White House cases haunt Secret Service at gates
An AP dispatch profiles more than 100 individuals labeled White House cases admitted to St Elizabeths Hospital yearly. Many are mentally ill yet not dangerous, including a man who brought flowers for the president’s daughter and a woman convinced she is the top designer invited to the White House.
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Washington
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Washington Monument
George
Central Admissions
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Nixon
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Leon Konchegal
Tthe Hospital
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America
Vietnamese base attacked as war toll rises in North Saigon
North Vietnamese forces launched two assaults in the north and attacked bases across central and northern Vietnam. The heaviest hit was Hoang Anh base near Quang Ngai, with 22 South Vietnamese killed and 52 wounded among 400 defenders. North Vietnamese casualties were reported at 21 dead, while U.S. forces reported 8 wounded. Overall, 32 South Vietnamese killed and 119 wounded, plus five civilians slain, and 54 enemy dead. Additional clashes occurred near Quang Ngai and across coastal regions as losses mounted on both sides.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Hoang Anh
Quang Nagai
U. S
TAB Vows a Strike If Mill Rate Rises
The Taxpayers Association of Bridgeport plans a tax strike starting July 1 if the mill rate increases. Withholding July tax payments, including mortgage escrow portions, the group aims to pressure the city without triggering immediate legal action. TAB seeks 3,000 attendees at May tax hearings to influence the tax board and oppose the master land use plan.
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Taxpayers Association of Bridgeport
Arthur Capozzi, Jr
Central High School
Common Council
Curran
Capozzi
Bridgeport Area Weather Report
Today partly sunny and cool with highs of 50 to 55 and winds 15 to 20 mph. Tonight clear and cool with lows 35 to 46 and winds 10 mph or less. Tuesday will be fair and milder with highs 55 to 60 and a 10 percent to 20 percent precipitation chance.
Fairfield Taxpayers Association Formed for Efficient Government
Fairfielders organized the Taxpayers Association Fairfield Inc to pursue government at the least cost. Led by Alexander Vinzze of 187 Berwick Avenue, a Dictaphone supervisor, the group cites deep dissatisfaction with taxation policies while calling for action.
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Fairfield Inc
Alexander Vinczé
Berwick Avenue
Vincze
Pervisor
Dictaphone Corp
Taxpayers
Vineze
Church Council Backs Income Tax Plan to Replace Sales Tax
The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport endorses a Ritter bill for an adjusted gross income tax with exemptions and repeal of the state sales tax. The proposal would send nearly 200 million dollars to cities for education and public safety, possibly trimming property taxes, while lawmakers warn passage this session is unlikely.
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CCGB
Jane Kennedy
Department of Social Concerns
George J. Ritter
Hartford
Ritter
Board of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Noble Avenue
General Assembly
Thomas F. Dowd Jr
Lavery
Bridgeport
William R. Ratchford
Danbury
Thomas J. Meskill
Panther Case D.A. May Be Indicted
Chicago reports say a special grand jury investigating the 1969 Panther raid planned to indict Cook County State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan for obstructing justice. The panel was to meet today amid rumors of true bills and an unnamed conspirator status for Supt. James B. Conlish Jr.
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UPI
Black Panther Party
Cook County
Edward Hanrahan
West Side
Hanrahan
Grand Jury
James B. Conlish Jr
Barnabas Sears
Chicago Sun - Times
Chicago Tribune
Tree Neighborhood
Lerner
Sears
Washington antiwar rally leads to mass arrests at White House
Police arrested 124 protesters at the White House after a Quaker peace vigil exceeded a 100-person permit. Officials pegged attendance at the rally near the Capitol at up to 200,000, far below organizers’ 500,000 claim, as demonstrations planned two weeks of civil disobedience near May 5.
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White House
Nixon
Indochina
Camp David
Richard Hathaway
New Paltz, N.Y
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lafayette Park
Washington Monument
West Potomac Park
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
Bill Jepsen
Jepsen
Jerry V. Wilson
Cents Off Sales Regulations Near Completion
Washington leaders near finalizing rules to curb deceptive cents off promotions. The Federal agencies will limit each product to three cents off promotions per year and require economy size packages to deliver real savings, with enforcement by FDA and FTC.
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UPI
Congress
Food and ‘Drug Administration
Federial Trade Commission
Ping Pong Diplomacy Echoes in Chou Speech
Premier Chou En-lai said in Peking that ping pong diplomacy will not sway Communist China's support for peoples fighting American aggression. He backed the American people’s just struggle against government policies he described as aggression, war, and racial discrimination. The remarks were reported by Tanjug from a banquet in honor of Prince Norodom Sihanouk in Peking.
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Yugoslavia
China
Chou En-lai
Peking
Tanjug
Chou
Norodom Sihanouk
Utter Nonsense on Women’s Liberation says Mead
New York AP reports anthropologist Margaret Mead criticizes parts of the women’s liberation movement calling much of it utter nonsense. She questions reversing God is He to God is She and warns such reversals gain nothing. Los Angeles AP notes Los Angeles County arrest figures rising 23 percent in 1970 as Sheriff Pitchess cites more liberated women.
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New York
Margaret Mead
Women’s Liberation Movement
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Peter J. Pitchess
Celibacy Debate Roils Bishops Meeting in Detroit
Cardinal Dearden says priest opposition to mandatory celibacy has grown in intensity as about 250 bishops gather for the semiannual meeting in Detroit. New studies suggest many priests favor marrying, shaping a possible stance for the Rome Synod and future church policy.
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U.S
Cardinal Dearden
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Rome
568 Catholic Couples Renew Marriage Vows at Jubilee Day
The Bridgeport diocese honored 568 couples this year at Jubilee Day ceremonies at Fairfield University. Golden Jubilarians from 1921 to 1971 renewed vows as Bishop Walter W. Curtis presided, with Silver Jubilarians also participating and receiving certificates.
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Bridgeport
Bishops’ Conference
Detroit
Fairfield University
Family Life Bureau
Golden Jubilarians
Nazzarene Arconti
Jane
Walter M. Banks
William Barbieri
Geome Belade
Clement Belisirs
John S. Bonesi
Harold Britto
Stanley J. Bronski
James S. Brown
Merino Cececorulis
John Chulak
Joseph Clacela
iVerne T. Coxen
Ae Phill Cillberti
Joseph M. Deenlehan
Carmina DeFeo
Vonazio Della Pietro
Ferdinando DeVietro
Salvatore DiPasquale
Roceco Hi
Joseph D'Ostillo
Gaetane Falco
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