City Tax Rate Set At 45.6 Mills In Hartford Budget
Hartford approves a 45.6 mill tax rate as Comptroller Doyle and Mayor Curran defend restorations to the School budget. Final figures show $807,962 more than last year for School allocations, with $297,855 restored from proposed cuts and a boost for city employee salaries.
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Thomas M. Doyle
Joseph Shultz
City Hall
Hartford
Schol Board
Bard
Doyle
Curran
Lester
Silverstone
Tax Board
City budget pads tax drive aims to boost collections
Mayor Curran announced a city push to collect back taxes, with Tax Board authority to appoint tax marshals for entry. The budget shows $575,000 in principal back taxes and $13,000 in interest, plus $20,000 for a new parking garage rent and $60,000 more from Hillside hospital income. The grand list stands at $557,742,000 for the coming year, with a $34,408,375 budget and $24,921,711 to be raised by taxes. A 45.6 mill rate would raise about $25.5 million before adjustments, dropping to $24.9 million with 98 percent collection. Budget shows a $2,661 expected surplus. Other officials present included Alan Mosman, Robert Naransore, Sylvester Romano, Leo Redgate, Mayor Curran, Comptroller Doyle and Assessor McGee.
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Curran
Lafayette Boulevard
Hillside
Hospital
Vax
Frank S$. McGee
Mr. Schultz
Alan T. Mosman
Robert W. Naransore
Sylvester D. Romano
Leo J. Redgate
McGee
Hausman Wins Chairman Post Of State GOP
Hausman wins the state GOP chairmanship defeating LaBonne in a two candidate race. He vows no factions and stresses unity while prioritizing the General Assembly and a constructive role for the party leadership. LaBonne warns against further internal division as he refrains from a vote.
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Hausman
GOP
General Assembly
Ers
LaBonne
Glastonbury
Manchester
Aven to Move Key Office From N Y to Greenwich
Aveo plans relocating its key office from New York City to Greenwich as part of a broader trend of companies moving corporate headquarters to suburbs. The firm operates units across the United States and Canada and cites high costs and unfavorable urban conditions as reasons for the shift. Available examples include General Foods Cora Products Union Carbide American Dynamics and many others.
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Bar Ar Arareely
United States
Canada
Aveo
New York City
General Foods
Cora Products
Union Carbide
American Dynamics
Prete Awarded Harding High Facelift Contract
King announced that a detailed inspection of Harding High School shows additional renovation needs beyond the original estimate. The board considers extra funds and declined three alternates on the bid sheet, including plexiglas glazing.
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Harding
King
East Side
Fireside
Daniel P. Antinozzi, Jr
Stratford
Antinozzi
Ibnard
Lester 5. Silverstone
Bassick Drawings
E. Stanton Kennedy
Bassick High School
Bassick
Curran
Projet
ATI Earnings Slump For First Quarter
ATI Aerosol Techniques Inc reports fiscal first quarter net revenues of 19.19 million, up from 10.03 million a year earlier. Net earnings fall to 9,613 dollars, or one cent per share, amid start-up costs from a Milford facility and a backlog 25 percent ahead of last year.
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Milford
Aerosol Techniques Inc
R. Shepherd
Jnew
Police Probe Shooting of East Side Man
Detectives investigated a claim by Hector Apome that he was shot in the face at 7 o clock in front of a club at 681 Pembroke street. The 35 year old man from 782 Hallett street was treated at Bridgeport Hospital for a right cheek wound from a .22 pistol, though an earlier account had said he was struck with a bottle in a room brawl.
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Pembroke Street
Hector Apome
Hallett Street
Bridgeport
Aponte
Andrew Alexay
Stratford Budget Seeded for Tax Increase Amid Budget Debate
Stratford board faces an $11.5 million budget with an 8 mill tax hike from 24.2 to 32 mills. Council members spar over a $150,000 cut, urging closer scrutiny of school spending while President Keogh defends the plan as containing built‑in costs for a 42‑hour week, firemen increases, and uniform allowances.
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Stratford
Scofield
K. Scofield
Fifth District
Robert Lilla
Lilla
Walter Auger
Frank LeCardo
Edmond A. Dorne
Richard Gunn
Gilbert F. Waterbury
Edward F. McMaugh
Ith
Patrick J. Keoph
Anthony P. Caseria
Arthur Critenbas
Thomas L. Venezia
Caseria
Board of Education
Department of Public Works
Keogh
Wael
Chou May Becomes Mao Heir in Power Shift
Mao named Chou to the vice chairmanship of the Military Affairs Commission and possibly to the National Defense Council, enabling him to issue army orders. Reports note Mao’s close comrades in arms and renewed calls to seize party, administrative, financial and cultural power amid the cultural revolution.
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Chou
Military Affairs Commission
National Defense Council
Jin Lin
New China News Agency
Shanghai
Municipal Revolutionary Committee
All China
Peking Wall
Yomiuri
Wang Li
Red China
Debate on Vietnam War Shapes Senate Tactics
Senate debate on a 4.5 billion military aid bill centers on de escalation and a peaceful settlement. Fulbright Hartke and Clark clash over constitutional war powers while urging a negotiated peace and possible troop limits.
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Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
Clark
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Congress
Two ASE Seats Hit 87 Year High Prices
Two seats on the American Stock Exchange sold on Tuesday at the highest prices in 37 years. The first deal was 140000 dollars, the second 145000. A seat fetched 225000 on April 4, 1930, with a record 254000 set on September 24, 1929.
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New York
American Stock Exchange
Fierce Fighting Takes Heavy Toll Of Americans
The report details heavy combat in Vietnam with U S forces clashing with Viet Cong near Tay Ninh City and Quang Tri. It cites estimated enemy strength, air strikes, and casualties while noting B 52 raids and naval bombardments. Officials say operations include Junction City actions and Marine engagements near Quang Ngai with multiple weapon deployments and weather hampering air power.
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Tay Ninh
Amored Cavalry Regiment
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18Th Light Infantry Brigade
Quang Tri
Commmunists
Viet Cong shells cause casualties and destruction in raids
The spokesman said Viet Cong fired 30 rounds of 75mm rifle fire killing five dependents and wounding 36. In the shelling 192 dependents homes were destroyed by fire. He noted light military casualties and six trucks damaged. There was silence on new pressure on North Vietnam including long range artillery, naval bombardment and aerial mining of navigable streams.
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Ing
Vietnam
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Armed Services Committee
Henry Luce, Time Magazine Founder, Dies at 68
Henry R. Luce, founder of Time Inc and pivotal figure in American publishing, died at 68 from a coronary attack at St. Joseph's Hospital after entering for chest pains. He lived in Arizona Biltmore Estates with his wife, the columnist and writer, and built a media empire including Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated.
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Ramsey Clark Nominated For Attorney General Post
Ramsey Clark, age 67, nominated to the high court, third in seniority behind Black and Douglas. Clark has served over 17 years on the bench after serving as attorney general and was previously attorney general when named associate justice. Johnson would gain a second chance to name a justice upon Clark’s retirement.
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Ramsey
Bigger Perimeter Seen Needed for Base in Da Nang
The article notes Da Nang was hit early Monday by long range 40mm rockets of Soviet origin. Senator McConnell defended bombing in North Vietnam against civilian casualty criticism, arguing such losses are unavoidable in war and that Viet Cong attacks on Da Nang justify continued air actions. He bristled at questions over bombing value and refused to offer a fix.
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McConnell
North Vietnam
McDonell
LBJ Pushes Free Public TV Network With Broad Backers
President Johnson urged creation of an educational noncommercial TV and radio network to rival commercial outlets. CBS offered 1 million to start, Ford Foundation talked of satellite support up to 100 million, ABC showed willingness to cooperate, and NBC was silent. Johnson asked for 9 million to launch and vowed congressionally guided long term funding. He also backed an expanded National Teachers Corps and proposed state approved, locally controlled volunteer programs amid rising medical costs.
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Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Carnegie Commission On Educational Television
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Carnegie Corporation
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Congress
National Teachers Corps
John W. Gardner
Unilever reports 1966 earnings drop
New York AP reports Unilever Ltd and affiliates posted lower 1966 earnings. For the year ended December total net profits were about 173 million versus 5101 billion in 1965, while sales reached roughly 5.3 billion compared with 5.101 billion prior year.
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Unilever Ltd
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