Wildcat Walkout At Allison Division
A spontaneous walkout by more than 100 workers at the Allison division of American Chain and Cable Co. in Shelton halted for about two hours yesterday. Plant manager R. C. Philp linked the action to ongoing contract talks with Local 6038, United Steel Workers of America, AFL-CIO, which expire March 31. Workers are to return Monday. negotiating teams plan meetings this week.
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Allison
American Chain & Cable Co
Route B
Shelton
Mr. Philp
Governor Hoff backs RFK in Vermont political shift
Governor Phillip Hoff, Vermont's first Democratic chief executive in 109 years, announced support for Senator Robert F. Kennedy for president. Hoff cited grave reservations about President Johnson's Vietnam policies and city crisis handling, and urged national leadership change to avert a potentially disastrous course.
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Montpelier
Phillip H. Hoff
Vermont
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Hoff
President Johnson
Johnson
Vietnam
North Vietnam
American
America
Kennedy
Woman 70 Fatally Hit by Car in Fairfield
A 70-year-old woman pedestrian, Mrs. Anna Kovacic, was struck by a car last night at 7 on Kings Highway at Haley Avenue, Fairfield. She resided with her son at 245 Fairfield Avenue and was pronounced dead on arrival at Park City Hospital.
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Kings Highway
Halley Avenue
Fairfield
Anna Kovacic
Edward Kovacic
Fairfield Avenue
Park City Hospital
Weather summary for Bridgeport and vicinity
The Weather Data from the U S Weather Bureau notes mainly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and mild temperatures today in Bridgeport and vicinity. Winds grow southerly to 10 to 20 mph with small craft warnings on Long Island Sound. tonight and tomorrow turn colder with a 20 percent chance of showers.
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U.S
Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
Chamber Honors Bridgeport Brass Parent Firm With First B Award
The Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce presented its inaugural B for Bridgeport award to John E. Bierwirth, board chairman of the National Distillers and Chemical Corp parent company, at a Chamber Salute at the Stratfield Motor Inn. Mayor Curran hosted the event praising Bridgeport Brass and National Distillers during the 103 year history. The ceremony drew more than 300 people including executives and officials from Bridgeport Brass and National Distillers.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport Brass Company
Bridgeport Brass
Stratfield Motor Inn
Eneene Penasangs
Bridgeport Brass Com- In
America
Chef Tee Eeres
Curran
John E. Bier
Wirth
National
Jg|ton
New York
Tes
Sirenore
Jacoby On Bridge
Distillers
Sea
Bridge- TV
Women’s News
Bierwirth
Brass
Miles F. Thompson
Copper Development Association
McKinley School Renovation Plans Approved
The Board of Education approved Wil liam D. Lee Associates plans to convert the McKinley stockroom into ten classrooms including two basement rooms. Modernization will include a new principal's office, intercom systems, lighting, windows, ceilings, flooring, and storage boosts. Opening bids set for April 8 with completion aimed for September.
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Board of Education
William D. Lee Associates
McKinley School
Logan Street
East End
Walter €. Chop
Lester S. Silverstone
McKinley
Lincoln School
Theft of 20000 Sparkplugs Reported at City Warehouse
Bridgeport detectives are probing the theft of 100 cases containing 20,000 sparkplugs worth 10000 dollars from a South End warehouse. The 8 a.m. report came from Leonard Weinstein and J B Auto Parts official James Mason. Authorities suspect a truck removal and entry by kicking in an overhead door. Detective team Carroll and Dunn are assigned the case.
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Bridgeport
South End
Leonard Weinstein
James Mason
J & B Auto Parts Co
Lafayette Street
Robert Carroll
Rudy Dunn
Ito
Senate approves first comprehensive ethics code for lawmakers
The Senate voted 67 to 1 to adopt a comprehensive ethics code for senators and staffers. Critics said the measure is weak and fails to require broad disclosures. Dodd proposed stronger rules, but his amendment was defeated. The code limits outside work by aides and sets financial disclosure for those earning over 15 000 a year without public access.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
Pennsylvania
Wayne Morse
Oregon
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
John Stennis
D-Miss
Bobby Baker
Senate Democrats
Dodd
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Baker
Odd
Shriver Named U S Ambassador to France
President Johnson selected Sargent Shriver as the next U S ambassador to France subject to Senate confirmation. The Kennedy kin and longtime administrator of Peace Corps and War on Poverty duties leaves Washington after seven years in key posts. De Gaulle government welcomed the pick, replacing Charles E Bohlen who returns to Washington for a State Department post.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Sargent Shriver
Kennedy
U.S
France
Shriver
Paris
Senate
Peace Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
Johnsson
de Gaulle
Charles E
Chip) Bohlen
State Department
Helicopters Sink 30 Gun-Running Boats Near Mekong Delta
U S helicopters sank 30 gun-running sampans in the Mekong Delta near the Cambodian border after an Army spotter plane alerted patrols. The attack followed bombing of the Iron Triangle as Operation Resolve winds down with 37 U S KIA and 360 WIA, and 90 allied deaths overall.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Mekong Delta
An Long
Mekong
U. S
Cambodia
Delta
Iron Triangle
Cohen Named Secretary of Health Education and Welfare
Wilbur Cohen, veteran HEW official and Medicare architect, was chosen by President Johnson to succeed John Gardner as Secretary of Health Education and Welfare. Cohen, 54, has long served in HEW and Social Security roles dating to 1936, with roots in Milwaukee and a prior stint at Michigan.
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Washington
UPI
Wilburn Cohen
Beesey
Cohen
Johnson
John W. Gardner
Gardner
Urban Coalition
HEW
Social Security Administration
Days
University of Michigan
John F. Kennedy
Milwaukee
The Few Are Many 14 Brothers in Service
Pvt. Arthur Few, at signal school in Fort Gordon, reveals 14 brothers are on active duty. He says 12 of his 13 brothers serve in the U S Army, the oldest, a Marine drill sergeant, is 37 year old William Few. Two twins Jerry and Terry Few are infantry in Vietnam and due home next month.
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Pvt
Arthur Few
Signal School
Few
U.S. Army
Marine Corps
William Few
Jerry
Terry Few
Vietnam
Arthur
Chicago
Ill
Ruthie M. Few
Austell
Bonnie and Clyde gag at Westport Bank ends with arrests
A staged Bonnie and Clyde act by five teenagers outside the Westport Bank and Trust company alarmed bystanders. Police quickly detained the youths, who wore broad shoulders and carried a toy revolver before releasing them on bonds of 100 dollars each.
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Westport
Bonnie and Bank
Westport Bank
The
and Trust Company
Anthony Dohanos
Sturges Highway
Thomas
Skinner
Cross Highbank
Bonnie-Clyde
Thomas Skinner
Cross Highway
Stephen Ambrose
New York City
Michael Simonds
Bayberry Lane
Frank Rowlinson
Oyster Bay
Stu
Housing to Have Congress Plaza Project Priority
Bridgeport redevelopment agency revises Congress Plaza plan to prioritize housing due to federal fund limits tied to the Vietnam era. Urban Renewal Director William C. Warner notes the 124 acre downtown program will split into phases with the first replacing 140 homes with 2000 on 19 acres near Bull's Head and an amended funding request of 425 356 dollars to follow last fall’s submission.
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Bridgeport Redevelopment Agency
Congress Plaza
William C. Warner
Bull's Head
Grants Recommended for Six Area Colleges
The State Commission on Aid to Higher Education recommended grants Friday to six area colleges for equipment purchases, pending U.S. Education Commission approval. Institutions include Bridgeport Engineering Institute and Stamford campus, Fairfield University, Housatonic Community College, Norwalk Community College, Sacred Heart University, and the University of Bridgeport with various grant amounts and an extra grant for closed circuit television equipment.
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State Commission On Aid To Higher Education
U.S. Education Commission
Harold Howe
Higher Education Act
Bridgeport Engineering Institute
Stamford
Fairfield University
Housatonic Community College
Norwalk Community College
Sacred Heart University
The
University of Bridgeport
LBJ taps Westmoreland for Army chief in July
President Johnson announced Gen. William C. Westmoreland will become Army chief of staff in July. Johnson said strategy and tactics are not involved and declined to decide on a troop increase for Vietnam. Wilbur Cohen named secretary of health education and welfare. Sargent Shriver to France as ambassador.
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Washington
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Army
Johnson
Westmoreland
Lo.s
Wilbur Cohen
Health, Education and Welfare
John W. Gardner
Sargent Shriver
France
Harold Johnson
Creighton Abrams
President Johnson backs riots report recommendations
President Johnson said his administration was simpatico with the riots commission report recommendations in his first extended public comment on the document.
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Washington
UPI
Riots Commission
Johnson
Simpatico
Powell Returns to New York After House Ouster
Adam Clayton Powell lands in Newark after leaving Bimini and heads by car to Manhattan amid ongoing fight over his House seat. The former congressman, twice reelected, faced rejection from colleagues who refused to seat him. Powell arrived in New York late Friday night and began his return journey.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
House of Representatives
Bimini
New
Powell
Newark
Manhattan
Westmoreland Learns of Transfer to Washington
Gen. William C. Westmoreland said a telephone call from Gen. Earle Wheeler informed him of his impending transfer to Washington. He regrets leaving Vietnam before victory and peace are achieved and expressed hope Gen. Creighton Abrams would succeed him. Westmoreland spoke on the return flight to Saigon after Johnson named Abrams as replacement.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earle G. Wheeler
Westmoreland
Philippines
Johnsson
Army
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Johnson
Gen
Wheeler
Favors Abrams
Creighton W. Abrams
Gen. Abrams
Firehouse Fire Damages Engine In Trumbull
A blaze swept the Center Firehouse on White Plains Road in Trumbull around 6 30 last night. More than 100 firefighters from Long Hill Nichols and Trumbull volunteers battled the flames and about 40 uniforms were destroyed. Assistant Chief Clayton McClinch asked police to investigate the cause. Patrolman David Wilson led the inquiry.
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Trumbull
White Plains
Long Hill
Nichols
Clayton McClinch
Bay
David Wilson
Bottle Shortage Seen Despite Glass Strike Pact
A regional bottle shortage continues amid a nationwide glass strike pact with deliveries for wines beers and dairies affected. Edward Zigan president of the Bridgeport Package Store Association says throwaway bottles are scarce and dairies rely on old bottle pickups and sterilization to meet demand. The situation could worsen within days as others expect a wider shortage and beer in throwaway bottles remains in short supply.
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Martin H. Moore
Zigun
Edward Zigan
Bridgeport
Cis Association
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