Panel Approves Social Security Medicare Changes
Washington AP panel approves automatic cost of living increases in Social Security checks and creates leeway for retirees to earn more without losing benefits. It extends Medicare to disabled retirees, reshapes benefits for midterm illnesses, boosts widow benefits to full, raises minimums, and links future COLA to wage growth and a higher payroll base. Continued on Page Ten.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
Violence and Unrest Grip Italy Across Nation
Rome reports widespread unrest as strikes and protests disrupt Italy. Maritime, post, textile workers and soccer players strike. ports in Naples Genoa Venice Leghorn idled. Milan University bombed as clashes escalate in Catanzaro over regional capital dispute and postponed match against Reggio Calabria.
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Italy
Naples
Genoa
Venice
Leghorn
Milan University
Catanzaro
Reggio Calabria
Calabria
Reggio Cal
Bridgeport Weather: Clouds, Showers Likely, Cooler Highs Around 60
National Weather Service briefing for Bridgeport and vicinity notes cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of showers today and tonight, not as mild with highs near 60 and lows in the 40s. Tomorrow remains cool with variable clouds and a few showers, highs in the 50s. Winds west to southwest 10 to 15 mph. Almanac lists sun rise 5:06 am, sunset 6:38 pm. tide times show today and tomorrow high and low marks.
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Bridgeport
Off-Track Bets Win Backing in Committee
Hartford AP report says a bill to create an off-track betting system like New York won approval from the legislature's Government Administration and Policy Committee. It would form a bipartisan five member commission appointed by the governor by June 1 to design and supervise the program, with Appropriations approval needed due to state funds.
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Hartford
New York
Appropriations Committee
U S To Get Prototype Safety Car For Tests
A 50 mph brick-wall safety car prototype is to be delivered to the United States by AMF Inc and Fairchild Hiller, with GM to supply more cars eight months later. The two-ton vehicles cost about 4000 dollars and will undergo extensive testing before any production. US,NATO,Japan,West Germany agreements target one-ton versions for different specs. Russell Train proposes health service collaboration. Continued on Page Ten.
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U.S
North Atlantic
United States
Robert Brenner
Highway Traffic” Safety Administration
NATO Committee
U.S. Department of Transportation
AMF Inc
Fairchild Hiller Corp
General Motors
Brenner
Japan
West Germany
Russell E. Train
Nixon
Council On Environmental Quality
Ping Pong Ties Open U S China Exchange
A delegation of Chinese table tennis players accepted an invitation to visit the United States, replying to a U S visit by an American team to the Chinese mainland. President Nixon was to discuss the invitation with the U S Table Tennis Association official and visa expansion with White House aides.
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Detroit
United States
U.S
Graham Steenhoven
U.S. Table Tennis Association
Table Tennis Association of the Peoples’ Republic of China
Washington
White House
Nixon
Steenhoven
China
Ronald L.ziegler
Ziegler
State Department
Charles Bray
William Rogers
Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation draws mixed response
The Supreme Court backed busing as a tool to end segregated schools, sparking praise from desegregation supporters as a landmark and sharp criticism from opponents who warn of harm to education. Virginia Governor Linwood Helton voiced cautious optimism while Alabama officials attacked the decision, hinting at possible legislative action.
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Linwood Helton
Virginia
Holton
Richmond
Warren Burger
Alabama
George Wallace
Congress
LeRoy Brown
Ex Bank Head and 4 Brokers Indicted in Misuse of $10 Million
A federal grand jury in Newark indicted former Ea ton town National Bank president Douglas J. Schotte and four stockbrokers on conspiracy and misapplication charges totaling over 10 million dollars. Also named were William Certilman Bertram Cutler James Perry Emmett Cox Jr. The FDIC closed the bank last August after about 4 million disappeared. investigators spent nine months and interviewed over 100 witnesses.
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N.J
Newark, NJ
U.S
Herbert J. Stern
Douglas J. Schotte
Eatontown National Bank
Schotte
New York
T.P.C., Inc
William A. Certilman
Scars
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John J. Slocum
Division of Liquidation
Stern
FBI
FDIC
Catholic Parents Map Mail Blitz for Schools
Catholic parents groups in the Diocese of Bridgeport plan a mail blitz to state legislators urging constitutional state aid to non-public education. The Bridgeport Home School Association leads the effort, targeting 8,200 students in parish schools with letters to lawmakers before June. Key speakers include John P. Walsh, Rev. Martin B. Hitchcock, and John McNamara, outlining a plan to push three parochial bills through the education committee.
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Martin P. Autuori
Diocese of
Bridgeport
General Assembly
Bridgeport Home School Association
John P. Walsh
Martin B. Hitchcock
John McNamara
Committee On Education
Senate
State Public Works Proposed for Jobs
Hartford report urges creation of a civilian work corps and large public works to cut unemployment. Eight recommendations push peacetime economy shift, including a cross-state high speed rail link Providence to New Haven with a $600 million price tag and state share under $30 million aided by matching funds. Conservation Corps would place 20 000 to 30 000 unemployed into outdoor projects restoring parks and forests.
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Hartford
William B. Stanley
Norwich
Rollin Mettler
D-Hamden
Thomas J. Meskill
General Assembly
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York State
Providence
New Haven
United Auto Workers Cap Council
Connecticut
Long Island Sound
Stanley
Conservation Corps
Connecticut Conservation Corps
CCC
Foley and Pirri Switch State Police Commands
State Police Commissioner Fuessenich announced 14 command changes across barracks and divisions effective April 26. Lieut. Walter W. Foley moves from Westport Troop G to Ridgefield Troop A, while Lieut. Joseph Pirri shifts from Ridgefield to Westport Troop. The reorganizing aims to give commanders a fresh outlook, not a shakeup.
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Hartford
Cleveland B. Fucssenich
Westport
Ridgefield Barracks
Walter W. Foley
Ridgefield
Joseph Pirri
State Police
Fuessenich
James J. McGrath
State Police Training Academy
Department
Gould Dictaphone End Merger Talks in Chicago
Gould Inc and Dictaphone Corp announce termination of merger discussions after previously stating an agreement in principle for Gould to acquire Dictaphone. Dictaphone operates a major plant in Bridgeport Conn.
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Chicago
Gould, Inc
Dictaphone Corp
Gould
Dictaphone
Bridgeport
Conn
Supreme Court approves massive busing and race balancing
The Supreme Court unanimously approves massive school busing and racial balancing as constitutional tools to ensure integrated education. Chief Justice Burger states districts may use free transport and even gerrymandered boundaries to remedy segregation, with federal judges empowered to create unitary systems if boards fail to act. The ruling aligns with desegregation needs beyond neighborhood schools, citing extensive bus use and the need to consider racial ratios in Charlotte Mecklenburg and Mobile County plans.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Charlotte
Mecklenburg’ ‘County
North ‘Carolina
Mobile County
Alabama
Ribicoff Plan Survives First Test in Senate
In Washington the Senate rejected 43 to 35 a move to kill Sen. Abraham Ribicoff's plan to integrate black children from inner cities into suburban schools. The amendment, attached to a $1.5 billion desegregation bill, faced potential changes as some Southern senators warned they might oppose it on final passage.
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Washington
Senate
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Ribicoff
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Connecticut
Javits
Jong
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