Democrats Name Lyddy For Senate
The 22nd district Democratic committee nominated Lyddy for the state senate, praising his long party service and vowing to work hard to win. He paid tribute to Senator Relihan, spoke of a difficult head to head race, and introduced his father, a former police chief, at the meeting. Lyddy urged boosting voter turnout and outlined his community ties and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyddy
Marion Jullon
Elizabeth Curtis
John J. McGuinness
Martin J. Fischer
Testo
Garofalo
Aaron Ment
James F. Kenney
Senator Relihan
John Relihan
Mr. Lyddy
John A. Lyddy
Registrations Open For Center Programs
The Archbishop Shehan Center at 1494 Main Street invites registrations for a women slimnastics class an adult golf class and a family swim program starting next week The slimnastics class runs Wednesdays from 8 to 845 p m with pool and gym from 9 to 10 p m The golf class if 10 registrations arrive runs Wednesdays 8 to 10 p m for 10 weeks taught by William Schaaf Silvermine Country Club The family swim program starts January 8 from 3 to 3 pm registrations may be made at the center
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Archbishop Shehan
Main Street
Dorothy Maher
William Schaaf
Silvermine Country Club
IDS Cites N P Dalyak As U S Sales Leader
Nicholas P. Dalyak of 45 Cor dell street district sales manager for Investors Diversified Services IDS and its subsidiary Investors Syndicate Life Insurance and Annuity company earned national recognition for record sales in the 1966 Gold Cup Classic autumn sales campaign. William B. Boscow VP for sales announced Dalyak was among the top salesmen in the nation. He joined the Investors Sales Executive club and the Presidents club for 1966. The IDS national sales force includes about 4 000 representatives serving over 1 500 000 customer accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas P. Dalyak
Cordell Street
Investors Diversified Services, Inc
IDS
Investors Syndicate Life Tsurance and Annuity Company
William B. Boscow
Dolyak
Investors Sales Executive Club
Presidents Club
Gls Catch Up To Fleeing Red Troops
Vietnam news reports heavy U.S. and Marine casualties after mortar and artillery duels near the DMZ and Saigon. Allied totals show rising deaths and wounded as a large operation proceeds amid cease-fire tensions. Viet Cong activity and Tet cease-fire questions loom, with Ky warning against Viet Cong violations and attributing assassinations to the insurgents.
Ky May Calls Off Four Day Viet Nam New Year Truce
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky said he may cancel the four day Tet truce planned for February if Viet Cong violations continue. He spoke at Dalat in the central highlands, noting the 48 hour Western New Year cease-fire cannot be banned. The government and allies proposed February 8-12 for the Tet halt, while the Viet Cong had not declared its stance.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
APV
Nguyen Cao Ky
Central Highlands
Dalai
Five Percent Pay Hike Sought for City Non-Union Aides
City officials face wage proposals for non union aides after a year of stalled talks. Fire, bridgeport municipal employees and police unions hold two year contracts with current and upcoming fiscal periods under review. State fact finding is mentioned as the current step in negotiations.
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Fire Union
Bridgeport Municipal Employes Association
Police Union
County Sailor Killed on Way To Be Married
Norfolk Navy man Wer dies in snowstorm on the route to his wedding. He served since 1965 after graduating from Henry Abbott Technical School in 1964. Parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Wer of Williamsport Pa and New Fairfield own a house in New Fairfield. Survived by brother Richard of Bethlehem. Funeral plans handled by John C Freeland Funeral Home in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Keller
John C. Freeland Funeral Home
St West Street
Ther
Joseph Wer
Williamsport
Milltown Road
New Fairfield
Wer
Henry Abbott Technical School
Southern New England Telephone Company
Navy
Richard
Bethlehem
Zarrilli Receives Common Pleas Judgeship Post
Judge Zarrilli, a Shelton High School and Bridgeport Junior College alumnus with degrees from George Washington University, was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1935. He served on the Fairfield County Board of Education, was Fairfield county attorney 1940–42, clerk of City Court 1945–47, and later judge of the court in 1933. He held leadership roles in Italian cultural groups and helped found the Italian Community Center. He is married to Josephine Diamond.
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Shelton
Central High School
Junior College At
Bridgeport
The
University At
Washington and Lee University
George Washington University
Connecticut
Darrillt
Board of Education
Fairfield County
Zarrilli
Sons of Italy
Benevento Society
Castelfranca Society
Italian Community Center
Josephine Diamond
Hunt Continues On Sound for Woman and 2 Men
Branford authorities and search vessels combed Long Island Sound for Judith Bradley 23 and Joseph Casiero 30 who vanished with Creighton Johnson 36 during a duck hunting trip. The missing trio left Branford Saturday as gale warnings were issued. the boat was found Monday near Mattituck with decoys and a gasoline tank.
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Branford
UPI
Long Island Sound
Judith Bradley
Joseph Casiero
Creighton B. Johnson
Johnson
Marina
First Lady Named To International Best-Dressed List
The First Lady joins an elite list of eight others in the International Best-Dressed roster, with designers praising her figure. Names include Adele Simpson and Pauline Trigere among others. several notable spouses and public figures appear, while Princess Radziwill was absent. In Hartford, the inaugural hall sale for Governor Denpsey’s ball is sold out, with 1,299 couples attending at the State Armory.
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Mollie Parris
Johnson
Adele Simpson
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Pauline ‘Trigere
Mainbacher
Ronald Brooks
Linda Hacket
Jacques Tiffean
Patrick Guinness
U.S
Philippines
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Radziwill
Hartford
Denpsey
James D. He Woot
Governor’s Foot Guard
State Armory
McNamara Faces Pilot Shortage Gaps and Delays
Sharp questioning from the preparedness subcommittee led by Sen. John C. Stennis highlights a severe pilot shortage. Officials clash with McNamara over peacetime training, budget boosts add 8000 pilots next year, but effects lag 1869. retention drops may force longer Southeast Asia tours.
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John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Subcommittee
Pentagon
McNamara
Army
Navy
Air Force
Southeast Asia
Ead
Stennis Stennis
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Vietnam
U.S
Court Sets Strict Desegregation Rules for Dixie Schools
U.S. Court orders Alabama and Louisiana districts to speed desegregation. It cites Jefferson, Fairfield, Bessemer in Alabama and Caddo, Bossier, Jackson, Claiborne parishes and counties in Louisiana. The ruling notes meager integration results in 1965 and outlines HEW-guided measures for hiring, transport, and school assignments without regard to race, effective 1967-68.
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U.S. Court
Dixie
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Bessemer
Alabama
Louisiana
Caddo
Bossier
Jackson
Claiborrie
United States
Supreme Court
Briggs
Clarendon County
S.C
88 Yanks Freed By Cuba Express Joyful Reaction
The second planeload arrived quietly as passengers entered customs. Cuban patriots greeted the first arrivals with banners and singing. Raul Lopez, a Cuban accountant with a U S wife, spoke of months of hardship and leaving Cuba. He noted job loss and family support from his father.
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State Department
Raul Lopez
Los Angeles
Cuba
Lopez
Emory University
Atlanta
Gloria
Raul Jr
Rock and Roll Warning Falls On Deaf Ears
Journal excerpts reveal teens and musicians defend high volume in rock music. Quotes from Sue Sprauer Mark Fralch David Brice and Ken Walker show mixed attitudes. Some warn of ear damage yet praise loud effects and the thrill of amplified sound.
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Tex
Sue Sprauer
Denver
Cole
Mark Fralch
Portland
Ore
David Brice
Los Angeles
Ace
Phoenix
Ken Walker
Shi-Reeves
Less Than 20 Percent Support Castro In Cuba
Raul Lopez, a Cuban accountant who fled to New Orleans, says Castro’s support has fallen to under 20 percent. He describes government spying, limited consumer goods, and rationing while praising some educational gains, and plans to join his brother in Miami to resume his career.
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Raul Lopez
Associated Press
New Orleans
Fidel Castro
Barten
Cuba
Castro
Lopez
Orlando Lopez
Miami
Heavy Snow Hits Northern New England From Coastal Storm
A powerful eastern storm brought heavy snow and high winds to northern New England. Warnings covered northeastern New York and parts of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Snow totals included 6 inches in Burlington and inches in St Johnsbury and Rumford with gusts up to 95 mph at Blue Hill and 87 mph at Harwich Port. Coastal flooding and rain along the Atlantic coast were reported as the system moved inland.
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New England
New York
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
St. Johnsbury
Rumford
Burlington Vt
Atlantic
Rhode Island
Eastport
Blue Hill Observatory
Boston
Harwich Port
Cape Cod
Weather Bureau
Lowville
Rome
Oneida
Boonville
Fulton
New York State
Portland
Windsor Locks
Conn
New Jersey
Five More Escapees From British Jails Reported
The report describes multiple prison escapes including John Seymour a 22 year old held for larceny in London who feigned illness to gain hospital care and slip through a window while a guard waited outside. Two 17 year olds fled Moltan Fall Reform School during the day and another youth left from a separate facility.
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John Seymour
London
Moltan Fall Reform School
Golden Still Critical as Doctor Optimistic
In Charlotte, AP reports the 64 year old author editor Harry Golden remains in critical condition after gall bladder surgery and related complications. Dr Raymond Weaver says there are hopeful signs though Golden stays on the critical list. son Richard Goldberg confirms guarded optimism.
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Charlotte
N.C
Harry Golden
Golden
Richard Goldhurst
Raymond Wheeler
Holiday Inn Franchiser Gets Nod
The city agency appointed Dr. Leo Golub as head of the Holiday Inn Franchiser project with Brannelly and Caldwell named as general counsel. A six month extension was granted to the Central Bridgeport Development corporation to file detailed Lafayette Plaza renewal plans ahead of a Sears store and Macy’s interest.
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Page One
Brannelly
Caldwell
Central Bridgeport Development Corporation
Lafayette Plaza
State Street
Algonquin Club
Lafayette Boulevard
Lafayette
Ithe Groton Motel Corporation
Relihan
Flanagan
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Joseph M. Dearborn
Bridgeport
Macy's Department Store Company
Curran
Macy's
General Strike Fails in Saigon
In Saigon a general strike failed to mobilize more than a thousand workers as Vietnamese labor leaders called a 12 hour stoppage in protest of replacing dock workers with American troops at Newport. Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky pledged personal intervention if no settlement is reached.
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Vietnamese Labor Confederation
Newport
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Highland
Dalai
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Curran, Kennedy and Lyddy
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Harding High School
Holy Cross College
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Austria
Germany
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Abraham A. Ribicof
Barnum Festival Society
Bridgeport Lions Club
March of Dimes Campaign
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Catholic War Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Red Cross
Heart Fund
Housatonic Girl Scout Council
University of Rochester
Don Smith
Boston Braves
Warren Spahn
Johnny Saiz
N. P. Dalyak
U. S
Nichalos
P. Dolyak
Set
Get
Dip
Bombay
Vietnam
Wwe Leatherneck
Demilitarized Zone
3Rd Marine Regiment
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Mekong River
Council of Ministers
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
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Soviet Russia
Viet Cong
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Moscow
Constitutional Assembly
Assembly
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Nforland
Mich
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Renewal Agency
John M. Brannelly
Edward
Raul Lover
N. E
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Holiday Inn
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