Air Losses Mount in Viet Raids Over North Vietnam
U S jets bomb Hanoi and Haiphong for the fourth straight day and lose three planes. The week sees rising U S losses with three aircraft down and four airmen missing. Captains Cobb and Lavoy credited with one MIG kill as U S pilots bag three MiGs over North Vietnam Thursday.
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U. S
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
7Th Air Force
Larry Cobb
Lambert, Miss
Alan A. Lavoy
Norwalk
Conn
Air Force
North Vietnam
Youth Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Hatchet Stop
Westport police arrested 16 year old William J. M. Laughlin of 74 Newtown Turnpike after a liquor store holdup was foiled. The youth, dubbed the hatchet bandit, was charged with robbery with violence when a clerk whispered to a Bridgeport customer to call the cops.
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Westport
Bridgeport
William J. M. Laughlin
Newtown Turnpike
Fire at Howard Hotel injures residents and firefighters
A fire at the Howard Hotel on Howard Avenue last night injured five residents and one firefighter. Twenty four residents were saved including a 73 year old blind man rescued from Room 29 as smoke and heat blocked routes through the hall. Officials said the blaze began in a lounge lobby area near the bar and spread to three flights before erupting through the roof around 9 PM.
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Howard Hotel
West End
Howard Avenue
Ta Praha
Ae Eee Seeger
Robert Carlson
Matthew Eagan
Carlson
Mr. Eagan
Perrocco Demands Public Hearing Soon
Socialist mayoral candidate Albert M. Perrocco pushes for a public hearing before the November 7 election to present charges against Police Supt Joseph A. Walsh and for the mayor to attend a November 14 Board of Police Commissioners meeting to substantiate or apologize for his accusations.
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Albert M. Perrocco
Fe Fg
Hall
Chambers
Joseph A. Walsh
Walsh
Per
Rocco
Board of Police Commissioners
Perrocco
Foreign Aid Cuts Bring $1 Billion Reduction
A House Appropriations subcommittee recommended trimming the foreign aid request by $1 billion from $3.2 billion and forwarding a $2.1 billion figure to the full committee. The dispute centers on financing arms aid with Export-Import credits versus House-curtailed credits. The Senate backs arms sales through Export-Import, while the House skews toward reduced credits. The Senate approved a $13.3 billion Labor and Welfare funding bill by voice vote, including $13.5 million for Teacher Corps expansion.
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Washington
House Appropriations
Congress
Otto Passman
D-La
Appropriations Committee
Senate House
House
Rules Committee
Senate
White House
Clocks Return to Standard Time This Weekend
Standard time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday as clocks fall back one hour. The Uniform Time Act requires all states to observe the same time, marking the first mandatory switch under congressional law.
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Congress
Bishops Urge Pope Action On Doctrinal Crisis
At the world synod of bishops an overwhelming vote urged Pope Paul VI to issue a positive pastoral declaration and form an international commission of theologians to address the Catholic Church crisis. The move, led by Cardinal Franja Seper and other progressives, acknowledged serious faith crises while urging practical direction and broader lay involvement in liturgy. The pope was seen as likely to undergo prostate surgery by Nov 10, and while the document can be rejected, its approval would carry weight.
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Vatican. City
World Synod of Bishops
Paul VI
Vatican City
Athenagoras
Yugoslavia
Franjo
Seper
Synod
Ument
Vatican
Holy See
Congregation For the’ Doctrine of the Faith
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast Summary
Variable cloudiness and winds today with a cool high near 34 degrees. Tonight remains fair and cold with a low in the upper 30s. Sunday cooler with a small chance of showers. West winds 13 to 20 mph with higher gusts afternoon.
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Bridgeport
Threats at Avco Charged In Open Shop Vote Bid
An independent steering committee at Avco Lycoming filed with the National Labor Relations Board about 200 signatures seeking an election on union shop status. Edgar S. Tolmie said the NLRB should respond within a month as the FBI was notified of alleged attempts and the group aims to challenge Local 376 United Auto Workers in a bid to retain or end the union shop clause.
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United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
SNM
Ownelave
AUCD
National Labor Relations Board
Avco Lycoming Division
Tolmie
Ened
Fort
Edgar S. Tolmie
Avco
UN Gets New Call To Seat Red China
Eleven nations from the Communist bloc and the Asian African group urge seating Red China in the United Nations and expelling Formosa. The resolution also demands a two thirds vote and signals the issue will go to the General Assembly in November.
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China
United Nations
N.Y
Peking
Unitations
Formosa
United. Nations
United. States
General ‘Assembly
David Miller 55 Clothier Dies After Heart Surgery
David R. Miller 55, operator of David Miller Ltd men s clothing store at 1000 Broad street in New Haven, died Thursday at Yale New Haven Hospital from heart ailment complications after open heart surgery in January. He previously ran stores with his brothers and is survived by his wife Esther and two daughters.
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David R. Miller
New Haven
David Miller, Ltd
Broad Street
Yale- New Haven Hospital
Miller
Mount Auburn Hospital
Boston
Priest Pours Blood In Draft Board Files Protest
A Roman Catholic priest and three others poured their own blood into open file drawers at a Baltimore Selective Service office to protest U S conduct in Vietnam. They, including Rev Philip Berrigan, said the act was sacrificial and constructive. All four were arrested by the FBI. two released on bonds, two held for a Monday preliminary hearing. Federal charges include destruction of government property and obstructing Selective Service laws.
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Philip Berrigan
Selective Service
Baltimore
Asia
Vietnam
Thhe United Church of Christ
FBI
U.S
Stephen’ Sachs
Berrigan
Baltimore City
Thomas Lewis
James Menger
United Church of Christ
David Eberhardt
Interfaith Peace Mission
Talks Set Today Amid Threat of 4 City Bus Strike
Bus drivers mechanics and office staff of the Connecticut Railway Light Co edge closer to a walkout after a brief session produced no results. Talks resume this afternoon at the company offices but prospects look bleak says Archie Cuthbertson CR&L State Conference board. The union seeks 40 cents an hour higher pay plus holidays pension and vacation benefits. A strike headquarters is opened at 1279 Main Street as riders in Bridgeport Norwalk Waterbury and New Britain await likely action Monday at 4:30 a.m.ersistent mediation by James Donnelly and William Grady overseen the talks. CR&L serves about 100000 riders daily in four cities.
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Connecticut Railway: &Light‘Co
Congress Street
Archie Cuthbertson
Cr&l ‘State Conference Board
Amalgamated Transit Union Socis
Cuthbertson
Main Street
James Donnelly
William Grady
Cr&l
Bridgeport
Norwalk
Waterbury
New Britain
Proposals differ on aims for UN Middle East envoy
The 10 nonpermanent Security Council members split over two plans for a U N special representative to seek a settlement of the Israeli Arab war. One proposal, by Canada and Denmark, is vague on aims while the six-nation plan specifies goals. The group plans to reconvene Monday to discuss the options.
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United Nations, N.Y
Security Council
U.N
Middle East
Senjin Tsuruoka
Hans Tabor
Canada
Denmark
Two Cops Slain in Illinois Bank Robbery Shootout
In Northlake Illinois two police officers were killed and two other officers and a robber were critically wounded after a bank robbery ended in a heavy gun battle. The robbers escaped in a car driven by a woman as state police set up roadblocks.
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Illinois
Northlake, Il
Northlake Bank
Northlake
Chicago
Cook County
Typhoon Di Nah Strikes Japan’s Honshu Island
Typhoon Di Nah battered central Honshu causing landslides and widespread damage. Police report at least five dead and 14 missing with 36 homes washed away and 6,500 flooded nationwide. Three bridges were reported washed out.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Japan
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