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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1973
Page
3
Connecticut senators Weicker and Ribicoff joined 13 colleagues in urging the Cost of Living Council to revise Phase 4 rules. They say the retail price ceiling cripples New England and Connecticut businesses and could close many small firms within weeks.
The Norwalk Chamber of Commerce will discuss a cardboard recycling program modeled on the newspapers system at a meeting tomorrow at 3 30 p m in the Chamber offices 101 East Avenue Mrs Elizabeth Gibbs chairwoman of the Citizen Waste Recovery commission will urge backing to segregate corrugated cardboard for separate fees and eventual recycling Private contractor DeMilo E Brothers Inc Norwalk already recycles newspapers and has signaled willingness to collect cardboard waste free of charge The plan aims to reduce landfill use cut disposal costs and lower fire hazards with bundled corrugated containers picked up regularly by a contractor joins the effort.
Monroe Connecticut champion Brian Anderson and partner Jim Colbert from Brookfield perform daily lumberjack feats at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield. They crosscut faster than a chainsaw, handle double crosscut saws, axes, and a souped-up chainsaw, then finish with axe throwing. The duo, both 28 and 31, live on the circuit May to October and claim an eight and four- tenth second two-man crosscut record. They train daily and perform 60 shows during the fair.
Stamford Chief Charles McRedmond asked for police aid in locating the firebug behind ten fires since the month started. The sixth blaze destroyed a vacant 24 story wooden building on West Avenue and officials warned the suspect remains at large and dangerous.
The Westport Weston chapter of the American Red Cross meets today at noon at the Patterson Club. Richard H. Kimball, manager of the Southeastern area and assistant division manager of the Carolinas division, previously led the Greater Hartford chapter and Connecticut Division. He will be guest of three delegates at the 12th Internal International Conference of Social Work in Athens, Greece.
Brussels report says the Soviet secret police have become part of the ruling nucleus and a force hard for Brezhnev to control. Neo Stalinists in the Kremlin threaten detente, while dissidents Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn urge world nations to press for human rights and release. The committee launches a global petition calling the USSR to end hard labor camps and political psychiatry.
Danbury resident John Cimino received a 90 day jail term and a $1,050 fine after a four juror six-witness trial found him guilty on seven counts of promoting obscenity. He may appeal, arguing juror residency and lack of Danbury standards.
Harris Hill Farm of New Milford Connecticut won premier breeder and premier exhibitor awards at the Brown Swiss cattle show during the Eastern States Exposition. The fair features many livestock events and runs through Sunday.
Torrington Connecticut AP report shows Glenn W. Ferguson, new UConn president, calling equal rights for minorities and women critical. He urges a forward program to address profound salary inequities and asks trustees to set university goals reflecting salary equity across faculty.
William H. Dawson, fire chief of Greenwich for 11 years, will retire on November 1. No successor was named and no reason for retirement was given in the announcement.
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