Stron ger Schools Charted for Repairs and Staffing
The school board outlined plans for extensive repairs and improvements including painting and upgrading multiple elementary and high schools, roof repairs, sidewalk work at Longfellow, paving at Elias Howe Lincoln and Hall, heating upgrades, boiler replacements, new floor tile, vandalism repairs, burglar alarms, and expanded parking at Roosevelt. It also approved funds for 20 new teachers, textbook purchases totaling about 107,313, and substitute teacher pay, aiming to keep class sizes under 30 and add a new East Side middle school principal to begin duties next September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Anita
Vogel
Longfellow
Elias Howe
Lincoln
Hall
Sheridan
Garfield
McKinley
Shelton
Central
Harding
Roosevelt School
Miss Cain
Silverstone
Anna M. Cain
Jefferson
Columbus
Peed Roosevelt
Franklin
Liscain
Summerfield
Byrant
Madison
Francis J. King
E. Eugene Spear
Lincoln School
Supt. Silverstone
Supt
James F. Stapleton
Mary Louise Rafferty
Wasserman
Katzenbach To Speak On Dollar Curbs At Meeting
France reports unchanged facts figures and presents the same as elsewhere. The board seeks 8000 for salaries and clerks and 202101 for full time clerks. 18423 for sabbatical continuation. 2000 for medical psychiatric services with possible two thirds reimbursement. 21000 in industrial arts supplies and 20400 equipment. 27000 for high school sports. 27000 payroll data processing. 163000 for evening and summer programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wasserman
School Volunteer Association
PTA
Supt
Silverstone
Museum of Art, Science and Industry
France
de Gaslit
Katzenbach
Thomas M. Doyle
Comptroller's Office
Italian criticizes U.S. Vietnam policy in talks with Katzenbach
Katzenbach met Italian Foreign Minister Amintore Fanfani after arriving from Rome. Fanfani appeared to criticize U.S. Vietnam policy, saying a just and prompt solution to the Vietnamese war would not salve the dollar drain, highlighting tensions over Vietnam's impact on the U.S. balance of payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katzenbach
Rome
Amintore Fanfani
Vietnam
U.S
Fanfani
Irwin Reports Rail Aid Backed For Commuters
Connecticut Transportation Authority said Friday the grant announcement speeds up modernization orders. Kanell noted Supreme Court action could come as sessions resume, with merger approval allowing Penn Central and New Haven integration to take effect February 1 if cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut Transportation Authority
Penn Central Railroad
Kanell
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Penn-Central
New Haven
Planes strike near Red China border amid Hanoi Haiphong gaps
United States fighter bombers hit North Vietnamese targets within nine miles of the Chinese frontier near the border, destroying the Lang Son rail bridge and four anti aircraft sites. Two Thunderchiefs were shot down, bringing US losses to five planes since Wednesday, while Hanoi claims fifteen enemy jets downed. A Soviet blame over a Haiphong freighter prompted a cautious US apology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Air Force
Frontier
Lang Son
Red China
U.S. Command
North
U. S
U. S. State Department
Moscow
Robert J. McCloskey
Washington
Rubbish Fire at Beardsley Terrace
Firefighters were called out at 9 30 last night to douse a rubbish fire near Building 5 Beardsley Terrace apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardsley Terrace Apartments
New Haven R R Silent On Fairfield Depots Bid
The New Haven railroad declined to release any bidding information for Fairfield and Southport depot properties. Bid deadline passed yesterday, with review by real estate lawyers before trustees. Approval by U S District Court and Public Utilities Commission expected, possibly 30 days. Fairfield town did not bid due to public-record concerns raised by First Selectman John J Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven Railroad
Fairfield
Southport
U.S. District Court
Public Utilities Commission
First Selectman
John J. Sullivan
Johnson May Seek More Time on Budget Draft
President Johnson plans additional time to prepare a budget with no complete draft yet. He is expected to address Congress in person after reconvening and is staying at the LBJ Ranch attending to budget matters. Sargent Shriver reported strong 1967 progress and broad support for poverty programs, though Congress reduced the current year appropriation to 1.8 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Christian
LBI
Austin
Veteran’s Administration
Sargent Shriver
Senate
House
Trumbull Boy Fined After Wild Ride
A 16 year old Trumbull youth Russel O Barton of 60 Roger Road pleaded guilty before Circuit Court Judge T Rodney Eielson to disobeying a state traffic sign and overcrowded front seat. He paid 36 in fines after being arrested for driving through a residential Ca noe Brook road area on Aug 12 at 55 to 60 mph with eight youths standing up and waiving at passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumbull
Russel O. Barton
Roger Road
Circuit Court
T. Rodney Eielson
State Traffic Commission
Trumbunt
Canoe Brook Road
Trial for Anti-Draft Acts Highlights Indictment of Spock and Four Others
The 5 defendants face up to 10 000 dollars in fines and five years in prison under Selective Service laws. Raskin, Coffin, and others deny wrongdoing and vow to seek legal defense while criticizing the draft. The indictment centers on a Boston church meeting on Oct 16 and a Washington rally on Oct 20 urging resistance and alleging mishandling of draft documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raskin
Washington
University of Chicago
Institute For Policy Studies
Richard Barnet
Institute
New Hampshire Ave
Dupont Circle
Coffin
New York American Civil Liberties Union
Spock
U.S
Justice Department
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Department of Justice
Hershey
New York City
Goodman
Johnson
Draft
Yale Rites Tonight In Stratford Church
Orthodox churches in the Bridgeport area hold Christmas eve services tonight marking the start of a three day Julian calendar observance. A midnight vigil and Christmas chant are planned at St. John the Baptist Church, 1240 Broadbridge Avenue, Stratford, with mentions of sacred rites and traditional carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
St. John the Baptist
Broadbridge Avenue
Gold
Stratford
Viet Cong Urges Black GIs to Cross Over in 1960s Record
Internal dispatch describes Viet Cong urging Black American soldiers to defect or surrender, promising lenient treatment and repatriation. It cites Claude McClure, a Black prisoner from Chattanooga, and outlines race-related tensions and mixed reactions from Black servicemen amid the Vietnam era, with several unsigned quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Liberation Armed Forces
South Vietnamese National Liberation Front
Claude McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
George E. Smith
Chester
W. Va
United States
McClure
Tyrone Brown
Dixon, I
Cpl
Tommy C. Taylor
Jacksonville
Fla
Pfc
Modesto Cotto
Bronx
Brown
Umpire Bernard Lassogna Addresses Exchange Club
Bernard Lassogna veteran sports official spoke at the Bridgeport Exchange Club luncheon about behind the scenes umpiring, emphasizing mental attitude judgment and diplomacy. He noted coaches and spectators often see only part of a play and urged fair calls, while detailing his roles with the Bridgeport Softball Umpires Association and statewide softball duties. A donation drive to support the Third Marine Division in Vietnam accompanied his talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Jassopna
Bridgeport Exchange ‘Club
Stratfield Motor Inn
Edgar W. Bassick, III
Thomas Garrity
India
Third Marine Division
Vietnam
William R. Pattern
Lassogna
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tassogna
Defense Department
2 Pct Dip Seen In 67 City Births
Preliminary figures from the City Bureau of Vital Statistics show births in the city during 1967 declined nearly 2 percent from 1968. Total births reached 5,459 last year, down from 5,566, with statistics incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Bureau of Vital Statistics
Gov Kirk to Address Greenwich Women Luncheon
Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk will speak at the Greenwich Women's Republican club luncheon at Round Hill Country Club on January 17. He is noted as Florida's first Republican governor in 94 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
UPI
Claude R. Kirk
Florida
Greenwich Women's Republican Club
Kirk
Round Hill Country Club
Blaiberg May Go Home Soon Physician Says
Washkansky, the first heart transplant patient, died from pneumonia 18 days after receiving a new heart. Dr Barnard said there was no evidence of over treatment and suggested antirejection therapy may have weakened natural defenses against infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaiberg
Washkansky
Barnard
Two men fined and jailed in Bridgeport liquor cases
Christopher Arteria, 56, was jailed for up to 40 days or fined 1000 dollars after pleading guilty to keeping liquor with intent to sell. Alphonso Geter, 38, paid a 700 dollar fine after pleading guilty to the same charge. Police raided Arteria’s apartment in April and Geter’s in December 1966. A separate breach of the peace charge against Geter from August 1971 was also heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Eielson
Christopher Arteria
Green Street
Esielson
Arteria
Alphonso Geter
Walter Street
Bridgeport
Geter
Three Drivers Fined Total $400 in Circuit Court
Fines totaling 400 dollars were levied against three men for driving with suspended licenses. Anibal Falcon, 23, of 52 Hanover Street, paid 200 dollars after pleading guilty as a second offender. Peter D. Taylor, 30, of 705 Trumbull Avenue, faced 100 dollars plus 40 dollars for additional violations including disregarding a traffic sign and an improper turn. Richard M. Blakeslee, 20, of West Maven received 100 dollars and 15 days suspended jail after pleading guilty to driving with a suspended license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Eijelson
Anibal Falcon
Hanover Street
Falcon
Bridgeport
Seaview Avenue
Nielson
Peter D. Taylor
Trumbull Avenue
Taylor
State Traffic Commission
Water View Avenue
Crescent Avenue
Norton M. Levine
Richard M. Blakeslee
West Maven
Blakeslee
Park Avenue
Capitol Avenue
Pentagon Firms Dispute Senator on Equipment Spending
Senator William Proxmire blasted defense contractor use of government furnished equipment, citing GAO findings and naming 21 firms as a random sample. Boeing protested potential guilt by association as Proxmire claimed major savings from careful equipment management totaling over 100 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proxmire
General Accounting Office
GAO
Pentagon
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Boeing
Boeing Co
Wichita
Kan
GAQ
Morris
Naugatuck Cop Accused As Food Center Pilferer
A 20 year veteran of the Naugatuck police force, George J. Mezzo, 50, was charged with larceny after state police found cartons of food and other items in his car at the Southbury Food Center. He was suspended pending court hearings and released on his own recognizance for an Ansonia Circuit Court appearance on Feb 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southbury
Naugatuck
George J. Mezzo
Lester Forst
Raymond Redden
Southbury Food Center
Frank Matiano
Naugatuck Force
Mezzo
Bethany Barracks
Ansonia
Clean Air Drive Launched by Connecticut Officials
Connecticut Governor John Dempsey announces the launch of a 126 member Clean Air Task Force to craft a strong air pollution program for the 1969 General Assembly. Isidore M. Wolfson of West Hartford leads the panel as it plans a multi million effort mirroring the state’s existing $150 million anti water pollution drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
Clean Air Task Force
John Dempsey
General Assembly
Isidore M. Wolfson
West Hartford
Wholesale Lumber 1
$1.75 Million Suit Against Bonnie and Clyde Producers
A district court suit seeks 1.75 million dollars in damages for defamation and invasion of privacy on behalf of the late Texas Ranger Capt. Frank Hamer Sr. against the producers of the film Bonnie and Clyde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
Frank Hamer Sr
Heater Fire after Portable Heater Sparks in Fruit Truck
Stephen Williams 58 of New Haven suffered facial and hand burns when a portable heater in the rear of his produce truck at Fairfield Avenue and Middle Street burst into flames. The fire damaged the truck interior and an awning at Mohican Market, with bananas ruined. Williams was reported in fairly cool condition at St. Vincent's Hospital. investigation ongoing. Fire crews Engine 1 and Truck 5 responded, aided by John Olynick who helped Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Williams
New Haven
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Williams
Mohican Market
Fhames
John Olynick
Produce Department
Wiliams
John F. Gleason
Company 5
Grocer and Clerk Held in East Side Gaming Raid
The proprietor Richard H. Kregling and clerk James Rudolph were arrested on policy playing and liquor charges after a police raid on Ross' Superette at 721 Pembroke Street. Detected liquor and gambling evidence were seized and both held on $1,000 bail for Circuit court next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Richard H. Kregling
Tailroad
Trumbull
Ross’ Superette
Pembroke Street
James Rudolph
Beardsley Terrace
Trumbull Avenue
State to Expand Medical Aid for Inmates at Jail
Hartford AP reports Dr M Gould resigns after eight years at Hartford State Jail to focus on private practice. Harold Hegstrom announces expanded medical program at state jails in Hartford Bridgeport and New Haven with two part time physicians per jail and three hospital attendants each, aiming for doubled medical coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
M. Martin Gould
Harold E. Hegstrom
Bridgeport
New Harven
Gould
Hagstrom
Hegstrom
Jose DaCosta
Taok Gould
New Haven
Accidents Can Happen Note Notes Cambodian Arms Shipments
Reply notes discuss Chinese laborers and technicians in North Vietnam estimated at around 40,000, portraying delivery of Chinese arms to Cambodia as routine. Cambodia has long received military equipment from Peking. Ambassador Chester Bowles may visit Washington after his Phnom Penh mission to seek end to Communist use of Cambodian soil as a sanctuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Peking
Chester Bowles
Washington
Phnom Penh
Prison Sentence In Heroin Toss Case In Bridgeport
Superior Court Judge Sidney A. Johnson sentenced a 24-year-old former Bridgeport man to one year and one day to two years in state prison for tossing a packet of heroin in the downtown Bridgeport area last April. The term runs concurrently with a two to five year sentence for Gerald Patrick, already serving for robbery with violence and forgery. Patrick, brought from Somers Institution, pleaded guilty after being observed with a known drug user before discarding the drug packet. State's Attorney Otto J. Saur urged the sentence. Assistant Public Defender Walter J. Flanagan supported it and noted Patrick’s improvement since prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Sidney A. Johnson
Bridgeport
Gerald Patrick
Seabright Avenue
Patrick
Somers
Otto J. Saur
Main
Congress Streets
Johnson
Walter J. Flanagan
John Lopes
North Avenue
Fairfield
Jarceny
Anthony D. Warbero
Forest Lawn Avenue
Stamford
Donate J. Teresco
Victory Street
Cheshire Reformatory
UB Orchestra Concert Delights Community This Jan 14
The University of Bridgeport Civic Orchestra, a 40 piece ensemble conducted by Dr. Raphael Grossman, performs Bach chorale and fugue All Glory Be to God, Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, and Gershwin selections from Porgy and Bess on January 14 at 3 p.m. in the Social Room of the Student Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Bridgeport Civic Orchestra
Bach
Beethoven
Gershwin
Raphael Grossman
University Department of Music
God
Measles and Other Illness Counts by City in State
State Health Preventable Diseases division reports five measles cases in Norwalk and two in Bridgeport over two weeks, the only cases in the state. Seven mumps in Norwalk. single cases in Milford Ridgefield and Stamford. Bridgeport records 195 strep throat cases, Norwalk 65, Milford 38, Fairfield 32, New Britain 25, Westport 22. Fairfield and Norwalk each report one infectious hepatitis case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Bridgeport
State Health Department
Milford
Ridgefield
Stamford
Milford’s
Fairfield
New Britain
Westport
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Irwin
NHRR
LBJ
Trumbull Boy
Yale
Stratford Church
iGov
Inc
Senator
UB Orchestra
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