Marine Biologist Urges Halt to Dumping in Long Island Sound
Dr. Melbourne R. Carriker of Woods Hole Mass warns at Sacred Heart University seminar that Long Island Sound could be a rich food source and recreation area only if pollution ends. He criticizes chemical controls like Polystream for oyster drill predators and calls for understanding predator methods before wide chemical use.
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Sound
Melbourne R. Carriker
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole
Mass
Long Island Sound
Carricer
Sacred Heart University
Carriker
Radical Right topic sparks heated center discussion
About 20 attendees at the Jewish Community Center covered the major traits of the radical right after a Sunday speech by Sen. Thomas McIntyre. Dr. D LeRoy Ashby led the analysis noting conspiracy history, utopianism, and moral politics as key features.
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Jewish Community Center
Center
U.S
Thomas McIntyre
DN H
D. LeRoy Ashby
University of Bridgeport
United States
Ashby
Girl Scout cookie sale set to begin next week
Housatonic council plans the spring cookie drive with neighborhood chairmen distributing promo supplies. Orders are due by March 13 at the council office, with delivery to depots on March 21 and 22. Cookies are 58 cents per box and funds support troop programs, camperships, and council budgets across Bridgeport Easton Fairfield Milford Monroe Stratford and Trumbull.
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Housatonic Council
Neighorhood
Girl Scout
Worthen Campership Fund
Fairfield Community Chest
Milford Camp
Camp Kaloya
Camp Trefail
Camp Iwakta
Camp Iwakt
Plant Foreman Arrested in Swimsuit Thefts
Kenneth Farrell 21, a foreman for Peter Pan division of Princess Pal Co Inc, was arrested on larceny charges after a trap set by police. He allegedly stole bathing suits on separate occasions and tried to sell them with two accomplices. He is held on $1000 bail awaiting Circuit Court hearing. Det Detective Robert Carroll assisted in the arrest.
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Frank Nerkowski
Kenneth Farrell
Cartright Street
Farrell
Princess Pal Company, Inc
Cherry, Street
Sgt. Nerkowski
Robert Carroll
Argentina Adopts Universal One-Year Military Draft
Argentina establishes a compulsory national draft requiring every eligible male citizen to perform one year of military service. The policy aims to standardize defense readiness and bolster national security across all regions.
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Argentina
Vocational Center Graduates Put to Work Across Community
More than 400 VOC graduates from Bishop Avenue are employed in Bridgeport area roles. Electronics assembly welding health service and food service workers secure starting pay from $1.25 to $5.20 hourly at firms and hospitals. center reports show enrollment and regional reach beyond Bridgeport with 21 companies hiring trained workers.
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Vocational Opportunity Center
VOC
Bishop Avenue
Joseph Bonitatebus
Board of Education
State Education Ldepartment and Action For Bridgeport Community Development
ABCD
Bonitatebus
General Electric
Fermont Division
Perkin- Elmer
Sikorsky Aircraft
Bullard Company
Bryant Electric
Casco Products
Shelton
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Lester S. Silverstone
Silverstone
Arthur Lunin
Myr
Bonilatebus
Connecticut State Employment Service
Spear
E. Eugene Spear
Albert A. Snyder
Anita S. Vogel
Bonitate
Tor
State Education Department
Air Force medic killed in Viet Cong rocket strike at Tan Son Nhut
Fredericktown native William L. McMahon, 23, an Air Force medic in Vietnam, was killed when a Viet Cong rocket hit the Tan Son Nhut airport terminal as he waited for a flight home. He served a year in country caring for the wounded and will be buried in his hometown this week.
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Fredericktown
Ghia
William L
Billy” McMahon
Vietnam
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
McMahon
Air Force
Viet
Ronald McMahon
William McMahon
Ohio
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
McMahons
Cost of Crime Forum Analyzes Police Costs and Laws
Fairfield University held a community forum on The Cost of Crime The Price of Law and Order moderated by Dr. Harry Fishman with Capt. Louis D Marchese and Jon C Newman on the panel. They examined rising police costs 12 000 per trooper year 75 new officers last year and the impact of crime rates on victims lawmakers considered immunity laws and privacy in policing.
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Harry Fishman
Fairfield University
Fairfield County
Louis D. Marchese
Connecticut State Police
Jon C. Newman
U.S. Atttorney
Connecticut
Charles
Marchese
Weeks
Wir. Weeks
Newman
U.S
Fulbright accuses McNamara of misleading on Tonkin incident
Sen. J. W. Fulbright charged Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara with deceiving Congress and the American public over the Tonkin Gulf events of 1964. He cited disputed reports of a second attack on Aug. 4 and pressed for full staff findings to be public. The Defense Department dismissed claims of suppressed information.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Tonkin
U.S
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
Arthur Sylvester
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Maddox
C. Turner Joy
Committee
Defense Department
Pentagon
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
Navy
Moorer
7Th Fleet
Navy Department
Johnson
Defense
Iran bans firecrackers for Nowruz celebrations
The government forbids production and use of firecrackers for the Iranian new year starting March 21 after several blasts. In the days before, a vehicle explosion near Tabriz killed six and wounded seven, while an illegal factory blast in Khorramabad left four dead and four injured.
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Tehran
Iran
Tabriz
Khorramabad
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Khe Sanh
Fairfield U. Forum
Supreme Court
Chicago
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