Middle School Plans Approved For 1968 Opening
The board greenlights preliminary designs for a two story 25 acre campus serving 6th to 8th graders from 12 East Side schools. Buildings feature 16 second floor rooms per wing, one wing higher for wheelchair access, and a five foot overhang. Abandonment planned for Newfield Franklin and Summerfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antinozzi
Waltersville
Newfield
Franklin
McKinley
Hooker
Beardsley
Summerfield
Garfield
Barnum
Hall
Edison
Read School Under Construction In Sindra Park
The Read school is under construction in Sindra Park as the board opens a middle school program. It will not be exclusively a middle school and will include lower grades, aligning with the city wide pupil ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Read
Sindra Park
Harris Heading Area Manpower Planning Group Session
In Bridgeport at the Youth Opportunities Center a planning group met with representatives from the YOC Bridgeport Housing Authority Education and Rehabilitation agencies and local schools. A sub committee including Wheeler Mahoney Kamykowski and Tamashunas was named to coordinate plans for CAMPS to review and evaluate current manpower efforts for fiscal 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
John Wheeler
YOC
James W. Axon
Francis J. Shanley
Bridgeport Housing Authority
Claire B. Eliott
Cses Bridgeport
J. Leonard Lyons
State Division of Rehabilitation
Clement Naples
CYO Neighborhood Youth Corps
Harmon E. Snake
Manufacturers Association
Frank Mahoney
State Welfare Department
Stanley Kamykowski
Mississippi vote controversy leaves Moorhead race unsettled
Eleven federal observers were deployed as Moorhead Mayor Wesley Upchurch led Jimmie Lee Douglas 370 to 264 when counting halted. White councilmen posted wide leads, while a federal appeals court voided 1965 elections for insufficient rest period before voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead
Wesley J. Upchurch
Jimmie Lee Douglas
Man Pleads Guilty in Pure Food Drug Case Sentenced
Manuel Guttierez Jr., 24, of Calhoun Avenue, originally charged with narcotics, receives a 00 day suspended jail term after pleading guilty to violating the Pure Food Drug and Cosmetic Act in Circuit Court before Judge Luke Marlin in the Underwood building. Police say he and another man were seen taking a narcotic dose and were deterred from further use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel. Guttierez Jr
Calhoun
Avenue
Luke Marlin
Underwood
Guttierez Ajrit
Man Who Shot Woman Sentenced In Bridgeport
Richard T. Mayfield, 32, of 67 Sixth Street, was sentenced to one year in jail in Circuit Court before Judge Luke Martin on an aggravated assault charge. He pleaded guilty after a February 14 shooting in front of 595 Waterview Avenue and turned himself in at police headquarters the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard T. Mayfield
Sixth Street
Luke Martin
Mayfield
Underwood
Bridgeport
Waterview Avenue
Armed Black Panthers Invasion At California Capitol
Armed Black Panther members from Oakland staged a protest at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. They entered the Assembly area, interrupted hearings on firefighter organization, and were escorted out by sergeants at arms and State police with no arrests. Bobby Seale spoke to reporters as cameras rolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngs
Capitol
Ronald Reagan
Black Panther Party
Oakland
Reagin
Jim Rooney
Assembly
Pro
Carlos Bee
D-Hayward
Atarms
Bobby Seale
California
Vietnam
Richmond
Mother Adopts Slain Son's Vietnam Unit
Highland Park California AP Katie Smith sends Christmas gifts and letters to 18 soldiers in B Company 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry from Richard Karger’s unit after his death in August. She coordinates with 15 women, bakes 300 dozen cookies, and spends about 100 dollars monthly, hoping others donate to similar causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
Calif
Katie Smith
Vietnam
Pfe
Richard Karger
Richard
B! Company
JP. Smith
Sidewalk Parker Tussles With Cops
Leonardo Hercularo, 15, of 18 Calhoun Avenue, was found in a parked car on Fairfield and Iranistan avenues by Officer John Thury and Officer Terry Cassel. He allegedly resisted officers, was charged with breach of the peace assault on a policeman resisting arrest and driving in an improper lane, and held on $500 bond. He also received a warning for driving after drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iranistan
Harges
Leonardo Hercularo
Calhoun Avenue
John Thury
Terry Casssel
Lassault
South End man held on narcotics charges after brawl
Police in the Special Services division arrested Robert Clinkscales at Steuben and Booth streets after a late night brawl with his girlfriend. He faces a violation of the State Narcotics Act and is held on 35000 bail. Officers Lt. David Garth and Detective William Brackett recovered narcotics in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Services Division
South End
Steuben
Booth Streets
Robert Clinkscales
West Avenue
David Garth
William Brackett
Clinkscales
Foreign Hunters Banned From Crocodile Hunting in Eqtuateuy
Officials in Eqtuateuy province restrict crocodile hunts by foreigners to protect the species from extinction after reports of excessive harvesting for skins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croc Conservation
Kinshasa
Conan
UPI
Eqtuateuy
Dodd Dinner Inquiry Intensifies As Barbieri Presses Ahead
Dodd faces a Senate Ethics vote over alleged use of funds from testimonial dinners. Barbieri proceeds with a Connecticut dinner claiming historic turnout, while party leaders push a bill to prevent fundraiser proceeds from personal use unless clearly disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethics Committee
Dodd
Senate
Barbieri
Connecticut
New Haven
Senate Ethics Committee
Washington
State Capitol
Republlican
House
GOP
Nicholas A. Lenge
Frederick Pope Jr
Lenge
Pope
Elections Committee
Dempsey
Michael L. Morano
Greenwich
Viet crackdown targets currency violators in Saigon
Saigon finance minister Neuyen How Hanh announced a major drive against currency rule violators by import agents. Officials expect up to 49 arrests soon, including Americans Vietnamese and Chinese involved in the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Neuyen How Hanh
Wietnamese
Man Pleads Guilty in Stabbing Case in Circuit Court
Hubert Herring, 28, of 457 Helen Street, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in Circuit Court and received a suspended six month jail term. Judge Luke Stapleton placed him on probation for one year after the Underwood proceedings. Police say the stabbing occurred during an argument in Father Panik Village on March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Herring
Helen Street
Luke Stapleton
Herring
Underwood
Bridgeport
Father Panik Village
Congress Awaits LBJ Rail Plan Amid Delayed Strike
Unions, representing 137000 workers, postponed a nationwide rail strike after Congress extended bans. They seek a two year contract with a six percent wage rise, plus 12.5 cents hourly increases for skilled workers in year one and a five percent rise plus 12.5 cents in year two. Railroads counter with six percent general raise and a five cent skilled increase over 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Avco Pact Talks Set After Mediation Plea
Avco Lycoming division and UAW Local 1010 resume contract talks today at Howard Johnson Motor Inn Stratford after a full-day mediation session. The Taft Hartley injunction blocks strikes or lockouts until July 5. Local 1010 represents about 4,700 workers while Local 376 has Stratford plant office workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avco Lycoming
United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
Howard Johnson Motor
Stratford
Robert Moore
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Moore
U.S. District Court
New Haven
UAW
Dirksen Cools GOP Dissension On War Policy
Senate GOP tensions flare over Vietnam policy as Sen. Aiken attacks Johnson for seeking enemy capitulation. Dirksen then orders closed door talks, urging unity and stressing history cannot undo victory. Javits Percy and Scott propose a new Republican policy statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirksen
Southeast Asia
Aiken
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Idean
GOP
Johnson
Vietnam
United States
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Percy
Illinois
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Javits
Scott
Torrington GI Dies In Vietnam Fighting
A Connecticut enlistee, Pfc. John F. Tino Jr., is reported killed in action in Vietnam. He is the son of Mrs. Eunice M. Gioia of 55 North Main Street, Torrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Connecticut
Vietnam
Defense Department
John F. Tino Jr
Eunice M. Gioia
North Main Street
Torrington
Travel Tips in the Traveler's Clearing House
Mrs. Bonsavage and readers share weekly travel tips to make trips more enjoyable. The column offers practical suggestions and ideas to improve travel experiences for the newspaper audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevie Bonsavage
Traveler's Clearing Houses
Marines and Army dispute tactics in Vietnam losses
Senior officers clash over strategy as Marines suffer higher casualties by 16 month period. Army data show 3,656 killed and 27,165 wounded among Army forces, with 1,959 killed among corpsmen and 15,214 wounded among Marines and Navy. Larger Marine presence and dense areas raise risk from mines and booby traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marines
Navy
Vietnam
GIs Battle Viet Cong Seven Hours Near Saigon Delta
U S troops from the Ord Brigade and 9th Division clashed with a Viet Cong battalion about 39 miles southwest of Saigon in a seven hour fight. Viet Cong casualties were 81 killed with reinforcements, air strikes, and artillery used by U S forces. Nearby Hue saw paratroopers clash with a 600 strong force, 150 enemy killed and light government losses. Air raids targeted northern provinces Quang Tri and Quang Tin while B52 strikes hit rail yards near Hanoi and surrounding lines. Navy carriers Enterprise Hancock and Bon Homme Richard attacked rail lines and coastal vessels, destroying 27 cargo barges and damaging 30, plus seven box cars and three ferries.
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Peking
Hanoi
Saigon
Ord Brigade
U.S. Ath
9Th Division
U.S
Hue
Quang ‘Tri
Yen Bai
Thailand
Vu Chu
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
Enterprise
Hancock
Bon Homme Richard
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Harris
Mississippi
Calif. State Capitol
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Long Beach
Phyllis Schafly
Alton
National Federation of Republican Women
Page Filleen
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Parker
S. Viet
Man
Torrington GI
Bridgeport Telegram
Scotchgard
Clark's
Lagless Construction
Free Home Service
Maceeee
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