Fairfield engages Haskins and Sells for town audit
Fairfield selects the international Haskins and Sells firm to audit the deficit riddled tax collector’s books and conduct the annual town audit. First Selectman Sullivan said work will start soon, with the firm expected to begin Monday or Tuesday from its New Haven state office.
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Haskins and Sells
Fairfield
First
United States
Selectman Sullivan
New Haven
Finance Board
Nor' Taan P. Levine
Charles J. O'Leary
Allen, Cassidy and Comny
Allen-Cassidy
John Pinchin
John L. Sullivan
McIntyre Denies Illegal Campaign Funds
UPI reports Senator Thomas J. McIntyre of New Hampshire denies violating federal campaign finance laws after Manchester Union Leader alleged 26 violations. The paper cited 100 contributions from various government and SBA-affiliated individuals, and backed his challenger Harrison R. Thyng.
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Concord
UPI
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Manchester Union Leader
McIntyre
Small Business Administration
Air Force
Harrison R. Thyng
U.S
Youths Flee After Crash of Two Stolen Cars
Six youths fled on foot after two stolen cars collided near Reservoir Avenue and Pratt Street in Bridgeport. One car mounted the sidewalk and struck the front yard of Maurice O Brien, 1165 Reservoir Avenue, damaging sidewalk and landscaping. Patrolman James Moran reported no injuries. The vehicles had been stolen from Alfred Carrano, 59 Bayberry Road, Fairfield, and Mannie J. (truncated).
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Bridgeport
Reservoir Avenue
Pratt Street
Maurice O'Brien
James Moran
Alfred
Carrano
Bayberry Road
Fairfield
Mannie
Carl Sandburg Marks His 89th Birthday Today
Flat Rock North Carolina AP Carl Sandburg celebrates his 89th birthday today spending time in bed and reading history and poetry. His wife Pauli says he no longer grants interviews and has been in ill health for over a year but remains interested in current events.
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Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Flat Rock
Sandburg
Pauli
Puzzle Prize in Sunday Post Clue Contest Reaches $325
The Old Maestro teases puzzle fans as the Sunday Post raises the prize to 325 dollars for Puzzle 659 in 1967. Puzzlers face a tricky word clues test with payoffs for correct entries, while wrong words send them back to square one.
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Sunday Post
Wordsports
The
Fashion Accessory Makers Promise Another Silly Year
New York AP fashion notes from Accessorama Show during New York couture press week. Designers push serenity while accessory makers vow another silly season with flesh color bodysuits, dangling pearls, neon accents, vinyl miniskirts, and bold jewelry displays.
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Jean Sprain Wilson
NEW York
Hannah Troy
Couture Group
Delay Seen in Building JFK Memorial Library
John F. Kennedy Memorial Library may not be built for at least four years, says architect I M Pei. The delay stems from land acquisition issues with the MBTA yards, limiting progress until 1971 and beyond.
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Jfk Memorial Library
Cambridge
Mass
ILM
Pei
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Boston
First Congregational Church
London Girls Ring Up Shoplifting Feud at Schools
Scotland Yard reports a juvenile court case involving four London girls from different schools in a shoplifting contest aimed at outdoing rivals. Detective Sgt Raymond Webbing testified that they toured stores stealing books stockings cosmetics and other goods. Two girls aged 13 and 14 were placed on probation for two years while the younger two had charges dismissed after promising to behave.
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London
Scotland Yard
Raymond Webbing
Wood Green
Romanian Envoy Seen as Next UN Assembly Head
Romanian foreign minister Corneliu Manescu appeared set to win the election as the 22nd session president of the United Nations General Assembly amid regional rotation norms. Informed sources note Guatemala’s Emilio Arenales Catalan and Colombia’s German Zea had withdrawn, raising Manescu’s prospects. The process shows Eastern Europe’s potential inclusion after a partial breakthrough as Hungary’s Karoly Csater was named Main Political Committee chair.
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United Nations, N.Y
Romania
Corneliu Manescu
U.N. General Assembly
122-Nation Assembly
Manescu
ULN
Emilio Arenales Catalan
Guatemala
Zea
Colombia
Latin America
Europe
Karoly Csaterday
Epiphany Services Mark Observances Across Area Churches
Churches across the area mark Epiphany with services and rituals. Greek Orthodox priests bless homes with holy water and share blessed water while Russian Orthodox traditions include a 12 course Christmas Eve supper and symbolic straw and grain. The celebration continues with Vigil Light services and Christmas Day observances.
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Star of Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
River
Jordan
John the Baptist
Christ
Earth
God
Tweetsie Fights Tootsie Line Name in NC Court
Tweetsie Railroad of Blowing Rock sought an injunction to bar a new Chimney Rock venture named Tootsie Railroad from using a similar name. Judge Fred Hasty granted the injunction, citing potential confusion with Tweetsie’s branding and a $69,000 advertising outlay.
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Tweetsie Railroad
Tootsie Line
Charlotte
N.C
Superior Court
Fred Hasty
Blowing Rock
Chimney Rock
Tootsie Railroad
Tweelsie Railroad
North Carolina Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Tootsie
Clyde Tomb
Johnsons reject White House portrait by Peter Hurd
Washington AP The White House declined a commissioned portrait of President Johnson as unsatisfactory to the President and First Lady Elizabeth Carpente rence. The artist said the work was not flawed but differed from expected standards. Rejection cited size Capitol background and stylistic fit with official portraits. The issue may hinge on adjustments suggested by the Johnsons.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Peter Hurd
Hurd
New Mexico
Johnsons
Elizabeth Carpenter
Lyndon B. Johnson
San Patricio
N.M
No Talks Until Bombing Stops Says Ho Envoy
Mai Van Bo, Ho Chi Minh’s envoy to Paris, urged a definite prompt and unconditional halt to U S bombing of North Vietnam as a condition for settlement talks. He spoke to the French Diplomatic Press Association, saying Hanoi would not reciprocate moves. U S State Department voiced cool reaction and said a halt could occur once Hanoi de-escalates.
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Paris
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
North Vietnam
Mai van Bo
United States
Hamai
U.S. State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Washington
Hanoi
Lin Piao may yield to Mao's wife as China's leader
London AP reports British China expert Roderick MacFarquhar predicts Mao Tse-tung's successor could be his wife Chiang Ching if Lin Piao, current defense minister and Mao's No.2, remains a lame duck. He notes Chiang Ching's ascent amid rivalries within Liu Shao-chi and Chou En-lai camps.
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London
Mao Tse-tung
Red
China
Lin Piao
Roderick MacFarquhar
New Statesman
Mao
Chiang Ching
MacFarquhar
China Quarterly Magazine
Chiang
Ching
Peking
Liz Shaochi
Chou En-lai
1966 Vietnam War tolls rise in U S report
Pentagon tallies show 5,008 Americans killed and 30,093 wounded in 1966, with total U S deaths reaching 6,664 and wounded 37,738. The year saw 128 KIA in a week, and 389,000 servicemen on the rails as U S air forces conducted 116 multi plane missions and dropped 4.8 million leaflets.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon
Hanoi
Paris
Mai van Bo
North Vietnam
Nav
Navy
Balky Gambling Witness Faces 90 Day Jail Term
Augustus J. Pace a former Democratic candidate for Stratford town council was held in contempt for refusing to answer questions in the Frank Piccolo gambling case. Judge William H. Timbers sentenced him to 90 days in jail with execution stayed pending appeal. Pace cited self incrimination and limited his testimony to his name and representation.
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Stratford
Augustus J. Pace
U.S
William H. Timbers
Frank Piccolo
Peace Street
New Haven
Pace
Edward J. Burstein
Bridgeport
Jon Newman
Piccolo
Fort Lewis Prepares Large Troop Shipments to Vietnam
The Army announces Fort Lewis will be the main jump-off point for Vietnam troop movements, aiming to double shipments to about 22,000 monthly by June. Initial group of 165 service members will fly from Seattle Tacoma via Northwest Orient, with processing at the Army Personnel Center and quick onward deployment.
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Fort Lewis
Viet
Ft.lewis
Wash
Army
Vietnam
Donald MacGrain
Army Personnel Center
Northwest
Navy
Air Force
Seattle-Tacoma International
Northwest Orient Airlines
MacGrain
62Nd
McChord Air Force Base
Seattle- Tacoma
Orient
McChord
Alaska
Korea
Formosa
Lumber Yard Fire Rages at Danbury Brewster Yard
Firemen fought two alarm blaze at the Danbury Brewster Lumber company on Crosby street in Danbury early today. Strong winds fanned flames spreading from the rear of the premises, with heavy smoke drawing hundreds of onlookers as Harald J. Hibbard of New Fairfield noted yard and warehouses were full of lumber and building supplies.
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Danbury
Danbury-Brewster Lumber Company
Crosby Street
George Hanna
Harald J. Hibbard
New Fairfield
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