16 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
1
U S Marines and Vietnamese forces press the Hue Citadel siege moving 200 yards through rubble as artillery and air strikes continue. Progress remains slow toward the southeast corner objective. mortars-and-jet strikes target the Citadel complex while Marines suffer casualties.
American Marines at Khe Sanh reported possible North Vietnamese regulars with tanks could be supported by aircraft in an anticipated showdown. U.S. jets focus on North Vietnam as Marine intelligence notes Soviet PT76 tanks and enemy armor near Lang Vei. Continuous updates expected as higher headquarters confirms threat assessment.
Partly sunny and windy today with a cold high in the mid twenties. Tonight will be fair and cold with lows near zero to 10 above in northern zones and 10 to 15 in southern zones. Saturday remains partly cloudy and cold with a 10 percent chance of flurries. Northwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph today, diminishing tonight.
A Pentagon official and Rep Donald W Riegle Jr say enemy firepower and weapons capability in Vietnam have grown. Dr John Foster Jr testifies that Soviet rockets antitank guns and stronger air defenses point to greater attrition potential as the U S government seeks 8 billion dollars for defense research in fiscal 1969. The congressman argues for sustained or withdrawn U S involvement as the war intensifies.
Hartford Connecticut firm plans experimental service using a bus that rides on highway wheels and railroad attachments. The test will run within 90 days between Hartford and Bloomfield on the New Haven Railroad line, led by E Clayton Gengras, president of the Connecticut Co.
Senator J W Fulbright says it would be a national disaster if American troops in Vietnam must rely on nuclear weapons to prevent destruction. He rejects Secretary Rusk’s call for restraint in discussing nuclear options and cites risks to world order and U S leadership.
Switzerland dispatches ambassador Oscar Rossetti to Hanoi to offer good offices for mediation in the Vietnam war. The move follows U Thant’s peace efforts and potential U.S. North Vietnam talks, with Switzerland emphasizing its independent initiative and parallel mediation history in Algeria.
North Vietnam holds firm against President Johnson's terms for peace talks. U Thant heard from Hanoi diplomats in Asia and Europe that negotiations would start after bombing stops, with setup two weeks post cessation. Informants note Hanoi aims for talks once air attacks cease unconditionally.
U S Rep Donald J Irwin seeks a World War II F4U Corsair to honor Marine fliers at the Municipal airport. Efforts span Florida Stratford searches and Pentagon depot checks with international outreach and magazine pleas but no plane found yet ahead of the Bridgeport Marine Corps League convention.
AFL-CIO leaders meeting in Miami Beach cite punitive state labor laws as harming millions of public workers from garbage men to teachers. They point to New York City sanitation disputes, Memphis garbage worker strikes, and a nine day teaching strike as examples of rising tensions between officials and public employees.
New York City Health Commissioner Edward O Rourke said the nine day sanitation strike produced no incidents of disease injury or death among eight million residents. He predicted the state of emergency would ease in days as 100 000 tons of trash accumulated.
Detroit leaders report an influx of out-of-state job seekers undermining local relief efforts. The New Detroit Committee says 17 firms have hired about 55,000 people since Aug 1, with 45 percent of hires being Black and 10,000 to 15,000 labeled hard core unemployed. Officials stress no plans to tighten hiring despite concerns about crowding out locals.
Switchboard operators at the Democratic National Committee faced nonstop calls on one line after the rumor that dialing FED UP 68 connected to the Democrats. The conventional number is 333-8768. An operator said she disconnects callers as fast as they come in.
Inspired by a Shelton woman's luck the Sunday Post prize crossword returns with a $125 prize. Puzzle 716 eluded perfect scores as readers strained to solve every clue. The Puzzlemaster, dubbed Old Moneybags, kept squeezing contestants out with tricky hints.
Israeli jet fighters bombed and strafed Jordanian positions along the Jordan River truce line for eight hours on Thursday night before a cease-fire ended the fiercest Middle East fighting since June. Jordan reported heavy losses after air and artillery attacks on 19 targets including bridges and the Karameh camp, while Israeli officials warned of stronger responses if breaches continued.
A sympathy march for three Black youths killed in Orangeburg erupted into vandalism in Durham with window smashing and rock throwing by Black college students. An effigy of South Carolina Gov. Robert McNair was burned as part of the protests across North Carolina and nearby states. Police used high powered hoses to quell fires and break up actions as curfews remained in effect in Orangeburg.
Bridgeport Board of Education gains over fifty thousand dollars in added funding for special summer programs through action by Westport and Darien Boards of Education. Superintendent Lester S. Silverstone said districts plan to pool unused allocations from the federal Elementary and Secondary Act, reoffering them to towns with pending programs.
ABCD neighborhood representatives urged Bridgeport to create a local narcotics rehabilitation and prevention program. The call followed a VISTA report on drug use among ghetto youth and a request for future board consideration of tentative programs. Margaret Cromwell and Thomas Davis stressed urgency, warning narcotics are reaching grammar schools.
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