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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1967

Page

2

Summit Talks Start Today in Uruguay

Latin American nations agreed with Johnson to create a Common market serving 250 million people and to seek more U.S. aid through the Alliance for Progress. The talks opened amid security tightness at Punta del Este as leaders prepared to address trade preferences and regional obstacles.

Punte del Este Uraguay Latin America Johnson U.S Alliance For Progress United States Washington South American Montevideo Alliance Punta del Este Oscar Gestido Dean Rusk Secret Service Beaulieu Villa Sun Siesta Sand Villa Rusk Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Mexico Hotel San Rafael White House Hemisphere

Students Stone Police Protest Summit Parley

About 200 members of the Federation of Uruguayan Students, aligned with the Communist bloc, clashed with police during a protest near a summit parley in Montevideo. Demonstrators hurled rocks as police responded with crowd control measures, and several arrests were reported.

Montevideo Uruguay Federation of Uruguayan Students

Students Demonstrate During Johnson Summit Visit

Police stopped a protest by students on 18 de Julio Avenue near the University of the Republic as President Johnson arrived for the Punta del Este summit. Demonstrators threw timber and stone, police fired into the air, and riot officers cordoned off the area while authorities assessed the intent behind the clashes.

Johnson 18 de Julio Punta del Este University of the Republic

Congress Extends No Rail Strike Period to May 3

Congress extended the no strike period in the railway shop craft dispute to May 3 after swift Senate and House votes. President Johnson urged negotiators to use the 20 day breather to reach an equitable settlement while warning of nationwide disruption if a strike proceeds.

Washington Congress Johnson Punta del Este Uruguay Alliance For Progress Senate House White House Thomas J. McIntyre D-N.h Anylice Phillip Burton Augustus F. Hawkins Harold T. Johnson Edward R. Royhal California William A. Barrett Pennsylvania Thaddeus J. Dulski New York Arnold Ofson Montana William F. Ryan Harley 0. Staggers D-W.va House Commerce Committee Vietnam William S. Springer Illinois Staggers Mike Mansfield D-Mont ML A.m Everett M. Dirksen Mindis

Fairfield proposes education budget boost and town cuts

Fairfield boards discuss a Finance board plan raising the Board of Education budget by more than 500000 for teachers salaries. Town cuts include 378000 for road grader and 14000 for a traffic consultant. First Selectman Sullivan applauds the plan as taxpayer friendly while a 170000 reserve funds potential new contracts.

Board of Selectmen Board of Education Town Plan and Zoning Commission Ash Creek Pine Creek Sullivan First Finance Board First Selectman

Local Administrative Posts and Park Improvements Proposed

ES BUOYS GUUIMAT serves as assistant supervisor of the Sewer commission and holds multiple secretarial roles in city offices. The piece lists project costs including 27000 for a beach bomber, 35000 for Veteran's park improvements on Reef road, 15000 for par three golf course equipment, 3000 for Mill Hollow park improvements, 39000 for sidewalks on upper Round Hill road and Easton turnpike, and curbs on Toilsome Hill road. ANGLER'S PARADISE Flamingo Florida notes without license a saltwater fishing spot in Everglades National Park offering snook redfish mackerel trout and tarpon.

ES Buoys Upper Round Hill Road Easton Turnpike Toilsomer Hill Road Flamingo, Fla UPI Flamingo Florida Bay Everglades National Park

GOP Members Protest Johnson On Emergency Strike Legislation

GOP members charged that Johnson failed to propose permanent legislation for emergency strike situations. Some plan to attach such measures as amendments to other bills unless action is taken soon. They also protested the late rail dispute resolution and limited time to use it for broader strike control.

GOP Johnson

Connecticut House approves water pollution measure with 158 5 vote

The House passed a pollution control bill 158 to 5 amid party critique over late access to the final text and concerns about potential litigation. Republicans offered a rival $243 million plan featuring a $50 million loan program and stronger penalties, but it was defeated on a party line vote.

Lenge Assembly Water Resources Committee Bill House Crombie GOP James J. Kennelly Dartford Connecticut House Nicholas A. Lenge Dempsey Thomas F. Dowd Jr Trimbull Dowd League of Women Voters Peter A. Crombie Democrata Willaim Ratchford Benjamin Barringer New Milford Robert T. Cairns Madison Robert S. Crockett Greenwich Ralph Brown Easton Merritt M. Comstock Essex Barringer Cairns Brown Orcutt

Harding Safe Burglary Probed at Warren Harding High

Detectives continued a burglary probe at Warren Harding high school on Central Avenue. Thieves entered by window, taking $200 in cash. rooms were searched. Other burglaries reported include Geraldo Pescatore home on Windsor Street missing TV and tape recorder. Tasly Delicatessen on Madison Avenue entered. $25 taken. E and F Construction at Wells Street suffered over $450 in equipment theft after a broken overhead door panel.

Warren Harding High School Central Avenue Geraldo Pescatore Windsor Street Tasly Delicatessen Madison Avenue E and F Construction Company Wells Street Thomas Piazza

Tavern Bandits Rob Bartender And 3 Patrons

Three masked robbers robbed a tavern bartender and three customers, taking wallets and personal items. A man named John Shasko reported his wallet with 125 dollars. The robbers fled through a back door. search dogs and plainclothes detectives conducted a wide area sweep with no results. Victims later viewed rogues gallery at police HQ to identify the trio. The police described the suspects as three Black men.

John Shasko 356 Hanover Street Radiocar di Vision

House Group OKs A Bill to Force Reapportionment

The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to force reapportionment in many states by 1972. It limits district population deviation to 30 percent from 1968 and 10 percent from 1972, bans at large elections in multi representative states, and requires single, contiguous, compact districts. California Georgia Ohio Washington and West Virginia exceed 30 percent and would reapportion by 1968. Oklahoma and Louisiana reduced deviations. 14 additional states would redistrict by 1972, with 13 more set to gain or lose seats in the 1960 census.

Washington House Judiciary Committee California Georgia Ohio West Virginia Oklahoma Louisiana

Nationwide trucking lockout disrupts shipments and jobs

The trucking lockout aggravates shortages as auto makers cut production and 250,000 drivers face idle status. Rail and air remain alternatives while Teamsters and TEI negotiate wage gaps about 10 cents an hour apart. Impacts spread to 20,000 auto workers, with stores fearing depleted inventories and widespread layoffs.

Boston Emral Ruth Arizona Motor Transport Association Teamsters Union Trucking Employers’ Inc TEI Teamsters Justice Department Employers Inc New York-New Jersey New York Senate Everett M. Dirksen Johnson Dirksen Ford General Motors Pontiac Mich Corvette St.Louis Chrysler Warren St. Louis American Motors iMilwaukee Wis I Kenosha Tri-State Transportation Co St. Paul Buffalo N.Y Hoffa Frank E. Fitzsimmons James R. Hoffa

Lockout impacts trucking across the United States

Reports show widespread job losses and firm shutdowns due to a trucking lockout. Phoenix Tucson and Minneapolis areas report large out of work numbers while New Orleans Denver and Baltimore regions face varying congestion and shifts to rail. Local notices memorialize Danbury bus pioneer Clifford A Smail.

Chicago St.Louis New Orleans Phoenix Tucson Ariz Denver Norman Pixler Western Empire Operators Association Georgia Motor Trucking Association Atlanta Arthur C. Conde Indiana Manufacturers Association Indiana Baltimore-Washington Minnesota Jacksonville Fla New Mexico Farmington Gene Williams Illinois-California Express San Juan Basin Charlies D. Winters Teamsters Local 270 Buffalo N.Y George R. Raper Manufacturing Co Newark, Ohio Akron Teamsters Oklahoma City Tulsa

Truck Kills Norwalk Tot

Virgilalc said there were no witnesses to the accident but the case is under investigation. He ordered the area closed to traffic for a thorough look today. Several persons including truck drivers have been questioned but not yet identified.

Virgilalc Pene Reisu

Apollo firm admits guilt in Apollo fire

American vice president told House subcommittee that his firm shares blame with NASA for the fire. The review board cited an electrical arc or short circuit as the probable cause, while North American argued other causes remain possible and cited rubbing insulation as a potential issue.

House Subcommittee NASA McCarthy J. L. Atwood North American Review Board Atwood Air Force Virgil L Grissom Edward H. White II Navy Roger B. Chaffee Subcommittee Dale Myers Br. Floyd L. Thompson Senate

Supreme Court blocks P G Clorox merger

The Supreme Court commanded against Procter and Gamble acquiring Clorox Chemical Co in a 7 0 ruling. Justice Douglas said the deal violated the Clayton Antitrust Act, warning it would reduce competition, raise entry barriers, and likely tighten oligopolistic control in the Tayld bleach industry.

Washington Supreme Court Procter & Gamble Clorox Chemical Co William C. Douglas Douglas Clorox Smalter Procter

Eye Archer Rome UPI Dispatch on Aqueducts

A Rome filed UPI dispatch about aqueducts runs 214 words across 43 lines. The writer from IL Méessagéro would not earn an A in American journalism schools due to the unfocused one sentence format lacking periods.

Rome- Upi Rome IL Méessagéro Dispatch

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