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Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport Telegram
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Morning Bridgeport Sunday Post
Sunday Post
Sun Post
Associated Press
Johnson calls for true cease fire as first step to peace in Vietnam
In his State of the Union the president rejects North Vietnamese peace feelers and insists on a complete, truly total cease fire before any negotiations. He notes Korea lessons and warns that any pause in bombing must accompany full halt of all hostilities. The North is accused of exploiting pauses to reinforce and reposition troops. He says the nation cannot accept less without risking lives.
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Johnson
State of the Union
Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
Korea
Europe
Iems
Britain
France
di- Douglas
America
Cific
Senate
University of Chicago
New York
William Allen White
Board of Trustees of
Free
Ganization
State of the Nation Address Critiqued as Wartime Spending Rise
The piece faults President Johnson for urging more domestic spending during wartime, arguing it worsens inflation and strains the economy. It notes attempts to place 500,000 unemployables in private industry and criticizes the 6 million housing units plan as misdirected. Congressional reaction is seen as election driven, risking six months of political drag.
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Johnson
Great Society
Flu Epidemic Tightens School Closures Across Buffalo
Dozens of schools in Buffalo remain closed as influenza absenteeism climbs, prompting officials to advise closing only when so many students or teachers are out that lessons cannot continue. The epidemic is wider than expected yet described as mild by epidemiologists.
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Buffalo
Flu Epidemics Across Centuries and Current Outlook
The piece notes cyclical flu outbreaks occurring every two to three years with severe global waves about four times per century. The 1918 19 pandemic killed an estimated 20 million, surpassing WWI casualties, while modern medicine via vaccines and antibiotics reduces risk. The current epidemic is easing, expected to calm by February.
Disruption of U.S. Economy and Widening Worker Struggles
The piece discusses broad economic disruption from rising costs and wage pressures. It notes unions pressing for higher shares, farm workers facing outdated pay amid higher living costs, and calls for government and industry study to find practical solutions to these evolving conditions.
Computerized schooling to start in New York 3000 pupils
The nationwide push will launch the largest computer based schooling project March 15 in 15 New York elementary schools with 6000 pupils. The program provides intensive drill in math reading and spelling and will generate daily progress reports for parents. It is funded by a 2.5 million federal grant aimed at aiding disadvantaged children and boosting future employment prospects.
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New York
Palo Alto
Calif
Everybody's on a treadmill
The piece notes that average wages rose about 4.7 percent last year while inflation reclaimed about 3 percent, yielding a net 4 cent an hour gain. It argues pensions the poor and widows suffered and calls for a tighter government budget to curb inflation, criticizing Congress and the Johnson administration for doing little.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson Administration
Government backs SST faster travel yet warns against long trips
The government pours millions into a supersonic transport while seeking to deter travelers from distant destinations to defend the dollar. A future penalty tax may accompany persuasion as the tourist curb aims to end before SST enters service, stirring doubt about enduring federal measures.
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Washington
Your Time Worth: When to Do It Yourself Versus Hire
Analyzes the monetary value of personal time across income levels guiding whether self painting saves money versus hiring help. It presents hourly rates for incomes from 2,500 to 50,000 dollars, assuming eight hours a day, five days a week, fifty weeks a year.
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Sylvio Porter
Corporation
Record Budget Calls For Hartford Tax Hike
City Manager Elisha Freedman announced a record Hartford budget near $64 million with an 8.5 mill tax increase, the largest in city history. The plan would cut fire department hours while giving raises to police officers as the council weighs the proposal.
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Hartford
UPI
Elisha Freedman
Freedman
Morning Pact Emerges From Dawn Patrols
Early day agreement forms as morning routines shift with the sunrise. Key figures or groups commit to new schedules and duties, signaling a cooperative start to daily operations.
Monroney to review O Briens priority mail plan
National coverage criticizes Postmaster General Larry O Briens proposal to merge first class and airmail into a single priority mail category with overnight delivery. Senator Mike Monroney will scrutinize the plan while noting concerns over service quality and rising rates, and the piece warns of past mail delays and corruption in some post offices.
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Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Larry O'Brien
O'Brien
Monroney
Naional
Congress
Pony Express
O’brien
Washington Post
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Pacifist Senator Douglas Aids New Peace Committee
The Citizens Committee of Peace with Freedom in Vietnam traces to Paul Douglas former U S Senator who, at 75, leads a diverse group including Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower Omar Bradley and other public figures. The panel advocates balanced policy and nonviolent resolution while opposing unchecked aggression and continued bombing in Vietnam.
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Citizens Committee of Peace With Freedom
Vietnam
Paul Douglas
U.S. Senate
Charles H. Percy
Harry S. Truman
Dwight C.D. Eisenhower
Omar. Bradley
Dean Acheson
James F. Byrnes
Douglas
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia
Africa
Europe
United States
Jsalat Inniet
Keep It to Ourselves on Democracy and Politicians
The figure Veritas argues the United States should hide its presidential campaigns from abroad. He cites Gene McCarthy and Lyndon Johnson tours to Vietnam as dangerous displays of democracy. The piece suggests America endures flawed leadership while fearing foreign judgment and urges secrecy.
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Mr. Veritas
McCarthy
Vietnam
Miss Knight
Passport Office
Gene McCarthy
Veritas
Percy
Johnson
Romney
Humphrey
Nix
Harald Stassen
George Wallace
South Vietnam
Thieu
Holt
Michigan
America
Connecticut Democrats plot strategy over Hartford mayor and GOP hopes
The piece argues Democrats secretly influence potential Republican candidates, shifting support away from Romney and Nixon while guarding against Rockefeller. It suggests Democrats want Romney weakened to let Nixon advance, preserving a dead-pan stance on Rockefeller.
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Annf Uccella
Hartford
Congress
Min Daddario
Alan Olmstead
Miss Uccello
Connecticut
John Bailey
Joose
Bailey
Romney
Baiey
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Connecticut Bank Resources Rise in 1967
Connecticut commercial banks reported a substantial rise in resources for 1967 with a 25.3 percent gain in savings and time deposits and a 23 percent overall growth in the first half of last year. Mortgage loans climbed 17.6 percent, outpacing 1966, and forecasts show capital spending up eight percent, total production up five percent, and retail sales up as much as 19 percent in the coming year.
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Hartford
UPI
Connecticut
Connecticut Bankers Association
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