Rockefeller Considers Bid as LBJ War Debate Heats Up
Rockefeller met with members of the Senate breakfast group led by Sen. Morton and said a Republican race is competitive. He declined commitments and planned to announce political intentions in Albany. McCarthy at Howard urged a guaranteed income and expanded housing and education while criticizing Johnson's war policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thruston B. Morton
Lucky
Rockefeller
New York
Albany
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Howard University
Dallas
Howard
McCarthy
Vietnam
Johnson
Riot Commission
United States
Wisconsin
Henry S. Reuss
Milwaukee
Morton
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Nixon
Jacob K. Javits
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Miss Meekins Enters White Plains School in Winter Session
Camellia Meekins daughter of Mr and Mrs Washington Meekins of 174 Newfield Avenue is among students entering the Westchester Berkeley School in White Plains its winter class. The school operates on a quarter system and starts the next class April 1. Miss Meekins is a 1967 graduate of Central High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camellia Meekins
Washington Meekins
Newfield Avenue
Westchester Berkeley Shool
White Plains
Miss Meekins
Central High School
Urban Coalition Hears Staff Costs and Local Support
The Urban Coalition discusses salaries and office expenses for a paid executive director. Local industries may fund the first year via the YMCA to gain tax deductions until nonprofit status is granted. A chorus of critics questions the paid staff setup while defenders cite family needs. The housing review board outlines a building tour of minority housing and aims to involve each building in self-improvement efforts amid redevelopment plans. A summer program plan targets temporary youth employment with parallel goals of 10 000 jobs for the city’s poor and broader minority representation in education and employment. The coalition approves a community relations review board and sets the next meeting for Tuesday at 4 p.m. at General Electric’s Boston Avenue center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
YMCA
Barbara Boyd
Beardsley Terrace Tenants’ Association
Coalition
Existance
Jackson
Ella Jackson
Action For Bridgeport Community Development, Inc
ABCD
East End
Victor Torres-Frias
Ralphola Taylor
Housing
Father Torres - Frias
H. Parker Lansdale
Cochairman
Review Board
Lansdale
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport Council of Presidents
Board of Education
Charles Gordon
NAACP
Gordon
Geraldine Johnson
Lee Johnson
Sikorsky Aircraft Division
General Electric Company
Boston Javenue
Lost Plane Reported Near Springfield With 7 Aboard
Federal aviation officials released details of a missing plane based at Bradley International Windsor Locks Connecticut which took off from Bridgeport around 8 30 am. radar and radio calls indicated instrument flight clearance sought into Springfield. local police canvassed a 30 mile hilly wooded area along the Connecticut River but searches were hampered by weather and lack of sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurd
Pital
Aviation Agency
Lebanon
N. H
Springfield
Spain
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks
Plane Missing With Two Aboard Over Narragansett Bay
A small plane carrying Raoul Plouff and another passenger disappeared after leaving Warwick at 7 30 PM. Fog halted visibility five minutes later, lights were requested, but contact was lost. Coast Guard boats from Bristol and Newport were dispatched, with dawn air searches planned.
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Warwick
R.I
Narragansett Bay
Newport
Quonset Point
Raoul Plouff
U.S. Coast Guard
Search and Rescue Control Center
Boston
Papasquash Point
Bristol
Gull Point
Prudence Island
Record Warmth Brings In Spring
Mild temperatures linger through the week with daytime highs in the mid to upper 50s and nighttime readings around the low 40s. Open windows and lighter clothing reflect the unseasonable warmth as flowers bloom and spring air fills the day.
Theft at Bridgeport truck yard nets $1500 in gear
Bridgeport detectives investigated a theft from a tractor trailer at South and Myrtle avenues. Foreman Manuel Madauet said 1400 feet of welding cables a gas torch and 200 feet of torch hose were stolen after a door lock was forced. The firm works on Route 25 bridge work in the South End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Myrtle Avenues
Bridgeport
Manuel Madauet
Eastern Structual Steel Erectors Company
Long Island
Frm
South End
Parley Highlights Family Life And Poverty Crisis
A six hour conference addresses family authority decline, poverty linked to youth problems, and the role of schools churches and media. Dr Rubin defends sex education as vital to family life arguing truth and discussion reduce immorality while birth control knowledge has limited impact. Officials from Bridgeport area institutions sponsor the event.
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Blackburn
United States
Rubin
Dr. Rubin
Family Life Department
Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport
Bridgeport Board of Education
Bridgeport Department of Humane Affairs
University of Bridgeport
Community Chest and Council of Greater Bridgeport
Cooperative Extension Service of
Fairfield
County
Holiday Inn to Rise Opposite Lafayette Plaza in Bridgeport
The eight story Holiday Inn motel planned west of Lafayette Street will face the Connecticut Turnpike and Route 258 with a garden setting and 20 percent landscaping. It will host 250 rental units, a dining room, lounge, coffee shop and banquet facilities, costing about 4 million dollars. Groundbreaking is scheduled today at 10 am with officials including Mayor Curran and Dr. Leo J. Golub present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiday Inn Motor Lodge
Lafayette Street
State Street
Red Lion
Alen
Connecticut Turnpike
Lafayette] ‘Plaza
Fletcher-Thompson, Inc
Lafayette Motel Corporation
Leo J. Golub
John Phelan
Fletcher-Thompson
Mayor Curran
Joseph M. Dearborn
Bridgeport Community Development
William C. Warner
John P. Flanagan
jSherry Construction Company
Stamford
Proajec
Lafayette. Motel Corporation
Dr. Golub
Martin Prensky
Moe Becker
Holiday Inn Corporation
Robert Acker
Holiday Inn
Bridgeport
Primaries Test McCarthy Bid in 31 Towns Across State
Connecticut braces for April 9 primaries in 31 towns to gauge support for Eugene McCarthy against the Johnson slate. Hartford hosts delegates backed by Bailey Dempsey and Ribicoff, while McCarthy supporters seek to win seats at the state convention. Meriden delegates discuss who to back as Johnson and Kennedy options loom.
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McCarthy
Minnesota
Connecticut
Hartford
John M. Bailey
John Dempsey
Abraham Ribicoff
MacCarthyites
Bailey
Johnson
Glastonbury
New Canaan
Mansfield
Redding
Litchfield
Bloomfield
Windsor
East Hartford
West Hartford
Eastford
Hebron
Killingworth
Lebannon
Ledyard
Middletown
New London
Stonington
Hamden
New Haven
North Branford
North Haven
Henry Altobello
Meriden
Democratic State Central Committee
State Committee
Antabello
Associated Press
Fominge
Altobello
President Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
State Central Committee
Meriden Journal
Dete Bates
Donald Carroll
Anthony Miller
John F. Papandrea
Patsy Mesiie
William T Shea
House of Representatives
Democratic Delegates Unchallenged in Bridgeport City
Democratic delegates in Bridgeport faced no filings for city, state, and congressional conventions. Democratic Registrar John F. McCarthy reported that, with yesterday’s deadline passed, the two weeks earlier endorsement by the Democratic Town Committee becomes official delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Democratic Town Committee
John F.mccarthy
Mistrial Ordered In Double Murder Case
A murder trial in Fairfield ends in mistrial after a panel deemed too busy to extend service. Judge MacDonald notes the trial could stretch into next week with voir dire resuming, while the state plans a new trial in April with a fresh venire. The defendant Dobbs remains held without bond on first degree murder charges.
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Green
MacDonald
Cobbs
Saur
Dobbs
Ujestim
Fairfield County
Tot Jana
Fairfield Police Board Seeks New Setup and Training
Fairfield officials urged a police department reorganization to create a new captain and four sergeants to boost supervision and in service training. The plan includes an additional accident prevention car, more patrols, two new police cars, a patrol boat, walkie talkies, and higher salaries for trained officers. The proposal, backed by the Board of Selectmen and Police Commission, accompanies town budget items and a new dog pound project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President
Crime Commission
Ganser
Leutenant
Special Services Division
Detective Bureau
Détective Bureau
Board of Selectmen
John T. Dooley
Police Commission
Commission
George N. Serre
Francis A. Carroll
John J. Sullivan
Post Road
Miller Street
Stillson Road
Black Rock Turnpikes
Post
Mill Plain Road
Thorpe Street
Carter Henry ‘Drive
Pine Creek Road
John P. Leahy
Board of Education
Accounting Départment
Léahy
Budgut
Estelle Fennell
Emile Giroux
Jennings Beach
Lake Mohelgan
Henry J. Leffert
Thfe
Tax Office
Leahy
Police and Fire
Actuarian
Regional Planning Agency
Historic District Commission
Conservation Commission
Legal Services
Employe Group
Museum of Arts, Science and Industry
Board of Tax Review
Truck leasing hits billion-dollar mark in US market
W J ONeill of Lessenay Transportation Corp says the truck leasing field has more than doubled in vehicles and revenues in the past five years. About 300 000 units and nearly $1 billion in revenue are projected for 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
W. J. O'Neill
Lessenay Transportation Corp
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LBJ
Miss Meekins Eaters
Urban Coalition
Bridgeport. Conn
New Hampshire
Winchester
N.H
Cheshire County Sheriff's Office
Keene
Rhode Island
Min Ao
Halsey
James H. Halsey
The
Council of Churches
Donald J. Wolk
Abraham Knepfer
William C. Innes
J.J
Fairfield University
Margaret Brent
Maryland
America
Pike
Fairfield Police Dept
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