UN Assembly Ends 21st Session on Vietnam Deliberations
The General Assembly closed a three month session focusing on Vietnam with optimism for a possible extension and negotiations. Thant would pursue quiet diplomacy with Fedorenko and Bouattoura in private talks while reiterating no public report. The U S pressed for reciprocal North Vietnamese action before any talks proceed.
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Vietnam
U.N
Thant
United States
Red
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Tewfik Bouattoura
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
North Viet Nam
Algiers
Hanaian
U.N. Security Council
North Vietnam
UN Approves Record Budget for 1967 at $130 Million
The General Assembly adopted a record budget of 130,314,230 for 1967 UN expenses. The Soviet Union was the only major objector, urging substantial cuts if strict economics were applied.
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United Nations
N.y.ap
General Assembly
U.N
Soviet Union
Tarlov urges German militarists ban from politics
The Jewish War Veterans of the USA call on Chancellor Kiesinger to bar German armed forces from political activity after reports officers in Hesse and Bavaria backed neo Nazi candidates. JWVV condemns Bonn for allowing military figures in politics and cites NDP gains. Malcolm A. Tarlov signs the cablegram.
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Washington
Germany
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Jewish War Veterans of
USA
Bonn
Malcolm A. Tarlov
Norwalk
Comn
Hesse
Bavaria
NDP
Tarlov
JWVV
Kiesinger
West Germany
Debt dispute between Virginia and West Virginia over share
The feud over state debt persisted after Virginia urged West Virginia to pay a portion of the debt. In 1915 the U S Supreme Court ruled West Virginia owed Virginia about 12 million dollars. Final payment occurred in 1929.
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Virginia
West Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Steel Shipments Set for a Steady 1967 Start
Iron Age forecasts steel shipments in 1967 at 87.6 million tons, a solid January pace. The report notes 1966 will still be the peak production year, with shipments lagging last year due to consumer inventory policies and broader market pressures.
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NEW York
Iron Age
Tran Age
Three More Breaks Reported in City
City residents report three new house break ins, including Maria Fatcon at 302 Laurel avenue whose rear door was forced and a diamond ring and EV set stolen. Helen Drexel at 25 Petrie street reports back door entry with Christmas gifts taken. Joseph Cantor at 651 Brooks street had a forced door with unclear losses.
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Maria Fatcon
Laurel Avenue
Helen Drexel
Petrie Street
Joseph Cantor
Brooks Street
Blanket of Snow Stirs Hopes for White Christmas
A blanket of snow on Long Island Sound and surrounding areas raises hopes for a white Christmas. Forecasters warn parts of the state could accumulate as much as two inches or more as cold air chills the region.
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Long Island Sound
Heavy Snowstorm Damps Northeast Ahead of Christmas
A heavy snowstorm spread through the Northeast with warnings of 4 or more inches and hazardous driving from Delaware and northern Virginia to New York and Maine. Snow fell across Michigan, Ohio, and parts of the mid Atlantic, while areas like Harrisburg and Frostburg reported significant accumulations and the Weather Bureau predicted expansion into New England by nightfall.
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Associated Press
Delaware
Virginias
New York
Maine
Maryland
New Jersey
New England
Michhigan
Ohio
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
Catoctin State Park
Frostburg
Wisconsin
Tower Michigan
Welfare Board Allows Caseworkers to Suggest Birth Control
The New York State Board of Social Welfare voted 14 to 4 to let caseworkers propose state financed birth control to welfare clients. The rule change allows districts to inform welfare recipients generally about family planning services, via brochures or similar means, rather than only when clients seek information.
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New York
State Board of Social Welfare
Powell Use of Public Funds Probed in House Hearings
Subcommittee hearings into Powell aides and expenses continue behind closed doors in the Rayburn Building. Testimony details misused committee funds, airline charges, and a trip by Adam Powell Jr. while Pereira and others face reimbursements and omitted duties.
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Powell
Mer
Hays
U.S
Mrs. Powell
Puerto Rico
Rayburn
Education and Labor Committee
Sylvia J. Givens
Bimini
Miss Givens
New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Congress
Miami
Los Angeles
C. Sumner Stone
Administration
Alfredo Vidal
Vidal
People’s Party
Emma Swann
ADA Chairman Calls Bombings Undermine Vietnam Peace Bid
ADA national chairman Don Edwards says intensified North Vietnam bombing and a new American division in South Vietnam undermine efforts to persuade U Thant on peace. He argues the US should halt bombing and extend a Christmas truce to bring sides to a conference table. Abner Doubleday is credited with laying out the first true baseball diamond in 1839.
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Peking
Thant
United States
Hanoi
General Assembly
Vietnam
Security Council
Soviet Union
France
Fedorenko
U.S
Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U Thant
ADA
Don Edwards
U. S
Abner Doubleday
Utah Gas Station Killings Spark Fear of More
Two youths, Steven Shea and Michael Holtz, were found dead after disappearing from a Salt Lake City area. Shea vanished Saturday night, body found 50 miles west in the desert. Holtz disappeared Sunday, body found near an Interstate 80 access 30 miles east. Chief Fillis said both were likely killed where found, clothes scattered along highways. Rewards of 3000 or 4000 dollars offered for information.
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Steven Shea
Salt Lake City
Michael Haltz
Bath
Shea
Holtz
Fillis
U S Admiral Says Red A Subs Avoiding Coasts
U S Admiral Martell notes rising unidentified submarine contacts worldwide more than doubling in two years. Soviet subs: about 45 nuclear powered among 120 missiles on 40 subs. 15 nuclear boats capable of distant underwater launches. U S Polaris subs edge ahead. Soviets near parity with submerged missile capability. Soviet patrols mainly in Bering Sea with some near Mediterranean, Japanese Sea, Guam, and Scotland. China keeps about 30 subs mostly in own waters with none detected near South China Sea off Vietnam.
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McDonald
Martell
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Bering Sea
Mediterranean
Japanese Sea
Guam
Scotland
South China Sea
Vietnam
Waterbury Post Office to Add Underground Parking
Rep. John S. Monagan says the General Services Administration approved underground parking in Waterbury Conn for the Post Office expansion. Bidding is planned for the latter part of next year and the design has been revised.
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Washington
UPI
Waterbury
Burglars Enter 3 Homes in City
Three city homes were entered by burglars yesterday. At John Coelho 96 Jones Avenue a television set clothing and cash were reported stolen. Helen Rooney 81 Pierce Street reported a forced rear door but no items were identified. A break at Andrew Piccirillo 762 Madison Avenue is under investigation with details unavailable.
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John Coelho
Jones
Avenue
Helen Rooney
Pierce Street
Andrew Piccirillo
Madison Avenue
Aid Sought For 40 Homeless In East End Fire
Red Cross offers financial aid to families affected by a blaze that left about 40 homeless in the East End. Lincoln school hosts a fund drive as ABCD contributions begin with James F. Coles giving 50 and support from Anderson Gunn and Russell Temple AME Church. Patrolman Samuel Palmer and two utility workers rescued more than a dozen children, with three firemen injured and treated at Bridgeport hospital.
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Red Cross
Garfield
John McDonnell
Lincoln School
James F. Coles
Alex Street
Anderson Gunn
Pearl Harbor Street
Russell Temple Ame
Samuel Palmer
United Illuminating Company
Edward P. Tickey, Jr
West Haven
Albert Dias
Iranistan Avenue
Grace Fawkes
Barbara Jennings
Albert Schwarz
Schwarz
Bridgeport Hospital
Joseph Wallace
George Andreas
Mitchell Hamilton
Costello Gambler's High Court Appeal Stirs Legal Debate
Frank Costello and co-defendants faced federal gambling tax stamp charges from a 1964 crackdown. Costello’s ongoing Supreme Court appeal challenges self incrimination concerns linked to wagering tax statutes, with hearings postponed to January 1967.
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Jegal
U.S. District Court
Bridgeport
William H. Timbers
Costello
James “Toto” Marchetti
Capitol Avenue
Arthur Ganci
Pequonnock Street
Marchetti
Granci
Timbers
U.S. Court of Appeals
New York
Frank Thomas Viscone
Connecticut
Lafayette Street
Lafayette Diner
Lafayette
Supreme Court
Ira Grudberg
New Haven
High Court
Jacob Zeldes
Albertson Vs. Subversive Activities Control Board
United States
Cahriger
Lewis
Albertson
Subversive Activities Control Board
Communist Party
Federal District Court
Adrian W. Maher
Francis I. King
Grand
J. Edwar Caldwell
Grudberg
Zeldes
Tax Exempt Funds Under Fire In Patman Report
Patman criticized tax exempt foundations for not directing capital gains to charity. He cited the four year reported expenses totaling nearly $500 million and highlighted cases including the Julian S. Eaton Educational Foundation and the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation. The study notes large capital gains avoided taxes and gifts of real estate by the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. Foundation.
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Vietnam
Congress
Patman
Alds
Miami U. Grid
Julian S. Eaton Educational Foundation
Miami University
Joseph B. Whitehead
Government Affairs Foundation, Inc
Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Frank C. Moore
New York
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. Foundation
Foundation
Twin's Fine Remitted In Suspended Driving
Jose A. Rivera, 29, of 757 Arctic street, fined $10 for driving with a suspended license. Judge George Wise remitted the fine after learning Rivera did not drive, only transporting his wife from the hospital. Assistant Prosecutor Winter said the charge stemmed from a motor vehicle record likely misattributed to Rivera’s twin. Police said Rivera was arrested Nov. 4 for lacking a license.
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Jose A. Rivera
Arctic Street
George Wise
Wise
Bridgeport
Underwood
Richard Winter
Winters
Rivera
Sympathy Orchestra to Play at Bridgeport Lions Luncheon
The Bridgeport Lions host a pre Christmas program today at 11 15 p m in the Stratford Motor Inn featuring the International sympathy orchestra as a surprise. Committee members Bert Rinck Walter Scheff and Gene Hull plan the event.
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Bridgeport Lions Club
Stratfield Motor Inn
Bert Rinck
Walter Scheff
Gene Hull
International Sympathy" Orchestra
Arlio Granted Nelle on Charge of Blackmail Verdict Split
In Superior court bench warrants Arlio and Venezia faced blackmail charges tied to Richard Kennedy a Westport Stratford auto dealer seeking zoning board recertification. A jury acquitted Arlio while Venezia was acquitted on related charges. the state argued threats were made after Kennedy balked at payments. Kennedy testified of fear and police tape recorded conversations preceded the $1,000 marked bill plan. The state's attorney announced his reasons for proceeding after Venezia’s acquittal.
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Arlio
Venezia
Superior Court
Richard Kennedy
Westport
Stratford
Stratford Zoning Board of Appeals
Kennedy
Saur
Barnum Avenue
Zoning Board of Appeals
Wall
Arlie
Zoning Board
Court of Common Pleas
Arlia
Noite
Red Missile Strikes Own Fish Fleet Near Da Nang
Monday night US forces hit Communist supply and training areas southwest of Da Nang while B52s targeted North Vietnamese positions in the DMZ. A helicopter was shot down off the South China Sea injuring one crewman. Marines clashed with two enemy companies near Da Nang with light U.S. casualties. The Viet Cong leadership faced internal splits over future strategy as U.S. airstrikes continued and talks prospects remained uncertain.
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da Nang
North
South Vietnam
U.S
South China Sea
Saigon
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N. Y. Welfare Board
Encyclopaedia Britannica
North Viet
Claude Parker
Pat Jones
Utah
Waterbury P. C
East End
Gambler
U.S. Air Force
Bolivian
Nelle
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Broadcat
New China News Agency
Red China
Nguyen Minh Phuong
Phuong
Coe Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Ha Gia
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