Murphy Calls Anew For Jetport in Area
A member of the State Aeronautics commission urged anew for a major New York metropolitan area jet airport planned between Bridgeport and New Haven. He asked state representatives from Bridgeport and New Haven to draft a plan for its establishment.
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Eleran
State Aeronautics Commission
New York Metropolitan Area
Bridgeport
New Haven
Francis S. Murphy
West
Hartford
Commission
Connecticut
New York City
Cucran
State Commission
Curran
Richard C. Lee
Bradley Field
Tyne
Civil Aeronautics Board
Driver Dies In Car Crash in Stratford
A 69 year old Stratford man, John F. Vonick, died after his eastbound car rear ended a truck on Lordship boulevard near Honeyspot road at 5 55 p m yesterday. The truck driver Michael L LaSassa 39 of 56 Adams Street Stratford was treated and released. Taxi driver James Hughes 43 of 192 Main Street Bridgeport reported the truck moved as the Vonick car struck. No arrests are planned.
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Lordship Road
Lordship Boulevard
Honeyspot Road
Michael L. LaSassa
Adams Street
Wilson Freight Forwarding Company
Woodend Road
Vonick
James Hughes
Main Street
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hospital
Alfred Miller
Brien ‘Graham
Harold Doherty
LaSasso
Francis McNamara
Anthony, Bredice
Graham
John ‘0 Connor
Joseph Chickas
Albert Evanko
Doctors Strike Against Harlem Hospital Postponed
About 1700 physicians planned to strike Harlem Hospital and New York City public clinics but postponed the action for 24 hours. The dispute centers on the suspension of a doctor who criticized hospital operations, delaying any walkout set for Tuesday night.
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New York
Harlem Hospital
Orig
County Chiefs May Expand Plan Against Teen Booze Trips to N Y
Fairfield County Chiefs of Police Association approved possible expansion of a teen liquor cross border program. Connecticut youths under 21 convicted in Port Chester Village Court for liquor incidents would be reviewed by State Police for action. A five member Port Chester led committee will explore extending the program to neighboring New York towns border Fairfield County.
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Westport
Connecticut
Port Chester
N.Y
Fairfield County Chiefs of Police Association
Louis Winer
Eric Geldart
New York
Fairfield County
Winer
Four States Push for Immediate Penn Central Merger
Washington AP four Northeast states Connecticut New York Massachusetts and Rhode Island urged the Supreme Court to allow the Penn Central merger with the New Haven to proceed now to save the bankrupt New Haven Rail Line. Massachusetts official David Berman called it a quarter to midnight for the New Haven and warned delay could kill the deal and the railroad. The ICC required the New Haven takeover as a condition of merger approval, and the court faces whether to delay the merger which would form a 4 billion transportation system. If not delayed it could take effect about February 1.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Haven
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
David Berman
Berman
Penn-Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
U.S
Justice Department
ICC
Light Viet Cong push into Cedar Falls Triangle
U.S. troops pushed deeper into the Viet Cong iron triangle near Saigon in Cedar Falls the biggest war drive so far with light resistance. Up to 30,000 Americans launched the operation alongside 30 artillery batteries to clear jungle and rice paddies and disrupt a regional HQ. So far 115 Viet Cong killed 28 captured and 230 suspects seized. 90 weapons and 640 tons of rice reported. Meanwhile Deckhouse Five Marines faced sniper fire south of Saigon with no American casualties.
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Saigon
Ben Suc
U.S
Newi Bamcly Aciby
Cedar Falls
Thanh Phu Peninsula
Mekong Delta
Georgia Solons Elect Maddox As Governor
Lester G. Maddox, 51, a Democrat known for segregation fights, was sworn in as Georgia governor shortly after his election by the legislature. He arrived with friends, escorted by state troopers, and took the oath before addressing the General Assembly, signaling a prompt transition in government.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester G. Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
Capitol
Howard H.bo Calloway
Carl Sanders
Surprise Move Tells Red Guards To Temper Attacks In China
Premier Chou En Lai urged Red Guards to temper actions against Liu Shao Chi and Teng Hsiao Ping citing Mao Zedong guidance. News reports say 100000 Red Guards gathered in Peking for bitter demonstrations while posters in Canton attacked Mao. Officials accuse reactionaries in Shanghai of corrupting workers to disrupt production. Red Guards also target deputy premier Neh Jung-chun amid nuclear program notes.
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China
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Mao
Red Guards
Chow ‘En-lai
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Liu
Peng
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Chou
New China News Agency
Shanghai
Red China
Neih Jung-chun
Nich
Red Guard
Red
Baker's Empire: U S Delves Into Baker's Financial Dealings
In Washington, the government opened Tuesday's trial of Bobby Baker, ex Senate page boy turned figure with a $2 million fortune. Prosecutor William Bittman alleged Baker kept $80,000 of $100,000 raised by California savings and loan associations intended for senators' 1962 re election efforts, while defense cited a Kerr loan link in 1963 to rescue Baker's Carousel Motel. Baker, 38, faces charges of filing false tax returns for 1981 and 1962, theft by taking, concealing payments, and conspiring to hide certain payments.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate
U.S. District Court
Baker
California Savings and Loan Associations
William Bittman
Lafe Solon
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Edward Bennett Williams
Powell Denied His Seat Pending Special Probe
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr was denied his seat in Congress on opening day of the 90th Congress as a special committee reviews his qualifications. The House voted 354 to 64 to strip him of power while allowing pay and staff for a five week inquiry. Powell condemned the action as hypocritical and urged Black unity and a third party bid.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
House
Harlem
Capitol
Powell
House Democrats
Adam
Johnson calls for 6 percent surtax to fund Vietnam war
President Johnson urged Congress to raise federal income taxes by 6 percent for individuals and businesses to curb the deficit and support the Vietnam effort. The plan would take effect July 1 and last two years, with an average 20 percent Social Security increase starting July 1. Johnson warned of continued costs and losses, urged restraint in military actions, and outlined other proposed measures including antipoverty funding and a new department of business and labor.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Surnaice
Manu
Ife
Vietnam
Dept
Labor and Commerce
Department of Business and Labor
National Defense
Soviet Union
Mosscow
Congress Faces War Issues and Powell Seat Battle
On opening day of the 90th Congress amid war in Vietnam and a national draft, House members clashed over U S representative Adam Clayton Powell as supporters protested on Capitol steps. Powell’s seat was denied pending a special committee investigation of his qualifications, as Congress mourned Rep John E Fogarty.
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Vietnam
House
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Capitol Hill
Powell
Fogarty
Congress
John E. Fogarty
Senate
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Capitol
Shelton Family Mourns Two Viet Nam Deaths Within Days
AP from Shelton reports Pfe. David Sheehy 22 was killed in Vietnam and his first cousin Spec. 4 Ronald J. Sheehy died in action. Both fathers are twin brothers, the Sheehy family suffers a second loss in under two weeks.
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Vietnam
Sheehy
Pfe
David Sheehy
George Sheehy
Jast Dee
Ronald J. Sheehy
Olivia Street
Derby
Ronald
Joseph Sheehy
House Repeats Curb On Rules Committee
Washington AP A House coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats overturned the 21 day rule designed to curb the Rules Committee. The 232 to 185 vote rejected Democratic Leader Carl Albert’s bid to adopt unchanged the rules of the 89th Congress.
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Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
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