Floods Hit Sections of Five States
Flooding across five states disrupts daily life as rivers overflow and schools close. In Wisconsin and Iowa drifting winds and heavy snow affect towns like Gays Mills while Nebraska sees 12 to 15 inches of snowfall near Harrison. National Guard trucks assist evacuations and Red Cross teams mobilize amid rising waters and hazardous travel conditions.
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Hear Talks At Republican Lincoln Dinner
A Lincoln dinner featured remarks urging Republicans to unite and act, stressing that party workers must win support by addressing voters needs. Speaker Me, Schaffer cited plans to regain big city influence, with lessons drawn from John Lindsay’s New York campaign and storefront district headquarters.
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A. Searle
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Republican Party
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Vale
Lindsay
Bridgeport
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Schadler
New York
John Lindsay
Teenagers nabbed as gas siphoners
Two teens were arrested after police said they were caught siphoning gasoline from a car. Joseph Tracy, 17, of 599 Berkshire Avenue, and Vincent D Eramo, 16, of 14 Leonard Piece, Trumbull, were charged with tampering with a motor. Bail set at $20 each pending court hearing.
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Joseph Tracy
Berkshire Avenue
Vincent D'Eramo
Leonard Piece
Trumbull
Aide Appointed In Heart Drive
Stanley J. Kemykowski president of the Greater Bridgeport Labor Council was named chairman for the 1963 Heart Fund labor division yesterday. He lives in Milford and also serves on the ABCD Steering committee and the Citizens' Action committee in Ardgenort.
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Stanley J. Kemykowski
Greater Bridgeport
BHA Approves New Senior Housing and Service Contracts
The Bridgeport Housing Authority outlined plans for a new 230 unit senior housing project on a two-acre site expanding the Fireside apartments which opened in 1959. Current vacancies total 172 with 909 applicants. transfers from Father Panik Village will relocate 84 families to suitable units. The Authority awarded contracts for mobile radio and telephone services to Liberty Communications Inc and an elevator service bid to Bay State Elevator Company of Springfield.
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BHA
Francis J. Shanley
St. Shanney
Liberty Communications, Inc
Stratford
Taled lElectronice
Bridgeport Jr
Bay State Elevator Company
Springfield
Mess
Allied Elevator Company
Bridgeport
General E Elevator Company
Hartford
Bay State
Alert Cops Nab Pair Say TV Set Stolen
Two suspects were nabbed after officers observed them carrying a television set and followed them to 43 Atlantic Street. George Moreland, 25, of 8 Westport Avenue Norwalk and Ernest Crawford, 22, of 441 Helen Street were arrested on breaking and entering and larceny charges, each held on 2500. Detectives Buchanan and Ahern planned further questioning.
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Charles D'Amato
Anthony Tom Sail
Atlantic Treet
George Moreland
Westport Avenue
Norwalk
Ernest Crawford
Helen Street
Moreland
Broad Street
Dets
lArthur Buchanan
James Ahern
Roomer and TV Missing from Strayford Home
Katherine Abner of 70 Underwood Court reports to Stretford police that a roomer named John Gray vanished with his clothing and her portable television set. Patrolmen Peter Bassa and Kamen Garlick investigate the missing person and item.
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Katherine Abner
Underwood Court
Strayford
Stretford
John Gray
Senate panel presses Viet Nam policy questions in hearings
Senate Foreign Relations Committee resumes Viet Nam inquiry with Dean Rusk and Maxwell Taylor scheduled to testify publicly on February 17. Chairman Fulbright says the panel will examine U.S. legal authority and policy while Sen. Dodd urges public support of Johnson's Vietnam stance amid antiwar debate.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fullbright
D-Ark
Dean Rusk
Maxwell B. Taylor
Viet Nam T
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Taylor
Honolulu
George Kennan
Soviet Union
State Department
Johnson
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Hanojand Petting
Ded
Senate
Los Angeles
U.S
Viet Nam
J. W. Fulbright
United States
Asia
Fairfield Selectmen Move To Add Six Cops
Fairfield officials ask for six more officers as patrol staffing grows. Chief Ganser backs promotion exam for Louis Mafasics though illness delays his application. The commission denies Robert Russo a waiver to take the sergeant exam, citing the four year service requirement with 60 days short.
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Firms Named To Aid Medicare In Hartford Area
Three Hartford area insurers were tentatively selected to administer portions of the federal Medicare program. Aetna Life and Casualty, Travelers Insurance, and Connecticut General Insurance will handle Medicare payments to doctors in Connecticut and eight other states under one-year contracts pending state approvals. The plan pays 80 percent of many services after the first $50 yearly deductible.
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API
Hartford InsUraNce Companies
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Abraham A. Ribicall
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Travels Éra Insurance Corporation
Connecticut General Insurance Company
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Acina
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Arizona
Hawaii
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Oregon
Oklahoma
Medicare
Mississippi
Minnesota
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Connecticut General Life Insurance
Man Held in Sale of Liquor to Teens
Donald Thornton, 53, of 1537 Boston Avenue and owner of Thor ton's Package Store at 883 East Main Street, was arrested on a Circuit Court warrant for violating liquor laws related to selling to a minor. Detectives detained him during an investigation of a 17 year old juvenile found with teens and liquor in Bootin Park, Stratford, on February 4. He is free on bond pending arraignment.
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Boston Avenue
Thornton
Sophie Tucker Dies After Stellar Showbiz Run
Sophie Tucker legendary vaudeville star renowned as the Last of the Red Hot Mamas dies after a career spanning night clubs burlesque Renaldo Broadway and TV She sang jazz blues and swing with partners like Rogers Cantor and Garland Born Sophie Abuze in Russia she moved to Boston then Hartford and built a lifelong stage career with marriages ending in divorce Burial planned in Hartford following services.
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George V
London
Palladium
Sophie
Louisville
Mollie Edkins
Sheldon Brooks
Mollie
Billings
Will Rogers
W. C. Fields
Eddie Cantor
al Tglson
Jack Benny
Renadway
Hell
Sophie Abuze
Russia
America
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Manhattan
Kalish
Kallsch
Abuza
Jan
Boston
Bartford
Conn
Louis Tuck
Tucker
Bert
Frank Westphal
Ab Lackey
Riverside Funeral
Amsterdam Avenue
Hartsford
TWU Pay Rise Delayed by 3-Year Court Ruling
Judge bars public employee strikes while weighing Queens lawyer George Weinstein suit to block pay increases under the Condon Wadlin Act. Michael J. Quill and eight other union leaders faced jail for injunction breach. Quill later died after hospital stay. Transit Authority paused fines and dropped further actions as final ruling nears.
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Michael J. Quill
F To
Transport Workers Union
Quill
Transit Auth
Queens
Saypol
George Weinstein
Weinstein
New York City Civil Service Commission
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Sibal Announces Bid for Congress In 4th District
Sibal launches campaign for the 4th District seat spanning Bridgeport to Weston. He claims strong GOP backing and aims for nomination, criticizing Rep. Irwin and highlighting party leadership as a factor in November.
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Congress
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Fairfield
Westport
Norwalk
Darien
Stamford
Greenwich
New Canaan
Wilson
Weston
Ben John W. Boyd
Fair Weld County
GOP
County
Sherif
John P. Previdint
Danbury
Readership day in and class
Rak Htaria criticizes Rep Irwin at Interstate Commerce hearing on a pelthon to discontinue passenger service on the Neiy Haven railroad. He accuses Rep Crin of sensational safety charges while the focus is rails and running. He forecasts shaping his opinion on the gubernatorial race and says he, Boyd, and Sheriff Previdy align on supportive candidates to back a regional consensus.
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Rak Htaria
Rep
Irwin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Neiy Haven
Crin
Sibel
River Lines Opposed Plan for Tide Gates and Dikes
The River Lines Are Opposed company proposed tide gates and dikes to protect flooding at the plant cafeteria and parking area. A recent storm left about three inches of water in the cafeteria while the town discusses shifting the line to avoid sanitary sewer easements. Public Works Director Frank E. Daniels supported the plan noting current flooding on State Street extensions.
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Ferojeto
Max Ams
Frank E. Daniels
Fairfield
Tctor
Public Works
Twenty seven Viet Cong killed near helicopter base
Near Quan Ngai, 310 miles northeast of Saigon, Marines killed 27 Viet Cong after a dawn engagement at a defended hut cluster. Jet fighters, artillery, and air strikes were used for two hours as 50 enemy fighters fought with Chinese rifles and grenades.
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Quan Ngai
Saigon
Aarisk
Simm
Pam
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North Viet Nam
Than Koa
Hanvi
Second Show Urged For Mansfield Band
Hartford dispatch reports Governor Dempsey urged Ed Sullivan to host Mansfield State Training School band again on his show. The group, labeled Connecticut's musical ambassadors, previously appeared on Sullivan's program, and the governor argues their talent shows potential when given proper attention.
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Hartford
Nickerson Files Bid for New York Governorship
Tony Executive Eugene Nickerson formally entered the race for governor, the first Democrat to declare. He accused the Rockefeller era of taking New York's leadership away and pledged to restore the state's standing after seven years of Republican rule.
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Oeason
Tony
Eugene HH. Nickerson
Nickerson Sahl
Nelson A. Rockefeller
North Viet Peace Feeler Not That at All
India plays mediator stance in Ho Chi Minh letter exchange with President Radhakrishnan replying while urging lasting peace. Ho blasts Western moves as imperialist, while India reaffirms Geneva commitments and noninvolvement with bombing opposition. Catholic club notes ski day plans and ice skating change at local venues.
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India
Thal
Ho Chi Mish
Viet Nam
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Radhakrishnan
Dia
International Control Commission
U.S
Indira Gandhi
Ho Woul
Lawmakers Complain Over Office Sink Plumbing
Washington lawmakers Ayres and Bolton hold a news conference to vent about inability to install stainless steel sinks in the Rayburn Building due to unknown or potentially wrong pipes, short nipples, or concrete-filled walls, amid a roomful of reporters and puzzled responses.
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William HH
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R-Ohin
Frances P. Bolton
R-Ohig
Mrs. Bolton
Rayburn
Ayrus
Capitol
George
Stewart
Neary Reappointed Board Chairman for 8th Term
The Board of Park Commissioners re elected Russell F. Neary to an eighth one year term as chairman and Joseph M. Fennell to another year as parks and recreation director. Others named were Joseph Dewhirst as vice president and Miss Matilda R. Martinez as board clerk. The session at City Hall reviewed master park plans, festival permits, and radio transmitter changes at Pleasure Beach.
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Board of Perk Commissioners
Russell F. Neary
Cheirmen
Joseph M. Fennell
Parks and Recreation
Louis L. Varga
Wiliam Carlson
Joseph Dewhirst
Matilda R. Martinedes
Neary
Fennell
Curran
City Hall
Arnold C. Vollmer Associates
New Canaan
Pleasure Beach
Cooper
Beard Giea
North End
Bridgeport
Midway
Robert J. Magee
Courtroom Cleared In Malcolm X Murder Trial
The New York Supreme Court cleared the courtroom for an FBI agent to testify anonymously in the Malcolm X murder case. The agent, lasting 50 minutes, supported a prior witness who testified behind closed doors. Defendants Norman 3X Butler, Thomas 3X Johnson, and Thomas Hagen face trial in connection with the Harem ballroom shooting.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Charles Marks
Malcolm X
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FBI
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Butler
Thomas Six Jonson
Thomas Hagen
Paterson
N.J
Harem Ballroom
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