Fresh DMZ fighting rages as casualties mount near Dien Bien Phu
Reports say nearly 300 Reds killed in renewed DMZ clashes on the eve of the Dien Bien Phu anniversary. U S bases around Bien Hoa and Saigon area hit by rocket and mortar fire. B52 raids target storage areas and fortifications near Khe Sanh A Shau and other sites as the siege near Dien Bien Phu continues.
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Dien’ Bien Phu
U.S
Saigon
Bien Hoa
Khe Sanh
U.S. Marine Fortress
A Shau
South Vietnam
Fulbright Fails to Secure Pledge for Vietnam Consultations
In Washington Senator Fulbright pressed for a firm commitment from Secretary Rusk to consult the Foreign Relations Committee before sending more U S troops to Vietnam. Rusk offered only that he would consult Congress as in the past, prompting a televised two day hearing with no policy shifts.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
U.S
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Congress
Arkansas Democrat
Rusk
Tragic Ontario Fire Claims Six Children And Wife
A 26 year old father screamed for help as a blaze engulfed his home in Toronto. Six children and his wife died in the fire while he survived with severe burns after neighbors and firefighters were unable to reach them. Police and fire officials said an electrical stove may have started the fire.
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Toronto
Homard
David Lumsden
Katherine Teal
Alan Brown
Lumsden
Dianne
Keith
Kathleen
David
Kevin
Tracy
Sean
Mirephoto
Weather Report for Bridgeport and Vicinity
Rain ends this morning with lingering clouds and cooling trend. High near 40, with a 30 percent precipitation chance today and 10 percent tonight. Northwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Gale warnings persist for Long Island Sound. Almanac notes March 53 with seasonal daylight hours.
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Dole
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport and Vicinity
Long Island Sound
U.S. Shifts $450 Million In Gold to Back Dollar
The United States moved 450 million dollars in gold into the Exchange Stabilization Fund to back the dollar and calm markets. The transfer, part of a series since devaluation of the pound, raises the fund total to about 1.475 billion. Treasury aims to keep gold at 35 dollars an ounce while a House bill seeks to free gold reserves to defend the dollar.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Treasury
White House
Exchange Stabilization Fund
Treasury Department
Senate
Diocese Teachers Contract Negotiated for Agreement Vote
The Diocese of Bridgeport school office and the Bridgeport Education Association negotiated a contract for 120 high school teachers in the 175 student system. The proposal will be presented to members for approval at a meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m in Norwalk Central Catholic High School. Peter J Lombardo, a negotiator and Central Catholic teacher, did not disclose contract details before the presentation. The new unit comprises 13 bargaining groups and the talks began four weeks ago.
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Diocese of Bridgeport
Diocese of Bridgeport Education Association
Norwalks Central
Dioceses
Rockefeller weighs 1960 run decision by March 22
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller said he would decide by March 22 whether to enter the Republican presidential race. He noted that date also determines whether he withdraws his Oregon primary ballot nomination. Rockefeller said a declaration later would be difficult and expressed readiness to serve if called. He praised Nixon’s NH win and predicted Nixon would take 70 to 74 percent, with Rockefeller’s write in 10 to 15 percent.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Nelson A.rockefeller
Oregon
Rockefeller
White House
New York State
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Nixon
Rockefeller Calls NH Primary Not Significant
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller said the New Hampshire result showed no competition and offered no clear read on how he would have fared if on the ballot. He noted about 9 percent write-in support while Richard Nixon gained.
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Rocky Says
New York
Nelson
A. Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
March Snow Forecast Inches Rains Prevail In New England
The Associated Press reports a storm predicted 3 to 5 inches of snow for Connecticut but rain prevailed. A north of New England high pressure disrupted precipitation, delaying Connecticut high school games in New Haven and New Britain by 24 hours and prompting travel warnings as flights were canceled.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
New England
New Haven
New Britain
Mohawk Land
Allegheny Airlines
Telegram Daily Features and Puzzle Section Preview
A preview of daily features including comics crossword puzzles and Dear Abby style columns. It lists sections such as Editorials fashions financial news Jacoby on Bridge obituaries Polly's Pointers sports theater news and TV and radio with women’s news coverage.
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Abby
Brandstadt
M.D
Financial’News
Jacoby
Polly’s
Sylvia Porter
Four City Survey Shows Police Satisfaction Varies
University of Connecticut researchers report two thirds of residents in Bridgeport New Haven Hartford and Waterbury satisfied with police. Bridgeport 66 percent satisfaction while New Haven 70 percent. Hartford Negroes show 52 percent satisfaction and Waterbury reports highest overt dis satisfaction at 14 percent.
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Storrs
Connecticut
Uniqniversity of Connecticut
Irving L. Allen
David Colax
Bridgeport
New Haven
Hartford
Waterbury
U.S. Office of Education
Allen and Colfax
Fairfield Prep student wins Iberian trip for Young Columbus Award
Christopher M. Donnelly, 14, of Fairfield Prep, earns the annual Post Publishing Young Columbus prize. He will tour the Iberian Peninsula for 13 days starting April 11, after a record of straight A grades with a B in English, Eagle Scout status, and leadership at St. Augustine's Troop 43. Runners-up included Robert Novajosky, 17, Sacred Heart University senior, and Michael Maloney, 15, Central High School sophomore.
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Portugal
Spain
Columbus XII
Christopher M. Donnelly
Fairfield Prep
Timothy
Carrier Boy
John Donnelly
Redding Place
New York
TWA
Iberian Peninsula
Post Publishing Company
Parade Magazine
Robert BE
Novajosky
Oakwood Street
Sacred Heart University
Michael Maloney
Ruth Street
Central High School
Christopher
Landatory
Young Columbus
Jetliner Hijacked to Cuba With 58 Aboard
A DC8 from San Francisco to Miami was hijacked after takeoff from Tampa. Three men in business suits forced a stewardess to open the cockpit, took a passenger witness, and demanded Havana. The plane landed in Havana for six hours before returning to Miami.
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Cuba
Clyde O. Johnson
Kingston
Jamaica
Johnson
Miami
Sally Sue Jackson
Jose Marti
Havana
Jose Abrantes
J. Amentero
G. Carranzna
R. Donete
Tampa
San Francisco
Vana
Clarence Deik
Fort Myers
Florida
Gulf Coast
Deik
Trains Ram Grand Central injures sixty mostly minor
A Penn Central commuter train rammed an empty standing train in the Grand Central tunnel beneath Park Avenue injuring about sixty people, mostly with minor wounds. Passengers scattered as the two cars collided and hospital treatment was given to over a dozen riders and four crew members.
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New York
Penn Central
Grand Central Terminal
Park Avenue
Thei
Griffin Beats Evers in Miss Runoff Victory
In Mississippi Charles Griffin, a white conservative, won the special U.S. House race defeating Charles Evers, the Black challenger. Evers conceded after the vote with a hopeful note, visiting Griffin to offer congratulations as results came from 296 of 208 precincts in the 3rd District.
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Griffin
Evers
Jackson, Miss
Charles Griffin
U.S. House
Mississippi
Charles Evers
Jackson
Johnson Edges McCarthy In New Hampshire Primary
President Johnson won the New Hampshire Democratic primary with 50 percent to Eugene McCarthy 41 percent. Nixon led Republicans with 80 percent as Rockefeller gathered 11 percent. totals showed Johnson and McCarthy poised for more delegates.
Alien Arrested For Wrapping Rubbish In Flag
Bridgeport detectives arrested Basil Hurst 39 of 1705 Cen for dumping rubbish wrapped in an American flag on Central Avenue five days earlier. The Jamaica native was taken into custody after an intensive investigation by local police.
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Pete Mastronardi
Bridgeport
Jamaica
Central Avenue
Basil Hurst
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Grand Central
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Colt's Neck
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Edward Strong
St. Albans
Queens
LBJ
Jack Bell
Concord
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
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