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The Bridgeport Post from Bridgeport, Connecticut • Page 60

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THE BRIDGEPORT SUNDAY POST, OCTOBER 15. 1967 C--SEVENTEEN Museum Schedules Film, on Hollywood STAMFORD The Stamford Museum and Nature center will offer showing 0 the movie "Hollywood: The Golden Years" Oct. 2S'at 2 p.m. This film covers the history of the movies from 1919-1929 and is considered the mqst" complete history of the silent films ever made. The film won ait award at the Columbus Film Festival.

It accents both important movie personalities and movie events during the great era of silent movies. Running time for the movie is 54 minutes. The film will be shown promptly at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the Museum's main building. There will be no charge and seats will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Frederick C. Noblin, left, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Noblin of 49 Charles street, Stratford, is shown in a recent visit at Than Long lars An'administrative specialist, Sgt.

Noblin works with school officials in establishing year-long scholarships for Vietnamese teenagers and also helps in coordinating other activities, collection and distribution of clothing for the needy. EDITOR'S NOTE--The Reds, inlense bombordmenl ol con Thiert Hal slacked oil, but that's still the most dangerous place in South Vietnam. How it is lor the U.S. Alorines there is described in this dispatch by a journalist who spent a week ot Con Thien. The men he writes ol have since been relieved by another detachment, hut Con Thien remains the main target lor Communist artillery, and similar scenes continue at the Marines' other dug-ln positions near the border with North vielnom.

They pull their thread: closer over their cars a "If it isn't lhat. it's the rain) Bambi Linn, the noted chore- jpress themselves tighter a the mud and the water in ographer. will conduct a against the mud. Incoming artil-jthe bunkers and vour feet i i rlass for rounds hiss overhead Rn like pasie'and then dam Cla55 I then the mud shudders as the smell had because you keep them dry. round splatters and explodes.

Sgt. Lawrence Brown of Philadelphia shakes with the rcvcr- a beration. "Or maybe it's the fond they creative can't! women at the Bridgeport Jewish Community center beginning tomorrow through Nov. 6. Miss Linn has appeared In tha cigarette to living with the war.

To keeps shaking between his lips, them it's a hut dog irar some- It's not a bad wound, but it's the thm to gloss over while they third time he's been hit-his to ihe sports pages. GIRLS-WOMEN I Switchboard (P.B.X.) Training Do You Have A Voice With A Smile? Then You.Too Can Be A Telephone Operalor! 1 SHORT'CLASSES 1IVE BOARDS 'MODERATE RATES MORNING, EVENING CLASSES 1 TREE PLACEMENT SERVICES APPROVED BY CONN. STATE IOARD OF EDUCATION WRITE OH CALL FOR INFORMATION NO COUNTY SCHOOLS 3787 MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT-- 374-6187 third 'urple Heart. 'What are you going to do?" asks Lt. Mike George of Erie, the plaloon leader.

"Your third wound. Do you want to go home?" A man who had been hit three times used to be sent out of Vietnam automatically. Lately it has become the option of the individual Marine, to stay or go. and a new classification, wounds is gone into effect. "It's up to you," George says to the doctor as he wraps the arm in- a white gauze bandage.

II The injured man looks around at the others in the medical bunker of Kilo Company's 3rd platoon. He whispers' "No, I'll go." Then his face is cracked by a smile and he seems to wonder whether he's made the right decision. He seems to wonder what the members of his fire team will think of his decision to leave them. "Don't feel sorry, man," a corpsman says. "You're going home with three Hearts.

That's enough." For the.others. life goes.on at Con Thien--in the mud. All of Con Thien is mud--the Marines walk in it, sit in sleep in it. Sometimes the Marines themselves appear to be made of mud, so thick does the slimey red coating collect on a Brown belongs to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 9lh Marines. Some of his men gather around his mudhole as the rounds let up and begin falling outside the perimeter of the post.

"When we first came, saving ourselves was the least of priorities," Brown says. "We thought it was just a war of a few bophy- traps and a units of irregu- ilars. But these people we're same th have to wait for the water in the craters to go down before you can look through the rubbish. Sometimes Among her TV credits were appearances on "The Seven Lively N'BC spectacular, the Ed- Sullivan show, the Steve Allen show, the Andy Williams spectacular and many other shows. She also has appeared in night clubs, summer stock, and various concerts, including an appearance as a soloist for the "If you need water sometimes you go to the other craters and help yourself and fill your canteens.

Or maybe you just wash in the muddy pool." In the dim light, he stops and seems to reflect on Hie on the mud hills of Con Thien. He fighting up here are as professional as we are. They have the equipment and now what matters is that you make it through and save your skin. "It's real war. You feel like a little man in a big game." In a bunker near observation post No.

3, atop one of Con Thien's three hills, three men sit in the sooty light of diesel fuel burning in a ration tin. "They don't know what it's like," one man says of the people back home, "to. watch the rounds being walked -up toward you, 50 meters at a your sandbagged hootch right in the path of the 'mortars. "Another 50 and the rounds will land right on top of you and if you've never felt fear and prayed before, you do then. You just wait for it.

You shake and American Ballet company at the World Festival in Spoleto, scratches the blond stubble on Italy. ihis dirty face: Miss Linn has taught dance at Carnegie Hall, the West in Music School, and is currently at center in wait for the skills you, 50 meters at a crying like a baby." to reach time, your The Marines lie in their mud Then another man picks up Shop Rorvette's tremendous selection of Famous Name home appliances! EEECTRICW coated surface Control Master uniform heat and detaches so pan can be ELECTRIC SPRAY-STEAM-DRY IRON "Water Window" eliminates overflow and guessing 1 Manual system provides fine, misty spray on any setting. Iron wash 'n wear fabrics -with extra confidence 1 OMBINATION OSTER "IMPERIAL" OPENER-SHARPENER 2-SPEED BLENDOR -f AO 15.98 LADY SCHICK BEAUTY SALON WITH BEAUTIFYING MIST Mist moisturizes and sets hair in less than 20 minutes! Reduces color condition time up to LADY SCHICK CONSOLETTE PORTABLE HAIR DRYER 4 temperature for 'fast, comfortable drying! Portable and so compact for easy, fast storage. 19. All New LADY SCHICR FACIAL WITH BEAUTIFYING MIST Includes "Introductory Offer" of Cotys Beauty Climate Kit with veil, cleans toner and mask.

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TILL 10 P.M. RECEIVES CROWNS--Marcia Scinto, of Trumbull, receives her crown from Leonard Cocco, after Being chosen yesterday as Miss Bridgeport Sons of Italy. She is in Bristol today to compete for the state title with candidates from'other lodges in Connecticut. Mr. Cocco is venerable of the lodge here.

Contest Beauty Is Named By Sons of Italy Lodge A Sikorsky Aircraft tenographer from Castelfranco, taly, has been chosen as Miss Bridgeport Sons Italy. Brown-eyed Maria Scinto, 20, 7 Rempsen street, Trumbull, in Bristol today to vie for the (ate crown with girls from other odges in Connecticut. A $500 cholarsnip and a number of other awards 'go to the winner. Miss Scinto came to America the age of 11 when she was dopted by her. parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph S. Scinto. "I love the United States very she said. Miss Scinto attended local grammer schools and graduated vith honors from Trumbull High chool last year.

Leonard Cocco, venerable of the Sons of Italy lodge, said Miss Scinto was after interviews with contestants. Mr. Cocco presented her with crown and a bouquet of roses behalf of the Sons of Italy lub. Miss Scinto is active with the American Legion auxiliary, ths? CYO and the YWCA. Miss Scinto returned to'Italy- this past summer to visit and relatives.

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