Weicker Vows to Press Poverty War Criticism
Fairfield area Republican Lowell P. Weicker Jr. spoke to the Fairfield Republican Town Committee at Osborn Hill School outlining plans to press investigations into the anti poverty program. He criticized high salaries and warned that truth will dominate the campaign while praising Fairfield University’s William C. McInnes for defending the program. He contrasted Kennedy era idealism with Johnson era politics and urged action against government spending abroad and overseas travel tax proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr
Greenwich
Fairfield Republican Town Committee
Osborn Hill
Stewart B. McKinney
Rfairfield
Weicker
U.S
Robert Kennedy
William C. McInnes
Fairfield University
Bridgeport
United States
Republican Party
Kennedy
Johnson
Two 19th Century Skeletons Dug Up in West Haven
A medical examiner identified two male skeletons unearthed by sewer workers on Savin Avenue in West Haven as remains buried in the 1890s. The bones were found four feet underground, aligned with burial depth of that era, likely prior to construction of Savin Avenue.
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West Haven
UPI
New Haven
Sterling Taylor
Yale New Haven Hospital
Savin Avenue
Taylor
Bonds Approved For New Haven Court Sites by Commission
In Hartford the State Bond Commission authorized 1.5 million dollars for two New Haven properties. The city library will become a juvenile court, and the Knights of Columbus HQ site will be torn down for a new building to house Superior and Common Pleas Courts. The KofC property was bought for 600 thousand two years prior, a price Gov. Dempsey questioned though officials said it was reasonable. The library site costs 809 thousand. The Knights are building a 23 story international headquarters on Church Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
New Haven
Knights of Columbus
Kofc
Superior and Common Pleas Courts
John Dempsey
Bond Commission
Dempsey
J. G. Towers, Inc
Knights
Supreme Court
John P. Colter
George J. Conkling
Church Street
Miss O'Donnell Wins Legion Oratory Contest
Katherine O'Donnell, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael O'Donnell of 231 Charles Street, won Area II Legion oratorical contest. A Notre Dame Girls' senior, she will study nursing at Western Connecticut College in Danbury this September. She received a certificate, pin and prize money, and qualified for the Third district finals on February 25 at 2 30 p.m. at Post 11 in Bridgeport. Her speech titled The Constitution In My Life explored how the Constitution affects daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine O'Donnell
Michael O'Donnell
Charles Street
American Legion
Miss O'Donnell
Notre Dame Girls’ High School
Western Connecticut College
Danbury
Sylvan Crest Memorial Post
Harry W. Congdon Legion
Golden Hill Street
James Diorio
William Lavery
Richard Pinte
Bridgeport Area
Howard Williams
Arnold Mayer
Frank Dever
Post 177
ABCD Board Elects New Executive February 29
ABCD board members will elect the anti poverty agency's next executive director at a special meeting February 29. Eight applicants for the $20,000 post have been received, with interviews by the personnel committee through next Tuesday and final selection by the board the following week. The post has been vacant since February 1 after Edwin C. Kepler resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Action For Bridgeport Community Development, Inc
ABCD
Anti-Poverty Agency
Edwin C. Kepler
Two Suspended Drivers Fined In Stratford Court
Judge Norton Levine in circuit court Stratford yesterday fined Walker Robertson 26 of 1405 Trumbull Avenue and Arthur Cain Jr. 24 of 75 Clifford Street reaching 100 after guilty of driving with suspended licenses. Each 0 day sentence suspended. Other cases include Richard Grzegowski 22 of 30 Cornwall Street Stratford fined 40 or jailed for no license, Joseph Wilkinson 17 of 4771 Main Street Stratford fined 35 for speeding, Robert Horvath 20 of 85 Wellner Drive Fairfield fined 15 for STC sign violation, Robert LaTulippe 31 of 134 Washington Avenue Stratford fined 35 with 15 days jail suspended for breach of peace, Joseph Delfino Jr. 16 of 45 Wayne Road Monroe fined 20 for red light, Linwood Harrison 27 of Waterbury fined 30 for improper lane change, Eugene Korpita 16 of 100 Orchard Hill Drive Stratford fined 25 for STC sign, James Grant of Father Panik Village fined 25 with 10 days jail suspended for carrying weapons, Pasquale Torre 19 of 169 Cornwall Street Stratford fine 25 remitted due to pending induction into armed services. Prosecutor Jack L. Gregins and clerk Vincent R. DeRosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton Levine
Stratford
Walker Robertson
Trumbull Avenue
Arthur Cain Jr
Clifford Street
Levine
Richard A. Grzegowski
Cornwall Street
Fairfield State
Joseph Wilkinson
State Traffic Commission
Robert A. Horvath
Wellner Drive
Fairfield
Robert LaTulippe
Washington Avenue
Pasquale D. Torre
Armed Services
Jack L. Gregins
Vincent R. DeRosa
Stratford School Project Costs Hit 3.96 Million
A preliminary cost estimate for the Harry B. Flood junior high school on Chapel Street Stratford proposes 3.963 million dollars for a 1,500-pupil facility. The figure includes an auxiliary generator, elevator for disabled students, and a 25-meter Olympic swimming pool. Councilors note prior approvals totaling 2.9 million without these additions and seek a final estimate under four million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Flood
Chapel Street
Stratford
William F. Griffin
William Francis Griffin Associates
Anthony Caseria
Joseph Montagnino
Three New Haven Bomb Plot Suspects Dismiss Court Appointed Defenders
In New Haven three alleged conspirators James Colter Ronald Johnson and Harry Bonner shrugged off public defenders and chose substitute counsel Stephen Fein as trial proceedings continued Judge Devlin denied suppression of dynamite evidence ruling arrests lawful Johnson Cotter and Bonner refused to testify while outlining they had not adequate time to select counsel The ongoing case links to Curtis Belton Alonzo Russell and Willis Brooks in a plan to bomb banks and police headquarters during a wave of terror across the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
API
James Colter
Ronald Johnson
Harry Bonner
Raymond J. Devlin
Devlin
Westport
Stephen Fein
Hartford
Supreme Court
John King
Fein
U.S
William H. Timbers
Atty
William Kunstler
New York
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Michael Kennedy
John J. King
Connecticut Supreme Court
Superior Court
U.S. District Court
Timbers
John Mahr
Johnson
Cotter
Bonner
Curtis Belton
Alonzo Russell
Willis Brooks
Anthony V. DeMayo
Donald Walsh
Nick Pastore
Hill Parents ‘Association
Johnson, Cotter
Jawhal
Two Churches Swap Pastors and Choirs Sunday
Messiah Baptist Church on Arch Street and Park Street Congregational Church on Barnum Avenue will exchange pastors and choirs this Sunday. Rev. Reuben E. Williams leads Messiah, with Mrs. Martha Jones directing the senior choir, while Rev. John W. Olson heads Park Street, with Miss Ruth McKnight directing its choir. Services begin 10:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. respectively, followed by a coffee hour.
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Messiah Baptist Church
Arch Street
Park Street
Barnum Avenue
Reuben E. Williams
Messiah Church
Nepro
John W. Olson
Park Street Church
Martha Jones
Ruth McKnight
Vance Reports to LBJ on Talks With South Korea
Special envoy Cyrus Vance reported to President Johnson after a White House briefing on his trip to South Korea. He described useful discussions with President Park Chung-hee and cabinet officials, saying no secret agreements exist beyond a joint communique and noting some Koreans favor faster retaliation against North Korea.
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Washington
Cyrus Vance
Johnson
South Korea
White House
Vance
Chung-Hee Park
Park
North Korea
United States
North
Panmunjom
U.N. Command
South
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Clark Clifford
Nicholas Katzenbach
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hubert H
Humphrey
Maxwell
Taylor
U.S. 8Th Army
Korea
Walt Rostow
John Walsh
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
County Firm Retains New York Company R&D Team
New York American Machine and Foundry company's recreation products group has retained R and D associates of New Canaan Connecticut as its national premium incentive and trading stamp sales representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Just Sex Education Debate Shapes Bridgeport Schools
Bridgeport discussions on teaching sex education in public schools next September center on a broad family life approach rather than a single sex course. Supt. Lester Silverstone and experts warn against a one shot class, urging integration across grades and attention to parental roles, health, and differences in family structure. The State report on goals and the Connecticut Education Association’s policies add to the debate as groups call for broader, externally pressured topics like religion and special education.
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Bridgeport
Board of Education
Lester
Silverstone
Supt. Silverstone
Jewels
State Education Department
State Board of Education
Educational Policies Commission
Connecticut Education Association
CEA
Waterbury Mayor Admitted to Hospital
Waterbury mayor Frederick W. Palomba was admitted to the coronary care unit of Waterbury Hospital after experiencing chest pains. A hospital spokesman said his condition was reasonably good, with no clear indication of how long he would stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Frederick W. Palomba
Waterbury Hospital
Palomba
Nixon Says Force Needed If Rights Are Threatened
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon argues in Boston that the most fundamental rights are safety from violence and from aggression and that force is needed when those rights are threatened. He stresses urgency for peaceful progress in Vietnam and criticizes breaches of law at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Vietnam
Middlesex Club
New Hampshire
Republican Club
South Vietnam
State House
Repulican
John A. Volpe
Khe Sanh
United States
Khei Sanh
Shelton Jaycees Honor Tortora at Bosses Night dinner
Alfred M Tortora of Overlook Terrace received the Shelton Jaycees Distinguished Service award at the Bosses Night dinner held at the Sutter Terlizzi American Legion post headquarters. Nominated by the Valley Marine Corps League, he is a Bridgeport Engineering Institute graduate and Korean War veteran, president of the Derby Shelton Memorial Day Association, heads the 1968 cancer fund drive, treasurer of the Young Marines of the Valley, and junior vice commander of the Valley Marine Corps League. He chaired United Nations Day and led the servicemen’s Christmas fund and the Marine Corps League building drive, plus the combined VFW and Legion auxiliary poppy sale. He is married with six sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
Alfred M.tortora
Overlook Terrace
Shelton Jaycee
Sutter-Terlizzi American Legion
Valley Marine Crops League
Tortora
Bridgeport Engineering Institute
Derby + Shelton Memorial Day association
Young Marines of the Valley
Valley Marine Corps League
Servicemen's Christmas Fund
Marine Corps League
VFW and
Legion Auxiliary
John H. Welch
Fairfield University
Bridgeport
Schpera, Behinke and Welch
John C. Mulrain
Fairfield Woods
Unior High School
Fairfield
Patrick C. Deller
Sikorsky Aircraft
Stratford
Welch
Beers Meayoral
Railroad Loan Bridges New Haven Money From Penn Central
The bankrupt New Haven rail line received a $5 million loan from Penn Central to keep operations until its takeover under the Penn Central New York Central merger. ICC authorized up to $250 million over three years, secured by certificates. The loan follows a Feb 1 cash balance of about $2.30 million, with weekly costs around $1.75 million for payroll and supplies.
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NEW York
UPI
Penn Central Railroad
New Haven Railroad
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Penn Central
New Haven
Richard Joyce Smith
William Kirk
ICC Navy
J. Edward Berg
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Jimmy Durante
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Betts
Durante
Jimmy
Norma Frost
Joseph T. Gormley
RED China
Joseph P. Dunn
Randolph
Mass
Navy
Hull
Commission
O’donnell
Legion
Delta Air Lines
Lovell Field
Chattanooga
Tenn
LBJ
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Kennedy
H.M.S. Resolution
U.S. Air Force
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
India
Shelton Jaycees Honor
Trosa
Italy
Railroad
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