Bridgeport Post and Telegram Subscription Rates
Subscriptions for The Bridgeport Post and The Bridgeport Telegram are listed, with daily and Sunday options, durations, and prices. Rates cover local and extended service beyond 150 miles, with separate single-copy pricing and mail payment terms.
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After Tet What of War
Commentary asks if Tet will mark more than a brief pause in the Vietnam conflict. It notes North Vietnam’s push for a coalition in South Vietnam and warns that negotiations should follow a halt to hostilities. The piece cites Laos style coalitions and urges wary stance to avoid renewed bloodshed.
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Washington
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia
Burma
United States
Korea
Vietnam
Me Tooism Rejected in Republican Party Split
The liberal Eastern wing of the Republican Party faces disarray as regional blocs fail to unite over leadership and platform. While 26 states with Republican governors hold 760 delegates, divisions persist on convention roles. Voter sentiment shifts from me tooism toward economic and security concerns amid national crises. Labor's reduced political leverage may shape the election.
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Republican Party
Midwest
Miami
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Republican Governors Association
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Barry Goldwater
Gallup
Vietnam
National Committee For
Congress
America
Voter Mood Seeks Steady Leadership in Campaign Stage
The electorate seeks a sure hand to steer the country and will not accept uncertain approaches. The rank and file think for itself and represent broad interests, placing politics beyond usual measures at this campaign phase. The piece notes the mainstream political alignment.
Health protection starts with a personal health cost record
Start the year by auditing health insurance and medical costs. Gather last year’s bills and receipts to project health care needs for the coming year and to ensure adequate coverage. The Health Insurance Institute offers a pamphlet with a cost record and questionnaire to guide this planning.
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The
Health Insurance Institute
Park Avenue
New York
N. Y
Science in crime fights urged by Indiana professor
James Osterburg urged upgrades in police training and crime laboratories as essential to applying science to crime solving. He noted 17 states lack labs and argued science can help meet Supreme Court limits on police and prosecutions. The remarks came at a scientific meeting in New York.
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James Osterburg
University of Indiana
University of California
School of Criminology
American Association For the Advancement of Science
New York
Osterburg
Science
United States Supreme Court
Cuba's Farm Drive Falters Under Low Productivity
Cuba's agricultural push under Fidel Castro collapses into disorganization despite leadership visits. Miguel Martin, head of Havana's Prade Unions Confederation, laments workers only to five or six hours daily, causing a daily loss rivaling a full day's work by 50,000 farmers in a nation of 7.6 million. Young farmers desert fields after short weeks, undermining the revolution.
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Washington Stary
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Miguel Martin
Prade
Havana
Cies
Castro
Mao Tseting
Consumer protection laws to reshape 1968 period agenda
A sweeping push for new consumer protections outlines 1968 goals including Truth in Lending, gas pipeline safety, and full disclosure of mail order land sales. The article notes a rising federal role with a National Commission on Product Safety and a National Consumer Federation to press for stringent laws amid industry critique of slow progress and safety gaps.
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America
U.S
Conpress
National Commission On Product Safety
National
Consumer Federation
Congress
Six Reasons for a Mexican Church Matrimony Scandal
In Mexico City a priest asked if anyone knew why Luis Martinez should not marry Ema. Medel Bello and Berta Martinez with her five children stepped forward. Ema fainted. Martinez claimed he divorced Berta months earlier, but police held him for investigation into her complaint of abandonment.
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Mexico City
Luis Martinez
Ema
Medel Bello
Berta Martinez
Martinez
Berta
Romney Loses Ground In GOP Primaries Amid Ike Commentary
The piece notes George Romney’s fall from leading poll status in February 1967 to a poor fourth in GOP support. It cites Eisenhower’s critique that Romney’s stance on Vietnam shows panic, while Nixon gains favor. Polls show Nixon ahead of Johnson and Romney trails, with Romney’s only chance a personal, modest credibility tour in New Hampshire.
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George Romney
Vietnam
George
District of Columbia
Michigan
Romney
Louis Harris
Eisenhower
Ike
Dick Nixon
Nixon
New Hampshire
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Ronnie Reagan
Lake Michigan
Private pension plans surge as a national asset risk debate grows
An AP analysis notes private retirement funds rise from 11 billion in 1946 to 135 billion in 1985 with projections to 450 billion. By 1980 about 43 million workers would hold private retirement rights, about half of private non agricultural employees. Debates focus on funding, potential oversaving, and the role of government versus private plans.
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Senate House
Hanoi's 'Will Talk' Needs Clarification
Washington and Tunis reports say North Vietnam signaled talks with the United States if bombing ends. US State Department seeks meaning of the pledge, with officials noting the statement by Nguyen Duy Trinh may shift positions but awaiting clarification.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Carl Bartch
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Putiny
Bartch
Trinh
Johnson
Barteh
Ouurpuina
Barth
U.S
Cambodia
Sihanouk
Cambodian
Tunis
Tunisia
Tran van Do
Nguyen van Trinh
Monrovia
Liberia
Global tensions and disasters dominate world roundup
Reports describe Soviet tank deployment in Mongolia amid China border tensions and a Soviet led parade in Ulan Bator. India lifts Kashmir political restrictions on Sheikh Abdullah after years of detention. Izmir floods displace families with no casualties reported. In London Olivier and Kedrova win drama awards. Bahia cleanup after floods leaves 50 000 homeless and 200 dead, with epidemics feared.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Mongolia
China
Red Army
Siberia
Russia
Ulan Bator
New Delhi
Mohamed Abdullah
Kashmir
India
Pakistan
Istanbul
Turkey
Aegean
Izmir
Idio
London
Laurence Olivier
Lila Medrova
London Evening Standard
Olivier
Strindberg
Miss Kedrova
Stages
Mad
Ame Ranyevskaya
Chekhov
Sweet Charity
Juliet Prowse
Bahia
Luis Viana Filho
Newsboys in Rome Begin Israel Tour
Eighteen newsboys from nine papers including Hearst outlets The Washington Star and Chicago’s American arrived in Rome for a tour of Israel. Cold rain kept them in their hotel Tuesday before plans to visit the Vatican and other historical sites.
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Rome
UPI
United States
Israel
Hearst
Washington Star
Chicago
American
Vatican
Swedish Board Recommends Asylum for Four U.S. Deserters
The Aliens Board advised Sweden to allow four Navy deserters to stay on humanitarian grounds. Richard Bal Jey John Barilla Craig Anderson and Michael Lindner entered Sweden from Moscow without visas seeking asylum after leaving the Intrepid in Japan in October. The Aliens Commission will issue a final decision soon, with a Thursday meeting schedule, and could refer the case to the government if needed.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Aliens Board
Swedish Aliens Commission
U.S. Navy
Richard Bal Jey
John Barilla
Craig Anderson
Michael Lindner
Moscow
Aliens Commission
Intrepid
Japan
De Gaulle Names Pope Paul VI Apostle of Peace
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle on New Year’s Day 1968 praised Pope Paul VI as the apostle of peace par excellence in the universe. He said the pope’s work stands against absurd conflicts and cited the Middle East and Vietnam as blockages to global progress and development.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Paul VI
de Gaulle
Middle East
Vietnam
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