Brezhnev Calls U S Main Force of War at Kremlin
In a Kremlin address to mark the 50th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces, Leonid Brezhnev praised the Soviet military as defenders of peace and labeled the United States the main force of war. He accused Washington of waging the dirty war in Vietnam and warned of imperialist threats requiring a strengthened defense potential.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Kremlin
Vietnam
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Fairfield Bans Outdoor Burning As Fires Flare
A rash of brush fires in the Bridgeport area prompted Fairfield Fire Chief Joseph Stopa to ban all outdoor burning in town due to dry conditions. No permits will be approved until danger eases. The fire department fought numerous grass and brush fires across Fairfield, including a significant blaze on Rutland Avenue near the Bridgeport line that slowed traffic on the Connecticut Turnpike and required multiple companies to respond.
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Bridgeport
Fairfield
Joseph Stopa
Rutland Avenue
Bridgeport Area Weather Summary and Almanac Details
Fair with little temperature change and light snow chances today and tonight. Northeasterly winds 1 to 15 mph. Temperatures: high in the 30s, tonight in the upper teens to low 20s. Humidity about 39 percent at 8 pm. Almanac notes mark February 24 as the fifty-fifth day of the year and sixty-fifth day of winter.
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U.5
Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
Je Berneenes
T-S-Sersrees
Plane Hits Bus In Stratford Then Lands Safely
A Piper Comanche piloted by John Williams and his wife escaped injury along with about six passengers and the bus driver after the left landing gear tore off during a plane bounce on Malin street. Fire crews and emergency teams aided the incident before the craft safely landed. FAA and state aeronautics will investigate.
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Beer Iee
Bridgeport Municipal Airport
Stratford
Lower Main Street
John Williams
Darien
Bridgeport
Albert Schwarz
Pam
Malin Street
Avco Lycoming
Federal Aviation Administration
State Department of Aeronautics
John Willams
Philips Lane
Gray Line Bus Corporation
Dover Street
Main Street
Te Was Wo
Ben Rodin
Weicker Probes Anti-Poverty Programs in Connecticut
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. of Greenwich met four hours with Action for Bridgeport Community Development officials, criticizing district anti poverty efforts. He planned similar talks in Norwalk and Stamford and would issue comments in a week or ten days. ABCD officials declined to comment on the conference. He had earlier called for a thorough investigation of district anti poverty programs. He was accompanied by Elwood Weindick, a Greenwich accountant.
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Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Greenwich
Action
Bridgeport Community Development
Weicker
ABCD
Norwalk
Stamford
First
Elwoo Weindick
Torrington GOP Backs Ed May for Senator
Torrington Republicans endorsed former U.S. Rep. Edwin H. May of Wethersfield for the U.S. Senate nomination. The party plan calls for May to announce his candidacy March 2 in New Haven, with local officials saying he is best suited to challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff.
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Torrington
U.S
Edwin H. May
Wethersfield
GOP
U.S. Senate
New Haven
Harold R. Sibley
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ed May
Metcalf Attacks Utility Payola At Bridgeport Dinner
U S Senator Lee Metcalf blasted electric utilities for payola at a Better Homes Council dinner in Bridgeport. He cited cash, trips, appliances, and green stamps as alleged inducements to builders for all electric homes, accusing CT Light & Power, United Illuminating, and Hartford Electric of overcharging CT customers by about 13.5 million annually.
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U.S
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Better Home ‘Heath Council
Greater Bridgeport
Stratfield Motor- Inn
Donald J. Irwin
Sén. Metcalf
Connecticut
Acapulco
Bermuda
California
Canada
Jamaica
Las Vegas
Nassau
Sen
Fire hits Stratfield top floors injuring several
A fire on the upper ninth floor of the Stratfield Motor Inn on Chapel Street left two people critically burned, one man with a heart attack, and another with smoke inhalation. An unidentified young woman, found on a seventh floor hallway, was severely burned and unconscious. Firefighters and officers evacuated and aided victims. the blaze damaged many hallways as smoke seeped through the building.
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Pete Mastronardi
Stratfield Motor Inn
Chapel Street
Robert Carlson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Donald Szascikiewicz
Detroit
Mich
George Warner
Lewisburg
Tenn
Jack Sobel
Patchogue
Long Island
Rose
Leroy Meehan
Bert Lancia
Fred Bridges
Michael McCarthy
Violence Flares in Memphis as Garbage Strike Brews
A Memphis protest escalates as strikers march from a downtown auditorium toward a meeting, police seal streets in minutes, and officers use mace and pepper gas. Union leaders denounce the city council after rejecting key demands, including a dues checkoff, while council members reach limited concessions and the mayor stands firm on dues.
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Memphis
Memphis, Tenn
Qeen AN 3Abe Abdechanna
Queen
CMC Uidlulwge
1 Ao
Tommy Powell
F. O. Jones
American Federation of State
Downing Pryor
Henry’ Loeb II
Suspended Cop Gets Year For Beating Woman
Milford patrolman George Stevens was sentenced to one year in jail on a charge of aggravated assault against a woman in New Haven. Stevens pleaded guilty February 9 and was suspended from duty after arrest on November 30 for an incident on November 21. The 26 year old officer, married with two children, claimed he was attacked by three men who also assaulted the woman, who was hospitalized for head injuries.
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New Haven
Milford
George Stevens
Superior Court
Robert A. Wall
Stevens
Shirley Falcone
Johnson urges Congress to ease foreign tourist entry rules
President Johnson asks Congress to remove what he calls obsolete barriers on visitors and businessmen entering the United States. He argues visa simplification would boost tourism, improve relations, and strengthen the dollar while preserving internal security. He notes only Bulgaria and Yugoslavia have partial visa waivers for Americans, urging reciprocal steps.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Congress
United States
U. S
Senate
House
America
Cong Rocket Kills4 Yanks At Airbase
Vietnamese troops seized the Citadel area in Hue and raised the Saigon flag over the old palace as Giap warned of a fierce phase. At Tan Son Nhut airbase four U.S. servicemen were killed and 31 wounded by rocket fire before dawn. At Khe Sanh Marines repelled a 1300 shell barrage with eight killed and 38 wounded. Five hundred Communist infantry reportedly charged a bayed section of wire perimeter.
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Saigon
Hue
Imperial Palace
U.S
Tokyo
Vo Nguyen Giap
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Khe Sanh
Navy Officer Confirms Tonkin Gulf Battle Details
Captain John J. Herrick of the Maddox and Turner Joy says his ships were attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964 and denies provoking North Vietnamese forces. He rejects claims of a secret plan to lure torpedo boats, noting the commands involved were nonbinding and that the ships carried only passive listening equipment. The interview addresses controversy over how the incident led to U.S. bombing raids against North Vietnam and congressional support for Johnson’s war policy.
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Navy
Tonkin Gulf
U.S
N. Vietnam
Washington
UPI
Gulf “of Tonkin
Press International
Herrick
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Norfolk
Morse
Administra Ition
Adm
Grant Sharp
Local Soldier Killed in Vietnam
The Pentagon announced Pfc. Melvin Sanders of this city was killed in Vietnam on February 15. Next of kin is Mrs. Josephine B. Sanders of 28 Adams Street. No details on the death and funeral plans remain.
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Pentagon
Pfc
Melvin Sanders
Vietnam
Josephine B. Sanders
Adams Street
Trojanowski Favored For GOP Town Chairman Post
The Republican Town Committee advisory panel unanimously recommends Antoni P Trojanowski as town chairman when David J Sullivan Jr steps down in April. The plan will go to the new town committee organized under state primary law April 22. Sullivan has chaired the post since June 1965.
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Republican Town Committee
Antoni P. Trojanowski
East Side
David J. Sullivan Jr
A. Edward Sandula
Sandula
New Town Committee
Sullivan
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