60 Attend English Class Under City Sponsorship
About 59 attendees joined the city sponsored English class run by the Board of Education's adult education division. The program, open to the public, continues Mondays and Thursdays at 3 p.m. at Mousatenic Community, with enrollment still open. Classes aim to help non English speakers improve language skills and life circumstances, though attendance is voluntary and not a welfare penalty. The program includes Spanish Portuguese and other languages. mandatory attendance for welfare recipients was dropped by the State Welfare department. Ethnic backgrounds represented were noted.
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City Welfare Department
Mandanici
Mousatenic
Board of Education
Fsyor
Ofilice
Mayors Office
Wélfare Department
Uife
LACE ALLEGATIONS DISCUSSED WITH CAREER MOWLAY
Fron page one notes ongoing discussion of new allegations about Lace and the timing of his potential confirmation to head the Office of Management and Budget. Doubts persist that Lace would have been confirmed if the information had been available.
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Lave
Carer Mowlay
Lace
Office of Management and Budget
Fairfield Board Delays Ambulance Pact Vote Over Missing Copy
Fairfield officials postponed a $24,000 three year ambulance contract decision with Ace Ambulance Service until copies of the agreement are provided. The move followed discussion of bid waivers and professional services, with a telephone vote planned for September 12.
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Helen A. Janmosk
Fairfield Finance Board
Soullers
Ace Ambulance Service
Fairfield
John J. Sullivan
Stiffer Fines Enacted for City Graffiti Offenders
Bridgeport Common Council voted to raise penalties for graffiti on city properties. First offenses carry 10 to 250 dollars, repeat offenses 250 to 1000 dollars. Prohibited acts include writing marring defacing or markings on city owned or controlled structures. State law previously offered up to a thousand dollar fines and potential jail time, but officials questioned applicability of criminal mischief.
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Common Council
City of
Bridgeport
Norwalk Board Approves Headstart Funding Plan
Norwalk Board of Education approved a $142,708 local share to operate a Headstart program in Norwalk schools for the 1978 75 fiscal year as part of a $281 785 total appropriation. The plan calls for 20 preschool children and a staff of about 36 with funding split among federal state and NOW. One member dissented criticizing public schools hosting the program.
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LON Lusardo
Norwalk
Board of Education
Office of
Chik Development
Henry Me
Meadstar
Social
New Plaza Parking Opens for Business
The Congress Plaza parking lot at Main and Congress streets opens under new management at a flat rate of 50 cents per day. The Bridgeport Parking Authority will operate the lot and an attendant will take names of those applying for monthly permits and rates. The site is the former Kantrawiz location.
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Congress Plaza
Main
Congress Streets
Bridgeport Parking Authority
Kantrawiz
Canadiens Ink Lambert Signs Multiyear Contract
Montreal Canadiens announce left winger Yvan Lambert 27, a full time member since 1973-74, signed a multiyear contract. Lambert has a career 108 goals and 141 assists.
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Montreal
Yvan Lambert
Montreal Canadens
National Hockey Paesese
Tuday
Lambhért
Weather forecast from National Weather Service station
Variable cloud cover today with highs in the 70s. Clear tonight with lows in the 50s. Sunny Thursday with highs in the 70s and a 20 percent chance of rain today and near zero tonight. Northeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph today, diminishing to around 10 mph. Yesterday's high and low not fully readable. Barometer about 29.99 inches. Humidity around 71 percent. Tides today and tomorrow show high tides near 4:12 am and 1:08 pm.
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Hridgeport
Variae
Alder Men Seek Tougher Fecal Law and Deterrents
Alderman Thomas Mulligan Jr chairing the Ordinance Committee urged stronger penalties to curb littering and asked the state legislature to raise fines. Richard De Aulie noted the first offense could rise from 10 to 30 dollars and subsequent offenses from 100 to 250 dollars. Topiary is the art of shaping trees and shrubs into ornamental patterns, derived from Latin to pare.
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Thtmas AL Mullig’n, Jr
Richard DeAulie
Paris
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