US Skater Wins World Title Amid Mixed Results
The page reports a world skating title won by a U S girl skater with other placements including Miss Hutchins and Albertina Noyes as notable competitors. Scott Allen finished fourth in the men s event while Emmerich Danzer of Austria won. Ice dancing saw Kristin Fortune and Dennis Sveum take silver with Lorna Dyer and John Carrell earning bronze. The British pair Diana Towler and Bernard Ford claimed the title in ice dancing, with rivals Belousova Protopopay winning pairs.
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Scott Allen
United States
Smoke Rise
Gary Visconti
Detroit
Emmerich Danzer
Austria
Kristin Fortune
Dennis Sveum
Lorna Dyer
John Carrell
Seattle
Wash
Diana Towler
Bernhard Ford
Britain
Ludmilla Belousova
Oleg Protopopay
Rhemshin
Cynthia
Ronald Kauffman
Instant Picture Weather Satellite Goes Aloft Today
Space agency officials acknowledge the January 1968 launch is optimistic but within reach. The Saturn I V test sent the Apollo craft 310 miles, reentered at over 1,000 mph, heat shield protected the craft, and the 1,000-pound cabin landed 200 miles southeast of Cape Kennedy. The container was recovered. two more unmanned Saturn IB shots are planned before crewed flights. In June a mission may test heat shield for longer reentry.
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Space Agency
United States
South Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Students Plan Guerrilla War to Topple Sukarno
Amid Indonesia turmoil, a clandestine group led by Kami vows ongoing struggle against Sukarno. Reports say attackers fired on guards near the palace, five students killed in demonstrations, with Gestapu cited as the coup’s label.
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Sukarno
Radio
Jakarta
Par
Singapore
Sukarno Voice of Free Indonesia
Java
Kami
Sukarmo
Sabang
Merauke
Indonesia
Gestapu
River Cleanup Agitation Gains Attention and Funding
Long article notes President Johnson urging a study of Ribicoff park plans, plus state officials pushing stronger clean water enforcement. Film by Ellsworth Grant, narrated by Katharine Hepburn, highlights river beauty and pollution, while Haddam Neck’s nuclear project progresses. Protests target high tension lines across the river and questions about cost and feasibility persist. The piece also recalls the origin of New York’s Meir Sinai Hospital prior history.
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Ribicoff
Johnson
Ellsworth
Grant
John Dempsey
Clean Water Task Force
Katherine Hepburnn
Katharine Hepburn
Hartford
Clean Water Task Forces
Connecticut
Numen
Charming
Goodspeed Opera
I River
Gillette's Castle
Haddam Neck
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Plant
Ternessee
Hartford Electric Light Company
Middletown
HELCO
Charles L.derrick
Guard Physical Exams End For 1 400 in Connecticut
Physical examinations for 1 400 troops of the Connecticut Army National Guard Selected Reserve Force ended yesterday at the Goffee Street Armory in New Haven. The 11th Medical Battalion examined the 365th Quartermaster Company of Westport, with Maj. Lea R Homza of 908 Broadstreet, Stratford, among the medical officers. The program began Feb 12 to 14 with units of the 24nd Engineer Combat Battalion of Stratford, including Company C led by Capt Lawrence A Whipple, Company B led by Lt Robert A Sapack of Stratford, the headquarters unit led by Capt Robert F Mayer of Horace Street, and Company A.
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Connecticut Army National Guard
Goffee Street
Wew Haven
Westport
Lea R Homza
Broadstreet
Stratford
Lawrence A. Whipple
Fairview Avenue
Robert A. Sapack
Atlyndale Street
Robert F. Mayer
Horace Street
Labor Ready to Back Wage Compromise Amid Viet Nam War Strain
The White House warns some favor profits over the troops in Viet Nam while AFL CIO opposes wage price guidelines. Labor urges President Johnson to fund defense and curb inflation with higher corporate taxes if needed. Wirtz signals tax ideas under review and no standby wage price controls yet. A possible minimum wage rise is being discussed with Congress, with a decision expected within 10 days.
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Riday
White House
Johnson
Viet Nam
Afl-Ci0
Labor Federation
Toknson
Wirtz
Wists
McGill, Longtime NHRR Executive, Dies at 77
C Harry McGill former chief of operations and senior vice president of the New Haven Railroad died Sunday in Las Vegas Memorial Hospital at age 77 while vacationing with his wife. A native of Stamford, he joined the NHRR in 1910 and climbed from water boy to vice president before becoming chief of operations in 1957. He retired in 1959. Survived by wife Helen Robbins McGill two sons C Harry Jr of Easton and John of Trumbull and a daughter Mrs George McGrath of Trumbull. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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North Haven
Harry McGil
New Haven Railroad
McGill
Las Vegas Memorial Hospital
Nevada
Stamford
Helen Robbins McGill
C. Harry McGill Dr
Easton
John
Trumbull
George , McGrath
Consensus Is Battered as Johnson Faces Economic Pressures
The 1966 issue details mounting domestic strains from Viet Nam spending to inflation and labor unrest. AFL-CIO leader George Meany warns of a wage burden on workers, threatens to withdraw political support from Democrats, and opposes wage guidelines as unions refuse to curb wages. Wages, inflation, and federal controls loom as labor and administration clash over policy.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
Congress
Jamaican Hotel Gutted by Fire in Kingston
A three story Myrtle Bank hotel in downtown Kingston burned Sunday forcing over 100 guests to flee, including about six American tourists. No injuries were reported. 68 rooms were destroyed and damage estimated at 450000 dollars. Navy sailors aided local crews as the royal visit had been slated to use the hotel as a press center for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s upcoming engagements.
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Kingston
Jamaica
UPI
Myrtle Bank
Down
United States Navy
Desroyer Johnston
Thellaze
Britain
Queen Elizabeth 11
Prince Philip
Gould
Fires Sweep Multiple Sites In Bridgeport Area Blazes Spark Investigations
A 150 Fire dispatch reports several arson linked blazes across Bridgeport with kitchens damaged at Nick's Restaurant and a Knowlton Street shed fire. Firefighters report minor damage at Nick's, major damage at a yard and 1120 Main Street, plus injuries to two firefighters and investigations by detectives into multiple set fires linked to youths or vagrants.
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Te Ers
Bachey
Finn Retards
Leonard Baldito
East
Trumbull
Jack Zimmer
Knowlton Street
Grand Street
Robert Carlson
Goodwill Industries of
Bridgeport
Acme Sheet Company
Singer
Main Street
Gleason
Middie Street
Bremen
Golden Hive Sireet
Arch Stre
Sacred Heart U Event Speaker at Park City Council Breakfast
Dr William Conley president of Sacred Heart University will speak at a breakfast after the annual corporate Communion of Park City Council Knights of Columbus. The Mass for St Peter's Church on Beechwood Avenue begins at 8 46 am, followed by breakfast at Knights hall 2500 Park Avenue. Paul L Blacie will be toastmaster.
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William J4. Conley
Sacred Heart University
Park City
Anthony Reds
Marone
Saigon
Bishop Wall
Custis
Curran
Fairfield
Sullivan
Comunists
Lhe
Mons Kong
Hong Kong
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Hong Son
1St Cavalry
Saifon
Saipan
GIs Mauled In Fighting Near Saigon
In a Saturday night battle near Saigon, U S airborne troops suffered heavy casualties as Viet Cong forces, estimated at company strength, attacked paratroopers who had just taken a hill objective. The fighting halted after air strikes and helicopter support, with no confirmed Communist deaths found on reentry.
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U.S
U.S. Airborne
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam Policy Faces Senate Hearing Frenzy
Viet Nam policy division heats up as Sen. Fulbright leads further hearings on emergency Viet Nam funding for 415 million dollars aimed at bolstering anti communist efforts in Southeast Asia. McNamara to testify in closed session, Humphrey declines private appearance as Congress also weighs tax reshaping and new federal judgeships.
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Congress
Yates
Morse-Gruening
Ienate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Tahneen
Robert S McNamara
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Viet Nam
House
House Agriculture Committee
D. T. McGoldrick Named to GE Planning Post
David T. McGoldrick of 21 Harvester Road Monroe is named business planning specialist for General Electric’s Overseas Housewares division. A New Milford native and Holy Cross alumnus, he earned a master’s at Niagara University. He joined GE Housewares in 1937, became gates planner in 1965, and will be headquartered in Bridgeport. He is married with five children.
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David T. McGoldrick
21 Harvester Road
Monroe
General Eldric
New Milford
McGoldrick
Holy Cross College
Niagaranivnrsity
Jocintacick
General Electric
Kansas City
St. Louis
Atlanta
Gates
Marrieg
McGeldrick
Bridgeport
Sonn
Alson E Roberts Dies at 88 Former Plumber and Local Resident
Alson E. Roberts 88, longtime owner of A E Roberts Plumbing, died yesterday in Hillside Convalescent Hospital. Born in Seymour, he lived in the area most of his life and retired years ago after 40 years in business. He was a member of the Master Plumbers association Holy Name Society and Bridgeport Council of Catholic Men. Survived by daughter Dorothy Sperry Bridgeport and many grandchildren. Services Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Cyril F Mullins Funeral Home and 11:30 Mass at St Charles Church. Burial at St Michael's Cemetery.
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Alson E. Roberts
A. E. Roberts Plumbing Company
Alpine Avenue
Hillside Convalescent Hospital
Cyril F. Mullins
Boston Avenue
St. Charles Church
Buria
St. Michael's Cemetery
Seymour
Roberts
Rev John Connor 69 Dies in Naugatuck
The Rev John T Connor pastor of St Francis Roma Catholic church died Sunday after a long illness at St Marys hospital Waterbury He was 69 He served as chaplain at St Marys hospital in Hartford from 1930s and earlier at St Francis hospital He studied at St Thomas Seminary Bloomfield and St Bernards Rochester NY ordained April 2 1923
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Waugatuck
John T. Connor
St. Francis Roma
Father Conboy
St. Mary's Hospital
Waterbury
St. Francs
Father Connor
Y ‘Torrington
New Britain
Iniooville
St. Thomas Seminary
Bloomfield
St. Bernard’s
Rochester
Flo
St. Francis Hospital
Heartford
Mar
Kennedy and Humphrey Clash on Viet Nam Policy Anew
In a televised exchange Kennedy and Humphrey spar over Viet Nam policy with Kennedy denouncing statements that aid the Viet Cong as surrender while Humphrey says his Asia remarks were not personal. Kennedy cites China’s growing involvement and North Viet Nam border airports as potential supports for escalation. Both are floated as possible Democratic presidential contenders.
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ABC
Trumphrey
United States of America
South Viet Nam
Kimphray
Asia
Kennedy
Johnson
Humphrey
United States
Viet Nam
China
North Viet Nam
New York
The Shock of Happiness
An optimistic brief urges readers to harness emotions as a driver of change. It cites examples of a wife a child and a shy person gaining happiness and better behavior through a simple prescription. The piece promotes Match Reader's Digest availability.
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Match Reader's Digest
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Miss Seyfert
Adeas
Miss Hutchins
Albertina Noyes
Boston
Pamela Schneider
Lincroft
Netherlands
AP Wiertolaty’ Cable
Davos
Peggy
Peggy Fleming
Colorado Springs
Colo
Switzerland
New Haven
United
Sampson* Simson
Jews’ Hospital
Me. Sinai Hos Dpital
New York City
C. Harry McGill
NHRR
Tom
Apl-Ciq
George Meany
Democrats
Meany
Afl-C
Building Trades
Labor
Afl-Cio
Miami Beach
W. Willard Wirtz
Frederick IX
Denmark
Margrethe
Copenhagen
South America
Joseph Farrel
Niliam Skuless
St.Vincent's Hospital
Arch Street
Gremen
Sacred Heart U. Heads of C
Solons
D. T. McGoldrick
David T. Megoldrick
John Connor
Naugatuck
U. S
Humphry
Dean Rusk
Secretar
George Wy Hall
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