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B--TWENTY BRIDGEPORT SUNDAY POST, JANUARY 21, 1968 City Officials Eye Costs Concede Tax Hike Likely City officials were conceding privately yesterday that a tax rate hike is likely for the coming fiscal year starting April 1. They said the hope is to keep it within a "reasonable" range, noting some surrounding communities appear to be facing sharp rate rises. The present city tax levy of 45.6 mills is financing a municipal budget of $34,408,375, but city departments already have submitted 1968-69 requests amounting to more than S4.5 million above that figure, with- out taking new salary increases for the coming year into account. As a result of negotiations with the Board of Education, teachers are virtually assured of pay gains ranging from $900 to $2,800 a year and totaling some $1 million in the coming fiscal year. Mayor Curran, who has declined to make any estimates on tax hike, pointed out yesterday pay negotiations concerning policemen, firemen and general city employes remain uncom- pleted.

In general, he em phasizcd he had requested city department heads to keep i tight rein on expenditures. City Comptroller Thomas Doyle is preparing to submit his budget recommendations to the Board of Apportionment anc Taxation later this month. Tax Assessor Frank S. McGce as estimated the grand list will go up more than $10 million. Based on the present tax rate, each SI million rise in the rand list would bring in about $45,600 in revenue.

LBJ's Budget Will Offer Milder Economy 'Shot' WASHINGTON (AP) The budget President Johnson will submit to Congress on Jan. 29 will less of a stimulant to the economy than his two previous budgets. Administration officials a i Saturday the budget figured on a national income account basis is projected at $2 billion for fiscal year which begins; 1--the lowest in three years. budget were figured on the same basis. The deficit this year is now is the bookkeeping which economists con- this iystem sider the best guide to the impact of federal activity on the economy.

It is one of three systems of government accounting. Deficit Cited If the national income account computed at $19.8 billion if higher taxes are imposed when the administration wants them. Old Basis Cited Under the more familiar administrative budget used in the past, spending next year would be $147.4 billion, up $10.2 billion from this year, while the deficit would hit $11.8 billion. The current year's administrative deficit is now figured at $18.6 billion. The major reason for the lower deficit in the next fiscal.year under the unified system stems from the trust surplus and higher taxes.

Officials said the exact surplus for the trust funds has not runs a deficit the government is priming the economy. The extent depends on the size of the During last year's economicjDO(ltl Aide DeiUGS sluggishness, the national income account deficit rose substantially, and in the 'third quarter reached $14.7 billion at an annual rate. The deficit under this accounting is expected to reach S10.5 during the current fiscal year; it totaled $7.5 billion a year earlier. It ran a $300-million surplus in the year which ended June 30, 1966. yet been worked out.

Trust funds spending is anticipated at $47 billion in the new fiscal year. Offsetting Factors Officials said spending from the old style administrative budget and the trust funds cannot be added to reach the new unified total because of offsetting features in the new concept. Government contributions to federal retirement funds, for example, represent a transfer from one pocket to another as does interest paid by the Treasury en money from the trust funds which is routinely invested in government securities. Items such as these reprcsen: reductions on both sides of the ledger under the new unifiec concept. A A A A I SPEAKER Rabbi Louis L.

Rablnowllz, former chief rabbi of South Africa, will be guest speaker at Congregation Ahavath Achim, 1571 Stratfield road, FairfJeld, tonight at 8 o'clock, He will speak on "Israel: Before, During and After the Six Day War -r- An Eyewitness Account. The lecture is open to the public. Senator Eyeing Newspaper Field WASHINGTON (AP) An aide of Sen. Thomas J. Dodd said Saturday the Connecticut senator is not "personally or financially" interested in entering the newspaper business.

At the same time, i i a Dodd had been quoted as say- confirmed earlier indications Thursday that he "has been Girl Is Arrested As Shoplifter Atelana Lockhart, 16, of 42 Columbus place was arrested a 4 p.m. yesterday on a larceny charge and is being held in lieu of $50 bail pending Circuit cour arraignment. Police said Miss Lockhart had walked out of the Sears Roebuck store, Broad street with items she bad allegedly shoplifted. the administration seek to impose higher taxes on individuals beginning on April 1 and on corporations retroactive to Jan. 1.

"These dates will be disclosed officially on Monday when the House Ways and Means Committee for the third time holds public hearings on the proposed JO per cent tax surcharge. The committee then plans to set aside the tax bill until it gets a detailed look at Johnson's budget and economic message. The government last week unveiled a of bullish economic data--including another upward surge in industrial output and personal income during December and record factory orders for hard goods--which will surely be cited by the administration in its quest for higher taxes to dampen inflation defend the dollar. New Format One key official said the new budget for the fiscal year hegin- talking with some people" about starting a newspaper in Waterbury to; oppose the Waierbury, Republican-American newspapers. The aide said Saturday that Dodd felt the Watertmry newspapers a not been fair with him, and a he was referring to some people who might want to see another paper in that city.

But the senator himself, the aide said, has no intention of entering the newspaper field. Dodd's comments on Thursday were made when he was contacted for reaction to an editorial a day in the Waterbury Republican, which was sympa- t.itl cs to the two columnists whose published criticism of Dodd led to a Senate investigation and censure of the senator. Chlded in Editorial In its editorial, the Republican said that if Dodd was entitled lo ti a a columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Ander- the government-op- i I trust funds including So i JudBe rulm8 a lhe ecuritv and columnists were liable for dam- ecunts ana highwass, i ning 1 i indude a bi surplus for the crated cial Sei factor which will lower the over-all budget deficit under new format to be used for first i this year. major change in format son, S3 from each would be enough. The editorial dealt with ages because documents is 1 to into one package all outgo including the trust funds.

In refining the budget figures even further, officials said total outlays under the new format will reach $186.1 billion while receipts total $178.1 billion with higher taxes for the $8 billion i i This represents increased outlays of about J10.4 billion over the current fiscal year if the they published had been stol- ofEicc. Dodd sued for SI million, and the columnists have indicated they would appeal the fedora! court decision. Last year the Waterbury news- a called editorially for resignation before he was censured by the Senate for using political contributions to pay personal debts. There hasn't been a non-Ital- Federal Action On Selling Guns Marks a First NEW YORK (AP) Authorities say a federal grand jury indictment charging unlawful ship- ling of pistols to customers in "our states is the first such action against a mail order fire-arms supplier. The indictment handed down Friday named a Nanuet, N.

Y. sporting goods store, Lombard's; one of its owners, Bernard Lombard, 40, Monsey, N. Y. and a mail order firm at the same ad dress as the store, King foi Price, Inc. U.S.

Atty. Robert M. Morgen thau said the store, known as Lombard's, had sold weapons over thee counter and by mail ti customers- in states where.per sons can't buy firearms localls without permits of licenses. He said the 1938 Fireams Ac prohibits federally licensed i arms dealers from shipping weap ons to customers in states tha require purchasee permits, unti purchaser's have shown the per mils. The indictment said weapon had been shippeed in 1964 an 1965 from Nanuet, 30 miles north west of New York City, to 4 customer's in North Carolina New Jersey, Michigan and Mis souri states with laws requir ing purchase permits or licens cs.

Alcoholic toasts were banne' in Massachusetts in 1630 Gov. John Winthrop who feare lan Pope since Dutch-born a was becoming toe drian VI died in 1523. RETIREMErVT-George J. Figlar, of 326 Nancy drive, who retired recently from corsc Tires Taken 'rom Service Station Burglars broke into Theri- utt's service station, 406 Hunt- ngton turnpike sometime yesterday and made off with $216 in cash and several tires. Police said entry was gained jy smashing the glass on a front door.

Decks Clear For Launch Of Moonshot AP Aerospace Writer CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (AP) Trouble-shooting launch crews Saturday solved a pesky computer problem and ahead with plans for a Monday blastoff of Lunar Module 1, a Ifi-ton copy of the spaceship that will land U.S. astronauts on the moon. The craft is to be launcheed unmanned into earth orbit by the same Saturn 1 rocket a was grounded a year ago by the Apollo fire. During a complex mission scheduled to last 6.

lours, the moonship's landing and takeoff engines are to be ignited in the vacuum of space to verify that future lunar modules are safe for astronauts to Trouble developed in a com- uter power unit at the launch ite Friday night, and officials hen reported the flight might ave to be delayed two or more ays. But Space Agency offi- ials later assessed the problem nd concluded they could still eep to the launch schedule. "Ready to Go" Technicians resolved the com- liter problem Saturday after- opn, and space agency officials aid "we're ready to go on Monay." The problem involved a sys- tem that switches electrica power from ac to do voltage to operate the computer, which is located under the launch pac and is used (o check countdown functions on the rocket. The craft is scheduled to bias off at 2 p.m. (EST) Monday as the payload of the same 181 foot-tall Saturn I originally scheduled to launch Apollo 1 astronauts-- Air Force Lt.

Cols. Virgil I. Grissom and Edward II. White II and Navy Lt. Cmdr.

Roger B. Chaffee. The launching had been se for 8 a.m., but was moved back because of time lost in solving the power problem. Furnace Fault Ignites Metal in Stratford STRATFORD Zinc valued at (500 was destroyed in a fire yes- at 7:52 p.m. in Pcasley Products, I 993 Honeyspot road, according to Stratford fire officials.

Firemen said thermostatic failure in an electric induction furnace caused the furnace to overheat, raising the temperature of the molten zinc to the flash point. White, powdery smoke from the zinc filled the plant and the surrounding area, firemen said, and auxiliary fans were used to clear the building. Engines 1, 2 and 5, snorkel 1 and Emergency 1 from headquarters company commanded by Chief Theodore S. Lockwood, assistant Chief Peter Jastermsky and Assistant Chief Hans Lundgren responded. All equipment was returned to duty at 9:03 p.m.

Duke's Concert Rocks Church In New Canaan NEW CANAAN Duke Elling ton and his group with an assist from the church'choir rocked the halls of the new St. Mark's church last night. Duke and his group drummed, trumpeted, and sang over 1 000 People to the 'edge of theeir chairs, and kept them there through a two-hour program ol sacred music. The band's four vocalists Alice Babs, Tony Watkins, Jimmie Mc- Phaii and Dolores Williams, alternated on the various offerings Rodney Hansen directed the local choir. The event was a fund-raising one for benefit 1 of Trinity collegi the Philippines.

This was the second performance of Ellington's new concert program, conceived after an earlier one was presented in more than 50 churches and cathedrals The concert was in 17 sections, including everything a fan of good, solid jazz and pop music could want. There were bal- ads a listener- sing along vith, if that had been polite, like Per Cent Won't Do (a icket to Heaven is 100 Per nt)" and "Don't Get Down on Your Knees to Pray until You Have Forgiven Everyone." There was a lyrical Ellington solo, "Meditation," heard by many with bowed heads; ome jazz that was really swing- ing, especially a loud instrumen tal "sermon" about deciding which way to go at an intersection; several numbers featuring beautiful jazz singing by soprano Alice Babs of Sweden; lots of solos by members of the Ellington band. There were anthems and gospel songs by two adult choirs and a children's choir; humor in the remarks of Ellington and in a section about creation called "Supreme Being," in which a smalP boy read, was the apple. That little old snake made that pretty lady bite me and things ain't been the same since." i Divorce Granted Judge HaroldTvl. Mulvey of Superior, court granted Maria TJe- Sordo Pacelli, of 97 Wallace street, a divorce from Nicholas Pacelli, of 147 Caroline street, Derby, Friday, on the 'ground of intolerable cruelty; They were married Oct.

19, 1959, in Italy, and have two children, according to Mrs. Pacelli's complaint. Mr. Pacelli, who agreed to pay his ex-wife alimony of $8,700 in a lump sum, as well as $25 a week for the support of each of their children, said in a financial statement that he receives take- home pay of J110 a week as a common laborer, and has a one- naif interest in a three-family house at the Derby address. Mrs.

Pacelli received custody of the children, and rights of reasonable visitation were granted to Mr. Pacelli. Norwalker Arrested In Shooting Incident NORWALK A W-yew-old South Norwalk man was arrested last night after he allegedly threatened another man with a revolveer and then fired i shot near his head. Jasper Rhodes, of 33 Fairfield avenue, who was charged with aggravated assault and discharging a firearm within the city limits and was being held in lieu of $5,000 bond 'pending appearance in Circuit Court Feb. 16.

Police said Rhodes stopped Alfred Canncdy. also of 33 Fairfield avenue, on the sidewalk outside the Fairfield avenue address, and put the revolver to the head, but that Ca'nnedy pulled his head away just betore the weapon was discharged. There was no apparent motive for the action, police said. Patrolman Thomas Riley and Julian Lee made the arrest Council Meets Tuesday Education Association A meeting of the FairfieJd county council of the Connecticut Education association, open to all CEA members in the county, .1,1 scheduled Tuesday at 7.p.m. in John Winthrop elementary school Eckert street.

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