Bridgeport Post Telegram Publishing Details and Rates
The Bridgeport Telegram was published by The Bridgeport Post Publishing Company with morning and evening editions including Sunday Post. Subscriptions ranged from one year to three months with varying rates. single copies were ten cents, and special rates applied beyond 150 miles. The paper was a member of the Associated Press.
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Congress Budget Gimmick With Fanny May Mortgages
The government mortgage association Fanny May can sell participation certificates to trust funds for small business farmers colleges and dormitories. This allows apparent budget deficit and national debt reductions without actual Treasury money changes. Critics call it misleading and deceitful though law allows it. president's use remains uncertain.
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Congress
Mortgage Association
Fanny May
Treasury
Johnson
Supplementary Work Courses Expand Training Opportunities
The article notes growing demand for skilled and semi skilled workers, with many employers and government programs offering training. Bullard Havens Technical School offers free tuition for its supplementary program with extensive course options and priority for those with relevant work experience. Second semester starts January 4, continuing some first semester courses and adding new offerings.
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Bullard-Havens Technical School
Eisenhower Says Bombings Target Military Aims in North Vietnam
General Eisenhower contends U S air strikes aim at military targets in North Vietnam. He notes unavoidable civilian casualties are accidents of war and not deliberate. Harrison Salisbury of The New York Times reports from Hanoi on the issue.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hanoi
Europe
United States
North Vietnam
Harrison E. Salisbury
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New York Times
Civilians Arm Themselves In North Vietnam War Effort
Observers report air alerts spur civilians to take up rifles and defend against low flying American planes. Me Salisbury notes population trains to man posts and fire on incursions to deter attacks and raise morale amid dispersed manufacturing and personnel. The piece argues bombing saves American lives by reducing infiltration and stresses wartime resolve.
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Salisbury
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Congress
South Vietnam
Prison Breaks Swell Across Britain Amid Gloomy Odds
The piece notes 693 prison breaks this year with 24 convicts still at large. Dartmoor escapee Mad Axman Mitchell seeks a media interview to prove sanity before returning to prison as Home Secretary rushes back to London to handle the crisis.
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Britain
Earl
London
Axman” Mitchell
Dartmoor
Week Between Christmas and New Year’s Ends in Chaos
The column reflects on the hectic holiday Week That Is filled with noise clutter and family stress. It describes messes from wrapped gifts to loud electronics and constant calls, then pivots to politics noting Robert H. Finch’s rising profile after beating Reagan era rivals in California.
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Turkey
Robert H. Finch
Ronald Reagan
California
Finch
Richard M. Nixon
George Murphy
Senate
Brown
Prospects for Peace in 1967 Across Regions
The forecast sees a potential 1967 truce in Vietnam and easing East West tensions in Europe. Russia’s posture aims to deter further Western conflict while economic and political strains limit NATO challenges. Latin America shows Castroist influence waning, with red movements fractured and guerrilla campaigns failing.
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Vietnam
Ee Ee
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Latin America
Russia
Red China
Moscow
Peking
Ho Chi Minh
North Korea
Japan
Communist Parties
Italy
France
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China
de Gaulle
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East
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Castro
Senate Rule 22 Clash Shapes New Congress Debate
An AP analysis notes the Senate’s Rule 22 clash over cloture may reoccupy the chamber when Congress convenes. The fight pits civil rights advocates against southern opponents, with Vice President Humphrey likely to face pressure to decide if a majority can curb filibusters.
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John Chadwick
Congress
Senate
HHH
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
South
House
Humphrey
Trend Toward Cities Shapes Interstate Highway Plan
Rex Whitton, head of the Federal Highway Administration, says the 41,000 mile interstate will finish near schedule by 1972 but will emphasize city traffic over cross-country travel. He notes 25 percent of a $1 billion state allocation is for urban projects and discusses land-use, traffic control, and street-stretching concepts to maximize city road capacity.
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Washington
UPI
Rex Whitson
Whitton
Vietnam
Desmand
Eeo
Johnson
Commerce Department
Whitston
U Minh Forest: Delta War Toll and Hidden Loyalties
In Vietnam's Mekong Delta U Minh forest spans nearly 100 miles where VC influence controls canals and smugglers dodge taxes. American air power targets the area as ground troops may soon enter a landscape of rich resources, complex loyalties, and a harsh battlefield for South Vietnam.
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Caiman Peninsula
South Vietnam
Mekong
RG Lustitiutidl Viel ‘Cong
Delta
U Minh Forest
Dran van Li
Khanh Lam
An Xuyen
Hao Hoa
Bassac
Cambodia
Nutmeg Politics New Year’s Resolutions For Connecticut Figures
The feature outlines annual resolutions for state leaders including Gov. John Dempsey, Ella Grasso, John M. Bailey, J. Searle Pinney, Abe Ribicoff, and Rep. John S. Morgan. It playful mocks political aims such as appointing rumor controllers, studying rivals, hiding in public life, and reflecting on careers, with remarks on personality and tenure.
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John Dempsey
Wien
Dempsey
Clayton Gengras
John M. Lupton
U.S. Senate
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Congress
Ella M. Grasso
John M. Bailey
Tiss
Kennedy-Johnson
Connecticut
Lepal
J . Searle Pinney
Pater
USAS
Abe Ribicoff
U.S
John S. Monagan
Full Military Honors for Unwanted Orphan Killed in Vietnam
Sgt. Richard Campos, 26, an orphan killed on a Vietnam combat patrol, will be buried with full military honors at Golden Gate National Cemetery. His newly found uncle urged burial in Sacramento, but Campos’s friends and a Pentagon appeal led to the San Francisco ceremony, with Requiem Mass at the Presidio chapel expected to fill its 200 seats.
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San Francisco
Richard Campos
Vietnam
Golden Gate National
Korea
Fleet
Chester’ W. Nimitz
Campos
James Diego Campos
Sacramento
Oakland Army Terminal
Sgt. Campos
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Oakland
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Presidio of
Elm City Paper Names New Managing Editor
Daniel J. Wallace Jr. is named managing editor of the New Haven Journal-Courier. He succeeds Gerard Harrington, who retires after ten years in the role. Wallace joined the Register sports staff in 1954, worked at the New York Times in 1962, and returned to the Register as copy editor before becoming news editor of the Journal-Courier in June.
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NEW Haven
Daniel J. Wallace Jr
New Haven Journal-Courier
Richard S. Jackson
Morning Journal Courier
Evening Register
Wallace
Gerard Harington
Register
New York Times
Journal-Courier
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