Connecticut Coke to Shut Down in June
The Connecticut Coke Co. will close in June, eliminating 250 jobs as it converts to natural gas. Company president Everett M. Kennedy cited no customer demand and an uncertain market for coke as primary reasons. The 90 acre site is owned by United Illuminating and Connecticut Power Light, which plan a new power plant, possibly nuclear, there in coming years.
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Johnson declines re election after staffers pass pins
Washington UPI reports President Johnson has decided not to run for re election and has not told his staff. At a White House ceremony welcoming Liberian President William Tubman staffers handed out LBJ lapel pins from the 1964 campaign.
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Romney Free of Campaign Tackles Michigan Race Tensions
Governor George Romney works from Lansing on Michigan race relations after withdrawing from the presidential race. He meets with legislators and civic leaders, aims for a statewide anti discrimination law, and predicts a challenging summer but not another Detroit scale riot. He remains optimistic about open housing laws and stresses occasional disillusionment with his failed bid.
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Romney says he would not seek nomination amid draft pressure
The text describes Romney reflecting on New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s draft-related influence on his own political plans. Romney notes his wife Lenore’s statement on Rockefeller not actively seeking the nomination and mentions his own intent to lead Michigan’s delegation to the Miami Beach convention.
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Five Fires Probed At Parish School
Police investigate a series of five deliberately set fires at St. Rita's School in Hamden. Fire Marshal Albert Parce reports four fires damaged classrooms and records, with the music room and basement incinerator area among affected spaces as firemen responded.
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