North Vietnamese fail to overrun Highlands base in late Vietnam war action
U S troops repelled a North Vietnamese assault near Kontum as 30 fighters breached a five gun 105mm artillery position. A gun crew turned a howitzer on the attackers, driving them from the parapet. The clash occurred amid wider lunar new year battles in South Vietnam with U S forces targeting supply routes and advancing enemy units near Hue.
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Baid
Cambodia
Dak To
Kontum
U.S
4Th Division
Robert E. Cushman
South Viettnam
Ashan Valley
Demilitarized Zone
Imperial Capital
Hue
South China Sea
AP Photographer Hit by Shrapnel in Cong Assault
Saigon AP report says photographer Al Chang age 43 was slightly wounded when shrapnel struck his chest as Viet Cong opened fire on an armored personnel carrier 28 miles northwest of Saigon. It notes this is his second Vietnam War wound since 1962 and recalls the December 1965 head wound for which he received a Purple Heart.
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Saigon
Associated Press
al Chang
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Chang
U.S
Quake Hits Lebanon. No Deaths Reported
A moderate earthquake struck northeastern Lebanon Tuesday night, forcing many residents to flee. The Ksara Seismographic Center placed the epicenter about 20 miles west of Ksara, with a magnitude between 4 and 6. No casualties were reported and the affected area was about 40 miles wide.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Ksara Seismographic Center
Ksara
Truck farming seeds in high demand in Venezuela
Venezuelan farmers increasingly seek truck farming seeds as shortages push growers to diversify crops. Retailers report rising inquiries for drought tolerant varieties and fast germinating hybrids to boost yields amid supply constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Abrams Talks With Johnson Over Vietnam Leadership
General Abrams met with President Johnson and Defense officials to discuss the ARVN buildup and modernization while amid questions about Westmoreland’s succession. The White House offered no details and secrecy surrounded the Washington visit.
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AP Néirenhole
Westmoreland
Creighton W. Abrams
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Pentagon
Abrams
Johnson
Clark M. Clifford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Vietnam
White House
George Christian
Coalition Agrees to Study Police Grievance System
Urban Coalition members discussed creating a machinery to handle grievances against police and tabled a decision pending further study. The session followed accusations of brutality by three Bridgeport youths at a Harding high school dance and an NAACP protest rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Harding High School
East End
Community Relations Board of Review
Charles Gordon
Stratford
Gordon
Arthur Clifford
Coalitions Community Relations Board
Samuel Hawley
Coalition
Johnson
Cochairman
Donald H. Heyward
Curran
Joseph A. Walsh
Hawley
B. Cortez Tipton
Public Support and Communications Review Board
Police Department
John Driscoll
Board of Police Commissioners
Driscoll
Nathaniel W. Plotkin
Board of Pelice Commissioners
Reuben Williams
Community Relations Board
Hi Ho Buys Grid Team Faces $3.50 Price Plan
Hi Ho buys a grid team with $3.50 price points and plans reduced rate season tickets for six home games six away games and at least two exhibitions. Home games are Friday nights at Kennedy Stadium with away games on Saturday nights. The venture targets Fairfield and New Haven counties to draw 4500 fans break even. Jets may receive full home gate receipts and radio coverage discussed with Hartford entry Savitt Construction linked to Hi Ho’s syndicate head.
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Fairfield County
New Haven County
Jets
Kennedy Stadium
Rosner
Bullard Merger and Blaw-Knox Into WCI Plan Approved
Merger terms set exchange ratios 0.5 Blaw-Knox for WCI plus 0.95 of new White serial preferred stock. Bullard swap converts 0.49 White serial preferred and 0.4488 White common per Bullard share. White redeemed prior preference stock Feb 1 1968 at 35.50. After mergers White will have 4,585,041 common and 1,570,784 serial preferred shares. White operates Whitin, Whitinsville, Jerguson, Leland-Gifford and other Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine subsidiaries.
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Blaw-Knox
WCI
Bullard
White
Whitin Machine Works
Whitjinsville
Jerguson Gage & Valve Co
Burlington
Leland- Gifford Co
Worcester
Massachusetts
Scott and Williams, Inc
Laconia
N.H
Loren Dyer Co., Inc
Portland
Fayscott Landis Machine Corp
Dexter
Maine
Coalition to tackle new tasks at Beardsley Terrace meeting
The coalition vows to pursue unprecedented actions. It will revisit the issue at the next meeting set for Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the basement of Building 11 at Beardsley Terrace apartments on Trumbull Avenue.
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Coalition
Beardsley Terrace
Trumbull Avenue
Nixon drive starts with county GOP help
Connecticut Republicans form a Nixon campaign committee led by A Edward Sandula and J Kenneth Bradley with Westport figures and former Gov John Lodge as honorary chairman. The group aims to build support statewide while awaiting a formal organization after a planned meeting.
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New Hampshire
Nixon Committee
Connecticut
Boyd
Westport
Nixon
Johnson
Hartford
Hausman
Rockefeller
Dick Nixon
Youth Pleads Guilty in Connecticut Turnpike Speed Case
Eugene Rogers aged 20 from 406 Trumbull Avenue faced Circuit Court after a 1986 arrest on the Connecticut Turnpike for speeding. He delayed two years before pleading guilty before Judge Joseph Adorno and paying an $80 fine. Authorities said his license had been suspended for failing to answer the summons, and reinstatement requires court disposition.
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Eugene Rogers
Trumbull Avenue
Rogers
Joseph Adorno
Fairfield
Singer GPE Reach Accord On Merger Talks
Métrics division in Bridgeport said no local effects from merger as Singer and GPE move toward consolidation. Singer had previously acquired up to 14.5 percent of GPE and sought a merger while GPE urged shareholders to reject the bid.
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GPE
Métrics
Bridgeport
van Duyne
Singer Company
General Precision
Singer
New York Stocks Exchange
Metrics Pact Talks To Resume Friday
Bargaining on a new work agreement between the Singer Metrics division and Local 27 from the International Union of Electrical Workers AFL CIO began Monday and will resume Friday. VP Joseph Kalinoski said both sides withhold comment until an agreement is reached. The current two year contract expires April 29.
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Singer Metrics
Internation Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
Joseph Kalinoski
Incal
State Purple Heart to Convene in Derby
The Department of Connecticut of the Military Order of the Purple Heart will convene June 15 at the Veterans' Memorial Home in Derby. State Commander William Gambacini of Derby will preside at the state convention. The Purple Heart order's next state executive meeting will be April 21 in New Britain.
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Department of Connecticut
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Veterans' Memorial Home
Derby
William Gambacini
Purple Heart Order
New Britain
Panama guards clash with deputies at assembly plaza
At a street intersection near the legislative palace in Panama City guards deployed around the plaza as deputies led by Delvalle confronted them after a brief stand, rocks flew, tear gas fired, and the party retreated to safety. Delvalle and Cabinet members later gathered at the International Hotel before returning home. Interior Minister Franco had ordered the guard to block deputies to prevent an unconvoked session.
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Robles
Legislative Palace
Legislative Plaza
Torrijos
Central Avenue
Deputies
Delvalle
Cary Grant Expected To Leave Hospital Today
Actor Cary Grant may be discharged from St. John's hospital in Elmhurst Queens today or tomorrow after a two week stay for injuries from a March 12 limo crash. The 64 year old star suffered facial bruises and two broken ribs. his wife Dyan Cannon was granted a divorce in Los Angeles last week.
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New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco Mint Reports Silver Certificate Rush
The San Francisco Mint reports a silver rush as $325,000 in silver certificates are redeemed for silver this month. Silver values range from $1.29 to $2.25 an ounce, with certificates exchangeable for silver bars until the June 24 deadline when silver cover ends. Citizens can gain about 73 percent profit by exchanging $1, $5 or $10 bills if they hold silver certificates.
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San Francisco
U.S. Mint
John Carr
Federal Reserve
Congress
U.S
Budget Proposed for The Greater Bridgeport Urban Coalition
The Greater Bridgeport Urban Coalition subcommittee yesterday urged a 12 month operating budget of 27400 with funds to obtain donated services for the coalition office. The group announced three McLevy Hall offices donated by the city and will staff with an executive director and secretary.
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Greater Bridgeport
Area Anti-Poverty Agency
Alfredo Murphy
Bridgeport Catholic Diocese
Wilfredo Velez
Bridgeport Christian Church
Washington Avenue
Coaliion
Coalition
B. Cortez Tipton
Tipton
Senate showdown over tax loophole and bonds ruling
The Senate fights over a Finance Committee amendment to an excise tax bill after the Treasury moved to cancel tax exemptions for new industrial development bonds. Proxmire and Fulbright oppose, Long defends status quo as the debate delays broader tax changes.
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Senate
Treasury
Finance Committee
William Proxmire
Dwis
Fulbright
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Proxmire
Russell B. Long
D-La
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
How N E Senators Voted on Exemption
Washington AP reports a 51 to 32 Senate roll call approving a tax bill amendment that overturns a Treasury ruling removing the tax exemption in industrial development bonds. Democrats for include Muskie and others. Republicans for include Aiken Prouly and Smith. several Democrats and Republicans voted against or were paired.
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Washington
New England
Senate
Treasury
Muskie
Maine
Aiken
Prouly
Smith
Dodd
Conn
McIntyre
N.H
Cotton
Byrd
D-Va
Ribicoff
D-Conn
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