Mansfield Pleads Bomb Halt to Spur Peace Talks
Mansfield calls for a pause in bombing to pressure renewed negotiations with Johnson seeking every avenue to reach the table.
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Mansfield
Johnson
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
1
Ribicoff Calls North Vietnamese Bluff On Peace Talks
Hartford Senator Abraham Ribicoff argues the United States must push a peace conference in Vietnam to force North Vietnam to negotiate or lose face. He says U S aims in Vietnam are to protect self interests and deter Red China, and cites corruption among South Vietnamese provincial leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
United States
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
South Vietnam
Democrats Split Over War Policy At Three Day Meeting
Coast party leaders urged end of war with phased withdrawal while Rich ard Richards accused officials of suppressing the report. Warren said absent members backed a pro Johnson statement after initial anti Johnson wording. Humphrey defended the war as a large majority supported the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Richards
Warren
Task Force
United States
South Vietnam
Humphrey
McCarthy
Barry Goldwater
California
California Democratic Council
Harry Ashmore
Pulitizer
The
Arkansas Gazette
Center For the Study of Democratic
Sonta Barbara
Ashmore
Horoscope Offer Promises Daily Computed Readings
An ad promotes electronic computer generated horoscopes for a full month. Send $1 with full name title, address and birthdate to Astrocomp Projections in Phoenix Arizona. A refund is offered if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astrocomp
West Osborn
Phoenix
Ariz
Food Prices Seen Rising 2 to 3 Percent This Year
New York AP report says food prices will climb two to three percent this year. George L. Mohren, assistant secretary of agriculture, cites higher marketing costs and consumer services as causes. He pointed to parking, check cashing, and carry-out services adding to food costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
George L. Mohren
New York Consumers Assembly
Miami's Tough War on Crime Draws Mixed Reactions
The policy announced by Headley aims to crack down on crime in Miami's central Negro district. Local merchants report fear, armed customers, and temporary police presence, with residents split over the approach and its risk of overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headley
John Oakes
Central Negro District
Headiey
Furnace Oil Blaze Damages Heppenstall Co Factory
Firefighters responded to an oil fire at the Heppenstall company on How ard avenue after 4 p.m. Sunday. The blaze started near a furnace when a faulty leak caused oil to spread, ignite, and foam through the floor toward vending machines before being extinguished. Assistant Chief Robert Carlson ordered a recall at 4:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heppenstall Company
Howard Avenue
Recaill
Robert Carlson
Romney Builds Momentum in New Hampshire Campaign
Romney states GOP support from Rockefeller camp is essential and plans a dozen stops daily through Wednesday. He notes mixed crowds, with some enthusiasm and some apathy, as he emphasizes being a concerned citizen rather than a politician while pressing for improved crime defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney
Gov. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Raymond
Hopkinton
Somersworth
Audies
Michigan
New Hampshire
Bridgeport Teachers Reach New Administrators Pact With Ratios
Bridgeport educators approve a contract replacing multiple steps with five pay groups for administrators and supervisors. The top group sets high school principal pay at a base of 16,800, using a 1.50 ratio. year-round work for groups 1–3. summer pay rises for summer school and adult education. dues deductions and ethics code adoption included. Negotiations led by BEA chair Charles Campbell and counsel Frank Mongillo Jr. wrapped swiftly after talks began last October. Mayor Curran endorses the agreement as a realistic step toward education goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Campbell
BEA
Bridgeport
Frank J. Mongillo, Jr
New Haven
Mr. King
Lester S. Silverstone
Connecticut Education Association
King
Curran
O’brien
Campbell
CEA
NEA
Board of Education
Teachers’ Code of
NEA Plan Could Bring $80 Million to Connecticut Education
AP reports NEA proposals could inject about $80.4 million into Connecticut public schools if Congress approves. The plan would add $110.14 per pupil for ages 5 to 17 and raise pay for administrators and teachers with base rates tied to degree steps. NEA president Bralo Alonso cites teacher unrest from crowded classrooms red tape and equipment shortages as drivers of the push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Alonso
National Education Group
Town Folk Avoid Ammo Train Wreck Site
A miles west of Wilmington area remained closed as wreckage from a 99 car freight train carrying ammunition to the Sunny Point depot near Southport blocked tracks. J A Rucker of Seaboard Coast Line estimated clearing would take until at least midnight Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
J. A. Rucker
Rocky Mount
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Army
Sunny Point
Southport
Vietnam
Strato forts blast N Viet positions along the DMZ
U S commanders report North Vietnamese forces moving south of the DMZ after an ambush that killed 19 Marines and wounded 70. Air strikes hit transport and storage targets as a new wave of clashes looms with a Vietnamese army division poised near the DMZ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Khe Sanh
Saigon
North Vietnam
Dmz
Eskimo Misnomer Highlighted by National Geographic
National Geographic notes Eskimo is a misnomer and that the group prefers cooked meat while bearing an Indian name meaning eater of raw flesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic
Pike Road Blocked In Both Directions Downtown
Bridgeport police posted barricades at the Lafayette street entrance and exits. Authorities could not confirm when vehicles would be allowed to drive straight through the pike. Some minor tie ups of trucks and cars were noted on the east side this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Street
Bridgeport
Union Rejects Rolling Mills Pact Still Extends Contract
Local 376 of the United Auto Workers voted to reject a Bridgeport Rolling Mills contract offer after a 1 hour bargaining session. The 120 production and maintenance workers at the Bruce Street brass plant will keep the current deal on a day to day basis with 10 days notice for cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers Union
Bridgeport Rolling Mills Company
John Monahan
Bruce Street
Monahan
Howard Johnson Motor Inn
Stratford
Y Conference Leadership Class To Begin Tonight
A 10 week course on conference leadership starts tonight at 7 at the Bridgeport branch YMCA. Schuyler Y Spaulding leads with supervision and management development focus. Registration at the Bridgeport program office 641 State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Schuyler Y. Spaulding
State Street
Cholko Named Chairman for Bridgeport Boys Club Dinner
Dr. Alphonse Cholko will chair the annual Boys and Girls Clubs of Bridgeport, Inc. dinner honoring four local club directors. The event is Jan 20 at 7 p.m. at the Three Door restaurant on Madison Avenue and will salute leaders aiding over 7,000 members. Tickets are available from 555 Madison Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Cholko
Boys’ Clubs of Bridgeport, Inc
Ray Flicker
Madison Avenue
Joaquim Silva
North End Boys’ Club
Albert Emond
Orcutt Club
Martin Freedman
Middle Street
Anna Baum Shane
North End
Chalko
Jonnt Ieaders
Bridgeport
Knights of Labor Barge Service Costs Discussed
In a Bridgeport meeting of the Knights of Labor clubs, members debate barge service costs. Industry figures indicate an average of about 9.3 cents per ton mile for water transport versus 1.5 cents per ton for rail, as comparisons are drawn by a committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Dustry
Issac
Leonard
Paoletta
James Stapleton
William J
Noble Order of the
Carroll
Boys'Knights of Labor
Clubs
Bridgeport
Uriah Smith
Shovels Sold Out Forces Store to Rely on Broom
In Grand Junction Colorado an AP report notes Main Street workers faced snow cleanup after a storm. A hardware store employee used a broom because the shop sold out its entire shovel supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Colo
Main Street
Surgeons Remove Gall Bladder From Kasperak Case
Kasperak's condition was critical after a gall bladder removal amid a complex transplant saga. Blood loss and organ failures linked to a failing heart, with liver, lung, and kidney complications, followed the operation. The patient received a heart from Mrs. Virginia White of Santa Clara, but died about two hours before the 44 hour transplant operation began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasperak
Virginia White
Santa Clara
GNP Rise Seen for West At 1.7 Trillion In 1968
McGraw-Hill projects Western world GNP at about 1.7 trillion dollars in 1968, up 7.3 percent from 1967. US growth to contribute roughly half of dollar and output gains, with inflation control still a global challenge. Italy Mexico and Japan show strength, while West Germany UK and India face trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McGraw - Hill Publications
United States
McGraw-Hill
Douglas Greenwald
McGraw- Hill
Italy
Mexico
Japan
West Germany
United Kingdom
India
High Winds Down 2 Power Lines in Fairfield Section
Strong winds felled two power lines in Fairfield, with ice and melted snow clogging drains and causing street flooding at intersections. No blocks were reported. Forecast calls for rain ending this morning, then clearing tonight with temperatures near 25 to 30 degrees, and a partly cloudy, colder day tomorrow with highs 20 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Salvage Ship Frees Royal Navy Sub Near Isle of Wight
The 1,385 ton submarine Alliance was hauled off a rocky ledge at Sandown on Sunday by a salvage ship. Thirty four of her seventy crew remained aboard as she was moved under her own steam to Portsmouth naval base after being freed at high tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandown
Isle of Wight
Alliance
Portsmouth
Independent Cabbies Back New York Taxi Strike
Owner drivers of independent taxis voted Sunday to take Tuesday off to support a one day strike by the Taxi Drivers Union AFL-CIO. Radio cabs will refuse calls and no cabs will roll that day as City Council weighs a fare hike to implement a driver pay raise won in negotiations last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taxi Drivers Union
Afl-Cio
Leity
Rites Tuesday For Miss Katherine Fall
Funeral services for Miss Katherine Fall 75 of 50 Fremont Street will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Brook West and Goulding Funeral Home Fairfield with Rev Arthur Bello officiating. Burial follows in Evergreen cemetery Berwick Maine. Miss Fall taught Home Economics at Central High School for 35 years retiring in 1952. She was active in church work and held leadership roles in several organizations. She collected napkin rings from across the country. There are no known survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Fall
Fremont Street
Central High School
Carojton
Fairfield
Braeok
West and
Goulding
Post Road
Arthur Bello
Christ Episcopal Church
Norwalk
Buria
Evergreen Cemetery
Berwick
Somersworth
N.H
Miss Fall
Simmons College
Elmira College
Women's Service Club
Christchurch
Bridgeport Simmons College Club
Daughters of the American Revolution and
Orient
Order of Eastern Star
Jerusaelm
Bridgeport ‘Post
Fire Claims Five Of Long Island Family In Lynbrook
A Lynbrook fire killed five members of the Levy family and injured one who escaped. Leonard Levy 49 Ruth Levy 45 Jeanette 16 Barbara 14 Edward 9 died of smoke inhalation. Helene Levy 21 escaped with serious injuries after turning in the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynbrook
N.Y
Long Islands
South Nassau Communities
Oceanside
Leonard Levy
Ruth
Jeanette
Barbara
Edward
Helene Levy
Shin J
Walter Orlowski Sr Dies at 51 in Fairfield
Walter Orlowski Sr 51 of 70 Hurd Street Fairfield proprietor of Eddie and Sons Ice and Fuel died Saturday afternoon after a sudden illness while seated in his car near the First National Store Post Road Fairfield Dr Stanton R Smith medical examiner attributed death to acute coronary occlusion Services will be held Tuesday at 815 am at Frank M Radczycki and Sons funeral home 305 Pulaski Street and 9 am at St Thomas Church burial in St Michael's cemetery Rosary service tonight at 7 oclock in the funeral home Born in Bridgeport he had lived in Fairfield nine years and was a member of St Michael's Holy Name Society Survivors include his wife Jean McConachie Orlowski a son Walter Orlowski Jr a daughter Joan and a daughter Carol four brothers and three sisters and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Orlowski, Sr
Hurd Street
Fairfield
Eddie and Sons Ice and Fuel Company
First National
Post Road
Stanton R. Smith
Frank M. Radczycki and Sons
Pulaski Street
Walter Orlowski, Jr
Joan Orlowski
Carol Orlowski
Benjamin Orlowski
Edward Orlowski
Henry Orlowski
Bridgeport
Chester Orlowski
Monroe
Hedwip
Bob
Helen Radomski
Eleanor Kline
Cambodia Foils Plot Against Tito
Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced a plot to attack Yugoslav leader Tito during his Cambodia visit. Authorities seized 300 grenades and U S made radio equipment, with arrests of several Cambodians and Chinese. Cambodia warns it will resist any cross-border Communist pursuit after Tito’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanlouk
Tito
United States
Obituaries for Miss Diana Desilets and Mr Robert Abbott
Miss Diana Mary Desilets 86 of 411 Indian Avenue died yesterday in Park City hospital. Funeral services at Frank Polkce and Son funeral residence and St Anthony's church with a requiem Mass. Burial in St Michael's cemetery. Survivors include sister Mrs Parmelia Bacon and niece Mrs Georgette Theriault. Robert W Abbott 71 of Gay Henry Avenue Stratford retired Remington Arms employee died yesterday at Bridgeport hospital. Services at Stratford funeral home and Holy Trinity Lutheran church with burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Abbott was born in Noroton Heights and long a Stratford resident and Remington Arms employee. He was a member of the Remington Arms 25 years club. Amelia Galik Abbott and several relatives survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Mary Desilets
Indian Avenue
Stratfield Hotel
Park City
Frank Polkce and Son
Fairfield Avenue
St. Anthony’s Church
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Thru River
Canada
Miss Desilets
Bridgeport
Parmelia Bacon
Georgette Theriault
Robert W. Abbott
Gay Henry Avenue
Stratford
Remington Arms Company
Bridgeport Hospital
Thurssday
Dennis” and
D'Arcy
Main Street
Holy Trinity Lutheran’ Church
John Chalupa
Lakeview ‘Cemetery
Noroton’ . Heights
Conn
Abbott
Remington Arms
Amelia Galik Abbott
Louis Abbott
Springdale
Loren Abbott
Harry Carlson
Hallandale
Fla
Frank Melbourne
Milford
Milford Man Leroy C Dupee Dies At 62
Leroy C Dupee 62 of 2 Mills Avenue Milford died Sunday in Milford Hospital following a career as a construction worker with Hotchkiss Construction and service as a West Haven fireman. Funeral services Wednesday at 1 AM at Cody White Funeral Home with Rev Edward J Taft officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery New Haven. Born in New Haven he lived in Milford five years and was a member of the West Shore Fire Department West Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mij.ford
Leroy C. Dupee
Mills Avenue
Hotchkiss Construction Company
City of
West Haven
Milford Hospital
Cody- White Funeral Home
Broad Street
Edward JK. Taft
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Evergreen Cemetery
New Haven
Dupee
Milford
West Shore Fire Department
Ingram Funeral Services Set For Mrs. Lillian Ingram
Mrs. Lillian Ingram 72 of Smithberg Md dies from injuries in a three car crash on the Connecticut turnpike in Norwalk. Services planned 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilmot West and Goulding Funeral Home Fairfield with Rev Stanley L Houston officiating. Survivors include daughter Mrs Barbara Ann Sanders and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Ingram
Smithberg
Barbara Ann Sanders
Redding Road
Weston
Stamford Hospital
Connecticut Turnpike
Norwalk
Wilmot, West and Goulding
Post Road
Fairfield
Stanley L. Houston
Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
Ingram
Nancy H. Riley
Rowayton
Richards Avenue
Sanders
Westport Lawyer John D Hoppe Dies in Pelham
John D. Hoppe aged 57 of 3 Ellery Lane Greens Farms died yesterday in Pelham New York. He was a tax department lawyer for S D Leidesdorf Corp burial at Kenisco Cemetery Valhalla. Survived by Harriet F Hoppe two daughters a sister two granddaughters and a niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
John D. Hoppe
Ellery Lane
Greens Farms
S. D. Leidesdorf Corporation
Pelham
N.Y
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Daniel M. Estok
Kenisco Cemetery
Valhalla
West State Street
Silvio Paradis Dies in Belle Garden Calif
Silvio Paradis of Belle Garden California died yesterday. Funeral services and burial will be held tomorrow at 9 15 a m in Belle Garden. Alan Funeral Home Belle Garden is in charge. Survivors include his wife Meralda Paradis two daughters Lorraine Dumont Jacqueline Paradis his mother Mrs Peter Jarvis of Waterville Maine five brothers and one sister several nieces and nephews plus five grandsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvio Paradis
Belle Garden
Calif
Percy Paradis
Fairfield
Cecil Fortin
Stamford
Alan
Peter Jarvis
Waterville
John Paradis
Bangor
Ludger Paradis
Hartford
Adelard
Anthony Paradis
Winslow
Adrian Paradis
Margaret Rancourt
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Ribicoff
Coast Democrat
Buck McCarthy
Miami
Heppenstall Co
N. C
N. Viet
Pike
Rolling Mills
Dr. Cholko
Knights OF Labor
West
N. Y
Long Island
Diana M. Desilets
Onur Zatos
Beauty Shop
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