House Hikes Funds for Clean Water
Washington AP reports the House approved a $600 million boost for water pollution control in a $4.5 billion appropriations bill, rejecting a $1 billion amendment by 148 to 145 and bypassing the Nixon administration's $214 million request. Conservation groups had pressed for $1 billion, but support waned as politics and district projects shaped the vote.
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City Eyes Share of 500000 for Addiction Fight
City officials seek a portion of 500000 in state funds for addiction treatment programs. The money, appropriated by the legislature, would support community treatment and services, with Fairfield County a focus. Mayor Bruno Giordano previously urged methadone treatment for Stamford and Bridgeport. Continued on page two.
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State Department of Mental Health
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Fairfield County
Bruno £. Giordano
Bridgeport
My. Shepherd
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast Briefing
Mostly sunny with seasonable temperatures today reaching around 65. Clear and cold tonight with a low near 45. Light precipitation probability 18 percent today, near zero tonight. Westerly winds 10 to 61 mph today, diminishing tonight. Almanac notes today marks the 180th day of the year with a 8:22 pm sunset.
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Bridgeport
Wepan
Kennedy Attorney Seeks Rules for Inquest
Boston AP Kennedy lawyer Edward Hanify asked the state Supreme Court to set new inquest rules to protect Kennedy and allow cross examination. He urged closing the inquest to the public and cautioned against blocking a probe into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death.
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Nixon Proclaims National Day of Prayer Oct 22
President Nixon officially proclaims October 22 as National Day of Prayer urging the nation to seek peace with justice worldwide. The proclamation emphasizes shared faith and the need for guided action in times of national challenge.
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America
Egypt Accepts Rhodes Formula For Peace Talks
Egypt declared it would adopt the Rhodes formula to settle with Israel while opposing direct talks. Cairo said a package deal under UN Security Council Resolution 242 would guide peace, without insisting on Israeli withdrawal as a precondition. Continued on Page Two.
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Cancer vaccine progress and GE contract talks draw union ire
A Harvard panel notes cancer immunization shows partial tumor control but is not a cure. Emory and Texas researchers discuss limited success and universal vaccine potential while IUE rejects GE's A First Offer as unacceptable. The GE talks, led by John Shambo, span two months with IUE highlighting inflated costs.
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Pau) Jennings
Surveying to Start For First ABM Site
WARHINGTON AP Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird authorized the Army to begin surveying in North Dakota for the first antiballistic missile battery. The effort aims to defend Minuteman silos at Grand Forks. Formal site approval awaits Congress action and the 1970 defense appropriation.
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R. Laird
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North Dakota
Grand Forks
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Stra
Congresas
Pentagon
Accident Losses Boosted By Motorized Missiles
Washington AP reports car makers showcase high power models like Corvette Mustang Mach 1 Oldsmobile 442 and Pontiac GTO with enhanced engines. Nationwide Mutual Insurance head Dean Jeffers says rate hikes on these “motorized fixes” deter fast driving, while noting owners are not necessarily unsafe or reckless. He explains floor mounted four–speed shifters and excess horsepower exceed prudent driving needs.
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Oldsmobile
Donze
Congress
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CEM Alliance
Features for Everybody in Telegram Each Day
A compact page listing features and sections including comics crossword puzzle Dear Abby and various columns. Mentions Dr Brandstadt and M Bet Hacoby on Bridge, obituaries, Pony’s Pointers, Sylvia Porter theater news TV and radio and women’s news pages.
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Storm over Heynsworth nomination splits Senate ranks
Washington AP reports Republican whip Robert Griffin joined the opposition to Judge Clament F Heynsworth Jr. as the nomination deepens a rift. The White House stressed Nixon’s faith in the judge, while Senate leaders warned of a decisive vote or withdrawal as Judiciary Committee delays push back timing.
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Griffin
Clament F Heynsworth Jr
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White House
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Hayesworth
Senate
Ronald L. Ziegler
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Roundup Targets 140 Drug Pushers in Regional Sweep
Police in Falrielht county Milford and Westchester region pressed over 140 suspected drug pushers yesterday. By evening more than 40 were in custody. Elias Canales, 28, was arrested near East Main Street carrying what officers described as 15 bags of heroin and faces possession charges with a $5,000 bond. Moses Hargrove, 18, was charged with sale and possession of narcotics after police found 14 bags in his possession and set a $10,000 bond. Buyers Paul Wilson, 19, and Curtis White, 19, were identified and charged with possession after purchase.
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Wreck Survivors Hint At Drinking by Brakeman
Two passengers from the Stamford to New Canaan line wreck near New Haven tell federal investigators they detected alcohol odor on the brakeman, while witnesses say no evidence of drinking surfaced. The NTSB inquiry, led by Rear Admiral Louis Thayer, continues as the Vesey testimony is rescheduled for today.
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Marine Guard Shot at Embassy in Saigon
A U S embassy Marine guard was shot and killed at about 4 45 am in Saigon with a second Marine wounded in the right index finger. The assailant was captured and is in custody as authorities conduct a full investigation. The killed Marine was white and the suspect Cpl Albert CL Smith 22 of Coolidge Arizona is in U S military custody. No racial motive is suspected.
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Fewer U S Killed in Viet Nam Reported
Saigon AP reports indicate American battle deaths in the Vietnam War fell to the week's low, with fewer than 700 U S service members killed in action last seven days ending last Saturday. A separate tally suggested 444 deaths, which would be the lightest week since December 7, 1968, after a string of low casualty weeks in late 1986.
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Desperate Tunisia Appeals for Help as Mud Flood Kills
AP report details over 500 deaths after ten days of historic rain across Tunisia. Mud and debris swallowed villages, bridges, rails, and roads. wheat drought preceded the disaster. Government appeals for helicopters, bridges, sandbags, and corrugated iron from foreign missions as epidemics loom and transport networks collapse.
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Trista
Ganim Rebukes Sandula and Fazio in GOP Row
Republican Town Committee amid internal strife after George W Garmin took reins. He denounced Vincent J Fazio and A Edward Sandula as outbursts harming party unity at Black Rock Unity Hall Bacrami Avenue. Ganim insists the town chair is the GOP leader.
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Fazio
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Skyjackings by the Pair Send 2 Planes to Cuba
Hijackers armed with submachine guns and bombs forced two South American airliners to Cuba on the tenth anniversary of Che Guevara’s death. One plane carried 42 passengers from Buenos Aires to Miami with four Americans aboard. the other, a Brazilian jet, was diverted from Belem to Manaus then Georgetown, Guyana, and on to Cuba after refueling.
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