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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1976
Page
8
The Bridgeport Telegram notes a September 28 1976 city council meeting. Officials discuss zoning changes and project approvals affecting downtown development and public safety initiatives. Residents await details on proposed street repairs and funding allocations.
Detroit car makers report record profits while raising prices on 1977 models and facing higher costs from wage deals. Yet new Detroit offerings promise improved fuel economy about 19 mpg, up 6 percent from last year and 34 percent since 1974, as manufacturers push lighter, more efficient vehicles.
The Tack heed scandal shakes Japan’s one party rule, debunking the Japan Inc. myth and the fragile blossom image. Despite indictments and factional fights in the Liberal Democratic Party, Parliament and press stay active, labor seeks a bigger role, and governance echoes Western democracies as Japan remains a distinct, open society with a strong middle class.
The piece traces Tammy Meskill’s 1970 victory and swift moral wane as local GOPs distanced themselves from a once rising star. It then shifts to Ella Grasso’s midterm slump in 1976 and how Democrats distance from gubernatorial blessing while Grasso campaigns to restore her image nationally and for Connecticut.
Stamford lawmakers move a birth control plan to curb pigeons in the Scalzi Park Ridgeway area. The approach would feed the birds a corn sterilant twice yearly and then destroy nests. Proponents call it humane compared with trapping, while residents fear ongoing pigeon problems.
Nationwide hot line advises 800 424 0393 to learn if a used or new car is on a recall list. NHTSA offers recall reports, dealer checks, and referrals. legal jurisdiction covers safety issues only.
A humor columnist imagines Washington D C as a prime source for situation comedy noting executives’ interest after Watergate. Proposed plots include a CIA affair with a congressman’s wife, a presidential candidate’s daughter in abortion storylines, and a Pentagon general inadvertently shipping his son’s homework tied to a death ray, with industry names used as potential cast.
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