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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1966

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NATO Sees Cold War Easing After 3 Day Talks

Paris dispatch reports NATO foreign and defense ministers, 15 members with France, agreeing the Cold War is fading. They pledge faster East West reconciliation, maintain deterrence, and seek broader cooperation with the Soviet bloc despite France’ s defection from integrated command.

Paris Atlantic Soviet Union Europe North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO France North Eastern Europe NATO Council Ria

Alfano Named Connecticut Senate President Pro Tempore

State Sen. Charles T. Alfano of Suffield was elected Connecticut Senate president pro tempore by Democratic senators Friday night. The post allows him to preside when the lieutenant governor is absent, an honorary position noted in the caucus report.

Hartford Charles T. Alfano Suffield Connecticut Senate Alfano

Peking charges U S planes bombed its Hanoi embassy

AP report says four U S planes allegedly dive bombed the Chinese embassy in Hanoi on December 4 and damaged the New China News Agency office. NCNA called it deliberate war blackmail while Hanoi denied US bombs fell inside the city. Romanian Czechoslovakian and Hungarian leaders echoed escalation claims. US Saigon command denied any bombs in Hanoi.

Peking U. S Hanoi Tokyo Red China U.S New China News Agency NCNA Foreign Ministry United States Romania America Washington Saigon Czechoslovakia Hungary Bulgaria National Assembly

Vassar Taps Yale For Study On Relocation And Cooperation

Vassar College trustees accept Yale invitation to jointly study possible cooperation including relocation to New Haven. The Yale president had signaled openness to coordinate education for women, noting potential benefits regardless of the final outcome. Both institutions will examine desirability and feasibility of a closer relationship.

New Haven Vassar Poughkeepsie N.Y Yale University Associated Press Vassar College Yale Kingman Brewster Jr Browaterment Brewster Yale Corporation Coordinate College Yale College

Rockefeller Study Sought on Long Island Sound Tunnel

The Connecticut State Labor Council will discuss within the next month a proposed feasibility study of a tunnel under Long Island Sound linking Connecticut with Long Island. Gov Nelson A Rockefeller directed the study and local labor leader John J Driscoll urged timely discussion to prepare a concrete plan by January.

Connecticut State Labor Council Long Island Sound Connecticut Lang Citizens Long Island Mc Driscoll

Venezuela Ends University Autonomy Amid Terror Crackdown

President Raul Leoni declared suspension of university autonomy, claiming a Havana-backed terror wave. Troops swept Caracas and other areas as he vowed the universities could not become a state within a state while teaching and administration would stay autonomous.

Caracas Venezuela Raul Leoni Havana Leoni

Democratic governors plan White House visit over election loss

Democratic governors from Iowa and other states announced they will visit the White House to discuss the party's defeat with President Johnson. Governor Marath J. Hughes, caucus chair, said he spoke with Marvin Watson to arrange a delegation meeting after Christmas.

W. Va White House Johnson Christms Marath J. Hughes Iowa Democratic Povernors Caucus Marvin Watson

Weather Halts Strikes Near Hanoi Area

In South Vietnam bad weather kept U S pilots away from Hanoi while strikes targeted Haiphong area and Dien Bien Phu sectors. Missions totaled 58 with hits on barges three bridges storage zones and a military dump across the northern theater.

Saigon South Vietnam Hanoi U.S. Command Haiphong Dien Bien Phu Panhandle

Lodge Sees U.S. Vietnam Effort as Key to Peace

Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told reporters at the White House that the Vietnam war preserves a broad eastern Asia edge against Red Chinese expansion. He said the administration’s stance boosts believability and peace, noting a 370 million regional population moving away from domination. He cited past Kennedy statements to Khrushchev as crucial to credibility.

Washington APJ Henry Cabot Lodge White House Vietnam U.S Eastern Asia South Vietnam Lodge Johnson John F. Kennedy Nikita S. Khrushchev Cuba Khrushchev Kennedy

Oil Embargo Included in 1st Time Act

United Nations Security Council for the first time imposes mandatory sanctions including an oil embargo on Rhodesia to pressure its minority government. The measure passes 11 to 0 with four abstentions, while South Africa and Portugal pledge not to comply. The council stops short of approving force, leaving future options open.

Unveted Nations United Nations Security Council Rhodesia Torce United Soviet Union France Bulgaria Mali Britain South Africa Portugal U.N Council Salisbury Smith Southern Africa

World’s Biggest Atom Smasher To Be Built Near Ill Village

Washington AP reports selection of a 6800 acre Illinois prairie site 30 miles southwest of Chicago Weston for a proposed 375 million atom smasher. The project would employ 2300 scientists and attract 1000 visiting researchers yearly while powering a facility rivaling megacity energy needs.

Ill Washington Illinois Cornields Chicago Weston Mlingis Atomic Energy Commission United States Brookhaven N.Y Soviet Union Congress New York Roger D. Branigin Indiana AEC

Faces Wife Murder Trial Coppolino Freed on Bail

Dr. Carl Coppolino, recently acquitted in a New Jersey murder case, arrived in Florida with his wife Mary and was released on $15,000 bail. Sarasota authorities took him from Monmouth Detective John Gawler, trial set for February 14, and Coppolino said he needs a few days to unwind after five months in jail.

Tampa Fla Carl Coppolino New Jersey Florida Mary Tampa International Airport Monmouth N.J John Gawler Coppolino Sarasota Sarasota County Ross Boyer Carmela Famiy Coppolinos James Mel

Brass Price Plot Alleged In Suit Against 14 Firms

Philadelphia Electric Co. sues 14 brass mill tube and pipe makers in U.S. District Court for triple damages alleging unlawful conspiracy to fix prices restrain trade and control sales terms between 1956 and 1962. Named firms include Anaconda American Brass Chase Brass Scovill and Revere Copper and more.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Electric Co U.S. District Court Waterbury Conn Philadelphia Electric Waterbury Companies Anaconda American Brass New York Lighting Corp. of America

Features for Everybody in Telegram Daily Page Five

The page lists sections including classifieds cartoons and crosswords with page numbers. It notes Dear Abby editorials fashion financial news theater and obituaries in the Telegram daily edition. The feature mix covers society advice and entertainment alongside sports and women’s news.

Eepeey Abs Seaees Aea Fey Reese Abby Financial News Jacoby Vis Sylvia Porter

Kennedy widow seeks injunction to block JFK book

Mrs. John F. Kennedy asked Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Saul Streit for an injunction to bar publication of Death of a President by William Manchester. She argues privacy and contractual rights would be violated and that the book exploits her emotional state from a 1964 interview. A show cause hearing is set for December 27 with Look magazine and Harper & Row to explain why an injunction should not issue.

New York John F. Kennedy Manhattan Manchester Dallas

Dope Drive Nets Four More Arrests in Crackdown

Police last night arrested four suspects in a Bridgeport narcotics crackdown that started Thursday. Warrants issued by the 36th Circuit Court led to the pickup of William C. Walker 16 Raymond Sperrino 23 and Robert Kozlowski 21 plus another adult. Court continued hearings set for January 11.

Circuit Court Bridgeport William C. Walker Taylor Drive P.T. Barnum Project Raymond J. Sperrino Norland Avenue Robert N. Kozlowski Linley Drive

Open Letter Ties Churches to Jewish Leaders Debate

McCallum defends an Open Letter to area churches claiming it aimed to inform clergy of associates backgrounds. He says it was not public and criticizes liberal synagogues and churches for moving toward communism in the name of peace. The letter coincided with the Eternal Light Vigil for Soviet Jewry in Stratford.

McCallum Edward J. McCallum, Jr Committee For Prayer In Public Schools Orlando Fila Stratford Fairfield New Haven

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