Stratford Restores 25 Meter Pool in High School Plan
Town Council votes to reinstate the 25 meter pool in the Harry B Flood junior high project after delays. If total cost stays near 2.25 million the pool may stay. at 4 million the pool would be removed, despite earlier removal. The decision hinges on architect completion and school needs committee input.
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Stratford
Town Hall
Harry B. Flood
Anthony Casceria
Richard Gunn
News Council
Arthur Dritenbas
Frank LeCardo
Board Retires Capt John Curry And Sgt Halpin
Bridgeport Police Board retires Capt John P Curry age 80 after 54 years service and Sgt John P Halpin who, though not seeking leave, also retires from the Bridgeport force amid reports of further retirements forthcoming.
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Board
Capt
John Curry
Sgt
Halpin
Pete Mastronard
Bridgeport Police Department
Board of Police Commissioners
John P. Curry
Park Avenue
John P. Halpin
Oyerland Avenue
Trumbull Man's Bid Denied Over Gambling Car Seizure
Hartford based appellate court upholds police authority to seize vehicles used in gambling. John W Cody of Trumbull lost his bid to reclaim his car confiscated after a Bridgeport gambling raid on March 3. The car was driven by William Gulette of Bridgeport, who faced gambling charges.
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Bridgeport
William 5. Gulette
Cady
Gulette
Drug Price Controls Considered by U S Surgeon General
The U S surgeon general said drugstore price fluctuations across American cities are under study and the Johnson administration may propose price control. Dr William Stewart noted Congress might accept stabilization measures after studying drug prices and spoke at a news conference in Atlanta during the United Way Health Conference.
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Atlanta
Stewart
United Way
Vietnam
U. S
Saigon
Vance Faces Hurdles in Korea Talks With Seoul Leaders
In Seoul Cyrus Vance met Premier Chung Il Kwons and cabinet ministers in three hours of talks with little progress toward easing U S South Korea tensions over defense posture. The envoy planned more meetings and may extend his visit as rumors of a break in the Pueblo affair swirl amid strong armistice commission activity at Panmunjom.
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Chung Il
Kwon
South Korea
Chung
Chung Hee Park
Seoul
Park
Pueblo
Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
U.N
Reservists called up face uncertain future and morale questions
The AP reports 14 600 reservists overseas or awaiting orders with unclear deployments amid the Pueblo crisis. Spokesmen refuse to discuss orders while pilots, crews, and airmen at bases such as Floyd Bennett Field Willow Grove McConnell and Alameda describe mixed morale, ongoing training, and moonlighting duties as they await potential assignments in Vietnam or oversea combat.
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New York
Charles Harrison
Commercial Airlines
Floyd Bennett Field
Trating
Vietnam
Cmdr
Robert Hogan
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Pennsylvania
Bill Mingle
McConnell
Hideo Kamimoto
Navy Attack Squadron 873
Alameda
Calif
Kamimoto
Theodore C. Chedwick
Chedwick
177Th Air Force
Atlantic City
N.J
Weather Summary for Bridgeport and Vicinity
Variable cloudiness with wind and cold temperatures. High today in the upper teens to lower 20s with tonight’s low around 15. Snow flurries possible at 30 percent tonight. west to northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Small craft warnings on Long Island Sound. Tomorrow remains cold with similar conditions.
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U.S
Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
GM to spend $1 billion on U S plants this year
GM plans about one billion dollars in 1968 for new plants and upgrades with most spending in the United States. The annual report notes profits fell by 166 million in 1967, marking a second consecutive decline from a record.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
James M. Roche
United States
Roche
Challenger Wins Stamford Primary In Probate Judge Race
Louis J. Tacove defeated party-endorsed Frank H. D Andrea Jr by 445 votes in Stamford Republican primary for judge of probate. Tacove carried 17 of 21 districts with 3003 to 2558 votes. A special election is planned next month to fill the vacancy from Judge John Keating's death. Four Democrats will seek nomination in Thursday's primary.
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Stamford
Louis J. Tacove
Frank H. D'Andrea Jr
Tacove
John Keating
U S Frees 10 500 More Troops To Vietnam
The Pentagon announces 10 500 additional Army and Marine ground troops will be sent to South Vietnam as insurance against a potential new Communist city offensive and threats near Khe Sanh. Officials say the move fits within the 525 000 ceiling but could prompt later decisions on broader buildup or reserve activation.
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Washington
United States
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Pentagon
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Asst
Secretary of Defense
Phil G. Goulding
Westmoreland
Goulding
I Corps
Demilitarized Zone
Allies Fight Red Holdouts Amid Bolstered Push
Allied units battled Communist holdouts at Hue and Saigon as U S forces prepared for a major push along the DMZ with up to 10 500 new troops. Marines at the Citadel suffered six KIA and 72 WIA while B 52s pounded positions around Khe Sanh and Vinh airfield. Guerrillas near Saigon and in the Mekong Delta killed and wounded dozens as government forces targeted raids on police stations.
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Saigon
Hue
Leathernecks
Perfume River
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Vinh
Hanoi
Mu Gia
Binh Chanh
Rach Gia
Army Seeks $70.21 From Vietnam Vet For Lost M14 Rifle
The Army plans to deduct 70 dollars and 21 cents from a Vietnam veteran who lost his M14 rifle in combat. The report notes the Army is pursuing collection of the amount as restitution.
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Washington
Army
Building Trades Agree to Admit More Negro Men
Miami Florida unions join with Secretary Wirtz to admit more Negro workers to building trades. Eighteen AFL-CIO unions pledge to recruit Negroes, promote apprenticeship programs, and prohibit racial discrimination during the agreement finalized Tuesday.
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Miami
Features for Everybody in Telegram Every Day
A page index lists sections such as classifieds, comics, crossword, Dear Abby, editorials, fashions, financial news, bridge, obituaries, Polly's Pointers, sports, Sylvia Porter, theater, ITV and radio, and women's news across pages 1 24 21 22 23 25 26 28 30 31 34 35 44.
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Engee
Maleslee
Dear Abby
Brandstadt
M.D
Financial News
Jacoby On Bridge
Polly's
Suen
Sylvia Porter
ITV
New York Governors Stalemate on Garbage Strike Refs to Lindsay
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and the legislature remain deadlocked over ending a nine day garbage strike. The issue shifts to Mayor John Lindsay who said he would try only if bagmen stay on the job and legislators defer Rocke.
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NEW York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Rocke
Vietnam War Points Ruled Out for City Civil Service
Vietnam era veterans are not eligible for military preference points in Bridgeport civil service jobs. City Attorney Robert J. Testo said the new General Assembly measure applies only to state employees, and Bridgeport's charter contains no Vietnam service stipulation for municipal hires. The ruling followed inquiries from police patrolman candidates.
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Bridgeport
Merit Board
Civil Service Commission
City
Robert J. Testo
General Assembly
Vietnam War Entering Municipal Employment. the City Legal Department
Commission
Sikorsky Receives National Medal of Science in White House Ceremony
President Johnson honors 12 scientists at a White House event, including Igor Sikorsky of Easton Connecticut, Yale physicist Gregory Breit, and Harvard chemist George B Kistiakowsky. He urges science to fix environmental flaws and address global threats like smog and food scarcity.
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AP Witephaota
Igor Sikorsky
Igor I. Sikorsky
Easton
Johnson
White House
Donald F. Hornig
Science and Technology
Sikorsky
Washington
Soviet Union
Easton, Conn
Gregory Breit
Yale
George B. Kistiakowsky
Harvard
State Ends Use of Welfare Residency Law in Connecticut
Hartford AP report states Connecticut agreed in federal court to stop using the welfare residency law after a three-judge panel ruled it unconstitutional last June. The state had argued it could enforce a three-month residency to qualify for benefits before the ruling.
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Hartford
Connecticut
New Haven Fugitive Nabbed After FBI List Rank
FBI arrested 39 year old How ard Bornman in Covington Kentucky hours after he was added to the ten most wanted list. Bornman accused of wounding a Cleveland officer during a tavern robbery on June 23 and leaving an accomplice who was critically wounded.
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FBI
Washington
UPI
Howard Bornman
Covington
Bornman
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