Bridgeport Leaders Hear Optimistic State of the City
Mayor Curran told 200 civic leaders that Bridgeport faces a bright future through a united effort of management labor and government. He cited redevelopment on Lafayette Plaza, a new municipal parking garage, and the Sears Roebuck complex as signs of progress and noted education gains and a nondeficit Board of Education.
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Stratford Rebuffs Airport Study Report
Stratford Town Council unanimously rejected the Bridgeport Stratford Airport Study committee report citing that items were not in the town’s best interests. The measure, proposed by Councilman Frank Lecardo, notes municipal costs largely funded by federal and state dollars. Council members stressed residents opposed expansion and the committee’s mandate focused on improvements, not expansion.
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Frank A. Lecardo
Thomas L. Venezia
Venezia
Walter Auger
First District
Patrick J. Keogh
Towns call airport rejection short sighted
A Bridgeport Stratford joint airport study committee denounces Stratford Town council for rejecting the new airport plan as short sighted and politically expedient. The 10 member panel led by Leete P. Doty and E Cortright Phillips says the council failed to show good faith despite eight months of joint work and a report submitted to both municipalities ten days earlier.
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Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast and Almanac Update
Partly cloudy and windy today with cooler high 40 to 65. Tonight clear and cold low 40 to 45. Wednesday sunny and cool. Yesterday highs reached 70 and lows 60. year ago highs 66 and lows 45. Almanac notes sun rise 7:00 a.m. and set 6:19 p.m.
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Weaver Bureau
Bridgeport
Big Battle Looms In Buffer Zone Area
U.S. and South Vietnamese troops push north in Quang Tri as Marines and airmen reinforce lines along the old DMZ. Ground forces avoid occupying the six mile buffer strip while airstrikes hit trails and a base north of it. The 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 1st Marine Division move to Da Nang to coordinate new deployments.
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Hanoi
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon
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Bien Hoa
da Nang
Viet Nam
1St Corps
Chu’ Lai
1St Marine Division
Police Hunt Fails to Nab 2 Bandits in Woodbridge
Police searched a wire factory and wooded areas for two of three bandits who terrorized a Woodbridge coin collector and his family. A girl’s phone call sparked the siege. bandits fled with some loot, leaving a 16 year old and a 13 year old hidden and the couple held at gunpoint.
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Plainville
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Louis
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New York City
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Mrs. Gold
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Sharon
New York
Louis Gold
Spellman asked to stay as New York archbishop by pope
Pope Paul VI urged Cardinal Francis Spellman to stay beyond 75 at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Spellman, 77, announced the plan to create six episcopal vicars for broader duty sharing, while indicating the pope asked him to remain archbishop and military vicar for the armed forces.
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
Paul VI
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Cardinal Spellman
Johnson to visit New York for Columbus Day parade
Rep. John M. Murphy announced that President Johnson will travel to New York City on Wednesday to view the Columbus Day parade on Fifth Avenue and deliver three speeches.
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McNamara Busy in Saigon on Viet Nam War Mission
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara held top level talks in Saigon, meeting Gen. Westmoreland within hours of arrival and later briefing on allied concepts and goals. He planned talks with Premier Ky and President Thieu, and would visit Marine units near Da Nang before heading home.
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William Westmoreland
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North Viet Nam
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Voter Registration Evening at College Tonight
Register to vote this evening from 5 to 8 PM at the college with information available by calling 335-0047. Free transportation offered to eligible registrants.
End to Bombing N. Viet Nam Urged in UN Debate
In New York and Washington reports, two UN delegates urged ending the bombing of North Vietnam during a debate. The statements followed a U S call for restraint as the conflict drew international attention and public protests intensified globally.
Strict Rules Set for News Coverage On Motion to Move Dr. Sam's Trial
In Cleveland Ohio judge Francis J Talty outlined strict coverage rules for a venue change hearing on Samuel H Sheppards second murder trial Newsmen were limited to 13 seats assigned to local outlets with no out of town credentials Cameras and recording devices were barred during sessions as was interviewing witnesses attorneys and officials before during or after the hearing The seating plan reserved seats for the public and the press gathered about 20 reporters for the briefing
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Cuyahoga County
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Senate Flap Delays D C Home Rule Vote
The Senate refused to invoke cloture on a District of Columbia home rule measure and then dropped the proposal. Mansfield said another vote is likely next year as the fight resumes.
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Mike Mansfield
Montana Democrat
Mansfield
Morse
Columbus' Son To Be Honored At UB Tonight
Don Hernando Colon son of Christopher Columbus and early bibliophile will be honored at 8 p m at the University of Bridgeport Student Center. The event highlights Columbus Day activities and the growing ties between UB and the Colombina Biblioteca Capitular ColomBina in Seville.
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Christopher Columbus
University of Bridgeport
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Don Hernando
Biblioteca Capitular - Colombina
Colombina
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Chester
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Parr
Carlson Library
Spaak
Elizabeth Riley
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
New York City
Bern Dibner
Burndy
Norwal
Miss Riley
Stanley Crane
Pequot Library
Southport
United Nations hearing urges end to bombing in Vietnam
Communist and neutral states pressed the U.N. General Assembly to halt U S bombing of North Vietnam to unlock peace talks. Poland and Sweden backed a British six point plan and urged NLF and DRV inclusion at the talks. Western diplomats noted a possible shift toward negotiations if bombing stops.
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Viet Nam
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Sweden
U.N. General Assembly
Arthur J. Goldberg
George Brown
Britain
Brown
Goldberg
United States
Hanoi
Jozef Winiewicz
National Liberation Front
Democratic Republic of
Viet Cong
Powell to Appeal Wilful Contempt Verdict in Libel Case
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell was convicted Monday of willful contempt of court for evading five court orders in a libel suit brought by Harlem widow Esther James. The maximum penalty is 30 days in jail and 250 dollars in fines per count. an appeal path runs from State Supreme Court to the Court of Appeals.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
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Court of Appeals
Mathew M. Levy
Esther James
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A listing page outlines various features in a Telegram daily issue including Comics Crossword Puzzle Dear Abby Dr Brandstadt Obituaries Editorials and Financial News. It highlights sections such as Sports Theater News TV and Radio and Women’s News with page references.
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