Avco tours highlight youth paths into defense industry
A group of youths visited Avco’s final production department to see turbine engine assembly powering aircraft from Bell’s Huey to a Marine Corps vehicle. William Snider led the tour noting Avco’s role in re entry vehicles for Titan and Minuteman ICBMs and rocket motor cases for Surveyor. The event emphasized skilled technician, machinist and electrician positions with room for advancement and included a lunch at the Avco cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Shadle
William Snider
Bell
Testimonial Slated For Abraham Gordon
A testimonial dinner honors Bridgeport lawyer and State Senate candidate Abraham I Gordon. The event is set for October 1 at 7 p.m. at Journey's Inn, 3366 Fairfield Avenue. Norma LeGendre chairs, citing Gordon's service to the community and leadership in the Greater Bridgeport Heart Association and other groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham I. Gordon
Bridgeport
State Senate
Journey's Inn
Fairfield Avenue
Norma LeGendre
Gordon
Greater Bridgeport Heart Association
Navy League
University of Bridgeport Alumni Association
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Theaters Schedule: Summer Movie Lineup in Town
Local theaters list shows and times for films including Fantastic Voyage Ambush Bay The Appaloosa and The Cin cinnati Kid. Venues include Beverly CANDLELIGHT DRIVE-IN Milford Norwalk Stratford and more with matinees and late screenings across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Shorts
Ambush Bay
Capitol
Milford
Cincinnati
Center Drive-In
County
Fine Arts
Westport
Merritt
Milford Drive-In
Norwalk Drive-In
Norwalk
Palace
Cimarron
Rivolt
Hill
Stratford
American Dream
UA Trumbull
Wilton Cinema
Real Estate Class At YMCA Wednesday
A six week course at Bridgeport YMCA 651 State street covers buying and selling real estate. Guest speaker George M Brown of G M Brown Real Estate and Insurance and secretary of the Greater Bridgeport Board of Realtors leads sessions on financing documents construction appraisal and related topics. Registration is open to men and women past high school age at the YMCA program office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
State Street
Greater Bridgeport Board of Realtors
George M. Brown
G. M. Brown Real Estate and Insurance
Greater Bridgeport Board
Board of Realtors
YMCA
Ford uses Soviet ties as bargaining point over Viet Nam
Ford vows not to enter any deal with Communists and calls for halting Soviet arms shipments to North Vietnam. He labels the Viet Nam war the third largest U.S. conflict and urges action to curb Soviet military and economic aid as Fulbright supports Johnson’s Europe policy and consular talks with the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Viet Nam
America
Soviet Union
Johnson
East Europe
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Senate
Europe
Johnson Defends Democrats At Delaware Rally
President Johnson told about 15 000 Delawareans in Wilmington that Republicans spread fear to win votes and urged voters to back Democrats in the November 8 congressional election. He praised the 89th Congress and called Democrats their real friends as signs of Vietnam War protest rose nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBJ
Wilmington
Del
Johnson
Delaware
Congress
New York
Explosions Hit Montreal Chemical Plant Downtown
Two blasts ripped through a Montreal chemical plant causing a major fire. Fire crews and ambulances rushed to the Monsanto Chemical Co. area as explosions continued and a fifty block district filled with smoke and dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
UPI
Monsanto Chemical Co
McNamara Says Viet Plans Stand Amid Battle Reports
McNamara stated Viet Nam plans stand as U.S. forces clash 22 miles northwest of Saigon. A 45 minute fight left 11 Viet Cong dead while U.S. casualties were light. Stennis forecast forces may reach 500000 to 750000 with $17 billion needed.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Defense Department
U.S
McNamara
R ‘Ising
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Duc Thanh
Oriskany
Tonkin Gulf
7Th Fleet
North Viet Nam
North
Cam Ranh Bay
25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
Nicholas Katzenbach
State Department
1101St Airborne Brigade
Tuy Hoa
Phu Cat
Ex Nazi-Ex East German Editor to Speak at UB Today
Alfred Wolfmann an ex Communist East German news editor and defector to the West in 1951 will lecture on Coexistence with Communism in Germany Since 1945 at 1 p.m. today in the Student Center University of Bridgeport The talk covers Jewish and Labor affairs and he is a noted West German journalist The event is co sponsored by The Scribe the campus newspaper advisory board and the political relations forum as part of UB 1966 Fall convocation program The talk is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Wolfmann
Germany
University of Bridgeport
Wolfmann
Scribe
Political Relations Forum
Special Gifts Division Stars In UF Drive
Robert Erskin of General Electric Housewares led the Special Gifts Division to a 65 percent boost in Avery Abrasives donations from Reservoir Avenue Trumbull. William Bevacqua announced a community campaign amid sponsor group remarks at a luncheon honoring United Fund agencies including Red Cross Arthritis Foundation YWCA USO and Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
United Fund
Robert Erskin
General Electric Housewares
Avery Abrasives Company
Reservoir Avenue
Trumbull
Freedman Brothers Furniture Store
William A. Bevacqua
Bevacqua
Milton Friedberg
Friedberg
Robert E. Broatch, Jr
The
Bassick Company
Edward M. Mulligan
Bridgeport Gas Company
Edward W. Colter
George B. Clark Company
Homer E. Evans
D. M. Read Company
Charles H. Abbott
Sprague Meter Company
Bridgeport
American, Red Cross
Connecticut
Arthritis Foundation
North End
Jury Finds 2 Not Guilty in B26 Bomber Case
A U S District Court jury acquitted Count Henri de Montmarin and John R Hawke after five hours of deliberation on charges they conspired to export seven B26 bombers to Portugal illegally. The 314week trial also involved CIA backer theories and earlier flight in 1965 from Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N.Y
U.S. District Court
Royal Air Force
Portugal
Henri de Montmarin
Paris
John R. Hawke
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
John O. Henderson
de Montmarin
Edward Brodsky
New York City
Edwin Marper
Miami Beach
Hawke
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Angola
Mozambique
CIA
Marger
Rochester
Gregory R. Beard
Tucson
Ariz
Dutch government falls as Parliament approves budget motion
The Dutch government of Dr. M. L. J. Cals collapsed after Parliament approved a motion challenging his budgetary policies. An Iowa man first published the Missouri Waltz in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
UPI
M. LJ. Cals
Parlia
Iowa
Chicago
Tax Collector Pinchin's Arrest Sought Amid Town Audit
A detailed audit reveals a $154,499.54 discrepancy between reported advance tax receipts and actual collections for the 1965 Grand List. The Allen Cassidy firm has begun a probe. a guard protects Town Hall records as First Selectman Sullivan outlines bond recovery limits and possible claims against a $100,000 bond. Alice Crowe named acting head of the department.
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Sullivan
Cassidy
Allen, Cassidy
Town Hall
First_Selectman
Pinchin
Alice Crowe
Fairfield Board of Finance
Roger Ludlowe High School
Bentley School of Accounting and Finance
Boston
Army Air Force
AAFP
Northleastern University
Watertown
Mass
Pinchia
Frank E. Gartland
Gartland
Connecticut Cancer Society Elects Officers
Dr. John F. Reed of Hartford was reelected president of the Connecticut Division of the American Cancer Society. New officers include Dr. Donald P. Shedd as first vice president Mrs Elbridge N. Jones second vice president and chairwoman of volunteers H Medford Runyon secretary Charles F. Lewis treasurer and G Harold Welch chairman of the executive committee. A record 1 120 337 in gifts was raised with 908 350 from the April drive and 211 987 in legacy gifts. Charles R. Ebersol of Torrington received an American Cancer Society Bronze Medal Award for outstanding service.
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New Haven
John F. Reed
Hartford
Connecticut
American Cancer Society
Donald P. Shedd
Elbridge N. Jones
New Briain
H. Medford Runyon
Bridgeport
Watertown
G. Harold Welch
Riccitelli Knocks Out Sonny Moore in Maine
In Portland Maine Pete Riccitelli knocked out Sonny Moore at 2 37 of the fourth round in a scheduled 10 round fight at the Portland Exposition Building Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riccitelli
Sonny Moore
Maine
Portland
UPI
Pete Riccitelli
Portland Exposition Building
Two Sites Considered for East Side Middle School
The school board names two possible sites for the 1,800-pupil East Side middle school north of Boston avenue. A city tract near Hillside hospital and a Remington park parcel owned by F. Francis D Addario are under review with price talks to start within weeks. Antinozzi Associates aid the site analysis as the 1968 opening targets near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side Middle School
Hillside Hospital
Remington Park
Cogswell Street
F. Francis D'Addario
Francis J. King
Boston Avenue
King
East Side
Antinozzi Associates
Union Rejects Bid for Bargaining Rights at Handy Harman
About 500 Handy and Harman employees voted on a United Steel Workers petition for bargaining rights. 272 rejected the proposal and 216 supported it. The Steel Workers challenge 21 votes while prior union attempts by Teamsters Local 148 and IEREW CIO had also failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handy and Harman
Kings Highway
Fairfield
United Steel Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Steel Workers Union
Teamsters Local 148
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, Cio
Mail thieves strike Montreal airport complex
Police say burglars struck the mail facility at Montreal airport, where two locked doors and no guards were noted. Investigators found a mailbag nearby but officials doubt a link to the airport theft. Earlier heists include a 1964 downtown cash and bond robbery and a 1964 gold bullion and watch seizure with no capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cormier
Montreal
Mansfield Praises Dempsey in Fairfield Talk
Edward Mansfield a Democratic candidate for the 142nd Assembly district lauded Governor Dempsey for boosting Connecticut’s economy at Fairfield Democratic HQ. He cited 150000 more state jobs since 1960 1000 new or expanded plants 64000 new industrial jobs and a space age retraining program aiding 11000 workers with new skills. He noted a sound financial position and a 40 million General Fund surplus for the next biennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mansfield
Fairfield
Dempsey
Connecticut
Mansfield
Demipsey
Zoners Approve Plans for Two Office Buildings
Zoning board approves plans for two office buildings after reversing a prior denial. Fourteen pleas were denied including Purity Food and Johnny Pluchino. Several applicants faced rejections for garages, additions, subdivisions, and new businesses at Main Street, Madison Avenue, and surrounding streets.
Subdivision Denied as Board Grants and Denials in Hearing
The zoning board chaired by Francis E. Reh Jr approved 20 of 37 cases, with five conditional, denied 14 and tabled one. Notable approvals include Petrino Bunting for mixed use at 9 and 17 Read Street and Richard Pierelli for light manufacturing at 293-95 Olive Street, both in non residential zones.
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Blck Terrace
Francis £. Reh, Sr
Petrino Bunting
Read Street
Richard Pierelli
Olive Street
Richard Patton, Jr
Jett’s Auto Service
Reservoir Avenue
William Rose
East Main Street
John Teskey
Stratfield Garage, Inc
Main Street
Anthony M. Tozzi
Brooklawn Chevron
Capitol] Avenue
Richard DeParle
Huntington Road
William Alves
Madison Avenue
Tadeusz S. Mazur
Colorado Avenue
Sun Oil Company
Huntington Turnpike
William S. Mike
Mike Bros. Construction Company
Linen Avenue
Andrew Loos
Arthur Street
Goodwill Industries
Ocean Terrace
Angelina Piitula
Beechmont Avenue
Anthony Imbimbo
Howard
Arab Group Backs Syria In UN Fuss
The U N Special Political Committee plans to discuss funding for UNRWA aiding 1.3 million refugees from the 1948 war. The debate highlights Israeli Arab tensions. Syria denies responsibility for border incidents after a land mine killed four Israeli policemen and wounded two last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatah
Palestine
Syria
U.N
U.N. Relief and Works Agency
Ground to Be Broken For Grid Hall of Fame
Ground breaking for the National Football Hall of Fame set for Saturday at 11 30 a m before Rutgers versus Army Governor Richard Hughes Chester J LaRoche and Roger Blough to attend Former Rutgers star Billy Austin and Princeton great Dick Kazmaier to represent teams from the 1969 first college game Also notes withdrawals of Sun Qi company and John Francischiello project details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N.J
National Football Hall of Fame
Rutgers
Army
Richard Hughes
New Jersey
Chester J. LaRoche
National Football Foundation
Hall of Fame
Roger Blough
The
Football Foundation
General MacArthur
Rutgers Grid
Billy Austin
Princeton
Dick Kazmaier
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Carrie
Abraham Gordon
Majestic
Main St
GOP
Red
Cancer Society
Sec’y
New East Side School
Handy-Harman
Talk
Goodrich Company
Globe Theater
Purity Food Company
Vera Toraya
Willow Street
Johnny Pluchino
River Street
Joseph A. Caserta
Anthony Costanzo
Bick Terrace
John Paranka
Fairfax Road
Leonard LaMare
Howard Avenue
R. J. Trigas
James Massey
Florence Chakmakjian
Pixlee Place
William Bigda
Agnes Corcoran
Park Avenue
Shell Oil Company
Tidewater Oil Company
Robert J. Palko
Davis Avenue
Anna M. Habansky
Texas Avenue
Sun Qi Company
Main
John Francischiello
North Avenue
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