Heating issues prompt school board study and actions
The school board orders an enrollment analyst study and planning committee review as Read and Columbus heating faults prompt revisions. Architects report progress on Bassick modernization and East Side Middle School planning ahead of meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Wilson
Harry Buckingham
Lyons and Mather
Read
Sindra Park
Antinozzi Associates
East Side
Bassick
Stapleton
Bassick High School
Lester S. Silverstone
Fletcher- Thompson, Inc
McCartney
Kennedy
Arthur Lunin
O’brien
BEA
Central High School
John J. Linley
O'Brien
Vogel
Tax Board
Industrial Arts
James Lindstrom
Helen Pitlik
Youth Snatches Purse Of Hospital Supervisor
Mrs. Lillian E. Bradley a Bridgeport hospital supervisor reported a youth robbed her purse in her yard after she parked her car on French street north of her home. The purse contained $1 and personal papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian E. Bradley
French Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Petition drive seeks Latin Mass in local parishes
Mrs O Donoghue reports a campaign to introduce Latin Mass in area parishes following a meeting with only parish members and clergy. Attendees from Bridgeport Shelton Fairfield Trumbull Norwalk Ansonia Milford Ridgefield and a Brooklyn signer lined up, with 15 clergymen among 20 contacted endorsing the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Donoghue
St. Charles
St. Peter's
Blessed Sacrament
St. Augustine’s
Bridgeport
St. Lawrence
St. Joseph’s
St. Margaret Mary
Shelton
St. Thomas
St. Pius X
Fairfield
St. Teresa's
St. Catherine of Sienna
Trumbull
Coldest Winter Weather Hits Northeast Region
The Adirondacks area around Old Forge saw unofficial lows of minus two as Bristol Connecticut suffered a fatal fire where a 6 year old boy died. High winds and subzero temperatures forced cancellation of the Eastern Ski Association meet at Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondacks
Old Forge
Bristol
Conn
U.S. Eastern Ski Association
Saddleback Mountain
Rangeley
Maine
Winter Warmup Forecast For Area II As Freezing Point May Break
The U S Weather Bureau predicts milder temperatures for the remainder of the week with highs in the 25 to 30s and occasional snow flurries. A gradual warmup through Saturday is expected though there could be rain or snow at week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
Stratford
Paris
UPI
Chinese Russian clash in Tibet and Maoist unrest reported
The report cites Moscow and Hong Kong sources on Maoist pressure in Tibet and Manchuria. Tseng Yung ya and Jen Yi lead Tibet’s anti Maoist fight as Red Guards’ bases face setbacks in Inner Mongolia. Generals meet to counter Maoist plans and stir peasants against production rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ching Kuo-huan
Tibet
Moscow
Lhasa
Peking
China
Central
Mao
Tseng Yung-ya
Jen Yi
South China
Manchuria
Moscow Radio
Red Guards
Inner Mongolia
Peking Wall
Hong Kong Star
Far West
Kunming
Yunnan
Chen Chi-wei
Lanchow
Mansu
Huang Hsin-ling
Chengtu
Szechwan
Wang En-mao
Sinkiang
Wang
Star
Radio Peking
Kyodo
Ussuri River
Vera Cruz
Villa Azueta
Lembens
Fernandez
Houston
DeBakey
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez
Vasquez
Mexico City
Baylor University College of Medicine
Rice University
City Granted 35000 For Sewerage Planning
Bridgeport received a 35000 public works planning grant to study additional sewerage facilities for the city and nearby communities. The total project costs 20000085 dollars and includes secondary treatment. Construction is expected to begin in December 1968, funded by HUD per Congressman Donald J. Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bridgeport
Mhe City
Donald J. Irwin
D- Conn
Irwin
Department of Housing and Urban Development
China Calls Off Siege of Russian Embassy in Peking
Moscow reports Red China ended the Red Guard siege of the Russian Embassy in Peking. Tass says loudspeakers still broadcast anti Russian propaganda but guards left. Foreign Ministry says Russian diplomats may again leave with safety insured after weeks of anti Soviet protests.
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Moscow
Red China
Soviet Union
Red Guard
Peking
Tass
Foreign Ministry
China
Pekin
Congress to Get LBJ Civil Rights Message
President Johnson plans a civil rights message to Congress addressing housing employment and education seeking legislative remedies and new programs for equal opportunity. Christian said a few dozen participants attended the meeting including cabinet officers while Martin Luther King Jr is away. The draft legislation will be outlined in the message and will cover open housing and discrimination issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Martin Luther King, Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congress
Auto Sales Down 20.6 Percent in First Ten Days
Auto market shares show General Motors with 85,530 passenger cars versus 110,863 last period for the first ten days. Ford totals including cars and trucks reach 55,533, a top three February result, while Chrysler Dodge Dart and Lincoln Mercury Cougar gains are noted with 4,888 and 2,262 sold respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Ford Division
Cougar
Thurmond Links Kennedy Slaying to Communist Conspiracy
Sen. Strom Thurmond at a Lincoln Day event asserted that JFK was killed by a communist conspiracy not conservative or right wing culprits. He questioned Oswald’s training and dismissed the Warren Commission findings as part of the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Kennedy
Area ABCD Urges Local Support for War on Poverty
ABCD leaders urge area businesses to boost funding and local participation in anti poverty projects. They cite Congress requiring 20 percent local input and restricted salaries, and stress expanding federal dollars to hire needed personnel for effective poverty relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABCD
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Chamber of Commerce
Doty
Radio Free Europe Fund Drive Kicks Off in Connecticut
Retired Maj. Gen. C. Rodney Smith who recently stepped down as Radio Free Europe director warns Americans not to forget East Europe as Asia dominates the scene. He notes East Europe is now the fourth largest industrial complex after the U.S., U.S.S.R., and Western Europe, opening RFE’s 1967 Connecticut fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
UPI
C. Rodney Smith
Radio Free Europe
East Europe
Asia
U.S
Us.s.r
Western Europe
Radin Free Europe
Education claim shapes job prospects
The text argues that some schooling is not enough for a well paying job and that education is the primary requirement employers seek. It urges staying in school now to secure a better future.
Brown Forecasts Early Pact to Bar Nuclear Spread
Brown says an early pact can bar nuclear spread and protect East and West European security. He notes final boundaries depend on a peace treaty and stresses sovereign equality and territorial integrity for European nations amid postwar German reunification debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
United States
Europe
West Germany
Research Shows Drugs Cure Certain Skin Cancers and Precancer
A study finds drugs cure 60 to 70 percent of single basal cell cancers and similar rates for squamous cell carcinomas while helping clear keratoses and leukoplakia. Melanoma is not targeted. Surgery remains best for early detected cases. widespread skin cancers still deadly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiein
Klein
No Alternative to Renewal of Raids LBJ Says
President Johnson declared no alternative but to resume full scale hostilities after the Tet truce periods. He cited Hanoi’s resupply of troops in South Vietnam while peace efforts by Kosygin Wilson and others failed to yield a settlement. The bombing pause ended after 6 p.m. Saturday as British and American diplomacy continued discussions in London.
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LBJ
Johnson
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Paul VI
U.N
U Thant
North Yahnee
Vrena
United States
Wilson
Kosygin
North Vietnam
White House
George Christian
Defense Department
London
Tacann
U.S. resumes bombing North Vietnam report by Tass
Tass the Soviet news agency reported that the United States had resumed bombing North Vietnam. The brief dispatch gave no commentary or details beyond the action as of Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tass
U.S
Moscow
United States
North Vietnam
Free Breakfast Project Delayed At McKinley School
The free breakfast program for 500 pupils at McKinley Elementary School is to begin as soon as supplies arrive at the Vocational Opportunity center for preparation. Officials cited last week’s blizzard and delays in deliveries as the cause of the postponement and said notices to parents were sent late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Elementary School
Vocational Opportunity Center
Board of Education
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Eisenhower Paintings Exhibit to Benefit College
The paintings of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will be shown for the first time at the Gallery of Modern Art starting May 17. The 60 works, loaned by friends and associates, will benefit the new Eisenhower College in Seneca Falls, New York, and run through July 4.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gallery of Modern Art
Eisenhower
New
Eisenhower College
Seneca Falls
N.Y
Metropolitan Plan Opposed In State Study
A state study panel rejects metropolitan government and regional councils, urging focus on regional development and a full revenue study. Nicholas A. Lenge and former Hartford mayor William K. Glynn seek a meeting with Gov. John Dempsey to form a task force. The commission calls for realignment of state agencies and possible regional districts by 1975. The report, led by Dr. Ralph W. Conant, will be printed and shared with the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas A. Lenge
West Hortford
Hartford
William KE. Glynn
John Dempsey
Department of Finance and Control
State Development Commission
Commission
Stats
Connecticut
General Assembly
Ralph, W. Conant
Joint Center For Urban Studies
Harvard - Mit
Pope Saddened By Viet News
Hanoi broadcasts quote Ho Chi Minh demanding unconditional U.S. halt to bombing and withdrawal from South Vietnam to enable peace talks. The Vatican notes the pope remains saddened while Hanoi insists on its terms for negotiations.
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Pope
Viet News
Hanoi
U.S
L‘qsservatore Romano
Vatican
Vietnam
Democratic Republic of North Vietnam
South Vietnam
National Front For Liberation
Viet Cong
Naval action and air raids mark renewed Vietnam bombing
U S and South Vietnamese forces increased bombardment after a new year ceasefire ended. The destroyer Alfred A Cunningham engaged three logistic craft near Dong Hoi, setting them ablaze. RAF and Baz bombers hit enemy bases near Da Nang and Do Xa Zone as ground fighting continued north of Bien Hoa and near Bien Hoa. A U S company destroyed a sampan and killed two in pacification efforts, while the 173rd Airborne Brigade found and burned enemy base camp north of Bien Hoa amid booby traps.
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North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Song Giang River
Dong Hoi
U.S
Alfred A. Cunningham
Washington
London
Harold Wilson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Vietnam
Saigon
da Nang
Do Xa
Central Highlands
199Th Light Infantry
Bien Hoa
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bien How
Wilson Sees Open Path to Vietnam Peace Despite Bombing
London Prime Minister Harold Wilson said the road to a Vietnam peace remains open. He met with Soviet Premier Kosygin to pressure a negotiated settlement as President Johnson resumed bombing North Vietnam, and he warned that missing the chance could jeopardize peace efforts.
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London
Harold Wilson
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
Johnson
North Vietnam
Kosygin
Wilson
Mosscow
Washington
Hanoi
Parliament
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