Bridgeport Post and Telegram circulation rates listed
The Bridgeport Publishing Company announces subscription pricing for The Bridgeport Post and The Bridgeport Telegram including 1 year and 6 month rates for city and beyond, with separate Sunday Post and Sun Post single copies.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Post
Dial
Post Publishing Company
Morning
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Audit Bureau of
Sunday Post
fiMonths
Sun Post
Associated Press
More Federal Employees Boost Civil Service Push
The Tax Foundation reports by end of fiscal 1967 the federal civil service grows by 130000 to 2546500 workers, up from 2416500. For 1968 an additional 68500 permanent workers and 266000 part time staff raise total civilian employees to 2882000, amid increased defense and civilian agency work linked to southeast Asia and Vietnam.
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Tax Foundation, Inc
Southeast Asia
McLuhan’s “the medium is the message” in modern communication
University of Toronto professor Marshall McLuhan argues that how we communicate shapes society and that the medium often outweighs content. He cites television and newspapers while warning that society neglects truth, urging rededication to clear English writing and meaningful messages.
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University of Toronto
Marshall McLuhan
McLuhan
Arthur R. Murphy Jr
McCall Corporation
Limiting Airplane Noise Debate Grows in Public
Public discussion intensifies as airplane noise draws increasing criticism and analysts warn future flights may bring greater disturbance. Officials consider strategies to curb noise while preserving aviation growth and regional accessibility.
Noise and aircraft planning rise in Tri-State report
A confidential Tri-State Transportation Commission report warns New York area noise from airports cannot be buffered by distance. It calls for restricted noisy aircraft to special airports, more V/STOL use, new runways, quieter planes, and better visualization of air transport growth to curb future noise.
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Tri - State Transportation Commission
New York
Separation of Powers drive to check branches in Congress
Senate subcommittee on Separation of Powers led by Sam Ervin receives 90000 dollars to hire staff and probe judicial and executive encroachments. The panel includes McClellan Dirksen and Burdick as key investigators, with Hruska in the Republican role to help map constitutional limits. The effort aims to curb branch overreach and remind lawmakers of shared powers.
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Senate
Sam Ervin Jr
North Carolina
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Quentin N. Burdick
North Dakota
Everett M. Dirksen
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
McClellan
Dirksen
Market hits near all time high on heavy Friday trading
Trading on Friday March 10 surged to 14.9 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange, second only to the 16.41 million set on October 29, 1929. Analysts link the rally to President Johnson's tax credit restoration plan and broad demand for machinery stocks. Some warn this may be an early sign of a new bull market amid ongoing volatility.
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New York Stock Exchange
Johnson
Population growth crisis calls for Marshall Plan scale action
Robert C. Cook warns that current efforts to curb population growth are far from sufficient. He calls for an international, well-funded campaign akin to a Marshall Plan or Project Apollo to dramatically raise food production and cut growth rates within ten years, outlining a cost range from hundreds of millions to billions.
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Robert C. Cook
Population Reference Bureau
Washington
White House
Senate
Ernest Gruening
Dalaska
Alice
United Nations
U.S
Cook
Subcontinent
India
Thieves Hide Painting Buried Near Pyramids Road
Cairo authorities recovered the $280,900 Rubens work Two Faces of Women after it was found buried in a hole on Pyramids Road. An anonymous letter from four youths claimed theft to protest museum negligence. Culture Minister Sarwat Okasha confirmed the details.
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Cairo
Pyramids Road
Sarwat Okasha
Okasha
Manchester Charges Jackie RFK Tried to Censor JFK Book
Author William Manchester accuses Jacqueline Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy of pressuring to delete vital facts from The Death of a President. He recounts tense meetings in Washington, Look magazine serialization, and clashes over 1,600 words and 6,472 deletions, noting support from Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. and scrutiny of the Kennedy circle.
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Manchester
Jackie
RFK
New York
UPI
William Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Look Magazine
Fife
Warren Commission
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
Arlington
Robert F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Evan
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Schlesinger
Evelyn Lincoln
Lincoln
Johnson
Texas
John B. Connally Jr
Ted Sorensen
Dallas
Big D
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Philip H. Sheridan
Hell
Cambridge
Mass
Bills to Be Offered On Intelligence Aid
Congress will receive bills to finance overseas American activities with open congressional oversight, replacing CIA covert support. A House group proposes a publicly controlled corporation to fund non intelligence tasks. In the Senate, Senator Eugene J. McCarthy plans a bill for a privately funded foundation by tax-exempt foundations that refuse funding.
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Washington
Congress
Central Intelligence Agency
House
CIA
Senate
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Bridges of Mischief and a Traveler's Question
A traveler returns to Washington and argues NATO should not be abandoned. Senators Mundt and Hruska push to preserve the alliance while De Gaulle’s push for a continental market weakens NATO. The traveler laments bridge-building as aiding the Soviet bloc and De Gaulle's disruption of Western unity.
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Ritbes
Old Midwest
Mundt
South Dakota
Hruska
Nebraska
NATO
de Gaulle
Genghis Khan
Stalin
West Europe
Channel
Britain
Hitler
Atlantic Alliance
East Europe
de Saulle
Europe
Fulbright
Mansfield
Soviet Russia
Russia
George Kennan
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
North Vietnam
Johnson faces Senate foes while polls show troubling but mixed signals
The piece argues Johnson's 1968 reelect prospects are uncertain amid polls showing a dip in popularity over Vietnam. It compares to Truman 1948, notes 74 percent credit him for doing his best, cites Harris and Gallup readings around 40–45 percent, and suggests war support remains strong despite doubts.
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Elis GE Picmsc
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
Johnson
Gallup
Harris
Harry Truman
Mr. Gallup
Dick Nixon
Bobby Kennedy
Michigan
George Romney
John
Real founder Jean Henri Dunant and the Red Cross
Swiss citizen Jean Henri Dunant organized a local mercy group in 1859 to care for wounded soldiers and later helped create an international Red Cross society.
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Jean Henri Dunant
Red Cross
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