Humphrey Reaffirms U S Pledge in Berlin and Paris Demands
Vice President Hubert Humphrey continued a Western Europe tour with Berlin and Paris stops amid protests over U S Vietnam policy. Police reported 16 arrests in Berlin as demonstrators hurled bottles and shouted antiwar slogans while a Communist flag surfaced in the crowd. In Berlin Humphrey urged freedom and a reunited Germany and pledged continued American support.
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Humphrey
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Charlottenburg Castle
Heinrich Albertz
Europe
U.S
Vietnam
Graf
Berlin Wilk
Germany
West Berlin
Johnson
America
Berlin
South Vietnam
East
City Hall
Tiavt
New P O Rules Catch Puzzle Fans
Puzzle fans sent solutions on postal cards with newspaper clippings attached, violating new rules. Clerks will intercept cards with clippings whether glued or taped. Entrants should read puzzle contest rules to learn safe entry methods.
Johnson Predicts Weather Control and Scientific Advances
President Johnson envisions a future where humans modify weather to curb droughts and floods, while computers transform thinking and life chemistry aids disease prevention and aging. NSF urges funding weather and climate programs to rise from 7.2 million to over 30 million by 1970 across five agencies.
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Johnson
National Science Foundation
Trustees Urge Court Rule On Line Future In Merger
NHRR trustees urge Court to decide if New Haven line can be financed during a longer interim, noting potential for delayed or aborted merger with Penn Central. They cite heavy cash drain in early 1967 and expiring public subsidies by June 30, 1967, with possible 1969 inclusion.
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New Haven
High Court
Commission
ICC
Penn-Central
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Word War Won By Puzzlemaker and New Pot $200
A Sunday Post puzzle contest offers a $200 prize for a perfect puzzle solve as readers dissectAcross clues and explanations. The piece details corrections to several clues including 3 Across CHIL D versus CHILL and 9 Across CROWNED versus CROWNED, with guidance on proper terms and wording.
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Puzzlemaker
Sunday Post
Walter
First ready outboard motor unit unveiled in 1902
Introduction of the prototype outboard motor traces to France in 1902, credited to a development ahead of Ole Evinrude of Milwaukee who popularized the device. The Encyclopaedia Brittanica notes France hosted the first workable unit.
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Ole Evinrude
Milwaukee
Wis
France
Encyclopaedia Britan
Nica
Governor Presented With Fishing License
Hartford Theodore Bampton director of the State Board of Fisheries and Game yesterday presented the state's No 1 fishing license to Governor Dempsey.
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Hartford
Theodore Bampton
State Board of Fisheries and Game
Dempsey
No Preamble Change in Saigon Constitutional Preamble
Saigon AP South Vietnams Constitutional Assembly rejects reinstating Supreme Being in the preamble of the new constitution saying it lacks power to amend the document adopted last Saturday. A proclamation will state this country is under God while omitting the term Supreme Being.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
NASA names eight prime sites for Moon landings
The Apollo program will use eight candidate lunar sites chosen by Langley and Manned Spacecraft Center experts. Sites span the lunar face with three options per mission, aiming for three launches per month. Notable findings include a 400 mile fault, a 5 mile diameter feature, and a 6500 foot peak near Theophilus.
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NASA Office of Manned Spaceflight
Langley Research Center
Hampton
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Reiffel
Lunar Orbiter 2
Orbiter 3
Surveyor
Surveyor 3
Harold Masursky
U.S. Geological Survey
Menlo Park
Calif
Black Canyon
Gunnison River
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Theophilus
Lottery and Racing Bills Shelved by Committee
The committee shelved the lottery and racing measures while a joint favorable report backed a bill allowing up to five sweepstakes tickets in possession without breaking state law. HB 2105 named Rep. John A. Miscikoski. A central intelligence division within the State Police was approved, and cities would gain flexibility to build and run off street parking facilities with private contracts. The Judiciary Committee issued favorable reports on bills to allow paternity actions during pregnancy, let under 14s enter venues alone after 6 pm, and abolish breach of promise and alienation of affection suits.
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John A. Miscikoski
D- Torrington
General Assembly
John Dempsey
State Police Department
TV Strike Draws Wide Support Across Major Markets
AFTRA pressed networks on March 29 demanding a $325 weekly base pay for about 100 newscasters and a bigger share of sponsor fees. Networks argued featherbedding, citing three New York staff announcers for FM coverage vs two hours weekly. Picket lines grew in New York Chicago Los Angeles and Washington with many industry unions joining in.
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Uruguay
AFTRA
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Washington
Fim
Crazed man guns down two officers at bank scene
Witnesses recount the shootings as a gunman disarms officer Fletcher and kills Sgt Fletcher and Officer Van Curter in front of Fidelity Federal Savings. The suspect, Cooley, was subdued by civilians after threatening bystanders and is held for mental incompetency. Van Curter leaves a wife and five children.
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Fletcher
van Curter
van Curtler
van Curler
Wile
Riviera
Cooley
Peice
Sgt. Fletcher
Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Association
Noman
John the Baptist
Bant
Cootey
Army trained captor calms crowd during police shooting
Thomas Gorham, 20, a Silver Star veteran, kept his nerve and held a gun on a berserk man who killed two officers at Fidelity Savings & Loan. He recalled the attacker dropping his weapon as the crowd shouted to shoot. Police Sgt. William H. Fletcher and Patrolman David Van Curter were fatally shot.
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West Palm Reach
Fia
Thomas Gorham
Ome
Hegan
Gorham
William H. Fletcher
David van Curter
Fidelity Savings & Loan Association
Vietnam
Leaders Agree to Shelve Zoning Bills in Assembly
Hartford reports confirm two zoning limit bills will be tabled in General Law committee. An interim study commission on zoning will receive favorable consideration to prepare a comprehensive report for the 1969 session. Strong opposition rose in Fairfield County to the one and two acre proposals.
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Hartford
Fairfield County
Edward L. Marcus
New Haven
Senate
General Law Committee
Joseph J. Faulise
Marcus
Norris L. O'Neill
Weston
Democratic
Richard E. Voigt
Voigt
John MM. Bailey
Attilia R. Frassinelli
Dempsey
John M. Lupton
R-Westam
Lupton
Naaris Jl. O'Neill
British Forces Fight in Aden Mosque District
Fighting erupted after a British patrol was fired on from a minaret near Al Noor Mosque in Aden. Armored cars shelled the mosque dome and a Yemeni flag flag fluttered at a stall as Arab snipers and machine gunners held the streets, prompting a security push to clear the area.
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al Noor
Bridgeport Public Schools Seek More Substitute Teachers
Bridgeport public schools call for substitute teachers at all grades. Applicants must be college graduates or seniors with practice teaching. Pay increase to 20 dollars per day effective last week. Sign up via Assistant Schools Supt. Mary L. Rafferty at City Hall.
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Bridgeport
Mary L. Rafferty
City Hall
Discount Rate Lowered by Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reservecut its discount rate citing softer market rates and economic growth aims. Bankers may borrow cheaper to bolster reserves, potentially easing credit and supporting the administration's tax plans despite political headwinds.
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Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Congress
Federal Board
American Bankers Association
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Wright Patman
Tex
Rouse Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Patman
Martin
U S Jets Bomb Haiphong Area Amid Vietnam Fighting
Reports say U S jets bombed near Haiphong while combat across Vietnam widens. Casualties rise with 194 U S service members killed and 1 679 wounded. troop strength tops 435 000 as of last Saturday.
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U.S
Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Flue
Quang Tin
Bipartisan Rally Opposes State Zoning Control
A public rally debates Connecticut zoning bills aimed at restricting local planning. Critics warn two acre and one acre limits threaten housing goals, local control, and school finances. Supporters argue for statewide standards to guide development.
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Bremner
Connecticut
Hea
Chester F. Billings, Jr
New Canaan
Richard Voigt
Weston Board of Selectman
Weston
Aquila
Fromson
Aquilla
First Select
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