Ribicoff Outlines Three Vietnam Paths for Nation
Meriden Senator Abraham Ribicoff told the Chamber of Commerce there are three options in Vietnam: escalate toward war with China, withdraw and hope for a neutral Southeast Asia, or stay in South Vietnam to influence regional development. He urged continuation of U.S. involvement with reforms in Vietnam’s government, economy, and education, voiced concerns over AID bureaucracy, and pressed for clearer accountability and negotiations. He warned against simple answers and called for a flexible, informed policy.
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Meriden
Southeast Asia
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Vietnam
China
South Vietnam
Ribico
Jeaders
Ribicoff
Saigon
Hanoi
Indo- China
Ribicoft
Funds Approved For Recreation Sites In Area
U S Rep John Monegan announced three federal grants to Connecticut recreation sites. Grants total 25 plus state matching requirements. Projects include Osborne dale State Park Derby pond cleanup Candlewood Lake land purchase Danbury for boating fishing and Paugussett State Park additions Newtown forest land.
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Washington
U.S
John
Monegan
Connecticut
Connecticut Democrat
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Joseph N. Gill
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Monagan
Osborndale
Derby
Conn
Candlewood Lake
Danbury
Newtown
Paugussett State Park
State Diver Plans Return To Reclaim Depth Record
Deep diver Robert Croft of Connecticut plans another attempt to regain the world depth record after Jacques Mayol of France surpassed his 217.5 foot mark off Florida. Croft, based at Groton, was aided by campaign head Bob Ellsworth who noted U S readiness but said the federation was not present at Croft's dive. Ellsworth indicated a future Florida return and federation courtesy for Croft's next attempt.
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Krartford
Robert Croft
Jedyard
Florida
Croft
Jacques Mayol
France
Bob Ellsworth
Hartford
Gulf Stream
Fort Lauderdale
Navy
Groton
Mayol
Surace
Ellsworth
U.S
Mayer
World Underwater Federation
Federation
Burglars Hit Five Schools in Danbury Area
Thieves burglarized five schools over the weekend including three in Brookfield and one in Danbury and one in Redding. Entry was mainly by breaking glass with minimal vandalism and money sought in cafeteria receipts. Largest loss cited at Roberts Avenue Danbury, with estimates between 120 and 2000000 dollars.
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Breokfield
Danbury
Redding
Roberts Avenue
Park Avenue
Brookfield
Hucklebery Hill
The
Center
Brookfield High School
Arthur T. Nelson
Join Read
Jin Redding
David G. Protheroe
Protheroe
Stnday
Mid Year Assembly for Bridgeport Council of Churches
The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport will hold its Mid Year Assembly next Monday from 4 to 8 30 p.m. at First Baptist Church Washington Avenue. Dr Cynthia Wedel of NCC will address the dinner meeting. Delegates ministers and visitors may join group meetings and the general assembly with reports followed by a 6 30 dinner.
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Council of Churches of
Greater Bridgeport
First Baptist
Unlil
Committee On
Church World Service
Drug Abuse
Department of Housing and Research
Department of Family Life
National Council of Churches
General Department of
United Church Women
NCC
Wedel
World Council of Churches
Episcopal Church
Assembly
New Delhi
India
Dearborn
Mich
Northwestern University
George Washington University
American Psychological Association
American University
Washington, D. C
Our Christian Concern
Department of Information
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Kennedy
Commission On the Status of Women
Charles E. Schank
Newfield
Mind Test Asked For Self-Ignited Kidnap Suspect
Hartford AP reports Robert M. Layne 24 of Glastonbury requested psychiatric examination after setting fire to himself in a Hartford State jail cell. Layne is charged with kidnapping a Springfield woman and driving her to his home before releasing her at JFK Airport. Layne, wounded, is recovering in Danbury at FCI. A continuance was granted with no plea date set. three weeks until appearance.
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Hartford
Robert M. Layne
Layne
Glastonbury
Springeld
Mass
Kennedy International Airport
New York
F. Owen Eagan
U.S. District Court
M. Joseph Blumenfeld
FCI
Danbury
Federal Correctional Institute
David Margolis
U.S
Blumenfeld
Wapping
Mary E. Menard
Manchester
Belaway
South Windsor Bank & Trust Co
Frederick J. Girouard
Girouard
FBI
Boston
South Station
Lves
Florence
Hartford Charter Oaks
James E. Ward
Connecticut Bank and Trust Co
McCarthy Predicts Johnson Nomination May Fail
In a BBC interview Sen. Eugene McCarthy says there is a good chance President Johnson will not win the Democratic nomination. He declined to assess his own chances and could not predict Democratic convention outcomes. McCarthy said Johnson would likely back Hubert Humphrey if he runs, naming Robert F. Kennedy as the other major contender.
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London
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
British Broadcasting Corp
Johnson
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Tunnel Named for Clifford M. Holland
The Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River is named for Clifford M. Holland, the chief engineer who led the project and oversaw its construction and design.
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Holland
Hudson River
Clifford M. Holland
Wildcat Walkout by 50 at Handy & Harman Fairfield Plant
About 50 workers at Handy & Harman Fairfield plant 1770 Kings Highway walked out over a union claim the firm filled a union job with a non union worker in violation of Local 7201 contract. The company says the temporaryNorwalk assignment followed contract stipulations. Union and company officials plan to meet today to seek a settlement.
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Mandy
Harman Company
Fairfield
Kings Highway
United Steel Workers Union
Non
Peter T. Marsala
Nsw
Stall
Norwalk
Handy & Harman
Dwight F. Fanton
Fanton
Marsala
Six Pennsylvania Students Blinded After Sun-Gazing LSD Incident
Gov Shafer confirms six Pennsylvania college juniors were permanently blinded 18 months ago after staring at the sun under LSD influence. Names and college withheld. reports point to Edinboro State College in western Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Jack Conmy
Office of the Blind
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia
Edinboro State College
Erie
Macmillan Sees LBJ During U S Visit
Former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met with President Johnson in the White House and reflected on changing political landscapes. He noted reporters’ permanence as he toured the press near the president and prepared for a foreign policy discussion and a dinner hosted by the British ambassador.
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Washington
Johnson
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Macmillan
United States
Institute of Foreign Affairs
Patrick Dean
Drug Tasks Hold Up Probe on Alcoholism
A statewide effort to study Fairfield County alcoholism treatment was halted by a surge in drug related duties under Connecticut Public Act 655. The survey, begun last summer, aimed to evaluate the closing of the Fairfield County Council on Alcoholism and assess local support and funding.
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Connecticut
Fairfield County
Donald Anneser
State Department of Mental Health
State Alcohol and
Jyne
Anneser
Fairfield County Council
Hartford
Fairfield
U.S. Public Health Service
Donald J. I[rwin
D-Con
Separate Trials Set For Thoresen and Wife
Multimillionaire William Thoresen III and his wife Louise won separate trials on federal firearms act charges. Judge Doliver J. Carter granted Louise marital privilege to block her husband’s testimony. Attorneys argued to suppress warrants used to seize 70 weapons and munitions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Carter also considers Thoresen’s change of venue request due to publicity.
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San Francisco
William Thoresen III
Louise
U.S
Doliver J. Carter
Thoresen
Thoresens
San Francisco Bay Area
Carter
GOP accuses Irwin of being Johnson’s rubber stamp
The Republican Congressional Committee labels Representative Donald J. Irwin Democrat of Connecticut fourth district as a $30 000 rubber stamp for the Johnson administration It cites a Congressional Quarterly survey showing Irwin opposed LBJ on only 6 of 127 votes in the first session of the 90th Congress and argues he lacks independent thinking.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Committee
Donald J. Irwin
Connecticut
Johnson
Congressional Quarterly
Irwin
LBJ
GOP
WRC sends six cases to attorney general over pollution plans
Five firms and the town of Plymouth were referred for failing to file required water pollution abatement plans by the December 41 deadline. The attorney general may seek injunctive action. The WRC also cautioned Suffield officials that missing deadlines could jeopardize federal and state grants. Additional orders required six municipalities and a businessman to install abatement works.
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Hartford
Plymouth
State Attorney General
State Water Resources Commission
WRC
Beaver Brooks Circuits, Inc
Danbury
Gull Metal Specialists
Plainville
Stevens Paper Mills, Inc
Windsor
Leo Ready Mix Concrete Co., Inc
Thompson, and
City Printing Co
North Haven
John J. Curry
Suffield
Watertown
Eprauttaetor
Colt District
Windham
Bricktop
Graton
U.S. Navy
Herlin
Meriden
Sydney Weiss
Naugatuck
Riddick
Suspect Jailed in Coat Theft Case in Bridgeport
Circuit Court Judge Rodney Eielson jailed Linwood Perry, 29, of 955 Trumbull Avenue for 60 days on a larceny charge after he pleaded guilty to stealing a brown coat worth about 50 dollars from Lilyan's dress shop on Main Street last Oct 20. Bridgeport police said he was seen discarding the coat from the Congress Street Bridge and later identified.
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Rodney Eielson
Linwood Perry
Trumbull Avenue
Bridgeport
Perry
Underwood
Bridgeport Poice
Congress Street
Lilyan
Main Street
Nurses in United States Number Around One Hundred Seventy Three Thousand
A historical note states that about 173 000 registered nurses are in the United States, indicating a large nursing workforce. The figure highlights the scale of the profession within the country.
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United States
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Albert W. Sheckells
Cynthia Clark Wedel
John E. Parker Sr
Warwick, R.J
Wilson Post Office
the Inquirer
Chester T. McNerney
Edinboro
McNerney
Thomas W. Georges
Public Welfare
Norman Yoder
State Commission For the Blind
Associated Press
Museum of Art, Science and Industry
Stratfield Motor Inn
Cameron Mackenzie
Actling
State Health Department
Trumbull-St. Mary’s Convalescent Home
Unity
White Plains Road
Trumbull
Western “Post Road
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