Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post subscription details
Information on The Bridgeport Telegram and The Bridgeport Post, publishers of local papers, including pricing for daily and Sunday editions, holiday exchanges with The Bridgeport Post, and mailing rates for local and out of area subscribers. Also notes Associated Press rights and mailing details.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport Telegram
THE
Post Publishing Company
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Audit Bureau of
Sunday Post
Sun Post
Associated Press
Romney Moves Toward Presidential Candidacy Amid Romney Campaign
Leonard Hall and Thomas Stephens form a Romney for President committee as George Romney wrestles with denial. Hall conducts state soundings while Stephens leverages his GOP network. Romney appears the first declared Republican hopeful for 1968.
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George Romney
Michigan
Leonard W. Hall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hugh Morrow
U S Influence Abroad and the CIA Debate
The piece argues the United States uses covert funds to promote American interests abroad through the CIA and allied channels. It notes criticism and supports executive effort, citing Johnson's high level committee to seek alternate confidential operations and to avoid overreliance on the CIA.
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United States
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Congress
Europe
British Council
Johnson
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
Health, Education and Welfare
John W. Gardner
Carnegie Corporation
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence
Economic optimism and Sears expansion for 1967
The piece notes cautious versus optimistic views on the 1967 economy, with federal vigilance and remedial readiness. Sears, Roebuck and Co plans a major eastward expansion, opening 13 to 15 new stores including one in Bridgeport, signaling broader employment and manufacturing growth.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
New York
Sears
Bridgeport
Oppenheimer dies at 62 after a life of science and controversy
Oppenheimer influenced American physics and led the Los Alamos group that built the first atomic bomb. His career faced security questions after his links to a known communist and he died of throat cancer at age 62, leaving a strong scientific legacy despite early controversy.
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T. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
Fermi
Moyers on Johnson and the press friendships
Bill Moyers, newly named publisher of Long Island Newsday, discusses Johnson press relations and denies a credibility gap. He says publishers can be friends with the President and champions integrity and facts. He notes the Congress average age is 52.1, compared with 51.9 previously, and recalls Will Rogers on peace and caution.
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Bill D. Moyers
Long Island Newsday
Johnson
Moyers
White, House
New Congress
89Th Congress
Congress
U.S
Red neutralists rise as third force in world communism
A growing neutralist bloc emerges among Communist nations led by Romania and including North Korea Japan Italy and Cuba with Fidel Castro signaling support. North Vietnam drifts toward neutrality while China’s Mao faces isolation and Moscow’s influence wanes. The shift unsettles East Europe and challenges U S policy as five to eight parties join the neutralists seeking freedom from domination by Moscow or Peking.
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Washington
de Gaulle
Europe
United States
Russia
Moscow
Peking
Romania
Fidel Castro
Red China
Leon Mennen
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
North Korea
China
Mao Tse-tung
Red World
Germany
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
East Europe
Hungary
West Germany
Johnson
Communist Party
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Warsaw Pact
Ing
NATO
Congress
East
U.S
Yugoslavia
Red Guard
Mao
Justice Hugo Black Undergoes Eye Surgery
Justice Hugo Black, 80, senior associate justice, had a cataract removed from his left eye about a month ago. A court spokesman said he will undergo cataract surgery on his right eye this spring or after the term ends in early June. he remains active in court sessions and questioning attorneys.
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Washington
Hugo
JL. Black
Supreme Court
Black
Comic Dictionary Entry on a Fish
A humorous note defines a fish as a creature that grows fastest between the time it nibbles and the moment it gets away. The quip reflects playful wordplay typical of a comic dictionary entry.
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Jaway
Divisions eyed for pullout as Bonn balks at costs
Western German military sources say two U.S. Army divisions may be withdrawn this summer the 5th Infantry and the 24th with possible redeployments to Fort Riley and Schofield Barracks. The move comes as Bonn signals reduced funds for U.S. costs while Kosygin gains stature after a Tashkent and British visit. The Peace Corps in the Philippines faces a PR probe over alleged criticism of teachers and Europe weighs British entry to the Common Market amid Franco-German alignment shifts.
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Washington
West Germany
U.S. Army
Germany
Sth
Fort Riley
Kan
Schofield Barracks
I Fawaii
Europe
Bonn
U.S
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Tashkent
Kashmir
London
Philippines
Peace
Peace Corps
Philippine Press Institute
France
Belgium
Harold Wilson
UPI
Romney Tour Leaves Question Marks on War Stance and Nomination
Romney finishes a seven day western speaking tour with limited new ideas on Vietnam and a cautious step toward a presidential bid. He criticizes Johnson's war handling yet avoids committing to a candidacy while a Romney for President Committee surfaces under Leonard Hall to gauge GOP sentiment.
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Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Vietnam
Los Angeles
John
Son
Asia
Johnson
North
Meskill Emerges as Connecticut Republican Power
The 1966 Connecticut Sixth District victory by Thomas Meskill, aided by a Democratic split, elevates him to the state’s top Republican officeholder. He projects a genial, conservative image and unites party factions while promising tax relief and school policy changes. His television presence and demeanor draw parallels to California’s governor, signaling a rising force in state politics.
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Thomas Meskitt
New Britain
Alan Ollistead
Compress
Connecticut
Bailey and
Pinney
Meskill
Abner Sibal
Sibal
Goldwater
Congressman Meskill
California
Mao Faces Possible Bitter Retreat as Crisis Grows
Widespread unrest in China signals Mao Zedong losing grip amid Red Guards and cultural upheaval. Regions face drought and food shortages while a wary bureaucracy strengthens at the local level, raising the risk of splits with Moscow and internal power struggles.
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William L. Ryan
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
China
Communist Party
Secon
Peking
Rancher’s Leased Wife Saga Warms Tucson Courtroom
Millionaire rancher William W N Brown testified about a romance with Beate Leber that soured after she claimed her German husband leased her for $3000 a month. Leber’s attorney cited a Mexican divorce and a six week stay at Brown’s Sasabe ranch amid a $2.5 million breach suit.
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Tucson
Ariz
William WN. Brown
Beate Leber
Heauty
Pittsburgh
Tucson Country Club
Leber
Brown
Sasabe, Ariz
Svengali
George Reac
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