Board pressed to arrange police inspector exams
Bridgeport police Captain Wilfred J. Walker petitions the Board of Police Commissioners for a promotional exam for the Police Inspector post, citing no test has been held since the job was established in 1903. The board referred the grievance to the Civil Service commission, while considering a city attorney reply from a prior letter. Additional notes covered a proposed physical fitness program for officers and reports of injuries in the line of duty. Two men were appointed as special policemen for local duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Board of Polices Commissioniers
Wilfred J. Walker
Walker
John Leahy
George P. Kelly
Civil Service Commission
Capt. Walker
Robert Testa
Joseph A. Walsh
Wiley Wheeler
Wheeler
Walsh
Midio
Charles A. Card
Milford
Underwood
John Misurafe
Atlantic Street
Raymond W. Herris Veterans Post
Strattond Avenue
William A. O'Connor
May Campaigns for Abe Gordon not Ribicoff
Edwin H. May Jr. of Wethersfield, a Republican Senate candidate, urged Bridgeport supporters to back Abe Gordon for state senate while not favoring Ribicoff. Gordon praised local programs, criticized the state deficit, and urged returns of power to state and local governments. The event drew about 150 people at the Three Door and featured campaign figures including Nicholas Panuzio and Antoni P. Trojanowski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. May Jr
Wethers
U. S Senate
Sandula
May
Abra
John Wolpeham J. Gordon
GOP
Massachusetts
Tatrict
Bridgeport
Abe Gordon
Abe
Feir
Gordon
Abraham al
Republican Party
Robert Weldon
Mr. May
Senate
Tappan
Connecticut
Tne
Tarteford
Invel
Nicholas Panuzio
Grst
Antoni P. Trojanowski
Edward Sandola
Puerto Rican Leaders to Meet Bridgeport Mayor Over PRP
Puerto Rican leaders including Feliciano Martoral Len La tend and others plan informal talks with Bridgeport Mayor Curran to discuss PRP the social action arm's work. They seek education housing jobs and civil rights support while aiming to involve city officials and local agencies in statewide efforts. The piece notes ASPIRA decline and local Puerto Rican population figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feliciano Martoral
Len Latend
Bridgeport
Mugh Curran
M. McDonald Isaac Jr
Bridgeport Mousing Authority
Francis J. Shanley
BHA
Urban Coalition
ABCD
Mr. Martoral
PRP
Hartford
Stanley Kokoska
Willimantic
Betn
PRP Toy
Stamford
Bruno Giordano
Martoral
Lacendare
Pand
New Haven
Richard Lee
Asfira
U.S
Robbery in City Youth Slam Leaves Cash Stolen
A shotgun wielding bandit robbed a crowd at Avard Road, forcing victims against walls and taking cash in a brown bag before fleeing north on Route 107. State troopers found the car in a country lane. evidence, including a victim’s leg in the trunk, was recovered during searches. Autopsy was awaited at Danbury hospital. Coroner Isadore Kotlar and state police to release findings. Funeral arrangements handled by Larson Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avard
Vicetim
Ernest Artman
Pepperidge
Fairfield
Theodore Safford, Jr
Ridgsfield
Danbury Hospital
Isadore Kotlar
Land State Police
Larson
Law on Ethics Urged by Lupton
State Sen. John M. Lupton urges a public disclosure law to curb conflicts of interest as the number of lawyers in the legislature grows. He notes attorneys in public office rose from 15 percent to over a third and cites cases where legislators may have advanced clients’ interests. States have already acted to remedy this through required disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
John M. Lupton
Yessterday
Lupton
Luton
New Jersey
Elon Home Head Church Speaker at Bethany Congregational
Dr. Walstein W. Snyder executive director of Elon Home for children in North Carolina spoke at Bethany Congregational Church last night. The Mission Board sponsored the meeting as Elon Home cares for 10 children on an eight acre campus and is affiliated with the United Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walstein W. Snyder
Elon Home For Children
North Carolina
Bethany Congregational Church
Mission Board
Elon Home
United Church of Christ
Snyder
Elon, College
Duke University School of Divinity
Elon Collage
Council of Health and Welfare of
The
Southeastern Association of Child Caring Institutions
North Carolina Child Care Asociation
Public Welfare Department
Mrs Fromm Heads Local Bridge Club
The Bridgeport Bridge club elected officers at their annual meeting last night at 570 State Street. Mrs Mildree Fromm was named president replacing John Hunt who joins the board of governors. Other officers include Fred Walker as vice president Effie Powell secretary Nancy Robertson treasurer. Directors elected include Mr Hunt Mrs Lester Pernaveau Mrs Gail Nelson and Frank Davey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Bridge Club
State Street
John Hunt
Mildree Fromm
Fred Walker
Effie Powell
Nancy Robertson
Hunt
Lester Pernaveau
Gail Nelson
Frank Davey Werey
Government Appeals to ICC For Takeover of NHRR Now
Government urges the ICC to require Penn Central to include the bankrupt New Haven in the merger. It warns of wholesale disruption across New England and the Northeast Corridor if the operation halts, noting continued losses and available federal funds to offset them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Price
Penn Central
Commission
Commuters protest Penn Central fare hike in New York
Hearings on increasing suburban Penn Central fares continue as Westchester commuters and a Garrison group allege inadequate equipment and late service. White Plains mayor Richard Headey cites deteriorating maintenance at the terminal, while Penn Central defends planned rises to monthly tickets from one to two fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
UPI
Penn Central
Westchester County
Roy Kristiansen
Garrison
N. Y
State Public Service Commission
Pend Central
Richard §. Headey
White Plains
New York Central Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hendy
Church Street
Protection Set For Drivers Of School Buses
Police say no notices were given about reported incidents as drivers halted service after refusing to operate. Education officials and many parents protested at City Hall while unrest among pupils disrupted transport from Sylvan Avenue to the high school. Driver Frank Zamino was attacked by a group of about 17 year old youths after a purse was taken from a student. he was treated for a head injury at Bridgeport Hospital as investigators proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunt
Walsh
Education Department
City Hall
Ane
Sylvan Avenue
Board of Education
Frank Zamino
Tech
Zamfino
Main
Savoy Streets
Zamlin H
Chopsy Hill Road
Trumbull Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Arthur Buchanan
Army Chief Checks On Gis in Germany
Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor began a five day tour of U S Army installations in West Germany to check the readiness of American troops after the Soviet led occupation of Czechoslovakia. He stressed the strategic importance of Europe and strong ground forces amid the invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Germany
Stanley R. Resor
U.S
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Resor
Clark Clifford
America
Srount Doyees
Europe
Barlow School Expansion Plan Is Voted Down
Voters rejected a plan to add 28 teaching stations at Barlow School including an auditorium enlarged library a second gym and new classrooms for art music science and humanities Perkins and Will architects from White Plains had been retained for the project but the expansion was defeated reflecting plans for enrollment growth debated at the polls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Will
White Plains
Onassis Kennedy Wedding Secrecy Amid Vatican Question
The Kennedy-Onassis marriage, reportedly sealed aboard a yacht, sparked Vatican controversy as Jacqueline Kennedy faced potential Catholic canon issues. Reports place the couple in New York with relatives aboard and others traveling to London and Athens.
Kennedy Children Return to N Y C
Caroline and John Kennedy arrived in New York to resume schooling after Greece where they attended Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis wedding to Aristotle Onassis. The Secret Service provided protection at Kennedy Airport with barriers and limousines as the family, accompanied by relatives, prepared for the honeymoon aboard Onassis yacht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jnan FE. Kennedy
Caroline
John
Hugh DB. Auchineless
Macqueline
Kennedy Lawford
Stephen Smith
Princess Lee
Prince Stanislaus Raderwill
London
Anthony
Christina
Smith
Athens
Jackie
Kennedy
Telis
Onassis
Vatican
Jacqueline
Fausto Vallathe
J. Onassis
Tiny Livanns
Triest
Join Kennedy
Greece
Jacquelina Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
TWA
Kennedy Airport
John F. Kennedy
Mca
Hugh B. Aucchinoloss
Peter Lawford
Scorpios
Secret Service
New York City School Strike Talks Collapse Amid Turmoil
The Ocean Hill local governing body faced suspension after defying bus supervision orders, while the Board of Education sought an injunction against Rhody McCoy to curb interference with Bernard Donovan’s operations. A Brooklyn state court judge dismissed the local board suit to revoke the suspension, citing conflicting orders that created havoc. In Midtown, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association slowdowns led to towings and sick-outs as wage talks faltered, with officers totaling about 40,000 including detectives and firemen sharing the dispute over pay parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Hill
Board of Education
Téectars
Bernard Donovan Suse
Rhody McCoy
McCoy
John Doar
Donovan
Breen Hill
Brownsville
Algil
State Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Miles F. McDonald
McDonald
Io-eal
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
PBA
Jing
Fae Maon
Lindsay
Fla
Uniformed Firefighters Association
Crash injures Marine and kills Army private near Greenwich
Marine Alexander J. Miklos, 24, on leave from Camp LeJeune, is in critical condition with some improvement after a Saturday crash on North Avenue Steenwich when a car carrying him veered off the road, hit a stone wall and a tree. Driver Arikny Hill, 20, was killed. Passenger Georgian Woodruff, 13, is in satisfactory condition. Jacek Kawalee, 23, uninjured, faces charges for failing to drive right on a curve. The article notes America's first sawmill near York, Maine, in 1823.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander J. Miklos
Pembroke Street
Camp LeJeune
Greenwich Hospital
North Avenue
Steenwich
Arikny Hill
Isabel Ill
Yacht Street
Fort Dix
N.1
Georgian Woodruff
Cornwall Street
Stratford
Delver
Jacek I. Kawalee
Huntington Turnpike
Trumbull
Ribicoff denounces Groton submarine design layoffs
Senator Ribicoff protests layoffs at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton Connecticut citing reduced design force and risk to national security. He urged Navy Secretary Ignatius to speed up design work and warned the Soviet Union is advancing in submarine development, threatening U S naval superiority and Eastern Connecticut's economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Groton
Conn
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ribicoff
Navy
Paul Ignatius
Soviet Union
Ignatius
General Dynamics
Electric Boat Division
Ribbott
Connecticut
Ribitoff
Public affairs speakers set for SHU convocations
Four public officials will address Sacred Heart university audiences today and tomorrow as part of public affairs convocations ahead of the election. U S Senator Abraham Ribicoff discusses foreign policy and urban youth issues tonight at 8. Connecticut Congressman Donald Irwin leads a current issues Q A session at 1. Stave Rep Thomas Dowd speaks on Connecticut issues at 2. UN ambassador Cornelius Cremin covers United Nations topics on UN Day at 8. The program wraps with a reception for the UN ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart University
Donald 3. Irwin
Fourth District
U.S
Abraham A. Ribikoff
Connecticut
SHU
Stave
Thomas F. Dowd
University
Snussday
Cornelius C. Cremin
Ireland
United Nations
John Mahar
Misa Genevieve A. Flaherty
Univerally
United Nations Association of
Greater Bridgeport
Revenge- Ponts
John J. Sullivan
Seleetman
Fairfeld
Clarence Heiman
Tirat
Trumbull
Girat
Thieu Edges Closer to U S Bomb End
Thieu signals openness to de escalate while demanding concessions. He asserts North Vietnam must de escalate and hold talks with the Republic of Vietnam government as U S envoy Bunker and Thieu meet for the fifth time since last Wednesday. Washington sees the statement as a cue toward peace talks without dropping demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vietnam
United States
Thi
Thien
U.S
Elsworth Bunker
Hanoi
Hubert H. Humphrey
Jia
Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Meeting in Paris Could Shape Vietnam Peace Talks
Washington reports say a Paris meeting between Ambassador Harriman and North Vietnam envoy Xuan Thuy may reveal private shifts on the Johnson bombing halt proposal. Allies note Hanoi weighs acceptance or rejection as Moscow’s role draws cautious attention and post election timing could limit Johnson’s options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Paris
Paria
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Johnson
Hanni
Moscow
Europe
Tming
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Russia
Elon Home Head
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Georgetawn
Fairfield County Trust Company
ICC
NHRR
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Carinthis
Austria
Barlow
Onassises
N.Y.C
N.Y
York
Maine
United Fund
Trish UN
Saigon
South Vietnam
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