Bridgeport Post and Telegram publish local news and ads
The Bridgeport Post and Bridgeport Telegram operate under The Post Publishing Company serving Bridgeport Connecticut. Subscribers outside the city pay higher rates for daily and Sunday editions with separate Post copies and Sun Post sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Telegram
ILO State
Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Post
Telegram
THE
Post Publishing Company
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Audit Bureau of
Sunday Post
Sun Post
Associated Press
Associated Press i
Deep Snow and Blizzards Prompt Public Responsibility
The article urges state and local officials to improve emergency snow response and calls on the public to cooperate by not abandoning vehicles or blocking streets. It stresses that rapid street clearing requires timely effort and personal accountability during heavy snow and blizzards.
Children at Root of Nation's Social Problem Says President
President Johnson urged Congress to pass a broad child welfare bill totaling 235 million dollars. The plan covers Head Start style preschool access, remedial juvenile delinquency programs, expanded health care, summer camps, neighborhood centers, dental care, and luncheon programs to aid millions of children and prevent illegitimacy-driven disadvantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Welfare Relief Plan and Transportation Gaps Highlight Unemployment Struggles
Taxpayers protest welfare rolls while supporting workers who cannot find jobs. Many lack reliable transportation, and some know where to work but cannot reach it due to transit issues. The piece notes widespread but underappreciated barriers to employment.
Suffolk officials propose rented automobiles for welfare workers
Labor Commissioner V Tempera and Welfare Chief James E Kirby unveil a plan to provide rented cars to welfare recipients to enable them to take steady jobs away from home. Cars are offered long enough to complete a month of work, after which individuals are expected to become self-sufficient. The Suffolk program targets breaking the welfare cycle and stresses proactive job placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
L.I
On V. Tempera
James E. Kirby
Suffolk
Debate over guaranteed income and work incentives
President Johnson critics voice caution on a guaranteed income citing high costs and possible disincentives to work. Wilbur Cohen notes a $1 billion annual price tag, while considering negative income tax and employment guarantees as potential features, with debates on government as last resort employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Wilbur J. Cohen
Cohen
Threat From the West
Hartford Times argues against Connecticut allowing interstate lottery tickets. It notes New York plans four annual state lotteries sold in banks or local offices. The piece warns residents could be accused of possessing lottery tickets from out of state and urges a state law to legalize possession of tickets bought in any US state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Times
New York
Lown
Connecticut
New York State
New Hampshire
United States
Move Powell Probe Picks Up Steam in Congress
Washington observers note the Powell inquiry lags with four weeks to verdict as the House committee convened once. Chairman Celler says no decision yet on summoning Powell, who faces New York court troubles and questions over his conduct. The piece urges summoning Powell to provide explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Adam Clayton Powell
Emanual Celler
Powell
New York
Powell W
Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee
Anderson
New Mexico
Johnson
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Curtis
Neb
Billiors
NASA
Congress
Guidelines to reduce bias in employment tests
An article explains how cultural bias can affect employment tests and outlines steps for employers to ensure compliance with Title VII. It recommends test validation, using shorter skill and job related tests, uniform testing, fewer broad IQ tests, offering retakes, and improved interviewing, with expert help from psychologists or universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
U.S
Tecome
Sylvia Porter
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Labor Department
National Urban League
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
EEOC
Jack W. Dunlap
Prentice-Hall
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Comic Dictionary Newlyweds Feather Their Nest
A humorous dictionary entry defines newlyweds as a young couple who struggle to build a home unless aided by parents who can be tapped for support. The joke rests on the idea of parental help shaping financial stability for new couples.
Fowler defends Johnson policy amid 1967 tax and deficit debate
Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler uses a Senate hearing to argue that administration policy caused inflation and that Republicans bear some blame for last year’s fiscal stance. He cites Javits and Romney, hints at tax increases July 1, and warns a deficit could deepen if taxes rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Fowler
Senate
House Economic Committee
Mars
Capitol Hill
Jacob Javits
New York
Johnson
Javits
Michigan
George Romney
Fellows
Romney
Lyndon Johnson
Federal Reserve
Tet and Battles Shape U.S.-Soviet Talks in Vietnam
An analysis notes repeated Tet truces in 1965 and 1967, Viet Cong attacks after Tet, and U.S. retaliation. It highlights Kosygin’s visits to Hanoi and London, Johnson’s bombing pause, and no peace result from Kosygin-Wilson talks as Washington sought to avoid linking bombings to the Soviet presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vainlivenes
South Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
Alexei N. Kosygin
Vietnam
Pleiku
U.S
Kosygin
Hanoi
Washington
Soviet Union
Jeaders
United States
Harold’ Wilson
London
Wilson
William C. Westmoreland
Pentagon
Setback in the Moon Race Deepens Apollo Tragedy
NASA administrator James Webb announces the death of astronauts Grissom White and Chaffee after a warning call at Cape Kennedy. The Apollo team, including Mueller Debus Von Braun, prepares rapid on-site review as lawmakers weigh delays and redesigns amid Russian momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo Committee
International Club
James &. Webb
NASA
Webb
Tronauts Grissom
White
Chaffee
Cape Kennedy
Johnson
Edward C. Welsh
Aeronautics and Space Council
Humphrey
Space Council
George E. Mueller
Manned Space Activities
Wernher von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Robert R. Gilrith
Space Center
Houston
Kurt H. Debus
Mueller
Debus
von Braun
The
Cape
International’ Club
Floyd Thompson
Langley Research Center
State Dept Reveals CIA Backing of NSA Student Group
The State Department confirmed the CIA funded the National Student Association for over a decade beginning in the 1950s. NSA president W. Eugene Groves said CIA support fell to about 50,600 dollars annually by 1965, with some officers aware of the covert aid. The CIA arrangement ended this year, and NSA leaders warn the disclosure could threaten the group and spark congressional scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Central’ Intelligence Agency
NSA
Congress
Subrosa
Capitol Hill
CIA
Cia-Nsa
W. Eugene Groves
Ramparts Magazine
Groves
Central Intelligence Agency
Columbia Students React To CIA Funding Of NSA
At Columbia University, NSA affiliate officials report a majority of students reacted with moral indignation and disgust upon learning the CIA secretly backs the NSA. Steve Press says disaffiliation should wait for a full NSA investigation, while Dick Williams calls for government oversight and notes the CIA image may be exaggerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Columbia‘ University
National Student Association
Central Intelligence Agency
Associaion
Columbia
Steve Press
Oceanside
N.Y
NSA
CIA
Dick Williams
Prairia Village
Kan
Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sylvia Forter
Comic Dictionary
AP New’s
By Jamey Marlow
By Holmes Alexander
Federal Aviation Agency
State Dept
Stearns
Grovés
CTA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!