Nixon Daughter Opens Quarters For State Drive
Patricia Nixon, daughter of the former vice president, opened the State Nixon for President headquarters at 818 Fast State Street in Westport. About 200 Republicans attended the ribbon cutting led by State Rep. John W. Hoya, Fairfield County GOP chairman, who praised future presidential prospects and campaign momentum toward the Miami convention.
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Patricia Nixon
Westport
Patricla Nixon
GOP
Comendion
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
John W. Boyd
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Greenwich
Congress
Lucanne Novak
Westpont
Fast State Street
Fairfield Country
John W. Hoya
Nixod
Fairfield
County Gop
United States
Miss .Nixon
Hoya
Miami
Boyd
Zezima Restored in GOP Fight Over Committee Post
In Stamford AP report, Zezima regains standing after a State Central Committee subcommittee reviewed old voting lists and boundary lines. The inquiry found Donald L. DeForest wrongly declared winner in the contest for the committee post amid a disputed boundary between the 16th State Senatorial District.
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Stamford
Donald F. Zezima
Central
Howard E. Havsmar
Zezima
Donald L. DeForest
Weather Summary For Bridgeport Area Today
The Weather Bureau reports fair skies in Bridgeport and vicinity with low humidity and comfortable temperatures. Light winds from the northwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour today and tonight, with a near zero probability of showers. Temperatures range in the 80s during the day and around 69 at night.
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Ista
Fam
U.S. Weotter Bureau
Bridgeport
OEO Mistake Prompts Probe Over Grant to CLR Inc
The Office of Economic Opportunity admitted it erred in announcing a 272 433 grant to Connecticut Law Reform Inc described as a mystery agency. The grant’s conditions were misstated and funds were to be withheld until organizational details were complete. Some officials criticized the misstep as a bid to secure funds before year end.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Connecticut Law Reform, Inc
CLR
Cannetticul
Walil
O20
Jn Jts
William L. St. Onge
Abraham Ribicoff
U.S
Robert N. Gisima
Third
QEO
OEO
Federal Treasury
Glaimo
OFC
Congress
Ist
Three sites chosen for co op housing by city agency
The City Housing Site Development Agency selected two Cedar street sites and one on Waterview avenue for co operative housing. Arthur J. LaChioma said construction of 16 townhouse apartments on the Cedar street playground will start in five to six weeks. Two other Cedar street sites and the Waterview site will be announced soon.
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Cedar Street
Waterview Avenue
Arthur J. LaChioma
State Hand Commission
LaChioma
Sental Cities
Department of Reusing and Urban Development
LuChtoma
Cedar Playground
Lah- Chloma
Yousing
Jan Waterview
East Side
Hall Neighborhood House
Bridgeport
E. Eugene Spear
Cédar Playground
Welfare Mothers Form Statewide Pressure Group
Welfare mothers from eight cities in Connecticut gathered in New Haven to form a statewide coalition, WRAP, aiming to unite local groups under a common financial plight. Isabel Blake of Hartford urged broader recognition of welfare recipients, noting public doubt as mothers from New Condon and Dixwell Legal Rights Association helped organize the session at the Connecticut Mental Health Center.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Isabel Blake
Hartford- Welfare Mothers Coordinating Committee
New Condon Welfare Mothers
Dixwell Legal Rights Association
Moniars
Connecticut Mental Health Center
First USW Strike Vote Affirmative
Pittsburgh AP reports a large USW local voted to strike if no contract by August 1. At Lorain Works 2,321 ballots supported a strike while 4,954 were in favor. 354 opposed and 13 voided. Negotiations continued in Pittsburgh with mediator William Simkin present.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
USW
George A. Pashkevich
Lorain
Ohio
International
U.S. Steel Corp
Focal
William Simkin
Simkin
Unitet Steelworkers
Basic Steel Steel
Abel
Federal Negotiation and Conciliation Service
White House
Nigeria Biafra Resume Full Peace Talks In Addis Ababa
Nigeria and Biafra agreed to resume full peace talks in Addis Ababa under OAU auspices. Preliminary discussions begin in Niamey chaired by President Hamani Diori with GAU consultative committee overseeing the talks, comprising Ethiopia Ghana Liberia Cameroon Niger and the Congo.
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Niamey
Niger
Niggeria
Biafra
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Organization of African Unity
Hamani Diori
GAU
Nigeria
Ghana
Liberia
Cameroon
Congo
Divided Panel Ends Fortas Quiz
The Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up Abe Fortas hearings amid doubts he can be confirmed as chief justice before Labor Day. Homer Thornberry was questioned for associate justice, though part of the panel questioned vacancy. The panel plans to meet in closed session next week to consider President Johnson’s nomination of Fortas and Forms.
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Washington
Senate
Abe Fortas
United States
Homer Thornberry
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Supreme Court
James O. Eastlaw
D-Miss
Thornberry
Eastland
Frotas
Estland
Johnson
House Crushes Plan To Register All Guns
The House rejected by a 268 to 168 vote an amendment to require registration of all firearms. Earlier a 159 to 30 vote approved mandatory prison terms for firearm use in felonies, while another 168 to 89 vote aimed to limit registration to handguns only. The basic bill to ban mail order sales of long guns faced heavy opposition.
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Washington
House
Jonathan BK. Bingham
Dn.y
Rerbert McClory
Starving Captives Freed In Mekong Delta Clash
South Vietnamese troops freed 34 emaciated captives from a Mekong Delta stockade after a brief fight with Viet Cong forces. Six Viet Cong guards were killed. soldiers seized weapons and ammunition and treated the captives. Three government troops were wounded. The operation occurred about 310 miles southwest of Saigon and followed a two day campaign.
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Saigon
Mudiy Mekong
Govarn
Villans
Chil
Abby
Dane Seede
Jacoby
Allied Sports
Yepsereer GB
Sss
Ccee
U S Denies Prague Conspiracy Claims In Pravda Report
The State Department dismissed Pravda's report of a secret U S backed plot to subvert Czechoslovakia as utterly false. Press secretary Robert McCloskey said Washington follows a noninterference policy on Czechoslovak developments and cited Secretary Dean Rusk's remarks at Bergstrom.
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Washington
State Department
Moscow
United States
Czechoslovakia
Robert 9. McCloskey
Pravda
Central Intelligence Agency
Pentagon
Communist Party
U.S
Rusk
Dean Rusk
Bergstrom Lair Force Base
Tex
Tahasin
Honolulu
Pacificomi
Pearl Harbor
North Vietnam
White House
George Christian
Johnson
Tileu
Thiien
Paris
Christian Fald
Soviets Propose High Level Talks With Prague Leaders
The Soviet Union urged a meeting of collective leaders from both sides to discuss Prague reforms, offering Monday or Tuesday in Moscow Kiev or Lvov. The move appears aimed at exploiting rifts in the Czechoslovak ranks and countering the liberalization drive.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Cachoslova-Chia
Nikolai ¥. Podgomy
Aadrei
Grechko
Algeria
Prague
Kremlin
Ecountries
Praguve
Kiev
Ukraine
Lvov
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Johnson Thieu Hold Talks on Vietnam War and Peace
In Honolulu Johnson and South Vietnam president Thieu reviewed the war effort and possible peace steps. Thieu pressed for more funds and weapons without more U.S. troops, in lengthy discussions with advisors and a broader delegation.
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Honolulu
Johnson
Newyen van ‘Thieu
Asia
Paris
Thieu
U.S
Vietnam
Ray Anxious for Trial In Memphis Says Lawyer
Ray Earl Ray, awaiting trial in Memphis for the King assassination, is held in four air conditioned jail units as his lawyer Arthur Hanes states Ray is anxious to face trial. Hanes, arriving in Memphis, says he will not move the case and may confer with professors, while Ray was transferred from the Naval Air Station to Kelby County jail under heavy guard at dawn.
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Memphis
Tenn
Janes Earl Ray
Alftt
Mazetlh Luther King Jr
Ray
London
Lawn
New York
Arthur Hanes
Birc
Ming
King
Memphe Naval Air Station
Kelby County
William Morris
Party Chief Plea Backed By Premier
Prague Reuters AP reporting that Alexander Dubcek faced party opposition backed by Moscow aligned hardliners and a 35000 strong militia as he urged reform supporters to resist anti reform pressure. Premier Oldrich Cernik called for calm while Soviet moves signaled possible withdrawal by Sunday.
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Peter Rehak
Prague
Alexander Dubrek
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Premer Oldrich Cernik
Ansidrel A. Grechko
Algeria
Moscow
Ivan T. Yaku Govsky
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Communist Party Ceneal Committee
Friay, Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
Czechosinyak People’s
Lightning Kills Golfer At Brookfield Links
A Tor ringian man, Mark K. Abeling, 31, died after being struck by lightning while golfing at Brookfield Country Club. He was among four players when the bolt struck during a timber shower alert issued by the U S Weather Bureau for high winds.
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Broookfield
Brookfield Country Club
Mark K. Abeling
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Joseph Starkoveskys
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