Fairfield Tax Audit Case Sent to State's Attorney
Fairfield officials report shortages in the tax collector's accounts totaling 432000 dating to 1954 55. Commissioner Sullivan says the independent audit firm Allen Cassidy and Company should be replaced and will present the facts to State's Attorney Otto Saur. The Board of Finance plans a formal statement while the audit faces delays due to illness and missing records.
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Fairfield
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Otto Saur
Allen, Cassidy and Company
Thomas Cotter
Robert F. Cassidy
Board of Finance
Latec
Joseph R. Coates
First
Cassidy
Saur
Mystery illness prompts probe at secret Iowa plant
A government expert from the Army Environmental Health Agency arrived at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington to interview 50 to 100 workers affected by a minor mystifying ailment over six months. He will consult plant safety and medical staff to trace the cause and report findings.
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Burlington
Iowa
Here
R. D. Wallace
Army Environmental Health Agency
Englewood
Wallace
George Mathes
Weather forecast and tides for Bridport and vicinity
The U S Weather Bureau reports rain ending this afternoon then clearing and very cold tonight and tomorrow with low temperatures in the low 20s. Winds shift from east to west as tides run two to three feet above normal. Temperature highs and lows from yesterday and the month are listed with barometer and humidity readings. Almanac notes December 29 marks the 363rd day of the year and the eighth day of winter.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Eptort
Snow Storm Disrupts Northeast Power and Travel
A major snow storm develops in Virginia as hazardous driving conditions spread to the Northeast. The Weather Bureau warns of rain snow sleet and freezing rain with electric outages and hospital power shifts reported across several communities in Ohio and surrounding states.
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Associated Press
Virginia
The
Weather Bureau
Eastern Seas’ Board
New England
Ohio
Light Snow to Rain Forecast from Bridgeport Weather
A light snow that began around 10 last night is expected to change to rain at daybreak at Bridgeport Municipal Airport in Stratford. Rain will wash away snow with highs in the upper 30s coastal. inland freezing could cause hazardous morning driving conditions. Conditions improve with clear skies and seasonable temperatures later.
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Bridgeport
Stratford
Jerman
11th Hour Pact Averts Greyhound Bus Strike
Greyhound Bus Lines and the Amalgamated Transport union reached a two year contract settlement late Wednesday night, saving holiday traffic in two states from a planned strike. Spokesmen said service would be completely normal. Eastern division covers New England, Virginia, and St. Louis.
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Cleveland
UPS
Greyhound Bus Lines
Amalgamated Transport Union
Greyhound
New England
Virginia
St. Louis
Burglaries Mount in Bridgeport. Safe Looted for $3000
Burglars pressed citywide as six more break ins were reported yesterday. A third floor Flat at 49 Rosedale Street yielded a safe containing $3000 cash and unknown bonds and stocks. Police count over 25 burglaries since the Christmas weekend, with entries at Cassista, Healey, and Radwick homes.
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Bridgeport
Mary Radwick
Rose
More Flee Britain s Prisons as Breakouts Surge
The Home Office says 693 prison escapes have occurred this year with 124 inmates still at large. Patrick Munday, 27, escaped Drake Hall Open Prison while serving 12 months for larceny. A long-sentenced armed robber scaled Pertonville Prison walls but was recaptured within 40 minutes. Two larceny inmates fled a barless prison near Preston hours later.
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London
Britain
Hiame
Eataned
Home Office
Patrick Paul Munday
Drake Hall
Stafford
Pertonville
Preston
England
Derby youth dies in Vietnam action as draft notice noted
Ronald J. Sheehy, 28, of Derby, was killed in action in Vietnam, the Defense Department reported. A 1964 Derby High School graduate, he was assigned to the First Air Cavalry and had been in Vietnam only a few weeks after being drafted in January.
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DERBY
UPI
Ronald J. Sheehy
Vietnam
Defense Department
Sheehy
Joseph Sheehy
First Air Cavalry
Derby High School
Seven Year Old Boy Dies After 133 Days of Suffering
Randy Hurst died in a Jacksonville hospital from extensive burns sustained in an August fire that claimed his father and three siblings. The seven year old had been hospitalized since August 17 after severe burns covered most of his body and his arms were injured beyond repair. The family had hoped for Christmas while enduring the tragic loss.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Randy Hurst
Randy
Severe nosebleed rushes Randy to hospital after collision
A jay bridge accident involving a Hurst car driven by a father and an asphalt truck caused a burst of flames and multiple vehicle impacts. Randy is reported due to a nosebleed before hospital transport. Three other people are injured while Sylvia Porter and Polly's Pointers are noted in the page contents.
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Telegram
Hinds
Brandstadt
M.D
Acaby
Randy
Polly’s Pointers
Hurst
Sports Frere
Frank W. Hurst
Sylvia Porter
Marines Hit Hard at Buffer Zone Mortar Attack
U S Marines guarding the demilitarized zone north of Da Nang faced a mortar assault Wednesday with moderate casualties. A Company of the 3rd Battalion 1st Marines took 107 rounds near the battalion position four miles south of the zone. Artillery batteries nearby also endured 100 to 150 mortar rounds with moderate casualties. A Vietnamese marine battalion repelled a night attack at Con Tien, two miles south of the zone, with no reports of casualties.
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Saigon
Adp
U.S
Demiliarized Zone
da Nang
Marines
4Th Marines
Con Tien
Bridgeport to Recommend Cultural Center and Depot Plan
City officials expect a report recommending a new railroad depot and a cultural center for Bridgeport. Mayor Curran cited plans by Victor Gruen associates and noted a central business district study. Officials from three area universities discussed the cultural center as an educational and cultural facility.
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Culture Center
New Depot
Ruth Husar
Bridgeport
Curran
Greater
Victor Gruen Planning Associates
Central Business District
Water Street
Greater Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce
University of Bridge
University of Bridgeport
Fairfield University
Sacred Heart University
Walter R. Maginnis
Monroe
China Tests 5th Nuclear Device and Claims New Level
AP report from Tokyo notes China tested its fifth nuclear device and asserted its capability had risen to a new level. Peking broadcasts described cheers in the streets and loyalty to Mao while Japan protested, and U.S. officials weighed the blast’s potential power up to around 300 kilotons, far beyond Hiroshima.
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China
Tokyo
Red
Unis
Peking
Japan
Foreign Ministry
Red China
New
China News Agency
Mao Tse-lung
Peking People's Daily
New China News Agency
U. S
Washington
Lop Nor
Sinklang
China’s First Lady Admits to Treason
Washington Post reports Lin Shaochi’s wife, wife of China’s president, confesses in writing to betraying Maoist teachings. The claim, attributed to AP via Washington Post, cites an admission of treason and ideological betrayal.
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China
Washington
Lin Shaochi
Mao Tse-tung
Washington Post
Seminar on Vietnam draft youths draws attention in Detroit
A Detroit seminar hosted by the Committee of Citizens for Peace in Vietnam attracted about 75 draft-agers from Wayne and Detroit counties amid a snowstorm. Speakers urged nonviolent paths and conscientious objection while warning of possible prison risk for defying induction.
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Lady Bird Johnson
U.S
Post
Hong Kong
Stanley Karnow
Madame Liu
Detroit
Vietnam
China
Wayne
Detroit County
Committee of Ciizens For Peace
David Gracie
St. Joseph's Episcopal Church
Driving Sniper Wounds 3 People In Los Angeles
Predawn sniper prowling a darkened South Los Angeles street and two freeways wounded three people in separate attacks. Lorene Cameron, 48, a widow, was riding in a car along the San Diego Freeway when struck.
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Los Angeles
Lorene Cameron
San Diego
President says civilian casualties not intentional target policy
President Jolson asserts no orders authorize bombing civilian areas in North Vietnam and that military targets only are targeted. White House press secretary George Christian repeats the stance amid questions over Hanoi area civilian deaths. In Saigon, U.S. sources admit civilians were killed by bombs aimed at military sites but say such missions do not target civilian homes.
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Austin
Tex
Jolson
North Vietnam
White House
George Christian
Texas White House
Christien
Pentagon
U.S
Hanoi
Christian
Saigon
South Vietnam
Meen
Dec
Three U S Targets Cited In Nam Dinh Hit
Virginia Beach based AP report summarizes New York Times dispatch noting Nam Dinh in North Vietnam claims at least three legitimate military targets and heavy antiaircraft defenses. Harr ison Salisbury reports the city, though described as a cotton and silk town, has faced ongoing air attacks since June 28, 1965.
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Virginia Beach
U.S
Nam Dinh
North Vietnam
New York Times
Harrison Salisbury
Salisbury
the Times
Russell says military might the surest path to Vietnam peace
Sen Richard Russell chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee argues peace talks in Vietnam only come through military strength. He warns the war could last years at current levels and strain the federal budget while urging stronger action against Hanoi.
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Sen. Russell
Vietnam
Atlanta
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
Ond
Johnson
Georgia
Congress
Tranal
Nerther Lis
Hanoi
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Philadelphia
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Chen Yi
Peng Teb-taal
Peng Teh-huai
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Szed Wan
LBJ
Derby GI
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Carl Barteh
Hiroshima
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Provident National Bank
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Mao
Karnow
Liu Shao-chi
Chinese Communist Party
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