Cultural Revolution Unveils China's Sacred Icons
Branko Bogunovic analyzes how China's Cultural Revolution shattered myths by exposing hidden party processes and top leaders. Ordinary people, from peasants to youths in Beijing, faced abrupt realizations about sacrosanct authorities and provincial power structures, reshaping national perception.
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Branko Bogunovic
China
Peking
Chou En-lai
Red Guards
Red Guard
Chou
Hsiao-pinng
Feng Cheung
Lu Ting
Lo Jui-ching
Po L-po
Yang Shan-kun
Li ¢Ia Chuan
Tag ‘San
Shao
Chi
People’s Repub
Commmunist Party
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Liu Shao-chi
Communist’ Party
Peng Chen
Mao - Tse-tung
Group Forms to Back Filming of Movie Shorts
Hollywood reports the American Film Institute launches a half million dollar fund to encourage creating shorts through June 20, 1970. Independent and student filmmakers may submit to a committee led by Fred Zinnemann Sidney Poitier and Richard Leacock for grants up to 10000 or 2500. Profits from completed shorts go back to finance more projects.
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Institute
George Stevens Jr
Hollywood
Fred Zinnemann
Sidney Poitier
New York
Richard Leacock
American Film Institute
Local to Vote Sunday On Harvester Pact
In Chicago negotiators forged a three year contract that Local 505 of International Harvester Bridgeport Works will put to a vote Sunday at 10 a.m. in Klein Memorial auditorium. The pact includes wage increases to align with auto industry levels. The prior UAW contract expired January 5 and was extended. about 750 Local 505 workers are affected.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Bridgeport Works
Klein Memorial Auditorium
Fairfield
Fairfield House Fire Causes Heavy Damage Evening Blaze
Fire at the home of Raymond Haldwin Jr. at 2370 North Street Fairfield caused extensive damage to the second floor and gutted a bedroom. The blaze started accidentally when a child lit a match in a second floor closet. Fire crews faced hydrant shortages and used tanker trucks to fight the flames as neighbors aided.
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Raymond Haldwin, Jr
North Street
Fairfield
Stanley Makucevich
Edward Davis
Park Place
Danbury
Jon
Christine Michaud
Street
Fairfield Set School Fire Quickly Doused
A second floor fire at Fairfield Set School was spotted during recess when a pupil saw smoke from a classroom. Teacher James Conley and staff used extinguishers as firemen arrived. matches were found near a bookcase, and the blaze was contained before full evacuation.
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Pisan
James Conley
Conley
John Fitzsimmons
Edward Tetu
Stopa
William Beloin Leads CWV Credit Union Board
William Beloin serves as president of the Raymond J. Bower Post 1466 CWV Credit Union. Officers include Joan Kandrak as vice president Kathryn Beloin as secretary Evelyn Churma as treasurer. Directors are the four officers plus Henry Cherbowski Emile Lafontaine and Herman Desrochers. Credit committee members are Eileen Beloin Lafontaine and supervisory committee members are Nicholas Merola George Kandrak and Veronica Frigon.
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William ‘Beloin
Raymond J. Bower
Joan Kandrak
Kathryn Beloin
Evelyn Churma
Henry Cherbowski
Emile Lafontaine
Herman Desrochers
Eijleen Beloin
Lafontaine
Nicholas L. Merola
George Kandrak
Veronica Frigon
End of U S 30 Day Lull Amid Haiphong Strikes
Raid reports describe 46 000 pound bombs crossing runway intersections but weather hindered damage assessment. U S efforts target Haiphong area including Yong Bi plant and a transshipment point. Kep MIG airfield near Hanoi also hit as Saigon leaders brace for 1968 offensives with troop recalls and youth drafting.
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U.S
iThe AG
Haiphong
Yong Bi
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieul
Cholon
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
Vo Gap
Romney outlines peace plan with guaranteed neutralization
Romney proposes a peace formula for Southeast Asia stressing guaranteed neutralization of Vietnam Laos and Cambodia. He argues US and USSR share an interest in keeping Communist China out, enabling terms for neutrality, while opposing a halt in bombing without peace talks. He says Nixon will be his main Republican rival in Wisconsin primary with Reagan and Stassen also on the ballot.
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Vietnam
Romney
Michigan
North Vietnam
U.S
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Harold Stassen
Triplet Mother Has Twins in Danbury
Mrs. John Hoffman formerly Betty Lou Davis of Kohanza Street gave birth to twin girls Friday morning just before seven. She was one of Danbury Hospital’s early triplets born in 1942, sharing roots with her triplet siblings.
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Danbury
John Hoffman
Danbury Hospital
St Patrick's Day Banquet Arrangements Named
George H. Allen the arrangements chairman for the Knights of St Patrick first annual St Patrick's Day banquet at the Park Plaza hotel in New Haven. Allen, an electric heat specialist for United Illuminating, lives in Northford and has Bridgeport office, serving as a civic leader for 20 years.
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George H. Allen
United Jluminating Company
Knights of St. Patrick
Park Plaza
New Haven
Mr. Allen
Bridgeport
Northford
Bridgeport Observes Lincoln Birthday with Youth Night Event
City offices closed Monday in observance of Lincoln's birthday. Bridgeport public schools open with a 7:30 program in the Common Council chambers for Negro History Week. May or Curran to speak. Board of Education meets 7:30 at Central high school library with a 6:30 demonstration lunch in the new middle schools cafeterias.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Public Schools
Nixon Opposes Vietnam Peace At Any Price
Nixon, speaking at the Colorado Capitol after a Denver conference with Nixon for President chairmen, warned Hanoi that the United States will not repeat France’s 1954 Vietnam mistake. He criticized overoptimistic Vietnam reporting and urged factual clarity to restore credibility at home and in Hawaii. He favored bringing home 21 and 22 year olds soon but cautioned against triggering a new draft of younger youths.
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Hanoi
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Colorado
John Lave
Rocky Mountains
Hawaii
Denver
May Endorsed For Senate By Hometown GOP
The Hartford area Republican factions near a truce over who fills the U S Senate seat and the National committee vacancy. John Alsop of Avon heads one bloc tied to Theo dore S Ryan resignation while May and Howard Hausman lead the rival faction. May, a Hartford business leader, has a long record with local chambers and Jaycees.
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John Alsop
Avon
Republican National Committee
Theodore S. Ryan
May
Howard E. Hausman
Pinney
Mr. Alsop
National Committee
Senate
Hausman
Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Glastonbury Hills Country Club
Greater Hartford
Greater Hartford Junior Chamber
Greater Hartford Jaycees
Connecticut Jaycees
Miss Nellie McCarthy Rites Held at St Peters Church
Miss Nelila Mc Carthy aged 97 of 59 Pacific Street died yesterday. Funeral services were held at St Peters Church with a requiem Mass. Burial followed at St Michaels Cemetery. Celebrant was Rev Nicholas Grieco with Rev Vincent Nicita assisting and reading the committal. Bearers were Gerald O Sullivan John O Sullivan John Donovan and John Langton.
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Nellie McCarthy
Nelila McCarthy
Pacific Street
St. Peter’s Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Nicholas Grieco
Vincent Nicita
Gerald O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan
John Donovan
John Langton
Vance to Visit Seoul for Korea Talks
The White House says President Johnson will send Cyrus R. Vance, former deputy secretary of defense, to Seoul as personal representative for talks with President Chung Hee Park and Korean officials. They will discuss North Korean threats and U S military aid, with a proposal to Congress for a $100 million increase. He departs tonight with State and Defense Department officials.
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Cyprus
White House
Johnson
Cyris R. Vance
Seoul
Korea
Chung Hee Park
Republic of Korea
United States
Mr. Vance
Park
Congress
Vance
Department of States
Department of Defense
Rocky Lindsay Divide Over Garbage Strike Resolution
The dispute centers on proposed Rockefeller mediation terms for 10,000 striking sanitation workers and Governor Lindsay's rejection of National Guard help. New York City faces mounting refuse piles with Midtown largely unaffected so far, while Rockefeller rebuffs Lindsay’s requests for Guard deployment.
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Midtown
Lindsay
Rockefeller
National Guard
New York Broker Held in Flu Death Case Ties
A broker linked to a string of deaths in Florida and California was held in $15,000 bail as detectives pursued a possible stock and bond racket. Two women, Mrs. Frank and Miss Mohn, were found battered and slashed at a Miami area hotel after reporting threats and a beating.
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FBI
Frank
Miss Mohn
Los Angeles
Miami Beach
Billy Frank
Louis Jr. Kent
Amberley Village
Ohio
Segal
Hollywood
Fla
Jim Prigodich
Hollywood Police
Husband Arrested On Breach Of Peace Charge
William D. McGrath 25 of 105 Asylum Street was arrested last night on a warrant for breach of the peace relating to an assault on his wife during a domestic dispute. He is free on $200 bail pending Circuit Court arraignment.
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William D. McGrath
Asylum Street
Diocese to Establish Reading Centers in Seven City Schools
The Diocese of Bridgeport will create reading language arts centers in seven city elementary schools with an $80,111 state grant. Miss Claire Sullivan, hired as reading coordinator at $10,000, is conducting preliminary testing as the program begins. Centers aim to improve listening, speaking, and remedial reading for disadvantaged K-12 students and may extend to secondary schools.
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Bridgeport
Claire. Sullivan
Locust Avenue
Sullivan
Lsts
Geraldine Johnson
St. Mary, St. Stephen
Sacred Heart
St. Anthony
St. Michael
St. Raphael
Blessed Sacrament
Johnson
Plymouth N.d. State Teachers College
Boston University
University of Maine
Rivier College
Nashua
N.H
University of Bridgeport
Warren Commercial High School
Middlebrook
Trumbull
Fairfield
Star System Strangles Theater Says Renowned Acting Coach
Evanston teacher Alvina Krause, who coached Patricia Neal and Charleton Heston, criticizes the star system as harming American theater. She says repertory, not a single star, should drive productions and notes how actors must develop versatility.
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Star System
Margaret Scherf
Evanston
Patricia Neal
Chariton Heston
Jennifer Jones
Alvina Krause
Northwestern University
Dresden
Krause
Albun
Laurence Olivier
Edith Evans
Miss Krause
Pat
Heston
Hollywood
State Mayors to Confer At Algonquin on Feb 26
Mayors from nine Connecticut towns will meet at the Algonquin club on Feb 26 to elect officers for the Connecticut Conference of Mayors. Norwalk Mayor Frank N Zullo is named for president and Milford Mayor Alan H Jepson for secretary, with other nominees including New Britain Mayor Paul Manafort Torrington Mayor P Edmund Power Waterbury Mayor Frederick Palomba Jr Bristol Mayor Henry Wojtusik and Trumbull First Selectman Clarence Heimann. Stanley Tupper will speak as an affiliate of the National Governors conference and the meeting will discuss a full time executive director and plans for the 1969 Legislature in Hartford.
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Frank N. Zullo
Norwalk
Connecticut Conference of Mayors
Curran
Richard C. Lee
New Haven
Algonquin Club
Tupper
Stanley Tupper
The
States Urban Action Center, Inc
National Governors’ Conference
Maine
Lee
Conference of Mayors
Hartford
Paul J. Manafort
New Britain
Alan H. Jepson
Milford
P. Edmund Power
Torrington
Frederick W. Palomba, Jr
Waterbury
Henry J. Wojtusik
Bristol
First
Policy changes urged by House group
A House Education subcommittee urged President Johnson to consider immediate changes to a draft policy they say would deplete graduate schools. Testimony warned that end of deferments for graduate students on June 30 and oldest-first drafting could target many graduate students, threatening future teachers. Harvard President Nathan M. Pusey supported the view that sweeping drafts would reduce university teacher supply.
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Washington
House
Johnson
John Morse
American Council On Education
Nathan M. Pusey
Harvard
Stratford Youth Held In Break In Attempt
Bridgeport police arrested Daniel Goodwin of Stratford on a charge of attempted breaking and entering. He is held on $500 bail pending Circuit Court arraignment and suspected of trying to enter Slinko's restaurant on Columbia Street earlier this week.
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Bridgeport
Daniel Goodwin
Columbus Avenue
Stratford
Goodwin
Slinko
Columbia Street
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