Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post Pricing and Details
The notice lists publication facts for The Bridgeport Telegram and Bridgeport Post, including publishing times, exchange service, and pricing. Subscription rates are given for 1 year 6 months and 3 months with and without the Sunday Post, plus single copies, and regional beyond 150 miles pricing. It notes AP affiliation and postal details.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport Telegram
Dial
THE
Post Publishing Company
Morning
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Audit Bureau of
Sunday Post
Sun Post
Associated Press
Johnson faces uphill fight as Democrats risk House losses
The Harris poll shows Democrats 52 to 48 over Republicans in the House, threatening several seats beyond freshmen. With several unopposed races and rising GOP momentum seven weeks before election, Johnson must intensify campaigns to counter the trend and protect the historic Congress record.
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Johnson
House
Harris
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Clarence J. Brown Jr
Ohio
James H. Quillen
John J. Duncan
Tennessee
Silvio O. Conte
Massachusetts
Edward P. Boland
John A. Blatnik
Minnesota
Congress
Johnson’s 1036 Days in White House Spark 1968 Kennedy Talk
The piece notes Lyndon B. Johnson reached 1036 days in office linking him to John F. Kennedy’s tenure. Supporters tout civil rights bills and Great Society poverty programs as Johnson’s record while Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign highlights the 89th Congress as aligning with his late brother’s ideas. observers discuss future party nominating prospects potentially shifting to Kennedy by 1968.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
89Th Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Debate Over 7 Percent Tax Credit Review Gains Steam
At the National Industrial Conference Board convocation in New York the repeal of the 7 per cent tax credit on investment in new machinery drew sharp lines. Roger M. Blough of United States Steel opposed the repeal while George Meany of the AFL CO supported it, arguing it would curb inflation.
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Congress
Johnson
National Industrial Conference Board
New York
Roger M. Blough
United States Steel
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Blough
Meany and Blough Clash Over Automation's Impact on Jobs
Meany argues automated plants boost capacity faster than demand, risking job losses as production outpaces purchasing power. Blough counters automation is needed to meet foreign competition and protect American jobs, noting the 7 percent rebate spurs growth and should not be dropped.
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Meany
Blough
United States
Census counter shows rapid rise to 200 million in 1970
The Census Bureau unveils a new lobby population counter noting 197,346,117 people in 1966 and projecting 200 million near year end. It details births deaths immigration and emigration rates, estimating a net gain of about 6,400 Americans daily and a 200 million milestone by 1970.
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Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Half Time Drills and Democratic Debate Echoes
A feature on marching band precision at football games praising performers who master complex forms under all weather while playing. It contrasts band hustle with quiet appreciation and links the discipline to broader efforts, then shifts to commentary on political rhetoric about interest rates and a note on Warsaw Pact war games and Europe’s communist unity.
Freshman support for LBJ slips in 1966 68 vote roll call
A Congressional Quarterly study finds that first term Democrats in 1968 backed President Johnson on 77 percent of 48 roll calls through Aug 10, down from 82 percent of 112 votes in 1965. Northern freshmen showed larger drops than southern peers as GOP support rose among Republicans.
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Democratic House
Johnson
Congressional Quarterly
Congress
House
Connecticut
Donald J. Irwin
Midwest
Gale Schisler
Ill
Stanley L. Greigg
Iowa
John Conyers Jr
Mich
E. S. Johnny Walker
N.M
Walter H. Moeller
Ohio
Robert E. Sweeney
David S. King
Utah
Thomas S. Foley
Wash
Floyd V. Hicks
John A. Race
Wis
Tono Roncalio
Wyo
John G. Dow
N. Y
N. Neiman Craley Jr
James A. Mackay
Cga
George W. Grider
Tenn
Great Society
South
Maston O’neal
Speedy 0. Long
Walter B Jones
N. C
Earle Cabell
Texas
Richard C. White
David FE. Satterfield
Open Arms program aids Viet Cong defectors in Saigon
Report on the Chieu Ho i Open Arms refugee program in Saigon detailing Viet Cong defectors 1965 totals to 11124 rising to 11312 by August and projected to 45000 next year. Profiles include Dran Van Li from An Xuyen and Y Dot Nie from Ban Me Thuat, with accounts of indoctrination, hardship, and post defection lives.
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Saigon
Dran van Li¢é
Dran van Li
Rach-Gia
South Viet Nam
An Xuyen
U Minh
Drang van Li
Viet Cong
Youth S Association
Viet Song
Chieu Hoi
Ban Me Thuoat
Highlands
Dot Nie
Y Dot Nie
Johnson keeps Humphrey in the dark on 1968 ticket
The article analyzes President Johnson’s secrecy about selecting a running mate with Vice President Humphrey. It notes Humphrey’s heavy workload, loyalty to Johnson, and growing uncertainty about his place in a potential 1968 ticket as Kennedy looms as a rival.
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Johnson
Hubert M. Humphrey
JFK
LBJ
John TF
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Humphrey
Atty
Robert IF
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
New York
Dent
St. Louis
White House
Sad sight of Red Guards in China tour shocks Canadian visitor
Veola Dell Hong Kong AP reports during a 17 day China tour that teen Red Guards humiliated elders with dunce caps, while crowds welcomed foreigners with clapping. Lin Piao urged attacks on party enemies, peasants and workers spared. guide notes cultural revolution aims to replace old customs with new. The writer describes drab dress, uniform hair, and limited color or jewelry outside Beijing.
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Veola Dell
Hong Kong
Communist
China
Red Guards
Communist Party
Mao
Peking
Lin Piao
Mao Tse-tung
Red Guard
Political car salesman analogies in Connecticut campaign invective
In a critique of the Clayton Gengras effort, John Bailey derides the opponent’s tactics and adjectives. The piece compares political campaigning to selling used cars, warning that overpromising harms credibility and career.
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Clayton Gengras
John Dempsey
Gengras
John Bailey
Bailey
Comic Dictionary Read Aloud Nuisance Education Joke
A comic dictionary entry jokes about literacy as a form of education whose downside only becomes clear when someone insists on reading aloud. The quip turns on the clash between written language and public reading.
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