Reds Down C47 Killing 6 Crewmen at Plei Djereng
Reported strikes near the U.S. Special forces camp at Plei Djereng killed six crewmen of a C47 during dawn. Elsewhere in central Vietnam a Cavalry unit reported 15 Communist deaths after a half hour engagement near Binh Thuan Province. Ky criticized Western negotiations and urged direct talks with Hanoi.
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U.S
Plei Djereng
South Vietnam
Binh Thuan
Demilitarized Zone
United States
Moscow
Hanoi
Russia
China
da Nang
Marine Corps
7Th Engineer Battalion
Quang Ngai
Perrot
Hue
Central Highlands
Plei Me
Haiphong
Navy
AUS. Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
U.S. Command
Air Force
North Vietnam
International Control Commission
Do Luong
Ngho An
Saigon
Correction issued on Faliero Gelli account at aero club talk
The Telegram clarified remarks by Faliero Gelli a Shelton resident and former Italian air force pilot. He said German pilots fired after a crash over Malta and that he was flying a Macchi MC 202 when shot down, not the MC 200 as previously reported.
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Faliero Gelli
Shelton
Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association
Gelli
Malta
Mr. Gelli
Oklahoma Judge Won't Commit Van Brunschot
Stratford and Bridgeport connections center on Van Brunschot as Oklahoma bonds judge orders him held on a breaking and entering charge. The case ties to the Voytek girl slaying with a Dutch youth alleged to threaten Mrs Buckwalter and her family.
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Jean Buckwalter
Bridgeport
van Brunschot
Elvin J. Brown
van Bruschot
James R. Buckwalter
Connecticut
Hartford
Joseph Carlen
Stratford Detectives
Stratford Town Fair
Voytek
Oklahoma
van’ Brunschot
Associated Press
Brown
Cleveland County
Trumbull
Johannes van Oostendort
White Plains Road
van Oostendorts
Philip Trager
van Oostendort
Stratford
van Branschot
Netherlands
van Bruitschot
Fairfield union rejects final offer amid contract dispute
Fairfield town talks collapse as union rejects the five percent pay rise and calls for a standard 65 retirement age, uniform step five advancement, and equitable pension changes. Town officials note improved hospital, life insurance, and vacation terms proposed in the final offer.
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Union
Fairfield
British Plan to Incinerate Torrey Canyon Oil Spill
Home Secretary Roy Jenkins disclosed plans to drop incendiaries on the Liberian flagged tanker Torrey Canyon to burn remaining crude oil after it ran aground off England. The attack aimed to keep surface oil burning while inside fuel fed combustion.
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Roy Jenkins
London
Jenkins
Union Oil of California
Torrey Canyon
Atlantic
England
English Channel
Federal grants reform boosts local flexibility in urban programs
The commission praised laws consolidating numerous health and urban grants and the Demonstration Cities Act for allowing state tailored plans. It noted these moves spurred wide study on applying the approach to other grants and highlighted the 1966 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act as a major urban policy shift, while warning state participation remains uneven. Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey and Missouri were cited for creating state offices of local affairs, expanding such agencies to 11 nationwide.
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Congress
Colorado
Illinois
New Jersey
Missouri
Bandit Holdups Cumberland Farms Store on Park Avenue
A lone bandit wearing a stocking over his head and armed with a pistol robbed the Cumberland Farms at 1361 Park Avenue last night, taking about $200 in small bills and coins. Clerk Michael Leska identified the suspect to detectives and police searched the area without success.
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Cumberland Farms
Park Avenue
Michael Leska
Olive Street
Walter Potz
David Roberts
Absentee ballots decide Rhode Island House race brisk finish
Absentee ballots totaling 1900 swung Rhode Island 2nd District toward Democrat Robert Tiernan as 273 precincts reported. James T. Diprele trailed, Rev. Albert Perry drew under three percent amid antiwar stance. Overall turnout neared 115000 with slow morning voting and clear skies later.
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Providence
R.I
Rhode Island
U.S
Robert O. Tiernan
James Tdiprele
Vacation Pay Increases Weaker Than Employee Request
The vacation would be increased to four weeks. An offer for payment for grievance presentations was made but a request for pay by the bargaining committee for negotiating time was turned down. Workers also sought weekly pay and Thursday night payout instead of Friday.
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Employes Bargaining Committee
Snow
Two Local Men Indicted in Illicit Drug Sales Case
The grand jury indictment names Sydney and Falcone for multiple sales of amphetamine derivatives codeine and depressants in Bridgeport and Fairfield. Buyer undercover agent William G Slowik is cited for purchases. Penalties range from one year to 20 years. Pineapple flavor remark appears as unrelated text.
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U.S. District Court
Margolis
Sydney
William G. Slowik
Slowik
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Stowik
Falcone
Taok
Wheeler Golf Fees Raised With Several Resident Increases
The Wheeler Park board approves higher golf fees for non residents and some season permit holders. Bridgeport Fairfield Stratford and Trumbull residents face a 50 cent hike for greens and a 501 cent weekday increase for some daily fees. Seasonal permits stay unchanged for residents but non residents pay higher nine and eighteen hole rates on weekdays weekends and holidays.
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Trumbull
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Stratford
Park Board Committee
D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Club
Ryan
Board of Recreation
Recreation Board
Park Board
Greens
McBride
William D., McBride
Neary
Stratford and
Bridgeport and
Stratford and Trumbull
Soviet sailor fined and license suspended for a year
In Anchorage the Soviet government will make Kushenko repay a $10,000 fine and lose his master’s license for up to 12 months. Leonid M. Kushenko, 29, of Vladivostok, must repay the fine over time after being released from jail, then return to the Soviet Union with his captain’s ticket suspended.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.S
Uri V. Chemokhud
Washington
Leonid M.kushenko
Vladivostok
Chemnokhud
Kushenko
Youngsters Aid Sketch of Girl's Kidnap Suspect
A continuation recounts the case around 1142 Winona Street in Chicago's uptown area where migrants from rural states converge seeking factory work. Carrie’s father Daniel, 41, once of Loebel Kentucky, a laid-off spot welder, and his wife Alice 30 support four other children Deborah 10 Sheryl 4 and Daniel Edward 14 months as they cope with the crisis.
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Winona St
Uptown
Chicago
Carrie
Daniel
Loebel
Alice
Deborah
Sheryl
Daniel Edward
Singer Plans 4000 Square Foot Store at Lafayette Plaza
The Singer company will occupy 4000 square feet on the plaza level of the Lafayette Plaza mall, joining Sears Roebuck and an unnamed major department store. The Bridgeport site will be staffed by 12 to 15 employees and offer sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, typewriters, radios, and fabrics and classes for sewing. The Lafayette project includes 300,000 square feet of retail space and a 2,000 car garage with capacity for 6,000 shoppers daily.
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Nedick
Lafayette Mall
Singer Company
Singer Consumer Products
Bridgeport
Main Street
East Main Street
Lafayette Plaza
Sears
Anoffice
Lerner, Inc
Kennedy, Inc
Lane Bryant, Inc
Anderson - Little, Inc
Eves Miles Shoe
Tom McAn Shoes
Zemel Bros
Lederer's
Connecticut
Lafayette Plaze
Connecticut Turnpike
Lafayette
State
Broad Streets
Fletcher& Thompson, Inc
Lathrop Douglass
F.A.L.A
New York City
Deadly December Sees Darker Streets for Pedestrians
Nighttime walking hazards rise as December brings longer darkness and higher risk for pedestrians. Officials warn drivers and pedestrians to increase vigilance during late hours and seek well lit routes.
Goldberg denies Senate run amid Javits speculation
U S ambassador to the United Nations Arthur J. Goldberg states he is not a candidate for the New York Senate seat. He reiterates his sole aim is to strengthen the UN and lead the U S in world peace and security, amid reports that Democrats expect him to challenge Javits.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
New York
Goldberg
Jacob K. Javits
State Department
New York Times
Javits
Senate
United States
Bond Theft Ring Indicts Seized Here Case
Prosecutor says New York bond theft linked to brokerage Newburger Loch and spread nationwide with a recent Philadelphia arrest. Coppola and Connelly allegedly moved $30,000 to Testo on March 8 and Testo borrowed $14,000 pledging bonds at Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank in Fairfield as collateral.
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Hang Eee Caen
New York
Newburger
Loch
Philadelphia
Heyman Gaid
Eee
Coppola
Connelly
Testo
Mechanics and‘ Farmers Savings Bank
Fairfield
Cause of extinction blamed on settlers hogs
The dodo on Indian Ocean islands went extinct by 1680 due to early settlers' hogs that fed on eggs and young dodos.
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Islands
Indian Ocean
Georgetown Marine Killed in Vietnam Named Cpl Vought
Cpl. Vought 22 of Georgetown died in Vietnam with the Third battalion Fourth Marine division. He was a member of Beth Schem Lutheran church and is survived by his parents a sister Misa Nancy Vought maternal grandmother Mrs. Graham Townsend and several aunts and uncles. Funeral arrangements are in complete. Two other Georgetown men who died in Vietnam were Army Pfc David Carlson last November and Marine Lance Cpl Roger Burke in February.
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Fourth Marine Division
Beth- Schem Lutheran Church
Georgetown
Misa Nancy Vought
Graham Townsend
Vietnam
Army
David Carlson
Rogére Burke
LBJ Pushes New Laws to Fight Crime
President Johnson urged Congress to pass administration bills and backed a landmark National Crime Commission report. He called for state code revisions, shared facilities, community treatment experiments, and tighter intergovernmental cooperation to sustain an unremitting war on crime. Attendees were urged to dispel myths about crime.
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LBJ
Tional Crime. Commission
Johnson
Congress
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