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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1966

Page

11

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Electoral College reform effort stalls in Senate panel

The Senate Constitutional Amendments subcommittee abandons planned changes to the electoral system as Congressman Bahy signals no chance for reform. The piece recalls Kennedy Nixon 1960 results and critiques the enduring flaw while noting politics blocks action.

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Tax Whipping and School Budgets Stir Voter Anger

A Lakeland Westchester district president links rising taxes to voter protests in suburbs nationwide. Voters reject school budgets and bond issues, anger aimed at levies lacking direct local voice. Budgets are resubmitted with changes and eventual approval, while frustration over spending persists. President Johnson avoids raising income tax before the fall election to prevent a broader political revolt.

New York Bowen Stirling Lakeland Westchester Putnam Counties Stirling Johnson Congress

Costly Judicate Program Expands Across 125 Communities

The nation's 286 legal aid groups used 5.4 million dollars for civil cases last year. Sargent Shriver’s legal service unit plans 125 communities at about 25 million dollars, five times private effort. A full federal program could reach 800 communities and cost 185 million annually in five years. By June 30 judicate will reach all but Baltimore Memphis New Orleans and San Antonio in the first 30 cities. Chattanooga Nashville Savannah also rejected it. Lawyers fear inviting socialized law, and the cost suggests a costly bureaucratic hoondoogle.

Sargent Shriver Legal Service Unit Fleal Services Baltimore Memphis New Orleans San Antonio Chattanooga Nashville Savannah

Time machines by analogue computer proposed by engineer

Professor Joseph E. Shigley of the University of Michigan argues that analogue computers already act as time machines by accelerating computations to simulate the future and by adding an inverter after each integrator to run simulations backward. He suggests solving accidents by working backward from the event to uncover causes.

H. G. Wells W.T. Hanlin Joseph E. Shigley University of Michigan Shigley

One For The Road In Austerity Of Dull Thuds

Washington Star survey notes dull thud strikes in New York unseen violence in labor management. Three Long Island Railroad workers disciplined for drinking on the job and union chief at a management luncheon retaliates by pulling men off the line. Also reports a high school student’s cobalt radiation immunity research and incendiary fires in a decade, with losses estimated at 74 million dollars.

Washington Star Long Island Railroad Sag Harbor Letantia Jankowski Lodi N.J Air Force Edwin Ballinger Air Force School of Space Medicine

Your Money's Worth by Sylvia Porter discusses Social Security's shrinking buying power

The piece notes where earlier retirees receive higher nominal checks but real buying power lags due to inflation. It cites specific couples from 1950 and 1940, shows the erosion of savings, and argues for outside income sources and stronger pensions as necessary for future dignified living.

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Vandalism Disrupts Hospital Phone Service in Boston

Vandals severed a cable and cut telephone service to a New England hospital on Monday. The carrier set up relay facilities for emergency calls during repairs. Company officials noted repeated vandalism on telephone equipment amid a strike by 11,000 repairmen and installers at New England Telephone last week.

Hospital Boston New England Hospital New England Telephone

National Whirligig Riot Debate at Glen Echo

The piece portrays a Maryland Glen Echo riot with hundreds of youths blamed for vandalism and theft, while residents recounting fear and harassment seek a voice. It cites district committee opinions, police response, and rails at perceived whitewashing, noting Floyd McKissick's warning of looming riots.

Glen Echo Amusement Park Maryland Thic Pytrandniwnady David L. Cole Glen Echo DR. Cole District Group Floyd McKissick McKissick

Johnson’s shifting stance on critics and Viet Nam policy

An AP analysis traces President Johnson’s fluctuating responses to critics over years. It highlights tolerance and anger in his remarks on dissent at home and abroad, including Fulbright criticisms and speeches from 1964 to recent Senate hearings.

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Eastland and Hays Travel Bill Reactions Highlight Debate

The piece contrasts Senator James Eastland and Rep Wayne Hays on travel restrictions for Americans abroad. It notes how Eastland’s planned exit permit approach drew sharp, sensational reactions from major outlets while Hays’s passport based bill attracted little notice, underscoring media bias and differing legislative paths.

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Connecticut Gubernatorial Nominations Shake Up

A column argues the Republican nomination favors E Clay Gengras from Hartford County and notes the ticket will influence Roman and New London Fairfield county snubs. It favors balancing five state ticket slots to include an Italian, a Protestant, and Fairfield county, urging a ticket built on ability over theorem. The piece predicts a potential surprise win if the party dares a ticket based on merit rather than balanced ticket rules.

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Comic S Dictionary The Still Small Voice Within Us

A brief note on the inner voice that nudges us when others are doing wrong. The piece reflects on conscience and personal judgment in everyday behavior.

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