Nils Erickson Named Ringmaster for 1970 Festival
Nils C. Erickson of 160 Fairfield Woods Fairfield elected 1970 Ringmaster for the Barnum Festival at a Board of Managers meeting. Erickson originated the Swedish Jenny Lind contest and served as vice president before retirement. He joins long service leaders and multiple committees were appointed for the coming year.
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Veregram
Brinsko
Nils
C. Erickson
Robert J. Magee
Nils C. Erickson
Fairfield Woods
Fairfield
Erickson
Ec Bcomb-Milford, Steel
Asc
Thons
Mora Plegue
Ton ‘Gelfand
John’Goldeman
Martin
Moonjion
Feéderick ‘Sciief. Service
John. Welch
Laurence
Nicholas
Gigvanetti
Barnum
Joint Waste Disposal Talks Between Trumbull and Newtown
Trumbull and Newtown officials discuss a shared waste disposal plan. Selectman Clarence Heitann says a southern Newtown landfill site is proposed and could solve the disposal problem for 20 to 30 years with mutual advantage. Newtown would finance 168 700 dollars from the state for condemnation of its current dump and to share facilities. a Nov. 5 town meeting will consider authorizing negotiation with another community.
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Trumbull
Newtown
Selectman
Clarence F. Heitann
Heimann
Newtown First
Board of Selectmen
Sunny and cool in Bridgeport area weather
The U S Weather Bureau reports bright skies and cool conditions in Bridgeport and vicinity with a high in the mid to upper 50s and a low near the 90s. Winds largely light, onshore 10 to 15 mph this afternoon, near zero precipitation today and tonight.
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Bridgeport
Strategist Sees Naval Crisis in Mediterranean
Rear Adm. Vincent P. Healey told a Bridgeport Lions and Navy League lunch at the Stratfield hotel that the Mediterranean faces a naval crisis due to the rapid growth of the Soviet Navy since 1964. He spoke during a Navy Day celebration and noted year by year increases in Soviet surface force. Continued on page fifteen.
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Mediterranean
Soviet Union
Vincent P. Healey
Navy Department
Strategic Warfare Division
Bridgeport
$542 Million Sliced From Foreign Aid
Washington AP Nixon administration foreign aid bill cut by $542.5 million in initial House test and faces deeper reductions. House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a $2.19 billion spending ceiling for the year starting July 1. Rep. Adair and Chairman Morgan indicate further cuts likely as the bill moves to the House.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
E. Ross Adair
Indiana
Adair
Thomas
Morgan
House committee drafts bill to extend unemployment insurance
The House Ways and Means Committee finished a draft to extend federal state unemployment insurance for over four million workers. The completed bill will be introduced soon with a formal report prepared later. Coverage under the bill would include about 5.3 million workers the Labor Department had recommended. The committee rejected a proviso.
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Washington
House
Labor Department
Hart Certain Senate Will Nix Haynsworth
Frederick Mensch 59 of West Hartford dies after long GE Local 203 union career. Survived by Irene Mensch and four siblings. services to be held in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Article notes Mensch’s role as international field representative and building committee member for the union.
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Hart
West Hartford
Frederick
Mensch
Ontents
Bridgeport
Orth
General Electric Local 203
JIVE
Enatore
Plaves Union
West-Hartford
F ‘Eral Electric Company
Penn
Sylvania
Hallett
Streat
Irene’ Mensch
Alta’Marie Mensch
DeAnne Crabtree
Milford
Nanticoke
Meany Plans War Chest For GE Strikers
AFL CIO President George Meany announced plans to raise a multimillion dollar fund to support 147 000 GE workers on a nationwide strike. He met with President Nixon at the White House and backed nonintervention, urging GE to accept a fair contract while warning management and stockholders. The AFL CIO outlined the strike’s purpose and sought a realistic settlement.
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Washington
AFL: Cio
George Meary
General Electric Co
Meany
White House
Nixon
Aflcio Executive Council
Labor Council
J. W. Abel
J. W. Abel, Longshoremen’s
Thomas W.gleason
Joseph D. Keenan
The
Brotherhood of Electrical
Mayoral Forum Reveals City Computer System Plan
At Olivet Congregational Church Hall the League of Women Voters hosted a Bridgeport forum with 55 attendees. Albert M. Perrécco outlined plans to seek a $300,000 federal grant to create a computerized information system for police, fire, and civil defense. Mayor Curran examined the test night as the Democratic candidate faced three opponents for re election.
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League’ of Women Voters
Olivet
Bridgeport
Albert” M. Perrécco
Police, Fire ,and Civil Defense Department
Curran
Supreme Court Ends All Deliberate Speed in Desegregation
The Supreme Court declared that a segregated school system is no longer permissible and that all districts must immediately operate unitary schools. The ruling ends the all deliberate speed doctrine and affects 30 Mississippi districts granted delays until December 1, reinforcing immediate desegregation across the nation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Springfield
Mass
UPI
U.S
Ice Department-Mississippi
U.S. Circuit
New Orleans
Theater manager charged in obscene film case at Arcade
Detective notes recount initial showing at the Arcade in Springfield attended by about 150 people. The second show led to confiscation of the film. Acting theater manager Frank Curran, 32, of Portland Maine, charged with possessing an obscene print.
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Frank
Arcade
Springfield
Theefilm
Frank Curran
Portland
Maine
Cracks Open Cliffside Homes Along San Pedro Bluff
In San Pedro California a widening fissure along a Pacific Ocean bluff threatens or has swallowed parts of several homes including David Dangler's living room foyer and patio. The crack runs about 300 feet along a row of cliffside houses and up to 30 feet deep in places, with no clear containment as residents report further damage. Peggy Slater, two blocks from the bluff, describes the dramatic collapse as a jaw dropping warning.
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San Pedro
Calif
David Dangler
Los Angeles
Dangler’s
Peggy
Slater
Pacific Ocean
Hillside
House Backs Broad Coal Mine Safety Bill in Commanding Vote
The House approved a sweeping coal mine health and safety bill by 389 to 4 to reduce dust and lung disease, require better ventilation, install safety gear, and increase inspections. Opponents cited potential mine closures amid tougher penalties and expanded enforcement.
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Washington
House
James M. Collins
Rtex
David W. Dennis
R-Ind
Earl F. Landgrebe
William J. Scherle
Iowa
National Coal Associaton
Senate Unit OKs Cut In Taxes for Singles
In a 24 hour session the Senate Finance Committee approved a plan to lower income taxes for single persons, estimating annual relief around 445 million dollars. The measure, tied to the Gore proposal, would raise the personal exemption to 1000 dollars and adjust brackets, while keeping relief in line with the House bill's heads of household approach.
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Senate Unit
Oks
Washington
Albert Gore
Treasury Co
Senate
Pene House
Sen
Cease-Fire Hope Fades in Mideast Clash
Arab guerrillas led by Al Fatah and Lebanese factions clash near the Syrian border and in Beirut as talks for a 24 hour halt stall. Government denial and continued fighting loose momentum with students at American University amid ongoing hostilities in east and southeast Lebanon.
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Associated Press
al Fatah Arab
Amman
Beirut
Fatah
Thel
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Peter LaPorta
Uington
Friedberg
Charles Bontati
Martin Moofjian
James Dolan
Exickson
Estelle LaChance
William Hawkins
U.S. Weather Bureau
Secret
Ron Pontius
Nancy Hanks
Tricia Nixon
Haynsworth
Fred Mensch
GE Strikers
George Meany
Moral
SRUW
Stratford
James V. Landino
Mother Nature
Telegram
Marian Page
Abbyvee
Dr. Brandstadt
M.D
Financial News
Jacoby On Bridge
Polly’s
Mideast
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