan citing higher rates and pollution concerns, while noting Connecticut has saved oil through nuclear power expansion.
An advertisement extols old versus new lawns and cites Warren's Turf Nursery research on over 1000 grass strains. It highlights BenSun A-34 Kentucky Bluegrass as highly shade tolerant wear resistant disease hardy and drought resistant with proven performance on lawns fields and golf courses. It promotes BenSun as a top quality seed sod or plug option and touts Warren's Lawn Fertilizers products.
Fairfield officials clash over paying for legal defense in the Lindamire Realty 160 townhouse project dispute. Conservation commission seeks environmental impact data and will file an appeal in Court of Common Pleas with local attorney Alan Johnson. Town funds may be used only if an agreement is reached, while residents worry about traffic, schools and density.
Partly sunny with highs 65 to 70 in Bridgeport and vicinity. Tonight fair with mid 30s lows and frost risk in valleys. Tomorrow mostly sunny with 60s highs. Winds NW 13 to 20 mph, diminishing tonight. Almanac places date as May 13 1977, 133rd day of year, 55th of Spring. Rise 6:36 a.m. Set 8:02 p.m.
Hartford AP reports Walter Jacowitz a 58 year old steel processor from New Britain won 100000 in Connecticut's weekly lottery on Thursday night. He and his wife Bella have four children and five grandchildren. He plans to retire a bit earlier and travel around the states.
Firefighters arrived to find a car owned by Dr Leon Zeff on Butternut Lane in Westport with slight damage to the engine compartment. The blaze, reported at 8 30 pm on King Highway west in Fairfield, was of undetermined origin and was extinguished by fire officials.
Jerkey or jerky traces to the Chilean word charqui meaning meat cut into strips dried in the sun. The term reflects traditional drying methods and global food language.
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