Realism Dominates City Autumn Art Show
The Autumn Art Exhibition at the Old City Hall green showcased Connecticut artists inclining toward representational works. Albert Eccles of Bridgeport won multiple prizes for a watercolor kite and earned high praise for his disciplined color use and maritime themes, with Peter Perry of Ansonia taking second in mixed media and Doris McNeil earning third in watercolor. The show drew an estimated 600 to 800 visitors and organizers planned an annual event.
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Connecticut
Tce Park and Recreation Department
Old City Hall Green
Albert Eccles
Bridgeport
Eccles
Grandpa Moses
Peter Perry
Ansonia
Mr. Perry
Doris McNeil
Miss MacNeil
George Beker
Susan Miller
Charles Crap
John A. Neff
Horace L. Shropshire
Denise Morris
Milford
Judith Kubica
Gill
Alden Thompson
Susan A. Miller
Gladys Resnick
Gordi Beatty
White House
Beethoven
al Cap
Bull
Prisciliane Tyler
Richard Day
Best advice for youths on trade apprenticeships
A columnist urges young people to consider apprenticeships and trades over college, arguing skilled trades offer solid careers and many businessmen began as apprentices. The piece emphasizes practical guarantees of success and invites engagement with the business community for guidance.
Stollman Joins In Upstate Camp Property Deal
Raymond Stollman of 530 West Sfield Avenue is among three trustees who formed a Southington group to purchase the 120 acre Camp Crestwood property including a 10 acre lake. The deal valued above 400000 dollars and aims to develop a residence community while preserving natural beauty.
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Raymond Stollman
Westsfield Avenue
Crestwood
Southington
Stollman
Ajl
Francis Pubeny
Elizabeth Gurlitz
Brooklyn
N.Y
Gurlitz
Area Doctors To Attend Heart Sessions In San Francisco
Dr. Ahmed Jamshidi of Stratford and Dr. Wallace Lebowitz of this city will attend the American Heart Association annual scientific sessions in San Francisco from Friday to Sunday. A record 307 original papers on cardiovascular research will be presented. Gold Heart awards will be given at the dinner Sunday, with Ray Solger entertaining as Heart Ambassador.
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Ahmed Jamshidi
Mainstreet
Stratford
Wallace B. Lebowitz
American Heart Association
San Francisco
Civic Auditorium
Association
Ray’ Solger
Heart
School Board Extends Accord With Curriculum Consultant Unit
Bridgeport Board votes to extend its agreement with Educational Development Center of Newton Massachusetts. Read Middle School and four elementary schools guide new curriculum development with local staff leading, aiming for grade level continuity and better school populations.
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Board of Education
Educational Development Center
Newton
Mass
Lester S. Silverstone
EDC
Adupt
Silverstone
New Read
Read Middle School
Curran
Bridgeport
Onscene
Herbert Barrett
University of Bridgeport
Solon Calls GOP To Define War Strategy For 1968
Sen. Hugh Scott urged Republicans to attack Democratic Vietnam policy with intelligent opposition and avoid a pure peace campaign. He backed Johnson’s Vietnam course but said no better alternative exists than using military forces at maximum effectiveness. Separately, Sen. Morse challenged Rusk to offer a peace strategy and Savoy Laundry workers in Stratford vote on decertification of Local 145.
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Washington
Hugh Scott
R- Pa
Scott
Pennsylvanian
Senate
Johnson
Vietnam
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Metamedia
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Dean Ruuk
Morse
Rusk
Southeast Asia
State Department
China
Beaverirton
Ore
Savoy Laundry
Woodend Road
Stratford
Teamsters Union
Paul Blache
National Labor Relations Board
New York City
Blawie
Blacie
Pumpkins Fly After Vehicle Crash Injures Three
Three people were injured when a car ran a red light and collided with a pickup on North Briarwood. Police issued a summons to Donald Hairston for disregarding the signal. Doctors treated Dorothy Brown and Retha Adams for neck leg and head injuries respectively, while 10 year old Barry Mitchell received a minor arm injury.
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North
Briarwood Avenues
John Nagy
Circuit Court
Toff
Donald R. Hairston
Stratford Avenue
Hairston
Henry Bosazio
Park Lane
Trumbull
Hairston Auto
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Dorothy Brown
Father Panik Village
Retha Adams
Barry J. Mitchell
Clinton Avenue
Briarwood Avenue
Alex F. Rybeck
Fairfield Woods Road
Fairfield
Texas Clergyman To Perform Rites For Lynda Bird Johnson
The Rev Canon Gerald Allister a 43 year old Texan Episcopal clergyman from San Antonio will perform the marriage of Lynda Bird Johnson daughter of President and Mrs Johnson to Marine Capt Charles Baird Robb in a New London ceremony at 4 p.m. Dec 19 The wedding is set for the East Room with a reception for about 500 guests News coverage will be limited due to space constraints and will be confined to portions of the event
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Lee P. Smith
Okenuck Washington
Antrail
Stratford
Tex
Whiton
New London
Lynda Bird John
U. S.son and Marine
Charles
Baird Corporation
Robb
Smith
White House
Bos
Canon Gerald Me
Ton Institute of Business
Allister
San Antonio
Financial Executives Institute
Johnson
East Room
1Dia
Ex-Beau Kills Bride Groom Then Himself
Seattle police said Peter S. Rosario, 43, broke into Thelma Jane Oligario 33 and George E. Lothrop 39 in an apartment just before their wedding. He shot the couple and then killed himself with a 22 caliber pistol, carrying a newspaper marriage-license notice.
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Seattle
Thelma Jane Oligario
George E. Lothrop
C. R. Brice
Peter S. Rosario
Many to Wed Moscow for Anniversary
About 6 500 couples in Moscow registered to wed as the city prepared for the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union on November 7. The Evening Moscow report notes the weddings occur beyond the local system while support staff aim to turn these growth points into broader research and development activity.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Evening Moscow
EDC
Fraud Suspect Held on false pretenses arrest
Richard D. Lesciinski, 27, of the St George Hotel at 235 Congress Street, was arrested Sunday on a warrant charging obtaining money under false pretenses. He is held on $500 bail awaiting Circuit Court appearance. Police had no further details last night.
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Richard D. Lesciinski
St George Hotel
Congress Street
Lesciinski
Mount Greylock Stands as Massachusetts’ Highest Point
The peak Mount Greylock rises to 3,505 feet, marking the highest elevation in Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts
Mount Greylock
Driver Receives Summons After Downtown Crash
Charles A. Jones 40 of 232 Main Street was summoned to Circuit Court after his car struck a vehicle driven by Gerald F. Hastava 21 of 55 Stone Ridge Road at Water and Wall streets. Police charged Jones with failure to drive a reasonable distance and he received a warning for driving after drinking.
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Charles A. Jones
Main Street
Circuit Court
Gerald F. Hastava
Stone Ridge Road
Water and
Wall Streets
Jones
Surveyor 5 Resumes Beaming Moon Signals
Surveyor 5 wakes from a two week lunar night and begins sending radio signals to earth. A Canberra tracking station issued the command to restart the craft's transmitter after temperatures plunged to minus 250 degrees during the long lunar night.
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Pasadena
Calif
America
Earth
Canberra
Australia
Fire Probed At Rehab Office Burns Records On Second Floor
Fire officials say the blaze on the second floor of the Vocational Rehabilitation office in the Underwood Commerce Building began in a waste basket and spread to partitions and records. Assistant Chief John Gleason called the fire suspicious in origin as detectives were asked to investigate after the building closed since Friday. Firefighters spent about an hour removing water from the lower Circuit Court office floor due to sprinkler activation. Yellowstone is the nation’s largest and oldest national park, established in 1872.
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Vocational Rehabilitation
Underwood Commerce
Broad Street
John Gleason
Lower Circuit Court
Gleason
Movie Listings Across The Region For Matinees
Local theaters show a busy schedule with Taming of the Shrew at Beverly and Merritt, Point Blank at several venues, Hawaii at multiple screens, and age varied features like Dirty Dozen and Chunka. Drive-ins air It and Sand Pebbles while Cinderella graces afternoon times at Rivoli.
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Beverly
Capitol
Milford
Hawaii
Center Drive-In
Cinema Theater
Discover America
Fine Arts
Westport
Dirty Dozen
Eldrado
I Lawrence
New Haven
Travelrama
Merritt
Milford Drive-In
Norwalk Cinema
Norwalk Drive-In
Norwalk
Palace
Bridgeport
Beach
Se Majestic
Rivoli
Chunka
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GOP
Texas
Lynda Bird
Surveyor 5
Yellowstone
National Park
Frankenstein
Peter Cushing
Long Run
New York Daily News
Los Angeles Times
Trumbull Shopping Park
Merritt Parkway
Life Magazine
Tray
Suga
Tate
Daily Film Guide
Jmitmeg Theatre
Adc Ieddala
George C. Scott
Wiktow Cinema
Gateway Ctr
Park Free
Sah & Sun
Steve McQueen
Fak Merete Stahley Baker
Joanna Pettet Robbery Wed—Fantastic Flying Fotis
Mere “Fine Anta'tinien
Eves Fras A Nar
Sit Iik Fem
Lee Marvin
THE
Binis
Elizabeth Richard Taylor
Burton
Technicelors
Ris Paravision
U.S
Conn
Tom
Eldorado
Stam
Julie Andrews
James A. Michener
Sound of Music
Rod Taylor
Ernest Borgnine
Cinderfella
Tom'w
Frank Sinatra
the Naked Runner
Met
Boston Post RD
Turnpike
Franks
Sinatra
Dean
Martins
Farfeld
TOPPS
Stanley
Wannan
Aaa
Spix Soren
Heeb Merritt Parkway
Dixwell Ave
Hamden
Wlats
Wed
Nox Office
Rudy Frank
Merritt Thea
Marvin
O—N.ly
B. McCallum
Angie Dickinson
Derby Townline
Cortiality
Dana Andrews
Roddy McNowall
P&arking
Max von Sydow
Hawaiy
Parkwood
Wood
Ave
Chris Deluca
Mike Piorek
Aseph L. Mankiewich
Rosley Crowther
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