Bridgeport Telegram and Post publish rates and distribution notes
The Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post publish subscription rates for various terms, including daily and Sunday editions, with prices for in and out of town delivery. The notice lists contact details, mail payment terms, and AP rights, noting ties to The Bridgeport Post and Bridgeport Sunday Post.
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Bridgeport Post
the Post Publishing Company
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Audit Bureau of
Sunday Post
Sun Post
Associated Press
Reconciliation and Peace in the Middle East After Wars
The piece recalls the 1948 1956 and 1967 Arab Israeli wars and argues for ironclad guarantees and a final settlement. It notes Soviet arms losses and US Security Council efforts, warning that a new world war would be intolerable. It urges five months or five years to secure lasting peace at the crossroads.
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Israel
Suez
Soviet Union
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Middle East
United States
Security Council
Employment Holds Steady In May Despite Slow Economy
The May seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.8 percent, little changed from earlier months. Manufacturing and construction jobs fell by 44,000 due to strikes, with Negro unemployment at 7.8 percent, highlighting the need for education and training to boost job prospects.
New York Teachers Could Earn 28000 A Year By 1969
Leon Keyserling former chairman of the Truman Council of Economic Advisers proposes a contract plan for New York public school teachers that would reach 28000 annually by 1969. The current pay scale runs 5400 to 11950 with 14 steps and demand is 7500 to 18000 in 10 years. The proposal hinges on long overdue cost of living adjustments since 1939 and wage gains.
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Leon Keyserling
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
New York
Board of Education
Keyserling
Teachers’ Federation
Albert Shanker
Teachers face wage demands amid rising taxes and limited funds
The article notes teachers have long been underpaid and that due to scarce funds and tax increases, boards cannot meet large pay demands. It argues productivity gains are not assumed to rise in the near term and places hopes on the next two years.
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Keyserling
Boards of Education
A Guide for Witnesses to Bank Robberies
Aetna Life and Casualty offers sensible rules for bystanders on how to act during robberies. Focus on one bandit, observe description and weapon, note car type and direction, and avoid discussing details until police arrive. The guide notes similar issues in various public places and urges witnesses to think clearly to provide usable information.
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Aetna Life and Casualty Company
Low
A Thing of Beauty at the Farm Pond
The farm pond offers respite in summer heat and has become a delight for migrating and resident birds. Waterfowl such as mallards coots teals ruddy ducks widgeons and shovelers stop there two by two, living peaceably as observers are invited to reflect on human differences and wisdom.
Doctors Urge Self Review For Weight Loss
At the Ontario Medical Association annual meeting two doctors proposed that obese individuals shed pounds by a daily self-examination, naked in front of a full length mirror, to motivate change. If the method works, readers are asked to report back.
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Ontario Medical Association
Confusion at Hartford as Assembly ends with unclear votes
In Hartford last Wednesday the General Assembly chaos left lawmakers unsure which amendments passed and what the final forms were. Senate leader Frederick Pope Jr. urged recording the confusion to prevent public distrust as clerks decipher stamps on final bills. The inventory tax relief for sellers and retailers remains uncertain, with final text to be clarified in days.
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Waterbury
Senate
Frederick Pope Jr
Fairfield
General Assembly
Forced savings plans to build a nest egg
Sylvia Porter outlines practical forced saving methods to overcome repeated personal finance slumps. She describes automatic payroll and bank deductions, employer savings plans, savings bonds, life insurance cash value, periodic stock plans, and borrowing as discipline tools, stressing regular small deposits and setting aside funds before spending.
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Sylvia Porter
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
Comic Dictionary ORATORY
The text defines oratory as the art of making deep chest noises that mimic important messages from the brain. It frames oratory as a comic device, suggesting a humorous take on grand communication.
National leaders grapple with rising racial tension and civil rights backlash
A wide range of figures including labor officials police chiefs educators and legislators met to mobilize Negro leadership for Great Society programs amid growing white resistance and black disillusionment. Polls show rising unease across regions with fear of violence and a widening gap between whites and Negroes as national tensions mount.
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Mer
Prnson
Adam
Clayton Powell
Powell
Clarence Lee
Ain Jmayor
St. Louis
Kinloch
Lee
Johnson
Lou Harris
Abe
Supreme Court Term 1966 67 Wide Rulings Shape Rights
Analysis of the 1966 67 Supreme Court term shows the court expanding criminal rights and civil rights protections while continuing to curb obscenity prosecutions. It limited police overreach, protected witnesses and juveniles, and struck down discriminatory laws on interracial marriage and housing. The term also eased electronic surveillance limits and reviewed libel and jury procedures.
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Supreme Court
Virginia
South
California
New York
Kennedy era policy missteps and Vietnam expansion
A critical column linking Kennedy’s Cuban disaster and the Bay of Pigs to the Vietnam commitment, arguing that personal vanity and political fears drove war expansion. It cites Hilsman and Bartlett, noting misjudgments, misuses of power, and consequent risks in the Caribbean and Asia.
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Roger Hilsman
Hilsman
State
Department
Bureau of Research
Bay’ of
Pigs
Western Hemisphere
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Laos
Vietnam
Eh Edward
Weintal
Charles Bartlett
Castro
Caribbean
JFK
Cuba
John
Diem
Winston Churchhill
Southeast ‘Asia
Mg. Hilsman
Johnson
Asia
Churchill
Israel Presses Peace Demands Backed by NATO Nations
A NATO backed push supports Israeli objectives including freedom to navigate the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba. Foreign ministers from the United States Britain West Germany Belgium Holland Greece Canada Denmark urged Arab recognition of Israel and a stable regional settlement under Big Four oversight and arms controls.
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Luxembourg
North Atlantic
Treas
Organization
Nations
Suez Canal
Dean
Rusk
Soviet Union
East
NATO
United States
Brandt
West
Willy
Europe
Torbe
Manlio Brosie
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Handi
Britain
West Germany
Belgium
Holland
Greece
Canada
Denmark
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Elath
France
Paul Martin
George Brown
U.N
Thai King Says U S Fights for Survival
In New York AP reports King Bhumibol Adulyadej says many Americans are brainwashed to think they fight in Vietnam for someone else. He adds interest in jazz music and pop culture topics during an informal audience with newsmen in his hotel suite.
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New York
Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Vietnam
Europe Draws More U.S. Travelers in 1966
The American Society of Travel Agents reports 1 525 000 Americans visited Europe and the Mediterranean in 1966, spending 902 million dollars. Great Britain was the top European destination with 750 000 U S visitors.
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New York
UPI
Europe
American Society of Travel Agents
ASTA
Mediterranean
Great Britain
U.S
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