Beautifiers Report On City Cleanup
City cleanup efforts in Bridgeport discussed by Beautify Bridgeport council and municipal departments. Challenges include autumn leaves delaying East Side work and manpower shortages in sanitation. Volunteers praised for South End Marina Village Roundup efforts. plans for beautification in Waltersville and St Mary’s schools noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Wade
Public Works Department
Stratfield Motor Inn
Waltersville
St. Mary's
Abbamonte
Father Panik Village
William Rosenburg
Andrew Geyer
Geyer
John C. Nerreau
Bridgeport Public Schools
Th. Nerreau
Joseph A. Williams
Parks and Recreation
Main Street
Williams
Sears
Sears Roebuck
Fairfield Avenue
George Bonnell
John Jensen
Boston Avenue
J. Baldwin Fearson
Singer Manufacturing
Woman Jumped From Golden Gate Bridge Reaches 320th
A San Francisco based volunteer death by own action prevention worker reports Dorothy DeCleence John, 44, leapt from the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. She becomes the fourth Golden Gate death by own action victim in four days and the 320nd known case.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate
Dorothy DeCleence
Johhm
Shi
West Enders Plan Talks With Youths And Parents
West End Neighborhood Council plans personal talks with P T Barnum apartments youths with arrest records and their parents. The group seeks court lists, asks for more police protection from Bridgeport Housing Authority, and to relocate the police booth to Taylor Avenue. The council also plans a Halloween party and criticized a Telegram to the mayor about a city dump fire, directing future statements to executive officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Council of Action For Bridgeport Community Development, Inc
P. T. Barnum
Juven Nile Court
Bridgeport Housing Authority
PT. Barnum
BHA
Project Resi
Counci
William Koerrer
Joseph Walsh
Taylor Avenue
Council
Mr. Koerner
Poison bag found near home of dead Richardson children
A two pound bag of parathion appeared in an unlocked shed near the migrant Richardson home where seven children died of insecticide poisoning. Sheriff Frank Cline said no charges have been filed as state investigators probe the tragedy in Arcadia Florida.
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Arcadia
Fla
DeSoto County
Frank Ecline
James Richardson
Dianne
Cline
Sarasota
Millard White
Richardson
Frank Cline
Cams
Everglades
State Attorney General's Office
State Agriculture Department
State Health Department
Richardsons
Alice
Doreen A. Vanessa
Betty Bryant
Susie Bryant
Bryant
Britain and Egypt move to resume diplomatic ties
London officials report a provisional plan to restore relations with Egypt after the 1963 rupture. Ambassadors could be exchanged within weeks, with Sir Harold Beeley favored for the post, while canal use and regional war dynamics threaten the timetable.
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London
Britain
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Rhodesia
Harold Beeley
Nasser
Suez Canal
Keeley
Cairo
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Israel
East Bank
Westport Planners Urged to Acquire Cockenoe Island Open Space
The Planning and Zoning Commission heard strong demand from Conservation and Recreation groups to designate Cockenoe Island as open space. Citizens urged immediate action mirroring August RTM votes while one speaker opposed, citing safety and wildlife needs tied to a nearby power plant. The Conservation Commission listed 21 priority parcels for open space along Greens Farms road, Beachside avenue, Tur keys Hill circle, and Saugatuck river areas, with Cockenoe singled out for town purchase.
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Westport
Cockenoe
Wheeler
Planning and Zoning Commission
Town Conservation and Recreation Commissions
Cockenoe Island
Conservation Commission
RTM
Moe
Edward Walton
Unitedlluminating Company
Walton
Edward Scholl
Girard Wheeler
First Selectman
Paul Green
Green
Lee’s Pond
Cross Highway
Compo Road
Roseville Road
Jeanne ci ‘le
Bayberry Lane
Crossshighway
Sturges Road
Coleytown Road
North Avenue
Aspetuck River
Saugatuck River
Ford Road
New Haven Railroad
Westport Sanitarium
Kershner Replies To Criticism Of Police Entrance Rules
Leonard B. Kershner, Civil Service official, rebutted patrolman union claims that easing entry standards harms policing. He cited Police Superintendent Walsh approval and noted the elimination of the high school requirement was only recently implemented to address officer shortages, including Spanish speaking recruits. The Civil Service Commission extended the application deadline to November 14 to permit responses under the relaxed rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard B. Kershner
Civil Service Commission
Police Union
Kersiner
Joseph A. Walsh
Peter Gernat
Police
Kershner
Gernat
Police Department
Crime Commission
Supreme Court
Leonard Kershner
Civil Service
Petition Seeks Special Session of Bridgeport Police Union
Bridgeport Local 1159 members circulated a petition to call a special union meeting over Civil Service changes. Patrolman Peter Gernat said 165 signatures are needed to trigger the session, with over 130 collected. The move follows criticism of the commission and City employe rep Leonard Kershner and protests the lowered education and physical standards for applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Police Union Local 1159
Civil Service Commission
Peter Gemat
Commission
Pumper
Leonard ‘Kershner
Gernat
Civil Service
Kershner
Thant Pushes Plan to Reinforce UN Mideast Observers
United Nations Secretary-General Thant pressed to bolster the UN observer force in the Middle East. He cited 43 observers at nine outposts along the Suez Canal and urged expanding to 90 observers with four boats and four helicopters to improve patrols and mobility. He said he has authority to proceed without full Security Council approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
S An Maane
Thant
Suez Canal
U.N
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Gold Buil
Norway
UNTSO
Canal
Burma
France
Finland
Sweden
Kantara
Ismailia
Israel
Syria
Israel-Jordan
Israel-Lebanon
Jerusalem
Ministry of Transport and Oil
Egypt
Red Sea
U Thant
Middle East
Tel Aviv
London
Britain
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
East Bank
Egyptians Say Israeli Planes Driven Off Suez
Reports say Egyptian and Israeli positions around the Suez Canal remain tense as U Thant pushes to expand UN observers from 43 to 90 with four boats and four helicopters to monitor the area. London signals provisional Egypt Britain diplomacy while canal closures threaten costs.
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Suez
Thanksgiving Clothing Appeal Set by Lutheran World Relief
The week of November 1926 is chosen for the annual Thanksgiv ing Clothing Appeal of Lutheran World Relief. The emphasis will be on blankets bedding and children's clothing to aid East and Southeast Asia the Middle East Africa and Latin America guided by Rev. Ove R. Nelson assistant executive secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Lutheran World Relief
East
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Africa
Latin America
Ove R. Nelson
Kiwanis Talk Highlights Fazio Renewal Claims in Bridgeport
Republican candidate Vincent J. Fazio faced questions from urban renewal director William C. Warner at a Kiwanis lunch. They debated relocation outcomes, housing standards, and Gruen report timelines, with Fazio criticizing substandard housing and Warner defending agency records and plans for Bull's Head development.
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Renewal
Fazio
Ation
Bridgeport
Warner
ABCD
Etween
Vincent J. Fazio
William C. Warner
Kiwanis Club
Democratic City
Joe Mr. Warner
Curran
Gruen
Fazioty
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Ole Kjcerg
Nielsen
Horsens
Denmark
Philadelphia
West Enders
Act
Mama
Susan Thielen
Susan
Royal Oak, Mich
Richard Thielen
UN Mideast
Lutheran
Fazin
East Side
Pegs
Tehran
Iran
Reza
Farah
Shah of
Tebras
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