Westmoreland Warns of Potential World War III
General Westmoreland says U S actions may trigger a third world war as Soviets Chinese and North Vietnam react He plans to brief Congress and governors at the White House and address a joint session He urges maximum pressure on the enemy while critics say hawks misread causes and seek blame rather than peace
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Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Westmoreland
U.S
White House
Sis
Congress
Associated Press
New York
United States
Vietnam
Senate
McGovern
West
Moreland
Police Nab Trio In Narcotic Sale
Police took into custody near Clinton avenue a youth called the pusher Joseph Pagan 20 of 1230 State street and two buyers Dennis Thompson 19 of 10 South Turkey road Westport and George Allen Johnson 19 of 2 Gardencourt Fairfield. All held on $5 000 bail each on narcotics charges by Sgt Arthur Buchanan and Patrolmen William Gombar and John Hayducky.
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State Street
Arthur Buchanan
Joseph Pagan
Dennis Thompson
South Turkey Road
Westport
George Allen Johnson
Gardencourt
Fairfield
Clinton Avenue
William Gombar
John Hayducky
Ceremony Planned On Clean Water Bill
Governor Dempsey will sign the administration's $150 million water pollution control bill in Hartford Monday. The ceremony will host the Clean Water Task Force members state officials legislative leaders and Water Resources committee members after final General Assembly approval last week.
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Hartford
Senate Chamber
Dempsey
Clean Water Task Force
General Assembly
Schmickel to Attend Parley in Uruguay
Governor Dempsey announced Deputy Health Commissioner Bert W. Schmickel will join the first Inter American seminar on mentally retarded children May 7 14 in Montevideo Uruguay. Connecticut's Office of Mental Retardation leads in prevention diagnosis and treatment.
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Hartford
Dempsey
Connecticut
Bert W. Schmickel
Montevideo
Uruguay
Schmickel
Boys of Two Clubs Win In Chess and Checkers
Miro Mierjewski of Orcutt beat Kevin McAllister of Middle Street in chess finals while John Newman of Middle Street defeated Orcutt’s Dullivan Christy in the checkers finals in a new independent league. Orcutt team includes eight boys aged 2 to 35. contact John Vlatowski to arrange games.
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Miro Mierjewski
Orcutt Boys’ Club
Kevin McAllister
Middle Street Boys‘ Club
Chess and Checkers League
John Newman
Middle Street
Orcutt
Dullivan Christy
Orcutt Chess and Checkers
John Vlatowski
Girl Hurt When Car Hits Tricycle Rider
Five year old Eloisa Cannon of 360 Valley Averine was seriously injured when an auto struck her tricycle near her home. Police identified the driver as Clifford Burgess of 72 Cross Hill Road Monrose. She was taken to St Vincent’s hospital in fair condition. hospital staff noted multiple injuries and the crash remained under investigation.
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E! Eloisa Cannon
Valley Averine
St. Vincent' S Hospital
Clifford Burgess
Cross Hill Road
Monrose
Milford Renewal Project Gets 3.894 Million Approval
Milford plans renewal projects with 347 land parcels to acquire for Project II. Officials expect single family homes and garden apartments, while a future Myrtle Walnut Beach renewal targets rehabilitation of about one acre of homes and businesses near Naugatuck Avenue.
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Myrtle Walnut Beach
Naugatuck Avenue
Third Man Held In $22 Cab Driver Holdup
Police arrest a third suspect Kenneth Stewart 18 of 188 Hewitt Street on robbery with violence for the $22 cab receipts robbery of Alfred Germaine Yellow Cab at Fourth Street and Connecticut Avenue. Stewart joins Sonny Johnson 22 and Sandy Johnson 20 both of Harlem nabbed after a foot chase with radiocar officers who fired shots in the air. All three held in $10,000 bail pending circuit court arraignments.
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Kenneth Stewart
Hewitt Street
Liew
Stewart
Sonny Johnson
Sandy Johnson
Harlem
N.Y
Alfred Germaine
Yellow Cab Company
Fourth Street
Connecticut Avenue
Johnsons
Westmoreland Accused of Propaganda Role in Vietnam War
Socialist Norman Thomas, a frequent presidential candidate, accused the Johnson administration of using Gen. William C. Westmoreland as a propaganda figure for the Vietnam war. Thomas criticized the administration for escalating bombing and intervention, speaking at Boston University on the matter.
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Boston
Norman Thomas
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Thomas
Westmoreland
U.S
United States
Haiphong
Associated Press
Boston University
Man Arrested on Police Playing Charges
Radamsey Decampos of Charles H Green apartments was arrested on policy playing charges on Steuben Street. Police seized slips found on him. Pending Circuit Court hearing he is held in lieu of 500 dollars bail.
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Radamsey Decampos
Charles H. Green
Steuben Street
Frank Flood
Thomas Canavan
Decampos
House Votes Pensions For Legislators 99 to 54
The House passed a pension bill for lawmakers by a 99 to 54 vote after lengthy debate. Supporters led by Dominic Badolato and Benjamin Barringer argued pensions are overdue for Connecticut legislators, while opponents warned of potential abuse and conflicts of interest. Speaker Testo cast the final tally, correcting the margin.
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House
Dominic J. Badolato
New Britain
Etter
Badolato
Barringer
Benjamin Barringer
New Milford
Baddlato
General Assembly
Hartford
Stewart B. McKinney
Rfairfield
McKinney
Bill
Edgar A. King
Farmington
King
Connecticut
Robert G. Oliver
New Haven
Area lawmakers vote on pension bill for 55 year retirements
Fairfield county area legislators largely back a pension bill for lawmakers who retire at 55 after ten years in the Assembly. The measure passes 99 to 54 with 21 Democrats and four Republicans in support from the area and 17 Republicans plus one area Democrat against.
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Hartford
Fairfield County
Assembly
Bard
Norwalk
Barringer
New Milford
Brown
Northvalk
Connors
Stamford
Davis
DI Milford
Donnelly
D'Onofrio
Bridgeport
Esposito
Danbury
Gutmann
Shelton
Kelly
McGovern
McLoughlin
O'Brien
Dbridgeport
Provenzano
Stratford
Ratchford
Shapero
Simons
Spiegel
Trumbull
Strada
Tierney
Wright
Testo
Boyd
Westport
Breeman
Burrows
Fairfield
Clarke
Stevens
Milford
Straffolino
Taintor
Greenwich
Weicker
Patrignelli Pension Bill Cleared by House
Hartford report says the House approved a bill to grant Arthur E. Patrignelli a two thirds pay pension for a line of duty disability and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
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Hartford
House
Senate
Arthur E. Patrignelli
Bridgeport
Australian Civil Affairs Team to Vietnam in June
Canberra announces a 46 member civil affairs team will depart for Vietnam in June. The group will include engineers construction workers medics and teachers to support relief and reconstruction efforts.
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Canberra
Australia
UPI
Vietnam
First Quarter Steel Profits Fall From 1966 Levels
USS Steel Corp. posts 41.1 million earnings or 76 cents a share for the first quarter of 1967, down from 50.1 million or 3.00 a share a year earlier. Bethlehem and Republic also report lower profits though sales rise. U.S. Steel’s quarterly sales reach 564.6 million with 4.3 percent margin. steel production at 7.795 million tons and shipments at 4.939 million tons. Roger M. Blough says a regular 60 cent dividend will be paid June 10 to stockholders of record May 5.
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NEW York
USS. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Re Public Steel Com
U.S. Steel
Roger M. Blough
Elderly Pace Dies in Fire at Stratford Home
An elderly man, a retired Bryant Electric worker born in Italy, died in a house fire blamed on oxygen use. Damage estimated at 500 dollars to the house and 50 dollars to a chair. Surviving include two sons, a daughter, three grandchildren, and nieces. Services set for 8:15 a.m. at McDonald funeral home and 9 a.m. Mass at St. James Church. Burial in St. Michael's Cemetery.
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Pace
Bryant Electric Company
Italy
St. James Holy Name Society
Michael A. Pace
Trembull
Jerome Y. Pace
Bridgeport
Joseph J. Mike
Stratford
William R. McDonald
Main Street
St. James Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Teamsters vote on proposed national pact amid labor unrest
Two weeks after rallies and scattered strikes across about a dozen cities the Teamsters vote on a national contract amid fears of a broader trucking industry confrontation. Railroad unions clash over a 6 percent wage proposal, with talks failing to progress as Senate lawmakers hint at possible intervention to prevent a nationwide rail strike.
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Chicago
Fitzsimmons
Senate Labor Committee
Radar Plane Crash Off Cape Cod Kills 16 in Sea
Eyewitness on Nantucket reports a four engine Constellation radar aircraft exploded at sea after passing near the island. Fifteen or sixteen lost with three rescued in a second incident, as the report notes two crashes in the Cape Cod region with crews missing.
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Loretta Mancovsky
Maddaket
Nantucket Island
Cape Cod
Nantucket Sound
Otis Air Force Base
New Stainless Steel Uses Spur Research Finds
Stainless steel finds new applications, including shingle and siding nails, automobile rocker arm panels, burial caskets, and plumbing hardware, per Criscible Steel Company researchers.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Cruscible Steel Company
Ex Golf Pro Lawler Given Probation in Stock Fraud Case
Former golf pro Daniel F Lawler 45 from Newtown received a one year suspended prison term and two years probation after being found guilty of mailing unregistered stock in Electro Optical Development and Research Co to investor Joe Reichter. Iversen of Bridgeport also faced charges for participating in the scheme. The firm, which aimed to make electronics devices, went bankrupt in 1963 and counted stars like Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford among investors.
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Hartford
Daniel F.s
Law
Danny) Lawler
Stars
Lawler
Rock Ridge
Newtown
U.S
M. Joseph Blumenfeld
Joe Reichter
Associated Press
Reichter
William Eckert
Asst
U.S. Atly
David Margolis
Bridgeporter
Iver J. Iversen
Bridgeport
Electro Optical Development and Research Co, Inc
Iversen
Yogi Berra
New York Mets
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
Maury Wills
Atty
Millard Kaufman
Atty. Paul V. McNamara
Blumenfeld
Kauffman
Lawyer Faces Full Hearing Over Judges Claims
Hartford AP A 78 year old Woodbridge attorney Loring J Whiteside must face a full scale disciplinary hearing on charges he alleged criminal conduct by seven state court judges in a civil suit tied to a 1961 conspiracy claim about the death of Olga Gallagher. The hearing could lead to disbarment and no date was set.
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Whiteside
Ansonia
Whites
Letman Steps In As Jazz Concert Star In Milford
Johnny Letman jazz trumpeter replaces the late Henry Allen as trumpet star of the New Haven Register Fresh Air Fund concert. The Dixieland Society of Connecticut presents May 35 at Donat's restaurant Milford with Jay C. Higginbotham, trombonist, co starring. The program includes a musical tribute to Allen who died recently.
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Johnny Letman
Nat (King) Cole
Henry
Red) Allen
New Haven Register
Fresh Air Fund
Dixieland Society of Connecticut
Donat's
Milford
Letman
Jay C. Higginbotham
Allen
America
Closing of Polls Set at 8 In Bill Voted in Assembly
Connecticut lawmakers approve a bill extending poll closing time to 8 p.m. for all elections. Sen. J. Edward Caldwell explains the change will aid workers casting ballots. The measure takes effect in November municipal elections pending Gov. Dempsey's approval.
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Hartford
Connecticut
General Assembly
Senate
J. Edward Caldwell
Bridgeport
Elections Committee
Dempsey
Convoy Attacks Northern Vietnam In Escalating Air War
Reports say Viet DMZ strikes south of Haiphong near Hanoi claimed 26 American planes downed in two days as U S losses reached four. Ground actions in South Vietnam remained limited and Ellsworth Bunker arrived to become ambassador in Saigon.
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Haiphong
Hanoi
Red China
North Vietnam
U.S
Peking
United States
China
Hoa Lac
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Bunker
Diplomatic Service
Vietnam
Asia
Republic of Vietnam
Gia Lam
Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
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Peter A. Crombie
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Nicholas A. Lenge
West Hartford
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr
Rubin Cohen
Colchester
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Francis J. Collins
Brookfield
John T. Taintor
Robert S. Orcutt
Guilford
Robert J. Testo
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R-Noriwalk
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New Canaan
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Crockett
Frate
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Linda McVeigh
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