Huntley Leads NBC Newsmen Backing His Stand
New York AP report says Chet Huntley claims 40 NBC newscasters back his revolt against AFTRA strike. Cronkite and Smith reject backing. Brinkley silent. AFTRA says support is limited. aim is NLRB representation election amid three day strike across NBC CBS ABC and Mutual.
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NEW. York
Chet Huntley
NBC
Walter Cronkite
CBS News
Huntley
Cronkite
ABC
Howard K. Smith
David Brinkley
Huntrey
Brinkley
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
Labor, Relations Board
Frank McGee
Ray Scherer
Morgan Beatty
CBS
Mutual
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Rusk
State Department
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
New York
Charles Moerdler
Direct Line
Coroner Blames Man In Card Game Slaying
Hartford coroner rules Samuel Trice, 29, of Hartford, was killed in a gambling night shooting after an argument during a card game. James Robinson of Hartford held criminally responsible for the death that occurred February 25 and left Trice to die at McCook hospital the next day.
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Hartford
James Robinson
Hartford County
Louis W. Schaefer
Samuel Trice
Trice
McCook Hospital
Recon Platoon Faces Fierce Jungle Combat in Vietnam
In War Zone C, Vietnam, a 32 man recon platoon led a V shaped assault into dense jungle. The fight with Viet Cong lasted four steamy hours as two infantry companies attempted to support, ran low on ammo, then received replenishment amid air strikes and artillery. After night fell, 7 U.S. dead, 42 wounded, and 28 enemy confirmed dead were tallied, with a Viet Cong base camp tied to Junction City operations.
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Horst. Faas
Vietnam
1St Division
26Th Infantry
Hamor
R. Hansen Beckley
W. Va
Hansen
Spec
Dennis B. Vargasan
Cassel
Minn
Harold White
Anderson
Ind
U.S
Junetit City
Sth
Junction City
Woman Battles New Library With Legal Writ
Miss Marian T. Taft seeks a show cause order in Putnam Superior Court to stop library contractor Joseph S. Nasin from continuing work near Taft's building. She argues only two inches of air space would remain between structures and seeks a temporary restraining order plus $10,000 damages. The case hinges on alleged trespass and risk to Taft's wall as foundation work proceeds under a city contract and a save harmless indemnity.
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Willimantic
UPI
Marian T. Taft
Joseph S. Nasin
Putmam
City Corporation
Richard A. Kelley
Nasin
Hlashing
Miss Taft
Kelley
Seaside Park Hosts 15th Easter Egg Hunt Today
The 15th annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Bridgeport Elks Lodge 36 and the Department of Parks and Recreation will begin at 10 a.m. at Seaside Park with three age groups and a separate 10:30 a.m. hunt for ages three and four. Elaine organizers will distribute 200 prizes after the event at the Parks and Recreation office.
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Bridgeport ‘Elks Lodge
Parks and Recreation
Seaside’ Park
Elks
Edward A. Dworken
William D. McBride
Seaside Park
Michael Minnotti
The
Elks Club
James Kish
John ‘Lewis
Judy Kubica
Parks and Recreation “Office
Fewer adults quit smoking while youths show rise in habit
The American Cancer Society president notes rising youth smoking despite many adults quitting. Dr. Williams calls cigarettes the worst air pollutant as a Harvard study finds teens increasingly smoke, with one third of former nonsmokers adopting smoking later. An ACS study shows men smokers down 21 percent and women down 12 percent since 1959.
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Palm Beach
Fla
American Cancer “Society
Ashbel C. William
Jacksonville
Society
Science Writers
Williams
Eva J. Salber
Harvard University
Newton
Mass
Salber
U.S. Public Health Service
American Cancer Society
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