Bridgeport Holds First McCarthy Open Session
About 125 people attended Bridgeport’s first public McCarthy for President meeting at the Stratfield Motor Inn. The group aims to run a city wide petition drive to back Gene McCarthy, stressing open convention rules and lib eral party reforms.
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Bridgeport
Minnesota
Stratfield Motor Inn
Samuel C. Derman
McCarthy
Gene McCarthy
Derman
Joseph Duffey
Hartford
State
McCarthy Organization
Christopher Collier
University of Bridgeport
Samuel Popkin
Yale University
William §. Gailmor
Westport
Gordon Davies
Fairfield
Cohen
Herbert L. Cohen
Donald J. Irwin
Norwalk
Duffy
Johnson
Democratic Party
Tom Todd
Duffey
Anl-Johnson
Davies
Church Unit Favors Riots Report Huddle
Bridgeport Area Council of Churches delegates, meeting at the Department of Social Concerns, approve a plan to discuss the President's Commission on Civil Disorders. Project Equality urges boycotts of firms with racial discrimination in council retirement apartments. The group also praises Peoples Savings Bank for its small-loan program.
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Bridgeport Area Council of Churches
Department of Social Concerns
Council of Churches
Albert F. Ciarcia
Project Equality
Social Concerns Department
Park Avenue
Ciarcia
Peoples Savings Bank
Bridgeport Approves Fuel Farm at Municipal Airport
The Bridgeport Common Council waived a city ordinance to permit a modern fuel farm at Bridgeport Municipal Airport. Texaco will install three new underground tanks totaling 39 000 gallons for aviation gasoline and jet fuel, with foam equipment required and located north of the general aviation area.
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Common Council
Bridgeport
Navy
Texaco Company
Editors Comment On LBJ Decision
Connecticut newspapers react to President Johnson withdrawing from the race and not seeking a second term. Waterbury Republican American calls the move a shock and a reshaping step for U S prestige abroad and at home. New Haven Register notes Johnson’s duty and awe in stepping aside. Meriden Record praises his patriotism and courage as his finest hour in a divided era.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Johnson
Waterbury
Vietnam
New Haven Register
Meriden
Purses Snatched On East Side Streets
Two women on the East Side reported purse snatchings last night. Lillian Kazarian said a youth kicked her ankle and grabbed her handbag around 10 p.m. and fled. Ann Cantandella said a boy about 16 pushed her and took her pocketbook containing $100, a check book, and other items. Detectives McDonough and Roberts investigate.
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Lillian Kazarian
Bunnell Street
Ann Cantandella
Texas Avenue
Caleman McDonough
David Roberts
Computer Pays Off Means Faster NYSE Record Close
The New York Stock Exchange logged a record 17,730,000 shares traded on Monday, aided by computer reporting. The 1929 record of 16,410,000 shares took hours to report, but the AP computerized system transmitted the closing table within seconds after the word close appeared on tickers.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Stock Exchange
Local redistricting ruling welcomed by both sides in Bridgeport
The Supreme Court extended the one person one vote doctrine to local government. Bridgeport officials say the ruling supports their plan to redraw council districts. GOP counsel Ganim remains hopeful that the federal appeals court will align with their view on using state lines for local districts.
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Bridgeport
George W. Ganim
Republican
Common Council
U.S. Court of Appeals
Robert J. Testo
High Court
Texas
Morehan
Connecticut
GOP
U.S
Brazil sees days of student clashes with police
In Rio de Janeiro and other cities police battled thousands of students protesting the government. A student died in Goiania after a clash with about 600 police and 3,000 demonstrators. Police were shot in Rio with one seriously wounded as federal troops moved in. U S Information Service offices were attacked in Fortaleza and Porto Alegre and the Porto Alegre office was sacked.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Goiania
Rio
Associated Press
U.S
Arthur da Costa Eé Silva
Brasilia
U.S. Information Service
Fortaleza
Porto Alegre
Porto Allegre
Sao Paulo
Suspect Held On Fraud Charge In Circuit Warrant
Salvatore J. Vigilione, 24, of 211 Flam Street, arrested on a circuit court warrant charging obtaining money under false pretenses. Det. Ronald Gabriel said bail set at $1,000 and Vigilione freed pending court appearance. No further details available.
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Salvatore J. Vigilione
Flam Street
Ronald Gabriel
Vigilione
RCA Introduces Lightest Full-Size TV Camera
New York AP reports Radio Corp of America unveiled what it claimed was the television industry’s lightest full-size camera, weighing 98 pounds not including its zoom lens. RCA said the model yields sharper, more detailed pictures than any competing three-tube camera.
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NEW York
Ap) Radio Corp
American Monday
RCA
Counterfeit Twenty Paid Fine Headlines Bridgeport Case
Marva C. Scott, 31, of Bridgeport’s Barnum project, faced a $100 fine for receiving stolen goods after a counterfeit $20 helped cover part of the payment. She pleaded guilty before Judge Joseph Adorno, received a 40 day suspended sentence and one year probation while police tied the arrest to a Feb. 29 break at ABCD offices.
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Marva C. Scott
P.T. Barnum Project
Miss Scott
Joseph Adorno
Bridgeport
ABCD
Barnum Project
Floral Art Day Contest at New York Botanical Garden
Amateur floral and landscape painters are invited to enter their best paintings in a competition April 27 at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. First prize is a $600 scholarship to the Famous Artists school in Westport. The event includes demonstrations, two divisions, and free public viewing from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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New York Botanical Garden
Bronx
Botanical Garden
Westport
Famous Artists School
Officers Installed By Sons of Italy Ceremony
Salvatore DiPiano of 155 Holland Road was installed last night as venerable of the Sons of Italy Club during ceremonies at the Candlelite restaurant River Street. Other officers installed include John J. Petrucelli assistant venerable Anthony Falsetti treasurer Andrew Boros recording secretary Anthony Guerrera orator and Sal Fraschetta sergeant at arms. Mr DiPiano succeeds Leonard Cocco as venerable. Rev A Fred Constantino named state chaplain. Seven club members named trustees are William DiPiano Patrick Spaddacino Peter Tassogna Andrew Nucifora Vincent Cappelo and James Baltitoma.
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Holland Road
Sons of Italy Llub
Candlelite
River Street
John J. Petrucelli
Anthony Falsetti
Andrew Boros
Anthony Guerrera
I Sal Fraschetta
DiPiano
Leonard Cocco
A. Fred Constantino
The
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Club
William DiPiano
Patrick Spaddacino
Peter Tassogna
Andrew Nucifora
Vincent Cappelo
James Baltitoma
Probe Continues in Theft of Guns at Remington Arms
Police investigate a break in at Remington Arms offices in Commerce Park 4695 Main Street. Thieves took seven 30 caliber rifles and four 12 gauge shotguns after forcing a hallway door. Patrol supervisor Alfred I Cavuato found the break during a 2 am check. Dr Murdoch Ritchie named chairman of Yale University pharmacology department and Eugene Higgins professor.
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Remington Arms Company
Commerce Park
Main Street
Leonard Cocco
Alfred I*chic” Cavuato
CPI Watchman
NEW Haven
UPI
Murdoch Ritchie
Yale University
Department of
Yale
Kingsman Brewster Jr
Monday Ritchie
Eugene Higgins
Seminar on Ghetto Pupil Problems Draws Police Focus
Dr. Eugene M. Nuss outlines that ghetto children face educational barriers rooted in cultural deprivation and mismatch with white middle class standards. He urges early intervention, vocational training, political education, and family planning, with busing as a potential solution if ratios are kept balanced. The talk highlights the need to motivate and build self esteem and language skills before first grade.
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Eugene M. Nuss
University of Bridgeport
Inter- Dsciplinary
Bridgeport Police Department
UB Center For Urban Studies
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Bruce M. Stave
Center For Urban Studies
Nuss
Little Schools
Bridgeport
Stephen Fine
Honeymooning Couple Freed After Denver Gunman Standoff
Harold Freeman shot his employer and held a honeymooning couple for nearly three hours in Denver. Roy Lazarus, a Holiday Inn manager, was wounded in the arm but in good condition. Freeman, ill for days, released the couple and surrendered after a high speed chase through north Denver.
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Denver, Cole
Harold Freeman
Roy Lazarus
Denver
Denver General Hospital
Lazarus
Freeman
Art Williamson
Williamsons
Estevan
Saskatchewan
Williamson
Holiday Inn
London Stock Indexes Slip In Monday Trade
The Financial Times daily index of 30 London industrial stocks stood at 438.1, down 4.1 points. The FT 500 London stock index was 146.93, down 0.86.
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London
McCarthy Gains Steam in Connecticut After Johnson Withdrawal
Mrs Annt Wexler of Wesport state vice chairman backs Eugene J McCarthy for the Democratic nomination saying Johnson’s withdrawal strengthens the movement. She predicts a strong showing in the April 9 primaries across 31 towns and calls for open convention and proportional representation for delegates.
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Annt Wexler
Wesport
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
Johnson
Connecticut
Mystery Woman Held on Shoplifting Charge at Sears-Roebuck
A 32 year old woman who gave the name Jaca Fraca of Warren Street was arrested after attempting to steal four men’s suits from Sears Roebuck in Lafayette Plaza. She spoke no English and the address was said to be fictitious. Two men who accompanied her fled. detectives sought them. Fraca was held on a $1,000 bond.
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Jaca Fraca
Warren Street
Sears-Roebuck
Lafayette Plaza
Miss Fraca
Coleman McDonough
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