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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1967
Page
3
Norwalk Mayor Frank Zullo announced his administration has greatly increased footpath funding. He said earlier administrations allocated only 2000 to 5000 annually, while his term produced 71000 for new footpaths, surpassing prior seven year totals. He pledged continued, broad safety footpath construction for public safety.
World War I Veterans and Auxiliary will hold a double installation of officers on November 19 at 2 p.m. at Barracks 771, 872 Brewster Street. Barracks officers include Cavanaugh, Perry, Verrelli, Gregory, O'Brien, Ford General, Mansick, Balter, and Young. Auxiliary officers include Calageno, Coniglio, Tashajen, Hannan, Skeritt, Gregory, Lawrence, Benski, Anderson, Miller, Verrelli, and others with chairs and titles listed.
In Nagoya Japan an AP report says a housewife 33 died after her hair 234 feet long became tangled in the go kart’s rear axle being driven by her 11-year-old daughter. Doctors cited neck injuries and paralysis of breathing.
In London the Shifty Look draws mixed reactions from fashion authorities. Tailor and Cutter warn the trend mirrors 1930s gangster styles with broad shoulders and wide hats. They note Carnaby Street promotes the look amid gangster cinema appeal while bankers and brokers in the City sample sober outfits, provoking debate on whether dress signals crime or virtue.
About 1,000 costumed revelers at a Cuban social club Halloween dance in Miami were forced to flee after tear gas spread through doors. Club official Joaquin Valor said followers of Felipe Rivera planted the gas to protest exile parties while Rivera is jailed. Police report gas came from cigarette pack devices. five in plain clothes briefly entered the event before authorities dispersed the crowd.
La Roche-sur-Yon France AP reports Edmond Tahoure a student was fined 40 francs ten dollars after pulling his muddy feet on an upholstered train seat. The judge remarked the act would not be done at home.
Gallup data show Senator Robert F Kennedy leading Senator Lyndon Johnson by a margin in a nationwide poll with Nixon and Rockefeller also in contention. Romney and Reagan show mixed support while Rockefeller and Nixon gain, Romney drops further. The survey covers 1,585 adults in 320 locales between Oct 6 and 11.
Moscow report notes Leon Trotsky is virtually ignored in a new party history of the 1917 Bolshevik seizure of power. The work, aligned with Stalin era revisions, portrays Trotsky as just another communist participant rather than a central figure.
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