Firemen City Pact Sets Two 300 Dollar Raises
By SID FOLSOM the city workers contract under a new state law provides two 300 dollar pay raises for firemen, one this year and one next. Barrett said negotiations produced a fair and equitable increase with a five year pay scale shown for firefighters. The agreement includes a 40 dollar uniform allowance increase and a formal grievance procedure for the first time.
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Sid Folsom
Thomas J. Barrett
City Hall
Curran
Common Council
Fire Board
Civil Service’ Commission
Barrett
Board of Fire Commissioners
Leonard B. Kershner
Fire Union
Ne Wsman
Two Jail Terms In Paint Bombing Case Reported
Bridgeport police arrested a Sycamore escapee from Meriden School for Boys at 1 30 pm in connection with a burglary at the Connecticut National Bank East Side office 875 East Main Street where 100 was reported taken The youth William Fernandes escaped from Meriden Jan 18 and was later returned He escaped again Tuesday and returned to the city Authorities noted a prior break and enter record Police recovered 71 of the stolen money He forced a rear window and rifled desks Then he was turned over to juvenile court authorities Another juvenile in the group was held for questioning but not tied to the burglary The initial report had said 4 was taken The break was discovered at 620 am yesterday by a bank guard
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Bridgeport
Meriden School For Toys
Connecticut National Bank
East Side
East Main
William Fernances
Meriden
Henry Richarrs
New York
Peter Cybul
Wilbur Burdge
William Dolan
Youth Bureau
Fernandes
Andrew
jSalltr . & Bank Guard
Two Gas Company workers found guilty in strike incident
In Milford, Frank Perri and John J. Gravino were convicted by Circuit Judge George Wise of breach of peace and destruction of private property after the paid bombing of a supervisor’s home during the gas company strike. Each faced up to 500 dollars fine and up to one year jail, but received 30 day sentences suspended after 15 days served. two co-workers Domenico Marini and John Antoci were found not guilty.
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Milford
Gas T
Frank Perri
Kerema Avenue
John J. Gravino
Park Street
George, Wise
Coompany Domenica Martin
Victory Avenue
Toh Antoci
High Park Avenue
Stratford
Wise
Weather Forecast Patstrom Bridgeport and Vicinity
Patstrom weather report for Bridgeport and surrounding area calls for clearing breezy cold today with highs near 30s, tonight fair and colder with teens, Sunday mostly sunny and cold. Yesterday high near 32, low around 28, no significant precipitation expected. Fairfield Conservation Commission pursues grant and space land acquisition plans. details include regional weather timing and tides.
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Fairfield Conservation Com
Robert Zeis
Midi eMss
Fairfield Eyes U S Funds For Open Space Areas
Fairfield considers an Open Space program with state and federal grants to cover about three quarters of the costs. The town would provide one quarter, and about 600 acres along the Mill River and Morehouse Highway would be involved. Officials say received grants would determine site selections and park areas.
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Zaister
Mill River
Mohegan and
Cascades
Morehouse Highway
Sears
Moon pictures from Luna 9 reveal craters and rocks
Jodrell Bank observers report first televised lunar surface details from Luna 9. Sir Bernard Lovell notes the images show a hard pumice like surface and suggest feasibility for manned landings. Moscow did not release the pictures. signals were processed into photographs.
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England
Bernard ‘Lov N
Lovell's Observatory
Earth
Moscow
Lovell
Son of Air Force General Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department said Friday that army K. Dennis M. O'Neill, son of Maj. Gen. John W. O'Neill commander of the Electronics Systems Division at Hanscom AFB Massachusetts, was killed in action in Vietnam.
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Washington
U.S. Air Force
Army
Dennis M. O'Neill
Viet Nam
Defense Department
John W. O'Neill
Air Force Research and Development Center
Hanscom Air Force Base
Mass
Hoffa Organizing Drive Aims at Pro Athletes
Detroit report says Teamsters president Hoffa announced a union drive to organize professional athletes, arguing players share goals with truck drivers. A meeting of unhappy Detroit Lions players reportedly involved a Teamsters official amid talk of a $2 million demand to veterans and critics of rookie bonus payments.
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UPI
Teamsters
Jones KR. Hoffa
Detroit Lions
Willliam Clay Ford
Belgium Cabinet Resigns Amid Doctor Strike Dispute
Belgium’s government fell over a looming nationwide doctors strike tied to medical insurance reform. Premier Harmel offered resignation to King Baudouin, who will consult party leaders before deciding. The strike, aimed at 25 percent fee increases, followed a 5 percent cap dispute.
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Ariginia
Belgium
Asst
Henri Fayat
Pierre Harmel
Baudguin
Oswery
Parlament
Baudowin
Fabiola
Brussels
Denmark
Fayat
Carmel
Hed
Zwartberg
Airlift of Americans From Cuba Postponed
A State Department official said the planned airlift of Americans from Cuba, set to begin this weekend, has been postponed to Saturday February 12. The delay stems from operational problems in assembling the group and technical issues at the destination. About 600 U.S. citizens and their families will be brought home, extending a daily refugee airlift that has already brought more than 17,000 Cubans.
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Fla
Cuba
State Department
U.S
Three Day Parley Set On Strategy
President Johnson will fly to Honolulu for three days of Viet Nam strategy talks with South Viet Nam leaders including Premier Ky and top Americans in Saigon. He will review all U S Viet Nam programs with Gen Westmoreland and Amb Lodge, aiming to exchange viewpoints rather than draft immediate policy changes. The trip also includes officials Freeman and Gardner and marks the first presidential meeting of its kind since 1950.
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Honolulu
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert 5. McNamit
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
John W. Gardner
Freeman
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
Lodge
Harry S. Truman
Wake Island
Pacific
Douglas Macarthur
United Nations
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mansfield Praisia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
India
Ambassador Lodge
Gen. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Freeman and Gardner
T Ravel
United States
Fulbright Hints McNamara May Boycott Closed Sessions
Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed to question Defense Secretary Robert McNamara in public over Viet Nam policy. Fulbright and others urged open session, while McNamara offered to testify in executive session. Johnson announced additional grain aid for India amid growing crisis.
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David Bell
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Washington
U.S. Viet Nam
Robert
McNamara
Presi
Bnt
Johnson
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
India
J.W. Pulbright
Milllion
Orville S Freeman
Freeman
Dira Gandhi
Pakistan
David E. Bell
Wheeler
Letts
Secretary of Defense
Wayne Marge
D-Ore
Capitol Hill
U.S
Viet Nam
Andy
Dorchester store owner slain during robbery shootout
Morris J. Yanes, 37, was killed Thursday night during a confrontation with robbers in Dorchester after exchanging shots as they fled with an undetermined amount of cash. The incident followed a disturbance involving a bottle of liquor and a TV. Local police continue investigations into the fatal shooting and the identities of the assailants.
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Poston
Pol
Abby
Financial News
Jacoby
Dorchester Siguar
Morris J. Yanes
Lsandiar's Inc
Yale Man Wins Jacks Match As Harvard Gal Falls Behind
Yale Daily News managing editor John Rothchild defeated Harvard Crimson’s Linda McVeigh in a male versus female jacks challenge. Rothchild wore a tuxedo and succeeded from ones to tens in five tries, using the Eggs in a Basket method while McVeigh struggled on her first sixies. About 200 observers watched. McVeigh received a silver platter with two sets of balls later, though one set reportedly was defective.
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Harvard
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Rothchild
Winthrop Conrad
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