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6 Congressional Districts Set Up For State by the LegislatureBill Signed As Governor Hails ActionCongressman - at*Large Seat Abolished; Session AdjournsBy STAFF REPORTER_ HARTFORD, April.23 —The Legislature today set up six congressional districts iu Connecticut, replacing the present five districts and a seat at-?arge. effective with the Nov. 3 election.Governor Signs Bill Governor Dempsey signed the bill into Jaw soon after the Assembly wound up its three day special session in mid-afternoon.The redistrict mg following the lines drafted in bi-partisan con-. ferences by Democratic and Republican leaders in advance of the session, marked the first re-shaping of state congressional districts since 1911.The .action was taken to bring the state into fine with a recent U. S. Supreme court decision requiring all congressional districts to be relatively equal in . population.The new districts vary in population from 482,135 in the Fourth which ' includes Bridgeport, to 404,2Of In the new Sixth district covering Litchfield county, If Hartford county towns, Sherman Brookfield and New Fairfield In Fairfield -county and Southbury and Middiebury in New Haven county.The action of the Assembly abolished the office of congress-s man-at-large which had been fill e ed on a statewide basis sinst 3931.Dempsey Hails Stepa Governor Dempsey, on signing t the bill, hailed the action, of tht e Assembly os history making.' if He said it will assure all tht r people of Connecticut a fair anc !, equal voice in the XI. S. House i~ of Representatives,The governor praised ihe legis-t fators and leaders of both part-c ies for the dignity and dispalci a with which the business of the ( special session was con-dusted.'Similar sentiments were voictx by Democrat State and Nationa -I Chairman John M, Bailey anc s Republican State Chairman A !- Searte Pinney.t “1 think this redi striding it s long overdue, Mr,; Bailey said ] It has happened—and many peo pie said it couldn’t happen—ir three days, and both Republi r cans and Democrats are to blt; y congratulated.Mr. Pinney said that he Was pleased that ■ this historit ,t change” was brought about will i- the willing endorsement of legis r lators on both sides of the aisle.' s Changes In County Under the bill, the Fouth dis , trict, which now covers all Fair i, field county, was cut down tc v cover only Bridgeport, Fairfield .- Westport, Norwalk, Darien(Continued on Paee Six]„ ™ST A™E SUNSHINE GOES A LONG WAY-For the I irst time In three days the clouds ever BrifeewrtS0T 4?at v*rn»1 sunshine to. break through. Pa*f-Tele*r*m photographer Edward rimklt;* took .ton* Ss*nt ^DJlieT^K 0 ' Post PuWkWng company and captured two youths and their rather impressive a^S ttfafS tomorrow*! at the Bridgeport Municipal airport to Stratford predict* consider sSine
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Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Fri, Apr 24, 1964
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