Stratford Airport Plan Presented To Town Council
A plan for Bridgeport municipal airport development was presented to Stratford Town Council last night. It outlines runway improvements, FAA landing aids, and a potential extension to accommodate new jet planes from Mohawk and Allegheny Airlines. Mayor Curran urged broad Stratford cooperation and possible road relocations around the new land, with a note on closing runway 34 to prevent landings over residential Lordship.
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Bridgeport
Stratford
Great Meadows Road
Lordship
Mohawk
Allegheny ‘Airlines
Hugh Curran
Curran
Powell Plans Walk in Watts Tour of 14 Colleges
Adam Clayton Powell, ending a self imposed exile, arrived in Los Angeles and said he would visit Watts and begin a speaking tour at 14 colleges and universities across the nation including Florida Duke and Michigan. He left the United States after facing arrest on a criminal contempt charge in New York.
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Los Angeles
Adam Clayton Powell
Watts
Powell
Bahamas
Miami
Fla
U.S
Harlem
United States
New York
University of Florida
Duke
University of Michigan
Weather Forecast for Bridgeport and Vicinity
Increasing cloudiness with snow developing late today and tonight. Temperatures in the teens, slow warming. Snow ends early tomorrow with lingering flurries and continued cold. Snow probability 50 percent tonight 70 percent. Winds southeast at 10 mph through Thursday. Almanac notes January ninth, winter day with 7:18 am sunrise and 4:41 pm sunset.
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Dole U.S
Bridgeport
Legal Marijuana Debate at Bridgeport Medical Forum
A two-doctor two-lawyer panel and a narcotics detective debated marijuana penalties and medical effects at the University of Bridgeport before about 300. They urged continued research while lawmakers consider easing sanctions, co sponsored by the Fairfield County ACLU chapter and the Greater Bridgeport Council of Churches. Dr Brill warned legalization could threaten society and stressed studying long term risks, with Dr Rosenfeld noting risks to youth and rising popularity among middle class users.
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University of Bridgeport
Fairfield County
American Civil Liberties Union
Greater Bridgeport
Brill
J. E. Rosenfeld
Connecticut Department of Mental Health
Transplant Patient Kasperak In Critical Condition After Bleeding
Stanford doctors halted life threatening internal bleeding two days after Kasperak received a donor heart. The 54 year old, conscious and reported to have a well functioning heart, faces severe but solvable complications linked to liver disease and low clotting.
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Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Palo Alto-Stanford Medical Center
Kasperak
Norman E. Shumway
Stanford Medical School
Virginia White
Budget Director Schultze resigns as Zwick named successor
President Johnson announced the resignation of Charles L. Schultze, chief of staff for the government budget program. He will join the Brookings Institution as a senior fellow and teach part time at the University of Maryland. Charles J. Zwick will replace Schultze as director, with a date not yet set. The move comes as Johnson pushes a new 1969 fiscal year budget possibly exceeding 180 billion, with Ackley having resigned earlier.
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San Antonio
LBJ
Zwick
Schultze
Johnson
Charles J. Zwick
Plantsville
Conn
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Italy
Brookings
Brookings Institution
Washington
Kermit Gordon
Budget Bureau
Texas
Surveyor 7 poised for smooth moon landing
In Pasadena, scientists report Surveyor 7 on a precise path with no steering maneuvers needed before landing. The 2,288 pound craft was 50,000 miles from the moon at 5:30 p.m. PST and was expected to touch down around 5:05 p.m. PST. Flight controllers say everything is green with no problems.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lunar
Polls Show LBJ Leading Nixon in Early Surveys
Two public opinion polls released Monday indicate President Johnson leads Richard Nixon. A Harris Washington Post survey shows Johnson as the likely favorite against four GOP contenders if the election were held now. Gallup finds a 46 to 47 percent edge for Johnson in a two way race with 13 percent undecided.
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Washington
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Borls Harris
Washington Post
Harris
Gallup
Nixon
Wing Section Found Near Stratford After Plane Crash Believed
A three foot by two and a half foot white wing section washed up at Long Beach Stratford about 3 p.m. yesterday. Stratford police suspect it came from a Piper Cherokee wreck in the Long Island Sound on December 15 with four aboard. Parts and belongings of two Derby women were later found on Long Island shores. The fragment was turned over to Bridgeport police. Edward Englehardt reported the find to Councilman Walter Auger.
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Long Beach
Stratford
Long Island Sound
Derby
Long Island
Bridgeport Police
Bridgeport Municipal Airport
Edward Englehardt
Long Beach Avenue
Walter Auger
President Johnson's tax plan for new Congress outlined
President Johnson unveiled a sprawling 1966 tax and economic program for the new Congress. He backs a 10 percent surcharge and measures on travel, exports, imports, and gold backing. An insider says the economy is a major factor for voter appeal though a recession could upend plans. The package includes a five year, $200 million push to promote American goods overseas and an earmarked $500 million.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
U.S
House
Ways and Means
Talks With Eshkol LBJ Agrees to Review Israel Defense Needs
President Johnson and Prime Minister Levi Eshkol end talks at the LBJ Ranch with Johnson agreeing to active sympathetic review of Israel's military defense capability. No U.S. arms aid offer announced. Both leaders reaffirmed commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East under a UN resolution.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Stonewall, Tex
Johnson
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Lbj Ranch
U.S
Peace Aim
Eshkol
Middle East
United Nations
Vset
Read School Set to Open After February Break
The Read school in Sindra Park is slated to open after February vacation with classes planned to start February 26. Main construction by Minotti Construction is to finish by February 5 except for the cafeteria. The new combined elementary and middle school will draw grades six to eight from nearby districts and replace the old Read Elementary on North Avenue due to Route 25 project. E Stanton Kennedy resigns as Board of Education representative.
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Sindra Park
Board of Education
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Lyons and Mather
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Taore
North Avenue
Kennedy
E. Stanton Kennedy
Sprint Missiles Fail and Pentagon Stands Firm
The Pentagon acknowledged multiple Sprint short range missiles failed in test launches but described the issues as typical for missile development. Officials said these glitches would not delay deployment of antiballistic defenses, with system readiness targeted in five to six years.
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Washington
Pentagon
Sentinel
Sprint
White Sands
N.M
Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day Page
A catalog-like header lists sections such as Classified Ads Comics Crossword Puzzle Dear Abby Dr Brandstadt Editorials Fashions Financial News and TV Radio Obituaries Sports Theater News and Women’s News with page numbers for each feature. The listing suggests a community newspaper style page layout and regular columns.
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Telegram
Aveveay
Cece
Abby
Brandstadt
M.D
Weteeea
Financial News
Jacoby On Bridge
Voice
Polly
Cosseeees
Sylvia Porter
US and China Resume Warsaw Talks on Issues
US envoy John Gronouski and Chinese representatives met in Warsaw for two hours to discuss positions and intentions. He called the session frank and serious and said it provides a private forum to clarify views. The next meeting is set for May 29 to continue discussions aimed at reducing tensions in East Asia.
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East Asia
Gronovski
Northeast Deep Freeze Keeps Regions Frozen Across Nation
The Associated Press reports bitter cold and heavy snow disrupt highways from the Northeast to the Southwest. Temperatures plunged below freezing in 47 states, with Florida the only state spared. Later the South's warm air began moving northward, hinting at moderation in some areas.
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Associated Press
Florida
Weather Bureau
Beaten Foe Is Pursued By Infantry
In the Mekong Delta 18 miles south of Saigon, about 40 U.S. infantry of the 9th Division met a Communist force near midday, joined by three to four enemy companies totaling nearly 500 men. The battle drew in helicopters and air support. two helicopters fell to enemy fire and a third was damaged. Twenty six enemy fighters were reported killed as the Communists broke contact after midnight, with American casualties not disclosed. U.S. troops then swept the area to pursue the retreating foe. Elsewhere, Vietnamese forces found an enemy weapons cache.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
South Vietnam
9Th Infantry Division
Delta
Snowstorm forecast to hit Bridgeport area with up to four inches
Record low temperatures and a late afternoon snowfall are forecast for Bridgeport and nearby areas. Officials at Bridgeport Municipal Airport in Stratford expect up to four inches and subzero temperatures as a rapidly moving storm arrives this afternoon and exits by Wednesday morning. The chance of snow is 54 percent late today and 70 percent tonight.
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Bridgeport
Weather Bureau
Stratford
January Thaw Likely for Connecticut This Month
A Weather Bureau forecaster cites thaw patterns since 1949 noting January thaws in Connecticut occur mainly in the last 10 to 11 days. Over 19 winters, 12 saw thaws. forecast suggests a thaw between January 20 and 23. Monday kept frigid with Bradley Airport at 5 above zero and Bridgeport at 2 below.
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Connecticut
U.S. Weather Bureau
Jane Varys
Bradley International Airport
Bridgeport
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