Shanghai Victory Claimed for Mao and Cultural Revolution
Shanghai reports say workers and mass organizations led by Mao's line seized power from capitalist authorities and launched a new order of proletarian cultural revolution. Broadcasts from Peking and Moscow frame the upheaval as a turning point in the cultural revolution and a struggle between Moscow aligned pragmatists and Peking’s faction prioritizing class struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mao
Liu Shao-Chi
New “Army
Red
Shanghai
Red Guards
Tokyo
Radia Peking
Chou
Peking
Bequir Balluku
Moscow
Pravda
China
Soviet
Communist Party
Soviet Teenagers Train On China Border War Games
Soviet teens near Frunze in Kirigizia participate in a military relay training in compass map reading radio signaling first aid mine clearing and mock battles. A plane drops a message signaling a border violator as students pursue the intruder amid tensions with China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red China
China
Frunze
Central Asian
Kirigizia
Sovietskaya Kir- Rizia
Communist Party
Kirigleia
Border clashes raise warnings over Middle East tensions
The injured rate on the 50 mile Syrian Israeli frontier rises as daily clashes intensify. A soccer stadium incident shocks Israelis and prompts calls for action while the United States urges peace and cautions against wider retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Eshkal
United States
Syria
Israel
Frenchman Maps U S War Terms On Vietnam Peace Path
A French observer argues the United States should halt bombing in North Vietnam and pause troop buildup for three months in exchange for de escalation in Vietnam. He distinguishes two wars, a stoppable push button war for the U S. and a guerrilla war for Ho Chi Minh, noting Hanoi will not negotiate while Viet Cong suffer heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Pacific
Red China
Asia
State Department
Cabernat
United States
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
162 at Yale Urge LBJ to Halt Bombing
Yale students urge President Lyndon Johnson to stop bombing in Vietnam arguing the move could unlock peace talks. They cite shifting attitudes, recent events, and Pham Van Dong's statements as signs of growing flexibility and a path to negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
LBJ
Tokyo quake rattles metropolis with no injuries reported
A minor earthquake shook the Tokyo metropolitan area Sunday night with no injuries or damage reported. No further effects were noted as residents felt a brief tremor across parts of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Toyko
Series of City Breaks Probed Two Safes Targeted
Detectives probed a weekend series of city break ins at multiple locations including Western Beef on Water Street where two safes were targeted and cash stolen or sought. Breaks included homes on Pembroke Street Ruth Street and Williston Street, a Roxy restaurant on Fairfield Avenue, a GE Supply warehouse on Seaview Avenue, and an Economy garbage site. Items taken ranged from cash and coins to a TV set and a vending machine contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dwyer
Western Beef Company
Waterstreet
Robert Cafferty
Cornell Baez
Robert Gregory
J! Coleman McDonough
Raez
Giovanni Esposito
G.E. Supply
Seaview, Avenue
Mary Evola
Post Street
Garape
Samuel Sobel
James Wilson
Williston Street
Teen Couple Injured in Main Street Motorcycle Collision
A 16 year old girl Shellie Zuckerman and 17 year old Donald Krowski were injured when their motorcycle collided with a car at Main and Thorme streets. They were taken to St Vincent's hospital in fair condition. The driver Kenneth Tase, 16, was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main and
Thorme Streets
Shellie Zuckerman
Plattsville Road
Trumbull
Donald Krowski
St. Vincent's Hospital
Henry Milo
Police Hold City Man In Stolen Check Case
Arthur Blackwell of 79 Hill Street is in custody after Bridgeport police linked him to receiving stolen checks. He is held on $2,500 bail awaiting Circuit Court arraignment. Louis Reed of 65 Hill Street, tied to a grocery store holdup and $1,500 in stolen checks, remains detained with bail set at $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Blackwell
Hill Street
Bridgeport
Blackwell
Louis Reed
East End
Reed
Devon Man Held on Assault Charge
Detectives arrested Herbert Braun 26 of 59 Grandville Avenue Devon on indecent assault charges involving juveniles. Detective Robert Carroll said Braun is held on $2,500 bail awaiting further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Braun
Grandville Avenue
Devon
Robert Carroll
Registration Set In New Series Of Mothers Classes
The Visiting Nurse association of Bridgeport announces eight classes for expectant mothers at 87 Washington Avenue. Sessions run Wednesdays 10 to 11 45 a.m. registration at 9 30 a.m. January 18. Topics cover pregnancy, labor, baby care, with films and demonstrations. A maternity tour and conference with Bridgeport hospital are planned. Certificates awarded after six to eight classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Visiting Nurse Association of
Bridgeport
Visiting Nurse Association
Washington Avenue
Nancy Butterfield
R.N
Willl
Poor Need to Identify With Public Tipton Church Talk
The Rev B Cortez Tipton executive director of the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport urged church members to help the poor identify with mainstream life and become full members of society. He tied poverty to broader social issues, noting commuter church dynamics and rising low income families in the area. Four seminars preceded his talk, discussing wealth, poverty, and community solutions with the church aiming to reevaluate its local role. In Athens Greece two Greek freighters with 19 crew aboard are missing in the Aegean amid 70 mph winds, the merchant marine ministry reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Cortez Tipton
Council of Churches of
Greater Bridgeport
First Methodist Church
Tipton
Walter L. Scranton
Elm
Harrison
Golden Hill Streets
Mr. Tipton
Scranton
Stanley E. Wiley
Gordon Bump
Robert F. Sibley
George Chesley
Leis Beach
Chrstian Education
Athens
Greece
Aegean
Greek
Merchant Marine Ministry
Port Said
Egypt
Ayios Athanassios
Milos
Piraeus
Yale Gets Grant To Study Health Center Program
New Haven AP Yale University School of Medicine received a 239000 dollar U S Public Health Service grant to study a prepaid community health service. Prof Isadore Falk will evaluate organizing such a center offering preventive and sick care through a team of physicians surgeons nurses and social workers using local hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
U.S. Public Health Service
Yale University School of Medicine
Vernon W. Lippard
Isadore S. Falk
Lippard
Yale School of Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Famous Artists Exec To Address Bridgeport Rotary
Alexander T. Colt vice president and administrative director of Famous Artists schools Westport will address the Bridgeport Rotary Club at the United Church hall 717 Clinton Avenue. Colt joined Famous Artists in 1963 supervising Westport departments coordinating with New York. He was born Hazleton Pennsylvania and Princeton graduate 1937. He rose from Time Inc staff to NY advertising sales director for Sports Illustrated before WWII service. Colt served six years in the Army earning the Bronze Star and left as a lieutenant colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander T. Colt
Famous Artists Schools
Westport
Bridgeport Rotary Club
United Church
Princeton University
Time, Inc
Cott
Time Magazine
New York
Famous Artists Schools, Inc
Colt
Man to face court on narcotics charge
Nicholas Mainiero twenty six of 410 Chamberlain avenue was arrested Saturday at home on narcotics violations. Police from the Special Services and Tactical unit executed a search warrant and seized suspected heroin and paraphernalia. He is held in lieu of five thousand dollars bail ahead of a Circuit Court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Mainiero
Chamberlain Avenue
Special Services
Mathiero
Ipelloe
Wilbur Barrett
George Wesche
Special Services Division
Massive San Diego Pileup Leaves Two Dead
On the foggy San Diego Freeway Saturday night a minor crash triggered a massive pileup. Two people died and 34 were injured in what police called the worst traffic accident by vehicle count in San Diego history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
SNET Reports Growth in 1966 Phone Use in Conn
SNET, based in New Haven, reports 1,683,000 telephones in service in Connecticut during 1968, up 99,000 from 1967. Preliminary earnings are $3.16 per share for the year, vs $3.07 in 1965, with record installations and high out-of-town calls amid generally good Connecticut business conditions, says SNETCO president Ellis C. Maxcy in the dividend statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Southern
New England Telephone Company
Connecticut
Aerugiout
Snetco
Ellis C. Maxcy
Ghana Probes Nkrumah Wealth Over Six Million Dollars
The government says it will pursue recovery by diplomatic channels and legal decrees. It plans to issue orders with court force against aides whose houses or property were bought for them by foreign interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Nkrumah
Ireas
Ury
Philly Transit Strike Strands City as Traffic Fears Rise
Philadelphia braces for major traffic jams as a city transit strike nears its fifth day. Police enforce parking rules, officials open strike parking lots, and commuter railroads along with taxi firms plan increased service to move workers. Negotiations stall with union seeking higher wages and richer fringe benefits, and no new talks scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Pennsylvania
State Public Utility Commission
New York City
Transport Workers Union
Strike Cost 5.2 Million a Day in Philadelphia
An economist in the city finance director's office estimated on Sunday that the strike of the Philadelphia Transportation Co will cost the Philadelphia area 5.2 million dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
City Finance
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Philadelphia Area
Breach of Peace Charge Against Billy Kenneddy
Billy Kenneddy aged 31 of the Arcade hotel Main street was arrested Sunday on a breach of peace by assault charge after Lasandra Dowe of 180 Main street filed a complaint alleging he assaulted her. Kenneddy is held in lieu of $500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Kenneddy
Arcade Hotel
Main Street
Lasandra Dowe
Vietnam War action near Hanoi and Hue reported
Reports say F05 Thunderchief pilots attacked the Viet Tri railroad yard 30 miles northwest of Hanoi damaging five anti aircraft sites and destroying weapons. USS Coral Sea pilots hit Qui Vinh siding 33 miles southwest of Thanh Hoa. B82 bombers struck near Hue. River patrol boats engaged near My Tho with nine enemy killed and nine sampans sunk. Saigon region saw light casualties and a Mekong Delta engagement left 44 Viet Cong killed and three captured. Navy Undersecretary Baldwin conceded some bombs missed targets in North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Tri
Hanoi
Coral Sea
Qui Vinh
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Hue
My Tho
Saigon
Mekong
U. S
Robert H.B. Baldwin
North Vietnam
Those Who Earn Living in City Should Help It
A Bridgeport University conference on urban problems, January 27 to 29, will gather 160 delegates from churches and community groups at the student center. Rev Werner says the church must be the loving hands of Christ in the neighborhood, reaching to men in local bars and deteriorating apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Bridgeport
Werner
Christ
Johnny Ferrando
Stratford Avenue
Walt
Basie Tonight In Stratfield
Count Basie and his orchestra perform tonight at 8 30 in the Stratfield Motor Inn as part of Gene Hull produced monthly big band series. Basie, a dominant jazz figure since 1936, brings a swinging piano style and driving rhythm that helped shape the Basie Sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Basie
Stratfield Motor Inn
Gene Hull
Basie
Mark Twain
New York City
Count
Theorchestra
Downbeat Magazine
60 Missing Off Korea After 2 Ships Collide
In Pusan South Korea police report 15 bodies recovered and 12 rescued of 87 aboard the ferry Hanjin ho lad after a collision with a South Korean destroyer two miles off the coast Saturday night. National police list 60 missing after reviewing passenger lists at six forts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan
South Korea
National
Hanjl Ho Lad
Opposition Party Seeks to End Rhodesia Crisis
The Sunday Mail reports a proposed path to legality in Rhodesia via a new party. The manifesto calls for Tiger terms and negotiations, criticizing Smith's cabinet subservience and urging a fresh platform for voters to decide on the constitution. Rhodesia has lacked a second white party since 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodesia
Sunday Mail
Smith
Rhodesian Front
Rhodesia Party
United Federal Party
Britain
Pro Smith Rally Ends In Fight In London
Police clashed with thousands in Trafalgar Square and Whitehall as a pro Rhodesia rally broke up in a fight. About 5,000 listened to Duncan Sandys and other Conservative backers of Prime Minister Ian Smith’s white supremacy regime. 11 arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trafalgar Square
Whitehall
Rhodesia
Duncan Sandys
Ian Smith
Joseph OConnell 74 Ex PUC Member Dies in Bristol
Joseph O Connell aged 74 of Bristol died Saturday night at Bristol Hospital after a long illness. A Fordham Law School graduate, he practiced law in New York for eight years and in Connecticut for 35 years. He served as Bristol state representative and corporation counsel, chaired the city board of education for years, and belonged to the Bristol Democratic Town Committee. Survivors include his wife Grace and two nieces Helen O Connell Hartford and Mary Wixsted Elizabeth New Jersey. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Joseph O'Connell
Public Utilities Commission
O’connell
Fordham Law School
New York
Connecticut
Bristol Board of Education
Bristol Democratic Town
Litchfield Executive Killed in Car Mishap
Torrington AP report says Horace W. Whitman a 47 year old Litchfield executive died in a head on Route 44 collision while southbound in a northbound lane. Jeffery Bekasi 17 of Hartfordton was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Whitman was vice president of the Machine Division at Torrington Manufacturing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
Torrington
Horace W. Whitman
Hitman
Jeffery F. Bekasi
Harwinton
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Whitman
Torrington Manufacturing Co
McGee Widow Delia Byrnes McGee Dies at 94
Mrs. Delia Byrnes McGee widow of Patrick T. McGee and mother of City Tax Assessor Frank S. McGee dies Friday at 94. Services set today at Mullins and Redgate Funeral Home and St Patrick's Church for solemn requiem Mass. Burial planned at St Michael's Cemetery. Also noted is the death of Mrs Edward Moyle at Bridgeport Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick T. McGee
Delia Byrnes McGee
Main Street
Frank S. McGee
Mullins and Redgate
Trumbull
St. Patrick's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Obituaries Honor Several Locals With Services Across Towns
Multiple funeral services scheduled for Friday and Saturday honor residents from Stratford Norwalk and Derby. Among the deceased are Mrs Agnes Urban Walker a widow and mother of Police Captain Wilfred Walker Jr of Boston Avenue. Services include 8 15 a m at Cyril F Mullins funeral home Trumbull and 9 o clock mass at St Josephs church. Burial at St Michael s cemetery. Also listed are Frances Cavalle Ursula Renzulli Harold Abrens Elizabeth Sullivan Costello Josephine Curci Martha Jannotti Anastasia Daniels and other local residents with services set across Stratford Norwalk Monroe Milford Fairfield and Shelton. Burial sites include St Michael s Riverside and Mountain Grove as noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Urban Walker
Wilfred Walker
Wilfred Walker, Jr
Boston Avenue
Cyril F. Mullins
Feneral
White, Plains Road
Trumbull
St. Joseph’s Church
Burie
St. Michael's Come
Philip Lacavaile
Frances Lacavalle
Philip Lacavalle
Woodstock Avenue
Stratford
Strattford
Dennis and D'Arcy
Main, Street
St. James
Anthony Renzulli
Norwalk
Ursula Eliano Renzulli
Ely Avenue
Northwalk Hospital
Callins
East Avenue
St. Joseph's Church
St. John's Cemetery
Harold P. Abrens
Milford
Eastern Parkway
Gregory’ F. Doyle
Bridgeport Avenue
William C. Wagner
United Church of Christ
Kings Highway
William J. Costello
Elizabeth Sullivan Costello
Miller Street
Fairfield
William John. Costello
Carolton Hospital
Shaughnessey Brothers
Reef Road
St. Thomas Church
St. Thomas Cemetery
Leonard Carc
Monroe
Josephine, Naputano
Curci
Leonard Curci
Meadowview Terrace
Firs
Felix Curci
Bridgeport
Albert Wed Spear
Fair Field Avenue
Fred Trevorrow, Passor
Stepney Baptist Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Stephen Kenyhercz
Alfred Street
Lesko
Fairfield Avenue
United Church Aof Christ
Alexander Havadtay
Mountain Grove Cemetery
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Asrael
Sea of Galilee
Dishon
U.S
Devon Man
Baltimore
Exec
SNET
Ghana
Orie
Philly
Stratfield
Korea
PUC
Edward Iifoyte
Marilyn Moyle
Birmingham ‘Street
Edward Moyle
Bridgeport Hospital
Hed Ee
Adam 'M
Sobolewski
Adam"m. Sobolewski
Sheppard ‘Street
Bridgeport “Hospital
Dennis ‘and
D'Arcy
St. James Church
Riverside ‘Cemetery
Shelton
Joseph Jannotti
Martha Nuccio Jannotti
Success Avenue
At & Am
Louis A. Abriola and Son
East Washington Avenue
Holy Rosary
Andrew Daniels
Danlo
Anastasia Daniels
Pembroke Street
Krenitsky
Old Forge
Adzima
Arctic Street
Fine Arts
A&p
Centra Main & Barnum
Finisa High
A. Adle
Cupon Tedey
Sridgenert
Rash
Seetenseennnes
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