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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1967
Page
11
Local broadcast rundown features NFL and college football from Milwaukee WCBD and CBS plus color segments including Gleason Get Smart Lawrence Welk and Saturday Night at the Movies. Archival pieces cover hockey Rangers Bruins ice and The Distant Drums jazz Vatican portraits plus radio piano personalities and opera highlights.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WNAB WICC WOR WABC WQXR WEIF WCBS WNLK WLAD WOXR WEFIF WMMM and others. It notes hosts such as Bob Michaels Jerry Knight Herb Anderson and Martin Block among daily show blocks from 6:00 AM through 10:35 PM with news devotions concerts and special features.
A dense list of varying TV programs across the day including cartoons, westerns, and game shows. Key items include Kangaroo, Davey-Goliath, Spiderman, Flintstones, Jungle George, Super Mario, and Space Ghost with multiple time slots and networks noted. The schedule also features films, sports, and classic reruns.
A fire in Soham England destroyed about seven thousand turkeys at a farm, though the Christmas market was not affected. Owner John Stevens estimated the seven weeks old birds were lost in the blaze that damaged farm quarters.
A Berlin court acquitted 24 year old Fritz Teufel of disturbing the peace during a June 1967 demonstration against the Shah of Iran. The ruling cited lack of proof and noted the melee between students and police, with Teufel amid a broader hippie scene in Berlin.
In a rubber bridge scene South aims for extra points by bidding six no trump over hearts. The hand yields a grand slam in notrump after West misplays the ace of spades. North’s strategic defense by Rog er Stern, new GNYBA president, and partner Paul Trent shapes the outcome and highlights duplicate scoring dynamics. West’s early spade mislead underscores the clash between rubber and duplicate play values.
In a standard bridge problem the auction starts 1a Pass with South holding four high card points. You pass, West overcalls 2 Hearts, your partner bids 2 Spades and East passes. The question asks what to do next and notes an answer for Monday.
The Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers will hold a referendum at the end of January or early February on sweeping organizational changes. The 71 locals will be reorganized into 35 with division vice presidents and district based locals to improve contract policing and member support. Local presidents will meet with division VPs bi monthly to share information and policies.
The ad promotes Pattern 905 and other needlecraft patterns priced at 50c plus 15c mailing. It lists items such as Jiffy Rugs and Quilt Books, with Laura Wheeler of Bridgeport Telegram handling orders. Several craft books and complete pattern sets are advertised for homemaking projects.
The East Hartford Cab Co won state approval to buy out Manchester Taxicab and City Cab Co for 15000 dollars. The consolidation cuts Manchester operation to six cabs from nine in East Hartford and South Windsor with no fare changes and 24 hour service planned.
MADRAS India AP students demonstrating against Hindi as the national language set fire to three standing trains here Friday. Several compartments were burned out. Warned beforehand by the demonstrators all the passengers escaped unhurt officials said. Police said 20 persons were arrested in the fifth day of state wide demonstrations against Hindi in this southern area where Tamil is the principal tongue.
In Panjim Goa a 1968 fashion show promotes modesty with hems reaching the knees and sleeves to the elbows. The event is sponsored by Rev. Faustino de Souza who presents the Modesty Front as a response to the miniskirt trend.
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