Mao Forces Claim New Victories Across Provinces Clash Across Tibet and Chamdo
Maoist forces declare seizure of Kansu and Fukien provinces amid ongoing anti Maoist counterattacks. Reports from Lhasa and Chamdo describe clashes involving Red Guards, with casualties in Chamdo and claims of Tibetan resistance spreading from Lhasa. Largely unverified notices mention Maoist purges of officials and renewed propaganda battles across China, Inner Mongolia, and Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shantung
Heilungkiang
Manchuria
Red Guard Wall
Tibet
Lhasa
Chamdo
Szechwan
Peking
Yomiuri
Mao
Red Guards
Darjeeling
India
Tu Tha-chen
Formosa
Red Guard
Huhehot
Inner Mongolia
Ulanfu
Lanchow
Kansu
Red
Canton
Communist Party
Central-South
Hong Kong
Shanghai
China
Mao Tse-tung
Last of 3 Pups Rescued From 28-Foot Well
In Knoxville Tennessee the last of three German shepherd pups toppled into a 28 foot well shaft Tuesday was rescued Friday after two siblings were pulled free the day before. Owner Avery L Clark Jr refused to abandon the pups saying he would do what his children would expect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Avery L. Clark Jr
Clark
RFK Plans Major Vietnam Speech Amid Bombing Debate
RFK prepares a major address on Vietnam amid calls to intensify bombing of North Vietnam. He earlier surveyed 200 Friends Academy students in Locust Valley where sentiment favored increased bombing. He later told SyosséL students he has reservations about bombing’s military effectiveness. A year earlier Kennedy sparked controversy by suggesting postwar inclusion of Viet Cong in South Vietnam’s government, a stance Humphrey likened to a fox in a chicken coop. Differences were later patched up as White House signaled satisfaction with Kennedy’s amplified remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vietnam
Kennedy
Friends Academy
Locust Valley
Syossél
South Vietnam
Hubert S. Humphrey
White House
Fiat
Brown
CIA
Jon
House
Richard Helms
House Armed Services CIA
Fulbright
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
Johnson
ICIA
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Cia-Nsa
NSA
Dempsey and McGannon Clash Over Higher Education Board
Dempsey blasts higher education as conflicting expert studies prompt change. McGannon defends early progress after 18 months in business. Sen. Hammer notes plan flaws after assembly adjourned, as executive decisions disrupted chain of command. Connecticut acts since 1965 set Commission on Higher Education and two boards to coordinate state and regional colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
McGannon
Sen. Hammer
Commission On Higher Education
Sen. Schaffer
Connecticut
Robinson Named to College Board in Hartford
John F Robinson founder and head master of the Robinson School in West Hartford was appointed Friday to the State Board of Tenetane faa State Callaeac.
NSA Official Tells of CIA Ties and Oath Penalties
An NSA official described CIA funding and influence over the National Student Association. He said members faced oaths and possible jail for oath violations, with CIA money supporting about 80 percent of NSA budgets in some years. The CIA’s role included discreet foundations and noncoercive pressure, while NSA leaders warned of potential investigations and urged independence from CIA control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIA
NSA
Brown
Eugene Groves
Groves
NSA International Affairs
Richard Stearns
Johnson
Stearns
Philip Sherburne
Sherburne
Christine Emerson
UCLA
Braun
Washington
Philp Werdell
Newsmen
Werdell
House
Richard Helms
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
William H. Bales
Massachusetts
National Student Association
Cia-Nsa
State Department
Robert J. McClosely
Nicholas Katzenbach
Helms
John W. Gardiner
McCloskey
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Senate Armed Services Committee
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Tower
United States
CIA cancels NYU recruiting drive amid surge of applications
New York University reports the Central Intelligence Agency canceled a planned recruiting session at its Greenwich Village campus due to a flood of student applications. An NYU placement staffer said a CIA representative announced the cancellation and provided no further comment. Some staff noted the surge followed disclosures that the CIA secretly funded activities for the National Student Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York University
Central Intelligence Agency
Greenwich Village
NYU
CIA
Pedestrian killed in Route 44 crosswalk tragedy
Putnam, AP. George LeBlond, 76, of Putnam, was struck and killed Friday night while crossing Route 44 on the city outskirts. Police identified the driver as Barnice M. Larrow, 49, of Rhode Island Line Road East Putnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam (Ap
George LeBlond
Putnam
Route 44
Barnice M. Larrow
Rhode Island Line Road
Operator Shot at Main Street Gas Station
A gas station on Main Street saw an operator shot and wounded during a Friday night incident. The bullet entered the shoulder and lodged near the chest before being recovered by hospital physicians from the operator’s shirt. police noted the bullet fell out when the shirt was opened for treatment near the First National store and an A&P nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
Duva
First National
Main Street
A&p
Reuther Criticized as AFL-CIO Rift Divides Labor Leaders
Labor leaders at the AFL-CIO winter meeting denounce Walter Reuther for criticizing the federation while signaling a possible UAW breakaway. Meany remains silent as the Maritime Trades Department forms a probe into Labor Department actions under the Landrum Griffin Act and considers expanding investigations of federal labor enforcement. The unions also protest mothballing of the nuclear ship Savannah, deeming the move financially unviable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longshoreman’s Association
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Reuther
AFL - Cio
Meany
United Auto Workers Union
Federation
Labor Dept
Maritime Trades Department
Labor Department
Hall
Congress
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Hich
Justice and State
Mall
Johnson
Savannah
12 000 Early Birds Getting Tax Refunds
Hartford AP reports more than 12 000 early bird income taxpayers in Connecticut have received tax refund checks totaling 1 886 408 dollars. The refunds are mailed out because taxpayers overpaid on payroll withholdings during 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
Internal Revenue Service
Church Group Drafts Plea For Housing Action
The ECGB group outlines housing reform, zoning, and planning needs for Bridgeport area towns beyond municipal limits. It calls for a professional city planner, parish led housing for seniors and low income groups, and regional cooperation to address urban density and aging populations. The report also covers education integration, youth programs, and improved church family communication. The commission aims to publish findings by the April 17 Trinity Episcopal church meeting in Southport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Oldsters
Seminar On
Seminar
Church
Family Life Seminar
Episcopal Group
ECGB
Trinity Episcopal Church
Southport
Mrs. Margaret King Dies Widow of Amherst College's 7th President
Mrs. Margaret Pinckney King 88 widow of Amherst College president Dr. Stanley King who led the college from 1932 to 1946 died at her Amherst home. A Vassar 1901 graduate and former Amherst trustee, she was born in Roselle New Jersey and later lived in Providence. Survived by siblings, a step son Richard King and stepdaughter Gertrude Toll, with Augusta Maine and Dover Massachusetts connections noted. In Ithaca, Sonia Norenberg a Norwalk native and Ithaca College violinist debuted with the college string orchestra, daughter of Zelek and Mrs. Norenberg of Norwalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Mass
Margaret Pinckney King
Amherst College
Stanley King
King
Vassar
Women’s College
Roselle
N.T
Classical
Arthur L. Jackson
Danforth L. Nash
Augusta
Maine
Richard S, King
Darien
Sonia Norenberg
Norwalk
Ithaca College
Miss Norenbérg
School of Music
Zelek Norenbérg
Homer Street
Banahan to resign as Norwich school chief this June
Dr. Thomas J. Banahan, superintendent of the Norwich public school system for three years, announced Friday night that he will resign effective June 40. A native of Pomfret, his career includes roles as a teacher and principal in Fairfield, an assistant professor of education at the University of Bridgeport, and director of elementary education in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He did not disclose whether he has accepted another job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Thomas J. Banahan
Pomfret
Banahan
Fairfield
University of Bridgeport
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Coastal Drive Toll and Tet Defectors Highlight Vietnam Action
Australian and South Vietnamese forces killed 15 Viet Cong 47 miles east-southeast of Saigon and weathered a enemy attack with light Australian casualties. U.S. psychological warfare for Tet drew 3,436 Viet Cong turncoats from January 1 to February 11, nearly double last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Navy
J.g
Ken van Lue
Kokomo
Ind
Hanoi
Haiphong
Quang Binh
North
South Vietnam
Wallace Vows Massive Battle To Save Nation
Wallace declares a life and death struggle against federal overreach and court activism, arguing the welfare state erodes individual rights. He denounces judges enforcing social policy and vows to confront those who threaten jury rights and federal funding, urging citizen resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Nation
Vietnam
Solons Mull Punishment For Powell
Members of the Education and Labor Committee consider expulsion or censure of Powell over defiance of New York courts, improper use of travel funds, and unaccounted salary payments. Reports cite checks totaling over 26,000 dollars in 1965 and 1966, and travel to Miami and Bimini. GOP leaders seek unity. Democrats wary of setting a precedent. Powell faces possible repayment of travel funds and salary, with testimony from his estranged wife and questions about committee payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
New York
Education and Labor Committee
Aften New
Miami
Bimini
Bahamas
Gerald IR. Ford
Michigan
A York Court
Corrine Huff
Lawful donors lead 96 pints at St. Vincent's blood drive
At St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday a total of 96 pints were donated by 96 donors including top contributors David Zim mer, a lawyer, and Bridgeport Police officer David J. Russell. Among others were Rose Blackwell and Claire A. May with double digit donations, and 27 first time donors from hospital staff and nursing students observing the event. Red Cross volunteers and doctors staffed the blood mobile with Mrs. John J. Kirby as chair and 23 helpers assisting in the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent's Hospital
David Zimmer
David J. Russell
Bridgeport
Edward McDade
Evelyn Hardin
St. Vincent's
J. Brandon Shaw
Producto Machines
John Callery
Zoly Kadar
Milton Cooper
Msgr
Edward G. Zibell
St. Ambrose Church
Michael Dean
Anna Giba
Gentral Electric Company
William Atkineson
Philip R. Beck
Muriel Drugobecki
James Jarmie
Steven Lesko
Sandra B. Levine
Gladys M. Luzetky
Mary Ann Marvin
Paul F. Monahan
Antonio Ortiz
Ann M. Seffick
Nancy Joan Collins
Patricia M. Fedorko
Ann Fournier
Barbara J. Huenerberg
Janice Hughes
Joan Karmolinski
Phyllis A. Laniér
Michaéle A. McCarthy
Margaret O'Connell
Carol L. Reid
Leanora Rossi
Susan Wade
Ellen L. Mizak
Florence E. Maron
School of Nursing
Jane Gallo
Our Lady of Grace Parish
Ing Stratford
Sir Vincent's School of Nursing
Patricia Grazingk
Linda Dzwonchyk
M. Nespel
J. A. Moriarity
Connecticut Red Cross
John J. Kirby
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chi t@en-yu
Cultural Revolution Group
Chi
Liu
Robinson
Robert A. Hurley
YMCA
Jeanne Porterfield
Lisa Chickering
State Street
RFK
Snafu
Ansonia
Arly Birds
Norwich School
Thomas Banahan
Solons Mull
Cop
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!