21 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1967
Page
1
AP reports scientists at JPL express concern that Surveyor 3 soil sampler may be damaged after touchdown on the moon. They will test the device by cycling power before attempting operation, with potential 18 inch digging claw exposure and telemetry ambiguity noted.
Edward J. Wiston of 335 Fairfield Woods Road Fairfield named president-designate of Housatonic Community College center Stratford by the Regional Community Colleges Board. Liston will assume duties July 1 at a salary of 17 380 annually once Stratford college is officially established as permanent approved by the General Assembly.
In Hartford, Governor Dempsey’s top priority, a $150 million water pollution control bill, won final legislative approval and moves to his desk for signature. The Senate passed 33-0 after defeating Republican amendments aimed at tougher funding and standards.
The Bridgeport area enjoys mostly sunny mild weather today with a high in the upper 60s and increasing clouds tonight. Saturday brings cloudy conditions with a likelihood of showers and a small chance of measurable rain. Southerly to southeasterly winds shift through the period.
Readable fragments show sections on Dear Abby Dr Brandstad and Polly's Pointers among Editorials Fashions and Sports. Mentions Sylvia Porter Jacoby on Bridge and theater TV radio notes with obituaries and women’s news in the page mix.
Eighty fourth to eighth graders from Bridgeport public schools will act as city officials from 9 45 a m to noon on Monday as part of the second annual student government day. Mayor Curran will host a luncheon in City Hall with remarks from Schools Supt Silverstone and Chamber executive William Hawkins. The program emphasizes citizenship now, not at age 21.
Philippine News Service reported armed robbers allegedly breached Clark Field warehouses stealing electronics and PX goods. Air Force spokesman denied the claim as untrue noting three men were arrested after infiltrating the PX warehouse but no loot was recovered.
Delegated by wishful thinking to win but relegated by results to another try, three county residents sought the $250 reward for correct answers in Post Puzzle 693. The puzzle's elusive clues baffled fans and one word identity remained unsolved, with D. R. Kellogg of 1492 Elm Street Stratford and Mrs. E. E. Puterhaugh of 43 Walter cited among those undone.
The Greek Orthodox churches in the Greater Bridgeport area plan Holy Week services with Palm Sunday blessing as Easter approaches on April 25 in the Eastern church calculation. Rev. William S. Kehayes explains the calendar, noting Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon following Passover.
In Hartford the House backed an amended pension bill for state legislators with ten years of service. The vote was 99 to 55 as Republicans largely opposed the measure amid possible conflicts of interest.
State police investigate Wednesday night break into Joel Barlow High School in red ding the sixth recent break into a Bridgeport area high school. Intruders smashed into a vault and searched the guidance office while seeking concert proceeds. entry gained via a lower transom and a cut glass panel.
The United Rubber Workers union called a strike after failing to reach a contract with Firestone Tire and Rubber Co in Cleveland. The move affects 17,585 employees as a two year agreement expired at midnight, with plant locals nationwide ordered not to report for the midnight shift.
Negotiators and federal mediators held six hours of talks yesterday between Avco Lycoming division and Local 1010 United Auto Workers AFL-CIO at the Howard Johnson Inn Stratford. A company spokesman said progress was made and both sides were studying each other positions as they work toward a settlement. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday the 16th.
The Justice Department asked that ITT board meeting records since January 1, 1963 be added to the merger case record with American Broadcasting Co. ITT attorney Taggart Whipple condemned the request as a dragnet and shotgun demand during a FCC hearing as the department seeks a case reopening after FCC approval last December.
Hartford residents debated truth and hope in a three and a half hour American Cancer Society conference. Physicians clerics lawyers and victims discussed when to tell patients of cancer and how to balance treatment with quality of life. The simulated patient asked about surgery timing and hospital care as Dr. Robert S. Martin urged urgent exploratory surgery for a likely malignant bowel cancer.
U S jets damaged a Haiphong power plant and another on the outskirts in the port city’s first raid. The attack darkened surrounding areas. In separate strikes, a 60 car freight train was destroyed in a railroad yard northeast of Hanoi as flames rose from freight cars.
London AP reports the Greek army took control at midnight, with Athens leaders unaccounted. Monitors noted a 24hour strike by telecom personnel and rising tension between former Premier Papandreou and King Constantine amid a looming May 28 election.
One survivor, Nikolas Pulver, sustained only superficial bruises in a Britannia crash near Nicosia that killed 126 and seriously injured three others. Pulver led a Swiss Asia tour aboard the Bombay Cairo flight diverted to Cyprus due to a thunderstorm at Nicosia Airport.
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