Viet Nam War Updates From DMZ and Saigon Fronts
Reports from Vietnam describe heavy shelling at Gio Linh and Con Thien near the DMZ with U S Marines suffering casualties. Government forces claim light losses, while a large Viet Cong rocket strike hit Dong Ha. Updated war casualties show steady American deaths and higher wounded figures amid slowed air campaigns and ongoing operations Manhattan and nearby actions.
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North Vietnam
Gio’ Linh
U.S
Con Thien
Gio Linh
Dong Ha
Commuunists
South Vietnam
An Xuyen
Associated Press
Richard Merron
Khe Sanh
U S
Manhattan
Saigon
Vietnam
Avco Talks Continue in Stratford Mediation Session
Labor and management reps of Avco Lycoming Stratford will meet mediators again at 10 a.m. at the Howard Johnson in Stratford after a bargaining session yesterday that ran from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. A U.S. District Court injunction under Taft-Hartley bars a strike or lockout during a cooling-off period ending July 5. Local 1010, UAW AFL-CIO, covers about 4,600 production workers. Local 376 covers about 560 office employees.
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Avco Lycoming
Stratford
Howard Johnson Motor Inn
U.S. District Court
William H. Timbers
New Haven
United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
Jenkins Bros. Veterans League honors 64 new members
Alfred J. Yardley, president of Jenkins Bros., praised almost 400 Veterans League members for long service at the annual banquet in the Stratfield Motor Inn. The 64 new 25 year members swell the league to 390. Executives attending included Jenkins Bros. Ltd. Canada officials and company directors.
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Alfred J. Yardley
Jenkins Bros
Veterans’ League
Yardley
Stratfield Motor Inn
Valve Company
Mr. Yardley
John J.F
Jenkins Bancroft
and Bros., Ltd
Canada
William H. Baulieu
Walter S. Beazley
Jenkins Bros., Ltd
Delmar K. Brundage
Jenkins Bros. Ltd
John L. Burns
William J Comboni
Dennis J. Delaney
Charles L. Dudley
Herbert W. Hope, Jr
Thomas J. Leary
Landsdale Attacks War on Poverty Salaries
Landsdale rails at high poverty workers salaries and federalism norms while ABCD centers in Bridgeport praise local impact. He flags OEQ funding limits, calls for a new vehicle to engage six-town area, and lauds Neighborhood Youth Corps and staff leadership as Mayor Curran opens the ABCD Multi-Service Center Building S.
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Telegram
Photeo
Plummer Abcd Center
ABCD
Trumbull Avenue
Bridgeport
Leete P. Doty
Abcd Board of
Hugh C. Curran
Howell Fuller
State Welfare Department
William O. Johnson
Vocational Opportunity Center
Bishop Avenue
Josephine Nieves
Northeast Regional Office of Economic Opportunity
Locke Hall
First Methodist Church
Donald J. Irwin
Washington
Lansdale
OEQ
OEO
Mr. Lansdale
Doty
Board of Education
State Department of Education
William Rodriguez
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Curran
Beardsley Terrace l
Officers Named As ABCD Eyes Summer Program
Bridgeport faces the area’s top social problem as ABCD plans a summer program. Josephine Nieves, deputy director of OEO Northeast, spoke in place of Rep. Donald Irvin, noting Bridgeport may gain about 27000 more than expected and that refunding applications are under review. She warned no large funding increases are likely, urging local action and prioritizing aid to the poor. Edwin C. Kepler and Mr. Daly joined as speakers, stressing ongoing poverty program lessons and local fundraising and volunteer needs.
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Bridgeport
Josephine Nieves
Office of Economic Opportunity
Northeast
Donald Irvin
Washington
Mr. Daly
Edwin C. Kepler
Kepler
Doty
Services Are Today For Adolph DAulisa
Services will be held today for Adolph D Aulisa 62 office manager of Crown Cabinet Company and former city comptroller and tax collector who died Tuesday in St Vincent's Hospital. The funeral Mass is at 9 at St Raphael's Church after a 1 a.m. service at S Spadaccino Funeral Home burial in St Michael's Cemetery.
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Adolph D'Aulisa
Woodside Avenue
The
Crown Cabinet Company
St. Vincent's Hospital
S. Spadaccino
Washington Avenue
St. Raphael's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Gunther Urges Work Camp Plan For Jail Inmates
Hartford CT Sen George L Gunther Republican Strat field urges a state work camp program for jail and reformatory inmates to cut costs and improve conditions. He asks $600000 for camp construction and $150000 for two years of operations plus a delegation to Michigan to study its camp system amid crowded prisons.
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Gunther
Hartford
Connecticut
George L. Gunther
Stratford
Michigan
Corrections Committee
United States
Girl Clings to Life After Father Figure Murder Attack
In Hartford a 14 year old Puerto Rican girl Ana Otera Batista fights for life after a man Engracia Garcia Reyes stabbed her sleeping brother Jose 9 and Margarita 12 to death. He slashed his own throat, was charged with two counts of murder and a May 11 probable cause hearing set.
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Hartford
UPI
Ana Otera Batista
Engracia Garcia Reyes
Jose Otero Batista
Margarita Otero Batista
Reyes
Batista
North End
Man Fined $50 After Car Beer Party
Judge Luke Stapleton fined Mc Fadden Pettway 26 of 1056 Central Avenue fifty dollars after he pleaded guilty to procuring liquor for a minor. William B. Scales 21 of 178 Island Brook Avenue had earlier been granted a nolle prosequi in a similar case.
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Luke Stapleton
Bridgeport
Underwood
Stapleton
McFadden Pettway
Central Avenue
William B. Scales
Island Brook Avenue
Chase Street
BHA Seeks New Rent Level Study
The Bridgeport Housing Authority requests a new rent level study from the U S Housing Assistance Administration regional office in New York. Executive director Francis J. Shanley says the study, the first since 1964, could raise rents but is necessary due to tenant complaints about increases tied to income. The study will compare local public and private housing costs, operating costs, and graduated rent for income levels, with rents set up to 20 percent below comparable private housing.
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Bridgeport Housing Authority
U.S. Housing Assistance Administration
New York
BHA
Francis J. Shanley
Shanley
Arthur Schechter
Rent policy debated for federally funded housing plan
BHA considers a fixed rent scale amid calls for graduated rents. Current rents range from $24 to $148 monthly based on income, and officials say a rigid policy hurts the lowest income groups, like retirees, while stressing it must stay financially sound. Some tenant groups say graduated rents deter mobility up the economic ladder by taking a share of pay raises.
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BHA
Mr. Shantey
Fire Damaging Nob Hill Cleaners Under Probe
Firemen say a blaze at Nob Hill cleaners on 64 Huntington Turnpike was arson. Exhauster fans saved large amounts of clothing from smoke damage as detectives and police probe the suspicious blaze outside the rear door and a carpet set on fire.
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Nob Hill Cleaners
Huntington Turnpike
Howard Bogey
Bogey
Detective Bureau
Dance Tomorrow For Bower Post Dance Tomorrow For Bower Post
The Raymond J. Bower post CWV hosts a dinner and dance Saturday at 8 p.m. in the clubrooms at 118 State Street with dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. Tickets may be obtained at the clubrooms. Committee members include Jean Kwolek and Raymond Dent resha.
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Raymond J. Bower
CWV
State Street
Tam
Sam Campbell
Baltimore
UPI
Thef
Edward Campbell
Baltimore Orioles
Theij
California Angels
Fairfield Police Contract Talks See Proposals Withdrawn
In Fairfield, police negotiations featured withdrawals as Mr. Snow removed two proposals, including unrestricted holiday pay and grievance changes, after a police commission special meeting. The two items were folded into the Fire department contract, while other points like a prior practices clause and parity pay revisions were discussed, with a work week study planned. Uncontested items include a 5 percent pay rise, longevity steps, and life insurance and Blue Cross benefits. Detective Sgt. Frederick Campbell moved to authorize an unfair labor practice charge. fact finding was approved by Mr. Stapleton.
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Snow
Police Commission
Stapleton
Fire Department
Blue Cross
Frederick Campbell
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Abcd Eyes
Adolph D’ Aulisa
Mom
Bower Post
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Raymond Dentresha
Fairfield
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