Bridgeport Telegram and Post Publishing Details
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Johnson budget and war priorities prompt aid for the poor
The analysis breaks down the 25.6 billion dollars for poverty relief in Johnson's budget into four categories: education and training 3.8b health 4.2b cash payments 14.6b services and development 3.1b. It notes social security dominates aid as contributions based, not charity, and argues funds should target Vietnam while poverty relief remains contested.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Teapot Dome ghost colors Baker trial verdict
Jurors in the Baker malfeasance case remembered Teapot Dome as Robert G. Baker was found guilty of income tax evasion theft and conspiracy to defraud the government. Lenzie Barnes a juror recalled the secretive money envelope and questioned credibility while Marvin Gaut contradicted Baker’s account.
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Albert B. Fall
United States
New Mexico
Interior
Teapot Dome
Wyo
Robert G. Baker
Senate
Lenzie G. Barnes
North Carolina State College
Fall
Barnes
Baker
Oliver Gasch
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Marvin J. Gaut
Otis Elevator Company
Gaut
Beginning of the age of automated crime information
National crime data bank shifts from simple arrests to rapid nationwide tracking. The FBI can now input a suspect’s description to a computer and instantly check for other warrants or serious charges elsewhere. The system, linked from Washington, speeds up information sharing previously taking days or weeks.
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National Crime Data Bank
FBI
FBI Crime Information Network aids national law enforcement
The system, tested in leading cities, aims to speed police work once bugs are fixed by April 1. It stores data on 95,000 entries including wanted persons, stolen property, and stolen cars, with plans to add more criminal information. Officials say the project targets better enforcement, not spying on law-abiding citizens, and seeks to curb urban crime.
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Ion
FBI
World weather watch eyed to cut future losses
A world weather watch aims to reduce losses from weather and provide two to four day forecasts by the early 1970s. Vincent E. Lally of NCAR says 10 000 balloons and global participation are needed for reliable forecasts and to foster international cooperation and peace.
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American Meteorological Society
New York
Vincent E. Lally
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Diet experts debate obesity causes and dieting value
Four experts at an American College of Physicians symposium in New York said little is known about obesity causes. They urged caloric reduction to lose weight, while others favored well balanced meals. Dieting is overrated and overweight often not as dangerous, with exceptions for high blood pressure heart trouble or diabetes risk.
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American College of Physicians
New York
Alvan Feinstein
Yale University
Jules Hirsch
Rockefeller University
Suburban Housewives Feel Shame Waiting for Bus Study Finds
A University of Pennsylvania study reports suburban housewives fear judgment when seen waiting at a bus corner while executives openly ride public transit, trusting their status insulates them from social scrutiny.
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University of Pennsylvania
Bomb outrages hit six Yugoslav missions abroad
A coordinated pre dawn wave of bombs struck Yugoslav embassies in Washington and Ottawa and consulates in San Francisco, Toronto, Chicago, and New York. No injuries were reported though damage was significant. Yugoslavia blamed government collusion. the U.S. and Canada issued apologies as officials debated motives and responses.
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New York
Yugoslavia
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America
Vietnam
United States
The Budget Mess From Johnsons Three Budgets
The piece compares three Johnson administration budgets the Administrative Cash and National Income Accounts and explains their spending and deficits. It notes the Administrative budget totals 135 billion for 1968 with an 8.1 billion deficit the Cash budget 172.4 billion with a 4.3 billion deficit and the NIA budget 169.2 billion with a 2.1 billion deficit. It argues the NIA is most comprehensive while economists watch the other two for signals. It ends by calling it confus ion and THE BUDGET MESS.
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Charles L. Schultze
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Treasury
National Income Accounts
NIA
Schultze
National Whirligig on Hoover and Soviet Espionage Debate
In the debate over a U S Soviet consular treaty FBI chief J Edgar Hoover is cited as wary of foreign policy impact while noting that many Russians in America are trained spies. The piece argues espionage is widespread and costly, but that a treaty could allow more diplomats to monitor Russian activity in the United States and abroad.
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Soviet Union
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
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Russia
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Coop
Chicago
Washington
Senate
U.S
United Nations
Reuther Remains Flexible In His Battle With AFL-CIO
Detroit AP report notes Walter Reuther and the UAW explore options amid a rift with AFL-CIO. Disaffiliation threats loom as the UAW presses for policy changes on organizing, civil rights, and foreign policy while maintaining leadership roles in key AFL-CIO councils.
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Reuther
Afl-Cio
A.F. Mahan
Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
U.S
Kerr Ouster Sets Stage in California Higher Education
An extended retrospective on Clark Kerr’s firing as University of California president, detailing the board of regents’ two year concerns, Reagan’s controversial leadership in higher education, and the broader debate over communist-front activities and academic governance. The piece frames Kerr’s departure as a pivotal moment in U.S. intellectual life and public policy.
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Clark Kerr
University of California
Reagan
California Higher Education
Harvard
Yale
Ladies’ Gallery
GOP
Ripon Society
Board of Regents
New Voters Split Tickets Worries in ’68
Washington AP reports a shift toward independent and selective voting as 1968 nears. Census estimates show 12.4 million Americans will be of voting age, with 6.3 million more since 1964. Both parties face a landscape of ticket splitting, television influence, and potential campaign financing from tax checkoffs.
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Washington
Census Bureau
89Th Congress
Italy launches third guided missile cruiser Vittorio Veneto
In Castellammare di Stabia Italy launched her third guided missile cruiser the 8850 ton Vittorio Veneto named for the World War II battleship. President Giuseppe Saragat watched as his daughter Benestina Santacaterina christened the vessel. The earlier Vittorio Veneto was a 35000 ton dreadnought launched in 1937 and dismantled in 1957.
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Castellammare. DI Stabia
Italy
Giuseppe Saragat
Benestina Santacaterina
Austria
Altpine
27-year-old American held by East German authorities
Peter Feinauer, a 27 year old American from Providence Rhode Island, is being held by Communist authorities in East Berlin, his mother said Sunday night. Victoria Feinauer said her son was arrested on October 7 and has been held since. No reason for the arrest was given.
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East Berlin
Victoria Feinauer
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