Joe Martin Dies at 83 In Florida
Joe Martin a longtime Massachusetts politician dies at 83 in Florida. A Democrat turned Republican he rose from gasping start as a newsboy to service in the Massachusetts House Senate and Congress. He toured districts meeting voters and hearing ideas at post offices stores and town halls. He left Congress after a 1966 primary defeat by Margaret Heckler.
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Martin
North Attleboro
Massachusetts House
Senate
Congress
Margaret Heckler
R-Mass
Bridgeport Charter Revision Panel Names Five Of Six Staff
Bridgeport's Charter Revision commission at its first meeting named five of the six full time staffers. McLoughlin and Ganim named general counsels, McNamara and Cocco as research assistants, and Doris Mitchell as stenographer. The group plans frequent meetings at City Hall to draft a new city charter by next November.
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Bridgeport
Charter Revision Commission
City Hall
Common Council
James PP. McLoughlin
George W. Ganim
Milton H. Belinkie
John J. McNamara
Leonard M. Cocco
Doris Mitchell
Republican Town Committee
Belinkie
Curran
Booz, Alen and Hamilton
Booz, Allen and Hamilton
Les Chantonnes Win Connecticut Nurse Talent Show
Les Chantonnes from St. Vincent's Hospital captured first place in a statewide talent show. Second went to Marie Harris of University of Bridgeport, and the Whitecaps trio won third. The winners included Linda Motta, Margaret Acampora, Lucia Calabrese, and Rita Calabrese with selections like Sounds of Silence and Georgie Girl.
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Les Chantonnes
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Connecticut Student Nurses Association
St. Vincent's
Marie Harris
University of Bridgeport
St. Vincent's Hospital
Whitecaps
Linda Motta
Stratford
Margaret Acampora
New Hajven
Lucia Calabrese
Eastaven
Miss Acampora
Miss Harris
City Hall Extends Hours Tonight to 8 o'clock
City government offices will stay open later tonight extending from 5 to 8 PM as part of tonight’s observance. The move affects multiple departments across City Hall and aims to provide expanded public access.
Wildcat strike leads to three day suspend without pay
In West Haven AP reports Armstrong Rubber workers paused Tuesday in a wildcat walkout by about 750 members of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America. A spokesman said one unionist was suspended three days without pay while most evening shift workers returned by Wednesday.
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West Haven
Armstrong Rubber Company
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Reds Down Transport in Multi-Front Vietnam Battles
The report details 158 Communist deaths across six confrontations near Saigon and Con Thien with 24 Americans killed and 73 wounded. Marines claim eight North Vietnamese killed near Con Thien and ten west of the base with three Marines dead. Casualties also reported north of Saigon, near Khe Sanh, and in Ban Me Thuot, Ca Mau, and other locations as U.S. command notes light overall losses while Communist forces sustain heavier counts. The piece cites air force strikes, helicopter actions, and ongoing shelling of provincial capitals and airfields.
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Saigon
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Red
25Th Infantry Division
Hanoi
Vietnam
Tokyo
North Vietnam
North
Khe Sanh
Munists
Hué
Hue
William C. Westmoreland
Pentagon
Red High Command
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Joe Holloway
Ban Me Thuoi
45Th Regiment
Banh Me Thuot
Ca Mau
Rice Bowl
Sampans
U. S
Nang
U.S. Americal Division
Still Hunted Meriden Inmates Escape From Boys School
A search was under way for two 16 year old inmates who escaped from the Connecticut School for Boys, apparently in a guard’s car. The boys’ absence was discovered Tuesday night, after guard Thomas Barry reported his car missing.
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Meriden
Connecticut School For Boys
Thomas Barry
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