Connecticut insurers reap tax reform profits amid scrutiny
Connecticut observers track the 1973 insurance tax overhaul and its impact on Hartford Fire and Travelers. The article notes shifts to an eight percent corporate levy, reserve funding practices, and investigations of insurer accounting, with industry lobbyists pushing equal treatment to preserve profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.T.T
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
S.E.C
S.T.T
Commission
Justice Department
Connecticut
Hartford Fire
Institute of Life Insurance
Travelers
Aetna
Capitol
Selectman's Corner Westport notes and town plans
Westport notes honor Harmon Cardozo and discuss saving the little red house at 99 Myrtle Avenue to aid future town use. Reports on conservation, inland wetlands, Cockenoe Island, Wakeman Farm, and Youth Museum funding. Updates on trees along Post Road, beach upkeep, and Memorial Day weekend conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Cardozo
Westport
Harmon
Red House
Myrtle Avenue
Westport News
Baldwin Parking Plaza
Lionel Rogers
The
Conservation Commission
Roy Barnett
Cockenoe Island
Wakeman Farm
Commission
Lyman Building
Nancy Gale
Nancy
RTM
Eloise Ray
Compo
Fairfield
Recreation Commission
Longshore
Compo Beach
Art Bleau
Art Weiss
Landfill Odor Solutions Tied to Park and Bandshell Project
Bruce Campbell Graham outlines steps to curb leachate odor at the town landfill using 1200 yards of bank run gravel donated by the Glendinning Company. He proposes a perforated drain to sewer, landscaping to screen the transfer station, and a southwest riverfront approach to the bandshell, with gradual site monitoring planned for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendinning Company
Dick Loudon
Town Engineers’ Office
Jessup Green
Jesup Green
Dead Man’s Creek
Editor Letter Sparks Parade Godiva Anecdote
In a May 16 1973 Westport News exchange Pete McGovern repeats his racy claim about ladies who look best bare and offers Hartford a marshal’s role for a Lady Godiva ride. The editor hints the plan was dropped due to lack of takers and a reader suggests giving men equal time in the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete McGovern
Westport News
Hartford
Pete
Godiva
McGov
Norwalk Symphony Society Thanks Editor for Coverage
Margaret Barnett chairwoman of Public Relations expresses gratitude for coverage of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, Board of Governors, and the Women’s Association. She notes the voluntary group relies on news organizations across the county for support and hopes for continued cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk Symphony Society
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
Board of Governors
Norwalk Symphony Women's Association
Margaret Barnett
When will the mini-bus line run and fare well
The poem questions if a small minibus service will start and succeed, recalling past town to beach trips and a lone back seat. It references Green's actions and Paul of Marvon Court, hinting at delays and potential farewell to the service. The closing quotation comments on medicines to compel speech versus keeping silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Harding
Hendrick
Longshore
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Rick Diamond and
Toby Moffett
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Securities Exchange Commission
Herbert 5. Dennenberg
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Schenck
New York
Massachusetts
Selectman’s Corner
By John Kemish
Bruce Campbell Graham
Norwalk Symphony
Green
Paul of
Marvon Court
Paul
Mini
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