Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post Subscription Rates
Local notice lists subscription prices for The Bridgeport Telegram and The Bridgeport Post, detailing daily and Sunday combinations, 8 and 6 month terms, and single-copy costs. Includes rates for readers beyond 130 miles and notes AP membership and publication details.
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Bridgeport Telegram
State St. Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Post
Dial
Audit Bureau of Circuit
Post Publishing Company
Bridgenit Post
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Sunday Post
Sn Post
Bridgeport
Sun Post
Associated Press
Bridg2- Port
The 80 Month Boom and Its Economic Footprint
Economists designate November as the start of the 81st month of expansion dating from February 1961. The boom raises employment from 5.5 million unemployed to about 3 million, adding 7 million jobs despite automation. It reflects Kennedy tax cuts and Johnson’s surtax plan, but poverty and wage inequality persist.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Government Spending Surges as Programs Proliferate
A Tax Foundation study shows nondefense spending rising from under 24 billion in 1955 to over 49 billion, with 1955-1968 budget growth outpacing defense. Since 1955, 100 new programs added 16.5 billion to this year's budget, while total outlays more than doubled to 135 billion for fiscal 1968.
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Tax Foundation, Inc
Congress
Vietnam
Johnson
House
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Opinions on Vietnam War policy debate in the United States
The piece argues that civilian critics overstate their influence compared to military leaders in Vietnam policy. It asserts the war aims to halt communist expansion and warns that withdrawal would devastate global affairs and economies, framing opposition as shortsighted.
Stopping the Bombing Won’t Bring Peace Says Official
The speaker argues that halting bombing of North Vietnam has not spurred peace talks. rather it prompts a stronger war effort by the North Vietnamese. Civilians may discuss, but the path to victory should be decided by authorities.
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North Vietnam
Colorado adopts new snow driving law in 1967
The State of Colorado enacts a 1967 law authorizing the Highway Department to close highways to vehicles not equipped with tire chains or appropriate snow tires during hazardous winter conditions. The department will mandate chains in extreme weather and require snow tires when conditions are less severe, with enforcement challenges anticipated.
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Colorado
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Patrol
City Starts Special Classes for Adult High School Equivalency
Bridgeport introduces night classes for adults to earn the Connecticut high school equivalency diploma. Classes start at once for workers unable to attend regular evening programs, with the state exam scheduled early April after course completion. Eligible students are 18 plus, former high school graduates or current full-time secondary students, and CT residents six months prior.
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Bridgeport
State Department of Education
Connecticut
Small Town Life Iceberg Analogy and Aid for Gravid Girl
A gravely sick girl receives help from 100 blood donors after a shooting by hoodlums. The father praises humanity while condemning the assailants, and the piece reflects on town social life as an iceberg with only a third visible above water.
Soviet General Questions ABM Efficacy Amid Pact Talks
Moscow’s Krylov argues ICBMs with multiple warheads are practically invulnerable to large ABM networks. He says a retaliatory strike by strategic rockets holds decisive importance, signaling Kremlin support for a limited ABM debate amid stalled Soviet American talks.
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Rusia
Moscow
Krylov
Kremlin
Russia
IBM
P. F. Batitsky
Batitsky
Russian Communist Party
Red Army
United States
McNamara
British Rail Chiefs Warned About Strike
Prime Minister Wilson’s government warned rail union chiefs it will use emergency powers if a brakemen strike spreads into a nationwide rail walkout. Labor Minister Ray Gunter delivered the warning as hundreds of trains were canceled and rail disruption grew amid broader labor unrest.
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London
Harold Wilson
Ray Gunter
Wilson
Liverpool
Meat prices and livestock farmer concerns in current market trends
An analysis notes rising meat prices, with beef and pork retail averages up from last year and decades-long declines in beef cattle and hog numbers. Farmers cut hogs and calves, cattle feeders faced losses, while cattle prices edged higher recently but not enough to spur large production gains.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Cattle Feeding Shifts From Weather to Market Confidence
University of Missouri economist Dr Harold F Breimyer says cattle feeding losses now stem mainly from the industry’s own actions rather than weather or recession. He notes overinvestment and feverish expansion after price gains provoke larger future supplies and price drops. An Agriculture Department report shows erratic returns with profit swings from 55.45 in 1964 65 to a 49 cent loss in 1966 67, as unrest in livestock grows and calls for industry led stability.
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Harold F. Bréimyer
University : of Missouri
Hei
Agriculture “ Department
South Viet Nam Election Field Grows With 1200 Candidates
Saigon voters face a sprawling race for 137 House seats as about 1,200 candidates contend in a two year electoral process. Notable entries include government clerk 29 seeking a seat on a platform of peace and reform and Prof Ho Huu Tuong, a Trotskyist elder statesman, while tribal minority seats remain unopposed and Hoa Hao adherent runs in Kien Tuong Province.
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Saigon
House of Representatives
Ho Huu Tuong
Hoa Hao
Kien Tuong
Senate
Nguyen van Thieu
Tuong
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Mih
Thich Tri Quang
U.S
Perae Meres
Alljdidates
Ilegally
Connecticut and New Jersey legislative systems contrasted
An analysis argues Connecticut may reject a New Jersey style all year session and direct lobbying shift toward a biennial, open system. It notes political caution amid proposals and predicts a cautious, middle‑of‑the‑road House stance with skepticism of negotiations and foreign policy angles.
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Jersey
Connecticut
General Assembly
New Jersey
Tom
John
Lupton
Wild Teens Then And Now In Society Debate
A debate on juvenile delinquency contrasts Teen Challenge founder David Wilkerson's warnings with social historian Frank Donovan's view that today’s youth are less delinquent than past eras. The piece surveys past mores, reformatories, and protests to place current teen behavior in a broad historical context.
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Wilkerson
Frank R. Donovan
Connecticut and New Jersey lawmakers push for annual sessions
The piece contrasts New Jersey’s regular Monday legislative meetings with Connecticut leaders pressing for annual sessions or intersession hearings. House Minority Leader Nicholas Lenge proposes hearings between sessions, while Senate Majority Leader Edward Marcus endorses annual sessions as a goal. The Dempsey administration previously opposed annual sessions in Connecticut.
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New Jersey
Connecticut
House
Nicholas Lenge
Senate
Edward Marcus
Dempsey
State Senate
UConn President Praised for Five-Year Progress
STORRS Connecticut The 12 member committee that hired Homer D Babbidge Jr reports strong progress at the University of Connecticut as he marks five years in office The panel credits him with campus beautification expanded academic programs higher faculty and student caliber and greater federal and state aid It also commends his personal warmth and commitment to shared governance.
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