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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1968

Page

3

Fairfield Library Hosts New Framed Prints Exhibit

The Fairfield Public Library invites residents to view a fresh group of framed prints added to the existing collection of 17 reproductions and etchings. The prints are loaned free for one month and may be displayed in the Memorial room from tomorrow through February 2. Artists include Breugel the Elder, Chagall, Rembrandt, Nolde, Wyeth, Klee, Gorky, Mitchell, and an Edo period Japanese artist.

Breugel the Elder Bernard Cathelin Jean - Baptiste Carot Marc Chagall William Kalf Paul Klee Arshile Gorky Bruce Mitchell Emil Nolde Rembrandt Pavel Tchelitchew Andrew Wyeth Edward J. Giblin Central Falls R.J Jean, E. Dorsey Old Mill Road

Homemakers Plan Social Thursday at Fairfield

Fairfield homemakers schedule a social evening for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Albert Ritchel’s home on Southfield road with Mrs Edson Van Brunt as co host. Deed reports note several property sales including Sanford Whitwell to National Distillers and Chemical Corp and other transfers to Robert Sposito Philit Chapel and the Lifet ime Lumber Co.

Fairfield Albert Ritchel Southfield Road Edson van Brunt Sanford Joan Whitwell Mill Hill Road National Distillers, and Chemical Corp Monroe Builders Inc Fallow Field Road Robert and Mary Sposito Lifetime Lumber Company Redding Road Philit and Allison Chapel

Annual Meeting Set For Lutheran Church

The annual meeting of Our Saviour's Lutheran church congregation will be held on Wednesday. Members will vote on reports, budgets, and board elections as part of the church's annual gathering.

Lutheran Church Our Saviour’s

TV Extends Registry For All Programs

Local YMCA officials say cold weather delayed registrations and extend them through this week. Registrations can be made at the Old Post road family center. Evening events include Greenfield Hill Grange anniversary supper and meeting, Grasmere PTA, Holy Family parish games party, and boys recreation at several schools. Ballroom dance classes, 4-H club, PAL units meet at varied times and locations.

YMCA Old Post Road Family Center Greenfield Hill Grange Hillside Road Hall Grasmere Pta Holy Family Parish Old Stratfield Road Holland Hill

Town seeks bids for 65 foot ladder truck sale

The town's purchase department invites bids to sell the 20 year old 65 foot aerial ladder truck once assigned to the Tunxis Hill volunteer fire house. At the YMCA drama workshops led by Helen Barrett draw teens and adults on Mondays and children six to twelve on Fridays. The instructor recently coached youths in a Broadway production.

Tunxis Hill YMCA Helen Barrett

Royalist attack repulsed in Yemen battle near Sana'a

In Yemen a Royalist assault west of Sana'a failed after Republican forces and air power halted the advance. Officials report 170 killed and 45 captured, with Royalist tribesmen wavering as Republican troops, tribes, and militias press the defense. Three Royalist prisoners were paraded in Sana'a amid crowds.

San’a Yemen Khawfan

Surge in Steel Orders Seen as Strike Hedge

In Cleveland AP report steel producers see a surge in orders as buyers hedge against a possible United Steelworkers strike after July 31. Most demand targets January to March delivery with some shipments planned for third quarter. hot rolled and wide plate deliveries lengthened. Steel revisions its first quarter and next quarter shipment forecasts upward amid strong February March activity.

Cleveland, Ohio Steel Magazine Metalworking Weekly United Steelworkers Steel

Yogi Demonstrates Control Over Perspiration in New Delhi

A yogi in New Delhi publicly demonstrates the ability to regulate sweating at will, showcasing a rare bodily control feat. The display draws attention from observers and highlights practices in meditation and physical discipline.

New Delhi

Supreme Court session tackles welfare, church aid, and merger ruling

The court opened its 1968 term with decisions on welfare right to travel, parochial textbook lending and school desegregation pace. It approved the Penn Central merger, boosted Labor Department oversight of union elections, and deemed a 1962 Louisiana private school payment law unconstitutional. Justice Fortas dissented on the merger. Brennan led the union oversight ruling.

Washington Supreme Court Pennsylvania New York Central Labor Department New York Arkansas Lincoln County Jackson, Tenn Hese Penn-Central Interstate Commerce Commission High Court Abe Fortas William O. Douglas Forlas ICC William J. Brennan Jr Landrum-Griffin Brennan Florida Miami Massachusetts Louisiana Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Texas

Kiesinger rules out new arms purchases in U.S.

Bonn chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger ruled out new arms purchases in the United States to offset the foreign exchange costs of American troops in West Germany. He proposed bond purchases and measures with the German central bank to cover costs while preserving Germany’s financial interests. He noted the 220,000 American troops in Germany and referenced last year’s $500 million bond offset.

Bonn Germany Kurt Georg Kiesinger United States West Germany Hel Kiesinger U.S Friends’ House Johnson

Sun-Smash Weaving Fashions For Summer Shorts

Flamboyant group showcases new garments in cotton blends. Low belted pinafores over shorts priced at 21.00 and bow strapped tunics over shorts at 9.00 from Main Floor Sportswear.

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