Ambush of Bridgeport Firefighters Nets Ten Juveniles
Ten juveniles were arrested after an apparent water balloon ambush on Bridgeport fire fighters at the P. T. Barnum apartments. Lt. Peter D. Cybul said the youths would be sent to juvenile court as Mayor Curran and Police Supt. Walsh coordinated with officials during riot-control talks. The incident began with a water balloon game after balloons were bought at a local store and used in a homegrown prank.
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Bridgeport
P.T. Barnum
Peter D. Cybul
Bridgeport Police Department
Curran
Joseph ‘A. Walsh
National‘ Guard
Cirran
Cybul
Barium
Compliance Found In Housing Code Checkup
A report details housing code checks with 148 buildings inspected since April 10. Of 280 dwelling units checked, none of 57 apartments and 43 dwellings passed full compliance, as officials note the intensified drive continues under Director Daniel Nobili and board actions.
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Board -of Humane Affairs
Daniel Nobili
Orint
Cybul
Cniles
Moses Wheeler
Connecticut ‘Turnpike
Walter Edward Cooke
Blairstown
N.J
Cooke
Ratto
Thomas Johnson
Charles Ratto
Devon Hose Company
Soviet destroyer sideswipes U S destroyer for second day
Washington protests harshly after a Soviet destroyer again sideswipes the U S Walker in the Sea of Japan. The incident marks a shift from accident talk to a serious naval clash amid strained U S Soviet ties over Vietnam. Moscow had not yet replied.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Walker
Sea of Japan
Kremlin
Moscow
Board Hearing Sets Appeal On Housing Code Enforcement
The Seaview and Newfield area inspection twist is reviewed at the monthly board meeting led by Dr. Grover A. Lyon. One appeal by Mr Nobili remains to be heard by the Board of Condemnation at the next regular session next Wednesday.
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Newfield Avenue
Grover'a. Lyon
Ore
Nobili
Board of Condemnation
Lyon
Principal Florence Blackham Dies After Illness
Miss Florence Blackham, long time principal of Florence Blackham Elementary School since 1964, died yesterday at St. Vincent's Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, she led Webster and John Winthrop schools and earned degrees from Columbia University. Services set for 8:30 a.m. at Godfrey and Conway Funeral Home and 9:00 a.m. at St. Augustine's Cathedral. Burial in St. Michael's Cemetery.
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Conway
Washington, Avenue
St. Augustine’s Cathedral
St. .Michael’s
Bridgeport
Fairfield beauty crowned Miss Connecticut at Salisbury pageant
A 21 year old Fairfield beauty Linda Drew of 11 Twin Brook Lane won the Miss Connecticut title Saturday in Salisbury. She stands five feet eight inches, weighs 122 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Miss Drew will compete in the Miss USA pageant in Miami.
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Linda Drew
Brook’ Lane
Connecticut
Salisbury
Miss Drew
Miami
Miss Connecticut to appear on Miss New York State show
Forty reads Miss Connecticut candidate Miss Drew, a former Roger Ludlowe High School student and Norden company artist, will appear as a guest on WABC TV in New York City tomorrow. She hails from Fairfield and has hobbies in dance art and horseback riding with two horses Willie and Sandy-Do.
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Wabc-Tv
New York City
Drew
University of Bridgeport
Norden Company
Norwalk
Roger Ludlowe High School
Fairfield
Miss Drew
Willie
Sandy-Do
Fairfield County Hunt ‘Club
Roger Ludtowe
Foreign Exchange Commission
John and
Edith Drew
Thant Warns U.N. of World War III Risk Over Vietnam
U Thant warned at a U.N. luncheon that direct U.S. confrontation with Red China seems likely if the Vietnam war continues. The U.S. disputed the view, with Goldberg saying the assessment is not shared. Thant cited bombing of North Vietnam as the first obstacle to peace talks.
Police Fire On Riot Mob In Jackson After Assaults
A Jackson riot clash left one man wounded as police fired to disperse a fourth assault by the mob. National Guard troops backed by an armored carrier moved to the college campus, meeting city police at the battlefield edge as the crowd was driven away and residents urged to clear the streets.
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Jackson
National
National Guard
CL&P Crewman Killed As Pole Slips Off Truck
Edward Muehlfeld a 44 year old Monroe Danbury man died at a Connecticut Light and Power sub station on Fan Hill road when a utility pole he was unloading from a truck crushed him. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical examiner Dr. F P A Williams. Police reported the accident occurred yesterday. He left a wife and five children.
Orbiter 4 Sends First Moon South Pole Photos
Lunar Orbiter 4 radioed its first pictures of the moon a night skyward panorama of the south polar region. The two camera frames captured rugged terrain, deep craters, and long shadowed rims, with ridges and clear details down to about 200 feet. Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials described high quality images and potential for a new survey map.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lunar Orbiter 4
South Pole
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Doctor-Offers Lipid Theory On Heart Attack Stroke
Dr. Kurt A. Oster, chair of Medicine at Park City hospital, spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon about a 25 year Lipid theory that supposedly explains causes of heart attack and stroke and could revolutionize prevention and thinking. He described lipids as fatty acids glycerine and phosphoric acid found in the heart.
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Kurt A. Oster
Kiwanis Club
Bridgeport
Department of Medicine
Park City Hospital
Oster
Senate approves four year draft extension for Vietnam era
The Senate voted 78 to 2 to extend the military draft for four years, with 70 to 2 passage, rejecting moves for a two year limit or a voluntary system. The measure allows changes under the president and could shift induction ages and possible lottery type selection while preserving local board authority and college deferments through age 24.
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Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Emmust Gruening
Alaska
House
Johnson
Union Witness Denounces Rail Plan as Police State Step
Michael Fox AFL CIO Rail way Employes Department president tells Senate Labor subcommittee the Johnson plan would use imprisonment threats to compel workers to accept below market pay. He argues it favors private railroad profits and resembles a slave enterprise. The looming 90 day no strike period prompted by Johnsons proposal faces congressional hearings and possible imposition of a settlement through Jan 1 1969.
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Johnson
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Senate Labor Subcommittee
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House Commerce Committee
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Defense Department
Terms Set for Sale Of Lake to Fairfield
Agreement reached to purchase an 118 acre tract including a 20 acre man made lake Mohican part of Mill River tributary from Mrs Josephine Greenawalt and sons Thomas Dudene and Paul Greenawalt. Selectman Sullivan obtained RTM authorization to condemn if needed for park and recreation uses.
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Finance Board
RTM
Mohican
Mill-river
Josephine Greenawalt
Thomas
Dudéne
Paul Greenawwalt
Selectman Sullivan
Mother warns parents after three Danbury motorcycle crashes
Fairfield mother Shirley VanNess says her 17 year old son William is recovering from serious injuries after a motorcycle crash on April 20 in Danbury. She notes three recent accidents involving youths and urges parents to rethink buying motorcycles for their sons.
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Shirley VanNess
Bronson Road
William
Park
Teg
Danbury
Tye
Rockets Hit Bien Hoa Base Killing Six Americans
Communist gunners fired 140mm rockets toward Bien Hoa air base near Saigon, killing six U.S. servicemen and wounding 29 in a 15 minute attack. The assault also used 60mm mortars and 57mm recoilless rifles, launched at 1 am, with damage to buildings, equipment and aircraft. The 140mm rocket, sighted in blaze, has about an eight mile range.
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Saigon
U.S
Bien Hoa
da Nang
Army Private Dies in Munich Jeep Crash
Private James Ervin Banks, 20, of Bridgeport, Conn., died from jeep crash injuries in Munich while stationed abroad. Survived by his wife Martha Banks, two brothers Walter and Thomas, two sisters Maxine and Janila, father Oscar Banks, and several nieces and nephews. Services pending at Hargett and Bryant Funeral Home Burlington North Carolina. burial in Phillips Cemetery Burlington.
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Thomas Banks
Bridgeport
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Banks
Janila Dixon
Hawk ‘River
N.C
Oscar Banks
Bridgeports
Hargett and Bryant
Apple Street
Burlington
Phillips Cemetery
Pacification Switch Seen in Saigon Calling for 700000 GIs
Saigon reports a shift from civilian to military control in pacification efforts. Analysts estimate troop needs could reach 700,000 GIs to sustain the campaign, as revolutionary development teams are handed to the Saigon government with U.S. aid. Saigon guards these teams with its own armed forces, aided by about 15,000 U.S. troops.
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Viet
U.S
Vietnam
Office of Civil Operations
William C. Westmoreland
United States
George Romney
Lansing
Mich
Puzzle Fans Chase $325 In Sunday Post Prize Game
The Sunday Post raises the prize to 325 dollars for Puzzle 677 after no perfect score this week. Readers scrambled at the 15- Down clue in 676 with some gabble and luck while others fell out of contention.
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