Free Legal Aid Perks Offered by Bridgeport Bar
Bridgeport Executive Committee voted to provide free civil and non public defender case legal aid to the indigent. Program, in cooperation with ABCD under the War on Poverty, will appoint an executive director, investigators, and office staff across three neighborhoods to expand access to justice for the poor.
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Bridgeport Bar Association
Samuel A. Gilliland
Action For Bridgepodt Community Development, Inc
ABCD
Charles S. Brody
Associa
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Connecticut
Bridgepost
Brody
Correspondent's Son Tiled in Viet Crash
Washington AP Capt Albert M Smith Jr 27 son of Merriman Smith White House correspondent was killed Friday in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam He served as an Army helicopter pilot with the 45th Aviation Battalion A Saigon dispatch said six Americans died when their helicopter struck a wire and crashed about 10 miles northeast of Saigon It was not clear if this was the same crash. Weather outlook in Bridgeport area cloudy with light snow possible high in upper 20s clearing cold tonight with low near 10.
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Davenport
Iowa
Mississippi River
An &E
Mlingis
Col
B. Olson
Rock Island
Army Corps of Engineers
Coast Guard
Lower
Mississippi
Washington
Albert M. Smith Jr
White House
Merriman Smith
South Viet Nan
Smith
45Th Aviation Battalion
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bong Son
U.S. Swifs Airborne Division
Bong San
Ting
KU 7
Mie
Phu Hai
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Thvvision
Cai Chi
Labor chiefs say LBJ broke promises to unions in Florida
AFL-CIO officials in Miami Beach accused President Johnson of ignoring promises to organized labor. Executives Peter McGavin and Edward Carlough faulted Johnson for the Senate’s failure to repeal anti union shop laws. Carlough blamed Johnson personally, saying he holds the power and responsibility for labor setbacks. The remarks came at a Maritime Trades Department meeting with 29 unions present.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Peter McGavin
Thefl-Cio Maritime Trades Department
McGavin
Edward J. Caclough
Sheet Metal Workers Union
W. Willard Wirtz
Carlough
Paget Graton
Boilermakers Union
Maritime Trades Department
Paul Hail
The
Brothers sought after youth shot in kitchen incident
An 11 year old Central High student, Walter Cooper, was critically wounded by a .22 caliber bullet fired by an elder brother. Police seek Patrick Cooper, 46, and Gary Cooper, 15, with authorities unsure of motive. The gun remains missing as detectives investigate, aided by evidence of six .32 cartridges and 75 .22 bullets found at the family home. Walter was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital in poor condition after suffering a through chest wound.
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Central High
St. Vincent's Hospital
Walter Cooper
Olive Street
W Hing
Edward Carey
Patrick
Soight Patrick
Gary
Casey
Walter
Rowse
Medu
Meehan
Manlewood Avenue
Thomas Kmelzo
Army Pays $3750 After GIs Joyride On Armored Carrier
In Germany a private driven a 3 ton tracked carrier on the Mannheim Frankfurt Autobahn causing alarms as he rammed road signs and duelled with police cars. The armored vehicle, with two machine guns, halted after a 16 mile chase ending in a field near Darmstadt. Pvt Joseph Anton Spanko of Metuchen New Jersey was escorted from the vehicle and returned to a stockade after maneuvers. Army spokesman said the driver claimed a girl in Bremerhaven was the motive.
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Darmstadt
Germany
Carrie
Army
Mannheim-Frankfurt Autobahn
Joseph Anton Spanko
Metuchen
Bremerhaven
North German Coast
Three Youths Fail Bow and Arrow Stickup in Concord
In Concord California three youths attempted an armed robbery using a bow and arrow at a gasoline station. Attendant David Cline alerted police after Bill Turner notified via citizen band radio. Officers arrested Jack Tipton 19, David Beck 19, and an unnamed 17 year old.
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Concord
Calif
Bill Turner
David Cline
Cline
Turner
Jack ‘Tipton
David] Beck
Rusk Urges Congress to Vote if Peace Doubt Arises
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urging Congress to vote when doubt exists about U S policy in Vietnam. He defends Johnson’s approach, stresses cautious firmness, warns the conflict could widen, and calls for quiet reflection before decisions.
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Dean Ruskold
Congress
U.S
Viet Nam
House
Senate
Johnson
Rusk
Senate Foreigna Relations Committee
LBJ
Baltimore
Wmar-Tv
Capitol
United States
South Viet Nam
South
Fullbright
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
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Fulbright
Sevice Union
Asia
Southeast Asia
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Threat prompts tighter security for Dean Rusk in Senate hearing
An anonymous caller warned Dean Rusk would be shot as he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Baltimore FBI and Washington security scrambled, with State Department protection increased and guards surrounding the Senate Office Building and Rusk's car convoy.
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Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
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Senate
Washington
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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WMAR
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FRY
State Department
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District of Columbia
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Massive marijuana seizure tops half ton in California
U S customs seized 1 050 pounds of marijuana concealed in a stolen two ton truck from Sonora Mexico in Pasadena. Three men Lloyd Thomas Antonio Solido Yescus and David Rendon Navia were arrested on smuggling charges and held on bonds of 15009 25000. Investigation continues with more arrests anticipated.
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Pasadena
Call
Sonora
Mexico
United States
U.S
Lloyd Thomas
Antonio Solido Yescus
David Rendon Navia
San Luis
Customs Service
Russell R. Hermann
Los Angeles
Thomas
Navia
Yosens
Nimitz Reported in Serious Condition at Home
SAN FRANCISCO AP Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz recuperating at Yerba Buena Island after a stroke. A spokesman said his condition worsened since leaving Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland two weeks ago. Navy reports he is in serious condition and under Bay Area doctors care. He was hospitalized January 3 after a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Yerba Buena Island
11Th Naval District
Nimits
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Oakland
Cali
Bay Area
Navy
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Royal Couple Reaches V Halfway Point of Tour
Royal couple Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reach the halfway point of a Caribbean tour aboard the royal yacht. Thousands greet the flotilla as about 6,000 people line the waterfront to watch the berth arrival. At Botanic Gardens students in dress uniforms wave from the field while the couple attends events marking the journey.
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UPI
Queen Elizabeth
Prince
Philip
Financial News
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Botanic Gardens
Calactul
Helicopter crashes kill seven Americans in Vietnam battle
Reports say seven Americans died in two helicopter crashes as U S cavalry and airlifted troops push the Vietcong south of Bong Son and in other actions along the coast. The Tay Hoa area harvest is praised as won with aid from U S airborne divisions and Korean soldiers.
Hartford Nurses Sue For Back Pay In School Board Case
Thirteen Hartford school nurses filed a Superior Court suit seeking 12945.80 in back pay from the Hartford Board of Education and Superintendent Kenneth L. Meinke. They allege a breach of contract when a long term teacher contract was rewritten to create a lower pay scale for nurses and dietitians. Since April 1968 they have received bi monthly checks smaller by five to three hundred eighty seven dollars than expected, and seek a declaratory judgment on the legality of the new salary schedule.
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Hartford Board of Education and
Supt. of Schools
Kenneth L. Meinke
Bhoerd
City Workers Protest Pay Offer Amid Council Meeting
City employes mounted protests against a Civil Service pay proposal for about 1400 workers excluding fire and police. Local 1522 AFSCME leader Joseph McNamara urged aldermen to reject the plan and consider a new scheme that pays $200 raise in April instead of July, with a $300 boost for police later. McNamara accused the proposal of hidden salary-range changes and demanded transparency before Monday night’s Common Council vote.
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Mount Asy
Common Council
Joseph A. McNatara
American Federation of State
Connell
McNamara
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