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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1967
Page
1
New Orleans district attorney Garrison told reporters arrests in the Kennedy assassination probe are likely months away. He said progress has been made since last October but premature disclosures by local newspapers hampered the investigation and promised fewer interviews to avoid publicity.
A Bridgeport policeman a city official and a lawyer said they watched an unidentified flying object near Bridgeport City Hall shortly before 10 p.m. The object resembled a paper bag with a bright light beneath and hovered about 25 feet over the roof for several minutes.
In Rio de Janeiro and surrounding areas heavy rains triggered landslides killing nearly 100. Rescue teams recovered 24 bodies from two apartment buildings and a house in a fashionable suburb. Many missing feared dead amid debris. more than 30,000 people reportedly without shelter.
Cloudy this morning with partial clearing this afternoon. Temperatures in the 20s with fair and colder tonight and lows in the teens. Partly cloudy and cold tomorrow. Precipitation probability 40 percent today, 20 percent this afternoon and tonight. Westerly winds 10 to 35 mph today, under 10 mph tonight. Almanac notes include tide times and sun rise set plus February 21 as the fifty second day of the year.
On Fairfield University campus a debate panel from St Peter's Fordham and Sacred Heart discussed coeducation. A St Peter's student labeled coed entrants as Einsteins, noting 21 of 24 perfect 4.0 fall semester averages were female freshmen.
In Fairfield Probate Court yesterday afternoon the application to appoint a permanent administrator for the estate of the late John Pinchin, former Fairfield tax collector, was withdrawn after the Town of Fairfield filed objections. Judge Aram H. Tellarian of the Trumbull Probate Court conducted the hearing in place of Judge John T. Fitzpatrick.
Thomas J. Barrett said Police Local 1159 walked out after the city revised an offer of a 10 percent hike for the current year and talks continued for the coming year. The local plans demonstrations if no accord arises, and Barrett noted the city rejected an immediate 20 percent retroactive demand.
The Bridgeport Telegram on Washington's Birthday will include all regular Bridgeport Post features and comics along with Telegram content. Carriers and newsdealers cooperate to provide a morning paper for all subscribers, covering events up to early Wednesday morning. Read the Telegram daily as your good morning newspaper.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik said Sukarno will be brought to trial for justice. Radio Jakarta reported no help for Sukarno and accused him of moral and economic deviations. The talks followed Suharto's offer to form a government with Sukarno as figurehead amid mounting anti communist pressure.
City Common Council approved paying 7871 as part of the city's share for relocating sewers within the Route 25 right of way. The total project cost is 97910 to advance the relocation, per Joseph M Dearborn. A public hearing was set for March 6 on storm and sanitary sewer work from Old Town Road toward Palmetto Road. One speaker supported the Notre Dame right of way proposal.
Soviet military leaders boasted of a new antiballistic missile system to defend against air attack. They signaled no interest in a U S Soviet ABM treaty while Gen Batitsky and Gen Kurochkin claimed missiles could be detected and shot down. In Washington, General Dynamics said the Soviets seek a tiny two man research submarine for ocean floor sampling and may be offered for sale if approved.
U S forces said air and naval strikes in North Vietnam destroyed or damaged 62 supply vehicles in 10 hours. The 80-vehicle convoy headed toward the Mu Gia Pass may signal a major Ho Chi Minh Trail move. Further raids hit eight cargo barges near Thanh Hoa as weather limited northern strikes.
The prosecution in Peoria said it will seek the death penalty for Richard Speck who is charged with murdering eight student nurses in Chicago. The case drew national attention and involves eight victims in a single crime.
A mechanical fault at 9:05 p.m. knocked out power for 1,233 homes, with 623 customers restored by 10:04 p.m. and the remainder by 10:35 p.m. Two transmission lines touched when a metal separator failed, one line crew clearing the outage.
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