Political Debate Stoppage Sought by American Party
The American party has filed suit to halt presidential debates, arguing its candidate cannot participate. A U.S. District Court hearing is set in Washington next Friday as leaders including Archbishops Bernardin and Cooke press positions after meetings with Carter. Mondale outlines foreign policy while Dole defends oil industry jobs amid Texas support for Ford-Dole ticket.
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Terence Cardinal Cooke
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South Bend
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Minnesota
Mandale
Dole
Texas
Ronald Reagan
Ford-Dole
Kansas
Kissinger to Lead Diplomatic Shuttle Amid Regional Moves
A high powered State Department team will accompany Henry Kissinger on a new shuttle diplomacy mission. William D. Rogers Lawrence Eagleburger William Schaufele and Winston Lord join the trip. The group may pass over Rhodesia en route from Zambia to South Africa.
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Winston Lord
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Zambia
South Africa
First televised convention in Philadelphia 1948
The first televised political convention took place in Philadelphia in 1948 where President Harry S Truman delivered his acceptance speech at 2 a.m. The event marked a milestone in broadcast politics.
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Harry Truman
Postal service reorganization eyed for self sufficiency
The mail rate total has reached 3 billion over five years since the postal system was reorganized. A seven member Commission on Postal Service would study financing, services provided, and rate setting. Its forthcoming report is expected to trigger a major congressional review next year.
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Abbreviations debate stirs postal mail usage
Geiger backs using familiar state abbreviations while acknowledging regional mail centers adopt new codes. A Postal Service spokesman says abbreviations aid computer processing in a computer age, though not required for personal letters. Jamison Cain notes businesses favor the change, claiming error correction via optical scanners. The National Geographic Society, founded 1888, is cited as the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution.
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City Eyes Rating System for Restaurants
The city considers a public rating system for eateries after a Humane Affairs board member urged a display of restaurant ratings. Ralph Innacell heads the board which will invite Henry Gross to discuss authority, while Samuel Derman reviews legal basis and seeks better public awareness beyond routine inspections.
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Restaurateurs
Fairfield Denies Plea for Theater Intern Funds
Fairfield Board of Education rejected a proposal to pay 400 a semester for each high school student intern at Bridgeport's Downtown Cabaret Theatre. The plan aimed to send two students from each town high school, but public objections and concerns about royalty costs and program scope led to the defeat.
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Cooperative Educational Services High School
Three Convicts Deny Heist and Murder in Illinois Bank Case
Three inmates denied charges in a bank robbery and the killing of Colleen Smith Battaglia, 22, a SIU student. James Fleming Jr, Henry Fleming, and Tommie Millender pleaded not guilty to bank robbery, murder, and conspiracy in U S District Court. A fourth suspect, also indicted, was killed. FBI said Robert Fisher died in a cornfield but gave no link to the robbery.
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Danville
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Pinckneystel
Robert Fisher
Gloria Schaffer to skip salary during Senate campaign
Democratic candidate Gloria Schaffer said she will not take her $20,000 annual salary as secretary of the state from September 1 through the November election. She will continue directing the office while campaigning and has returned her official car, aiming to avoid any conflict of interest while running against Republican Lowell Weicker Jr. in Connecticut.
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Nixon staff used CIA funds for letters without receipts
GAO findings show Nixon White House staff transferred 33,656 from CIA to answer letters after the 1970 Cambodia invasion without congressional approval. Audit reports missing inventories and lacking documentation cover 58 typewriters valued at 18,006, with 19 percent of first year payments unseen proper authorization rising to 61 percent by 1974.
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Two Men Mugged on East Side in Maple Street Area
Bridgeport police investigated two separate mugging reports in the Maple street area between 10 a.m. and noon yesterday. Edwin Milton, 56, of 464 Noble Avenue, said two youths stole cash and glasses after one brandished a broom near Orcutt Boys club on Park street. Gary Lockwood, 23, of 7 Country Ridge Road, Shelton, said he struggled with three youths on Maple street near Park, losing part of a $20 bill as they tried to take it.
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Country Ridge Road
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Package Dug Up Said to Contain High Explosive
State Police unearthed a four by six by three inch box believed to hold mercury fulminate on Stanley Street near J.M. Field in New Britain. A note warned the substance would detonate if handled while a Treasury official reviewed the danger and bomb squad experts planned remote detonation at a Simsbury range.
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Bombs Thrown at Tractor Trailer Under Investigation
City detectives investigated an attempted arson against a parked tractor trailer. Thomas Lastram of 557 Union Avenue reported a fire bomb thrown at his vehicle in front of his home at 8 40 p m. Det Ozzie Paolilio stated the bomb ignited a fire before being put out.
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Solzhenitsyn Likely to Settle in Vermont
In Cavendish Vermont a friend of exiled author Alexander Solzhenitsyn bought and renovated a house amid reports the writer plans to settle in the state. The purchase signals possible relocation to Vermont as rumors circulate about Solzhenitsyn’s residence plans.
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Cornwallis challenged by Clinton over Virginia reinforcements
In early 1784 Cornwallis clashed with Clinton in New York over reinforcements for Virginia. Clinton, fearing a French American attack, initially ordered 3,000 Cornwallis troops to the city before relenting. He then told Cornwallis to secure a strong position on the Chesapeake and proposed Yorktown as a base.
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East Side Thieves Loot Home For Cash And Arms
Thieves entered the home of Angel S. Alvarado at 804 Hallett Street between morning and 7 p.m. yesterday and ransacked the residence, taking 80 in cash a 32 automatic pistol and other items. Det Herman Bailer said the Nowitz Scrap Metal company at 1067 Central Avenue was also entered nine cases of anti freeze and an electric adding machine were stolen.
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Air Quality Report From Connecticut Stations
The Department of Environmental Protection reports air pollution levels at New Haven Hartford Enfield and Groton were moderate on Friday. Derby Bridgeport show moderate levels while Greenwich and Danbury experience unhealthy air. The forecast for today calls for low pollution levels across cities.
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Jones makes dramatic debut in Yockowald at Napa venue
UPI reports Tom Jones appears in the title role of Yockowald produced in Napa California. The show centers on a dramatic act in a locale near the petrified forest at the foot of Mount St Helena.
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UPI
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Redfield Joins Cast of Scramble Film in Hollywood
William Redfield has been added to the cast of Scramble in Hollywood. The Sitka Monument in Alaska houses one of the world’s finest displays of totem poles.
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UPI
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Bridgeport Telegram Publication and Rates Listed
The Bridgeport Telegram declares itself a morning paper with 1273 established history. Subscription options include local mail plans with Sunday editions and extended delivery beyond Bridgeport, detailing daily and weekly rates and a note about Associated Press membership and exclusive rights to AP news.
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