Silverstone Board Raises School Chief Salary to 22000
The Board of Education unanimously approved a 2000 raise for Superintendent Lester S. Silverstone to 22000 per year, effective Jan 1 1967, aligning his pay with his predecessor. Mary Louise Rafferty was raised from 13600 to 15000 as assistant superintendent after the vacancy caused by Silverstone's promotion. Nine teachers were appointed on probation following the vote.
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Board of Education
Lester S._‘Silverstone
Mary Louise
Rafferty
Silverstone
Francis’ J. King
Joseph
B. Porter
Democrats Oust Powell From Education and Labor Chair
In a historic vote the House Democratic caucus removes Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. from chairing the Education and Labor Committee. Rep. Carl D. Perkins, a Democrat from Kentucky, is slated to assume the chair for the 90th Congress beginning today. The action signals a decisive shift in committee leadership.
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Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House Democrats
House Education and Labor Committee
Powell
Washington
House
Adam Clayton
Perkins
Harlem
Carl
D. Perkins
Thor
Stratford selects Partick Bosse for circuit prosecutor post
Partick Bosse was named assistant prosecutor for the Second Circuit to succeed Ed Caldwell. The decision, announced by Senior Judge Milton Reithard, follows years as Stratford town attorney and other local posts. Powell and supporters called the move lynching, while Powell criticized media coverage as agitational.
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Rosse Fof
Stratford
Milton
J. Reithard
Ed Edward
J. Caldwell
Saboratee
Bridget
Mr. Bosse
Weather forecast for Bridgeport area
Increasing cloudiness today with seasonable temperatures highs 35 to 46. Tonight cloudy and warmer with a chance of rain developing into tomorrow. Precipitation probability near zero this morning, 2 percent this afternoon and 56 percent tonight. Light winds 5 to 10 mph this afternoon, shifting to east-northeast 12 to 18 mph tonight.
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Bridgeport
Local Schools Join Creative Arts Program Planned by Board
Bridgeport schools will join Project CREATE a six town creative arts program with a $160 000 grant to be sought under Title 3 of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act The Thomas Hooker elementary school will be center for the local phase of the program through the Connecticut Commission on the Arts guidance and planning continues on the updated application submitted in July
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Bridgeport
Connecticut Commission On the Arts
Hooker Schal
Lester ‘S
Stone
Thomas Hooker Elementary
New Haven Directs Citywide Art Program for Pupils
Brant to fund transport for city pupils to join a program with music, drama, and professional productions plus training in subjects. Mrs Anita S Vogel asked about training value and Mr Silverstone stressed it equals or exceeds performances. Program directed from New Haven with funding details to follow.
Padula Named Field Director for Connecticut Higher Education Aid
Louis Padula of Norwalk and former Republican leader in the Connecticut House was appointed field director for the Connecticut Foundation for Financial Assistance to Higher Education. He will begin next week, earn 6000 dollars yearly plus 1000 expenses, and resign from the commission that loans funds to needy students.
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Hartford
Louis Padula
Norwalk
House of Representatives
Connecticut Foundation For
Padula
Louis Gladstone
Bridgeport
Commission
Westmoreland cites 1966 shift but Vietnam aims unchanged
Gen. William C. Westmoreland says North Vietnam’s strategy shifted in 1966 yet enemy goals remain to unify Vietnam as a Communist state. He notes allies proved effective but foresees no major changes in 1967, warning of continued political and propaganda maneuvering by the Communists.
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U.S
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam’s
Westmoreland
0th Congress Opens Amid Party Quarrels and Powell Firing
The 90th Congress convenes at noon as House Democrats vote to remove Rep. Adam Clayton Powell from the Education and Labor Committee chair. Senators prepare to push for a rule change to end filibusters while Southern members resist. President Johnson plans a state of the union address to be broadcast tonight at 9:30 p.m.
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90Th
Congress
House
Senate
House Democrats
Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
White House
Johnson
Jury Chosen to Try Baker on Multiple Charges
A jury of six men and six women plus six alternates was selected to try Bobby Baker on multiple charges. Judge Oliver Gasch will keep jurors in custody each night as the two to ten week trial proceeds in U.S. District Court.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Oliver Gasch
U.S. District Court
Gasch
Brown to Seek Return Of Vet Memorial Gifts
The Veterans Memorial committee chair Danid A Brown announced at a stormy meeting that he would seek dissolving the committee and returning donations for the proposed monument. Veterans voiced protests as Brown stated the plan would be dropped and the motion adjourned. About 50 people attended with two reps from each of 30 veteran groups present.
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Danid A. Brown
Brown
Fise
Todd
Scully Sentenced 20 Years for Norwalk Bank Robbery
Walter J. Scully received a twenty year prison term and a five thousand dollar fine in U S District Court for the July 24 1963 raid on the Broad River branch of the South Norwalk Savings Bank in Norwalk Connecticut. The holdup netted about three thousand six hundred seventy dollars. He had been sought earlier in 1963 for a May 6 robbery at the same bank. Scully surrendered to the FBI in Fort Lauderdale Florida last July.
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U.S
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Scully
FBI
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Broad’ River
Marchetti Wins Hearing On Gambling Tax Incrimination
The Supreme Court agreed to hear James Marchetti's challenge to wagering tax registration arguing it violates the Fifth Amendment protection against self incrimination. Marchetti was imprisoned in Connecticut for failing to pay a $50 gambling tax, and Frank Costello, later deceased, was originally part of the case substituted by Marchetti.
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Supreme Court
Peiyltega
James (Totto) Marchetti
Connecticut
Marchetti
Communist Party
Subversive Activities Control Board
Bridgeport
Conn
Internal Revenue Service
Frank Costello
Costello
Stratford Budget Draws Criticism of Councilmen
Stratford town budget discussion draws ire from council members over an 11.8 million dollar proposal. Chairman Patrick J. Keogh calls for revision to fit residents’ means, with a public hearing set for January 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Bunnell High School. Town Manager Richard E. Blake notes legal timing requires the budget be printed 10 days after council receipt.
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Patrick J. Keogh
Bunnell High
Keogh
Richard’ E. Blake
Blake
Mr. Blake
Mao's Wife Likened to Eva Peron in Power Tale
A Washington report draws parallels between Chiang Ching and Eva Duarte Peron, noting both actresses who rose with their husbands to wield political influence. It cites Chiang Ching’s 1966 appointment as cultural adviser to the PLA and discusses public perceptions of her growing role in Maoist China.
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Washington
Shina
Chiang
Juan ‘Peron
Chiang Ching
China
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Eva Peron
Eva
Diarte
Strife Spreads to Canton After Chinese Upheavals
Reports from Tokyo say fighting between Mao supporters and opponents has spread to Canton after upheavals in Shanghai and Nanking. The clash involves rival groups in a major southern city as tensions rise across China.
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Nanking
Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Canton
Polar
Nanjing
West Diplomats Sense China Near New Revolution
In London and other capitals Western diplomats assess China as edging toward civil conflict tied to Mao Zedong and Premier Chou En-lai. Reports from Peking describe power struggles with Red Guards and officials, while Taipei accuses Beijing of provoking violence.
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Red China
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Mao Tse-lung
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Canton
China
Mao
Red Guard
Liu Shao-chi
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Shanghai
Soviet Union
Chou
Shan- Shai
Violence in China Could Slow Nuclear Drive and Influence in Vietnam
Washington analysts warn turmoil in major Chinese cities and a broad cultural purge threaten China’s industrial base and nuclear program. Disruption to production may affect arms flow to North Vietnam and potentially alter Beijing’s Vietnam policies amid the Cultural Revolution’s upheaval.
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Hightower
Washington
China
North Vietnam
U.S
Peking Radio
Nanking
Mao
Tse-tung
Peking
Soviet Tass Reports Disorder in China Over Rail Chaos
Tass said Red Guards flocked into Peking from provinces causing chaos in rail transport. Another dispatch claimed Red Guards seized two Shanghai newspapers and accused boards of opposing Mao Tse tung.
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Tass
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