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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1967

Page

13

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Powell Case Sets Ethical Precedent for Congress

The Powell verdict prompts calls for ethics standards in Congress. Proposals urge public disclosure of assets and income for members and staff and require full accounting for committee spending. Supporters say fixed standards will curb temptations and prevent repeats of Powell’s case.

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Wood Cutters Wanted Amid Unemployment and Automation

The article notes labor shortages in the woods industry despite unemployment. Automation aids harvesting but requires trained operators, creating a need for unemployed workers to relocate and learn wood cutting to fill jobs.

Grocers Squelched Careers Amid Public Crime Alarm

Public alarm grows over holdups robberies and other serious crimes nationwide causing demands for an end to attacks on law abiding citizens. The article notes heightened concern as citizens press for safety measures.

We must curb armed crime to protect workers and shops

The piece argues that criminals threaten Detroit businesses and that two armed confrontations led to the killers’ deaths. It asserts police protection is essential, warns nonexperts to avoid guns, and says society must do more to suppress crime.

Detroit

Roads Paved With Dollars and Damages to Interstate Plans

Senate figures suggest U S road and street spending totals will exceed 250 billion dollars over two decades with a 700 million dollar federal cut this year. Interstate completion slides to 1974. Randolph notes no federal withdrawal but potential shifts of funds to pavement and repairs on non Interstate routes.

America Jennings Randolph West Virginia Democrat Committee On Public Works Subcommittee On Randolph American Highway Builder Tynes United States

Wirtz Makes Case For Positive Press Guidance

Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz urges newspapers to curb negativity and emphasize constructive reporting. He criticizes overemphasis on narcotics addicts and draft card burners and comments on a New York Times letter sub head chosen as lead item.

W. Willard Wirtz Labor Wirtz New York Times Times

Burial in Arlington

Objections by veterans groups greet Pentagon plans to restrict burials at Arlington National Cemetery to active duty and retired service members Medal of Honor recipients and select officials. The refillable policy seeks to relieve rapid burial demand while Congress remains eligible.

Arlington News-Press St. Joseph Pentagon Arlington National Cemetery Supreme Court Congress Armed Services

Your Money's Worth A Guide To Interpreting Annual Reports

A Merrill Lynch prepared glossary outlines key items in a typical annual report. It explains the President's Letter highlights, the Income Statement, net profit ratio, and how to compute the price earnings ratio from earnings per share. It covers retained earnings, current assets versus liabilities, debt to equity, and the importance of footnotes for one time gains.

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenneromer Gad Smith Porter Guidlines

Soviet invites Philippines delegation to Moscow on trade

The Bangkok Post reports the Soviet Union has invited the Philippines to send an official delegation to Moscow to discuss establishing trade relations. The invitation follows contacts made during the February annual session of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East.

Bangkok Soviet Union Philippines Moscow Bangkok Post Economic Commission For Asia and the Far East

Comic Dictionary Winter

An unwelcome season when the weather forges poor days with nuisance byproduct. The item hints at winter’s gloom and the comic sense of weather spoiling quality with quantity.

Comic Dictionary Winter

National Whirligig says Civil Rights plan doomed

The piece notes Administration and Congressional leaders view the Civil Rights Commission proposal to cap public school enrollment at 50 percent Negro as hopeless. White backlash fears, funding disputes, and bused schooling plans are cited with opposition from Massachusetts style remedies and calls to invest in teaching quality over new buildings.

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Johnson Washington Commission

Liberal Supreme Court moves on as aging justices blur lines

An AP analysis notes the current court is liberal with long serving leaders like Warren Black Douglas and Brennan. It discusses retirement ages among justices, the likelihood of conservative appointments, and landmark rulings including school desegregation and reapportionment.

Supreme Court Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson Tom C. Clark Earl Warren Hugo Black William O. Douglas John Marshall Harlan Warren Black Douglas Oliver Wendell Holmes William Howard Taft Charles Evans Hughes William Brennan Abe Fortas Potter Stewart Byron R. White Douglas and Clark White Stewart Haran Brennan Fortas J

New Factory Orders Show 4 5 Percent Drop for January

The Commerce Department reports January durable goods orders fell sharply by 4.5 percent to 43.7 billion, with inventories rising to a record 78.9 billion and unfilled orders down to 75.5 billion. Shipments were 44.7 billion, and revised totals show primary metals, fabricated metals, and aerospace led declines while electrical machinery rose.

Washington Commerce Department Department

Crime Fight Expands Through Private Act and Public Debate

Motorola Communications plans in 100 cities to have two way radio drivers report suspicious acts to police. Florida Governor Kirk funds private detectives to fight crime. Justice Whittaker condemns civil disobedience as mass law violations. The President’s Commission study argues for stronger enforcement yet many proposals fail. Public vigilante action and private funding emerge as a practical response to rising crime.

Motorola Communications & Electronics, Inc Claude Kirk Florida Kockenhut Corp Supreme Court Charles E. Whittaker George Washington University Commission On Law ‘Enforcement and Administration of Justice America Motorola Cincinnati Charlotte Joplin Rockford Pittsburgh Kirk Per- Vale

Transamerica Shareholders Approve Increase in Stock

In San Francisco at a special meeting Transamerica shareholders overwhelmingly approved amending the certificate of incorporation to raise authorized common stock from 25 million to 50 million shares. President John R. Beckett said the increase funds future uses including acquisitions stock splits and dividends and to enable a proposed exchange offer with United Artists Corp as soon as practicable.

S3an. Francisco Transamerica Toncrease John R. Beckett United Artists Corp

Irwin Notes Release of Connecticut Road Funds

Congressman Donald J. Irwin said the Department of Transportation will release over 3.23 million dollars to Connecticut immediately. Secretary Alan Hoyt said this is Connecticut’s share of a 175 million first tranche from 1.1 billion unfrozen by the Johnson administration. Budget official Charles L. Schultze predicted more large releases before June.

Washington Donald J. Irwin Department of Transportation Connecticut Alan Hoyd Johnson Charles L. Schultze House Senate Public Works Committees

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