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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1967
Page
2
A full scale mockup trains scientists to operate Surveyor 3 as it tests a 3 leg robotic arm, a digging scoop, and a TV camera system. The craft will assess soil bearing strength for future manned landings and may land in Sinus Medii Central Bay or Vansherg crater area.
Reliable sources report that a large mobile neutralist army unit near Mapksane in northeast Laos will be sent to south Laos to serve under royal army General Pasouk Somii. This marks the first full neutralist unit serving directly under royal command as part of a joint command effort.
Communist China charged that last week's Guam conference was part of an American plot to widen the Vietnam war to Cambodia Laos and even China. Beijing's Peoples Daily article signed Observer called the two day meeting a black conference. Separately a 60-foot evergreen grove was transplanted from the west coast for Expo 67 in Montreal Western Provinces pavilion.
Furs jewelry and cash valued about 1300 were taken from the Simacko home on Sport Hill Road between noon and 9 p.m. Sunday. Entry was gained by breaking a rear door glass. Sgt. Joseph Sishayy and Patrolman Richard Schwartz continued the investigation.
The Pope condemned global strife and social injustice while urging hope. He cited bans on divorce and artificial birth control, spoke of Vietnam and other conflicts, and promised an encyclical on development and cooperation. He blessed the faithful in ten languages and urged resilience amid crisis.
Buddhist groups in South Vietnam show little political impact as regime shifts toward a civilian government with an elected presidency. Anti government Buddhists fail to gain mass support while An Quang Pagoda remains center of protests and antiwar propaganda.
London AP reports John Lennon and Paul McCartney won top Ivor Novello awards for major British music contributions in 1966. The pair received bronze statues as writers of the most performed work 1966 Michele and certificates as runners-up for Yesterday. They also were presented statues for Yellow Submarine, Britain’s top selling record of last year.
Senator Brooke says he is in favor of the civil rights movement and does not equate Vietnam War actions with civil rights goals. He argues the war worsens domestic problems but asserts national survival and safety are paramount. He notes he disagrees with linking the war to civil rights progress.
Senator Stuart Symington releases a Pentagon censored 129 page report to the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees detailing a December trip to Hawaiii Guam Southeast Asia the Middle East and Southern Europe. He warns that Europe offers little support for the Vietnam effort and that South Vietnam’s government deepens religious and political divides. He cautions that continued military action without political agreement could threaten the U.S. financial position.
The article describes the first Easter observances with Baptismal and Eucharistic rites in a Catholic service, detailing the Light service and Easter Candle, then links the celebration to secular customs. It notes the traditional New York Easter parade drawing thousands along Fifth Avenue with media presence.
H B Sargent longtime New York executive dies in Fairfield after 1955 tenure with Electric Bond and Loan Star Life Insurance He held multiple director and trustee roles including Cordell Hall foundation management council international progress and Stanford Research Institute He received Brazil Portugal Ecuador Panama and Chile honors and leaves wife Grace Ellis Sargent two sons two brothers a sister and five grandchildren Varjabedian a former Bridgeport Post editor and St Vincent's patient is noted as early newsroom source with hospital admission context.
In Komselskaya Pravda Byelozersky blasts Sukarno and supports neutral Cold War policy of acting president Gen J Suharto who assumed power as Sukarno was stripped of powers a month earlier. He defends Marxist Leninist ideology and questions ban on Soviet publications amid Indonesia anti-communist purge. ANTARA reports parliamentary committee bars ex-CP members from running in 1968 elections.
SHOELESS LEGISLATORS LONDON AP reports that during question time in the British Parliament Sir Arthur Harvey of the Conservatives accused some lawmakers of removing their shoes in the family lounge describing it as disagreeable. Government floor leader Richard Crossman said he would look into the matter and remarked that one can learn something new at question time.
Jordan government says theft of church manuscripts involved Bishop Kalustian as sacristan in 1959 with access to the vault. A letter by Bishop Kem hadjian appointing Sandrikian to transport manuscripts to London is cited. Prosecution suspended under 1965 amnesty. theft linked to Turkey after vault removal. Sotheby’s notes uncertain ownership and cancellation followed seller instructions.
Broadway’s Cabaret captured eight Tony Awards led by Best Musical Play for the 1966-67 season. The Homecoming by Harold Pinter won Best Drama and multiple acting and design honors. The ceremony honored Antoinette Perry with the 21st Silver Medallions as part of the night’s awards.
Cops search for three missing youths and a companion after bodies are found in the bay near South Beach Staten Island. Investigators say four boys built a raft from skid platforms and planks, jumped aboard, and were swept into the water. Beverly Belilfle reports her sons missing, with Ft Wadsworth soldiers, Coast Guard cutters, helicopters, and police launches scouring the area.
About 400 teenagers roamed Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard in an Easter morning melee outside the Hollywood Palladium. Forty officers moved into the crowd and placed 150 under arrest for interfering with police, throwing missiles at motorists, disturbing the peace, and curfew violations. Police detained 13 male juveniles and two male adults as more than 1,000 people dispersed from the scene after leaving the International Teen Fair.
Bridgeport police arrested Graham Denne, 19, of Flat Rock Road Easton, on a charge of receiving stolen goods. He was held on $500 bail after being spotted driving a car containing parts allegedly stolen from another vehicle weeks earlier near Trumbull and Reservoir avenues. The complainant is Robert Tesla of 7 Stone Ridge.
United States Marines from the Fourth and Third Battalions reported heavy actions Sunday, with sixteen Communists killed and ten Marines wounded in two separate engagements. A Leatherneck company overran a base camp, found six bodies, captured a seventh, and destroyed nine hundred camouflaged bunkers.
Denmark’s banner remains the world’s oldest unchanged flag, a red field bearing a white cross used since the 13th century. The enduring Nordic emblem has influenced flags across northern Europe and continues to symbolize Danish identity and history.
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