Reds Hit Cu Chi Base Near Saigon Killing Five GIs
Communist gunners shelled the U.S. 25th Infantry division headquarters at Cu Chi, 18 miles northwest of Saigon, killing five American soldiers and wounding 27 others. Mortar rounds and recoilless rifle fire pummeled the camp as Dak To airfield and Duc Co camp also faced shelling with casualties among U.S. advisers and South Vietnamese civilians reported. A U.S. 1st Cavalry unit near Tam Ky suffered seven killed and 19 wounded, while other infantry and airmobile units sustained shell and small arms fire with additional enemy casualties.
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Telegram daily features and UN security talks draft
A historical telegram page notes United States and Britain appealing to the United Nations Security Council for concerted action on a Middle East settlement. The item references Israeli withdrawals and Arab state negotiations, with mentions of various columnists, features, and ongoing page continuations.
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Mohawk Threatens Pilot Strike Next Week
Mohawk Airlines pilots push toward strike as 35 month stalled contract talks trigger a 40 day cooling off period next week. The Air Line Pilots Association notes mounting tensions as negotiations since September 1968 fail to yield a satisfactory agreement.
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Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast This Week
Bridgeport and vicinity expect sunny breezy and unseasonably cold day with highs around 33. Tonight will be in the teens with increasing cloudiness. Warmer Friday with probability of showers near Burries today and tonight. Winds 10 to 15 mph. Also includes tide times and date notes for Thursday November 16 in the fall season.
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Sullivan Starts 5th Term Charts Fairfield Course
Fairfield selectman John J. Sullivan was sworn in for his fifth two year term at Fairfield Woods School. Town Clerk Mary Katona swore in Sullivan and others including Selectman James T. Eldridge and Bradford N. Warner. Sullivan outlined plans for community improvements and a new Charter Revision Commission, emphasizing education cooperation and unity to advance local goals.
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Board of Education
Senate Debates Social Security Benefit Boost
Senate opens debate on a bill with the largest cash Social Security benefit increases in history funded by higher taxes. Democratic and Republican leaders exchange barbs as floor managers push for passage by Friday or weekend action, with a possible final vote next week before Thanksgiving.
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Wweekend
Mika Mansfield
Montana
Finance Committee
Not Brainwashed He Says He Was Not mistreated
TALCOT Va Army Specialist James E. Jackson Jr. returned to the United States from Viet Cong captivity after 16 months as a prisoner. He told his parents he endured no brain washing and only weight loss from a fish and rice diet during captivity, having been captured in July 1966 and released to neutral Cambodia with four other U S prisoners.
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No Consensus on Bridgeport Port Jefferson Jetport Plan
Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a session on a cross Sound bridge linking Bridgeport to Port Jefferson and a central Long Island Sound jetport. About 60 leaders from Connecticut and New York explored feasibility, with many questions remaining and no firm location decisions reached.
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McLoughlin
New York State
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William B. Stanley
Norwich
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Fingerprints Could Probe Berlin Suspect Müller Identity
A gray man in his 60s seized in Panama faces fingerprints sent to West Germany to verify if he is Heinrich Mueller, Hitler’s last Gestapo chief. Panama’s Hector Valdes cited strong facial resemblance but no local link, as officials await cross‑border confirmation. The arrest followed a Belgian tip. Israeli interest noted. report continues on page four.
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GBLC to Sponsor Co op Homes Project in City
The Greater Bridgeport Labor Council adopted a resolution directing its executive board to pursue construction of a cooperative housing project. State Labor Council leadership voiced support, noting a similar non profit project is under construction in New Haven. Details on location and outcome remained undecided as raid-related arrests were reported and a note that the item continued on page four.
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Pete Mastronardt
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Waterbury
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George Wesche
John Throught
Special Services
House Extends Anti Poverty Program Amid Funding Cut
The House approved a 450 million cut in anti poverty funds and extended the program for one year by a 283 to 128 vote. Republicans failed to restore the 2.06 billion authorization, settling at 1.6 billion while Senate favors a two year extension at 2.25 billion per year. Southern Democrats aided passage as conferees prepare to reconcile with the Senate bill and fund details to be fixed in appropriations.
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House
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Senate
Office of Economic Opportunity
Yale Unveils Skull of Man's Ancestor Today
Yale University in New Haven to unveil a skull of a small 28 million year old animal described as an ancestor of man. Geology Prof Flwysr J. Simons says the skull is 10 million years older than any previous fossil and better preserved than older than 300,000 years. The skull belonged to a primitive primate about the size of an orangutan. Simons, curator of vertebrate paleontology at Yale's Peabody Museum, notes the find's importance as the skull is at a key stage in human evolution.
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Elwyn L. Simons
New Haven
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Flwysr J. Simons
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Peabody Museum
New Study Claims 3 Gunmen Involved In Plot That Killed Kennedy
A new independent study by Yale graduate Tasiah Thompson claimed three gunmen were involved in the Kennedy assassination and that the Warren report omits crucial details. The author obtained a better print of the Zapruder film and asserts the grand outline points to multiple shooters.
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Life Magazine
BMEA Faces Challenge As City Aide Bargainer
Bridgeport municipal workers vote on representation rights as Local 1522 and a rival AFL CIO group seek to negotiate a two year contract through next March. BMEA president Henry St Gross says AFL CIO Local 122 petition is being prepared, potentially affecting a new contract starting April 1 while employe views are gathered for negotiations.
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Famous Artists Options Westport Campus Site
Famous Artists Schools Inc announced options to buy three parcels in the northwest corner of town for a new Westport campus. Contracts depend on zoning approval and construction planning. Parcels include 23 acres owned by Edward Capasse, 30 acres by Stephan and Joseph, plus four acres of town land from 1960 sanitary fill needs.
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