Red China Hurts Soviets Amid EmbAssy Turmoil in Peking
Red China publicly admits fault and compensates for embassy damage while pledging no recurrence as tens of thousands march past the Soviet Embassy in Peking. Soviet dependents depart after delays and harassment at the airport, with Red Guards surrounding buses and clashes reported by Radio Moscow and foreign correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernment
New China News Agency
Peking
Soviet Union
Red China
Moscow Radio
Kremlin
Radio Moscow
Yomiuri
Moscow
Tanjug
France
Britain
Morocco
Red Guards
Red Square
Stalin
Peking People's Daily
China Watchers
Tokyo
Pearson in Hospital Convalesces After Surgery
Ben L. Pearson retired Bridgeport newsman of 586 Clinton Avenue is convalescing in Room 252 at St. Vincent’s Hospital after surgery. In a separate note, factories in Japan will give new bonuses.
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Ben L. Pearson
Clinton Avenue
Bridgeport
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Japan
Red Cross to Mark Birthday With Dinner
The Bridgeport chapter of the American Red Cross marks its fifth anniversary with a dinner on Tuesday February 14 at 6:50 p.m. in the University of Bridgeport student center, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. coffee hour. Reservations are via the Red Cross office.
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Bridgeport
The
American National Red Cros
University of Bridgeport
Focal Red Cross
Computer Begins Operations Soon In South Norwalk
Plans for a nationwide real time data processing center at South Norwalk will start with the arrival of a UNIVAC 492 central processor at Sperry Rand’s Remington Office Machines division. The $1.2 million system will begin operations around April 1 and staff recruitment is underway, with about 10 programmers moving from Buffalo to Norwalk to supervise and train local hires. The system will initially handle payrolls for Remington’s Office Machines divisions, with future uses including sales forecasts and retirement accounting. The 492 will link Buffalo headquarters with Remington plants coast to coast, extending to Europe and Asia via Sperry Rand’s international HQ. Early work uses UNIVAC 1004 components assembled in Norwalk, with peripherals from Utica, St Paul, and Whitpain Township.
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South Norwalk
Univac
Remington Office Machines Division
Sperry Rand Corporation
Wilson Avenue
Sperry Rand
Remington Office Equipment Division
Buffalo
N. Y
Norwalk
Office Systems
New York City
Reomy
Elmira
N.Y. Searcy
Ark
Middletown
North Brunswick
Herkimer
N.Y
Menlo Park
Calif
Marietta
Ohio
North Tonawanda
Tonawanda
Europe
Asia
Utica
St. Paul
Minn
Whitpain Township
Blue Bell
Four Children Die In Vernon Tenement Fire
Vernon residents recall a deadly blaze in a Vernon tenement where four children of Mr and Mrs Raymond Mitchell Sr perished. Fire chief cites possible human element and notes a prior similar fire 18 months earlier. The building housed 16 residents including the James Lee family above. About 75 volunteers fought the blaze in misty freezing rain. many escapees had minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Mitchell
Kevin
Ashe
James Lee
He Mitchells
Offer to Stop Air Raids Angers Militiarists
The article notes criticism of a proposed halt to bomber flights near Hanoi amid loud protests from militiarists and politicians. President Johnson says Hanoi must take reciprocal steps, while Pentagon officials defend the bombing and claim it is carefully controlled.
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Hanoi
North Vietnam
Johnson
Harris E. Salisbury
New York Times
William C. Bagg
Miami Daily News
U.S
Capitol Hill
White House
Vietnam
Pentagon
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
RFK Receives Paris Peace Signal From Hanoi
Newsweek reports Sen Robert F Kennedy obtained a Paris transmitted peace signal from Hanoi through the French government during his European trip. The message, said to come via Mai Van Bo, urged a negotiated Vietnam settlement in a three stage process after U S bombing ends. Kennedy would not comment until briefing with White House and State Department.
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New York
Newsweek Magazine
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Hanoi
Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
Washington
Kennedy
White House
State Department
Johnson
Newsweek
Mai van Bo
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Make No Waves Strike Paralyzes Bombay Port
A three-day strike by pilots dockmasters and dredge captains halted shipping in Bombay, India, as crews demanded higher wages to match merchant navy pay hikes, the third port walkout in six months.
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Bombay
UPI
Upstairs Tenant Fires Through Ceiling After Noise
Danbury, Conn. police say George Ducanio 61 of 61 Rose Street is jailed on assault with a dangerous weapon charges after firing a .22 rifle into the ceiling of the apartment below. a bullet grazed Mrs. Jose Seriano damaging nothing serious. She was treated and released. Ducanio to be arraigned today. The incident is under investigation by Patrolman Bart Dunn. In Paderborn West Germany two thousand residents were evacuated when a demolition team defused a 4000 pound World War II bomb found at a construction site. Police said two of the bomb’s three fuses were live. The bomb, dropped by the Royal Air Force in 1944, leveled much of Paderborn, now rebuilt with 90,000 residents.
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Danbury
George Ducanio
Rose Street
Ducanio
Jose Seriano
Seriano
Danbury Hospital
Bart Dunn
Paderborn
West Germany
Royal Air Force
Officers Chosen For St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Joseph Allsop was elected senior warden at St. Mark's annual meeting held at 401 Newfield Avenue. A $20,500 budget was adopted. Other officers elected include Dr William Gardner junior warden, Mrs Elizabeth Cuffee clerk, Clarence Williams treasurer. Seven vestrymen chosen: Clarence Edwards Arthur Collins Dr Herman Thompson James Williams Francis Reese Mrs Frankie Williams Ricardo Tittle. Delegates named to diocesan convention are Leonora Hines Selva Melvin with Thomas Rowe Ricardo Tittle as alternates. Delegates to archdeaconry convention Mrs Elizabeth Cuffee and Mrs Marie Richardson. alternate Mrs Helen Reese. Bridgeport Council of Churches delegates: Clarence Williams Ella Jackson Sandra Gorham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Allsop
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Newfield Avenue
William GO. Gardner
Elizabeth Cuffee
Clarence Williams
Clarence Edwards
Arthur Collins
Herman Thompson
James Williams
Francis Reese
Frankie Williams
Ricardo Tittle
Helen Reese
Episcopal Churches
Greater Bridgeport
Ella Jackson
Sandra Gorham
Bridgeport
Clergy to Meet On Ecumenical Fellowship Bid
Bridgeport clergymen will meet at noon today at Kunkels on North Avenue to discuss forming an Ecumenical Clergy Fellowship uniting local faith leaders. The Bridgeport Pastors' Association plans the effort to include more Catholic clergy, with a kickoff dinner tentatively set for March 8. The current association has 50 Protestant clergymen, two Catholic priests and three rabbis.
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Bridgeport
Kunkels Restaurant
North Avenue
Pastors’ ‘Association
William Showalter
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Pastors’ Association
Showalter
Bridgeport Pastors’ Association
North End Lions Host Jaycees Civic Action Program
The North End Lions club hosts Bridgeport Jaycees Civic Action Vietnam program tonight at 7 at Candlelight restaurant 246 River Street. A Marine Captain recently returned from Vietnam will speak, followed by a film and Q&A. Jaycee members from Bridgeport Stratford and Fairfield invited.
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North End
Anthony Bussolatta
The
North End Lions Club
NHRR Storage Building Damaged by Fire near Whiting Street
A two story wooden storage building at New Haven Railroad yards near Whiting Street was heavily damaged by fire just before 8 pm. Assistant Chief Fred Senger said it was a mass of flames when crews arrived. The building stored lanterns and railroad equipment. Chief Senger blamed vandals and said vagrants had been seen nearby before discovery.
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New Haven Railroad
Whiting Street
Fred Senger
Senger
Third Snowstorm Smacks Chicago Heads Eastward
A major late snowstorm paralyzed Chicago neighborhoods with drifts several feet high. Hundreds or thousands of cars remained stalled while public transit neared normal and main streets were passable. The storm added inches to the 11 day total, reaching 36 inches, far above a normal year’s total.
Trucker Dies Pinioned After Crumpled Cab Wreck
A truck crash left the driver pinned inside a crushed cab. The tool used to free him ripped open the cab causing crates of oranges to spill across the scene. The trailer, owned by L. G. DeWitt Co of Elferhe NC, was uprighted and the body sent to Fairfield town morgue pending funeral plans.
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L. G. DeWitt Company
Elferhe, N.C
Howard
Fairfield Town
Miscalculation Charged on Doyle School Proposals
Anita Vogel challenged City Comptroller Thomas Doyle’s educational appropriations for Bridgeport schools. She said the proposed additions and book funds are insufficient and warned that clerical burdens in 28 of 36 elementary schools hinder instruction. She urged restoration of funds and asked supporters to attend tomorrow’s Board of Apportionment and Tax hearing at 7 30 p.m. in City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Thomas M. Doyle
Anita Vogel
Bridgeport
Common Council Chamber
City Tal
Fairfielder Uninjured In Fairfield Auto Overturn
Dean Buiker, 19, of 9 North Cedar Road Fairfield escaped injury when his car overturned after striking a utility pole on Unquowa Road in front of Roger Ludiowe High School. Police reported the vehicle demolished. Buiker was summoned to circuit court on a charge of failure to drive in a proper lane.
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Dean Buiker
North Cedar Road
Fairfield
Unquowa Road
Roger Ludiowe
Robert Lindwall
Buiker
Soviet and Chinese War Aid to Hanoi Seen to Decline
Washington reports show large scale Soviet and Chinese military aid to North Vietnam, with 1966 shipments around 175 to 200 million dollars and 1965 estimates higher. Anticipated 1967 decline stems from an established air defense system and limited new weapon lines, while China’s aid rose to 50 to 60 million in 1966 and is expected to level off.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Red China
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Moscow
Kremlin
Robert McNamara
United States
North
Vietnam
Peking
Pentagon
Chinna
Church floor collapse at Santa Susanna Rome
The marble floor around the main altar of Santa Susanna Church, an American Catholic parish, collapsed late Sunday in Rome. No injuries reported and officials began inspecting the church structure for damage and safety.
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Rome
Santa Susanna Church
Two Firms and Three Homes Broken Into Sunday in City
Police report two downtown business firms and three homes broken into yesterday. Davidson Fabric Shop at 1242 Main Street lost an undetermined amount of cash. Jo Davis Millinery Store at 37 Post Office Arcade reported wigs dresses coats and hats stolen. Home intrusions included Robert Munday at 267 Prince Street 100 dollars from a bedroom Peggy Yood at 90 Clarkson Street rear door kitchen window smashed Erma Tompko at 36 Newton Street rear door glass broken. Detective David Roberts is investigating all three house jobs.
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Davidson Fabric Shop
Mainstret
Bridgeport
Gerald K. Eckhardt
Brooklawn Avenue
Eckhardt
Millinery
Jo Davis Millinery
Post Office
Robert Munday
Prince Street
Peggy Yood
Clarkson Street
Erma Tompko
Newton Street
David Roberts
Fort Worth Cops Seek Clues in Rape Murder
Fort Worth police search for clues after the nude and battered body of Mildred May, 37, was found on a Trinity River levee. She had been raped and strangled, breaking two neck bones, and her abandoned automobile was located on a nearby freeway with no fingerprints recovered.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Trinity River
Mildred May
Travel Agent Kazan-Komarek Recounts Prague Arrest
Kazan-Komarek described his activities and the group’s alleged operations smuggling East European agents arms and radio gear into Czechoslovakia. He noted suspicions at Moscow and Prague, claimed a last-to-board delay, and said he denied CIA work as the court weighed 16 years of crimes and prior service in Germany and the Czech army.
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Czechoslovakia
Kazan-Komarek
New York
Boston
Prague
Moscow
Paris
Laos
U.S
Germany
France
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Pilots Claim Direct Hits On Targets In Indochina
Reports say carrier based Navy pilots scored direct hits on barges and anti aircraft sites in Thanh Hoa area 80 miles south of Hanoi. B52s pounded infiltration routes near the DMZ while ground fighting south of Da Nang and near Saigon produced dozens of enemy deaths with light American casualties.
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Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Donp Ha
Phuoc Long
U.S
Phuoc Binh
Saigon
da Nang
U.S. Mth Light Infantry Brigade
Crewman Dies Aboard Freighter Brought Ashore
A 23-year-old crewman Karl Nybo of Nordstrono Osbergen Norway died at sea after being struck by toppled barrels on the freighter M S Cedars while en route from Ireland to the United States. He was brought to Cisco terminal on Seaview Avenue where police summoned officers and the body was moved to Godfrey and Conway funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Bridgeport
Charles V. Damato
James M. Mooney
M.S. Cedar
Karl
Nybo
Nordstrono
Osbergen
Norway
Cork
Cisco Terminal
Seaview Avenue
George Molnar
Godfrey and Con- Way
Washington Avenue
Lunar Orbiter 3 Guides Using Canopus Star
Lunar Orbiter 3 travels at 2618 miles per hour following a bullseye course. Earlier it scanned the sky and located guiding star Canopus without incident. The craft will use Canopus as a reference point for today's steering maneuver.
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Red Cross
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Telegram
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West Way
Stanton R. Smith
North End Lions
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NHRR
Chicago
Doyle School
Fairfielder
UCONN
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Dick Galiette
Westinghouse “Dealers
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