Surveyor 1 Racing for Moon Nears Soft Landing
Surveyor 1 aimed for a gentle touchdown on the moon with precise targeting though one guidance antenna failed to extend. Controllers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported the craft locked onto the sun and Canopus guiding it to land about 250 miles southwest of its target in a broad lunar plain.
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Seeremeese Neeprre
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Surveyor
William H. Pickering
Laboratory
Rookie From London Wins at Indianapolis 500
London native Graham Hill, 36, won a disputed 500 mile Indy race in Indianapolis amid a first turn 16 car pile up that halted the event. One driver and 17 spectators were injured. all were treated and released except a spectator with a back injury.
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Indianapolis
Ind
London
Graham Hill
Grandstand B
Telegram
Bridgeport Weather Bulletin Partly Sunny and Cool Today
The U S Weather Bureau reports a partly sunny and cool day with a high of 65 to 70 degrees and a cool night with lows in the 40s. Tomorrow will bring little temperature change with continued partly sunny skies.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport and Vicinity
Particles of Asbestos in Urban Air Hazard
Medical investigators warn asbestos in urban air could rise as a hazard from brake linings roofing and floor tiles wear. The AMA report notes inhaled fibers may cause lung disease including malignant tumors with asbestos bodies forming in tissues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Medical Association
J. G. Thomson
M.D
Medical School
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Wallace M. Graves, Jr
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami
Gemini 9 astronauts prep for three day orbital mission
Cape Kennedy Florida AP week long space spectacle underway as Gemini 9 crews Stafford and Corman cram for the three day flight beginning Wednesday. The Atlas Centaur rocket lifts a Surveyor moonsip toward the moon while Commander Cernan, a rookie, plans a 24 hour space walk.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Corman
Cernan
Old Ironsides and the Constellation in Congressional decisions
Telegram readers are asked whether Congress will save the Constellation the sister ship of Old Ironsides and the fate of a post publisher trainee who will have slept aboard Old Ironsides. A third question asks if Ronald, not Reagan, will influence Congress when he reaches voter age in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Congress
United States Navy
Pipe
Post Publishing Company
Ironsides
Ronald
Reagan
Comic puzzle and television features page snapshot
A fragmented newspaper page lists sections such as Crossword Puzzle on page 16, Dear Abby on page 17, Dr. Brandstadt on page 18, and a range of features including Comics, Editorials, Fashions, Theater News, Sports, TV and Radio, and Women's News. It also mentions Obituaries and Polly's Pointers as part of the daily content.
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Titan SF
Dear Abby
Dr. Brandstadt
M. D
Jacoby
Polly’s
Seveee Eld
Sylvia Porter
DuPont Firm Moves $1.5 Billion in Securities and Equipment
Francis J. duPont & Co completed a record security transfer over Memorial Day weekend moving over $1.5 billion in negotiable securities and $4 million in electronic data processing gear plus 800 personnel. The shift moved operations from 149 Broadway to new quarters at 2 Broadway while armored trucks transported vault contents from 144.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. duPont & Co
New York City
Bridgeport
Bank Street
Broadway
Wall Street
U.s.trucking Corporation
Two Young Men Drown Over Memorial Day Weekend
Accidental drownings claimed two area youths Julius Andreoni 17 of Greenwich and William Winsper 21 of Danbury over a holiday weekend. Andreoni drowned at Squantz Pond New Fairfield while surface diving near a no swimming area. his death was ruled accidental by medical examiner Dr. Frank Goldys. Winsper died after falling from a boat on Lake Candlewood Brookfield with his family aboard including his wife and two month old daughter.
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Julius Andreoni
Grand Street
Greenwich
Squantz Pond
New Fairfield
Danbury
William A. Winsper
Lake Candlewood
Brookfield
Andreoni
David Barnett
James Mahon
Frank Goldys
Bridgeport Memorial Day Parade Honors War Dead
About 50 000 residents lined downtown Bridgeport for a three mile Memorial Day parade. The Connecticut Yankees Drum and Bugle Corps led the march from Bulls Head to Seaside Park. Posthumous Purple Heart presented to Mr and Mrs Martin Kociper for Pfc Antonine Kociper who died in Vietnam.
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Pete Mastronardi
Antonine G. Kociper
Park Avenue
Viet Nam
Martin M. Kociper
Justin LaPorte
Yale
Breezy Point
Seaside Park
United States
Curran
Bridgeport
William W. Sullivan
Second Baptist Church
Congregation
Ahavath Achim
Louis Ja DeProfio
CVQ
Ex-Alcoa Boss C. H. DeLamater Dies at 62
Cornelius Henry DeLamater, 62, of 75 Jockey Hollow Road, Monroe, died Sunday night at home. Retired in 1961 after leading Alcoa’s local facility for 17 years, he was active in civic life and known as Bob to friends. Born September 3, 1903 in Northport, S. I., he was a grandson of the DeLamater Iron Works founder whose firm built the power plant for the...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casco
Mr. Samuels
Casco Products Corporation
Westport
New
Rochester
N.Y
Rochester Merchandise Company
Samson Cutlery Company
Samson United Corporation
Bridgeport
Connecticut Chemical and Research Corp
Bostwick Laboratories, Inc
Stores Open Tonight After Holiday Bridgeport Note
Downtown Bridgeport stores, closed for Memorial Day, will stay open until 4 AM tonight to accommodate shoppers. Local merchants urge patrons to visit after the holiday.
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Bridgeport
Saigon Nun Is Fifth death by own action in Buddhists drive
A political clash in Saigon escalates as a nun becomes the fifth person to die by self-inflicted action amid anti Ky dustups. Authorities pursue inquiries as tensions flare in Buddhist protests and government responses.
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Saigon
Ex-War Newsman Urges Unity After Memorial Day Parade
Fairfield Memorial Day observance drew about 14 000 spectators along Post Road as Charles Peden former World War II editor urged the nation to close ranks against division. He warned of a dangerous atmosphere and condemned draft card burners and antiwar factions while praising the flag as a symbol of freedom and unity. He expressed sympathy for families fearing a new call to arms and said he could not condone the act.
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Charles Peden
Fairfield
Fairfield Town Hall
Philip J. Ganser
Post Road
Old Post Road
Mr. Peden
LBJ Leads Nation In Tributes To War Dead
President Johnson led Memorial Day honors with a Arlington National Cemetery speech paying tribute to Americans killed since World War III in Greece Berlin Korea the Formosa Strait Cuba and Viet Nam. In Viet Nam brief services were held in Saigon and at Dan Nang for about 3500 Americans killed. Parades wreathlayings and a 5500-strong march occurred in New York City along Riverside Drive and Fifth Avenue.
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Johnson
Arlington National Cemetery
Greece
Berlin
Korea
Formosa Strait
Cuba
Viet Nam
Saigon
Marine
Dan Nang
New York City
Riverside Drive
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
New York
Fifth Avenue
Hanoi Moves Toward Peace Talks Reported
Newsweek reported North Vietnam moved to start peace talks via Romanian intermediaries citing unnamed U.S. diplomats. Gen Emil Bodnaras visited Hanoi and discussed with Le Duan a peaceful settlement while Soviet leader Brezhnev approved the approach and advised on talks with Zhou En-Lai during his Bucharest visit.
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NEW York
Newsweek
North Viet Nam
Eer
Washington
Emil Bodnaras
Bucharest
Hanoi
Red
le Duan
Leonid Brezhnev
Peking
Chou En-Lai
R C Churches Sacked In 2 Nigerian Cities
In northern Nigeria during antigovernment protests, Roman Catholic churches staffed by American missionaries in Gusau and Sokoto were sacked. No Americans were injured. Bishop Edward T. Lawton of Sokoto was named among those involved.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Gusan
Sokoto
Edward T. Lawton
Boston
Gusau
Record Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Death Toll Rises
The National Safety Council tallies 478 deaths by 9 p.m. EDT as Memorial Day weekend ends, surpassing last year’s 474. Forecasts project over 540 total road deaths by midnight, with boating and drowning losses adding to the grim toll.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Buddhist nun self immolates in Saigon protests
In Saigon a 19 year old nun Thich Na Vien Ngoc burned herself to death during anti war protests. Leaflets outside the Buddhist Institute accused President Johnson and top U S leaders of profiting from the war and prolonging extermination in Viet Nam. Names listed included Johnson Rusk McNamara Lodge Westmoreland. Earlier in Da Lat a monk self immolated and a girl reportedly cut her veins.
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Saigon
Johnson
U. S
Thich Na Vien Ngoc
Buddhist Institute
Institute
United States
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Henry Cabot Lodge
William
Yanks Pursuing N. Viet Force in Rainswept Jungle
U S infantrymen pressed through rainswept jungles near Cambodia in pursuit of about 1 000 North Vietnamese regulars, with American counts of 227 enemy killed in three days. A spokesman said the unit broke contact west of Pleiku before retreating toward the frontier. Air strikes and artillery supported the pursuit as a large force regrouped.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
Jost
Pleiku
Highland
U.S
Tuyen Nhon
Bomb explodes in phone booth at Brooklyn Bridge subway station
A bomb exploded Monday in a phone booth at the BMT IRT Brooklyn Bridge station under New York's Municipal Building. One woman, Mangum, 38, was seriously injured by glass splinters near an eye, while Maria Ortez, 18, of the Bronx, sustained minor cuts. About ten bystanders were in the mezzanine when the blast tore two booths apart. Police described a shower of glass and metal in the exchange booth area on the BMT side.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
Municipal Building
Earere Mangum
Brookyn
Maria Ortez
Bronx
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