Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post information
The Bridgeport Post and The Bridgeport Telegram publish daily and morning editions with a Sunday Post. subscription rates are listed for 1 year six months and three months in Bridgeport and beyond 150 miles. The papers are members of the Associated Press and operate daily with night service and holidays.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Post
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Sunday Post
Sun Post
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West Side Democrats urge peace policy over Johnson war stance
In Manhattan at a West Side Democratic club meeting Justice William O. Douglas urged substituting law for war. Alex J. Rosenberg warned President Johnson that delaying action risks alienating Democrats and jeopardizing his re election, highlighting a split between big city reformers and national support for peace and freedom.
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Big City
Democrat II
West Side
Manhattan
Democratic’ Club
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
65Th Assembly
Alex J. Rosenberg
Johnson
Rosenberg
Marshall Ky
Gov. Maddox
Johnson taps Hubert Humphrey to steer Congress on Capitol Hill
President Johnson shifts workload to Vice President Humphrey amid wartime strain and domestic program setbacks. White House aides expect Humphrey to revive Democratic energy as House Republicans and dissident Democrats push legislation, while Senate leadership faces power struggles over the agenda.
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Hubert
Vietnam
Johnson
Congress
Humphrey
Capitol Hill
White House
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Henry Hall Wilson
House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Russell B. Long
Great Society
RCA to establish TV technician training centers nationwide
RCA Service announces plans to create permanent training centers by mid-summer in Philadelphia Miami Chicago Detroit Los Angeles and New York City to provide intensive instruction in servicing color and basic television and commercial products, plus refresher courses and beach service work.
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Radio Corporation of America
RCA Service Company
A. L. Conrad
RCA Service
Philadelphia
Miami
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
New York City
Training expansion promises more TV technicians
The article notes week training periods and an aim to train about twice as many technicians annually as last year. It presents learning channels offering opportunities to people seeking suitable careers and predicts growing demand for more and better television programs, with a worsening technician shortage.
New Plastic Material Could Transform Home Building
A Cleveland maker plans to market a flexible plastic that sets hard and becomes indestructible. It resists burning and can only be cut with a hacksaw or diamond saw. The material promises versatile use in constructing attractive, low upkeep homes and structures, potentially expanding home ownership.
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Cleveland
Unnecessary Deaths Study Cites Regional Health Gaps
A National Center of Health Statistics study using Texas and North Dakota data projects 333 600 unnecessary yearly deaths nationwide about 1000 daily. Accidents top the avoidable causes in both states. tuberculosis influenza and pneumonia and cirrhosis follow. The report urges regional health centers to equalize medical knowledge and treatment across regions.
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National Center of Health Statistics
Texas
North Dakota
Johnson
Subsidizing the Seaway Faces Bipartisan Opposition
A Worcester Gazette analysis flags a proposal for federal subsidies to the St Lawrence Seaway, backed by Mondale Reuss and others. It warns of regional tax burdens and urges toll reexamination to keep the waterway self supporting. The piece also notes Democratic tensions between Humphrey and Maddox over intraparty unity.
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Worcester Gazette
New England
Federal Treasury
St.Lawrence Seaway
Congress
St. Lawrence
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
U.S
Henry S.reuss
D-Wis
New
Donald Y. Lowe
New York Port Authority
U.S. Great Lakes
Castro's Warpath Expands From Latin America to Africa
Leon Dennen reports Castro plans to export guerrilla warfare beyond Latin America. Cuba trains fighters in Eritrea and Africa and supports rebel movements in Rhodesia, Vietnam, Angola, Mozambique, and other nations while maintaining limited ties with the Soviet bloc.
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N.Y
Bolivia
Venezuela
Latin America
Rhodesia
Africa
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Red
China
Cu“ba
U.N
Castro
Guerrilas Leon Dennen
Eritrea
Haile Selassie
Vietnam
Angola
Mozambique
North Korea
Russia
Congo-Brazzaville
Tanzania
United Arab Republic
Guinea
Mali
Havana
Kwame Nkruma
Ghana
Dar Es Salaam
United Nations
Dutchman Arrested In Soviet Reprisal
MOSCOW AP A Royal Dutch Airlines official was arrested in apparent retaliation for the arrest and expulsion of a Soviet airlines official in Amsterdam. Station Manager L C T Donker was taken in downtown Moscow on Thursday and is described as all right. He is not happy but that could be expected. Expulsion is anticipated. No Soviet announcement was issued.
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Moscow
Royal Dutch Airlines
Amsterdam
L.C.T. Donker
Donker
Dishwasher Dilemma Arises in Household Choices
A humorous puzzle notes that a dishwasher, common in many homes, prompts Irisbands to prefer buying one over becoming a dishwasher themselves. The quip frames a playful tradeoff between utility and personal identity.
Wallace's 1968 Bid and Alabama Power Politics
Analysis traces George C Wallace's mixed signals on a 1968 presidential run, his stance on segregation and federal desegregation orders, and the political alliance with wife Lurleen Wallace as she seeks power to resist court-ordered school integration in Alabama. The piece notes potential party splits, bargaining leverage, and shifting pledges amid national political pressures.
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Alabama
Lurleen Wallace
Wallace
Wallace Tan
Three Talents Carried Cassius Clay To Top
Houston AP profile of Cassius Clay later Muhammad Ali notes his sharp mind quick wit and fast fists carried him to boxing fame. It covers his rise, brash persona, predictions, poetry, and later embrace of Islam and refusal to join the draft amid civil rights talk. It mentions his 29-0 pro record with 23 knockouts and his Mecca voyage.
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Houston
Tex
Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
Uncle Sam
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr
Kentucky
Clay
Floyd Patterson
Ernie Terrell
Zora Folley
Cassius
Sonny Liston
Patterson
Cruch
Liston
Louisville
Mecca
Washington View on Press, Johnson, Humphrey Debate
Washington View argues LBJ mutters at press while Humphrey defends free coverage. It notes overseas reporting shapes U S image and warns against sensational crime abroad and domestic bias eroding credibility. The piece reflects UPI analysis by Merriman Smith on press relations and editorial discretion.
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Humphrey
United States
Washington
U.S
Chicago
Connecticut Politics and the Bradley Field Expansion Debate
A Connecticut legislative tour reveals conflicts between state power and local interests. Meade Alcorn, former Republican National Chairman, testifies for Suffield against Bradley Field expansion, arguing land takings and runway length threaten local rights and forewarn of a broader battle over progress. The piece closes noting skepticism about halting the public project despite strong opposition.
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General Assembly
Judiciary Committee
Appropriations Committee
Legislative Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Legislative Committee
Bradley Field
Meade Alcorn
Suffield
Alcorn
Xnolmet
Lavalike
Salazar marks two anniversaries in Lisbon
Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar observed his 78th birthday and 39 years in public office in Lisbon. No special ceremonies marked either occasion.
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Lisbon
UPI
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Newsmen See Greek Political Prisoners Under Regime
In Athens the military regime displayed top political prisoners to reporters, including former premier George Papandreou and his son Andreas, at a military hospital and a suburban hotel. Outside Greece, protests surged as Britain and the United States gave tacit acceptance to the new government led by King Constantine II.
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Athens
Greece
United States
Constantine
Britain
Paul Economou-Gouras
Constantine II
Rome
Paul Vardinoyannis
Paul
U.S
George Papandreou
Papandreou
Andreas
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