U S Sies NFO Over Coercion milk case
Federal charges accuse the National Farmers Organization of using coercion to monopolize interstate milk sales in 19 states. NFO leaders defend the action as a political fight against farm price limits and vow to obey court orders while denying illegal acts. The suit seeks to restrain threats to nonmembers and halt attempts to monopolize milk sales.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Clainy Lbj
NFO
U.S
Johnson Administration
Roy L. Stephenson
Justice Department
NFL
Oren Lee Staley
NFC
Corning
Town
Johnson
Staley
Wisconsin
Milk Pact Talks Bogged Down As Deadline Looms
Negotiations between milk dealers in Bridgeport Waterbury Danbury and Norwalk and Teamsters Locals 14 and 677 bogged down with a midnight deadline looming. Spokesmen said union demands exceed what companies can afford and proposals from dealers were rejected. Weather brief notes sunny in Bridgeport with cool high about 56 and northerly winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Bridgeport
Waterbury
Danbury
Norwalk
Teamfer
Jack Marcus
Joseph Cleary
Westport
Marcus
Two Suspects Flee After Abandoned Looted Car Found
Police traced an abandoned station wagon on Yale street and Fairfield avenue loaded with cement lumber and power tools stolen from Rizzitelti Construction on Fairfield. The car owned by Alcide Pickard of 95 Yale street had been lent to two unnamed friends. suspects fled when approached.
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Yale Street
Fairfield Avenu
Walter Potz
Baronteter
Rizzitelti Construction
Tidepany
Fairfield Avenue
Tomora
Alcide Pickard
TV Strike Forces Program Changes Across U.S.
An announcers strike disrupted national radio and TV programming on Wednesday, sidelining famous anchors. Talks planned in Washington aim to resolve a deadlock between networks and AFTRA, which represents about eighteen thousand actors and announcers.
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American Broadcasting Company
6Th Avenue
New York City
Jeff
Jules Bergman
ABC Network TV
Betsy Tucker
Wabc Local TV
Bill Beutel
New York
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
David Brinkley
NBC
Huntley-Brinkley
Walter Cronkite
CBS
Peter Jennings
ABC
Chet Huntley
Cronkite
Jennings
Arnold Zenker
Huntley
AFTRA
NAACP to Open Bridgeport Stratford Headquarters Monday
The Bridgeport Stratford NAACP branch will open its new headquarters Monday at 9 am in the former St. Martins Youth Center at 1199 Stratford Avenue. Rev. Charles R. Gordon says a 15 volunteer crew has renovated the building, with rental approval secured at a recent branch meeting led by Rev. who headed the committee.
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Bridgeport - Stratford
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Charles R. Gordon
St. Martin’s
Stratford Avenue
TV schedule shuffle as soap and comedies interrupt daytime fare
A televised flap hits morning TV as soap fans expect As the World Turns while CBS airs a taped Candid Camera segment hosted by Arthur Godfrey. Lucy and the I Love Lucy cast surprise Love of Life viewers with a Hollywood reunion. Frank Blair misses Today. George Skinner anchors and fills in for others, with Arnold Zenker and Melba Tolliver stepping in on ABC.
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Arthur Godfrey
Lucy
Desi
Vivian Vance
William Frawley
Hollywood
Frank Blair
NBC
George Skinner
Radio
Tellvision
Skinner
CBS
Arnold Zenker
ABC
Melba Tolliver
Garrison says threats against life amid Kennedy case probe
District Attorney Jim Garrison, probing Kennedy assassination, disclosed threats on his life and said he may be taking precautions. The FBI alerted New Orleans police after a Georgia woman allegedly threatened him as the grand jury indicts Clay Shaw for murder conspiracy and questions Layton Martens and others.
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New Orleans
Dist
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Garrison
FBI
Georgia
Edward Haggerty
Gordon Novel
Novel
French Quarter
Orleans Parish
Washington, D.C
Layton P. Martens
David W. Ferrie
Clay L. Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Ferrie
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Warren Commission
Jack Ruby
Dallas
Tex
Haggerty
Shaw
Steve Plotkin
Plotkin
Louisiana Supreme Court
Martens
Parking Meter Survey Ordered by Bridgeport Police
Bridgeport Police Superintendent Joseph A Walsh ordered a full survey of 2200 parking meters citywide after a complaint by Police Commissioner Francis C Fagan. Officials say some meters are bent broken glass provide little time fail after coin insertion or are deteriorating.
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Bridgeport
Joseph A. Walsh
Francis C. Fagan
Fagan
BEA Delays Pact Move On Teacher Pay Talks
Bridgeport Education Association delegates meet at Central High School and defer action on reopening the two year contract for a higher pay increase. They keep a protest in place by withholding signatures from next year’s salary agreements while awaiting formal insurance talks with the Board of Education and City Insurance commission. William F. O Brien presided and Eugene Scalise announced a commitment to insurance discussions with BEA and city officials. Frank Mongillo is to contact the school board to set a date. The poll of 1100 BEA members follows last week’s meeting.
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Bridgeport Education Association
BEA
Central High School
Board of Education
William F. O’brien
Eugene Scalise
Connecticut Education Association
Board of Education and
City Insurance Commission
Frank Mongillo
Union Threatens Railroad Strike Over Health Pact
The Order of Railroad Conductors and Brakemen says it will strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday affecting 60 to 70 railroads unless carriers renew a health and welfare agreement. About 18,500 members would walk out, separate from a later shop crafts strike planned for April 12.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
ORCB
Clyde F. Lane
ORCE
National Railroad Labor Conference
Pentagon Denies It Stretched In Viet Nam Air and Sea Lift
Senate subcommittee criticizes sealift and aging ships while praising berthing and unloading progress in Vietnam. It notes 5.2 percent breakdown rate for 20 to 27 year old ships and says US sealift could support operations up to 2.5 times today’s size. C130 units remain available if needed. Continued on page four.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
U.S. Air and Sea Transportation Forces
Vietnam
Defense Department
Self
Sealift
Southeast Asia
Air Force
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Rockets Hit Sa Huynh Village Wounding Civilians In Vietnam
U S Army helicopter fired two rockets that fell short hitting Sa Huynh village near Quang Ngai wounding about 20 Vietnamese civilians and destroying 21 huts. The rocket assault occurred during a 2 firing mission with 48 rockets aboard the helicopter. Nearby air strikes targeted Hanoi and coastal areas as U S forces pursued Junction City operations against Viet Cong bases and bunkers.
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Saigon
Quang Ngai
Sa Huynh
North Vietnam
Thailand
Hanoi
Air Force
Dong Hoi
Navy
Enterprise
Ticonderoga
Vinh
U.S. Command
Junction City
173Rd Airborne Brigade
U.S
Testo pushes bill to curb tax assessor political activity
Hartford report notes Speaker Robert Testo introduces a bill banning appointed municipal tax assessors from political activity except expressing personal views or voting. Violations could lead to dismissal. The measure appears tied to Bridgeport politics and tax fears affecting homeowners.
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Hartford
Bridge Port
Judiciary
Robert J. Testo
Bridgeport
Testo
Frank
McGee
North End
Educational TV Station Here Delayed Until Fall
A noncommercial educational station planned for Channel 49 UHF in Bridgeport will delay its start until fall due to a five month gap between federal construction funds approval and grant. CETC had $193,546 HEW support approved last Oct 23. funds granted this week. FCC approval pending.
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Educational TV
Stephen J. Winters
Tidgeport
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Connecticut Educational Television Corporation
FCC
Johnson orders end to CIA covert funding
President Johnson directs the CIA to stop subsidizing private groups through secret deals. He also considers creating a new open framework to replace covert subsidies, following a panel's recommendation that no federal agency provide covert financial support to educational or private voluntary organizations.
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Johnson
CIA
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Report Upholds Busing of Urban Pupils to Suburb
A 170 page report on West Hartford 1966 summer school busing found the program feasible and not an obstacle. It notes high morale among Hartford students bused to West Hartford for six weeks and general support from teachers for integrated schooling.
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West Hartford
Hartford
St. Francis Overlan
Sidney H. Aron
Senate Ethics Panel Deliberates on Dodd Case
The Senate Ethics Committee decided not to exonerate Sen. Thomas J. Dodd nor recommend expulsion after a secret meeting. The panel may pursue censure or reprimand instead, with further action to be determined. Chairman John Stennis noted no official action was taken and the panel would reconvene after recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Testo
Testa
Bridgeport
Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Connecticut
Congress
Dodd
Wic
Stennis
John Stennis
D-Miss
Bandits Holding Hostages Yield in Hartford Siege
Four armed men seized the Bell Cigarette Vending Machine Co in Hartford and held three hostages as police, aided by tear gas and an armored car tank, closed in. After nearly two hours the bandits surrendered. the hostages were unharmed. Police identified two robbers, Philip Mackster and Peter Susman, as counting money during the incident. Israel Macker was reportedly elsewhere.
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Hartford
Albany Avenue
Bell Cigarette
Mercer and Dunbar
Philip Mackster
Peter Susman
Israel Macker
Connecticut recalls eight ounce Enfamil Nurserie due to non sterile claims
Connecticut officials speeded a nationwide voluntary recall of Enfamil Nurserie eight ounce bottles after Mead Johnson & Co. reported the product non sterile. The recall covers only the eight ounce size as health officials caution about the delicate health of infants.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Mead John & Co
Evansville
Ind
Enfamil Nurserie
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