Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post rates and notes
The Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post publish daily and Sunday Post editions with subscription rates listed for 1 year and 6 months. The paper notes Holi day copies from The Bridgeport Post and states mailing terms, penalties, and AP partnership details.
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No Response to Mandate in Johnson Budget Critique
The writer argues President Johnson presents an incomprehensible $169.2 billion budget framed by a national income accounts approach. Tax projections show $147.1 billion revenue and a $2.1 billion deficit, claimed to mask full government spending. The piece criticizes policy as ignoring the electorate's call for restraint and advancing war in Vietnam alongside Great Society programs.
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Arecedent
Vietnam
Castro’s 1959 actions blamed. ex-Cuba official weighs impact
Rufo Lopez-Fresquet, former Cuban treasury minister, argues no U S action in 1959 could have softened Castro. Now published memoirs through Hoover Institution quote him saying Castro aimed to socialize Cuba to sour relations with the United States. He cites expropriation demands, curt Washington visit, and lack of clear U S intent as factors shaping the anti U S campaign.
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Cuban leader voices plan to retire and act as elder statesman
Lopez-Fresquet counters saying Castro rejects authority and will always resist any limits on his power. He notes Castro speaks, eats, moves until exhausted, and fights until killed. He claims Castro has rebelled against Batista, Cuban community, United States, and would rebel against Russia.
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Batista
United States
Russia
Peace Ship Savannah Ends Service After Two Years
The experimental nuclear powered Savannah completed in 1961 at a cost of about 40 million dollars faces being laid up when the subsidy contract ends August 20. Unions protest, citing its high operating costs and staffing challenges, while the Maritime Administration hopes to preserve the project as a pioneer in peaceful atomic energy.
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Savannah
Eisenhower
United States
Maritime Administration
Cars Safety Features Debate Slows Across Nations
A fragmented view of modern car safety emerges as designers and governments clash over needed features. Dr. William Haddon Jr. says findings from tests will guide public conclusions, while Ogonyok hints at Soviet motives behind Jack Ruby’s death, tying into broader conspiracy claims.
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William Haddon, Jr
National Traffic Safety Agency
Public Speaks On Powell in House Fallout
Washington Daily News reports Rep. Adam Clayton Powell temporarily denied a House seat after a sweeping vote. House leadership cites discipline for disorderly conduct while keeping Powell on payroll and offices during inquiry, with public opinion driving the action.
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Harlem
Your Money's Worth on Casualty Deductions 1966
Guidance on deducting casualty losses from floods fires vandalism and theft under Form 1040. Illustrative court cases show when damage qualifies with notes on droughts and major disasters and the timing for deductions through April 17 1967.
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Sylvia Vorter
Treasury
Frankfurt
Germany
Carpenter
China
Nick
Beatnik term defined as stand for rights in comic dictionary
A quirky entry defines beatnik as the person who stands up vehemently for his rights not falls down miserably on his ditties, casting the term as a bold stance in a lighthearted dictionary note.
Supreme Court rule tests loyalty laws in schools
National commentary notes the Court's 5 to 4 decision on New York's subversive teacher ban, praising limits on vague provisions while urging state controls against avowed Communists in academia. It argues laws must be specific and constitutional, warning against broad expulsions. The piece critiques Brennan's stance and cautions about academic freedom versus state protection.
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Supreme Court
Siwash State
Ho Chi Minh
Bobby Baker
New York State
Lyndon Johnson
Jack the Ripper
New York
J. Edgar Hoover
William Brennan
Daughters of the American Revolution
Tom Clark
Clark
Joe McCarthy
Brennan
Karl Marx
Selma
Alabama
Global Arms Race and Budget Mess in World Today Analysis
AP News Analysis surveys a sprawling security picture. It notes Russia and the United States spending billions on missiles and antimissile systems, a MIRV tech point, and a looming $25 to $40 billion price tag. It also reports China and Russia clashing rhetoric, rising nationalism, and diverse Vietnam era debates as Johnson’s budget moves through Congress under a new national income accounting method showing $169 billion.
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Russia
Congress
Johnson
Family circles and political loyalties in Powell and Dodd cases
A columnist argues that Washington scuffles over Rep Powell and Sen Dodd reveal how race and ideology shape defense of embattled leaders. He notes Black leaders and conservative allies rally to protect their own, while questioning color blind justice and the depth of loyalty within political factions.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Washington
Powell
Fuller
House of Representatives
Joe McCarthy
Tom Dodd
Dodd
Jack Anderson
Drew Pearson
Rep. Powell
Celler Committee
A. Phillip Randolph
Parnell
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Patronage Jam Halts Senate Caucus in 1967 Connecticut
The 1967 Connecticut Senate faced a rare patronage jam as Democratic and Republican leaders fought to dispense jobs before bills. Democrats, with control of both houses, crowded out caucus space and processed patrons for the General Assembly payroll, while Republicans, few in number, faced a smaller prize pool. The episode underscored a clash between legislative progress and patronage distribution, as reapportionment spurred new nominations and altered traditional lines.
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Senate
General Assembly
Searle Pinney
Weather Troubles Spread From Plains To Lakes
Springlike warmth rode into the Great Plains fueling a fresh threat of snow and freezing rain in the Dakotas and Minnesota. The Weather Bureau warned of mixed precipitation as two feet of snow blocked roads, with transport and daily life disrupted. A Pacific storm battered California and neared Los Angeles, while Chicago cleared expressways but side streets remained snowbound. Schools in Chicago and northwestern Indiana planned a Tuesday return after closures.
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Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Minnesota
Bureau
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
Indiana
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