Inez Rakes Florida Keys and Roars Into Gulf
Hurricanes lash the Florida Keys with 110 mph winds then push into the Gulf of Mexico. Deaths mount in Miami Beach from storm related heart attacks as ships are trapped and Coast Guard crews rescued. Top winds exceed 100 mph in Key Largo, with widespread power failures and uprooted trees across Florida.
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Inez
Florida Keys
Gulf
Don Miami
Fla
Z Aeida Keys
Mexico
Keys
Theoutheast
Florida
Bahamas
Fort Lauderdale
Miami Beach
Ager
Aribbern
Coast Guard
Point Thatcher
Coast
Cuba
Caribbean
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Guadeloupe
Miami
Plantation Key
City Hall votes: 111 new voters in eight-hour session
The Board of Selectmen and town clerk added six new voters in eight hours at City Hall. Of the new voters 18 joined Democrats and 13 joined Republicans. Ting’s fall total reaches 537 new voters, including 94 Democrats and 43 Republicans, with eight more sessions planned from noon to p.m. today through Friday.
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Board of Selectmen and Town Clerk
City Hall
Ting
Auto Industry Strikes Force Broad Layoffs
Detroit AP reports that auto industry strikes forced large layoffs across the industry. Chrysler faces 38,000 idled workers due to a stamping plant strike in Twinsburg Ohio, threatening production of 1967 models. Ford and GM also face labor trouble as other plants slow or halt operations.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Twinsburg
Ohio
Chrysler
Lynn Townsend
7Gl
Ford
General Motors
Sam
Townsend
iChrysler
United Auto
Oakville
Ont
Livonia
Mich
Milford Zoning Board urges talks on airport master plan
Milford Planning and Zoning Board votes to urge Mayor Jepson to meet Bridgeport and Stratford officials about new Bridgeport municipal airport master plans. They fear aircraft will approach over Milford downtown Devon and traffic could rise with runway changes and all weather use.
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Milford
Planning and Zoning Board
Alan H. Jepson
Bridgeport
Stratford
Bridgeport Municipal Airport
Devon
Jepson
Curran
Robert Blake
George Martelon
Tide Almanac Entry for October 5
Almanac style notice listing tides and sun events for Wednesday October 5 with high tides at 4 18 am and 9 24 am and low tides at 10 18 am and 2 pm plus dawn and dusk times for the autumn day.
Masked Bandit Steals $150 From Mutual Loan Office
A masked robber with a snub nosed pistol held up the Moor offices of the Mutual Loan System at 3851 Main Street near Jewett Avenue about 4 30 p m yesterday taking about 150 dollars He locked three employees in a lavatory and fled Sgt Leonard Cocco and Det Robert Cafferty noted the manager Kenneth Lolty cashier Mrs Deirde King and typist Miss Kathleen Kuhn were present during the holdup This was the firm s third robbery this year
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Pete Mastronardi
Mutual Loan System
Main Street
Jewett Avenue
Leonard Cocco
Robert Cafferty
Kenneth Lolty
Deirde King
Kathleen Kuhn
Cocco
AMC Joins Big Three In Hiking Car Prices
DETROIT AP financially troubled American Motors Corp joined its Big Three brethren Tuesday and boosted prices on 197 models by an average $76 per car. The move follows GM's prior increase and beats Ford and Chrysler averages, raising AMC prices across the board from $56 to $98, with the Ambassador seeing the top jump.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
General Motors
AMC
Ford
Chrysler
Never Had a Mishap Driver 96 Quits
William Hockenjos Sr. at 96 surrendered his license to New Jersey motor vehicle officials. He has never been summoned or in an accident, but after 60 years of driving he believes it is time to stop behind the wheel.
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Florham Park
N.J
William Hockenjos Sr
A. James, Sherwood
New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Hockenjos
Four Thousand U S Troops Reach Vietnam Front
Saigon reports about 4,000 additional U S combat troops landed in South Vietnam lifting allied strength to 321,500. The 4th Infantry Division added a brigade to Nha Trang bringing division strength to about 10,500 as total allied forces reach over a million under arms in the conflict.
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Saigon
U.S
South Viet Nam
4Th Infantry Division
Nha Trang
Pleiuku
Central Highlands
South Korea
Australia
Philippines
New Zealand
Thailand
John Austin
Dallas
Tex
Yankee air cavalry drives enemy toward sea in central coast operation
U S forces and allies herded a battered Communist force toward the sea on the central coast Wednesday claiming 35 more enemy killed and 60 captured. Total three day toll reaches 573 killed and 191 captured with 926 enemy deaths overall and light U S casualties. A helicopter was shot down Tuesday near Qui Nhon sustaining ongoing fighting.
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Saigon
USS
U.S
Qui Nhon
Jury Chosen For Trial Of Six Gambling Suspects
A federal jury of twelve and four alternates was selected in U S District Court for the trial of six defendants indicted last June on multiple gambling law charges. Four defendants changed pleas to no contest while Judge William S Timbers dismissed three counts against John Haley of 10 Clinton Avenue.
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U.S. District Court
William S. Timbers
Timbers
South Viet Ambassador Forecasts Victory Over Communism
N Nguyen-Duy-Lien, South Vietnamese ambassador to the UN, told about 650 at Fairfield University that allied tactics in Viet Nam are wearing down Communist morale and that the war will end soon. He defended the current strategy, warned against a North invasion, and said Soviet intervention would be propaganda.
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Richard Day
Viet Nam
N. Nguyen-Duy-Lien
United Nations
Fairfield University
Neuyen-Duy-Lien
Gonzaga Hall
Nguyen-Duy-Lien
Peking
China
Pope Paul VI Urges Negotiated Peace in Viet Nam
The Pope led a worldwide day of prayer from St. Peter’s Basilica for peace to end the Vietnam War. He urged negotiations conducted with honor and humanity and cited UN General Assembly hopes, warning that the international situation remains fragile and fears of worsening persist. Nearly 100000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Mass and message of peace.
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Paul VI
Viet Nam
St. Peter's Stare
Far East
U.N. General Assembly
New York
U.N
U Thant
United Nations
AP Wirenhata
Rome
Pope Paul VI
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter’s
New York Central and Pennsy win merger to form Penn Central
A federal court panel cleared the $6 billion merger of the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads, approved by the ICC with a proviso to absorb the bankrupt New Haven passenger and freight services. If no appeal, merger could occur by November 1, creating a 20,000 mile network from the East Coast to St Louis and making the new Penn Central the nation’s 13th largest corporation with over 100,000 employees.
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New York
New York Central
Pennsylvania
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven Railroad
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
Pennsy
Central
St. Louis
Penn Central
Philadelphia
United States
The
Peace Prayers Mark First Anniversary of Pope Visit
Roman Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Bridgeport observed the first anniversary of Pope Paul VI s visit to the United Nations and the ongoing search for peace. Bishop Walter Curtis urged all day exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and a diocese wide vigil ending with a Mass for peace. Youth groups and parishes held programs and prayers in memory of peace with Blessed Sacrament church hosting Father Joseph Drummond of India as a guest speaker.
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Bridgeport
Paul
United Nations
Southeast Asia
Milan
Walter W.curtis
Curtis
Catholic Youth Organization
Blessed Sacrament Church
Union Avenue
Joseph Drummond
India
Blessed Sacrament
Father Drummond
No Warheads Sent 1. U S Has Two A Weapons In Viet Nam
U S military officials said Tuesday that two nuclear capable ground weapons remain in South Vietnam but no atomic warheads have been sent there. They ruled out any tactical nuclear use given political risks and uncertain targets in jungle warfare.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
United ‘States
Dodgers Open World Series With Drysdale on Mcnally Matchup
Los Angeles stars Don Drysdale faces Baltimore’s Dave McNally in the World Series opener at Dodger Stadium. A sellout crowd of 55 000 expected with a 4 p.m. start as rain chances loom. Dodgers won the NL pennant to reach the series, while Orioles dominated the AL title.
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LOS Angeles
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dave McNally
Baltimore Orioles
Dodger Stadium
Dodgers
Orioles
House Votes to Double U. S. Insurance on Bank Accounts
The House approved a measure to raise federal deposit insurance for bank and savings and loan accounts from 10 000 to 20 000 and to widen enforcement powers of banking regulators. The bill returns to the Senate, which backed regulatory changes but not the insurance rise.
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House
U. S
Washington
Senate
Johnson
House Banking Committee
Committee J
Banking Committee
Ncourage Savings
At Home Agencies
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve Board
Senate OKs 1.75 Billion for Antipoverty Program
The Senate approved a 1.75 billion antipoverty bill for a third year after rejecting a proposed 2.5 billion package. The vote was 49 to 20 as lawmakers moved the measure back to Johnson’s budget limits, with Dirksen leading the reduction and a conference with the House to follow.
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Senate
Oks
Washington
Johnson
Labor Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Labor Panel
Robert F. Kennedy
N.Y
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert Kennedy
LBJ
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
White House
Inez
House
Senior Citizens Commission Proposed by Mayor Curran
An ordinance to establish a municipal eight member Commission on Senior Citizens has been proposed to the Common Council by Mayor Curran and sent to the committee on ordinances for study. The panel would be appointed by the mayor and required to continuously study conditions and needs of elderly persons in housing and economic aspects.
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Common Council
Curran
Five Stratford Councilmen Seek Removal of Arlie
Five members of Stratford Town Council urge Council Chairman Patrick J. Keogh to call a special meeting at 7 p m in Town Hall to remove planning commission member Anthony Arlie. The councilmen allege nonfeasance and absence from Planning and Zoning meetings.
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Stratford Town Council
Patrick J. Keogh
Town Hall
Planning Commission
Anthony Arlie
Walter Auger
Anthony Caseria
Richard Gunn
Gilbert F. Waterbury
Arthur. C. Dritenbas
Keogh
Planning and Zoning Commission
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