Well known suspect in Waterbury courthouse shooting spree
Arthur F. Sweeney, 35, a heavily arrested figure in Waterbury, fired a pistol in a courthouse incident injuring four. He was held on 400000 bail and charged with four counts of attempted murder after grabbing a gun from an officer during a struggle with a public defender.
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Waterbury
Sweeney
Cheshire Reformatory
Sullivan
Common Pleas Court
Bedlam
Michael J. Bolton
St. Mary’s Hospital
Edward J. McCarthy Jr
Middlebury
Kelly Dullard
Naugatuck
McCarthy
Dullard
John C. Luddy
Luddy
Bolton
Arthur Sweeney
New York City
Conn
New Haven
UPI
Arson Trial Star Witness Labeled Pathological Liar
New Haven AP report says star witness John W. Shaw faces defense attacks as the Sponge Rubber arson trial enters final days. Defense lawyers label him a pathological liar, claiming he fabricated testimony to secure leniency. Moeller, Tiche, and others face trial in the case tied to a Shelton plant explosion.
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New Haven
John W. Shaw
Sponge Rubber Products
Shaw
U.S. District Court
Pittsburgh
Shelton Ee
Charles D. Moeller
Gridersville
Ohio
One Rubber
Dennis C. Tiche
Bogers
Tiche
Dennis Tiche
Dennis Curtis
Art
FBI
Aero
Moeller
Shelton
Winter Lobstering Ban Favored Around Block Island
Dennis J. Murphy Jr. of Rhode Island state DN R says he agrees with Block Island lobstermen to ban winter fishing. After hearings a decision on a one mile or two mile ban will be announced. Local lobster men say winter fishing harms stocks due to out of town boats from Point Judith and Newport. They propose a January first to April first annual ban.
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Block Island
R.I
Dennis J. Murphy Jr
State Department of Natural Resources
Murphy
Point Judith
Newport
Cianci criticized after attendance at lesbian speaker cue
Providence mayor Vincent Cianci Jr faced complaints after he attended a Rhode Island Women's Political Caucus event featuring Elaine Noble a Massachusetts Democratic state representative who identifies as a lesbian feminist Noble delivered the keynote while Cianci a Republican offered welcoming remarks at the gathering in Providence Rhode Island
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Providence
Vincent A. Cianci Jr
Cianci
Rhode Island Women’s Political Caucus
Elaine Noble
Massachusetts
Dead Man Cleared Of Jai Alai Take In Hartford
A one man grand jury cleared former Democratic state and national party chairman John M Bailey of taking $200000 in payoffs connected to jai alai. The report criticized two New Britain politicians but urged no arrests, and suggested promoter David Friend may have kept the money. It also blamed other state officials for the mess and noted Bailey died last April.
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Hartford
National Party
Paul Manafort
John L. Sullivan
Connecticut Sport Enterprises Inc
Bailey
Johnson
Kennedy
Friend
Hollywood
Fla
State Gaming Commission
CSE
John M. Bailey
David Friend
Unity Call To Solve New England Problems By Gov Salmon
Vermont Governor Salmon urges six New England states to unite on economic energy and transportation challenges. He notes regionalism strengthens influence with federal funds and defends aggressively pursuing grants for Vermont as he departs two regional posts amid internal disputes. He stresses a unified regional stance over individual state gains.
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Montpelier
New England
Govham
Salmon
New England Regional Commission
NERC
a_thore
Newngland Governors’ Conference
Commission
Stowe
Maine
James Longley
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Vermont
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Supt. Sullivan
Court of Common Pleas
Arthur F
Aerie Entleman
INUS
the Luce
Goodyear Welt Construction
Colonial Shoe Store
Kennebunk
SACO
Census Bureau
Cek
Quentin Hinton
Hinton
Thomas A. Thomas
Thomas
Connecticut
France
Orida
Police
Tion Complex
East
Nee
H.P. Disposer
Tax Inc
Pillsbury Plumbing & Heating Inc
South
National Farmers Organization
N.E
Mont
Associated Press
Voice of
Pomroy’s
Deering Ave
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