U S to Keep Large Force In Germany Says Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters the United States will maintain its sizable military presence in Germany as long as needed and desired by allies. He cited NATO reform after France’s exit, urged constructive East West settlements, and named German reunification as the top European issue. Rusk spoke before a NATO ministers meeting in Brussels and noted no major Viet Nam impact on the anti guerrilla campaign.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Germany
NATO
France
America
Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Viet Nam
U.S
Europe
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
US Denies Troops Massed in Cambodia Clash over Vietnam shift
Washington reports conflicting claims over North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia Maj Gen Stanley R Larsen cited evidence of up to six regiments totaling as many as 10000 troops in Cambodia that could threaten South Viet Nam's midsection Defense officials quickly rebutted noting no strong evidence to confirm any regiment's presence in Cambodia at this time The Pentagon statement underscored unconfirmed reports but refused to validate a regiment's existence
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Washington
Viet Nam
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Stanley R. Larsen
Larsen
United States Military’ Assistance J Command
Pentagon
Russian Church Persecution Documented by Priests
Two Moscow priests Fr Nicholas Eshliman and Fr Gleb Yakunin sent a protest letter to Soviet leader N V Podgorny detailing alleged government violations of religious freedom. The National Council of Churches verified the letter’s authenticity and published the 10,000 word account outlining methods used to persecute churches.
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Russia
National Council of Churches
United States
Nicholas Eshliman
Gleb Yakunin
Moscow
Soviet Union
N. V. Podgorny
International Commission of the National Council of Churches
Bridgeport Area Weather Summary for May 28
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of scattered showers or storms today high 75 to 80. Tonight clearing and cooler low near 55. Fair and not so mild tomorrow with light southerly winds shifting to northwest. Tide times listed and almanac details for Saturday May 28.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
Gemini 9 launch delayed until Wednesday at Cape Kennedy
Cape Kennedy AP report says the Gemini 9 blastoff is postponed by two hours to Wednesday as launch pad technicians finish tests on an Atlas rocket crucial to lifting astronauts. Quoted astronaut Thomas P. Stafford promises a launch soon while mission director William C. Schneider explains the delay and ongoing preparations.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
William C. Schneider
Silk Stocking Robbery Pair Sentenced Five to Ten Years
Two men Richard Pihonak and Robert Merly received five to ten year terms for a May 1965 $1,700 Main Street pharmacy holdup aided by silk stocking masks. Druggist Samuel Schachter identified them. Pihonak confessed and Merly denied involvement, claiming a prior debt and a feud.
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Raymond J. Degin
Richard Pihonak
Black
Rock Avenue
Robert A. Merly
Post Road
Fairfield
Samuel Schachter
Main Street
Schachter
Pihonak
Merly
Merry
Fairfield House Fire Damages $5000. Phones Out
A fire at Mr and Mrs Anthony Capotorto’s home at 67 Montauk Street Fairfield caused about $5 000 in damages. The blaze began in the basement and spread to the cellar before extinguishment about 15 minutes later. Fire Capt David Russell noted uncertainty on origin pending investigation. Capotorto injured his hand breaking a cabinet glass to retrieve shells. Responding were Companies 2 and 3.
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Anthony Capotorto
Montauk Street
Fairfield
Foam Used to Quench Steel Plant Oil Fire
Bridgeport firefighters used foam to extinguish a blaze in a quenching oil tank inside Carpenter Steel's Mill division on Sea View Avenue. Assistant Chief Howard D. Bogey reported heavy black smoke and a 5:40 p.m. discovery with a 6:07 p.m. recall. The 40 by 10 foot tank's origin remains uncertain.
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Bridgeport
Carpenter Steel Company
Seaview Avenue
Howard D. Bogey
Bogey
Saigon Premier Ky Eyes Buddhist Peace Bid
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky extended a peace offer to Buddhists and met under U.S. auspices with Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi. Monks rejected the offer as secrecy cloaked the outcome. Rioting by 2000 to 3000 anti government demonstrators paused with tear gas and warning shots from Marines. Hue’s civil authority collapsed as the mayor and royal troops fled, with 45 foreign nationals departing. Across the delta, Viet Cong losses were reported at 94 killed and 50 captured in brisk clashes, while fighting elsewhere continued at a steady pace.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Buddhist Institute
Hue
Phan van Khoa
Thua Thien
Hung Thuy
U.S. Military Assistance Command
Mekong River
Detectives Call Heroin Witness A Chronic Liar
Hartford dispatch reports two veteran Montreal detectives testified in the heroin conspiracy trial of hairdresser James J. Miller that they would not believe the government star witness under oath. They questioned the credibility of Joseph M. Caron 36 of Montreal who testified Miller’s identification of him.
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James V. Healion Hartford
UPI
Montreal
James J. Miller
Joseph M. Caron
Caron
Miller
Orange
Birthday of Church Observed Tomorrow
Tomorrow is Whitsunday or Pentecost, the Christian festival marking the first church gathering 50 days after Easter. The term Whitsunday comes from White Sunday, reflecting newly baptized Christians in white garments. Many Bridgeport churches will hold special services to mark the birthday of Christianity.
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Bridgeport
C J Haynes 77 Auto Executive Ex Editor Dies
Charles Joseph Haynes 77 of 2370 North Ave president of Haynes Motors Inc and former managing editor of The Bridgeport Telegram died in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Oswego New York he worked as AP correspondent in New Haven and covered the 1916 Wilson campaign. Services Monday 10 a.m. at St John’s Episcopal Church burial in Mountain Grove cemetery.
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Charles Joseph Haynes
North Avenue
Haynes Motors, Inc
Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport Hospital
Oswego
N.Y
Haynes
Bridgeport
Standard American
J. S. Merrill
Wall Street
Associated Press
New Haven
Madison Square Garden
Plymouth Advertising Council
Bridgeport ‘Automobile ‘Dealers Association
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Harry IB. Whitley
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Godfrey and Conway
Court weighs claims in license arrest payoffs case
New Haven AP report: Superior Court Judge Sidney A. Johnson reversed his own rulings as constitutional rights become central in a case alleging payoffs for returning suspended drivers licenses. The judge also rejected a not guilty plea from one of five men charged with perjury linked to the payoff inquiry. The legality of the warrants was challenged as all five defendants appeared in court.
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New Haven
Superior Court
Sidney A. Johnson
Viet Cong initiative in Mekong delta clashes
Saigon reports a Viet Namese army briefing on heavy fighting in the Mekong rear delta. Air and ground forces killed 94 Viet Cong and 50 were captured in canal areas, while a counterattack near the Inh Hoi canal repelled another push. Allied contact elsewhere was light.
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Saigon
Mekong
Inh Hoi
U.S
An Khe
Memorial Day Bridgeport Telegram includes regular features
The Bridgeport Telegram plans to publish its regular Bridgeport Post features and comics along with Telegram content. No Monday May 30 Post edition. carriers and dealers work to provide a morning paper for all subscribers. News events up to early Monday hours will be fully covered.
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Bridgeport Post
Telegram
Post Publishing Company
Humphrey Celebrates Birthday With Cake And Laughs
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey hosts a private party that drew hundreds of people and media. He blows candles twice, pats his tummy, and jokes about age while enjoying chocolate cake and gifts from President Johnson. He plans a Minnesotan weekend to tinker with a 1924 Model T Ford.
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Humphrey
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
LBJ
Waverly
Minn
Pleasure Slaughter Holiday Possibilities
Pleas for caution echo through Bridgeport as thousands head for Memorial Day weekend. Police beef up information campaigns and enforcement to curb high accident rates while rain slows traffic and forecasters predict a 50 percent chance of showers. Police Supt. Walsh urges strict adherence to safety rules, noting past experience suggests deaths will stalk highways despite efforts.
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Bridgeport
Associated Press
Joseph A. Walsh
Walsh
Knights Launch State Conclave Opens with Mass and Reception
Delegates from Connecticut’s 103 Knights of Columbus councils gather at the Strat field Motor Inn for the 73rd annual convention. After committee reports a German beer party is held by councils from Bridgeport Fairfield Stratford Trumbull Westport Norwalk and South Norwalk. A convention Mass at St. Augustine’s Cathedral begins at 10 a.m. followed by a civic reception in the Stratfield main ballroom.
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Knights of Columbus
Stratfield Motor Inn
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Stratford
Trumbull Westport
Norwalk
South Norwalk
St. Augustine's Cathedral
Stratfield Main
State PTA Pushes In Depth Study Of Safe School Bus
The Connecticut PTA asks Governor Dempsey for a thorough review of school bus safety citing 304 accidents in 1985 with 3 deaths and 119 injuries on a fleet of 1,981 buses. They propose standard accident reporting forms and stricter driver recruitment among recommendations after noting the toll and a comparative Iowa rate.
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Hartford
Parent-Teacher Association of Connecticut Inc
Dempsey
PTA
Connecticut
Iowa
Fairfield U to Honor Sikorsky Dempsey Joy
Fairfield University will award honorary degrees at its June 5 commencement. Igor Sikorsky Governor John N. Dempsey Marian Anderson and Reverend John Courtney Murray will receive degrees, alongside James V. Joy, director of City Trust and university trustee.
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Igor Sikorsky
John N. Dempsey
Marian Anderson
Fairfield University
John Courtney Murrray
S.J
James V. Joy
City Trust Company of
Bridgeport
University
State Labor Official Sets Trip Here
Striking workers at Bridgeport Brass plants resume duties after State Labor Commissioner Renato Ricciuti requested the Brass Workers union leader to issue a back to work call. Union head Samuel Volpe urged employees to return, amid mediation by State Mediator Philip Koons over an arbitration board dispute.
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Bridgeport Brass Company
Renato E. Ricciuti
Brass Workers Union
Samuel Volpe
Brass Workers Federal Labor Union 24411
Philip J. Koons
Columnists Ask Court to Reject Dodd Libel Suit
Washington AP columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson urged a U.S. District Court to dismiss Sen Thomas J Dodd libel suit. Their motion argues the complaint is lengthy and tedious, exceeding 400 pages, not concise. Dodd trimmed damages from 5 million to 2 million and dropped most counts to speed trial.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
U.S. District Court
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Dodd
John Donovan
Warren Woods
Easton Sculptor to Execute Vets Memorial here
The Bridgeport Veterans' Memorial committee selected Easton sculptor Frederick Shrady to create the central statue for the servicemen memorial in the city park at State and Main Streets. Alderman Donald A. Brown announced the choice. Shrady has works at various locations and recently was engaged by Fairfield University for an 18 foot statue of Christ the Teacher. The central sculpture will crown a fountain designed by Willow Menu.
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Bridgeport
Obscure Classifieds and Puzzles Highlight Page Contents
A dated newspaper page lists sections such as Classified Ads, Comics, Crossword Puzzle, Dear Abby, Editorials, Fashions, Financial News, Jacoby on Bridge, Obituaries, Sports, Theater News, TV and Radio, and Women’s News with page indicators. It outlines feature items and page numbers for readers browsing the edition.
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