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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1966

Page

10

Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post publish names and rates

The Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post publish subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Local and long distance mailing options are listed with prices for 1 year, 6 months, and 3 months. The paper is part of The Post Publishing Company and is a member of the Associated Press.

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Erhard visit leaves many issues unsettled

President Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard concluded two days of talks with no firm settlement on how many American troops remain in Germany. They agreed on a cautious re appraisal of threats and military needs as Europe faces ongoing economic and balance of payments pressures.

Johnson Ludwig Erhard Europe U.S West Germany Germany Bonn Erhard Federal

Norwalk Youth PAL Conference Highlights Police Ties

Norwalk hosted a national police conference on Youth and Police Athletic League activities attracting officers from ten states and sixty cities. The meeting focused on sharing programs, future needs, and community changes to benefit youth, with Bridgeport praised for PAL outreach and public trust. Stockholm plans convict housing to keep families together, a return to debtor prison ideas that risks youth stigma and lifelong criminal association.

Police Police Athletic League Norwalk P.A.L Bridgeport Police Department

Little Vatican Council Opens To Peruse Council Decisions

Pope Paul VI convenes 1200 theologians from all continents in Rome for the Little Council International Congress of Theology of Vatican II. The aim is to defend faith against modern ideologies while balancing fidelity to ancient doctrine with the Council's work toward Christian unity.

Paul VI Rome Paul

Mother Murders Child in Brooklyn in 1967 Case

A Brooklyn mother Joan Powe 26 confessed to suffocating her 4 year old son Anthony after beating him with a rubber hose and broom, bound with adhesive tape. Indicted for first degree manslaughter, plea to second degree withdrawn, trial halted by Supreme Court rights ruling. Judge condemned the act as murder but case blocked by new confessions rule. Also reports canoe race to publicize Canada 67 fair, NYPD crime response time improvements, Mao and Franco vigor feats, and Long Island Rail plan for 500 high speed cars to cut island travel to two hours.

Joan Powe Brooklyn N.Y Anthony Shei Supreme Court Powe

Powell gun use shocks congress halls debate

Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Congressman Adam Clayton Powell admits carrying a .38 revolver in a shoulder holster in congressional halls. The piece argues government must protect its members while meeting on official business, criticizing Powell’s gun-toting as unbecoming of a democratic body.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Adam Clayton Powell Congress New York Powel

Gromyko to U N as shift to cautious stance noted

At the United Nations, Andrei Gromyko’s hard line on American colonialism softens in tone. Veteran observers say his rhetoric lacks vigor as Moscow faces internal and external strains from China and East European satellites.

United. Nations N. Y Russia Andrei Gromyko Gromyko United Nations U.N Kremlin Algeria Ben Bella Sukarno Indonesia Ghana Kwame Nkrumah Egypt Nasser Europe Red China New Left United States Moscow Romania Southeast Asia Viet Nam Mao Tse-tung

Analysis of race power talk and white reaction in civil rights

AP Neu's Analysis- The World Today surveys White opposition rising as leaders like Whitney Young and Stokely Carmichael debate Black Power. It notes riots in Atlanta, political shifts in Maryland and Georgia, and the NAACPs role in advancing civil rights despite harsh criticism from extremists and some moderate leaders.

Whitney M. Young National Urban League Face Watts Carmichael Student Nonviolent’ Coordinating Committee Atlanta Stokely Carmichael Martin Luther King Jr King CBS Mike Wallace Daniel Watts Harlem Liberator House Roy Wilkins National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Southern ‘Christian Leadership Cenfer Watts Wilkins Young NAACP Walter White Thurgood Marshall U.S Clarence Mitchell Washington Marshall Mitchell

NAACP Loses Bid to Cite Wallace In Contempt

Three federal judges refused to order Gov. George Wallace to show cause why he should not be cited for contempt over alleged interference with Alabama school desegregation. The ruling addressed an NAACP motion, with the court set to hear an alternate demand for immediate desegregation of all Alabama public schools. The panel dismissed Macon Academy as a defendant and rejected the bid to drop the plaintiffs' preliminary injunction motion.

Montgomery Ala George C. Wallace Alabama Wallace NAACP U.S Legal Defense Fund National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Macon County State Board of Education Richard T. Rives Frank M. Johnson Jr H.H. Grooms Birmingham Macon Academy Tuskegee

Sammy Davis Jr. Struck by Pneumonia Causes Tour Cancellations

Sammy Davis Jr. is diagnosed with pneumonia and has canceled five weekend appearances. A spokesman said he spiked a 104 degree fever and may enter a hospital after awaiting wife Mai Britt’s arrival. Davis had been ill for about 10 days and canceled two New York concerts last week to rest before Chicago shows.

Chicago Sammy Davis Jr Davis Mai Britt New York

Calcutta Dock Strike Ends. 25,000 Return to Work

A seven day strike crippled Calcutta port, ending Friday as 25,000 dock workers went back to work. They agreed to refer their dispute for adjudication. The stoppage aimed to win higher pay, a bonus, and better conditions. Port authorities said unloading of seven American wheat ships and 64 other cargo ships will start Saturday, with 60 ships waiting 20 miles out able to enter soon.

Calcutta India

Nutmeg Politics Connecticut Yankee Gengras Campaign Shifts

The Connecticut gubernatorial race sees Clayton Gengras pivot toward a positive branding strategy. A lengthy position paper on higher education models a broader effort to unify the campaign, with Democratic counter-moves shaping the field and the question of pace and theme for the final drive to the polls.

Gengras Connecticut Commission On Higher Education

Hanoi Tightens Ties With Moscow Bloc In Diplomatic Push

London dispatch reports Communist North Viet Nam expanding contacts with the Soviet bloc beyond routine talks. A high level Vietnamese delegation led by Le Thanh Nhi talks in Moscow for the second time in weeks, while Czech Premier Josef Lenard visits Hanoi. Brezhnev and Suslov met the Vietnamese delegation in Moscow, signaling wider political and military aid discussions amid tensions with Beijing.

London Viet Nam Masecow le Thanh Nei Hanoi Josef Lenard Litle Moscow Leonid Brezhnev Mikhail Suslov Yuri Andropov Peking Red China Brezhnev Ledor Zhivkov

Johnson Action Delays Pan Am Strike Threat

President Johnson delayed a Pan American World Airways strike threat by AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union members. An emergency board was appointed to investigate for 30 days, followed by a 60 day cooling off period during which strikes are barred while talks continue.

Johnson Pan Am Washington Pan American World Airways Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union American Airlines

State Records Wettest September in 6 Years

Windsor Locks AP reports a soggy September the wettest in six years with Bradley International Airport recording over 6 inches. It marks the rainiest September in drought-stricken Connecticut since August 1962, with the last six-inch-or-more month dating to September 1960, when 8.37 inches fell and 5.85 inches came on September 12 during Hurricane Donna.

Windsor Locks U.S. Weather Bureau Bradley International Airport Connecticut

Viet Cong Establishes Permanent Mission in Poland

Radio Hanoi announced that the Viet Cong has opened a permanent mission in Poland aimed at strengthening the friendship between Poland and the National Liberation Front.

Tokyo UPI Poland Radio Hanoi National Liberation Front

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