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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1967

Page

2

Third Year of Viet Air Raids Began

Reports from U.S. spokesmen describe light allied casualties and light aircraft damage in a 95 minute air attack. The action targeted Binh Thuy Airfield near Can Tho with mortar rounds and followed by further clashes in War Zone C near Tay Ninh. In Saigon area operations, American forces engaged Viet Cong and uncovered a grenade factory while other raids struck rail yards, camps, and bridges in North and central Vietnam.

U.S. 4Th Infantry Division Tay Ninh City U.S Saigon 199Th Light Infantry 199Th Brigade Bong Son North Vietnam Nam Dinh Haiphong Thanh Hoa

Irvin H. Williams Sr. Dies. Bridgeport GE Guard Rests

Irvin H. Williams Sr. of 1035 Fairfield Ave a retired General Electric company guard died in Bridgeport Hospital aged after long service. Services set for 10 a m tomorrow at Adzima Funeral Home burial in Lakeview Cemetery with Rev William W. Sullivan officiating. He born in Nanticoke Pa lived locally many years former security guards union president at GE and special policeman in Bridgeport and ex policeman in Nanticoke survived by son Irvin Williams Jr of Monroe three sisters and several nieces and nephews.

Irvin H. Williams, Sr Fairfield Avenue General’ Electric “Company Bridgeport Adzima Arctic William W. Sullivan Second Baptist Church Lakeview Cemetery Nanticoke Williams General Electric Company GE Quarter Century Club Irvin Williams, Jr Monroe Ruth Hecht Mildred Morris Cornelia Sober South River Niu

RFK Says He Got No Peace Feelers Abroad

President Kennedy and aide Katzenbach described Kennedy's talks with European officials. Kennedy said he did not bring home any peace feelers while noting signals of possible loosening Hanoi's hard stance. Six Democratic senators urged a halt to bombing during the lunar new year to spur peace talks. NYU set a college scoring record with a 122 to 59 win over Syracuse.

RFK Capi Dl Dw Katzenbach Kennedy White House White House West Europe Johna Vietnam Hanoi Paris U.S Johnson Frank Mankiewicz Mankiewicz North Vietnam Vance Hartke Indiana Claiborne Ipen Rhode Island Wayne Morse Oregon Joseph S&s. Clark Pennsylvania Ernest Gruening Alaska George McGovern South Dakota

Mrs. Anne Cisero Dies. Bridgeport Resident Had WAC Service

Mrs. Anne Mitzak Cisero 49 wife of Charles Cisero of 5 Clover Hill avenue died yesterday in Park City hospital Funeral services set for Thursday at 815 a.m. at Adzima funeral home 591 Arctic street and 9 o'clock at St John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic church Burial in St Michaels cemetery Born Nesquehoning PA and a Bridgeport resident 26 years she served in the WAC and belonged to the American Legion and Greek Catholic Union Survived by husband a son Alexander mother Mary Mitzak Nesquehoning three brothers Joseph Stephen and William Mitzak and five sisters Catherine Lachowicz Helen Cassiers and others nieces and nephews.

Anne Mitzak Cisero Charles Cisero Clover Hill Avenue Park City Hospital Adzima Funeral Home Arctic Street St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church St. Michal’s Panahedeon Nesquehoning Bridgeport Cisero WAC American Legion Greek Catholic Union Alexander Cisero City Mary Mitzak Joseph Mitzak Stephen Mitzak Seewarren William Mitzak Levittown Catherine Lachowicz Glens Spey N.Y Helen Cassiers Hicksville

Elderly Man Dies in Fire

An elderly man identified as Mr. Barletta died after a house fire that started in a chair and spread to a bureau and bedroom wall. He was briefly revived at hospital, with damage estimated around 1500 dollars. police say he was home alone when the blaze occurred and his daughter-in-law had just left for shopping.

Stopa Patrick Carroll Barletta

3 Mill Tax Hike In Trumbull Budget Proposed

Trumbull proposes a 3 mill tax increase as part of a 10 year school program. Plans include a 32 room District Four elementary school, Middlebrook Junior High renovations, and Hillcrest Junior High completion. New industry arrivals, land acquisitions, and road projects feature in the town’s growth outlook.

Donal Middlebrook Hillcrest Trumbull Heimann Church Hill Road Park Madison Avenue Daniels Farm Road Hillcrest Junior High School Booth Hill Road First Selectman Reimann S

Clerics Vote For New Area 3 Faith Group

Clerics from three faiths back a Greater Bridgeport Clergy association to tackle community problems. Leaders from Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish groups praise ecumenical unity while noting tensions with the existing Protestant Pastors’ association. kickoff dinner planned for early April with three presidents proposed on a rotating basis. New York University basketball teams have enjoyed 35 winning seasons in the last 40 years.

Showalter Greater Bridgeport Clergy Association B. Cortez Tipton Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport Isaiah Rackovsky Bridgeport Board of Rabbis Tipton Rackovsky Thomas J. Driscoll Diocesan Ecumenical Commission Walter W. Curtis Bridgeport View Association Driscoll Pastors' Association Bridgeport Pastors’ Association New York University

Red Guards Storm Embassies in Turmoil Across Cities

Polish envoy delivered a note of profound indignation after youths scrawled on a display outside the Chinese Embassy in Warsaw. In Peking, Red Guards tore down the Soviet Embassy gate, marched through the grounds, and displayed effigies of Brezhnev and Kosygin while coffins hung from the gate. East bloc diplomats sought to free a seized Soviet official at the CTK report.

PAP Foreign Ministry Poland Warsaw ADN Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary Mongolia Peking Moscow Leonid L Brezhnev Alexei N. Kosygin CTK New China News Agency Mao Tse-tung

Branci Hopes For an End to East West Split

West German leader Brandt outlines a vision of a united Europe from the Atlantic to the Ural, seeks closer ties with France as he prepares to meet Prime Minister Johnson. He says Europe should be a partner of the United States and a stabilizing factor in peace while expanding the Common Market to include more countries.

Charles de Gaulle Europe Atlantic Ocean Ural Mountains France Brandt Johnson United States

Marsilius Named Head of Goodwill Agency in Western CT

Philip Marsilius is named head of Goodwill Industries of Western Connecticut Inc. and plans for a new facility this summer. The meeting elected officers including George D. Miller as vice president and Robert M. Gordon as secretary, with Hilmer J. Nelson reporting the 1966 budget of 584000 dollars, of which 378000 funded wages for handicapped workers. Awards honored the Bridgeport Elks Lodge and educators, while Horace Warren Kimbrell spoke on Goodwill’s expanded role and a new facility to serve 300 or more handicapped people daily. Jane Williams shared her recovery story through Goodwill. The board also announced numerous trustees and advisory members and the nominating committee.

Marsilius Donald J. Irvin Goodwill Industries Irwin George D. Miller Eldorado Tool Robert M. Gordon Milford River and Machine Company Laurie MacCuaig General Electric Company Hilmer J. Nelson Nilson Machine Company Goodwill Goodwill Industries of Western Connecticut, Inc Joseph E. Pouliat Curran Richard BE Blake Stratford Bridgeport Elks Lodge Michael T. Minotti Pouliot The Elks John F. McGough Msgr. McGough Goodwill Industries Textile Department Janet Gantt Clifford Street Kathaleen Ouellette Wood Avenue Connecticut Horace Warren Kimbrell Goodwill Industries of America, Inc Directorate Herman K. Beach J. Eldridge Carpenter William W. Hatfield A. Maurits Johnson Lee S. Johnson Ernest H. Noren, Jr William S. Warner Mr. Nelson Udge Rodney S. Eielson Paul K. Hiller, Sr William D. Rider Henry EE. Robinson Albert W Edward W. Cotter Dwight F. Fanton Warren J. Faust Edwin Moss, III Nelson L. North Williams. Simpson Robert S. Tettalian Lyman C. Thunfers Magnus

Russians Protest China Abuse of Soviet Citizens at Embassy

About 60 Russians remained at posts as protests spread from the Soviet Union to Beijing and Warsaw. Demonstrators delivered a written protest to the Chinese Embassy, which refused it, claiming to be friends of the Soviet working people. Police and crowds gathered as workers and students voiced anti-Chinese sentiment, with Chinese officials reporting the beating of 31 diplomats last Friday and delays for foreign flights in Moscow.

Peking Soviet Union Foreign Ministry

East End Lighting Approved for City Improvements

The East End Lighting project received council approval with VP of Post Publishing John E. Pfriem named to the board through July 1. The plan doubles East End lights from 763,000 to 4,059,000 lumens, aims to reduce crime, and includes extensive street and park lighting upgrades across Warren, Prospect, Lafayette, and Beardsley areas.

Library Directors John E. Pfriem Pearsall Way The Post Publishing Company John P. Maiocco, Jr Curran Pfriem New Haven Railroad Warren Prospect Lafayette State Street Washington Avenue State Highway Department Liberty Street Warren Street East End Yellow Mill Pond Stratford Town Line Paul K. Ryan Ryan Donald A. Brown Democrat Beardsley Park

Morgenthau dies at 75 former Treasury chief and ally

Morgenthau, age 75, dies leaving a legacy as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s trusted ally and the first chairman of the Farm Credit Administration. From a Duchess County farm to Washington, he shaped New Deal farm policy, headed the Farm Credit Administration, and served as Treasury secretary from 1934.

Morgenthau FDR Treasury Duchess County New York Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt Fishkill Roosevelt Washington Federal Farm Bureau Farm Credit Administration Secretary of the Treasury William E. Woodin Treasury Department

Milano Replaces Lavery in Bridgeport Council Post

Anthony Milano is named as alderman replacing Lavery in Bridgeport, serving on the Fire and Ordinance committees. He has 4 years as a Democrat, coordinated Young Citizens for LBJ in the Northeast, and advised Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut. He is married to Helen Suppie with daughter Caroline Rose.

United States Lyndon B. Johnson Milano Junior Achievement Connecticut American Red Cross Holy Name Society CYO St. Charles Borromeo Church Helen Suppie Bridgeport Caroline Rose Curran Lavery

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