Fire Parted Family Seeks Affordable Home After Blaze
Arthur Wertman and wife plus seven children seek a moderate priced apartment to reunite after a fire at 1302 Barnum Avenue left 15 people homeless. They face landlord rebuffs and school disruption for the five older children while relatives shelter them and Red Cross aid is limited. Contacts: 268-3138.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wertman
Barnum Avenue
F. H. Hannan Supply Company
Wertman
Emma
Delia
Neal
Eleanor
Arthur Jr
Sharon
Daniel
Federal Armored Car Service
Fairfield Avenue
Madison Avenue
Trumbull
NL Cowles Street
Lenge Urges Dempsey Act to Speed Annual Sessions
Hartford AP. House Minority Leader Nicholas A. Lenge cabled Gov. John Dempsey urging immediate action on annual legislative sessions. He asks a possible one day special session to put two questions to voters in November 1969: should Connecticut have annual sessions and should there be a constitutional termination date. Lenge cites near unanimous support and recalls a 159 to 9 House vote in 1967. Senate leaders also back the move. Marcus urges committee meetings on the issue in November in Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Lenge
Dempsey
Legis
Lature
Serge
House
Senate
Edward L. Marcus
New Haven
Pratem
Charles T. Alfano
Suffield
Marcus
Hartford
Walsh Proposes Parking Change on Central Avenue Section
Police Supt. Joseph A. Walsh asks the Common Council to end overnight alternate side parking on Central avenue between Stratford and Barnum avenues. He supports regular west side parking toward ease of traffic bottlenecks near Bridgeport Hospital and a fire station, citing winter conditions and emergency access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Stratford Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Common Council
Joseph A. Walsh
Board of Police Commissioners
Walsh
Barnum
Boston Avenues
Bridgeport Hospital
Curran
Burglars Take Cash and Jewelry From Two Homes
Thieves entered two houses late yesterday and stole cash and jewelry from both residences. Mrs. Bertha Cisero at 1320 Sylvan avenue and Grace Di Martino of 30 Alice street reported the burglaries. Entry was gained through windows. amounts taken were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Cisero
Sylvan Avenue
Grace di Martino
Alice Street
Fifteen Welfare Workers Reinstate After Dispute
NEW HAVEN AP Fifteen welfare workers who were suspended or fired for refusing to implement the food stamp program are to return to duty on Monday after a heart to heart talk with Commissioner Bernard Shapiro. The workers and Shapiro agreed to end the dispute, with the dismissals and suspensions rescinded and the group to receive two weeks pay for time out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Haven
State Welfare District
Bernard Shapiro
Shapiro
Jose
White Tern Chick Clings On Midway Island Branch
A fragment describes a white tern chick on Midway Island clinging to a branch with its eye fixed, symbolizing growth and flight readiness as it awaits its moment to fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Island
Norwalk Mayor Blames GOP in School Fiasco
Norwalk Mayor Frank Zullo says a two year old bid advertisement error by a Republican administration caused Norwalk to lose 500000 in state school construction aid for Silvermine. He says a special act by the General Assembly recouped the funds after his 1965 administration pushed legislation to validate the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Frank Zullo
Wall Street
Zullo
General Assembly
Meriden 1964 Rights Plot Convictions Hit Klan Figure's Case
In Meridian Mississippi federal court seven men including Ku Klux Klan leader Samuel H Bowers Jr were convicted of conspiring to deprive three civil rights workers of their rights in the 1964 killings of Michael Schwerner James Chaney and Andrew Goodman. Eight others including Sheriff Rainey were acquitted. The case marks a historic federal conviction in a major civil rights matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
Cecil R. Price
Samuel H. Bowers Jr
Lawrence A. Rainey
Neshoba County
Ethel G. “Hop” Barnette
U.S
Acini
Philadelphia
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Aity
William H. Johnson Jr
Decatur
Goodman
Robert Goodman
New York
Cox
Price
Alton Wayne Roberts
Meridian Night
Jackson
Roberts
Attorn
Bowers
Imperial Wizard
The
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Laurel, Miss
Horace Doyle Barnette
FBI
Billy Wayne Posey
Jimmy Arledge
Jimmy Snowden
Sheriff Rainey
Bernard L. Akin
Olen L. Surrage
James T. Harris
Herman Tucker
Travis Maryn Barnett
James E. Jordan
Delmar Dennis
Wallace Miller
Schwerner
Barnette
Asst. U. S. Atty
John Doar
Hinds County
Charlie Sutherland
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
U.S. District Court
Hattiesburg
Vernon Dahmer
Forrest County
Dahmer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Shostak Urges Norwalk Board of Development
Former Norwalk mayor and Republican candidate John Shostak urged creation of a city development commission to attract industry. Speaking at a Central Labor Council forum, he called for beautifying the Post Road and dump cleanup, proposing a new incinerator to replace the old dump and improve the city’s image for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
John Shostak
Central Labor Council
State Developmentt Commission
Shostak
Shpastak
Children Honored for South End Beautification Efforts
About 150 South End youths, active for over a year in cleanup and beautification projects, received letters of commendation from Alderman Donald A. Brown. They organized under the South End Litter Committee Keep Pequonnock Clean and Marina Pride, working on flower gardens and neighborhood notices.
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South End
Donald A. Brown
Pequonnock
Marina Village
Marina Pride
Karen Sheldon
James
South
Water Pollution Drive Gains Ground in State
Federal and state authorities report growing public support and active efforts to control Connecticut water pollution. Commissioner James M. Quigley notes rising standards as a hopeful sign, while Rep. John S. Monagan recalls the shift from $60,000 biannually to $150 million authorized for pollution control in recent sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Connecticut
James M. Quigley
John S. Monagan
D-Conn
Quigley
Monagan
General Assembly
Brezhnev to Address 50 Years of Soviet Rule
Soviet Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev will speak on November 3 to a joint session of Soviet legislators and the Central Committee. The speech marks 50 years of Bolshevik power as part of celebrations for the revolution anniversary.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
DeGaulle Shadow Looms Over NATO Move to Brussels
The Atlantic Council relocates to Brussels amid France’s pullout questions. De Gaulle’s stance casts doubt on France’s NATO future, while Seydoux remains as France’s permanent Atlantic Council representative. NATO’s SHAPE move to Belgium underscores ongoing questions about alliance cohesion and security posture.
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DeGaulle
Atlantic Council
Brussels
Carl Hartman
Charles de Gaulle
France
Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western Europe
United States’ Atlantic Frontier
NATO
Allied Powers Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
de Gaulle
SHAPE
Casteau
Belgium
Dean Acheson
United States
del Gaulle
U.S
Roger Seydoux
Seydoux
Canada
Britain
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Holeland
West Germany
Luxembourg
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Neevarus Paris
Washington
Europe
Evere
Jewish Centers Urged to Adopt Definite Programs
A lead article in the American Jewish Year Book argues Jewish Community Centers must choose between generalized services and a definitive Jewish program.Dr. Carl Arbont notes centers rely on non-controversial generalities and lack a strong plan to ensure Jewish life survival post Nazi era.
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New York
Carl Arbent
92Nd Street
YWHA
Urbont
Center
U.S
Pioneer Human Relations Agency
Jewish Publication Society of America
Morris Fine
Milton Himmelfarb
Martha Jelenko
Urbent
Teachers College
Columbia University
Dr. Arbent
Israel
Drive to Lure Defectors Losing Steam in Vietnam
AP dispatch from Saigon reports a propaganda push to defect to the government has drawn thousands of guerrillas but few regulars. The Open Arms program appears to be waning as major allied offensives subside, while main force Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops remain resistant. Since the war began about 71,000 Communists have defected. 1968 and 1969 see rising attacks on defectors camps amid continued military pressure and reconciliation promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Wheeler
Saigon
U.S
Gis
Binh Dinh
Washington
United States
Connecticut State Grange re elects slate at Meriden convention
The Connecticut State Grange re elected the full officer slate led by master Kingsley Beecher of Winchester and elected Evelyn Normand of Fairfield and Albert Wilcoxe of Stratford to two year terms as lecturer and treasurer. Gertrude Platt of Brookfield was chosen trustee for the Student Loan Fund and Robert Mitchell of Southbury joined the executive committee. John W. Rockey of the USDA advised homemakers that modern softened detergents are not harmful to properly designed septic systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn ‘Normand
Fairfield
Albert A. Wilcoxe Son
Stratford
Connecticut State Grange
Kingsley Beecher
Winchester
Meriden
Gertrude G. Platt
Brookefield
Robert K. Mitchell
Southbury
State Grange
John W. Rockey
Agricultural Engineering Research Division
U.S Department of Agriculture
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Dempsey Act
James A. Connelly
Police Board
Norman Street
Paice Board
Aaron Ment
Elmsford
Leighton Roads
Anthony V. Milano
William Street
Stillman
Vernon Streets
Robert J. Sabo
James E. Lucas
Seaside Avenue
Black Rock
Highway Committee
Ment
Blackham School
Paul K. Ryan
Donald Brunette
Macon Drive
Emma Schiappa
Perronnette Street
GOP
Norwalk Board of Development
Brezhnev
Russia
Soviet Union
Berlin
Wee Prwaae
Nikita Khrushchev
Rad Chins
Western
Vietnam
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