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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1968

Page

2

Brown and Smith take refuge at Cuban Mission after clash

Brown and SNCC aide Bob Smith flee into the Cuban Mission to the United Nations on East 67th Street after a police confrontation as officers tried to search their package. SNCC chief Stanley Wise denounces the incident, saying police violated Cuban soil sovereignty.

Brown Smith East 67Th Street Fifth Avenue Missi Omar Ahmed Congress of Racial Equality SNCC Bob Smith Stanley Wise John V. Lindsay New York City United Nations Wise Republic of Cuba New York Lindsay Mavana Miami Havana Jacques Nevard Jot Brown Gleason Lakeman Alfred Smith Gleason J Nebraska

Soil Surveyor 7 Tests Lunar Soil Near Tycho Crater

Surveyor 7 continues lunar soil experiments by exposing surface samples to radiation to identify elements. Earlier Surveyor 5 found equatorial soil similar to Earth basalt. Tycho landing site in the south central highlands will reveal regional differences, with the craft operating smoothly after a Sunday launch from Cape Kennedy.

Earth Tycho Cape Kennedy Fla

Monsignor Devine Reported Doing Well After Surgery

The Very Rev James P Devine pastor of St Charles Roman Catholic Church underwent routine surgery yesterday and was reported to be doing well last night He also serves as chancellor of the Diocese of Bridgeport

James P. Devine St. Charles Roman Catholic Church Monsignor Devine Diocese of Bridgeport

Attack Fails On GI Post Near Saigon

Near Saigon the Riverine Force 2nd Brigade of the 9th Infantry Division clashed with two enemy platoons. By afternoon contact was heavy, then light as the enemy withdrew after bombardment. Americal Division reports 28 North Vietnamese killed in Que Son Valley with 14 U.S. wounded. Air war continues with strikes near Hanoi and along the Cambodia border.

9Th Infantry Division U.S U.S. Americal Division Que Son Saigon China Cao Nung Hanoi Navy Demilitarized Zone Tay Ninh

Atomic Holocaust Seen If Nuclear Arms Not Curbed

Rusk warned that without curbing arms, an atomic Holocaust looms. He noted seven years without a nuclear bomb in anger despite crises from Berlin to Vietnam and the Cuban Missile Crisis, stressing the need to keep the nuclear genie in the bottle as a daily objective.

Berlin Vietnam Rusk

Court Aide to Speak At DeMolay Dinner

William Risko juvenile court probation director will speak at the 45th anniversary Bridgeport DeMolay dinner tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple 3045 Fairfield Avenue. A demonstration by the Bridgeport Police K-9 Corps will be another feature of the event.

William Risko Wil Bridgeport Masonic Temple Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport Police

Shoreline sewer overloading prompts regional survey findings

A regional survey on shoreline sewer systems shows New Haven with 60 percent combined sewers and Bridgeport about one third, highlighting overloading risks. Cities outline plans to expand facilities, add secondary treatment, and separate combined lines as Stratford, Westport, Norwalk, Stamford, Bridgeport, and New Haven adjust to rising discharges and seasonal peaks.

New Haven Bridgeport Long Island “Sound Stratford Westport Norwalk Stamford Wilton Trumbull East Haven West Haven Hamden Woodbridge

Calliope Hunt On For Pleasure Beach

Bridgeport Park and Recreation seeks a calliope for the refurbishing Pleasure Beach merry-go-round. Williams reported several inquiries to local calliope fanciers yielded no results. Plans call for spring reopening of the old ride once refurbished. a tape recorder was used in later years.

Bridgeport Park and Recreation Department Pleasure Beach Joseph A. Williams City Park and Recreation Board of Park Commissioners Calliope Williams Park Commission Russell F. Neary Neary Newfield Park Park Commissioners Board of Education Hedges Stadium Curran Park Department Harding High School Kennedy Stadium Park Committee Albert A. Snyder Greenhouse City Board of Apportionment and Taxation Beardsley Park Park Board Fairchild Wheeler Park A. Ward Macabee Harold Berkowitz Seaside Park Berkowitz Seaside Bath House

Park Board Reappoints Williams as Director of Parks

Neary announces the City Park Board reappoints Williams to another year as city director of parks and recreation. He praises Williams as outstanding and cooperative with the board. Mrs. Marlinedes is also reappointed to another term as clerk of the park board.

Liams Commission Neary Williams Bark Martin Marlinedes

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