Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bridgeport Telegram in Bridgeport, Connecticut

We have 1,749,131 pages in Connecticut

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1967

Page

2

Pentagon Warns As 70000 Protesters Gather In Washington

Authorities plan troop and wire barriers at the Lincoln Memorial and across the Potomac to the Pentagon as up to 70 600 demonstrators converge for a weekend antiwar protest. Deputy Atty Gen Warren Christopher warned against lawlessness while officials deploy 13 000 Pentagon workers and backups from U S Marshals and 82nd Airborne.

Lincoln Memorial Potomac River Pentagon Atty Warren Christopher Washington Texas California 82Nd Airborne Division Detroit Oakland Draft Center Brooklyn College

Ford Strike Talks Edge Toward Settlement Amid Wage Gaps

Talks resume as Ford and UAW move toward a tentative contract. The deal improves SUB benefits and pension terms, raises immediate pay for production workers, and offers a phased wage hike for two years. Skilled tradesmen gain more than production workers, raising ratification stakes for 160 000 Ford workers and the industry.

UAW Pension Fund Reuther General Motors Ford Malcolm L. Denise Chrysler

Kickoff Event Tonight For Gran Carnevale Organizers named

The Italian Community Center hosts a kickoff dinner dance with a Seven member committee and about 79 protestors invited. Albert Altieri will introduce guests and workers. Mario D Addario is ICC president. Gran Carnevale planned for February at Holy Trinity hall with Joseph Monaco as general chair. William E Chaffee, 85, of Nichols, a former grocer and supervisor, died in Bridgeport hospital. services Monday at 2 pm at Stratford funeral home. Burial in Lake View Cemetery. Survivors include son Everett W. Chaffee, three grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Stratfield Motor Inn Leonard M. Cocco Albert Altieri ICC Mario D'Addario Gran Carnevale Holy Trinity Hall Scofield Avenue Joseph Monaco William E. Chaffee Huntington Turnpike Nichols Bridgeport Storage Warehouse Company Bridgeport Hospital Stratford Dennis and D'Arcy Main Street Ralph E. Spoor Nichols Methodist Church Lakeview Cemetery Bridgeport Mr. Charlee Chaffee Brothers East Side Nichols Volunteer Fire Department Nichols Fire District Everett W. Chaffee

Protests Across Europe Ask End to U S Involvement

In Munich 3000 to 4000 demonstrators staged a sitdown near the U S Consulate protesting U S role in Vietnam. Hamburg saw a torchlight parade ending with an effigy burning at the U S Consulate. In Göttingen hundreds joined marches ending with a straw Johnson effigy set afire. Viet Nam’s leadership praised antiwar actions in America.

Munich Germany U.S Vietnam Hamburg Johnson Gettingen Gailare

National Head to Talk To Value Engineers and Wish Them Success

The Vietnam News Agency quotes the premier praising the solidarity between Vietnamese and American people amid the Vietnam War. A visiting group led by Thomas Hayden of Newark, New Jersey, visited to reiterate the common struggle against U.S. aggression. The SAVE Yale chapter in Douglaston, New York, hosts a joint meeting with Metropolitan New York and Northern New Jersey chapters at 6320 Marathon Parkway. Jereme G Cres Frank Johnson, national president, speaks on Management and Value Engineering. Johnson heads Lockheed-Georgia's value engineering department in Marietta, Georgia.

Vietnam Thomas Hayden Newark U.S Bridgeport Connecticut Frank Johnson Lockheed - Georgia Company Marietta, Ga

House Unit OKs Disputed Antipoverty Bill

The GOP backed bill expands private sector role in antipoverty work and shifts most programs from the OEO to existing agencies. Republicans won additions including a day care option and two assistant directors for urban and rural programs. An emergency food and medical aid program for malnutrition and starvation was also added.

GOP OEO ICEO

Dice Game Raid Nets 7 Men On Various Charges

Seven men arrested in a dice game raid on 172 Burroughs Street face charges under the Uniform Narcotics Act. Colbert was found with a jar of suspected marijuana and held on $5,000 bail awaiting Circuit Court arraignment. The jar is to be sent to Hartford for expert analysis.

Burroughs Street Halpin Colbert Hartford

Political Action Teacher Group Planned In Bridgeport

Bridgeport teachers may form a Political Action group limited to residents, following a Connecticut Education Association leadership panel advocating teacher involvement in politics. The panel urged teachers to act as individuals and as a group on issues, not partisan lines, and to publicize positions.

Mundt Peter Gillies Reservet Middletown

GOP Governors Clash Over Vietnam Resolution At Conference

At the governors conference, Rampton urged dissent but urged public leadership on Vietnam. Reagan accused partisan politics, Connally defended a bold Vietnam-focused statement, Romney warned against using past resolutions to drive foreign policy. The vote moved to a roll call with Romney opposing consideration.

Rampton Vietnam Utah California Ronald Reagan Reagan Connally Lectern Michigan George Romney

Steel Haulers Vote to Decide Compromise Plan

William J. Hart urged acceptance of a mediation offer as the seven state panel warns there is no room for compromise. He says if the offer is rejected the haulers will stay out until conditions improve.

Bor William J. Hart Hart Chicago Sun-Times

Senate group rejects House bid on budget plan

Senator Karl Mundt of South Dakota sues to force a five percent across the board cut, excluding defense and certain fixed obligations, as negotiations over the federal budget continue.

Senate House Karl E. Mundt R-S.d Defense Department

Mathew Bielizna Dies Father of Danbury Judge

Mathew Bielizna 86 of 135 South Street Danbury father of Probate Judge Julius J Bielizna died Friday after a nine week hospital stay. He was born in Poland and lived in Danbury 55 years retiring from a long trade and later employed at Danbury Rubber Company. Survived by wife Mary Wowiek Bielizna, son George, three daughters and nine grandchildren. Burial in St Peter's Cemetery after a mass at St Peter's Church.

Danbury Mathew Bielizna South Street Julius J. Bielizna Danbury Hospital John C. Freeland Wests Street St. Peter's Church St. Peter’s Cemetery Bielizna Poland Danbury Rubber Company Polish National Alliance Judge Bielizna Mary Wowiek Bielizna George B. Bieli

Negro Middle Class in the Crossfire of Racial Strife

A Syracuse report profiles the Negro middle class amid riots and civil rights debate. It cites income, homeownership, and education gains, with leaders like John H. Johnson and Vivian Henderson weighing the gap between middle class and the masses.

Syracuse Joey Eli Ginzberg A.n.y West Side Vivian Henderson Sclark College Atlanta Negro College United States John H. Johnson Negro Magazine Canada Chicago Commission On Human Relations Cook County Jeanne Lowe Philadelphia Charleston D.C Chicago Daily Defender Mason and Dixon

Debated Connecticut Vocational College Proposal

State Sen. Wallace Barnes of Farmington urged a new Connecticut vocational college with a student subsidy trust funded by labor unions and manufacturers. Critics questioned feasibility, saying 15 existing technical schools could expand to fill gaps, while supporters cited broader youth appeal and a skilled tradesmen pipeline.

Connecticut Wallace, Barnes Farmington American Society of Tool and Mechanical Engineers Barnes Reinhardt W. Buchli Bullard- Havens Norman A. Biichner Emmett O'Brien Ansonia Buchli Echner Sen. Barnes Associated Spring Company Bristol Connecticut Vocational College

S. Viets Kill 195 Red Troops In Major Fight

Reported battles across Vietnam describe S Viets killing 195 Red troops in a major clash. B52 strikes hit troop concentrations near Con Thien and Stratoforts attacked targets 27 miles southwest of Da Nang.

S. Viets Saigon U.S. Marine Combat Con Thien da Nang Carla Philippines Formosa China U.S North Vietnam

Robert Brewer Elected President of Connecticut Pilots

Robert Brewer of Stratford was elected to a one year term as president of the Connecticut Pilots association at a meeting last night at the Bridgeport Municipal Airport. Officers will be installed at a banquet November 18.

Robert Brewer Stratford Connecticut Pilots Association Bridgeport Municipal Brewer Richard Harvard Jr Huntington Steven Lengel Bridgeport Wayne Pully Monroe Paul Vittorio Trumbull Harvard Lengel Pully Vittorio Brandon Shaw Easton Clarence Stern Howard Stern Peter Cober Fairfield Robert Holmberg Kenneth Gloszer Pilots Association Dan

Milton Ross 71 Dies Former Milford Candy Shop Owner

Milton J. Ross Sr. 71 of 255 Cherry Street Milford died Friday in Milford Hospital. He founded Ross Candy Shop with his brother in 1933, retired 1935, and was a World War I veteran. Services Sunday at 3 p.m. Milford Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Irvin G. Thursby. Burial private. Survivors include son Milton J. Ross of Chester and daughter Nan Precast. American Legion Post 34 will conduct a ritual at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Milford Milton J. Ross Cherry Street Ross Candy River Street Milford Hospital Milford Funeral Home Irvin G. Thursby Church of Christ Congregational Buria American Legion Post 34 New Haven Ross Ross Candy Shop Irving W. Ross Post U.S. Army Milton J. iRoss Chester Daughnan Monetala

Congress faces budget gridlock amid tax and spending battles

Mundt rails that no spending cut formula insults the House while Mahon warns of possible difficulties from Senate action. Protracted fights between Congress and the White House center on a 10 percent federal surcharge and inflation costs as leaders refuse tax increases until spending is trimmed. The debate reflects wider partisan strains and looming deadlines on regular appropriations.

Mundt House Conference George H. Mahen D-Tex House Appropriations Committee Senate Mahon Worping Moss Havell Congress Hamden Fred Jerick J.H. Ross East Haven Johnson Irving Ross New Vietnam Ella

Westport Rally Bus Trip Aims to Protest Vietnam War

About 200 area residents including 40 University of Bridgeport students will ride five buses from Saugatuck station at 6 a.m. to join a Washington protest against the war. The trip is sponsored by Fairfield County to Stop Escalation in Vietnam with support from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. Buses return by 6 p.m., with housing and aid services noted in Washington. under 18 require parental permission.

Westport University of Bridgeport Vietnam Washington, D.C Fairfield County Saugatuck Washington Women's International League For Peace and Freedom Abraham Ribicoff Thomas Dodd Donald J. Irwin Capitol Committee For the Sane World Affairs Center Taylor Place

Breadbasket officers pledge 5000 jobs for Negroes in five years

Operation Breadbasket leaders project wide gains with at least 5000 jobs worth 22 million dollars annually for Negroes in Atlanta over five years. They plan parallel efforts in major cities and back cooperative ventures in Harlem and Detroit with scholarships and housing programs.

Breadbasket Atlanta Harlem Walker William Oliver Detroit Carl Rowan Nore Callahan Richard J. Daley Wso Robinson

State Police Question Bridgeport Knifing Victim

Troopers questioned Oscar Callahan, 51, of Bridgeport, after he was found with cuts to the face and head near Beacon Falls state park following a late Thursday night incident. authorities continued to investigate the stabbing and sought to determine what happened.

DERBY UPI Oscar Callahan Bridgeport Beacon

Also Mentioned on This Page

Layeus Columbia East River Manhattan Columbia University Grayson Kirk Kirk Northampton Mass James Faulkner Lowell Lowell Theological Institute Wisconsin University of Wisconsin The Wisconsin State Senate William Chaffee Pham van Dong Hanoi América Jereme G Oks Relman Morin New York Barbara Jordan Cincinnati Whitey Jeanne R. Lowe Office of Equal Opportunity Los Angeles Watts Donald M. Bridgeforth Gary Ind Frank Angelo Detroit Free Press Roberta Byrd Seattle Post-Intelligencer Ruby Hurley Martin Luther King North Wall Street Journal Warner Reginald Gary Jude United Automobile Workers Oliver Ebony Stanley Sanders Sanders Bowenan Henry Moon National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Bob Johnson Chicago Cora Walker Columbia University Sur Tional College State Pilots Milton Ross Idaho
Search Courier

Search the Bridgeport Telegram Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bridgeport Telegram?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication