Riots Probe Urges Quick Action Emphasis on Jobs
Pittsburgh interview quotes Sen Harris and Gov Kerner urging rapid implementation of the U S Commission findings to defuse the riot atmosphere. Leaders call for immediate action on jobs training and specific programs cited in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terview
Pittsburgh
Abel
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Commission
Miami
Wje
Kerner
John Lindsay
New York
Boat Swamped Leads to Drowning. Two Rescued
A boat capsized off Pleasure Beach sending one man to his death as Coast Guard and bystanders tried to help. The vessel occupants were Cabdrivers from Bridgeport. Charles Carrigan age 49 died, while two others were saved and treated at Bridgeport Hospital. Carrigan, a lifelong Bridgeporter, served in World War II and held local posts in barber and veterans organizations. Funeral arrangements were set for St. Augustine Cathedral with military honors and burial at St. Michael's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Turnpike
Charles Tallardy
Lafayette Street
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hospital
Carrigan
Fitzgerald’s Restaurant
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet Singing of America
Raymond W. Harris Post
VFW
Harry W. Congdon Post
American Legion
Grace Dorsey Carrigan
Carol
This City
William A. Carrigan
Memphis
Tenn
Antoinette Salvucci
Kathleen Salvucci
Mullins and Redgate
Park Avenue
St. Augustine's Cathedral
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Weighty Whale Largest Creature on Earth
The blue or sulfur-bottom whale is claimed to be the largest known creature on earth. At maturity these whales reach about 100 feet in length and weigh around 136 tons.
Mercury Peaks at 74 Amid Heat Wave Across Stratford
Temperatures rose to 74 degrees yesterday, beating the 1951 high of 63. Officials at Bridgeport Municipal Airport say the spring heat wave continues with a low wind today and highs in the low 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accord
Cording
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport Municipal
Stratford
Avco Blood Donors Set U.S. Record at Stratford Plant
Avco Lycoming donors break a U.S. mark with a record day at Stratford. About 1,000 volunteer hours were logged by 201 volunteers including 73 Stratford and 12 Burnell high school students under Red Cross supervision. Numerous officials praised the effort and noted strong department participation and employee support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brams
Stratford
James Early
Connecticut Red Cross
Alfred P. Ricci
George F. Hussey
U.S.N
Red Cross Blood
Paul A. Deegan
Avco Lycoming Vic
Gordon E. Parks
Uaw-Cio
Stratford High School
Burnell High School
Elden Dustin
John Olha
Red Cross l
Avco Lycoming
William B. Bartlay
Thurston White
Red Cross
Foodcrafts, Inc
Frank Zielinski
Patrick Mineo
George Ennis
John F. Keating
William Carpenter
Henry Dargon
Francoise Larocque
Leonard Evans
Murray Lorber
Douglas Wilson
Robert Bratchell
Leroy Reed
Ernc Kovacs
Richard Fleisch
Emil Salata Sr
Mathew Kowalski
Albert Fisher
Rmnato Mic
John Keegan
Frank Kimball
Lawrence Zaleski
Joseph Karmuza
David Schreiber
Glenn Horstman
Peter Fray
Delloroise Olowski
Anthony Gomes
Walter Elies
Raymond Fitzmartin
Prudential President Beal Plans 1969 Retirement
Orville E. Beal announced he will retire as president of Prudential Insurance Co of America on April 1 1969 after 42 years of service. Directors named Donald S. MacNaughton senior executive vice president effective immediately. Beal noted his 60th birthday will occur that day.
McCarthy Backers Challenge Connecticut Primary
McCarthy supporters face 25 primary contests across Connecticut as they seek to redraw the party slate and shake the unit rule in Hartford. With 960 convention seats, nearly a third are at stake and organizers claim momentum despite party leaders vowing a full challenge to the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Chicago
McCarthy
Abraham Ribicoff
John M. Bailey
Hartford
Bailey
Ribicoff
John Dempsey
Johnson
Hartford Party
Dr. King
Boce Barlow
Robert K. Killian
Dempsey
Richard A. Battles
King
Southern Christia
Litchfield
Stonington
North Branford
North Haven
Darien
Bethel
Berlin
Glastonbury
New Canaan
Mansfield
Redding
McCarthy Campaign Confident Ahead of Connecticut Primary
Hartford AP reports Rev. Joseph Duffey state McCarthy for President chairman predicts strong performance in Connecticut and a vindication of the campaign in Wednesday primaries. He claims the national victory signals renewed public faith and shifts in Vietnam policy, while noting opposition from Democratic officials and hopes to win enough delegates to break the unit rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Hartford
Joseph Duffey
Connecticut
Duffey
Vietnam
McCarthy Campaign Denounces Middletown RFK Ad
McCarthy for President leaders denounce a Middletown ad linking the party endorsed slate to Senator Kennedy. The slate remains mostly uncommitted after Johnson’s withdrawal as the June primaries prepare in 30 Connecticut towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Citizens For Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Eugene McCarthy
Connecticut
Fairfield County Medical Association elects officers at annual meeting
The Fairfield County Medical Association elected officers at its annual meeting held at Frederick’s in Fairfield. New president is Dr. Edward A. Rem of Norwalk. Other officers include vice president Dr. Nathan H. Friedman Stratford and treasurer Dr. Thomas J. Tarasovic Stratford, with re elected secretary Dr. Everett P. Dolan Bridgeport and re elected councilor Dr. Louis Rogel Danbury. Delegates and alternates named for two year and one year terms respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield County Medical Association
Frederick’s
Fairfield
Edward A. Rem
Norwalk
Nathan H. Friedman
Stratford
Everett P. Dolan
Bridgeport
Thomas J. Tarasovic
Louis Rogel
Danbury
James M. Grant
Bernard C
Nemortin
Stamford
Robert P. Fornshell
James J. Griff
Edward Tracey
Stewart A. King
John I. Larkin
Greenwich
Joseph G. Biscegna
Louis F. Casstaldo
George J. Geanuracos
David D. Giardina
William A. Hoffman
Patrick A. Izza
Edward A. Kamens
Alvin Lichtman
Westport
William P. Pasquariella
James I. Porter
David S. Silvert
Fred C. Span
Charles Stabinsky
Charles R. Williams
Violence Across Cities Drives U S Losses and Riots
Across 90 cities, fire bombing and looting push property losses past 30 million in six days with Washington alone reporting 13.3 million. Deaths mount as Congress urged probe while national guardsmen and federal troops flood urban centers to quell rioting and protect storefronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surance Association
Washington
Federal Trans
Joan R. Rarick
D-La
Kansas City
Warren E. Hearns
Illus Davis
City Hall
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Ohio National
University of Cincinnati
Clarence Denning
Chicago
Illinois
Winston Moore
Cook County
Moore
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Raymond Shafer
Wilmington
Del
National
Ohio National Guardsmen
Youngstown
Ohio
Jacksonville
Fort Pierce
Gainesville
Pompano Beach
Fla
Asst
I. L. Griffin
Birds and aircraft collide more as jet travel grows
FAA data show 418 bird plane strikes in 1966, sparking concern among scientists. Industry voices downplay danger while experts warn heavy bird migration in spring poses risks. incidents include engine damage and blocked power, with gulls, waterfowl and other species involved. Local airports report planes forced to halt takeoffs, and teams chase birds from runways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Federal Aviation Administration
Art Jackson
American Air Lines
United Press International
William J. Beecher
Chicago Academy of Sciences
FAA
Beecher
Boston
Meigs Field
Frank Gillespie
Trans World Air Lines
Gillespie
Ed Modes
Air Line Pilot's Association
New York
Kennedy Airport
Mississippi Valley
Ilinois River
Lake Michigan
Lakefront
Beech
Carpenters Call New Canaan Strike Pending Offer
In New Canaan the Carpenters Union local authorized its leadership to call a strike against Associated Builders and Contractors of Fairfield County. Business agent Bert Van Sciver said he would meet with contractors today and wait for an offer before striking. The contract expired March 31 but members have continued work during negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Canaan
Carpenters Union Local
Associated ‘Builders and Contractors
Fairfield County
Bert van Sciver
Norwalker Honored As 50 Year Chemist
Edmund Borden of Norwalk honored by Western Connecticut section of the American Chemical Society for 50 years of membership at the Innis Arden Golf Club meeting. Weston’s James M. Hendel also slated for 50-year honor but absent. Dr Michael M Rahut of Stamford spoke on chemiluminescence from concert organoperoxide decomposition reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
American Chemical’society
Edmund Borden
Honey Hill Road
Norwalk
Society
Innis Arden
Old Greenwich
James M. Hendel
Steep Hill Road
Weston
Michael M. Rahut
Aemrican Cyanamid Company
Stamford
Slaveholding in the South before the Civil War
The text notes 584000 Southerners owned 3.9 million enslaved people out of over eight million residents in 1860. It also incorrectly dates the XIIth Amendment to 1604, claiming it changed Electoral College procedures.
East Side unrest includes arson and stonings after King assassination
Police report fires on Pembroke and Hamilton streets and a 42 Hamilton street house hallway fire possibly bomb related. Supt. Walsh and Sgt. Halpin were stoned during patrols as youths roamed East Side. several arrests made and extra units deployed. A liquor store on Spruce street had two windows smashed and liquor stolen.
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Gilmore Street
Berkshire Bakery
Berkshire Avenue
Spruce Street
West End
Walsh
Joseph A. Walsh
Daniel Izzo
Hamilton Steed
Stueben Street
John Halpin
K-9 Corps
Martin Luther King, Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Pembroke
Hamilton Streets
Hamilton Street
Radiocar
Supt
Supt. Walsh
Bridgeport
Dr. King
Youth Arrests After Elm City Window Breaks and Looting
In New Haven about 15 Negro youths were arrested Tuesday night after several windows were broken and looting reported. Extra police occupied Congress Avenue area and traffic was rerouted. Officials said the situation remained under control with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
UPI
Congress Avenue
Norwalker Puzzled Over Draft Indictment
Norwalk man Jamies P. Fay, 25, said he was puzzled by a federal grand jury indictment for failing to submit to induction. The Hartford indictment says Fay failed to comply with his local board order after reporting to the board on February 26 and proceeding to the New Haven induction center where a doctor cited a sinus condition and sent him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Jamies P. Fay
Hartford
Fay
New Haven
Ferry Disaster Links 720 On Board Sinking Near Wellington
A ferry named Wahine, with about 609 passengers and 120 crew aboard, was disabled eight hours before sinking after a cyclone and torrential rain. Winds of 105 mph tore through Wellington causing deaths and extensive damage as tugs tried to help off the harbor entrance. The vessel broke apart three hours before going down, engines out, icy waters hampering rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Lyttleton
New Zealand
North
South Islands
Humphrey Inches Toward Presidency With Labor Backing
Johnson withdrew from the race last week as Humphrey moved to establish a national operation. Labor leaders Meany and Abel publicly back Humphrey and plan a new organization with Kennedy and McCarthy in play. Governors converge in St Louis to assess the field while aides to Johnson join the Humphrey team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Birkhead
Humphrey
Kennedy
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Abel
United Steelworkers of America
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Meany
McCarthy
Martin Luther King
St. Louis
LBJ
James H. Rowe Jr
Washington
Cecil Burney
Corpus Christi
Cochairman
Citizens For Johnson - Humphrey
War turns quiet as raids continue around Hue and Da Nang
U S air crews carried out three raids Tuesday night and Wednesday morning near Hue and Khe Sanh in South Vietnam while an arms cache was found near Khe Sanh. U S forces reported large scale operations around Saigon with mixed results and ongoing secrecy about new moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambodia
Hue
Khe Sanh
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
North Vietnam
A Shau
da Nang
William C. Westmoreland
Quyet Thang
Saigon
Willderness
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Tay Ninh Province
Piamnaroo
3Rd
Royal Australian Regiment
Riley
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Naresuan
9Th Division
Kontum
Central Highlands
Panhandle
Law Cop and Ghetto Discussion Monday Night
Stephen Fine will lead a session of the Interdisciplinary Institute In Urban Minority Problems for the Bridgeport Police Department. The event, postponed after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, runs 7 to 9 15 p.m. in the University of Bridgeport Student Center private dining room. Dr Bruce M Stave of UB oversees the institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Fine
Interdisciplinary Institute
Bridgeport Police Department
Martin Luther King
University of Bridgeport
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Avco
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Prudential
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