Viet Cong Attacks Key Outposts Amid Hue and Trang Bang Clashes
Viet Cong attacked government outposts near Trang Bang and west of Hue, overrunning one post and staging clashes as U.S. 25th Infantry and South Vietnamese units reinforced. Tank-like noises reported near Hue. air strikes and artillery targeted positions in A Shau valley and around Khe Sanh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
25Th Infantry Division
Trang Bang
25Th Division
U.S
Hue
A Shau
North Vietnam
Phu Bai
U.S. Command
Air Force
B32
Khe Sanh
Ky Uninjured as Plane Hits Truck at Airport
A four engine DC6 carrying Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky and his party struck a U.S. Air Force pickup truck while taxiing into the Tan Son Nhut terminal area in Saigon. No injuries were reported though propellers and the truck rear were damaged. Ky had just returned from Da Nang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paiuon
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S. Air Force
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
da Nang
U S Shell Fire Kills Seven in Saigon Area
In Saigon nine miles from the city center a U S artillery volley aimed at enemy positions fell short. Seven South Vietnamese soldiers and civilians were killed and 20 wounded as U S forces of the 25th Infantry Division supplied the infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Investigation Underway Near Thu Duc After Bomb Fragment
A spokesman said an investigation is being conducted about an incident north-northeast of Saigon and three miles northwest of Thu Duc village, with details still unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Thu Duc
Sothebys Sells Grim Torture Artefacts From a Castle Vault
London auction house Sothebys offered hundreds of torture devices from a 15th century Nuernberg castle. Items included tongue tearers, iron collars, a 300 year old Iron Maiden, throat and body restraints, and a spiked cradle. The sale totaled 16 204 dollars with a German private museum buying the Maiden for 4800, from Henry Walters estate of Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sothebys
Nuernberg
Dames
Henry Walters
Baltimore
Earl of Shrewsbury
Two Suspended Drivers Jailed Over Unpaid Fines
Two motorists were jailed after failing to pay court fines for driving with suspended licenses. Brian Savay 140 of 1241 Pembroke Street and Joseph Tokai of 651 State Street faced $100 fines. Savay also owed another $100 for improper lane driving. Police reports place Savoy arrest on East Aig Street and Tokai stop near Wordin Avenue exit of the Connecticut Turnpike.
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Joseph Adorna
Brian Savay
Pembroke Street
Joseph Tokai
State Street
Savoy
Tokai
Wordin Avenue
Connecticut Turnpike
East Aig Street
Bridgeport
Nationwide Phone Strike Looms Over Bell System Deals
The CWA set an April 12 strike deadline amid wage talks with Bell System units. Beirne warned a nationwide stoppage could disrupt operations in every continental state if no satisfactory agreement is reached. Negotiations cover Western Electric and several Bell subsidiaries with large numbers of workers facing contract expirations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Bell Telephone Co
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ben S. Gilmer
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Beirne
Beime
United States
Western Electric
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Ohio
Illinois
Bell System
Northwestern Bell
Buffalo
N.Y
Wisconsin Telephone Co
New Jersey Ball Traffic Department
Chesapeake and Potomac, Co
District of Columbia
Michigan Bell
Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Co
Pacific Northeast Bell
Indiana Bell
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Vietnam
Western Electric Co
U.S. Courts Decline to Rule on Vietnam War Legality
The government told courts that they have no authority to rule on the legality of the Vietnam War in cases against Benjamin Spock Yale Chaplain William Sloan Coffin Jr and others. The defense had sought dismissal of indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Benjamin Spock
Yale
William Sloan Coffin Jr
Spock
Fire-Routed Families Sheltered in Bridgeport
Two of four families displaced by a fire last Wednesday have found new homes, per Mrs. Selma Rooney of the Bridgeport Red Cross. The evacuees left 573 Howard Avenue after a blaze from the Hotel Howard spread. The remaining families stay in a downtown hotel while seeking housing. those with available apartments should contact the Red Cross on Park Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma Rooney
Bridgeport
American Red Cross
Howard Avenue
Howard
Red Cross
Park Avenue
Largest Tax Budget Passed in Britain
The House of Commons approved the toughest peacetime budget by a 332 to 248 vote. The bill enacts higher levies on alcohol, tobacco, betting, and driving, and introduces a new top-bracket investment income tax described as confiscatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Wilson
Labor Party
Israeli raid details and Jordanian ties to saboteurs
Eshkol describes the operation limited to Al Fatah bases aiming to curb saboteurs. He claims most Jordanian and other Arab army units aided saboteurs, cites 24 Israeli deaths, 7 wounded, 3 missing, 170 guerrillas killed, and over 160 captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eshkal
al Fatah
Eshkol
Jordan
Karameh
Israel
British Officials Meet Eban on Mideast Crisis
British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart conferred with Israel's Abba Eban on the Middle East crisis. They discussed Israel's reprisals, Arab guerrilla attacks, and a possible return of U N envoy Gunnar Jarring to restart peace talks amid reports of cross-border fighting and no casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Michael Stewart
Middle East
Abba Eban
Israel
Britain
Jordan
Stewart-Eban
U.N. Security Council
Eban
Stewart
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Nasser
Security Council
Destroyers Gairnard and Glennon collide near Bermuda
Newport Rhode Island based destroyers Gairnard and Glennon collided while conducting exercises 40 miles west of Bermuda. The Navy said there were no injuries and both ships sustained minor damage.
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Newport
R.I
UPI
Gainard
Glennon
Bermuda
Navy
Water Rate Probe Ends with Commission Hearing
Bridgeport officials faced exhaustive cross examination by staff on revenues assessments and costs of Hydraulic Company. Labor council urged disallowing work in progress in capital base, arguing surplus reinvestment favors customers. company officials defended current practices and cited future benefits.
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Commission
Bridgeport
Silliman
Hydraulic Company
Bober
Labor Council
Loughlin
Hydraulic Company Faces Tax Assessments and Rate Review
The commission examined water system finances with claims of $75 000 yearly fluoridation costs and a $1 per account fee. Contested assessments could push taxes to $1 674 000 or $373 000 above the firm’s interpretation. Officials say new rates would raise typical residential bills by 40 to 50 dollars annually. Water demand rose 33 percent since 1959 to 63 million gallons per day, with over $2 million spent since 1959 and projected needs for 1990. The decision schedule features a minimum 30 day wait for a public ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Hydraulic Company
Smathers pushes tax hike amid war funding concerns
Senator Smathers backs an immediate tax increase to restore fiscal balance arguing a delay is unacceptable. He notes demands for higher federal spending to aid cities and confirms the Johnson administration faces pressure over proposed cuts. Fowler seeks the tax boost while the admin may reject spending cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Fowler
Johnson
Norwalk to Get New Armory and Vehicle Center
The report describes plans for a new Norwalk armory financed by the state and federal funds, with a separate vehicle maintenance building also to be federally funded. It notes expected construction to start within about a year and discusses public utility investment return expectations and a proposed rate hike for the Hydraulic company amid rising costs and flat revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobet
Centrallum
Silliman
Commission
Labor Council
Stratford
Westport
Hydraulic Company
Leonard H. McKane
Wallace Burke
Man Jailed for Breach of Peace and Vandalism
A 21 year old Bridgeport man Willie Davis of P T Barnum apartments was jailed yesterday for breach of the peace and wilful destruction of private property. He had pleaded guilty Feb 26 to breaking a plate glass window at Brown's Pool Room on Pembroke street Feb 24 and was found near the site with pool balls in hand. Police used Mace when he resisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Willie Davis
P. T. Barnum Apartments
Brown
Pembroke Street
John Alexander
Davis
Pressure Relief Seen On Bond Interest Rates
Connecticut State finance commissioner George J. Conkling says removing tax exemptions from industrial revenue bonds will ease competition with tax free bonds. He notes state and municipal bonds should stabilize or possibly fall as a result. The Ford Foundation is aiding birth control in Indonesia.
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Conkling
The
Ford Foundation
Indonesia
Cosa Nostra Boss in N E Gets Five Years
The article reports that Cosa Nostra boss in New England Patriarca received a five year sentence after prosecutors urged maximum terms on the first count and an additional term on the second. Tameleo and Cassesso faced negotiations with lawyers, while Judge Ford added a $10,000 fine in Cassesso’s case and considered revoking bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tameleo
Cassesso
U.S
Paul Markham
Patriarca
Ford
Markham
Cosa Nostra Shake-Up Predicted in Boston Underworld
A Boston based lawmen report predicts an internal Cosa Nostra shake-up with a younger leader poised to seize power. The Massachusetts officials say the organization will seek to expand regionally while avoiding heroin trafficking due to too few addicts. The paper by Rogovin and Higgins was made public at Tufts Assembly on Massachusetts Government.
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Boston
Cosa Nostra
Greater
Massachusetts
Charles H. Rogovin
Attorney General
George W. Higgins
Organized
Tufts
New England
United States
Population shifts show city dip and county rise in Connecticut
New estimates forecast city populations dipping while counties rise. Hartford and New Haven show large gains since 1960, with Greenwich expected to drop. Overall state population may top 3 million by July 1969, as towns 10,000 plus rise to 12.5 million residents and small towns add 402000.
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Norwalk
West Hartford
Meriden
Fairfield
Bristol
East Hartford
West Haven
Greenwich
Fairfield County
Milford
Hartford
Litchfield
Middlesex
New Haven
New London
Tolland
Windham
Connecticut
Union
Pueblo Crew Letters Rally for US Apology in Propaganda Push
A State Department spokesman labeled letters from the Pueblo crew as propaganda aimed at pressuring a U S apology. He declined to discuss private talks with North Korea, stressing that substantive talks must stay private. US SR activities in Egypt anger Saudi Arabia.
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Washington (Ap
State Department
U.S
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
North Korea
Washington
Panama Rebels Face Crisis as Robles Foes Are Seized
National Guard troops seized 300 supporters of President Robles in a night raid on opposition headquarters in Panama, sparking clashes, tear gas, and mass arrests. The takeover came as Delvalle was sworn in, with government turmoil and international questions over U.S. recognition.
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Panama
Robles
Marco A. Robles
Sparkle
Seaceery
Im-L
John Theguard
Kyranakis
Woodridge
Nue
Fairfield
Iatelyalinett
Assembly
Delvalle
National Guard
National Union
Nicosia
Hildegrande
Supreme Court
Ricardo Arias
United States
U.S
Charles Adair
Eleven Area Students Win In Election At UConn
Eleven area students at the University of Connecticut were elected to student government. Walter Marcus, a junior from Norwalk, won the presidential race. Senators include Richard Arnold and Robert Schwartz of Bridgeport, Bonita Bryan and Burton Glass of Fairfield, Richard Proudfoot and Marshall L. Slader of Greenwich, Vicky Aldrich of New Milford, Timothy Jerman of Stamford, Barbara Brady of Westport, and Susan Olsen of Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Connecticut
Walter Marcus
Ward Drive
Norwalk
Richard Arnold
Barnum Avenue
Robert Schwartz
Lakeside Drive
Bridgeport
Bonita Bryan
Oldfield Road
Burton Glass
Glen Ridge Road
Fairfield
Richard Proudfoot
Chapman Lane
Marshall L. Slader
Birdsall Drive
Greenwich
Vicky Aldrich
Carmen Hill Road
New Milford
Timothy Jerman
Lamark Road
Stamford
Barbara D. Brady
Stony Road
Westport
Susan Olsen
Riverside Avenue
Riverside
Siker to Speak at PPL Meeting in Bridgeport
Dr Estelle Siker acting director of the state health department will address the first annual meeting of the Planned Parenthood League of Greater Bridgeport today at noon in the Fairfield Motor Inn. She will discuss the importance of family planning in maternal and child health care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Siker
State Health Department
Planned Parenthood League of
Greater Bridgeport
Fairfield Motor Inn
Siker
Jaycee Group Meets With Welfare Official
A Bridgeport Jaycees delegation met with State Welfare department regional head Howell Fujler to discuss welfare costs and functions in Fairfield County. Fujler briefed the group on the agency’s operations in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Jaycees
State Welfare Department
Howell Fujler
Fairfield County
Fewer Smokers Among Teeners Survey Finds
A survey indicates fewer teens smoke and fewer expect to attend college while parental smoking has declined from 55 percent to 50 percent in ten years. Government IRS figures show cigarette manufacture dipped from 133 billion to 130 billion across November January 1966 57 and 1967 68. Dr. Horn notes college student smoking results will be released soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horn
Internal Revenue Service
Fairfield ATM Flags Five Areas for Open Space Buy
At an open meeting the Fairfield ATM discussed condemning 31 acres tied to Rob ert Abric near Brett Woods for open space. A 250000 price was quoted, and a motion to drop condemnation failed. Five tracts totaling about 3 million were listed for purchase with federal and state aid prospects. a new firehouse site was also outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Abric
Brettwoods
Redding Road
Champagne
Abric
Selectman Sullivan
State of
Connecticut
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
HUD
Hayden’s Hill
Jennings Beach
South Pine Creek
Dooley
Frouge Construction
Stevens and Kevenaugh
Mill River
Sturges Road
Bronson Road
Sturges Bridge
Riverside Park
Haydens Hill
Congress Street
Brett Woods
Alan
Aaron Schless
Firehouse Building Committee
Gaydosh and Fodor
Stamford
Tunxis Hill
Earl Rush
Sikorsky Aircraft Public Relations Department
Sikorsky
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Mideast
Hussein
Amman
Federal Power Commission
Smathers
N.E
Pueblo
Uss.s.r
Saudi Arabia
Uconn
Dr. Siker
Jaycee Group
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