23 Jul 1968
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1968
Page
1
Police questioned vagrants after a Sunday night three alarm fire gutted two downtown buildings and damaged a third, with investigators considering arson but finding no positive proof. Detective Sgt. Buchanan and officials questioned residents in nearby areas and a pool-hall close to the scene as they pursue leads.
Park Commissioners maintain opposition to a large Glenwood pool despite a private meeting with Mayor Curran. Bid from O C Pace Co Inc for 1.084 million includes bathhouse. officials say project cost overruns and lack of consultation fuel dispute over who controls planning.
A McCall's report based on 2100 junior and senior students at 20 U.S. colleges finds men markedly less involved with prostitution today than 20 years ago while women show increasing sexual activity since the Kinsey era. The study, directed by Eleanor Braun Lucksy at the University of Connecticut, is drawn from Packard's forthcoming The Sexual Wilderness.
Chance of a few showers or thundershowers early this morning then turning fair and warm. Highest today in the 80s, fair tonight and seasonably cool. Lowest tonight near 60. Temperatures yesterday high and low not fully clear. barometer around 30.10 at 4 pm. Humidity near 64 percent at 8 pm. Tides show 10:48 am high and 11:00 pm high today with low around 5:36 am. Today is the 205th day of the year and the 33rd of Summer. Sunrise 5:40 am. sunset around 7:30 pm.
Four Fairfield candy men escaped injury when their seaplane flipped during takeoff from the East River. Jetin Karanewsky East Norwalk broker and stock exchange member Peter Bergen Westport, George Reichelm Westport American Stock Exchange member, and William Roosevelt Wilson Point stockbroker rode the plane down. Coast Guard retrieved the craft as it sank after 4 PM. Pilot John Winnepolt Baldwin was rescued by a police boat. Bergen eyed resuming flights soon.
Fairfield RTM last night ratified contracts for Police and Fire departments and town employees. The two year contracts include wage reopeners and fringe benefits and are retroactive to July. An $850,090 appropriation funds first year costs and a 3.7 acre land purchase on Mill River was approved. Open Space guidelines were set and First Selectman Sullivan was authorized to seek state grants for sewer treatment expansion.
Cuban officials released American pilot George Prellero, 36, held in Havana after his hijacked airliner incident. His wife Olga, 33, and the couple’s plane reportedly left for Port Rico amid U.S. government mediation. Cuban radio had mentioned possible desertion charges.
AP analysis notes Moscow faces a choice between force or retreat if Czechoslovakia’s reformist leadership proceeds. Pravda urges conservatives to seize power as a counterrevolutionary push looms. The piece surveys timing and internal divisions ahead of an extraordinary congress.
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Odumegwu Ojukwu, leader of Biafra, hopes for an early cease-fire in the Nigeria conflict and possible talks in Addis Ababa. He endorsed peace talks, suggested a temporary truce, and mentioned a potential visit to Nigeria to urge negotiation while noting two sides exist in the war.
AP reports a heavy engagement as enemy rockets and mortars struck US bases near Da Nang and other sites in South Vietnam, causing light casualties and limited damage. Naval and government facilities sustained minor damage. intelligence notes North Vietnam actions continue in Quang Ngai province.
James Earl Ray appeared pale but neat as lawyer Anhur Hanes entered a not guilty plea to murder and a dangerous weapon charge in Memphis. Ray was escorted from London to the Memphis jail under tight security and remained silent during the brief arraignment on November 12.
A safe weighing over a ton containing 14 bars of gold 79 troy ounces each and 4,187 ounces of silver plus powder and retimed metal was stolen from Zot corporation’s Norwalk electronic plant on Main Street. The lab safe and forklift were moved onto a truck, were loaded, and the burglary found by morning staff. Police noted the lab area had been knocked out and the door bore the company name.
AP dispatch reports Soviet troops completed withdrawal from Czechoslovakia with reliable informants saying the move was coordinated with a Prague note demanding western border reinforcement. Warsaw sources cite pocket launchers and heavy equipment near the Polish border as talks in Czechoslovakia and a six month liberalization drive unfold amid Western military plans.
Connecticut faces a projected biennial deficit of 118 million ending June 1969, up from 83.3 million. Comptroller Louis J. Gladstone cites higher teachers retirement fund withdrawals and a new 40 hour week for state workers among causes. Welfare costs rise toward 40 million, worsening the shortfall.
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