No Swap Behind West Berlin Release of Four Americans
Four Americans freed from East Berlin after secret talks. Miss Battle, Herrin, Matthews, and Lovett described long prison stays, tough conditions, and a mix of emotions after release. They entered West Berlin amid questions of negotiations and legal proceedings.
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Miss Battle
Matthews
East Berlin
Herr Vogel
Ellwood City
Ronald Cuspard
Herrin
West Berlin
Akron
Mattthews
Lovett
Washington
Juergen Stange
Wolfgang Vogel
U.S
State Department
Jets Bomb Areas North of Hanoi and Saigon Fronts
In air raids over North Vietnam four F105 Thunderchief flights hit Thai Nguyen rail yards 35 miles north of Hanoi and Dinh Cau rail bridge 36 miles northeast. Navy strikes against coastal vessels and bridges damaged barges and a storage area near Thanh Hoa. In South Vietnam ground actions Marines and infantry units killed multiple enemy soldiers near Quang Ngai City and northwest of Saigon. A river patrol boat was hit near Meekong Delta. one crewman missing. Zone D operations near Saigon in Big Spring engage 173rd Airborne and 1st Brigade forces.
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North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Dinh Cau
Gulf of Tonkin
Quang Ngai I
25Th Infantry
Saigon
Meeking
U.S. Navy
Co Chien
Vinh Binh
U.S
173Rd Airborne
Sth Infantry
Big Spring
The Indian Trainman
A Christian in India visits a railroad engineer who dies soon after accepting Christ. The narrator urges readers to seek salvation now, citing urgency to believe in Jesus before death. A free booklet offer is included from Newspaper Pulpit Box 7834 Post-Telegram.
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Leaven
Christ
Auto Union Chief Quits Major Post
In a dispute reflecting craft and industrial union philosophies, Walter Reuther resigns from AFL-CIO posts and the Auto Workers call a special convention for April 20 to review the UAW's relationship with the federation. Meany retains leadership and unity votes remain strong among AFL-CIO bodies.
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Bronx
Reuther
Meany
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CLO
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
International Association of Machinists
Washington
Machinists
Mean Reuther
Labor
Auto Workers
Auto Workers’ Executive Board
Detroit
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Emil Mazey
Leonard Woodcock l
Pat Greathouse
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Afl-Cio General Board
AFL- Cio
Industrial Union Department
Wireohoto
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
George Meany
Yale Group Returns $650 Donation to Quakers Over Vietnam Aid
A Yale group donated 650 to the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia as partial reimbursement for 2000 in medical supplies sent to Vietnam. The shipment, which left Canada for Southeast Asia last October, included recipients in North Vietnam and Viet Cong as well as South Vietnam. The U.S. Treasury had capped direct Yale aid at 300 and the group had raised 900. The latest check reimbursed outlays by the Quaker group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Dempsey Opens Campaign To Aid Crippled Children
Hartford AP Gov John Dempsey launches a 2.5 million public fund drive to expand the Newington Hospital for Crippled Children. The plan calls for a 5 million renovation of the 170 bed facility and a new six story south wing to serve birth to 21 year old patients with orthopedic, speech, hearing and cerebral palsy programs.
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Hartford
Newington
Chidren
John Dempsey
U Thant Presses Quiet Vietnam Peace Efforts
United Nations Secretary General U Thant continues quiet efforts to end the Vietnam conflict. A spokesman said Thant prefers not to speak on the subject publicly, believing action done quietly is the right approach.
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United. Nations, N.Y
U.N
U Thant
Vietnam
Thant
Red Guards Unrest Behind Bars Amid China Turmoil
Reports from the New China News Agency and Tokyo based broadcasts describe disaffection among Red Guards in China. Claims of counterattacks in Kweichow and Wei provinces surface, with Gen. Wang En-mao defending positions in Sinkiang as Peking reels from internal criticism of military leadership.
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New China News
Kweichow
Moscow Radio
Wang En-mao
Sinkiang
Soviet Union
Peking
Urumchi
Chou
Hsiao Hua
Yang Yun
Hsiao
Lin Piao
Mao
Chen Po-ta
Chaing Ching
Liu Chih-cheien
Liu
Ky Would Hasten Election for Civilian Rule
The article notes Ky would speed up a civilian rule election and that Viet Cong elements might join the Saigon government if they renounce their Communist bosses. It also states Ky estimates government troops in the Mekong Delta would need two U S Infantry divisions to clear Viet Cong forces, with elements of the 5th Division based near My Tho.
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Ptrt
Saigon
Mekong River
Sth
My Tho
Soviet Police Clash With Chinese Embassy Over Display
About 100 Soviet police and plainclothesmen seized a display case at the Chinese embassy and struck diplomats who tried to intervene. The display titled Bloody Incident in Red Square sparked protests as China demanded removal and was denied access to the Soviet Foreign Ministry.
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New China News Agency
Red Square
Foreign Ministry
Chih Yuan
Chih
Stratford man arrested for breach of peace in Bridgeport
Correction: Eugene A. Wirth 28 of 93 William Street Stratford was arrested near 193 Henry Avenue Stratford on Dec 31 not inside. Originally charged with burglary and possession of burglar tools he pleaded guilty to a reduced breach of peace in Bridgeport Circuit Court.
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Stratford
Henry Avenue
Eugene A. Wirth
William Street
Wirth
Bridgeport
Jon
Democrats Back Stratford Move To Oust Venezia
Stratford Democrats push to oust Venezia amid no formal charges. Venezia faced past legal troubles including a blackmail acquittal, a paternity suit, and Jan. arrest for breach of peace. District leaders urged Venezia resignation despite unsettled charges and potential SLAPP risks.
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Stratford
Venezia
Paternity Suit Hearing Postponed to Feb 24
Elizabeth Matusko seeks paternity from Town Council member Thomas L Vérezia of Stratford. A Circuit court hearing was postponed again to February 24, 1965. Miss Matusko, 1965 Miss Connecticut and Miss Universe Contest finalist, filed the suit in September alleging Vérezia is the father of a child born that month. The case has seen multiple continuances since its original October 4 hearing date.
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Lovett
Akron
Herrin
West Berlin
East
Miss Battle
Free University
East Berlin
Matthews
Leipzig
John Battle
Venezia
Elizabeth Matusko
Connecticut
Christopher
Naugatuck
Democratic Party
Ivor Francis
Artio
Anthony Arlio
Aspinwall
Mr.Francis
Francis
Economic Development Commission
Joseph Odin
Library Board
Cordone
Board of Zoning Appeals
Patrick J. Keogh
Thomas L. Vérezia
Stratford
Miss Matusko
Vénezia
State Seeks Power to Take NHRA Control
Lengthy testimony for the record precedes cross examination by New Haven bondholders seeking better sale terms. The cross was held after John P. O'Sullivan, New Haven assistant auditor of expenditures, faced questions on adjustments in the sale price now set at 140 million in securities, obligations and cash. Adjustments stem from a sales agreement among the merging Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads and New Haven trustees covering surplus real estate sales and debt repayments. Kirk of Newton Massachusetts spent the week in anticipation of testifying before learning he would be called Monday. He is president and director of John P Chase Inc an investment counselor outfit based in Boston and Geneva. France plans a new lunar observatory in Paris.
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New Haven
John P. O'Sullivan
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Kirk
Newton
Mass
Boston
John P. Chase, Inc
Geneva
Switzerland
Fairfield Safe Retrieved Two Teens Held in Fairfield Burglary
Fairfield police recovered a 24 by 24 inch safe from the trunk of a tree on Fairfield University grounds after a burglary at William I. Serville’s home on North Benson Road. Robert W. Hanson, 20, of 122 Fox Street, and William Metz, 18, of 227 Wakeman Road, were involved. Metz was already jailed on a separate charge. Hanson is held on a 5000 dollar bond awaiting arraignment.
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Robert W. Hanson
Fox’ Street
Fairfield
William I. Serville
North Benson Road
Hanson
Ronald Nasser
William Metz
Wakeman Road
Metz
Bridgeport
Joseph D. Reed
Serville
Fairfield University
Servillé
Sérville
University Grounds
Funeral for Meer Doran 73 Stamford at St. Maurice Church
Meer Doran aged 73 of Stamford died. A pontifical Mass of requiem will be offered Monday at 10 30 am at St. Maurice Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. The mass will be officiated by Bishop Walter W. Curtis with a full list of priests and ceremonies. The body will lie in the rectory Sunday at 7 30 pm for vigil.
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St. Joseph's Cemetery
Diocesan Lent Rules Retain Friday Abstinence
Bridgeport diocese announces Lent regulations following U S bishops policy Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are fasting abstinence days The law of abstinence applies to Catholics 14 and older Fasting rules apply to ages 21 to 59 permitting one full meal and two lighter meals eating between meals forbidden
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Bridgeport
U. S
City Pupils Still to Get Tooth Coat Fluoride
City Humane Affairs Administrator H. P. Dinan reports fluoride applications to the surfaces of school children's teeth will continue after the fluoridation of the public water supply. In a typical month about 566 children received fluoride treatment. Dinan said that fluoride applied to teeth does not enter the body as pills do, so the practice can continue.
Witness Testifies Licensed Back After $325 Payment
Strobel testifies that Earl Defelice paid $325 to restore a license and Chester Orsini accompanied him to the hearings. Orsini provided only name and address when subpoenaed. Strobel says he was instructed to lie about reinstatement before a later hearing. Trial to resume Tuesday at 9 30 a.m.
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Motor Vehicles Department
Earl Defelice
Chester Orsini
Strobel
Defelice
Orsini
Skyline Drive
Meriden
Richard Schatz
Catavella
Louis. Shapiro
Waterbury
Charles G. Karanian
Fekteracy
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India
Auto Union
Yale
Quakers
Dempsey
NHRA
France
Paris
MSGR
Martin F. Doran
Southern Connecticut Gas Company
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