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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1968

Page

6

Bridgeport Telegram Ad Rates And Circulation Details

Public notice lists subscription rates for daily Bridgeport Telegram and Sunday Post, with weekend options and long distance pricing. It notes publication by The Post Publishing Company and that Bridgeport Telegram copies may be substituted for The Bridgeport Post on holidays.

Bridgeport Post Bridgeport Telegram Audit Bureau of the Post Publishing Company Bridgeport Sunday Post

North Korea Seizes U S Vessel Pueblo Prompting Show of Force

The Pueblo seizure sparks calls it a breach of international law and a possible prelude to broader conflict. Senator Russell urges immediate return of the ship and crew while the United States deploys Enterprise and two destroyers to the Sea of Japan. President Johnson faces a defining test of American resolve amid Cold War pressures.

United States North Korea U.S Pueblo Richard B. Russell Senate Armed Services Committee Enterprise Sea of Japan Korea Wonsan Vietnam South Vietnam Republic of Korea Johnson Soviet Union Cuba China

Mansfield Warns on Pueblo Seizure Potential World War Risk

Senator Mike Mansfield warned that the Pueblo seizure could spark a larger conflict through Vietnam. He urged President Johnson to act decisively to redeem the situation and deter Soviet and Chinese actions without escalating involvement.

U.S.S. Pueblo Mike Mansfield Vietnam Johnson Mansfield Soviet Union China

Pious falsehoods about LSD danger warned as morality tale

A modern cautionary tale claims six Pennsylvania students were blinded by the sun while using LSD. The piece argues such stories are fabricated miracles and moral lessons, noting the sensational account arose from good intentions to warn against mind altering drugs.

Pennsylvania

Youth seeks facts over pious drug myths, study says

An analysis argues that youths distrust old prohibitions on LSD and other drugs, preferring clear reasons and hard facts about legality and safety. It notes a generation demanding explanations for rules on drugs, sex, and conduct, and warns against relying on fear-based, dogmatic ethics.

Draft violations rise with war, yet opposition lags behind

Attorney General Ramsey Clark cites 1918 WWI convictions at 8,422 and 1944 WWII at 4,609 as much higher year figures than 1965 to 1967 Vietnam draft convictions totaling 1,760. Judges increasingly seek prison terms equal to two years for draftees, while honest conscientious objections persist. Selective Service remains the duty and fairness aim.

Ramsey Clark Vietnam Draft Board Midway

New Name for Surcharge Tax in Johnson Plan

President Johnson reshapes his income tax increase by renaming it the anti inflation tax. Critics call it a tax on a tax, hoping to rally opposition by stressing inflation fears and burden on taxpayers.

Johnson House Ways and Means Committee Wilbur Mills

Helmet Rule Urged After NHL Player's Death

A death in the NHL prompts calls for mandatory helmet use for all players. The author compares football's past lack of headgear to today and urges President Campbell and the Board of Governors to enact an immediate helmet rule for on ice play.

National Hockey League NHL Campbell Board of Governors

Health gap in U S care demands new approach

The piece warns the United States ranks 22nd for men's life expectancy and 15th in infant mortality, with large disparities by race and income. It argues soaring costs and unequal access, calling for a radical rethinking of delivering medical care to the poor and elderly.

U.S Australia Iceland France Belgium U.S. Oere Poland Jamaica Brunei Borneo Charles Mayo Mayo Clinic New York-New Jersey U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

White House Delays Panel Pay Rise Report Action

The White House and Senate and House leaders privately pause any discussion of a blue ribbon panel's pay rise report. The plan would raise top officials and judges salaries with Hubert Humphrey and Warren both slated for $60,000, Congress members to $45,000, and federal judges matching boosts. The move is framed as non election year action.

White House Senate House U. S Congress Hubert Humphrey Supreme Court Warren

Congress sticks to spending cuts to aid economy

The article notes Congress will likely pursue further spending cuts rather than tax increases, backed by Commerce Dept GNP figures showing slow real growth in 1967 and inflation eroding purchasing power. It argues Johnson cannot secure new programs and money in an election year without Congress.

Congress Commerce Department GNP National Industrial Conference Board Mac Lyndon Johnson Johnson

Britain faces possible Labor Conservative truce amid economic woes

London AP report outlines talk of a hidden Labor Conservative understanding aimed at stabilizing wages and the pound. Key figures warn of a coalition risk while devaluation and public spending cuts depress the economy and set the stage for a potential national response.

London Britain Harold Wilson Labor Wilson Edward Heath Lord Thorneycroft Harold Macmillan Thorneycroft Macmillan Lord Shawcross

Venezuela's election fate shaded by Bravo and communists

The piece portrays Douglas Bravo and his guerrillas as a Cuban backed threat to Venezuela's December election. It notes Venezuela's mixed economy under AD rule, reforms by Leoni, and limited U.S. influence, with internal rifts and talks of a leftward opening shaping a fragile political landscape. It references Betancourt, Mora, Barrios, and Rangel, plus Moscow Castro tensions and wary U.S. reaction.

Caracas Venezuela Douglas Bravo Che Guevera Bravo Guevara Latin America Fidel Castro Cuba Batista Viet Cong Thieu Saion LitUe Communist Party Romolo Betancourt Leoni Democratic Action U.S Alliance For Progress Middle East Western Europe Domingo Alberto Rangel Rangel Perez-Jimenez AD Party Betancourt Old Guard Gonzalo Barrios Reinaldo Mora Luis Beltran Prieto Figueroa People’s Election Movement MEP United States

West German exile leader questions relations with Czechoslovakia

Walter Becher, head of a Sudeten refugee group, said no normal ties with Czechoslovakia while claiming the 1938 Munich pact remains valid. He demanded Bonn honor the Sudetenland position, speaking as West Germany sharpens policy toward East Europe.

Munich Sudeten Bonr

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