Protests Turn Violent as 40 Arrested at Brooklyn College
Anti war demonstrations widen from Oakland to the East Coast as 40 protesters are arrested at Brooklyn College after a five minute melee with about 1000 shouting students. Madison Wisconsin expels 13 antiwar leaders and hundreds boycott classes while 120 paratroopers arrive in Washington to shield the Pentagon ahead of a predicted march.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn College
Oakland
Calif
East Coast
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
82Nd Airborne Division
Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Lincoln Memorial
Prize Up to $900 For 700th Week Of Word Puzzle
Prize up to 900 dollars for the 700th week of The Sunday Post puzzle draws fans to beat the old maestro and crown a winner. The week’s entries fell short of a perfect score, with many incorrect answers and no one achieving the top prize.
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Sunday Post
Wordsports
Weather Outlook For Bridgeport And Vicinity
Variable cloudiness with sun, cool day in the 30s, clear and chilly tonight with interior valleys freezing. Saturday turns increasing in clouds and cool, a 10 percent shower chance today, near zero tonight. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Almanac notes sun rise 7:09 a.m. to set 6:05 p.m. High yesterday 50, low 40s. Barometer 29.82 inches, humidity 56 percent. Tide times listed. Friday is October 20, the 293rd day of the year.
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Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
Mariner 5 confirms Venus data from Soviet reports
Mariner 5 flew within 2500 miles of Venus and largely confirmed Soviet radioed findings from a capsule that soft landed on the planet. Jet Propulsion Lab said instruments performed flawlessly during the 19000 mph fly by and data suggested a dense atmosphere. confirmation of atmospheric pressure 15 times Earth's would take days. A possible magnetic field near Venus was noted, though its source remained uncertain.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 5
Venus
U.S
Jet Propulsion Laboratories
Conway Snyder
Earth
Snyder
Mariner .5
Big Steel Plant Shuts Down Due To Hauler Strike
Pittsburgh AP reports a violent transport strike by steel truck drivers led Jessop Steel Co to shut its Washington pa plant and furlough 900,000 workers. The strike by 10,000 to 20,000 independent drivers halted production at the major mill, marking the first national shutdown in response to the dispute.
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Pittsburgh
Washington, Pa
Jessop Steel Co
Frank B. Rackley
Specialty Steel
Polka Dot Playhouse Faces Mortgage Aid Rejection
City Attorney Testa says Park Department cannot negotiate a $40,000 long term mortgage for the Polka Dot Playhouse on Pleasure Beach. David Reed says the group will appeal to the Mayor Common Council and Board of Apportionment for city backing to avoid shutdown and preserve arts leadership.
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Robert J. Testo
Department of Parks and Recreation
Polka Dot Playhouse,Inc
David J. Reed
Theater Group
Common Council
Board of Apportionment
Reed
Park Board
Polka Dot Playhouse
Pleasure Beach
General Assembly
Park Department
Polka Dot Playhouse Corporation
Testa
Joseph A. Williams
City Park and Recreation
New Haven Story Phone Sparks Chaos for Local Firms
In New Haven, a gimmick by Telectronics, Inc. to publicize new automated answering gear triggered widespread disruption. Ads featuring fairy tale narrators like Hoot the Owl and The Silver Express drew frantic calls, tying up lines and surprising subscribers of Southern New England Telephone Co. The idea, pitched by Telectronics GM James S. Criscualo, cast Criscualo as Uncle Jim in a bid to go viral.
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New Haven
Will
Silver Express
Southern New England Telephone Co
Telectronics, Inc
James S. Criscualo
Criscuola
Uncle Jim
Fairfield Boy Killed by Car In Front Of Home
A 6 year old Fairfield boy died after being struck by a car in front of his home around 4 PM. Richard Anastasi, son of Mr and Mrs. Anastasi of 47 Bradley Avenue, died at Park City Hospital of internal and head injuries. The driver Julia Urban of 1303 Success Avenue Stratford was charged with negligent homicide and held on $1000 bail. Funeral arrangements are handled by John M Shaughnessay Funeral Home.
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Fairfield
Richard Anastasi
Bradley Avenue
Park City Hospital
Edward Targowski
Julia Urban
Success Avenue
Stratford
Linwood Avenue
Jury Deadlocked in Conspiracy Trial of 18 in Mississippi
An all white jury in Meridian, Mississippi failed to reach a verdict after about 9 hours of deliberation in the conspiracy case tied to the 1964 killings of three civil rights figures. Judge Harold Cox urged the panel to take time, reconsider all evidence, and consider the majority without abandoning their convictions.
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Meridian
Miss
U.S
Charlie Sutherland
Cox
Meridian Post Office
Bombers raid DMZ as Typhoon Carla threatens Gulf
Saigon reports high altitude B52 strikes over North Vietnam to require postponement of many raids. U S forces pound forward positions in the DMZ to ease artillery threats against Marines at Con Thien. In early raids bombing runs hit enemy bivouac and staging areas two miles north-northeast of Con. Continued on Page Four.
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Dr. Brandstadt
M.D
Saigon
Sylvia Porter
Pam TV
Viet Cong
Regiares
U.s.1st Infantry
U.S. Bays
U.S
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
4Th Marines
Quang Tri
Board Approves Car Junk Yard and Two Big Buildings
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted waivers for an auto junk yard, a 10 unit apartment building, and a professional office building with 37 cases on the agenda. It approved 27, eight conditionally, denied three, tabled four, and withdrew three. The Major Building Corp seek a professional office at 4747 Main St with 63 parking spots. Jacob Bros Inc won approval for another auto junk yard at 1240 Seaview Ave despite opposition.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Major Building Corporation
Main Street
Jacob Bros., Inc
Seaview Avenue
Tri-County Realty, Inc
LBJ Backers Hope Senate Balks At House Spending Cut Bid
Washington AP reports administration hopes Senate rejects House move ordering a spending cut of 6 to 8 billion dollars. Senate Republicans and some Democrats oppose the measure, citing chaos and ambiguities. Schultze warns of broad effects on federal programs especially H E W. White House watches developments as Congress battles over stopgap funding.
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LBJ
Senate
House
U. S
Washington
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Senate Appropriations Committee
Democratic Committee
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
John ‘Stennis
White House
George Christian
Johnson
Charles L. Schultze
Schultze
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Democratic Governors Press Endorse Viet Policy Amid Protocol Confusion
Democratic governors on a 59th national conference agenda pressing to endorse the President's Viet Nam policy aboard the liner Independence treading toward the White House amid a furor over a misrouted message. Michigan Governor Romney signals possible Nov 15 GOP bid as other governors weigh war stance and party reactions.
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Charlotte Amalie
V.I
Independence
John Fence
Son
White House
George Romney
Michigan
Aaliverad
Aanidant Tas Cav
Penn Central merger approved. 15-day appeal window set
A special three judge federal court approved the 6 billion Penn Central railroad merger between Pennsylvania and New York Central. Opponents have 15 days to appeal to the U S Supreme Court. The ruling stalls an ICC order on three absorbed lines and outlines steps for New Haven Railroad support until merger final.
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
NHRR
New Haven
Penn Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Penn-Central
New England
Erie - Lackawanna
Delaware, & Hudson
Boston & Maine
Norfolk & Western Railroad
N&w
Pennsylvania Railroad
Midwest
Mississippi River
Stewart T. Saunders
The
Alfred E. Perlman
Central
Special Court
Maoists Take Control in Nuclear Province in Sin Kiang
Reports from Tokyo indicate Maoist supporters have gained the upper hand in Sin Kiang Province near the Soviet border and nuclear testing sites. Wang En-mao, once an antagonist of the current leadership, is said to have recanted and joined the Maoist faction, appearing in belated National Day broadcasts in Urumchi as a listed participant.
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Mao Tse-tung
Sin- Kiang
Soviet Union
Red China
Wang En-mao
Peking
Wang
Mao
Singkiang-Uighur
Texas
Chinese Communist Party
Urumchi
China
Kun Ping
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