Bridgeport Plans Broad Drug Rehabilitation Network
A city and ABCD led plan seeks a regional agency to run 18 to 32 month residential recovery for 20 addicts, plus outpatient treatment for 60 potential addicts and six youth focused prevention centers. Additional programs include a prison rehab at Bridgeport state jail and a broad area prevention effort with community groups and local hospitals aiding withdrawal beds.
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Cial
Bridgeport State
Greater
Bridgeport
ABCD
Anti-Poverty Agency
OEO
Hillside Hospital
State Alcohol and Drug Dependance Division
Department of Mental Health
Blue Hills Hospital
Fairfield Hills Hospital
Newtown
North End
West End
East Side
Greater Bridgeport Council of Churches
Stewart Spraggins
Bridgeport Ymca
YMCA
Abcg East End Neighborhood Council, Inc
Curran
Ella Jackson
SNET Talks On Hook Union Leader Says
After weeks of talks between Southern New England Telephone and Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers no wage agreement is reached. Talks paused due to King holiday, resume Wednesday at company offices with daily sessions. Union president John Shaughnessy says about 1000 non management Bridgeport workers seek 15 percent across the board raise and overtime pay hikes. Settlement deadline for wage reopeners is May 4.
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Southern New England Telephone Company
Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers
Gocvnor
Bridgeport
Israel Attacks Jordan Frontline Camps Near Karameh
Israeli forces hit camps at Karameh north of the Dead Sea and other locations in Dahal. In New York, ambassador Yosef Tekoah urged the Soviet envoy Jacob Malik and the Security Council to condemn Jordan for violations of the U N cease fire and to end aggression.
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Karameh
Dead Sea
Dahal
New York
United Nations
Yosef Tekoah
Jacob A. Malik
Security Council
Jordan
U.N
Two Magnitude Quakes Shake Southwestern US Causes No Damage
Southern California and surrounding areas felt two strong earthquakes with long rolling tremors. Blythe Huntington Park and Redondo Beach reported intense shaking but no damage or injuries. Newsman John Martin and Dorothy Watson described the events as the strongest and longest quakes they had experienced.
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California
Blythe
Calif
Los Angeles
John Martin
Radio
KYOR
Huntington Park
Dorothy Watson
Indio Daily News
India
Redondo Beach
Senate Leaders Urge House Pass Rights Bill Soon
Senate leaders urged immediate action on the civil rights bill as Johnson’s joint session plans faced timing questions. Mansfield said Easter recess could delay a White House address, while Kuchel and Ford commented on House action and the Senate tax surcharge plan.
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Senate
House
Congress
Mansfield
Majority
Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
White House
King
Atomic Energy Commission
Atlanta
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Acceptance of King Legacy Is Urged Here
City service in Bridgeport honors Martin Luther King Jr and calls for white and black Americans to unite for justice equality and peace. Local leaders urge action in Congress state legislature and city council to ensure democracy and end housing discrimination education segregation and police brutality.
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Bridgeport
Curran
Martin Luther King
Florida
Gordon
King
NAACP
Mr. Gordon
Rackovsky
Dr. King
Martin Luther
Tipton
McGuinnis
Amerika
America
Prief
Peters
Army of Faith
Mr. Peters
Greater
Hitler
United States
Democracy
Congress of the
King's Rites To Be Today In Atlanta
Dr. King’s funeral plans in Atlanta included a mule drawn hearse to symbolize his ties to the poor. Public viewing continued at the church as tens of thousands filed by the bier, while Mrs. King joined the Memphis memorial. Officials closed schools and many businesses. Governor Maddox said he would not attend.
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Mr. Peters
Martin Luther King
Atlanta
Dr. King
Memphis
Martin
A. C. Bass
Mount Aerie Baptist Church
John Griffin
St. John Baptist Church
Alexander Havadtey
Calvin United Church of Christ
Michael W. Stott
St. Nicholas Syrian Orthodox Church
Walter L. Scranton
Edith Coles
St. John's Episcopal Church
Nam
Camp David
Maryland Mountains
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Tenn
SCLC
Ivan Alfen Jr
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Marietta
South Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
Suaker
Christian
Hanoi
Clark M. Clifford
United States
Clifford
North Vietnam
Hanoi Radio
Lai Chau
Talks Set Thursday on Jacob Bros Pact With Union
Representatives of Jacob Brothers Inc. scrap metal processors and United Mine Workers locals will meet Thursday at 1240 Seaview Avenue for a second round of negotiations on pensions medical benefits and holiday pay. The current agreement covering about 60 workers expires May 9.
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Jacob’ Brothers, Inc
Scrap Metal Processors
Focal
United Mine Workers Union
Seaview Avenue
Town to Ask Meeting on Bridge Plan
Town council moves to hold a meeting on a bridge plan with Griffin as architect for one proposal and two rival architects for the police building. Voting on choices included several district reps, with abstentions to avoid conflicts of interest. A firearm ordinance was tentatively approved for first reading with penalties and hunting allowances noted.
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William F. Griffin
Griffin
le Cardo
Josephi Montagnina
Schilling and Goldbecker
New Haven
Walter Auger
John Handy
Handy
Augeri
George Hermann
Richard Gunn
Grant to Boost Game Area Conservation Near Lebanon
A $7 095 grant for outdoor recreation and water conservation near Lebanon Connecticut was approved by the Interior Department. Funds will be matched by the state and used to develop a 60 acre site known as the Lulock property into a game management and hunting area.
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Washington
Lebanon
Conn
U.S. Department of the Interior
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Lulock
Ribiscoff
Hanoi envoy signals readiness for US peace talks
A Hanoi envoy states readiness for talks with the United States as preliminary negotiations loom. Burchett frames limited bombing as unacceptable and stresses talks depend on a fixed end date for bombardments before setting dates and venue for formal discussions.
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North Vietnam
Burchett
Park Board Debates Vollmer Report Publicity And Plans
Bridgeport Park Board debates public release of the Vollmer Report urging council access to long range recommendations. The document proposes a $19 million ten year program, reorganization of Park and Recreation, and adding 75 staff. It also covers a new Beardsley elephant house bid and radio tower lease terms.
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Vollmer
City Hall
Neary
Martin J. Ryan
Ryan
Elephant House
Park Board
Beardsley Park
Joseph Vitale
WICC
Pleasure Beach
Jetliner Crash Prevented in Honolulu Flight to Tokyo
A jetliner bound for Tokyo from Honolulu aborted before takeoff last year. The incident left 121 aboard unharmed with no casualties reported as authorities halted the flight.
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Honolulu
Tokyo
Plane Crash Kills 35 in Southern Chile
Federal police said a DC3 passenger plane crashed and burned in a mountainous region of southern Chile on Monday night, killing all 35 aboard. Ladeco Airlines listed 32 passengers and three crewmen on the plane.
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Santiago
Chile
Ladeco Airlines
More Troops Are Sent to Baltimore
Nationwide unrest spreads as curfews and National Guard deployments surge. Rioting looting and rock throwing erupt in Philadelphia Washington Chicago and other cities while federal troops protect neighborhoods and aid flows continue to flood urban areas. King memorials draw large crowds amid sporadic violence and arson across the nation.
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Eugene Ruehlmann
Ohio National Guard
Ohio Guard
Youngstown
Washington
Chicago
Baltimore
Detroit
Nashville
Memphis
New York
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Youth Council
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
YMCA
Army
Johnson
Congressional
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Atlanta
King
Tenn
ROTC
Richmond
Gainesville
Fla
Fort Pierce
Ela
Johnson accepts LBJ bid for peace talks at Camp David
President Johnson formally accepts North Vietnam’s bid for talks and travels to Camp David. Officials say Hanoi’s reply arrived via diplomatic channels at 4 a.m. EST. Harriman may participate. discussions will cover pacification and potential bombing halt.
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White House
Camp Day’d
Catoctin Mountains
Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Shangri-la
Himalaya Mountains
Johnson
Walt W. Rostow
George Christian
Jim Jones
Camp David
Ellsworth ‘Bank
Saigon
Dean Rusk
Clark M. Clifford
South Vietnam
Washington Hanoi
Bunker
Hanoi
U.S
Hanoi Radio
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Harriman
W. Averell Harriman
Vientiane
Laos
Vietnam
Christian
David
Protest Planned On Route 8 Threat to Park
Fairfield officials oppose widening Vatley road near Park Avenue that would encroach about 25 feet on Fairchild Wheeler golf course. The plan drew concerns over land loss and private residences along Valley Road.
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Fairfield Project
Fairfield
Vatley Road
Park Avenue
Fairchild Wheeler
Neary
Valley Road
Civil Service Commission
Department of Recreation
William McBride
McBride
Park Board
Newfield Park
Seaside Park
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