30 Rookies Take Police Oath and Two Veterans Retire
In Bridgeport, forty officers are noted including Lieut. Robert Dunigan aged 78 of 3422 Main and Sgt. James Falvey of 205 Washington who retire after 41 and 50 years respectively. Two patrolmen quit to join other forces, while 30 probationers begin nine weeks of training under Police Supt. Walsh. Mayors and commissioners commend the new recruits as they enter a challenging career.
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Robert Dunigan
Main Street
James £. Falvey
Washington Avenue
Michael J. McCarthy
Fairfield Avenue
Miami
James M. Mooney
Bridgeport
State Police Department
Joseph A. Walsh
Wilfred Walker
William A. O'Connor
Mr. O'Connor
Local Names Listed in Street Directory Snippet
A fragmentary OCR list includes individuals and addresses: James J. Hanley Jr at 79 Bronx Avenue, Joseph R. Krevis of Building 62 Success Park, Frank R. Jim mie at 32 Dexter Drive, Pedro A. Hernandez at 348 Carrall Avenue, and others such as Liam s on Wentworth Street.
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Thomas F. Giblin
North Anthony Street
George H. Sedgwick
Whittier Street
Richard P. O'Connell
Glenvale Circle
Arnold M. Plotkin
Beechmont Avenue
Russell J. Wellington
Sherman Street
David A. Jaundrill
Dogwood Drive
Henry J. Stone, Jr
Gordon Street
James R. Billings
Park Avenue
Dominick Mandolfo
Parrott Avenue
Michael. .R. Mallin
Merritt Street
Jerry M. DeStefano
Shelton Street
Richard D. Domschine
Maplewood Avenue
Chester A. Zukowski
Virginia Avenue
Robert F. Kwet
Rockridge Circle
John P. Gannon, Jr
Rosewood Place
Nicholas J. Damato
Wayne Street
Gerald E. Warren
Beardsley Terrace Housing residents seek nine walking cops
Mrs Barbara Boyd president of the project tenants association asked the Board of Police Commissioners for at least nine walking policemen in Beardsley Terrace to deter activities there. The board offered tighter radio patrols but took no action. Supt Walsh said no radio cars cover the area and cited 551 tenant calls in nine months, with 16 raids and nine liquor-law violations.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Barbara Boyd
Beardsley Terrace
Boyd
Tenants Association
Pinkerton Agency
Joseph A. Walsh
Beardsley ‘Terrace
Supt
Walsh
BTA
William A. O’connor
Francis Fagan
Wiley Wheeler
Elmer Rinko
No Weakening Of U S Will in Viet Says LBJ
President Johnson declares there will be no retreat from responsibility in Vietnam and frames 1968 as a turning point. He praises Allied resolve after Tet offensives and warnings against weakening will that could lengthen the bloodshed. He vows no betrayal of fighting men or allies.
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U.S
Viet
LBJ
Vietnam
Johnson
Army Gives Up On Vet s Rifle
Funds sent to support a veteran's rifle purchase and legal defense, including over $250 in checks and cash and more than $1,000 in pledges, were reported as part of a campaign connected to a helicopter flight incident in Vietnam.
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Parently
Vietnam
Schadeberg
Wagner
Dialogue Sought Between Civic Leaders and Schools
Bridgeport officials discuss creating a city wide administrator to coordinate adult education and evening programs across YMCA JCC Sacred Heart University University of Bridgeport and local schools. panelists urge resource sharing and targeted programs with community input and reduced duplication.
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Bridgeport
Charles Abraham
Fairfield
Donofrio
Bernard Helfrich
Diocese of
Helfrich
Cu Cators
Stratford
Donald Fowler
Stratford Board of Education
de. H. Parker Lansdale
YMCA
Flint
Martin F. Wolf
William Bevacqua
Leonard Gilbert
L. Scott Melville
Stéphen Onofrey
Bradford N. Warner
Council of Presidents
Anthony Brackett
SPEED
Walter Co. Chop
William#. Cantey
Sacred Heart University
Edwin A. Cox
Donald Crowell
Roger Ludiowe
James Curiale
Louis de Prosio
Daniel Donofrio
Donald W. Fowler
James Halsey
University of Bridgeport
James T. Hamilton
College of Education
Karl Larsen
College of Arts and Sciences
Abraham E. Knepler
Robert Kranyik
H. Parker Lansdale
Marvin Mankowitz
Andrew Warde
Richard Mayer
Harding High School
Very Pey
William C. McInnes
S.J
Fairfield University
Victor Muniee
George E. Rast
Harold Lee
Edward Tamashunas
Guld-I
Evers Wins Runoff Bid in Mississippi Primary
Blind state senator from Vicksburg Evers led the field with 16 068 votes to secure a runoff spot in the 12 county district. He pledged victory in the runoff amid a mixed electorate with federal observers noted at polling sites.
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Thew
Vicksburg
Troy Watkins
Joe Pigott
Hagan Thompson
David Perkins
Evers
Jackson
Willams
Mississippi
Thompson
Johnson
Vietnam
Ellis Bodron
State Senate
Bodron
Washington
Charles Griffin
Utica
Wiliams
Griffin
Perkins
Train Hits Gas Truck Evacuations Placed Around Crash
A tanker with 8,900 gallons of propane collided with a freight train in Hagerstown Md. causing a gas leak. About eight blocks were evacuated by 250 police and fire personnel. The driver was slightly injured and foam was used to control the scene. A large ice block formed over the rupture as authorities kept residents from returning home.
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Hagerstown
Fairchild Hiller Co
Wheeler Reports To LBJ on Viet Trip Early Today
President Johnson, back from Texas, will brief on Vietnam progress upon return. He will chair a cabinet meeting at noon and preside at an East Room ceremony honoring Robert McNamara an hour later. Rostow Christian Johnson and Taylor are named in the advisory context.
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Wheeler
LBJ
Viet
Taylor
Clifford
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Walt W. Rostow
White House
George Christian
Tom Johnson
Texas
Johnson
McNamara
Army Seeks Big Boost for Anti Missile Grid
Army officials told a congressional panel the Sentinel ABM system may need upgrades as Chinese missile threats grow. Col. Thomas N. Chavis said a $165 million lift is being considered to study improvements, within a broader $1.6 billion Army RDT&E request for the next fiscal year.
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Soviet Union
Thomas N. Chavis
Army Research and Development Program
Chavis
Defense Department
In Copenhagen Women Break Into Bus Driver Strikes
A Danish report notes women customers protest scratchy wool sleeves and nylon stockings affecting bus wear. The issue prompts push for longer lasting sweaters and improved city transport attire.
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Copenhagen
Students protest necktie jacket rules at Fairfield University
About 450 students signed a petition demanding loosened dress rules and direct student consultation. Organizers cite a poll showing broad support for informal attire and criticize admin indifference while a dean defends regulations as fostering a professional attitude.
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Ellis
Ster
Richard Otto
William Reilly
Jay Critchley
Kevin T. Kelley
Bruce Schauble
Kevin Brady
Richard Heggie
Emile Canning
Ilion
Charles Fairfax
Free University
James H. Caughlin
Fairfield University
Open Minds On Bridge Plan Questioned By Public Hearings
Connecticut Rep. McLoughlin outlined a bridge study commission review of cross Sound options with Rye Oyster Bay and Bridgeport Port Jefferson spans. He noted local opposition to head locations and said no Connecticut site was chosen while a jetport proposal is under committee review.
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McLoughlin
Commission
Willam J. Ronan
Metropolitan
Commuter
Transportation Aathorny
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York ‘State
Rowan
Tri-State Transportation, Authority
Rye
N.Y
Oyster Bay
L.L
Bridgeporth
Port Jefferson
New York
MCTA
Connecticut Commission
Stratford
Connecticut
Bridge Study Commission
Bridgeport
Dr. Rowan
Rep. McLoughlin
Long Island Bridge
O Dempsey
Joint Chamber
Ronald W. Lind
Stratford Chamber
William A. Jones
Coroner Blames Man In Baby's Car Death
Coroner Irving L. Aronson ruled Norman Duquette of Bristol criminally negligent in the Route 6 and Columbus Avenue crash that fatally injured six month old Denise Reilly of East Hartford. The infant’s head struck the car dashboard while her father’s vehicle hit a utility pole after Duquette’s Bristol car forced the Reilly car into the pole by failing to obey signals and changing lanes.
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Hartford
Bristol
Denise Reilly
East Hartford
Irving L. Aronson
Reilly
Norman Duquette
Bristol Cub
Route 6
Columbus Avenue
Aronson
Duquette
Cuban Crew Seizes Lifeboat After Ship Dragging Anchor
Coast Guard reports the Cuban vessel 26 de Julio repeatedly rammed a lifeboat during an asylum incident in international waters. Captain Ricarda Puri claimed four mutinied crew hid aboard and fled with about 3500 in Cancsian dollars, while a search found only debris.
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26 de Julio
Caviness
Elkins
Chock
Ricardo Puri
Torres
Elkin
Puri
United States
Canada
Cuba
Coast Guard
Hampton Roads
Point Brown
Little Creek
Cuban fishing vessel rammed lifeboat during asylum bid
Cuban Foreign Ministry said the ship involved in an incident off Virginia coast is part of Cuba’s national fishing fleet. Coast Guardsmen reported three Cubans seeking political asylum seized the vessel but could not bring it to Norfolk. The men abandoned in a lifeboat were rammed by the ship, then claimed they were alive and headed back to Cuba.
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Havana
Virginia
Cuba
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Norfolk
Palladium Cargo Worth 508351 Stolen at Kennedy Airport
The two palladium shipments valued at 508351 dollars were stolen from KLM cargo at Kennedy Airport by men posing as a truck driver and guard. The 700 pounds of palladium were en route from the Soviet Union to Englehard Industries of Newark. Englehard later reported the theft to the carrier and authorities.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
Soviet Union
Englehard Industries
Newark
N.J
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Airport I
KLM
Tuesda
Englehard Company
Englehard
Compromise Civil Rights Bill Draws Senate Debate
Senator Dirksen indicated a compromise proposal may make some racially motivated assaults federal crimes while others remain federal regardless of motive. He noted broad agreement aside from Southern opponents and planned to seek a motion to cut off debate, with potential votes this week and possible delay if absentees alter the tally.
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Dirksen
Dirksen Bends To Support New Civil Rights Bill
Washington AP report notes Everett McKinley Dirksen, Senate Republican leader, moves to rally votes to break a filibuster and save a civil rights bill. It contrasts past 1964 65 actions with his 1966 opposition to federal enforcement of open housing as a matter of principle, indicating the bill’s fate hinges on his stance.
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Washington
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Senate
Dirksen
Caution Urged On Transplants Of Human Heart
A private chartered science group warns heart transplantation remains experimental and cautions against wide use. The panel notes eager surgical capability exists but full study and long term observation are lacking. They urge restricting procedures to institutions meeting strict criteria.
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Eta
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James P. McLoughlin
Willam. A. Jones
Bridgeport Chamber
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Long Island Sound Bridge
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McComb
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Watkins
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Franklin
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Warren
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Adams
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B. Cortez Tipton
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