B52s Bomb Red Routes Near DMZ in Vietnam War
American B52 bombers struck suspected infiltration paths in Quang Tri Province near the DMZ as South Vietnam threatened retaliation against North Vietnam. A proposed 24 hour Buddha's birthday truce gained allied support, while raids aimed at key targets including Thai Nguyen steel plant and Ho Chi Minh Trail routes continued amid reported skirmishes and shelling along the demilitarized zone.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Vietnam
Enterprise
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi-Haiphong
Pentagon
U.S
17Th Parallel
Mu Gia Pass
Mu Gia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Quang Tri Province
Tay Ninh
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Ben Hai River
Nguyen van Thieuw
Thu Duc
Romney for Full Support of Viet War in State Talk
Connecticut Republicans heard Michigan Governor George Romney urge full backing of the Vietnam war and warned against escalation. He argued a peace process with amnesty could emerge if South Vietnam negotiates, while warning a prolonged “other war” would keep U.S. troops tied down. Romney also decried trust gaps with Congress and framed the war as the major issue for 1968.
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Romney
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
NLF
Viet Cong
America
Peace Party
Johnson
Leason
Congress
Hartford Club
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Andon Johnson
Ribicoff
United States
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
John M. Bailey
Dodd
Bailey
White House
Fennell to Run Properties of Rockefellers in Hills Realty Plan
Fennell named head of Hills Realty Company Inc a Rockefeller family real estate venture. The estate spans a 250 acre park an 18 hole golf course wooded lands and the village of Povan tico Hills with Rockefeller family residences. Fennell Bridgeport native six year parks director and prior three years before merger of park and recreation departments. He studied St Michael's College Burlington Vt graduate work at UVM and Rutgers and pursues NYU recreation administration. He has taught recreation at the University of Bridgeport for three years and chairs open space committee of the Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning agency.
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Hills Realty Company, Inc
Bridgeport Post
Po Vantico Hills
Rockeffeller
Fennell
Bridgeport
St. Michael's College
Burlington
University of Vermont
Rutgers University
New York University
University of Bridgeport
Neary
Greater Bridgeport
National Recreation and Park Association
American Institute of Park Executives
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Columbus
Connecticut
Johnson
White House
Columbia
Unity in GOP Urged by Percy
Senator Charles H. Percy urged Republicans at a Concord fund dinner to adopt a new commandment allowing disagreement without hostility. He argued for party unity with individuality, backing a new era of public private ownership and noting GOP senators backing home ownership ideas, while acknowledging differing views on Vietnam and Johnson.
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Hartford
United States
Republican Party
Michigan
George Romney
Vietnam
Johnson
Romney
Connecticut
GOP
Howard Hausman
Haustiian
Concord
N.H
Charles H. Percy
Lll
Percy
California
Senate
Illnois
Suspended Term Given Girl in Vice Case
Jessie Reed, 24, of West Haven pleaded guilty in Circuit Court in the Underwood building to a prostitution charge and received a 20 day suspended jail term. Judge Henry Natuk placed her on six months probation after the arrest on February 28.
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Jessie Reed
West Haven
Underwood
Henry Natuk
Had Stolen Goods Gets Suspended Term
Robert A. Landone, 29, of 52 Marcel Street, received a six month suspended jail term and a $75 fine after pleading guilty in circuit court to receiving stolen goods. Judge John Hanrahan also placed him on one year of probation. Landone was arrested February 16 on a warrant for receiving goods during late December.
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Robert A. Landone
Marcel Street
John Hanrahan
Landone
Three Hurt in Head On Fairfield Collision Near Sacred Heart
Fairfield police reported a head on crash on Park avenue near Sacred Heart university at about 10 pm injuring three people. A northbound car carrying Thomas Ashton and James Dunn collided with a southbound vehicle driven by Linda Chiota. All sustained lacerations. Chiota released after treatment. Police investigated and had not identified the northbound driver by early morning.
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Park Avenue
Fairfield
Sacred Heart University
Thomas Ashton
Upper King Street
Greenwich
James Dunn
Wescum Road
Riverside
Linda Chiota
Toilsome Hill Road
Edward Preteska
Radio Thief Fined Fifty Dollars by Court
Jesse G. McAllister twenty of 4061 Trumbull avenue pleaded guilty to larceny under fifteen dollars in the Underwood building. Circuit Judge Henry Naruk fined him fifty dollars after police captured him February nineteenth for a break in at Algena Electric at 907 East Main Street where the stolen radio was taken. Assistant Prosecutor George Ferrin said the arrest followed the theft discovery.
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Jesse G. McAllister
Trumbull Avenue
Henry Naruk
Underwood Building
George Ferrin
Algena Electric
East Main Street
Connecticut State Convention Opens for Exceptional Children
The Connecticut State Convention on Exceptional Children opened with remarks from Mrs. Grasso urging care for each child and a push to lobby Hartford for funding. Gov Dempsey proclaimed Exceptional Children's Week and speakers from CT NY and DC outlined inclusive services and community schooling over segregation.
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State Convention On
Connecticut
Grasso
General Assembly
Council
Hartford
Dempsey
John J. Higgiston
Wallingford
Shelia M. Schmidt
Windsor
Bridgeport
New York
Washington, D.C
Curran
George N. Olshin
U.S. Office of Education
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Council For
Amy Philips
East Side spot nets twenty vehicle violations
A late night East Side motor vehicle check nabbed twenty drivers on various violations. Those arrested and released on summons ahead of Circuit Court hearings April 28 include Shirley Shaw and Wallace Steveson among others, with many charged for driving with defective lights or one headlight. Patrols led by Lieut. John O'Leary said further spot checks would continue citywide.
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Shirley Shaw
Stratford Avenue
Wallace Steveson
Maiden
Mass
Antonio Cruz
Marshway
Stratford
James C. Crouch
Cowles Street
Ronald E. Kopcik
Housatonic Avenue
Milford
Dolores Semedo
Larkin Court
Walter Warobel
Westwood Road
Walter Barrier
Brewster
N. C
Jose Amado
Armstrong Place
Mose Pettway
Taylor Drive
John Korz
Florence Street
Martin Nazarellan
Green Acres Drive
Shelton
Gerald T. Glubanich
Argyle Road
Alfredo W. Erner
Meadowbrook Drive
Huntington
Henry Miln
John, Prebish
Paw Wargo
Douglas St. Germain
John O'Leary
Bridgeport
Man Who Cut Woman Given Suspended Term
Willis Brandon, 51, of 1196 Stratford Avenue, received a suspended 60 day jail term, one year probation, and a $130 fine after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. Police say Brandon cut his former girlfriend with a small knife during an argument on January 10. He turned himself in at the detective bureau and awaits a pre sentence report after an earlier February plea.
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Willis Brandon
Stratford Avenue
John Hanrahan
Brandon
Girs
Detectives Bureau
Brandson
Jail Term Suspended In Knife Threat Case
Ernesto Gonzalez, 20, of 242 State Street, received a 0 day suspended jail term after pleading guilty to breach of the peace in circuit court. Police said they went to 422 West Avenue on April 1 after a complaint a man was threatening people with a knife. Gonzalez dropped the knife and was captured after a brief chase.
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Ernesto Gonzalez
State Street
West Avenue
Gonzalez
Paris Rioters Fail to Spoil Humphrey Visit
Humphrey arrival in Paris amid protests by about 200 Communists at Orly airport and along the route to the city. Paint and eggs targeted vehicles and a police motorcycle while Marine color guards faced a brief clash. Demonstrators yelled antiwar slogans as L’Humanite urged opposition to U.S. action in Vietnam. Humphrey called the day very helpful and instructive after talks with De Gaulle.
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Paris
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Maurice Couve de Murville
Falter
Orly Field
Mme, Couve de Murville
Berlin
Orly
Humphrey
de Gaulle
Arch of Triumph
George Washington
Washington
Vietnam
L'Humanite
Moscow
Europe
Foreign Ministry
Maurie Couve de Murville
Johnson
France
Mother Reaches For Her Baby Sparks Auto Crash
A young mother trying to reach her baby in a car seat caused a two car crash on East Main Street at 1 am. Four people were injured including Mary Cross 18 and her six month old Denese, Janet Kaczmarczyk 21, and Bernice Wasko 53. Cross was summoned to Circuit Court for failure to keep a reasonable distance.
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Denese Cross
Noble Avenue
Janet R.kaczmarczyk
Seymour Street
Bernice Wasko
East Main Street
Walter Street
Crass
Circuit Court
Quadruplets Born to Venezuela Mom Unearth Joy
In Caracas, Venezuela, Mrs. Benildo Torres Balza, 39, delivered four healthy baby boys Friday. Doctors report all infants are strong and progressing well.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Benildo Torres Balza
Priday
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