Johnson Heads to Uruguay for Hemisphere Summit
President Johnson departed Monday night for the Punta del Este conference in Uruguay. He will reach Montevideo by 9 am EST and travel to the summit by helicopter. Mrs. Johnson went earlier to the family ranch in Texas. The three day gathering aims to boost the Alliance for Progress.
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Johnson
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Montevideo
White House
Dulles International
Virginia
Mis
Texas
Hubert J. Humphrey
Europe
Hemisphere
Humphrey
Alliance For Progress
U S Dollars Dominate Talks at Summit Parley
At Punta del Este the U S delegation resisted Latin ministers push for larger market shares and dollar credits. Moments hinted Johnson may offer concessions upon arrival while Rusk refused commitments as five presidents began a three day summit with Ecuador’s Arg..manena threatening a boycott over Alliance for Progress dollars.
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Bridgeport Area Weather Outlook From The U S Weather Bureau
Mostly sunny and windy today with cool high in the upper 40s to low 50s. Clear and cold tonight with subfreezing lows near 25. Fair and warmer tomorrow with near zero precipitation chances and northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Small craft advisories posted for Long Island Sound.
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Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
Venezia Ousted in Record 861 to 343 Vote
Voters in Stratford fourth district ousted Councilman Thomas L. Venezia in a 13 hour election held in the Franklin school room. A total of 861 voted yes and 343 voted no as Citizens for Good Government claims a 518 vote plurality and a new councilman will be chosen.
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Stratford
Thomas L. Venezia
Franklin School
Democratic Party
Democratic Town Committee
Stratford Seeks Parley On Lewis Gut Bridge
Stratford town leaders plan talks with Bridgeport officials to discuss opening the Lewis Gut crossing to deepen water shipping into the Great Meadows industrial area. The council approved pension act amendments enabling town employees to retire after 25 years of service. The Garfield Avenue extension was rejected due to lack of manpower money and equipment.
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Bridgeport
Lewis Gut
Great Meadows Industral
Garfield Avenue
Richard E. Blake
First District
Walter Auger
Penaton
Harlem Election Looms as Powell Favored Again
Harlem voters head to the polls to re elect Adam Clayton Powell after his expulsion from Congress. Observers ask if turnout will signal protest or support amid the political shake up in New York.
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Powell
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Gunshots Disrupt Nashville College Area Riots
In Nashville the college district faced renewed unrest as gunshots near Tennessee State University sparked police action with tear gas near Fisk University. About 300 students dispersed after four tear gas rounds and a shotgun warning amid three nights of rioting. Mayor Beverly Briley vowed law and order, with Governor Ellington closely watching the situation.
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Nashville
Beverly Briley
Buford Ellington
Yanks Kill 178 of Foe Near Saigon
U S troops of the 9th Infantry Division report light contact overnight after a two day battle near Saigon in which 178 Viet Cong were killed. One U S infantryman died and 18 were wounded. Earlier reports listed 166 enemy dead, with a further 12 by dawn. Other 9th Division units and separate forces engaged Viet Cong across South Vietnam and in the Mekong Delta as U S and allied forces press operations.
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Sai‘Bon
9Th
Mekong
My Tho
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Dong Hoi
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Thailand
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri Province
Quang Tri City
U.S. Air Force
Hue
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I Marine Division
Chu Lai
President of Edwards Named to Head College
Robert C. Short aged 41 was named president of St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology. He will assume duties at Kingston and Cornwall campuses May 15. The college expects 500 to 600 students next fall.
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Robert C. Short
St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology
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Edwards Co. Inc
Norwalk
Conn
Kingston and Corniwal
A Little Learning a Dangerous Thing Promotion
A public guidance note urges students to continue learning and seeks out training beyond school. It directs readers to contact the Youth Counsellor at the State Employment Service or visit a Youth Opportunity Center operating in many cities to assist in career development.
To get a good job, get a good education
Public service notice promoted by A&W in cooperation with The Advertising Council urging education as path to employment. The item frames education as essential for better jobs and social mobility.
TV Strike Ends Congress Acts To Head Off Railroad Walkout
Paul Scofield won best actor for A Man for All Seasons and Elizabeth Taylor best actress for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at the 39th Academy Awards in Santa Monica. A Man for All Seasons was named best picture. Walter Matthau won best supporting actor, and Sandy Dennis best supporting actress. The night featured fashion noted for miniskirts and plunging necklines amid a rain-soaked crowd of 2,500 outside the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
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Calif
Paul Scofield
Lizabeth Taylor
Taras
Walter Matthau
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
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Matthau
Brentwood
Sandy Dennis
Virginia Woolf
Mike Nichols
Julie Christie
Ami Television
Inger Stevens
Raquel Welch
Bob Hope
Franklin E. Milton
Ted, Moore
Sinia Woolf
Haskell Wexler
Herb Alpert
Tijuana Brass
John
Faith Hubley
Edgar Ansley
Gordon Daniel
Miniskirt Scene At Oscar Show Shocks Crowd
In Santa Monica, during the Academy Awards, attendees noted the spectacle of miniskirts and pajamas. Actress Inger Stevens commented on a forest goddess theme while weather turned rainy as Ronald Reagan arrived at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
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Calif
Inger Stevens
Sam
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
California
Ronald Reagan
Cotter Proposes Five Point Plan to Streamline Courts
Hartford AP reports Connecticut judiciary chief administrator Cotter proposed a five point program to streamline trial courts and boost efficiency, outlining steps to simplify procedures and reduce delays across the system.
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Hartford
Connecticut Judiciary
Bar
John P. Cotter
Justice Cotter
Board Extends School Year for Snow Make Up
The Board of Education voted to keep the school year at 180 days and add one makeup day, Monday June 26, with a June 23 work day for teachers and a June 22 last day originally planned. The move avoids dropping below 180 days after winter weather cancellations.
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Board of Education
Lester S. Silveristoné
Trucking Lockout Intensifies as Rail Strike Threat Looms
A 13 day trucking shutdown pressures auto and manufacturing supply chains while a stalled rail stoppage looms after unions reject a proposed 20 day truce. Congress acts at President Johnson's request to avert a wider national strike as negotiations continue with New York unions and media workers.
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Washington
Ullott
Lut Congress
Johnson
New York
Radio-Tv
Afl-Cio American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Warner Stockholders Vote New Firm Name Warnaco
Stockholders of the Bridgeport based Warner Brothers firm approved changing the name to Warnaco Inc at the annual meeting held at 350 Lafayette Street. Fifteen directors were re-elected and three new directors were elected.
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Warner Brothers Company
Warnaco, Inc
Lafayette Street
Aide to Dodd Says Funds Pooled for Debts
Edward F. Sullivan, Dodd Hartford aide, testifies that he did not segregate testimonial from campaign funds. He opened a separate account in Oct 1964 at Dodd’s lawyer urging. He says the testimonial events aimed to pay the senator’s debts, personalized after the campaign.
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Washington
Edward F. Sullivan
Thomas Z. Dodd
Hartford
Sullivan
Senate Ethics Committee
Bipartisan Committee
Benjamin R. Fern
FBI Dig Up Patio At Chicken Farm In Danbury Case
FBI agents excavated an 18 inch concrete patio at a Jackson Township chicken farm, raising suspicion in the 1963 disappearance of Barbara Delmar, a Danbury socialite linked to Mafia boss Vito Genovese. The search aimed to locate skeletal remains but focused on uncovering clues in a long running missing person case.
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Chicken Farm
Gangland
Danbury
Jackson Township
N. J
Barbara del
Conn
Ralph W. Bachman
Jet
Torersey
Joseph Celso
Rose Celso
Connecticut
Joseph Stassi
Vito Gentovese
New York City
Teddy Del-lmar
Ken
Central New
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