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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1973
Page
7
Hartford AP report notes a clash between a 1973 state law and federal rules on unemployment benefits. Officials say state law requires lower pay to jobless workers and may conflict with federal guidelines, risking enforcement and eligibility during the unemployment period.
The Senate passed a substitute for a 185 million medical services bill vetoed by Nixon. It preserves funding and aims to help states develop emergency medical service systems to prevent deaths from accidents and heart attacks. The plan faces opposition over hospital operation provisions and potential state prerogatives.
U.S. Senator Lowell P. Weicker Jr. said four Watergate burglars have lingered in jail too long, treated as scapegoats while awaiting sentencing. He cited Bernard Barker Frank Sturgis Virgilio Gonzalez and Eugenio Martinez held in Danbury and seeking to change pleas from guilty to innocent. Weicker urged reexamination of their confinement and cooperation reports influencing their fate.
Congressional Quarterly reports show Connecticut lawmakers from both parties scaling back support for Nixon policies in 1973. Republicans Steele McKinney Sarafin and Cotter show rising opposition. Grasso and Giaimo increase anti-Nixon votes. Weicker and Ribicoff also move away from Nixon, reducing overall presidential support in state delegation.
Hartford report notes rising traffic deaths with radar enforcement urged. Summer surge in motorcycle fatalities cited. Suffield, Middletown and Avon cited for reduced crashes after a year of radar enforcement.
Connecticut gas retailers warn of growing strain from price controls. Charles R. Matties, director of the Connecticut Gasoline Retailers Association, says small margins and rising wholesale costs squeeze stations that rely on fuel sales. He cites looming relief delays and the cost of combating the rules. Nearby actions include Springfield stations closing to protest. Utah lists nine accredited colleges with about 000 enrolled.
Hartford AP report says the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection will begin inspections next month of 144 municipal landfills. Charles Kurker of the DEP predicts the checks will last about a month and lead to recommendations for improving sites. The last inspection was about a year ago, finding 13 within guidelines and 42 needing shutdown soon.
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