Bridgeport Telegram Publication and Subscription Details
The Bridgeport Telegram, a morning newspaper published by The Post Publishing Company, offers multiple subscription plans including daily, daily with Sunday Post, and monthly options with prices listed for Bridgeport and beyond 150 miles. The paper notes association with The Associated Press and local circulation practices.
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Bridgeport Telegram
State St. Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Post
Audit Bureau of
the Post Publishing Company
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Sunday Post
Sun Post
Bridgeport
Associated Press
New Year outlook on self change and attitude
Socrates suggests self change, not calendar shifts, governs happiness. Jan realities stay the same. only a new look at ourselves can alter our lives. Those who seek the good and think well of life will be happier. others will spoil gifts through lingering flaws.
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Socrates
Pre-Admission Testing Aims to Cut Hospital Costs
In Des Moines Iowa a pre-admission testing program started in October shortens hospital stays by testing patients before admission for nonemergency surgery. Urinalyses and blood counts precede admission while insurers cover outpatient testing as if the patient were hospitalized. Advocates say tests improve efficiency without lowering care quality.
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Des Moines
Iowa
To Health Insurance Institute
New Nepotism Law Reshapes Federal Hiring Rules
The rider backed measure to bar hiring relatives across all federal branches, redefining relative to include first cousins, in laws, and step relations. President Kennedy and Congress previously faced cases like Robert Kennedy in the cabinet and Adam Clayton Powell with his wife on the payroll, sparking calls for a nationwide ban.
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Congress
Kennedy
Robert
Adam Clayton Powell
Law limits appointing relatives to civil positions in government
Walter Trohan explains a new law barring officials from appointing employing or promoting relatives in any agency they serve. The rule excludes existing relatives under a grandfather clause and does not fully eliminate nepotism across the federal workforce.
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Walter Trohan
Defense Department
Pentagon
Secretry of Agriculture
Interior Department
Bobby Kennedy
Gold Rush of 1967 Fades as Gold Buying Slows
The piece notes a cooling gold fever after Britain's devaluation, with the U S and seven European nations maintaining a $35 an ounce gold buy policy. It details central storage of foreign gold in New York, Fort Knox, and the Fed, and reflects on vast untapped global gold reserves while critiquing politics and Soviet life.
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Britain
U.S
N.Y
France
Manhattan
Fort Knox
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Garrison Never Quits
New Orleans District Attorney James Garrison spoke at the University of New Mexico amid sharp claims about a Kennedy assassination conspiracy. He asserted President Johnson knew of the plot and obstructed the inquiry by hiring witnesses, drawing criticism for instability and unsubstantiated charges.
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Garrison
Denver
New Orleans
James Garrison
University of New Mexico
Kennedy
Albuquerque
Johnson
Kent State Students Hunger Strike Over No-Dunk Rule
Two Kent State University students initiated a hunger strike in Kent, Ohio, vowing to endure until Christmas to protest a new no-dunk rule they say destroys the most exciting play in college basketball. Their act highlights campus activism amid debates over athletics and civil discourse.
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Akron Beacon-Journal
Vietnam
Kent State University
Kent
Ohio
Knights Lances Blunted by Senate Office Costs
Washington lawmakers face tight budgets as new U S senators struggle to fund offices and staff. Private funds spark controversy while officials debate centralization and computerization to handle rising mail and workload.
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Washington
NEA
U.S. Senate
Capitol Hill
Senate
Sugar
John .Q
Richard Nixon
Sen
Thomas Dodd
90Th Congress
Charles Percy
Chicago
Percy
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Oregon
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Sam Ervin
Bobby Kennedy
Drug pricing woes spark protest over generic drug use
National briefing notes rising drug costs in medical welfare programs tied to brand-name reliance. Sen. Russell Long cites $200 million in 1968 federal state drug expenses, forecast to rise to $500 million. HEW studies delay reform while taxpayers bear the burden of varying prices and high profits.
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Russell Long
D-La
Kent County
Mich
Cook County
Chiago
HEW
U.S
Washington
Distant Planets May Harbor Advanced Civilizations
Astronomers at the AAAS meeting discuss the chance of intelligent life on many planets and the possibility they beacon us with simple coded messages. Dr. Sagan notes we would likely hear a basic universal code, while Hafner outlines methods using radio or molecular signals to identify intentional messages. The panel warns of long delays in any reply and notes Earth’s broadcasts may signal our existence to distant worlds.
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Alton Blakeslee
NEW York (Ap
Carl Sagan
Harvard University
Tobriand
Pacific
Earth
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Everett M. Hafner
University of Rochester
Hafner
U.S
Nals
Sagan
Bernard Wagner
Columbia University
Rockefeller University
Soviet Union
Mars
Marconi
Vigorous Soviet Scan Program Faces Broad Limits
Soviet astronomers pursue a wide scanning program including matches, keys, toys, coins, and attempts to detect intelligent signals and other phenomena, while facing practical and methodological constraints.
Self Destruction in Steel Policy Fumes over Imports
A pointed critique argues American steel imports from West Europe and Japan erode domestic capacity. The piece cites 1957 to 1966 growth, 80,000 lost jobs, and policy failure by administrations to curb reliance on foreign steel. It blames self-inflicted trade choices, Kennedy Round effects, and calls for restoring a domestic steel supply.
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Eisenhower
West
Europe
Japan
Taft
St. Lawrence Seaway
American Midwest
Great Lakes
Geneva
U.S
William Roth
Adam and Eve Crusoe Live Off Coconuts on Pacific Isle
Bruce Johnson and Shari Quam recount a 40 day Robinson Crusoe style retreat on a small South Pacific island. They survived on coconuts and crabs, built a lean-to, and faced near hunger and rats before signaling a passing copra boat. They plan to write a book titled Adam and Eve Crusoe after medical treatment in Suva.
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Honolulu
UPI
South Pacific
Bruce Johnson
Shari Quam
Los Angeles
Samoa
Suva
Fiji
Miss Quam
Johnson
Tahiti
Hawaii
Johnon
California
Venezuelan Mass Ceremony Grants Family Names to Children
In Caracas a mass wedding united 39 men and 78 mothers who had lived together, enabling many children to adopt the fathers' family name. The event advances efforts against common law unions and illegitimate births, a persistent social issue in Venezuela.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Valentin Brito
Raul
Loni
el Universal
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