Bridgeport Post and Telegram Details and Rates
The Bridgeport Post and Telegram publish daily and morning papers with weekend editions. Subscription rates are listed for 1 year 21.00 with Sunday Post 34.00 and 6 months 10.50 with other options. single copies available. The papers are members of the Associated Press and local/regional distribution is noted.
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United States Senators Draw Fire From Cairo Banquet
At a Cairo banquet honoring Soviet Premier Kosygin, President Nasser defended the war in Vietnam while praising Senators Fulbright of Arkansas and Morse of Oregon as outspoken critics of U.S. policy. Nasser and Kosygin linked their stance to broader antiwar sentiment, while Johnson framed U.S. actions as necessary though painful.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Nasser
Kosygin
United States
Viet Nam
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wayne Morse
Oregon
United’ States
North
Viet Nami
Fulbright
Morse
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Princeton
Moisé
Senate
Menon Again Targets United States in Parliament Debate
In a parliamentary clash, veteran statesman V K Menon accused Indira Gandhi's government of drifting toward American subservience. He labeled US aid as coercive and urged rejection of American development funds while critics within Congress reportedly welcomed his stance amid India facing famine pressures.
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Emenon
India
China
United States
Indira Gandhi
Nehru
Congo
Brazil
Indo- American Development Foundation
Congress Party
Kashmir Folly Recalled as India Battles Party Divisions
The piece urges caution as Prime Minister Gandhi works to unify dissident blocs within her party amid criticism of Mr. Menon’s advisory role. It warns the nation not to be swayed again by his shifting counsel, recalling his four years of service.
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Menon
Public scrutiny urged for government funding decisions
New York medical economist Harry Becker told the 1966 Health Conference of the New York Academy of Medicine that federal state and city agencies often make funding decisions in private without public hearings. He argued such secrecy weakens public support and called for mechanisms to involve citizens in programs with large financial stakes.
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Harry Becker
New York
New York Academy of Medicine
Becker
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Pickles Stir Fuss as Mayor Ends Proclamations
The New York mayor censured most official proclamations including International Pickle Week, labeling several days as silly commercial events. Pickle executives mocked the move, claiming the mayor is “getting into one pickle after another” while defending the pickle industry’s publicity campaigns.
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John V. Lindsay
Michael Bershad
Perfect Packed Pickles, Inc
Pickle Packers International
Bershad
Peter Piper
Lindsay
Library of Presidential Papers to house all presidents' records in New York
A six story mansion at 17 Fast 80th Street, New York, will host the Library of Presidential Papers with microfilms of papers from all presidents, plus books, films, and memorabilia. It aims to attract scholars and inspire youth toward government service.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
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Truman Memorial
Independence
Eisenhower
Abilene
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Cambridge
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Austin
Texas
Your Money's Worth and the Food Price Spread
A 1966 outlook shows farmers receive about 4 cents per pound of lettuce while consumers pay 26 to 28 cents. Eggs, potatoes, and other staples also illustrate the widening price spread driven by marketing, processing, and store services. The National Commission on Food Marketing file due June 30 may urge changes amid rising retail costs and consumer concern.
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Congress
National Commission On Food Marketing
Warnin
Marketing Commission
Oppose Eastland Feighan Travel Control Bill
The piece argues against a proposed Eastland Feighan bill that would criminalize American travel to certain foreign countries and replace passports with travel permits. It warns the State Department could gain dictatorial power to restrict movement and questions how rights and dissent abroad would be policed. It condemns using totalitarian means to uphold democracy and stresses constitutional rights.
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Ohio
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Ky shoots for power in Da Nang as Vietnam turmoil grows
James Marlow reports Ky, Vietnam premier, defied earlier pledges and airlifted troops to Da Nang, seizing the northern city amid Buddhist protests and political maneuvering. Johnson aides claim no advance notice of the move.
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da Nang
Viet Nam
Air Force
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Thi
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Twilight of a Titan-IL Defense Secretary McNamara under fire
The article argues Senate critics question Robert McNamara’s wartime leadership. It cites Stennis led inquiries into his decisions, calls for detailed backup, and suggests McNamara’s staff may shield him from hard truths. It frames a Senate investigation as a wartime cabinet trial.
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LBJ
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Lyndon Johnson
Namara
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Stennis
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Asia
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Rush
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Connecticut Senate Aims For Unity In Gubernatorial GOP
State Senator Peter Mariani’s withdrawal from the Republican race is seen as paving the way for party unity at the forthcoming convention. Observers note past conventions bred by the Old Guard and factional feuds, but Mariani’s move promises smoother preconvention consensus and a more cohesive campaign, potentially reviving Connecticut GOP fortunes after earlier splits.
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Peter Mariani
Connecticut
Ray Baldwin
Alsop
May
Wallace
Republican Old Guard
John Lodge
Old Guard
Lodge
Aee
March 1968 Fairfield County building contracts surge
New York F W Dodge reports March 1968 contracts for future building in Fairfield County total $63,840,000, doubling March 1965. Nonresidential lead at $43,610,000, residential at $20,030,000 up 60 percent. Three month total $101,950,000, over double 1965, with nonresidential at $60,648,000 and residential at $41,301,000 up 69 percent.
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F. W. Dodge Company
McGraw-Hill, Inc
Fairfield County
Dodge
George A. Christi
Dodge Te
Ex Gov James E Folsom Hurt in 2 Car Crash
Former Alabama governor James E Folsom was injured in a two car collision near Falkville and taken to Cullman hospital in satisfactory condition. The crash occurred Monday leaving Folsom with non life threatening injuries.
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Falkville, Ala
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