Frank Talk Signals Cautious Push for U S Soviet Accord
Reports cite a White House meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and U S officials including Dean Rusk and Walt Rostow. Officials see guarded optimism over a nuclear treaty and peaceful use of space while Vietnam remains hard to shift. Talks cover Moscow New York air route and gradual troop withdrawal proposals.
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Mansfield
Parley Gromyko
Washington
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Llewelyn Thompson
Walt W. Rostow
Anatole Y. Dobrynin
Thompson
U.S
Moscow
Gromyko
Johnson
Hanoi
Fuller Brush Drops All Major Policy Change
Fuller Brush Co. announced it will begin hiring women as door to door sales personnel to replace the longstanding all male policy. The program, called Fullerettes, marks a shift from the traditional man salesman model though men will remain the mainstay of the business.
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Hartford
API
Fuller Brush Co
Fuller Brush
Fuller
Fullerettes
Supreme Court orders calm coverage in Sheppard case hearing
The article recalls the June Supreme Court ruling that Sam Sheppard was deprived of a fair trial due to prejudicial media coverage and courtroom commotion during his 1962 murder conviction. It notes his release on bond in 1964 and critiques the judge's media arrangements as threatening judicial serenity and the rights of involved parties and witnesses.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sheppard
Marilyn
U.S
Wilful Contempt Verdict to Be Tested by Powell
The case against former congressman Powell centers on alleged willful contempt for court subpoenas. A nine by three jury was seated but Powell did not appear and his defense team withdrew. Justice Levy warned the jury Powell is not on trial for other disputes.
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State Supreme Court
Irving Saypol
Levy
James
Raymond Rubin
Senate Action Stalls Vote on D. C. Home Rule
Senate action stalls a vote on Washington D C home rule as Morse moves to table the amendment after cloture is denied. Everett Dirksen defends delaying tactics while Russell counters that racial issues fueled opposition. The deadlocked bill reflects two conflicting proposals and federal oversight of the capital.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Morse
Washington
House
Johnson
Congress
Russel
Georgia
Russell
Mansfield
Red and Neutral Nations Back Step Toward Viet Nam Peace
Red and Neutral Nations join in a proposal as a first step toward military withdrawal. The United States offers supervised withdrawal by both sides as part of peace proposals while Britain’s George Brown plans a six point peace plan to the Assembly and talks with Andrei Gromyko. Hanoi rejects Brown and criticizes the Pope’s peace mission at Sai Gon and Vatican.
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Sthess
George Brown
Assembly
Andrei Gromyko
Johnson
Washington
Hanoi
Brown
Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Vatican
Dempsey Cites Faster Mental Health Reform Gains
Connecticut Gov. John Dempsey says decentralizing mental health and retardation facilities is delivering earlier benefits. He touts small community-based centers, a $5 million New Haven center, and planned facilities in Bridgeport Hartford and other cities as the state moves toward regional care networks.
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Connecticut
John Dempsey
Citizens
Dempsey
New Haven
Bridgeport
General Assembly
Putnam
Newington
Waterford
Torrington
Norwalk
Stamford
Color TV Check Fraud Leads to Arrest in Fairfield
Vincent Sobral 24 of 226 Hent Furniture Store Fairfield was arrested after presenting a fraudulent check to East Side merchant Louis Moorash for a color TV. He was charged with issuing a fraudulent check and held in $2500 bail awaiting circuit court arraignment.
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Hent Furniture
Robert W. Golas
Walter S. Brackett
Edward Casey
Sobral
Moorash
Stratford Rebuffs Airport Expansion Plan Amid Tax Strain
Stratford townsfolk reject the Bridgeport Stratford study committee report after a town council vote. Nine district councilman Dritenbas urged delay to discuss land purchase runway expansion and street realignments. Citizens Opposing Airport Expansion spokesman Paul Egan said a public meeting in Lordship School was cancelled following the rejection.
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Arthur Dritenbas
Main Street
Great Meadows
Stratford
Paul Egan
Lordship School
Egan
Town Council
Bridgeport-Stratford
Sibal Cast Ballot For Goldwater Amid Draft Talk
Norwalk's Abner V. Sibal revealed he voted for Bar Goldwater in 1964 though opposing his nomination. On WICC he stated he voted a straight Republican ticket in 1964 while Rep. Donald J. Irwin discussed draft age and possible changes. Irwin noted fund contributions to William Buckley for New York mayor due to Yale connections.
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Abner V. Sibal
Norwalk
Bar Goldwater
WICC
Sibal
Donald J. Irwin
Washington
Fairfield
Rep
Irwin
William S. Buckley
New York City
Buckley
Yale Day
Bright Future Seen for City By the Mayor
Mayor Curran outlines a positive city outlook driven by taxes on industry and commerce and grants. He cites a new motor hotel near Route 25 and plans for a central cultural center with universities. He notes court house rebuilding, a potential railroad station move, and solid projections for no school deficit. Plans for middle schools gain Chamber support.
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Turnpike
Curran
Holiday Inns of America
Parker Mouse Chain
Boston
Supreme Court
John P. Cotter
Timothy Murphy
Court House
Fairfield Avenue
Howland Department Store
Gruen
University of Bridgeport
Fairfield University
Sacred Heart University
Board of Education
Bridgeport Mayor Champions Middle School Plan and New Committee
Mayor Curran promotes consolidating elementary grades into a three year middle school to improve education quality. He cites better language teaching and science facilities, plus a new ten member advisory committee led by Arthur Clifford to guide municipal modernization and city growth.
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Curran
Bridgeport
Arthur Clifford
U.S.A
Police Hunt Fails to Nab 2 Bandits in Woodbridge
Police from state and local departments joined a Woodbridge chase after two men who claimed a mistake fled Gold’s home in a gated New Haven suburb. Mrs Gold was struck and treated at Yale New Haven hospital as officers searched wooded areas and a New York plated getaway car was found with handcuff boxes. The fort is mentioned in a separate note.
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Ansonia
Orange
New Haven
Gold
Herror
Yale-New Haven
Ansonia Road
New York
Battle Looms Near Buffer Zone With Mixed Forces
Allied forces mass in the Hue Phu Bai Dong Ha corridor as 3rd Marine Division moves north from Da Nang toward the buffer zone. About 15 000 troops including three North Vietnamese divisions suspected in the area brace for potential offensive amid monsoon conditions.
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da Nang
Hue-Phu Bai
Dong Ha
Court May Move On New Haven Redistricting
U S District Judge T Emmet Clark asked Robert Berdon and Thomas Keyes Jr to prepare a standby redistricting plan for New Haven within two weeks. He noted aldermen cannot finish a constitutional reapportionment before the November 1967 election. Berdon said efforts have temporarily broken down after last summer’s rejection of a plan for 10 new districts.
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Hartford
New Haven
U.S
T. Emmet Clark
Atty
Robert I. Berdon
Thomas I’. Keyes Jr
Claik
Clark
Berdon
Civil Service Talks At Board Meeting On Thompson Appeal
The board discussed portions of charges in the appeal of unsuccessful candidate Robert A. Thompson. Civil Service commission was asked for comments on those charges during last night’s Board of Education session.
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Civil Service Commission
Robert A. Thompson
The
Civil Services
Two Cheshire Inmates Escape During Work Detail
State police from Bethany Bar racks identify Roy Meyers aged 19 of Waterbury and James McGlendon aged 17 of Torrington as two Cheshire Reformatory inmates who fled during a work detail Monday night. Authorities say they were sent for minor offenses and are not considered dangerous.
Stratford and Bridgeport Airport Plan Faces Short-Sighted Rejection
A joint report proposing a regional airport for Stratford and Bridgeport is rejected by Stratford council. The complaint calls the move short-sighted and accuses council members of political expediency, backroom tactics, and bad faith toward the joint committee.
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Stratford
Bridgeport
Connecticut Health Shows Low Deaths and Births Dip
Connecticut reports a 1964 death rate of 9.1 per 1000 and a 1965 birth rate of 19.2 per 1000, the lowest in 12 years. Population is estimated at 2,825,000 as of July 1, 1965, up 50,000. The report notes polio-free status in 1965 and nursing shortages across three state hospitals amid rising venereal disease cases.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Franklin M. Foote
Dempsey
Health Department
State to Raise Railing on Span to Curb Suicide Attempts
Hartford AP reports State Highway Commissioner Howard Ives announced adding fencing atop the Gold Star Memorial Bridge railing to deter suicides. Gov. Dempsey provides 55000 for nine foot barrier spanning the bridge length. Police note nearly 30 jumps since 1943 opening.
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New London
Gold Star Memorial Bridge
a_ state
Howard 5. Ives
John) Dempsey
Ives
McNamara Keeps Busy On Viet Nam Trip
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara arrived in Viet Nam after a one hour delay caused by war activity. He stated that 1800 helicopters are in Viet Nam, with total in the Sino-Soviet bloc higher. he plans to expand pilot training and emphasize giving South Viet Nam a chance to shape its own destiny.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Military Airlift Command
Clark Field
Philippines
Honolulu
Saigon
142 New Voters Enroll in City in Eight Sessions
The City Hall session led by the Board of Selectmen and Mrs Marian Hulton added 142 new voters, 4 Democrats and 9 Republicans, bringing totals to 1 110 new voters 216 Democrats and 77 Republicans after eight sessions. The Mayor's Non-Partisan Committee provided coffee and doughnuts and noted high inquiry levels. A session continues tonight at City Hall from 6 to 9.
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Board of Selectmen
Marian Hulton
City Hall
Escaped Inmate Steals FCI Truck In Danbury
A 22 year old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury escaped yesterday afternoon. He stole a stake bodied GMC truck from the garage while on a work detail and fled. The inmate, Gary Staples of North Joy Maine, is described as white, 6 feet 1 inch tall, 180 pounds with dark brown hair and tattoos. He had two years left on a six year sentence as a youth offender and was transferred from Chillicothe Ohio.
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Federal Correctional Institution
Gary Staples
North Joy
Maine
FCI
GMC
Frank Kenton
Kenton
FCL
Federal Reformatory
Chillicothe
Ohio
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