Johnson says Democrats will gain in Congress amid European peace push
President Johnson warned Republicans against overblown predictions of House gains and argued the Democratic record in education health poverty and pollution proves performance matters more than forecasts. He outlined seven steps to ease East West tensions including trade credits with Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia and easing travel and debt issues while stressing NATO cohesion and a path toward European reconciliation.
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Clifford P. Case
Johnson
Illinois
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Democratic Party
Spain
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Eisenhower
Kennedy-Johnson
State’ University
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
State House
White House
Wilson
Cotulla
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Carnegie
U.S
United Nations
U Thant
U.N
Dean Rusk
Arthur J. Goldberg
U. S
Soviet Bloc
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Czechoslova
America
Ouvir Say
Europe
Nuns Fair Today Benefits Notre Dame Building Program
The Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur hold their seventh annual fair at the novitiate on North Benson Road Fairfield. It starts at 10 a.m. and offers games for children hand made religious articles breads and cakes and other refreshments. Proceeds aid the building program.
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Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Benson Road
Fairfield
Sisters of Notre Dame
President Johnson seeks Soviet cutback for lasting peace in Europe
In New York Johnson publicly urged a mutual U.S.-Soviet reduction of forces in Europe as a step toward permanent peace. Speaking to the National Conference of Editorial Writers, he argued for a gradual and balanced revision of force levels to improve ties and security.
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East Germany
United States
West Germany
U.S
Johnson
Europe
Quraim
Atlantic
NATO
New York
National Conference of Editorial Writers
UFO Study Set At University of Colorado
The Air Force announces a university led UFO study at Colorado with Peter Edward A. Condon directing the scientific phase. Franklin E. Roach and Stuart W. Cook join the effort as Colorado scholars, while Air Force files will be made available to investigators.
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U of Colorado
The
Air Force
Brown
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Colorado
Franklin E. Roach
Environmental Science Services Administration
Stuart W. Cook
Tes
Depot Fire Delays Trains and Traffic in Stratford
A wood platform fire along the railroad tracks caused a major blaze at the Stratford station. Chief Sylvester Jennings ordered second alarms as flames spread to all tracks and the east bound platform. Water hoses blocked by planks halted traffic, delaying multiple trains including the 3:49 to Grand Central. No injuries were reported and repairs began after the fire was controlled.
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Sylvester ©. Jennings
ERS
Stratford Avenue
Atime
John A. Schmidlin
Robert Carlson
Carlson
Gehring
Fairfield
United Illuminating Company
Grand Central
Get Rich Quick Doctors Face U S Crackdown
The piece reports U S medical groups cracking down on chiropractors treating mental illness and accusing doctors of monopoly. ICA and NHF oppose AMA stance while a protest at the quackery conference unfolds. Picketers claim cancer cures with krebiozen. Ivy and Durovic were acquitted of fraud earlier.
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U.S
Rockefeller
International Chiropractic Association
ICA
AMA
National Health Federation
NHF
Andrew C. Ivy
Stevan Durovic
Elm City Board Clears Four Cops In Brutality Case
New Haven police board cleared four officers of brutality charges tied to a Christmas Day arrest. The unanimous not guilty verdict followed a two day hearing on alleged excessive force by Ralph Cacase Frank Cathey Vincent Fumiati and James Grassa after James Morrison 26 claimed he was beaten during a domestic disturbance at his Washington Avenue apartment. The CEOQ had filed charges, later dropping one officer. Morrison faced denigrating defense remarks during the proceedings.
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New Haven
UPI
Board of Police Commissioners
James Morrison
Washington Avenue
Commission On Equal Opportunity
CEO
CEOQ
James Gill
Ralph Cacase
Frank Cathey
Vincent Fumiati
James Grassa
Morrison
Bo Peep
Market Tumbles to New 1966 Low in Heavy Trading
The New York stock market slid to a fresh 1966 low in heavy trading. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 5.28 to 744.32, its lowest level since 741.0 on November 27, 1983, as 918 issues declined and 280 advanced on volume of 8.14 million shares. The AP Co-stock average fell 2.2 points to 269.4 with 1,431 issues traded.
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New York
Associated Press
Man Hurt In Hit Run as Driver Sought by police
A man was badly hurt when struck by a hit and run driver while a dog survived unhurt. Police described a female operator who sped north on Madison Avenue and turned onto Baker Street before fleeing. Witnesses provided a vehicle description as officers sought the suspect. Patrolmen Nemeth Sambrook and Prebish are investigating with aid from the Traffic division.
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Stephen Nemeth
James Sambrook
Madison Avenue
Baker Street
Cius
Que Weenem
Wirtz, Connor
End of
Robert $. McNamara
Johnson
White House
Negotiators Fail To End Stalemate Over GE Dispute
Washington officials and GE labor leaders held two hour talks with Labor Secretary Wirtz and Commerce Secretary Connor over a dispute threatening defense production. Sources said proposals were concrete but no breakthrough occurred and a federal mediator recessed talks until Monday.
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Washington
General Electric Company
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
John T. Connor
Federal
William E. Simkin
Commerce Department
Connor
Company
Offimiata
Inez Intensifies Near Yucatan Port Forcing Evacuations
Residents fled Telehac as Inez approached the Yucatan coast with heavy seas and wind. Telehac dock was destroyed and evacuations ordered while Merida faced rising winds and widespread flooding. Campeche and Veracruz reported minor damage and outages as the hurricane tracked erratically southward.
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Yucatan Peninsula
Telehac
Merida
Mexico City
Campeche
Vera Cruz
Ernesto Dominguez
Miami
Arnold Sugg
Inez
Caribbean
Bahama Islands
Florida
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
Guadeloupe
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Cuba
Bahamas
Thant, Johnson Discuss UN Support During Visit
Thant praised Johnson as a key ally for peace amid calls for his tenure to continue after his term ends next month. Johnson described the presidential visit as a symbolic act of support for the United Nations and shared a wide-ranging talk on international issues including Viet Nam. Thant greeted Johnson at the Secretariat and escorted him to his office by elevator.
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U.S
Viet Nam
State Rusk
Andrei A. Grosmyko
United Nations
Gromyko
Washington
Johnson
White House
Thant
America
U.N. Secretariat
Voter registration peak in eight-hour city session
City Hall logged a record fall registration day with 171 new voters. Of these 28 joined the Democratic party and 10 joined the Republican party, raising seven-session totals to 968 with 162 Democrats and 68 Republicans. Five more general sessions are planned next week ahead of the November 8 election, with hours 5–8 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday.
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City Hall
Frank J. Verritli
Board of Selectmen
Term Suspended For Receiver Of Burglary
Judge Irving Le Vine in Danbury suspended a 60 day jail term for Norton Ives Jr 16 after he pled guilty to receiving about 55 dollars and a camera from a burglary at Country Emporium in Redding. Ives faces two years of probation and must meet strict conditions. Other dispositions included fines for traffic and vehicle violations across several towns.
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Danbury
Irving Levine
Washington, Conn
Norton Ives, Jr
Ives
Country Emporium
Redding
Russel A. Andrasko
Queen Street
Newtown
Robert P. Bessel
North Street
Robert W. Cross
Woodview Drive
Brookfield
Joseph J. Doukas
Southbury
John Duchnowski, Jr
Paul D. Evagash
Linda S. Poor
Brewster
N.Y
Germaine Tremblay
Forest Avenue
Gregory B. Walton
Waterbury
Dacey to Speak at UConn Law School Event
Norman F. Dacey of Bridgeport will discuss probate reform at the University of Connecticut Law School. Dacey, author of How to Avoid Probate, argues Connecticut probate rules are corrupt while the state Supreme Court enforces an injunction barring him from practicing wills and trusts. He criticized a newspaper reference to its ruling as a dirty appellation.
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Wesy Hartford
UPS
University of Connecticut Law School
Norman F. Dacey
Bridgeport
Dacey
Connecticut
Connecticut Supreme Court
North End Boy Burned in Home Blast Tragedy
Police report a North End boy severely burned in a home explosion. Firefighters were summoned at 6:45 pm and recalled at 6:55 pm as crews battled flames and casualties. Witnesses describe extensive damage while authorities note injuries and ongoing investigation.
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North End
640-Pound Inmate Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Penitentiary
Sylvan Scolnick, 36, of Cherry Hill New Jersey, pleaded guilty to masterminding a false bankruptcy that defrauded his father in law’s Philadelphia appliance store of about 629000. He received a five year sentence and officials in Lewisburg Pennsylvania prepared a special suite by removing a wall between two cells to accommodate him.
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Lewisburg
Federal Penitentiary
Sylvan Scolnick
Cherry Hill
N.J
Scolnick
Philadelphia
U.S. District Court
Miss U S Event Finals Tonight At Klein Memorial
Finalists for Miss United States are instructed for swimsuit and evening gown contests at Klein Memorial. Fifteen finalists face judging on poise charm and personality with an intelligence test. prizes total 4 000 plus trophies. Mayor Curran and Dr W D Bourn participate in events with tickets sold at local venues.
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Patricelli
W. D. Bourn
Huntington
West Va
Miss United States Pageant Inc
Bourn
H. C.curran
Wildermere
Milford
Pargeant
Kiein
Motor Inn
Klein
Republican council votes to withdraw motion on Arlio hearing
Town council meetings clash over a request to hold a public hearing on Arlie and two Democratic officials. Dritenbas withdraws the motion after caucuses, citing best interests and reserving right to reinstate proceedings. Arlio attended as a spectator amid tense exchanges about charges and procedure.
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Keough
Stratiford
Dorne
Dritenbas
Arlio
Dutch Book Links CIA to Chinese Kidnap and Gas Death
A Dutch book ties a Polish inventor’s move to the United States to a CIA plot, alleging a Chinese double agent aided an energy gas formula. The narrative centers on Miao Shen-pai, an asylum recipient in Damascus who defected with ties to a Red Chinese gas supply chain.
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CIA
United States
U.S
Damascus
Syria
Link van, Bruggen
de Rottersdammer
Miao Shen-pai
iMiao
Miao
New York
State Department
Robert Loh
Hsu
Warsaw
Li Ming
Rotterdam
van Brugegen
Frits de Blauw
Harry Semeren
Amsterdam
Planes Press North Vietnam Targets In Southeast Raid
Air Force aircraft struck a truck park two storage sites and an oil depot 38 miles southeast of Dong Hoi in the southern panhandle and near the Demilitarized Zone. The drive, with U.S. Marines engaging the rebuilt 324B division since Aug. 3, turned up light contact in many sectors as allied forces mop up a encircled Viet Cong and North Vietnamese force while reporting 772 Communist casualties and 500 captured in total as recent advances continue.
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Air Force
Dong Hoi
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
U.S
U.S. Navy
Saigon
Kien Phong
North Viet Nam
International Control Commission
Indonesian Seeks Role in End of Viet Nam War
Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik said Indonesia has been asked by both sides in the Viet Nam war to help end the conflict. He did not detail actions taken or name the requesting nations.
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Pentagon
MacNamara
Viet Nam
General Electric
Tokyo
Adam Malik
Malik
Indonesia
Break Probed At Appliance Store on Fairfield Avenue
Detectives investigated a break at Banner Appliance Store 308 Fairfield avenue where goods valued over 1500 dollars were taken. Proprieter Joseph Sguglia reported television sets walkie talkies radios and a tape recorder missing after a front door was forced.
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Banner Appliance
Fairfield Avenue
Joseph Sguglia
John Halpin
Robert Carrall
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Wee
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Elm City Board
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Yucatan
Inez Blow
Weather Office
Johnson, Thant
Uoic Law School
Or Johnson
Fund For Development
Latin-American Alliance For Progress
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U.S. Army
Costanzo
Painig
Wilk
Talied
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