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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1967
Page
3
Point Barrow Alaska is cited as the northernmost town in the United States following Alaska's admission to statehood.
Hartford AP The General Assembly approved a bill to gain 4.3 million dollars in federal funds by placing indigent mentally ill and tubercular patients in state institutions under Title 19 of Medicare. The Education Committee held a hearing on Connecticut joining the Compact for Education with a 21 thousand dollar biennial cost. support came from state education bodies while the AFL CIO labor council opposed it citing concerns over federal aid and states rights.
Hartford AP report notes State Rep. Paul A. LaRosa will present a tape from his son Peter S. LaRosa a 19 year old sailor in Vietnam at a public hearing. The recording urges lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 citing experiences in Vietnam.
The Republican State Finance Committee will examine all party finances in Hartford on Thursday including plans to erase a deficit dating back to 1964 and to settle about 100000 in unpaid supplier bills. Chairman Clayton Gengras says the party will also discuss a 1967 fundraising program and new leadership as rivals attend for details. The note mentions Aristotle’s historic museum and Alexander the Great as context.
The Connecticut General Assembly voted to ratify the 25th Amendment on Tuesday, joining Nevada as the 38th state to approve it. The amendment outlines rules for transferring presidential power if the president becomes disabled, and it has now become part of the U.S. Constitution.
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