Bridgeport Post and Telegram Publishing Details and Rates
The Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post publisher notices outline ownership, contact, and distribution. Subscription rates are listed for daily and Sunday editions, with separate prices for local and distant subscribers. Also noted are night exchange services, aud it bureau membership, and AP republication rights.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport Telegram
the Post Publishing Company
Morning Bridgeport Sunday Post
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Sunday Post
Sun Post
Associated Press
Cann
Hall of Fame Round Ball Opens at Springfield College
A three story Hall of Fame building costing 650000 was opened on Springfield College campus. It honors basketball’s origins with James Naismith and a peach basket in 1891 and will serve as international headquarters for the sport. Lee Williams called the shrine comprehensive and notes it covers amateur to professional levels.
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Springfield College
James Naismith
Lee Williams
Hoopsters
Meany backs Johnson as labor liberal champion
George Meany said Johnson's first four years were better for labor than Roosevelt's, praising social programs in education poverty civil rights urban affairs and health. He framed the election as a choice between liberalism and conservatism and named Johnson the liberal champion while warning about Rockefeller’s labor appeal.
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George Meany
Johnson
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Committee On Political Education
Afl-Cio
Meany
Roosevelt
Organized Labor
Congress
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ready for Rough Summer Fears of Civil Unrest Rise
The article outlines broad preparations for a hot summer including riot control stockpiles at six depots and airlift plans for city aid. Los Angeles Police plan 15 SWAT teams with 30 more in formation to counter snipers and arsonists. National Guardsmen may face months or years in urban guerrilla warfare with blocked roads into cities.
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United States
South Vietnam
Chicago
Saigon
Army
Los Angeles
National Guardsman Magazine
Frank B. Rigg
USA
Riots Brace for Military Tactics and Civilian Vigilante Plans
Reports describe forced parachute assaults into urban high rises and helicopter landings with smoke to quell mobs. Cook County, Illinois recruits a 1000-person civilian vigilante corps split evenly by race, halted by court action. Ohio weighs a law shielding police and military from riot-related liability, amid civil liberties opposition. Government may deploy pacification teams to win hearts and minds in a bid for peace.
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Ilinois
Cook County
Ohio
Nixon aims to mobilize women vote in fall election
From Whittier California Mrs Robert J Hitt travels to Washington to organize Nixon women’s turnout She brings credentials as former California Republican national committeewoman She targets 54 to 55 percent of women voters and cites past efforts by Kennedy and Nixon campaigns to influence the outcome The article notes women outnumber men and that higher turnout could decide the race
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Richard M. Nixon
Whittier
Calif
Nixon
Robert J. Hitt
Washington
California
Republican National
Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Kennedys
Kennedy
Hitt
Johnson
Lady Bird
Lynda
Luci
Pat
Patricia
Julie
David Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Health Statistics Show Low Connecticut Death Rates
Connecticut health officials released a special report showing the lowest death rate on record at 8.8 per 1000, with 25,823 deaths in 1967 versus 25,892 in 1966. Infant mortality fell to 19 per 1000 live births, and communicable disease deaths declined further including tuberculosis to 2.3 per 100,000. No polio deaths have occurred locally since 1960.
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Connecticut
State Health Department
The Brain Drain and Barnard’s Health Mission
Dr Christiaan Barnard tells President Johnson South Africa bears responsibility for his heart transplant work. He arrived in 1955 at the University of Minnesota with 150 dollars, earned a surgery PhD three years later, a new car, a heart lung machine, and a 2000 dollar NIH grant for three years of research.
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Christiaan Barnard
Johnson
Retirement test liberalized under 1967 changes
The 1967 amendments raise the earnings limit for beneficiaries 65 and older, allowing up to 1680 a year without losing Social Security benefits and expanding the total to 3636 for some retirees. The piece argues for abolishing the retirement test, noting it is costly and unfair, while presenting defenses for keeping it.
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Sylvia
Porter
Dodd backs tax on travel abroad
Hartford AP Sen Thomas J Dodd favors taxing overseas travel and general tax increases as he says financial resources are being reduced hourly He argues for tax hikes expense cuts and leadership in a worldwide conflict while Connecticut leaders Giaimo and Meskill oppose the travel tax
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Hartford
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
U.S
Robert Giaimo
Thomas Meskill
Moynihan Warns Violence Is Not Inevitable
The Atlantic City conference hears Daniel Moynihan challenge the idea that urban violence is an inescapable summer fate. He cites liberal missteps and political posturing, urges opposition to rioting, and argues government and society must curb disorder without condoning violence.
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Dan Moynihan
Moynihan
Kennedy
Atlantic
Johnson
Martin’ Luther King
Atlantic City
Leap Year Toll on History and Calendar Reform
Leap year day on February 29 has governed time for centuries, preventing a chaotic four-century drift. From Caesar’s reform to the Gregorian correction in 1582 and later shifts like Washington’s NS birthday, calendar systems evolved to keep dates aligned, with revolutions in the French system and proposed World Calendar changes shaping timekeeping.
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Rome
Gregory Feaugr
Caesar
Gregory
George Washington
N.S
C.S
World Calendar Association
Soviet Paper Says Foreign Spy Nabbed Near Border
Moskovskaya Pravda reports a foreign spy parachuted into Soviet Moldavia near the Romanian border last summer or fall. The unnamed agent is described as 45 years old and powerfully built, using the alias Sergei P. Fedyorkin.
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Moscow
Moldavia
Moskovskaya Pravda
Sergei P. Fedyorkin
Knitting a Man’s Bones Beyond His Reach
A pithy phrase notes that while a man may lack skill in a task, his broken bones reveal his frailty and limit his ability to perform. The remark frames injury as a counterpoint to capability, highlighting the contrast between intention and bodily constraint.
The Big Truth Technique on Vietnam Nuclear Policy
A commentary argues the administration should state a clear nuclear stance in Vietnam. It disputes a no nuke pledge, cites McCarthy and Westmoreland, and says the President must disclose the Big Truth about nuclear deterrence and weapon deployment in Europe and Asia.
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Johnson
LBJ
McCarthy
Wilson
Kosygin
Kennedy
Khrushcchev
U.S
Turkey
Italy
Cuba
Vietnam
Europe
Asia
Defense
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Fullbright
Cab Rides and Vices Tax Loopholes in DC Zone 1
Washington report shows Zone 1 taxi fares from Capitol to the White House and many government buildings cost 50 to 60 cents, with longer trips in rush hours. Liquor and cigarette prices are low due to competition and taxes, drawing nonresidents to break liquor laws. Congressmen face only partial income tax compliance, with Maryland and Virginia rules debated. real estate tax rules also noted.
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Congress
District of Columbia
Capitol
White House
Pentagon
State Department
New York City
Manhattan
Virginia
Maryland
Momma
Poppa
Benjamin F. Marsh
Marsh
Laotian Troops Claim 186 Communists Slain
Laotian government forces announced on Sunday that 186 North Vietnamese soldiers were killed and a southern Laotian town retaken after a Friday communist assault. Reports also said three Royal Lao Air Force T28s were shot down and two more towns attacked near the Ho Chi Minh Trail, with Thavieng targeted during an air strike.
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Vientiane
Laos
Saravane
Attopei
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Thavieng
That Thom
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