Tax Man Robs Wilton Firm In Bold Hold Up
A bandit posing as a government agent robbed a Wilton freight firm at 2 p.m. He demanded $7,900 in small bills after showing locked papers and threatening dynamite. He forced two executives into a car trunk and drove toward Danbury, with police later freeing them. The incident ended without further injury as investigators sought the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield County Trust Company
Wilton
McNulty
Corcoran
Joseph McGlinden
Mr. Corcoran
Danbury
Wilton Center
Old Village Market
Center Street
Employes
Willen Center
Benjamin
Spts
Robert Northcott
William Wallace
Troop G
Martin Ohradan
Peter Reed
Stephen Bartek
Mine Fire Out and Deeper Probe for Trapped Miners
Rescue teams report a shaft fire at a small salt mine trapped 21 miners. After two days, officials say only limited burning near the vertical shaft was found and crews descended to locate any survivors and extinguish a small fire described as a red glow.
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Tonnamaker
Cargill
Calumet
Michael Bourdreaux
Patrick
Talks Collapse On Police Pact Impasse Seen
Police union leaders say talks with the city have ended in impasse over a contract. Union chiefs fault Mayor Curran for appointing a weak negotiator and call for the comptroller’s fuller involvement. A special meeting will be held next week to inform members of the adjournment and pending negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gernal
Curran
Barrett
Gernat
Police Union
State delays Stratford Ave Y or dual bridges project
State rejects Stratford Avenue Y or dual bridges plan and may wait five years after design completion before construction starts depending on state priorities. Mayor Curran was unavailable for comment on the Highway Department decision.
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Stratford Ave
Curran
State Highway Department
Republicans Back Delegates in 25th District and More
The 25th district slate backed by the County Towns won a secret ballot 24 to 7. Fairfield and Norwalk town committees endorsed State Rep. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. Greenwich for the Fourth district GOP nomination. Westport backed ex Gov. John Lodge for state convention delegate as Nixon support grows. Shelton Mayor Tisi Jr. faced slate rebuff and backed rival. Bridgeport chairman-elect David J. Sullivan Jr. not on any slate and retiring. First Oriental ancestry congressmen were Sen. Hiram Fong and Rep. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.
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Dowd
Speigel
Fairfield
Norwalk
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Greenwich
Weicker
Bridgeport
Stamford
New Canaan
Darien
Westport
John Lodge
David J. Sullivan Jr
Viet War Casualties and Air Campaign Report
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report heavy actions near the demilitarized zone around Dong Ha and Khe Sanh with 115 North Vietnamese killed and 43 Marines among the dead or missing. B52s and fighter bombers conducted multiple raids across North and central Vietnam, while downed aircraft and stalled recovery efforts marked the ongoing struggle.
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U.S
Phu Hiep
Tuyn H
Can Tho
Saigon
Mekong
25Th Infantry Division
Kontum City
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Marine Combat Baseo
Hostlle
Air’ Force
Hanoi
Ca Mau
Phang Rang
South China Sea
South Vietnam
National Assembly
Nguyen van Thien
Senate
House of Representatives
Thieu
House
Vietnam
Korea
William C. Westmoreland
Republic
Found Guilty and Freed in New Haven Bomb Plot Trial
In New Haven, two men were found guilty and two freed after a bomb plot trial. Testimony detailed plans to dynamite two banks and target police stations with alleged involvement by a “Black Mafia.” Jury deliberations followed motions arguing insufficient private counsel.
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New Haven
Belton
Brooks
Russell
Bonner
Tohnson
Soho
Tony D
Plassie- Williams
N Negra
U.S. Treasury Department
Johnson
Cotter
Williams
U.S. District Court
Federal Appeals Court
Connecticut Supreme Court
Carter
Devlin
George Tiernan Ike
Anthony DeMayo
Asat
Bus Car Collision Kills 20 in Calif
A California crash on Interstate 15 involving a bus and a car kills 20. Eyewitness James Elmer recalls a car in the wrong lanes triggering the fiery wreck near Baker, with CHP noting a broken leg for Burkhardt. Las Vegas lies about 100 miles east.
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Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
CHP
Burkhardt
California
Nevada
Baker
Here
Miss Lee
England
America
Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield
Louisiana
James Elmer
Doves and Hawks Rally Around LBJ War Tactics
Senate figures from Nelson to Tower and Miller split on escalation. Mansfield backs Johnson personally but calls for peace tests, warning against war with Russia and Red China. Debate centers on who should decide, not a single man.
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Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Jack Miller
A-Iowa
Johnson
LBJ
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
North Vietnam
Mansfield
North Korea
Uss Pueblo
Russia
Red China
Senators Stalemate Over Viet Nam Debate Gag Rule
In Washington the Senate, under a one hour speaking limit they imposed to expedite civil rights debate, sparks a clash as Fulbright and Lausche clash over speaking time on Vietnam policy. Stennis and Kennedy press for enforcement while Fulbright refuses to yield.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
D-N,y
Senate
Fulbright
Frank ‘J Lawsche
Ohio
Lausche
John ‘Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Vietnam
Mohawk Seeks Subsidy-Free Flights To Upstate New York
Mohawk Airlines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to run subsidy-free nonstop service from Boston to Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, with a Boston to Detroit one-stop option. The plan also requests Hartford to Detroit service.
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Utica
N.Y
Mohawk Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Boston
New York
Hartford
Conn
Detroit
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Public Defender Predicts Decision In Three Weeks
Public Defender Donald G. Walsh said a decision may come in about three weeks. Brooks criticized the proceedings saying Bonner and Johnson were found guilty without evidence and should appeal. When asked his next step Brooks said he would start living.
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Donald G. Walsh
Brooks
Bonner
Johnson
Puzzle Vault Shelled in Vain in The Sunday Post
Puzzle 719 ends without a perfect score as a vault is shelled and the $100 prize remains. next week Puzzle 720 offers $125. Explanations list clue corrections and highlight key word choices such as RECEPTION, SHELLS, CAR, TEES, MEN, ROLE, SHED, PALLET, TAR, LETTER, SELL, WITS, INVENTOR, COOLIE, HAVE.
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Sunday Post
Coolie
Collie
Swelter preferred over shelter in rental wording
The text discusses wording choices for property notices noting swelter fits better than shelter. It observes many properties, though in ruinous condition, are let under lease or rental agreements.
Westmoreland Shifts Top Officers in North and South
General Cushman retains overall northern command while Westmoreland assigns a provisional corps under his Third Marine Amphibious Force. Rosson leads northern battle elements with the 3rd Marine Division and parts of the 101st and 1st Airmobile Cavalry. Cushman commands the Americal and 1st Marine Divisions with coordinating duties to First South Vietnamese forces.
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Robert E. Cushman
Rosson
Westmoreland
Provisional Corps
Third Marine Amphibious Force
da Nang
Cushman
First
U.S
First Corps
Khe Sanh
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
3Rd Marine Division
Army
101St Airborne Division
First Airmobile Cavalry Division
1St Marine Division
Americal Division
Burglar Nearly Caught At Electrolux Firm
Five vacuum cleaners were reported stolen from the Electrolux company at 3610 Main Street. An employee, Ronald MacGugan of 53 Evelyn Street Trumbull, saw a person behind a counter stacking packages and fled to call police, but the burglar had escaped.
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Electrolux Company
Main Street
Ronald MacGugan
Evelyn Street
Trumbull
MacGugan
Republican Caucus Endorses Delegates for District Conventions
In a brief Republican caucus, delegates for state and district conventions were endorsed without contest. State convention picks: Henry B. Anderson and William Jones. Sixth District: Earle Griffiths, Donald Tiebaut, Frank Rogers. 32nd Senate: Kenneth Grant, Mr. Tiebaut, Mr. Griffiths. 169th Assembly: Wilson Ware, Mr. Grant, Mr. Anderson. John Redlenweler replaces ill health resignation Willard Thorp on Town Committee.
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Sherman
Henry B. Anderson
William Jones
Earle Griffiths
Donald Tiebaut
Frank Rogers
Kenneth Grant
Tiebaut
Griffiths
Wilson Ware
Grant
Anderson
John Redlenweler
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U.S. London
Britain
John Freeman
India
Patrick Dean
United States
Toamamaker
Hiram Fong
Rep
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Mohawk
London
Nice
Sylvette Blanc
Toulouse
France
Mayfair
Electrolux
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