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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1971
Page
10
A Bridgeport publication notes monthly and three month subscription rates, advertising pages and audit bureau circulation data. It discusses membership in press associations and mentions payment handling and delivery terms for the Bridgeport Telegram and affiliated edition.
A federal judge orders the State Department to choose by October 31 whether all passport applicants must sign the loyalty oath or abolish it. Judge June L. Green says an optional oath unfairly discriminates among citizens, with ACLU urging abolition. Frances Knight notes the oath's long history, while the government defends it as appropriate for travel documents.
Municipal water systems face rare but rising viral illness risks from treated supply. Leading virologists say no emergency exists, yet outbreaks from viruses in sewage can threaten public health without stronger purification, more research, and reduced river and lake pollution.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts says the prospect of an assassination weighs most against seeking the Democratic nomination. He notes family fears, the burden on his mother who has lost two sons to bullets, and says he felt in his gut it is the wrong time. He leaves open a future run in a different climate.
The Republican Organization proposes a four person per state delegation pick including one man one woman one under 24 and one minority or ethnic member to represent the committee. Anne Armstrong notes the party’s push for gender and minority inclusion aligning with broader reform and youth representation. The plan follows similar Democratic aims and precedes official adoption at the 1972 convention, serving as guidelines for state committees. Separately, ocean affairs gain emphasis as Navy Undersecretary John W. Warner becomes director of the Ocean Affairs office to handle international negotiations and law developments.
In the Bronx New York fresh health career tracks emerge as health workers receive nine month to one year training in a 58 block area. Advocates learn to handle newborns aid alcoholics and assist families, earning 157.70 weekly while lawyers instruct on housing codes and tenants rights. Medical service administrators prepare for management roles with four months prep and three years college, with starting salaries 12 000 to 15 900 per year. The program aims to fill shortages, empower communities, and push toward a more responsive health system. It notes the stark gaps in care for Black and poor populations, demands for more workers, and federal funding pushes to expand health manpower training nationwide.
The author recalls twenty five years tending a Michigan woodland near Lake Michigan with his brother. They built rustic bridges and paths, repaired storm damage, and preserved a living link to the earth amid changing American life. The woods remain a familiar room and anchor despite vandalism and drift.
A 1972 political column weighs Vice President Agnew against inflation and recession worries. It argues Agnew’s strength in the South and broad GOP appeal, while noting Democratic doubts and calls for pragmatic leadership. The piece cites party blocs and voter coalitions shaping the vice presidential question.
Washington writer Holmes Alexander argues that August has seen three Soviet military offensives against neighbors in the Far East in 1939 1945 and 1969 led by Zhukov Malininsky and others. He claims Moscow uses August to press China Japan and Korea and notes Soviet media criticism of China while predicting possible further actions as Maoist tensions persist.
The Connecticut General Assembly reopened its special session over taxes, pitting Governor Meskill against Democrats who accuse him of pressuring for a seven and a half percent sales tax. Democrats, angered by the governor’s rough rhetoric, worry over potential failure to replace the income tax. Republicans push for immediate action while Democrats threaten to adjourn as members arrive from Waterbury and New Haven.
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