Burglars Hit Homes Schools and Stores in Bridgeport Weekend
Sixteen burglaries were reported to Bridgeport police over the weekend targeting homes a school and business firms. The largest theft at Nettie Slivey 235 Lindsey Street yielded 2900 cash for mortgage payments from a hiding place. Thieves smashed windows at several locations including the Stay-A-While tavern and a restaurant while others stole TVs cash watches and cigarettes. Several homes including 425 Gram Street and 516 Thorne Street were entered with multiple items taken. Police noted damaged vending machines and a broken window at the local train station during the spree.
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Nettie Slivey
Lindsey Street
Andrew Alexay
Albert Manor Rest
Gram Street
William Kellogg
Thorme
Oservire
State
Ihlet
Catherine Dutko
Huntington
Rold
William Johnson
Chopsey
Leonard Sping
Lindley
Sleat
Aly
Benjamin Jenkins
Russell
Main
Legion Post
Congdon Post
American Logian Rooms
Golden Hill
Bedford Furniture
Fairfield Avenue
Happy Hour
Slate Street
Angelo Criscione
Main Street
Michael Covino
Ifa Park Avenue
Joseph Kelly
T. Barnum
Marines Seek to Crush Enemy Offensive in Central Highlands
Two thousand Marines, in cooperation with South Vietnamese, chased retreating North Vietnamese in the Da Nang area as 16,000 to 20,000 troops from the 2nd and 1st North Vietnamese Divisions were believed still in South Vietnam. Operations centered near Da Nang Quang Ngai, with Marines and allies engaging in multiple coastal and foothill sweeps amid reported enemy pullbacks and ongoing air and artillery battles.
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Alygyéa
da Nang
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Ja Nang
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Teasons
Ham
Nominees Greet Fairfield Voters at Informal Reception
Fairfield candidates for the General Assembly met voters informally at a Legion hall reception arranged by the Fairfield League of Women Voters with the Fairfield Education Association and the Fairfield Jaycees. Introductions followed with no speeches. participants included Edward Mansfield and Joseph Gormley in the 142nd district, Peter Doyle and J Roy Ervin in the 4th district, Edward Xunin and Stewart McKinney in the 41st, plus Charles Needle and Thomas B. White in the 25th Senatorial district.
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Legion Hall
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Fairfield Education Association
Fairfield Jaycees
Edward W. Mansfield
142Nd Assembly
Joseph T. Gormley
Peter G. Doyle
J. Roy H. Ervin
Wmoth
Edward PF. Xunin
Stewart B. McKinney
Reepublican
Charles M. Needle
Thomas B
Trumbull
U.S. Denies New Jersey Hit By North Vietnamese Guns
A U.S. Command spokesman denied Radio Hanoi reports that the battleship New Jersey was struck by North Vietnamese shore batteries. The broadcast claimed direct hits occurred Saturday in the Vinh Linh area near the demilitarized zone, a report the U.S. denied.
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U.S
New Jersey
Saigon
Radio
Explosion at Cu Chi service club kills three, wounds twenty six
AP reports an explosion during a concert at a U.S. service club in Cu Chi on Sunday killed three soldiers and injured 26. Building damage was slight. A military spokesman said the blast appeared internal, not VC work. Investigation focuses on a casualty described as very seriously injured. Cu Chi lies about 20 miles NW of Saigon, a base for the 25th Infantry Division.
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Street sign makers in Harristurg draft new English cues
It's Now 21th St. Harrisburg, Pa. The makers of street signs in Harristurg aim to improve English by creating cue words for street names. Recently they've been ram ing Up With 21sh and 23th signs in simple wording.
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Harrigburg, Pa
Harristurg
Third Spacecraft May Join Orbiting Soviet
Western experts report cosmonaut Berеgovoy on a multiship maneuver toward Soyuz 2 aiming for a historic linkup. He manually adjusted course, slept seven hours, and shared a thumbs up during live TV. A successful dock would mark a first for the Soviet program and echo U.S. docking achievements.
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Russian Space Rookie Strong Fighter Pilot Veteran
MOSCOW AP Col Georgy Beregovoy, Soyuz 3 pilot, is a space rookie but a war tested fighter ace who was shot down three times by Nazis and listed dead once. Tass notes he flew 285 WWII missions over Poland Romania and Hungary and earned Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944.
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Georgy Beregovoy
Russia
Tass
Beregovoy
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Romania
Hungary
Soviet Union
Kaile
Soviet Air Academy
Mideast Fighting Spreads as Duels Continue
Cairo reports five Egyptians killed and nine wounded with claims of Egyptian gun destruction of Israeli facilities. Israel counters saying it shelled Port Suez refinery complex to deter further Egyptian advances. Clashes reported near Port Taufiq in Sinai and Kibbutz Dan close to the Lebanese border. In the West Bank, nearly 100,000 Arabs under curfew in Ramallah El Bireh Tulkarm Nablus and Tubas after a day of strikes and demonstrations.
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Kibbutz Dan
Tel Aviv
West Bank
Jordan
Ramallah
el Bireh
Tulkarm
Nablus
Tubas
Israel Sale
Blast Damages JFK Memorial At Runnymede
Police guard the JFK Memorial at Runnymede after a blast damaged the structure during a Sunday inspection. National Trust warden Jack Skelton reported the blast, with Scotland Yard examining clues as Detective Superintendent Walter Simmons said investigators hold a lead and an open mind on motives possibly tied to a wedding.
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Kennedys Plan Memorial to RFK
Rose Kennedy said the Kennedy family plans a fitting memorial for Robert Kennedy highlighting his interest in the underprivileged. She noted no decision yet and a meeting within a week to discuss it, with prior discussions at Hyannis Massachusetts this summer. The Joseph P. Kennedy Jr Foundation has spent over 39 million dollars since 1948 to fight mental retardation.
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Rose Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen
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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Joseph P. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Los Angeles
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Stabnan Dal
Rosemary
Teddy
Edsward Kennedy
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Jacqueline Mennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Norwich Bulletin backs Nixon for president
The Norwich Bulletin endorsed the presidential candidacy of Republican Richard M. Nixon on Sunday, signaling support for his bid and presenting reasons for backing Nixon's leadership and policies.
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Norwich Bulletin
Richard M. Nixon
Dr James inaugurated as president of CC5C
Dr F Don James was inaugurated Sunday as president at Central Connecticut State College. He told about 1,200 in the Herbert D Wells auditorium that the student voice is heard on campuses nationwide. He noted academic government shifting toward shared power with faculty and students over matters of concern. He pledged emphasis on liberal arts and producing the finest teachers for elementary and secondary schools.
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Central Connecticut State College
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Herbert D. Welle
James
Plan Offered to End New York City School Strike
Feachers propose easing the Ocean Hill-Brownsville conflict by reassigning ousted teachers to other district schools with observers to monitor they teach without harassment. Shanker and the UFT press for reinstating about 80 white teachers, while fire and police unions resume duties amid ongoing labor tensions in New York City.
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Albert Shanker
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Albany
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Czechoslovakia Honors Pre Communist Past and Moves Toward Federation
In Bratislava a ceremonial signing marks the federalization step for Czechoslovakia with two new federal states and a two house parliament. Massed crowds in Prague witness royal crown jewels display while Soviet troops patrol the city as the nation marks 50 years since its founding and reflects on the communist era reforms and future power division.
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Allexander Dubcek
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Sam G. Masaryk
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Eduard] Renes
Josef Smrkovsky
National Assembly
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Close Of Olympiad Sparks Bitter Reactions At Parade
Athletes vented disappointment over missing the closing parade as Canada claimed its sole gold in the Grand Prix jumping event. The U S led in medals with 193 and golds at 85, while Al Oerter of West Islip set multiple records with his fourth gold, carrying the flag for the United States before President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz in a stadium full of 80,000.
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al. Oerter
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New Zealand Prime Minister Tours South Vietnam
New Zealand Prime Minister Keith Holyoake arrives in Da Nang area to inspect surgical teams on an official tour of South Vietnam. He reached Saigon a day late, raising the possibility of a delayed departure beyond the planned Tuesday end date.
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Vietnam
Keith Holyoake
New Zealand
South Vietnam
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Holyoake
LBJ Defends Humphrey Amid Rights Remarks
The article portrays LBJ labeling Nixon as a deferrer while praising Hubert Humphrey for early advocacy of human rights. It notes the All-Americans Council pushing Humphrey’s support among ethnic and nationality groups to mobilize backing.
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Freedom
All-Americans Council
Ribicoff Sees Humphrey Gains In Fairfield Talk
Senator Abraham Ribicoff expressed confidence that Vice President Hubert Humphrey would win the presidency. At a Fairfield Inn pre election dinner and dance attended by Congressman Donald Irwin, he said Humphrey is ahead in Connecticut and urged efforts for Irwin’s reelection. He noted Nixon’s debate refusals as behind Humphrey’s upswing and praised Irwin’s district representation while calling for active campaign work.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Fairfeld
Democratic Party
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Donald J. Irwin
Humphrey
Connecticut
Ridicoff
Richard Nixon
Ribicoff
Irwin
Ribicol
Ribicott
Don
Nixon
First
John J. Sullivan
Kieran Kilbride
Leo Grege
Neelans Proposes Day Care Plan for Welfare Mothers
Republican candidate Richard Neelans pledged 40 hours of work to establish state day care centers for children of mothers seeking job training. He accused Democrat James P. Mee Loughlin of voting against a GOP amendment to fund centers with 5 million from the General Fund. Neelans would require welfare mothers to place children in day care to receive training and enter the workforce, likening centers to pre school training facilities.
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Mr. Neelans
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George Fatsy
Wood Avenue
James P. Mee Loughlin
Neelans
Connecticut
Salmona Criticizes Jet Sale Delay to Israel
Stella Salmona Republican candidate in the Third district sent a telegram to President Johnson criticizing the administration for delaying the sale of supersonic jets to Israel. In New Haven she accused Democrats of playing politics with world security.
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Stella Salmona
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Third
Johnson
Israel
Zionist Organization of America
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