Unexpected Nolle Ends Solberg Murder Trial
The Solberg murder case ends suddenly as the court nolle pros the main indictment. Judge Douglass B. Weight rules the confession inadmissible for Miranda rights and counsel waiver issues. Solberg pleads guilty to a substituted charge of malicious threatening under the blackmail statute. faces up to 10 years or a $5,000 fine. Continuous coverage notes the sensational nature and divided opinions within law enforcement.
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Richar
Jvorker Harry A
Pica “Hast
Hartland
Superior ‘Court
Douglass B. i Weight
Atidona
Gig Chien
Wright
Litchfield
Thomas’ F. Wall
Solberg
Ralph F.scofield
Quess
Fairfield County Police Pool Crime Details Daily
Fairfield county police to gather daily information on house breaks burglaries and crimes of violence from all local departments. State Police Lt. Foley says data will be compiled analyzed and shared daily to keep officers informed and improve detection.
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Westport
Fairfield
State’ Police
Walter W. Foley
Fairfield County
Weather summary for Bridgeport and vicinity
Variable cloudiness with little temperature change this afternoon high in the 40s. Fair and colder tonight with low near 35. Considerable cloudiness on Friday with seasonable temperatures and a 20 percent chance of brief showers this afternoon and 19 percent tonight. Winds: light from the south to southeast this morning, then west to northwest tonight. Sunrise at 7 10 a.m. with sunset at 5 01 p.m.
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U.S
Bridgeport
Israel and Syria Agree to Halt Hostile Acts at Border
Leaders of Israel and Syria, meeting at the Syrian side of the Jordan River valley near Bnot Yaacov bridge, declared a halt to all hostile acts after five hours of talks chaired by Gen Odd Bull. A second meeting is set for Sunday at Mahanaim on the Israeli side.
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Bnot-Yaacov
Syrianisraeli
Mixed Armistice Commission
Falk
al .A
Jordan River
Bnot- Yaacov
Jacob
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Odd “Bull
U.N
Moshe Sasson
Israeli Foreign Ministry
Voters Name Senators in 22nd District Polls Today
Bridgeport voters head to 11 polling places from 6 am to 7 pm to choose a state senator in a special election held after the Dec 15 death of Senator elect John J Relihan. Three candidates include Democrat Raymond Co Lyddy, Republican Abraham J Gordon, and Socialist Albert M Perrocco.
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Bridgeport
Mainstreet
John J. Relihan
Raymond Co. Lyddy
Relihan
Abraham J.’ Gordon
Senator Relihan
Albert:.m.perrocco
GM and Chrysler Announce Further Production Cuts
DETROIT AP Chrysler Corp and General Motors Corp announced more production cutbacks as auto sales slowed. Chrysler will close three of seven assembly plants for one week and a fourth for two weeks. GM will lay off 1,900 workers indefinitely at plants in Willow Run and Flint Michigan and Tarrytown New York, with about 14,200 still employed.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
Chevrolet
Willow Run
Flint
Mich
Tareytown
N.Y
U S and Red China Hold Warsaw Talks Till June
U S Ambassador John A Gronouski and Chinese envoy Wang Kuochuan met in Warsaw for a three hour twenty minute session. They agreed the next meeting would be June seven with no earlier date due to unrest in mainland China. The talks, last held Sept seven, were postponed from Jan eleven at Chinese request.
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Warsaw
Red China
United States
China
U.S
John. A. Gronouski
Wang Kuochuan
Wang
Gronovski Tatal
Geneva
Archisen
Poland
Wang’ Kuo-chuan
John A. Gronouski
Gronovski
Mongolian Czar Turned Against Mao
A wall newspaper in Peking claimed Mongolia born Vice Premier Ulanfu has moved armed forces in Inner Mongolia against Mao Zedong. Reports describe upheaval in Red China leadership with accusations against Mao allies and probes of the party line in a vast, primitive region south of Soviet-aligned Inner Mongolia.
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Tokyo
Mongolia
Ulanfu
Nner
Mao
I'se-tung
Peking
China
Chiang Ching
Red Guard
Liu Shao-chi
Liu
Chen Yi
Railways
Chiang I-chen
Inner Mongolia
Mao declares large Chinese army on combat alert
UPI reported Radio Peking announcing Mao Tse-Tung has placed the vast Chinese army on combat alert and mobilized units to crush opponents. The broadcast said loyal troops crushed a dragon army uprising in Harbin and that army forces seized control of the province in a show down stage.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse-Tung
Radio
Peking
Mao
Harbin
McNamara Says Viet Cong Build-Up Leveling Off
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told senators that the Communist buildup in South Vietnam leveled off in late 1966. He said more American troops would go to Vietnam over the next 18 months at a slower pace, and that main force Viet Cong units cannot win a major battle against U S forces. He cited a U S strength around 400 000 and projected about 475 000 by year end.
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Bob Horton Washington
Robert S. McNamara
South Vietnam
McNamara
U.S
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations
Defense
United States
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Nha Be
Long Tau
South China Sea
Soviet Chinese Feud Erupts in Red Square
In Moscow the Moscow Peking clash escalates at Red Square as a Chinese journalist claims Chinese students were beaten by Soviet police while attempting to lay a wreath at Stalin's tomb and sing the Internationale. Soviet officials deny the incident and accuse students of anti-Soviet actions. The Foreign Ministry warns it will use force to stop further trouble.
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Moscow
Peking
Red Square
Lenin
Foreign Ministry
Stalin
Joseph V. Stalin
New China News Agency
Fragmented Reading of a 1960s Page Themed Column
A cluttered OCR snapshot lists page sections such as Classified Ads Comics Crossword Puzzle Dear Abby Dr Brandstadt Editorials Fashions Financial News and Obituaries with page numbers and column names. The line hints at a magazine style layout rather than a single news item.
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Telegram
Cigeteses
Teeee
Ussiety
Abby
Brandstadt
M.D
Financial News
Tees
Polly
Rene
Sylvia Porter
TV News Anchors Confronted by Gunman in Miami Break
In Miami during a commercial break television newscaster Ralph Renick faced a gun-waving intruder. The gunman Thomas L. Roberts, 38, was disarmed and Renick was unhurt though shaken. The pistol proved unloaded. Roberts faced two counts of aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Miami
Fla
Ralph Renick
Thomas L. Roberts
Renick
Roberts
Compulsory Vehicle Inspections Proposed in Connecticut Bill
The State Motor Vehicle Department filed a bill requiring annual vehicle inspections for cars registered in Connecticut between April 3 and September 30. Inspections at state licensed stations would cover brakes steering lights exhaust tires and other safety items chosen by the Motor Vehicle Commissioner. Senator Harry S. Burke sponsors the measure stating federal highway safety funds could be impacted without passage. The proposal seeks an $896 000 appropriation.
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Hartford
State Motor Vehicle Department
Connecticut
Harry S. Burke
East Hartford
Burke
House Roll Call Device Fails Test in Hartford
The 1967 Connecticut House opened with a flop as the roll call device could not register Speaker Robert J. Testo’s green necktie wager. Peter Crombie forced a roll call to require the speaker to wear a green tie on St Patrick’s Day, but the tally board flickered and failed to register votes.
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Hartford
Electric Tally Board
Peter A. Crombie
Robert J. Testo
Bridgeport
St. Patrick's Day
Crombie
Mekong Delta Drive Begins With 9th Division Deployment
U S forces launch the Mekong Delta offensive with a reinforced battalion from the 9th Infantry moving into a fortified camp near My Tho to grow toward 30 000 troops. Ground fighting tightens as weather hinders air strikes and a helicopter collision causes casualties at Song Be.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong River
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
My Tho
GHQ
William C. Westmoreland
North Vietnam
U.s.army
Song Be
One Killed and Two Wounded in Nicaragua Clash
National Guardsmen clashed with demonstrators in Managua resulting in one death and two injuries by gunfire. The unrest followed a day of protests over missing relatives of an uprising against the Somoza government. Police seized several opposition figures including Jorge Cardenas, general manager of La Prensa, which the government closed. Steel helmeted guards dispersed crowds at street corners.
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Managua
Nicaragua
National
el Hov
Iguero
Jorge Cardenas
la Prensa
National Guard
Saigon Reacts to Deputy Premier Ouster
The Wednesday removal of Lt. Gen. Nguyen Huu Co from Vietnam's ruling junta sparked unease in Saigon and rumors of a new crisis. Vietnamese sources report 20 to 30 Co supporters, mostly military, placed under house arrest as a precaution while a small troop detachment was seen moving.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Huu Co
Far-Imer
Yas
No Raids Five Miles From Hanoi Center
The Johnson administration barred all U S bomber flights within five miles of Hanoi center. A Joint Chiefs order creates a five mile air sanctuary around Hanoi with a single exception for air to air combat if fired upon. The move follows reports of civilian bombing casualties highlighted by press accounts.
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Washington
U.S
Hanoi
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Harrison’ E.salisbury
New -York’ Times
William’ C.baggs
Miami Daily News
North Vietnam
Dedication Plans For Bridgeport Police Station Still Pending
Public wait continues as the Bridgeport police station at 300 Congress Street, a $1.3 million three story facility, remains without a set dedication or open house. Police Supt Walsh and the Board of Police Commissioners cited a maintenance issue awaiting Civil Service action, with no firm date announced.
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Pete Mastronardi
Bridgeport
Congress Street
Joseph A. Walsh
Board of Police Commissioners
Supt. Walsh
Civil Service Commission
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