Mayor's pay boosted by six thousand dollars in ordinance
An ordinance raises annual salaries for city officers many of whom had not seen a raise since 1960. Highlights include Mayor at 2000, City Clerk 9350, Treasurer 9350, Comptroller 16000, and other posts such as Director of Public Works 12500, City Engineer 14000, and Tax Attorney 11000. Appointment changes note the Engineer and Assistant Engineer kept prior winter levels after upgrade.
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Board of
Board of Tax Review
City approves two year 5 percent pay pact for 1200 workers
Common Council approves the two year contract with the Bridgeport Municipal Employees association for about 1200 general city workers. The pact includes two 5 percent raises with a $200 minimum, costing $837,500 over two years. First year covers eight months ending July 27. second year runs from April 1. The agreement also lists 24 job classifications receiving more than 5 percent in the first year with retroactive increases.
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Common Council
Bridgeport Municipal Employes’ Association
Thomas J. Barrett
City Hall
Barrett
Hillside
Somarne
Meyer Dworkin Dies Leader in GOP and Six-Judge Role
Meyer Dworkin, a key GOP figure and former six judge, died. Born abroad, he came to the United States at age seven and lived with cousin Rose Cohen at 153 Beach Street after his parents died. He studied at local schools and George Washington Law School, was admitted to Connecticut and DC bars in 1922, practiced before the Supreme Court, served in World War I, worked as a technical advisor for the Internal Revenue Service, and held prosecutor and judge posts in the City Court, appointed by Governor Lodge in 1953 for a two-year term starting July 1.
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United States
Rose Cohen
Beach Street
Old Sterling Street
Nichols Street
George Washington Law School
Connecticut
District of Columbia
U. S. Supreme Court
Dworkin
List Aero Squadron
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
John Lodge
Lodge
Democrats Sweep Middletown Elects Dooley For Mayor
Democratic Kenneth J. Dooley won Middletown mayoral race over Republican John S. Roth by 65 5878 to 447 votes. The city council will be six Democrats and three Republicans, while the board of education remains five Democrats and four Republicans.
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Middletown
Kenneth J. Dooley
Dooley
John S. Roth
Board of Education
GOP Scores Sweep In Manchester Town Election
Manchester voters gave Republicans a clean sweep winning all offices and ending six years of Democratic control. The town board will be six Republicans and three Democrats, with mayoral choices between Nathan G. Agostinelli and Harold A. Turkington. The school board shifts to GOP control over time while a downtown redevelopment proposal was rejected 5,283 to 5,103.
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Manchester
New Town Board of Directors
Nathan G. Agostinelli
Harold A. Turkington
Agostinelli
Turkington
Board of Education
Edward Olsen Elected By Marine Trade Unit
Thomas M. Goodman of Saugus Mass was reelected Monday president of the New England Marine Trade Association for the coming year. Other officers chosen are Edward R. Olsen Stratford Conn executive vice president, William F. Diskin Kensington Conn treasurer, and Richard S. Guild Boston clerk. The article notes the 13th century origin of caroling.
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Newport, R. 1
Thomas M. Goodman
Saugus
Mass
New England, Marine Trade Association
Edward R. Olsen
Stratford
Conn
William F. Diskin
Kensington
Richard S. Guild
Boston
Ike's War Win Appeals Stir GOP Viet Nam Debate
Ike says press rounds complete and discusses war win strategy. Dewey, Lemay, Mansfield and Bliss push or critique approaches to Viet Nam policy while naming no firm steps. Eisenhower stresses finishing the conflict as priority, with electoral contexts and nuclear questions raised but not settled.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Eisenhower
Republican Coordinating Committee
Manila
Viet Nam
GOP
U.S
GOP Council
United States
Curtis E. Lemay
Air Force
Lemay
U.S. News and World Report
Ray Bliss
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Mansfield
Thieves Loot Kuder's Grocery on Maple Street
Police report a burglary at Kuder's Grocery 658 Maple Street last night. Intruders forced a front door and stole an M4 rifle and assorted candies before fleeing the scene.
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Kuder
Maple Street
U S Bears Down On GE Unions to Settle Dispute
The Cabinet mediation team plus William E. Simk in join talks with GE and unions over a contract dispute amid ongoing plant walkouts by IUE members. Strikes involve about 19 500 IUE and 1 700 other unionists at four GE plants with 23 000 workers total. GE hints at operating through a possible extension while IUE pushes for negotiated terms and potential government-backed extensions.
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Taft- Hartley
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Wirtz
Fred Borch
IUE
Borch
Schenectady
N.Y
Pittsfield
Mass
Ashland
Carboloy Products Division
Warren, Mich
John Shambo
General Electric
Paul Jennings
Dempsey and Gengras to Debate in Danbury Area
Governor Dempsey and Republican foe Clayton Gengras will debate at the United Jewish Center at 8 p.m. other area candidates join. Dempsey inspects Lake Candlewood to Margery reservoir emergency lines and visits shopping centers today. He attends the Danbury Fair tomorrow after addressing the Rotary club. Gengras plans a later fair visit. A note on Haitian tasso preparation mentions sun-dried strips of meat.
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Danbury
Dempsey
Clayton Gengras
United Jewish Center
Lake Candlewood
Margery Reservoir
Danbury Fair
Proposal to Impeach Stamford Mayor Mayers
A letter from concerned citizens delivered to the Stamford Board of Representatives seeks to impeach Mayor Thomas Mayers over his plan for low income scattered-site housing. The board referred the proposal to a steering committee for study and ignored for now, as action on impeachment would require the full city board.
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Stamford
Thomas Mayers
Board of Representatives
Itate
Mayers
Eight U N Koreans and Reds Clash in Vietnam Helicopter Fight
Helicopter clash reported 290 miles northeast of Sai Gon near Qui Nhon left casualties on both sides and described U S personnel as lightly affected. Intense brush and jungle terrain marked the engagement as night fell.
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U.S
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Lowden and Rogers to be freed after decades tied to New Haven murder
The case centers on Frank C. Smith and Robert Rogers. Smith, condemned for first degree murder in 1950, had his death sentence commuted to life in 1954 and lost a habeas appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court. Rogers, convicted in 1954 for the killing of Mrs. Dorothy Kennedy, had his death sentence commuted to life in 1961, later again seeking relief for alleged coercion and “Death Row” time, with state officials citing the lack of leniency.
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State Prison
Frank C. Smith
Smith
New Haven Superior Court
Dorothy Kennedy
West Shore
Joseph
U.S. Supreme Court
Rogers
Arthur Gorman
New Haven
State
Kennedy
Phil Harris signs dentist dinner smoky scene in Hollywood
Firefighters answered a call at 1121 Park Avenue to a dinner scene involving Phil Harris in The Cool Ones. The Hollywood incident produced no real fire, only a smoky moment described as an "smoked up" accord. Wesley L Mayo D D S was the resident.
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Wesley L. Mayo
D.D.S
Park Avenue
Hollywood
UPI
Dan Phil Harris
Warner Bros
Four Day Sale Opens at Astor's Furnishings
New York AP reports the Astor Hotel sale begins on the eighth floor with the Trianon Room and Versailles Suite cleared. Buyers snap up furniture, lamps, mirrors, and paintings as the hotel prepares to close after 62 years, with items sparking strong prices from $7.50 to $250.
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New York
Astor Hotel
Astor
Times Square
Versailles
Paramount Theater
House OKs Bill To Ban Harmful Matter in Toys
The House approved a bill to expand federal power over toys and articles with hazardous substances. It would let the health secretary ban unsafe products, require labels, and extend controls to cracker bills and pesticides labeled items. The measure awaits Senate action after amendments.
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House
Oks
Washington
Senate
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfcre
Inez Stalls In Bahamas Weather Threat Reaches Florida
A hurricane named Inez stalled east of Miami driving 60 mph gusts along Florida shores and forcing evacuations in Grand Bahama. Grand Bahama Clinic power drills, flights canceled, Abaco braces for direct hit. forecasters warn of erratic steering and possible U.S. mainland hit.
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Inez
Miami
Palm Beach
Weather Bureau
U.S
Williamstown
Grand Bahama Island
Freeport
Lucayan Beach
Grand Bahama
White Beaches
Grand Bahama Clinic
West Palm Beach
Bimini
Grand Baham
Holiday Inn
Gordon Dunn
Dunn
Nassau
Abaco
Bahamas
Peace Prayers Today Special Broadcasts Set
Special program features excerpts from the pontiff's UN address with comments by Bishop Wal ter W Curtis. Seven Fairfield county stations schedule broadcasts from 11 00 a m to 6 15 p m across WGCH WINE WNLK WSTC WMMM WSHU-FM and WLAD-FM. Recently the hurricane Inez caused extensive death and damage across the Caribbean and Florida.
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Paul VI
United Nations
UN General Assembly
Walter W. Curtis
Bridgeport
Fairfield County
WGCH
Greenwich
WINE
Brookfield
WNLK
Norwalk
WSTC
Stamford
WMMM
Westport
Wshu-Fm
Sacred Heart University
Wlad-Fm
Danbury
Marines Reach Haiti To Aid the Injured
Fifty U S Marines landed in southern Haiti to aid hungry and injured Hurricane Inez survivors. The death toll rose to 78 with officials estimating up to 500 more victims in isolated mountain areas. Marines ashore at Cayes-Jacmel reported people so hungry they opened cans with their teeth.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.S
Haiti
Inez
U.S. Navy
Cayes-Jacmel
House Votes Soft Bill on Packaging Reform
West Virginia chairman of the Commerce Committee backs a bill setting federal labeling standards and giving the government power to regulate packaging terms and displays. The measure splits authority between the FDA and FTC as the House backs it despite industry opposition. A demonstration of confusing labels by Mrs Sullivan highlighted discrepancies in serving claims and package sizes.
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Food and Drug’ Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Marcos Sets Manila Summit on Viet Nam for Oct 28
President Marcos announced the Manila summit on peace in South Vietnam will be held October 28 and 29, delayed from around October 18 due to communications setup and press coverage. The seven-nation group may be joined by foreign ministers beforehand. Attending leaders include Johnson, Marcos, Park, Thanom, Ky, Ky, Halt, and Holyoake.
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Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Viet Nam
Marcos
South Viet Nam
Washington
U.S
Johnson
Chung Hee. Park
South Korea
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Nguyen Cao Ky
Harold Halt
Australia
Keith Holyoake
New Zealand
Connecticut Democrats Vote Split on Budget Measures
AP reports Connecticut's Democratic delegation in Congress voting patterns on recent roll calls. In the Senate, Dodd and Ribicoff opposed or supported various amendments to education desegregation guidelines and HEW budget rules, while party members largely backed the Labor and Welfare funding. In the House, the anti poverty bill advanced 210 to 158 with Daddario and Monagan not voting.
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Connecticut
Congress
Senate
Javits
N.Y
Appropriations Committee
Office of Education
Dodd
Ribicoff
Dirksen
R-Il
Health, Education and Welfare Department
National Institutes of Health
Labor and Welfare Departments
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Grabowski
Irwin
St. Onge
Daddario and Monagan
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