Gas Firm Stymied Temporarily in Bid To Issue Higher Bills
Hartford The Southern Connecticut Gas company faced a temporary setback in its effort to begin provisional billing under a court approved rate increase The Public Utilities Commission held back on bonds and assurances relief noting no decision yet on their sufficiency The commissioner said no details could be shared until a ruling is reached and the matter will continue after further proceedings On page two the report continues.
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Hartford
Southern Connecticut Gas Company
PUC
State Public Utilities Commission
Daniel F. Wheeler
Bridgeport
Senate Backed Bill Eases Trade With Communist Nations
The Senate approved a bill to ease curbs on trade with Russia and Eastern European communist nations by 49 to 24, overriding administration objections. The House had failed to extend the 20 year Export Control Act. A conference committee will seek a compromise.
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Washington
Senate
Russia
Europe
House
Senate House
Gleason and Chandler Named Acting Deputy Fire Chiefs
John F. Gleason and Francis C. Chandler were named acting deputy fire chiefs by the Board of Fire Commissioners in Bridgeport. Gleason becomes operations deputy chief and Chandler serves as administrative deputy chief, both provisional pending Civil Service exams with ten assistant chief candidates to follow. Raymond Parks is named next eligible for assistant chief, with his brother William H. Parks also a noted figure.
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Pete Mastronard
Bridgeport
Board of Fire Commissioners
John F. Gleason
Old Town Road
Francis C. Chandler
Sunnydale Road
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast Shows Cold Winds and Moderate Snow Risk
The briefing notes cold, fair conditions with gusty winds for Bridgeport and vicinity. Highs in the 30s to near 40, tonight and tomorrow brisk and cold with lows in the 20s, 30s in the south. precipitation chance 30 percent today. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph today, easing tonight.
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Bridgeport
Vvvssvseeennee
Board Candidates Forum Sparks City School Debate
At a McKinley school forum about the Board of Education, spectators challenged lagging repairs in older minority neighborhoods. Candidates debated racial balancing, cross-busing, and proposals for desegregation amid illness absences and a heated audience.
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H. Sidney Folsom
Board of Education
McKinley School
East End
State Board of Education
Victor E. Muniec
GOP
Joseph Langston
Contempt Stay Granted Norwalk Teachers Unit
The Norwalk Teachers Association was granted a stay of contempt proceedings in Superior Court yesterday. Judge Arthur H. Healey held the contempt case in abeyance pending rulings in the state Supreme Court on two motions from the NTA. The dispute follows a four day boycott that halted Norwalk schools at the start of the school year.
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Richard P.onder
Norwalk Teachers’ Association
Norwalk
Arthur H. Healey
Norwalk Board of Education
Legaty
Arnold Bai
Goldstein and Peck
NTA
Supreme Court
Fighting Forces Head of Lebanon to Resign
Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karami resigned after deadly clashes between the army and Palestinian guerrillas. Protests erupted across Lebanon and abroad. Iraq offered military aid to the guerrillas, Syria closed the border, Libya recalled its ambassador, and thousands demonstrated in Beirut while embassies faced protests in Baghdad and Amman.
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Rashid Karami
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Libya
Carpenters Convene State Council Meeting at Holiday Inn
A two day state carpenters convention begins at the Holiday Inn Lafayette Boulevard. Robert Money of Derby is expected to be re elected president. Robert J. McLevy of Fairfield and Edward McDonald of Hartford are named for top posts. The meeting opens at 10 am with Mayor Curran and Patrick Campbell of New York First District addressing attendees. The Right Rev Edward Zibell will give the invocation. The council meets again at 9 am and holds a noon luncheon tomorrow.
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Lafayette “Boulevard
Robert’ Money
Derby
Robert J. McLevy
Wormwood’ Road
Fairfield
Edward McDonald
Hartford
Curran
Patrick J. Campbell
Carpenter’s First District
New York
New England
Edward Zibell
St. Ambrose Church
Ribicoff urges perjury action against General Turner
Senator Ribicoff closed a Senate inquiry into retired Maj. Gen. Carl C. Turner alleging perjury and a cover up. He asked the Justice Department to consider perjury charges over Turner selling weapons and a claimed sergeants conspiracy in U S and Vietnam gun handling.
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Washington (Ap
Sen. Abraham
Ribicoff
D-Conn
Senate
Carl C.turner
Army
Justice de
Turner
Talia
Germany
United Net
Vietnam
Chicago
Kansas City Po
Met Este Wee
Hurricane Laurie Aims Toward Florida Coastline
Storm Laurie moved toward the Florida coast with gale warnings from Fort Myers to Key West. A hurricane watch covered a 350 mile stretch along the southwest coast. The center stood about 265 miles north-northwest of Key West moving southeast at 10 mph with gusts up to 85 mph and heavy rains threatening the region.
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Miami
Fla
Fort Myers
Key West
Laurie
Gulf ‘of Mexico
Florida
Keys
Florida Bay
Key
Scott Urges Cease-Fire But Laird Rejects Idea
Senate GOP leader Hugh Scott urged a unilateral cease-fire in Vietnam, while Defense Secretary Melvin Laird rejected the idea as unworkable without assurances from the other side. Laird cautioned against actions without firm indications of mutual consent. The report notes Nixon’s upcoming speech and Mansfield’s support for a protective reaction policy as steps toward a cease-fire.
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Laird
Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
United States
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Defense Department
Nixon
White House
Mike Mansfield
Pentagon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Administration
Ziegler
Mansfield
U.S
Retired Couple Needs $4000 To Live Under Government Rules
Government figures show a retired couple must have about $4000 yearly to maintain a moderate standard of living. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes current benefits and income rise to $3720 with Nixon proposals, affecting the defined budgets for low, intermediate, and high cost living in the 1960s.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Hike
Judge Bars UB Senior's Induction and Blasts Board
Federal Judge Lloyd F. MacMahon issued a permanent injunction preventing Local Board 10 Vernon NY from inducting University of Bridgeport student Thomas Walsh Jr. The 24 year old Eastchester NY resident had been classified 2S then 1-A after falling behind in studies and faced induction. Walsh sought 1-S deferment. his request was denied and he claimed the move was unlawful. MacMahon affirmed Walsh's student deferment claim, blasting the board's actions as mistreatment that erodes respect for law and fuels calls to end the selective service system.
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New York
UPI
Lloyd F. MacMahon
Eastchester
N.Y
Walsh
Board 10 Inst
Vernon
MacMahon
Laos Premier says tacit U S aid agreement exists
Souvanna Phouma in Paris says there is no formal pact with the United States to defend Laos and that no American troops are in Laos. He arrived from Washington seeking more aid and cites an unwritten 1964 understanding at the U S embassy in Vientiane as the basis for aid. Fulbright says he knows of no agreement and notes no formal conclusion.
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Loul Tacit
Fulvanna -Phouma
Laos
United
Washington
United States
Souvanna Phouma
U.S
Vientiane
Soviet Union
Moscow
J.t W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Plain of Jars Oy
Living Costs Rise as Inflation Hits Twenty-Year High
The Labor Department reports September inflation with the Consumer Price Index at 129.3, led by higher bacon and food costs. Housing and medical care show notable increases while transportation dips slightly.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ex-Teacher's Son Held In Slayings
The 28-year-old Frank Woyke Jr. is held without bond in Chicago on two murder counts after his mother Mrs. Christian Woyke and her mother in law Mrs. Anna Jacopian were found slain in a hotel room. The victims, including Mrs. Woyke a former Stratford teacher, died after a brutal assault. Woyke Jr. cried forgiven me as officers arrived.
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Frank Jacopian
Stratford
Chicago
Anna Jacopian
Christian Jakcopian Woyke
Silver Springs
Frank Woyke
Baptist World Alliance
Frank Woyke, Jr
Oak Park Hospital
The
Washington, D.C
Anna’ Musits Jacopian
Jacopian Cleaners and’ Tailors
Enemy ambushes flare in old battlefields area
In the central highlands and near Tay Ninh City, fighting intensified with no clear offensive pattern. U.S. officials reported 75 enemy killed and four wounded, one American dead. near Da Nang two Marine reconnaissance teams clashed, three enemy killed, and three Americans were killed or wounded.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Tay Ninh City
U.S
da Nang
3702 Marines Heading Home From Vietnam
A task force sails home to San Diego with 3,702 Marines from the 3rd Marine Regiment as part of Nixon’s August troop reductions. The ships carry 20,000 fewer combat troops and depart Vietnam waters, with continuation noted on page two.
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Calif
Vietnam
I3id Marine Regiment
Navy
Nixon
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