Bridgeport Telegram publication details and rates
The Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post publish schedules and subscription prices. The Bridgeport Telegram is a morning daily, with Sunday Post editions, serving local news under The Post Publishing Company. Rates list 1 year daily 21.00 with Sunday Post 34.00, other terms and regional rates included.
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Bridgeport Sunday Post
Sunday Post
Sun Post
Associated Press
Visitors in Vietnam Rally for VIP Scrutiny
A Vietnam era column notes 38 visiting lawmakers and dignitaries in four weeks, led by two U.S. senators and 36 House members. It discusses the need for security, transport, and courtesy for VIPs, the cost coverage by Uncle Sam, and whether such visits aid the war effort.
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Vietnam
U.S
House of Representatives
Saigon
Elsworth Bunker
William C. Westmoreland
Uncle Sam
Bus link between Teterboro and Manhattan airports tested
A joint Port Authority airline venture ran a bus shuttle linking Teterboro New Jersey with Manhattan's West Side Airlines terminal. The train of delays at Newark LaGuardia and Kennedy spurred the move. Yet the service loses money, with ridership at 1.5 dollars per passenger for a 12 mile 20 to 30 minute trip. Connecticut observers are urged to note the dubious outcome.
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Teterboro
N.J
Manhattan
West Side Airlines
Newark
LaGuardia
Kennedy
Port of New York Authority
Port Authority
New Jersey
Connecticut
To Get Her Man Today A Girl Must Play Golf Tennis Bridge
A bold social note suggests a wife or partner should master golf tennis bridge and guitar to win a man today. It frames the playing fields as social capital and courtship skill in a lively era mood.
Certified Secretaries Moving Toward Professional Status
In Kansas City the Institute for Certified Secretaries pursues professional goals with exams, aiming to elevate secretaries beyond typing and shorthand. Dr Donald Roark of Mississippi Chemical Corp leads the movement, arguing a secretary should extend the executive, perform independent tasks, and even manage offices in an executive's absence.
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Institute For Certified Secretaries
Kansas City
Donald Roark
Mississippi Chemical Corporation
Institute of Certified Secretaries
Roark
Labor Costs Rise Boosting Price index Across 1960s
The piece notes a 5 percent rise in labor costs last year amid sluggish productivity growth, pushing the cost of living higher. From 1960 to 1964 productivity averaged 4 percent annually, but the past year saw output per hour inch up, while wages surged, feeding inflation and a 108.3 price index by 1967 compared with 1957–59 levels. The author argues wages must track production gains to restrain living costs.
Mice steal beer then flee to another pub
In Caterham England a public health inspector investigated a pub owner’s complaint that beer vanished nightly. Mice chewed a hole in pipes from basement barrels to upstairs pumps, stealing beer each night. The tale ends with a light note on mice seeking another free beer source.
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Caterham
England
Two Sides Of US Policy Analysis By Dennen
Analysis argues US foreign policy in 1968 shows limited success across Vietnam the Middle East and Europe. It notes communist expansion checked in Vietnam and China turmoil complicates Moscow Beijing relations while NATO unity persists despite De Gaulle era doubts. Major powers seek stability through diplomacy rather than victory.
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Leon Dennen
NEA
Johnson
Vietnam
U.S
Middle East
Europe
Southeast Asia
Russia
North Vietnam
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Moscow
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Israel
Egypt
United Nations
Washington
London
United States
de Gaulle
NATO
France
West Germany
West Europe
Too Late For Flu Shots
Hartford Courant notes influenza is a broad label for many illnesses this time of year. Vaccination offers little benefit after onset. true flu requires lab diagnosis, and a serious outbreak is not imminent. Rest remains the main remedy while defenses build.
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Hartford Courant
U S Firms Offered Job Training Money
The government offers 45 million dollars in job training funds to 300 firms under President Johnson's program. Firms must train and then hire about 12,000 hard-core unemployed poverty victims, with a 15 month training period and a guaranteed job at its end.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate debate over financial disclosure standards heats up
An AP analysis notes a Senate clash over how much money and which sources lawmakers must disclose. Sen. Clark seeks annual public reports for senators and aides earning 10,000 dollars or more, while Sen. Dirksen opposes broad disclosure. The ethics committee plans a moderate stance, with deadlines possibly delayed by civil rights fights.
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Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilingis
Ethics Committee
Select Committee On Standards and Conduct
Clark
Dirksen
Sen
Ate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Newspapers urge halt to bombing to test Hanoi peace feeler
U.S. editorials across New York Boston Chicago Nashville Cleveland Washington Atlanta Augusta Roanoke Milwaukee urge President Johnson to halt bombing North Vietnam as a test of Hanoi’s claim it will talk. While some favor wait and see, many call for talks to begin with a bombing pause and possible ceasefire.
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New York
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Washington
Nguyen Duy Trinh
United States
New York Times
Boston Globe
New York Post
Dean Rusk
Chicago Sun-Times
White House
Ho Chi Minh
Nashville Tennessean
Cleveland Press
Thien
Saigon
Chicago American
Vietnam
Washington Evening Star
North
Washington Post
Inter
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Atlanta Journal
Augusta
Roanoke
Trinh
Milwaukee Journal
Castro’s Cuba Remains Firm Amid Economic Strain on Ninth Anniversary
Fidel Castro spoke to about 200,000 Cubans in Marti plaza on his ninth anniversary, asserting Soviet support keeps Cuba afloat despite shortages and gasoline rationing. He said Cuba has drawn advances on fuel shipments since 1967 and cannot endure empty tanks, while Moscow’s aid, Latin American embargo resistance, and Cuban resolve sustain his regime.
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United States
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Castro
Marti Plaza
Quiet New Year’s Day Observed Amid Snowmobile Noise
The author recalls a quiet New Year’s Day fantasy spoiled by a snowmobile’s whine across fresh snow. Once a rare bind, New Year’s silence is interrupted by modern sounds, leading to ruminations on retreat to a rural enclave with a county bill of rights guaranteeing quiet on New Year’s Day.
Navy Receives Newest Nuclear Sub at Groton
The Navy commissioned the submarine Pargo at Groton, described as among the quietest and best, with Vice Admiral Colwell praising its antisubmarine capabilities. President Johnson witnessed keel initials from 1964, and Cmdr. Steven A. White assumed command. The Pargo is 292 feet long, displaces 4060 tons, and can fire the SUBROC missile. It marks the fourth nuclear boat Electric Boat delivered in 10 months.
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Groton
LBJ
John B. Colwell
Naval Operations
Pargo
United States Navy
Colwell
U.S
Johnson
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Cmdr
Steven A. White
Ledyard
Conn
Navy
Subway Heads Hope To Use Heat to Cool
New York transit officials study using brake heat from subway trains to power a thermal electric air conditioning system. HUD provides a $170,000 grant for a demonstration. City has 600 new cars on order but conventional cooling raises energy use and space concerns.
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New York
Transit Authority
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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