Bridgeport Mayor touts progress on city programs and growth
Bridgeport Mayor Panuzio highlights improvements in civil service transfers, airport service, and crime reduction. He notes Allegheny Airlines restoring flights, new commuter lines, and plans for a City Department of Environmental Protection. He cites funding boosts for regional drug programs and methadone services, and remarks on rising Bridgeport Machines employment as area recovery continues.
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Apeaning
Vine
Panuzio
Stratford
Allegheny Airlines
Marina Village
Bridgeport
U.S. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Dinan Memorial Center
City Council Approves 13 Million in New Bonding
The council authorized 13 million dollars in new bonding for city projects including a Dinan Memorial center replacement, a new fire department headquarters on Congress Street, renovation of St John the Baptist Church school, and remodeling the Wonderland of Ice rink. Some prior authorizations were revoked or pared back, with final long term bonding pending council approval.
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Dinan Memorial Center
Hillside Home
Fire Department
Congress Street
Pequonnock River
Penn Central Railroad
Siderman Brown
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic
Garfield School
Simko
Common Council
Gleniwood Park
Panuzio
Florence Blackham
Bridgeport Municipal
Sikorsky Memorial
Secretaries Hear Advice of Cop Against Muggings
Bridgeport police Lieutenant John Basile spoke to the National Secretaries Association about preventing muggings and burglaries. He urged home security measures, lighting, locks, and keeping while away, plus crowding out crime with alert, clear behavior and calls to police.
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Bridgeport
National Secrcretaries Association
Kunkel'In
John Basile
Police Department
Basile
Supreme Court
East Side Unit Sets Full Goal Of Revitalization
East Side Neighborhood Action council plans to grow its membership and revitalize this fall. At a meeting in the M McDonald Isaac Jr multi service center, Linda Bolling outlined making the council a visible force and catalyst for action. Proposals included a social, a mailed list of officers, decor prizes, babysitting, fund raising for Christmas parties, and a joint community events newsletter with Model Cities and Hally Neighborhood House. By law revision committee appointment was delayed due to low attendance.
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East Side Neighborhood Action Council
M. McDonald Isaac Jr
Linda Bolling
Bolling
Hst
Willard Jones
Hearing October 1 on Developers Pay for Traffic Controls
Disputed plan would require large scale developers to fund traffic controls. City officials clash over a draft ordinance's authority and appeal process while planning a public hearing for October 1. Critics say the measure oversteps zoning powers and conflicts with state law. traffic lights cited with potential costs up to $40,600 per installation.
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Kelley
Kentosh
City of
Bridgeport
Martin J. Kentosh
R-132nd
Cuba Accuses U S of Plotting Chile Coup at UN Meeting
The Cuban envoy accused the United States of instigating a Chilean coup as Raul Bazan charged Chilean authorities with self defense for firing on the Cuban Embassy in Santiago. China and the Soviet Union backed Cuba and urged action against Chilean military actions.
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Scali
Alarcon
Security Council
U.S
Chile
Raul Bazan
Council
Cuba
Bazan
Santiago
Valparaiso
Allende
Huang Hua
Peking
China
Vasily Safronchuk
Fidel Castro
U.N
Castro
Junta
Local Hearing Planned on 6 Town Waste Disposal
A public hearing on a 25 year interlocking solid waste disposal agreement among Bridgeport and Fairfield Stratford Trumbull Easton and Monroe is set for Oct 1 at 7 30 p m in City Hall Hal Alderman Thomas H Burbank chair of the Ecology Committee announced the date during the council meeting The plan includes an advisory board with one representative per town except Bridgeport which would have three and would yield 70 percent state reimbursement for equipment purchases The accord ties to a statewide GE study on disposal methods
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Bridgeport
City
Hal
Thomas H. Burbank
R-123nd
Common Council
Ecology Committee
City Hall
Fairfield
Stratford
Trumbull
Easton
Monroe
John F. McCarthy, Jr
Humane Affairs
Simko Balks at Paying Gelfenbien Moving Bill
The dispute centers on moving expenses for Gelfenbien and Simko’s stance that the city will not fund relocation unless the contingency account proves authorization. The Apportionment board considers the Berman bill amid claims of missing voucher details and delays in issuing checks. Gelfenbien used a city car for a 120 mile daily round trip to Bloomfield, while Simko notes his salary excludes moving costs and questions budget availability.
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Berman
Louise Gosdell
Fran
Gelfenbien
Simko
Bloomfield
UAW and Chrysler Reach Tentative Agreement
The UAW and Chrysler announced a tentative contract after 23 hours of talks ending a 63 hour strike. Production workers to ratify. white collar workers remain under bargaining. negotiations to resume production across plants nationwide.
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Chrysler
International
Doug Fraser
Woodcock
Detroit
Ford
General Motors
Pat Lem
Lmow
Nixon
W. J. Usery Jr
Usery
Feder
al Mediation and Conciliation Service
Washington
TreasuryDepartment
Edgar R. Fiedler
the Treasury For Economic Affairs
Jury May Send Findings On Agnew to U.S. House
A federal grand jury in Baltimore may forward its findings on Vice President Spiro Agnew to the House of Representatives. The move could precede impeachment actions if evidence warrants and would allow indictment only after removal from office. An indictment would require constitutional questions to be addressed.
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Washington
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
House of Representatives
Agnew
Justice Department
House
Senate
Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury
Baltimore
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Topkis
New York
UPI
New York Daily News
Spiro Agnew
Agnew - Secree Free Aee
Crowth
the News
Jay H. Topkis
Clude
Guberman
Farewell to Greek Orthodox Pastor Kehayes at Holy Trinity
More than 250 parishioners gathered at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church to bid farewell to Rev. William S. Kehayes and his wife Christine after 14 years. Archbishop Iakovos praised Kehayes and announced his new posting at Annunciations Greek Orthodox in Rochester, N.Y. Gifts from church groups highlighted the event, with a Roumanian Orthodox gift of the Myrtle Avenue church door handle standing out. A successor was promised soon as the 4070 Park Avenue complex becomes the focus of ongoing parish plans.
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Williams
Kehayes
Christine
Annunciations Greek Orthodox Church
Rochester
N.Y
Ginner
Iakovos
Bridgeport
American Cancer Society
Daughters of Penelope
Ahepa
G.O.Y.A
Ladies Philoptohis Society
The
Byzantine Fellowship
Holy Trinity Parish Council
Holy Trinity
Myrtle Avenue
Park Avenue
Father Kehaye
William C. Pappas
Father Kehayes
Bridgeport Teacher Chief Blames NEA for Education Crisis
Maury Guberman president of the Bridgeport Federation of Teachers claims the NEA bears responsibility for a severe crisis in education. He argues professional standards were never established by the NEA and criticizes its influence on training institutions and teacher recruitment while the BFT seeks to displace the BEA as bargaining agent. The article notes Bridgeport and Stamford align with NEA affiliates in Connecticut and mentions a push for a representational election.
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NEA
Maury Guberman
Bridgeport Federation of Teachers
National Education Association
Bridgeport Education Association
Guberman
American Medical Association
Harding High School
Vai
American Federation of ‘Teachers
Bridgeport School Systems
BEA
Bridgeport
Stamford
Connecticut
Elm City Cops Probe Death at Snack Shop
Joseph J. O'Hara a 59 year old East Haven man was found dead Monday behind a vacant snack shop in New Haven in what police suspect may have been a holdup attempt. A wallet keys glasses and a shoe were found nearby and investigators noted his pants looked cut away. The body was discovered about 9 30 am behind the former Toddle House on Chapel Street.
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New Haven
Joseph J. O'Hara
East Haven
Chapel Street
Local hospital wins Lambert award for water bed idea
Evelyn Bulmer at Local Hospital adapted water bed therapy to large inexpensive camper mats to treat bed sores. Over three years 500 patients were treated and 42 new mattresses were acquired. Clarence Bushnell and Bulmer will receive the Lambert award at Princeton dinner Thursday.
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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Martin C. Robson
Yale University School For Medicine
Kansas City
Area Hospital Association
Kansas City ‘Board of Education
Hospitals Land School Board
Nevada
Las Vegas
St. Joseph Hospital
Orange
Calif
Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
Kettering
Ohio
Blue Cross
Southwest Ohio
National Cash Register Co
George D. Lundberg
Los Angeles County
University of Southern California Medical Center
Sinai Hospital
Detroit
Medi-Data Inc
Charlotte
N.C
Memorial Hospital
Senior Medical Consultants
New York
Evelyn Bulmer
Bulmer
Clarence W. Bushnell
George B. Lambert Foundation
Princeton
Bridgeport Telegram Established TaRS
The Bridgeport Telegram is published with subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday editions. The notice details advance payment, pricing, and delivery area, indicating a local newspaper setup and affiliations.
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Bridgeport Telegram
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