Bridgeport Post And Telegram Advertise Subscriptions
Bridgeport publishers list subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions of The Bridgeport Post and The Bridgeport Telegram, with mail and single-copy options. Rates include 21.00 yearly daily with Sunday Post 34.00, six months 10.50 and 17.30, three months 5.25, and outside 150 miles higher. The notice notes Associated Press use and second class postage in Bridgeport Connecticut.
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Americans urged to curb travel to Europe a vote on balance of payments
President Johnson asks Americans to save the dollar by delaying trips to Europe for a couple of years. About six million people crossed the Atlantic in 1967, with air lines carrying 5,481,191 and ships 497,000 passengers. The Treasury is studying legislation, the travel lobby opposes limits, and debate centers on keeping funds in the U.S. while allowing essential business travel.
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Johnson
Europe
Atlantic
Air ‘Lines
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
America
Penn Central delays New Haven absorption amid lawsuits
Stuart T. Saunders, Penn Central chairman, says integration of the New Haven Railroad will be delayed at least a year due to bondholder lawsuits. He pledges cooperation, including a $25 million loan, while warning of higher costs and potential government subsidies for fast service. Government responsiveness is noted as key to stabilizing the railroad merger.
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Penn Central
East
Midwest
New Haven Railroad
New England
New York
Stuart T. Saunders
Pennsylvania
Saunders
New Line
New Haven
Slump in Farm Exports Signals Pressing Market Shifts
The Minneapolis Tribune notes a 7 percent drop in U.S. farm exports led by soybeans as high prices prompt rivals abroad to produce substitutes. With farmers’ net income down, a federal program to sustain world market competitiveness and aggressive overseas marketing is considered crucial to growers and marketers.
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Minneapolis Tribune
U.S
Heart Transplants Prospects Seen Bright for 1968
The article notes surgeons worldwide are alert to heart transplants and believe the procedure will become more common as expertise grows. It emphasizes careful patient selection, technical supervision, and the many uncertainties still present even in preliminary stages. Optimism for 1968 is expressed despite occasional failures.
Women Enter Workforce At Record Levels Say Labor Dept
The Department of Labor reports 28 million working women, about one third of the labor force, with three of five married and living with husbands. The typical worker is a 41 year old married woman. in 1920 she was single and 28. Most marry by 21 and finish childbearing by 30, leaving years of work ahead. Nine in ten girls will work at some point. 40 percent of married men aged 35 to 64 are wage earners too. The Women’s Bureau will list well paid occupations open to women where needed.
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Department of Labor
Women’s Bureau
Four Railroads Agree on Job Protections in Northwest Merger
The Great Northern Northern Pacific Burlington and Spokane Portland and Seattle reach agreements with 21 employee organizations to guarantee lifetime jobs after their merger approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The pact preserves current staff, allows replacements only for retirement disability or death, and aims to protect the present workforce while future hiring follows separate terms.
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Northwest
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mao Thought Radar Replacements inked by Sea Eagles
A Shanghai paper claims China's Sea Eagle air regiment uses Chairman Mao Tse tung's thoughts to replace radar compasses and foreign manuals. Pilots say Mao's thoughts guide position in fog or clouds. Soviet training allegedly shrunk from ten years to under one year by purge of manuals, with Maoist theories integrated into flight orders.
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Mao
Chicago
Sea Eagle Air Regiment
Mao Tse-tung
Shanghai
Chairman Mao
Jeff
How's the market when you watch the Dow or NYSE
The piece notes the Dow Jones 30 peak in February 1966 at 995.15 and the NYSE all shares peak at 54.17 in January 1968, with the two indexes diverging since. It argues Dow’s narrow 30-industrial focus misses broader U.S. economy shifts toward services and diverse, newer firms on the NYSE, urging readers to watch both indexes.
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Dow-Jones
Dow - Jones
U.S
Fife
ABC
NYSE
Behind the News on Kennedy Scandals and Washington Parties
A Washington Post items recounts Bobby Kennedy and Sammy Davis Jr performing for Foreign Student Service Council as Eartha Kitt visits the White House.Miss Martin notes a Pan American Union party for ticket buyers, with a restrained Kennedy reception and a later Kennedy home move to McLean Virginia in March.
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Washington Post
Oops—Society
Gene Neta
Bobby
Kennedy
Dauphin
Constitution Hall
Sammy Davis Jr
Foreign Student Service Council
the Post
Judith Martin
Sammy Davis
Lyndon Johnson
Miss Kitt
Lady Bird Johnson
White House
Washington
Cheshire
Eartha
Martin
Ethel
Pan American Union
Miss Martin
Davis
Chris
Tore
Bigarette
Jindith
Jackie
Kenney
New York
Maxine
Teddy’ Kennnedy
McLean
Beauvoir
Auto insurance bills and reform ideas spark industry debate
An AP analysis notes federal moves into auto insurance echoing Medicare for health care. Proposals range from tinkering with the present system to a sweeping plan by Keeton and OConnell that would pay medical costs regardless of fault. Critics, led by lawyers, warn of loss of accountability and jobs as investigations loom.
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Johnson
Congress
Robert E. Keeton
Harvard
Jeffrey O'Connell
University of Illinois
MM Comic Dictionary Color: Fast When It Doesn’t Run
A playful dictionary-style MM comic hints at color traits and speed, noting something is fast when stationary, yet not fast when it runs. The quirky line contrasts quiet moments with action, inviting curiosity about color symbolism.
Simple method to convert kilometers to miles
UPI reports a straightforward way for drivers abroad to estimate kilometers in miles. A kilometer equals about five eights of a mile. Divide kilometers by eight and multiply the result by five for a rough, easy figure.
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New York
UPI
Time to Regret on Tonkin Gulf Night
As Holmes Alexander argues August 4 1964 may have altered US history. He weighs two competing versions of the Tonkin Gulf incident and warns Johnson’s actions spurred by campaign aims risked misled the public and extended the war. He recalls Maine’s sinking and Pearl Harbor fears while urging decisive action to end the Vietnam conflict.
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Vietnam
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Elde
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Turner Joy
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Fulbright
Foreign “Relations
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Defense Department
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L-nepen
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Hanoi
Barry Goldwater
Nadager
Naker
Jess
South
Spain
Atlantic
Pacific
North Vietnam
Korea
Mulbright
Connecticut Pollster Confesses Hidden Campaign Tactics
A Connecticut political faction reveals a long running anonymized polling tactic used to shape support for candidates like Clare Boothe Luce Abe Ribicoff and others. The disclosure traces back to 1950 Governor Chester Bowles and references earlier efforts to influence public opinion with selective questioning and named individuals such as A Edward Sardula and John Dempsey. The piece notes the intent to pressure or entertain voters by exposing the strategist behind the polls and hints at potential plans for the 1968 presidential race.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Clare Boothe
Luce
Abe. Ribicoff
Alan
Olmstead
Chester Bowles
Bowles
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Gengrad
Noble
Rogan
Edward Sardula
Senate
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Prasen
Connetticut
Waske
Dempsey
Rooney
Dessa
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