Living Costs Rise in November Batting for Consumer Prices
Prices show the November rise kept inflation in check with a tentative one-tenth percent drop in grocery costs. Industrial commodities climbed three tenths with another two tenths expected, boosted by textiles metals machinery and rubber. Copper products remain constrained by a five month strike halting much production. Over 215,000 CPI linked workers get raises. aerospace workers two cents. meat packers six cents. others gain one to five cents per hour.
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Fulbright seeks probe over Tonkin Gulf incident
Senate Foreign Relations Committee head Fulbright urges inquiry into the August 1964 Maddox Turner Joy actions in the Gulf of Tonkin. He says responses from DoD and Navy aided the inquiry while calling the war a costly mistake and urging a negotiated settlement. Japan's Mt Fuji rises to 12 388 feet.
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Free Coffee Offered on Christmas Eve by Turnpike Hotels
Hartford AP reports Holiday House Restaurants will offer free coffee to travelers on the Connecticut Turnpike from 11 p.m. Christmas Eve to 7 a.m. Christmas Day. This extends a seven year tradition and aims to reduce highway accidents during peak travel hours. Last year over 7,000 cups were consumed.
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Paratroops Break Ground in Fortress Ridge Sweep
Newly arrived paratroops clash with entrenched Communists at the outset of Operation Fortress Ridge. U S. B52 sorties target artillery posts and suspected DMZ concentrations as North Vietnamese forces are estimated at 35 000 to 40 000. The weekly summary notes 767 aircraft lost in combat over North Vietnam, one more than previously listed.
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Father Moran 86 Milford Pastor Dies After 36 Years
Milford obituary for Father Moran age 86 longtime pastor of St Marys church dies. Body lies in state until 7 30 p m with requiem offered by Rev Joseph H Collonan. Wednesday Masses for parish children and a solemn high requiem Mass authenticate Hartford archdiocese clergy participation. Burial in St Josephs cemetery Willimantic. Surviving cousins noted.
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Woman Is Held As Shoplifter
Essa Mae Williams aged 50 of 114 1 Clifford Street was arrested on a shoplifting charge after leaving H. L. Green department store with eight pairs of nylon stockings and a bottle of perfume valued at nine dollars hidden under her coat. Bail set at ten dollars pending circuit court appearance.
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Hospital Says Judge Eielson in Good Condition
Circuit Judge Rodney S. Eielson of Trumbull was reported in good condition at Park City Hospital after being taken there Thursday for observation. A hospital spokesman provided the update last night.
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Barber tools stolen in break at Paul’s Barber Shop
A break at Paul’s Barber Shop 3071 Main Street led to the loss of about 400 worth of tools including scissors combs and a hair dryer. Entry was gained through a window. police reported last night.
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Holiday Travel Throngs Gather Amid Seasonal Delays
Bridgeport police tied travel congestion to weather and alcohol as holiday crowds swelled the bus terminal well above normal. Mohawk and Allegheny reported strong business with fully booked flights despite conditions, though one clerk noted weather made overall demand notable.
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Electric Wire Kills Youth at Crash Scene
A 16 year old West Hartford boy named David M. Jacobs was electrocuted after stepping on a fallen wire at the scene of a car crash that struck a utility pole. The driver Martin Zebda was uninjured. Jacobs was a Conard High School junior and son of Harold and Mrs. Jacobs.
Accidents Tie Up Bridgeport Fairfield Turnpike Traffic
A series of rain soaked Connecticut turnpike crashes tied up traffic in Bridgeport and Fairfield. Four were injured, including Harvey Hayter, 27, of Bridgeport, who was treated for multiple cuts and released in good condition. Gregory, 105 pounds on fast to protest Vietnam War, extends hunger strike in New York.
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Prices on American Edge Higher in Pre-Christmas Session
In New York the American Stock Exchange opened pre-Christmas trading higher on balance. Volume reached 4.7 million shares, the Exchange index gained seven cents to 24.02, with 415 issues up and 373 down from 978 traded. Scurry Rainbow Oil led activity, slipping 3 points to 48.14.
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Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay base in Thailand
President Johnson arrived at Cam Ranh Bay military base in Thailand where several hundred airmen gathered for his visit. He thanked the troops, praised their leaders, and said his South Vietnam trip had strengthened him as he waved to the assembled servicemen.
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President in Vietnam Gifts and Plans Amid Christmas Visit
President Johnson met about 2,000 U S troops at Cam Ranh Bay and awarded the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen William W Moyers and an Oak Leaf cluster to Gen Westmoreland. He also spoke at Khorat to airmen and discussed a possible Rome visit to confer with Pope Paul VI on Vietnam peace options.
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First Lady Hosts White House Staff Birthday Party
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson marked her 53rd birthday with a White House staff party in the East Room. Professional entertainers performed as she led attendees in Christmas carols, then planned a quiet family evening with daughters Lynda and Luci, Lyn, and sons-in-law Marine Capt Charles Robb and Patrick Nugent.
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