Navy Wife Pleads Guilty In Slaying Trial Climax
In New London Massachusetts Navy Lt. Cmdr. John Foster was killed by his wife Antoinette Foster who pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the fifteenth day of testimony. The court set sentencing for April 7 and discharged the jury. The defense argued mental instability amid marital troubles dating to 1959. Three young sons are cared for by relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Navy
John Foster
Antoinette Foster
Marc Rubestein
North Haven
Yale Medical School
Rubenstein
Foster
Fosters
Driver Fined After Hit-Run Crash in Fairfield
Si las R. Parks, 55, of 668 Black Rock Turnpike Fairfield, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to hit-and-run evading responsibility. He received 100 fine for leaving the scene and 25 for driving without a license. police said he fled after striking another vehicle near Pembroke and Hamilton streets March 3 and was caught blocks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Pembroke
Hamilton Streets
Henry Naruk
Underwood
Silas R. Parks
Black Rock Turnpike
Parks
Polar expedition leaves Montreal to reach North Pole by motor sleds
An eight man team led by Ralph S Plaisted departs Eureka on Lilesmere Island to reach the North Pole by mid April. They traverse Nansen Sound at 20 below zero with a 30 mile per hour wind and plan to clear ice for supply aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Arctic
North Pole
Ralph S. Plaisted
Eureka
Lilesmere Island
Canada
Northwest Territories
Nansen Sound
Plaisted
St. Paul, Minn
Pole
Adm
Robert E. Peary
Geographic North Pole
U.S
Fire destroys Putnam linen rental building
A large wooden one story frame building housing Pioneer Linen Rental Service in Putnam burned Tuesday night. Losses may exceed 209000 with the structure over 50 years old and only partial insurance. Fire crews from Putnam and West Thompson contained flames that at one point threatened seven nearby houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam (Ap
Pioneer Linen Rental Service
Richard Smith
Oxford
Mass
Putnam
West Thompson
Smith
Stamford Man Indicted in Theft Of Aluminum
George G. David, about 50, of Stamford, indicted by a federal grand jury on theft charges involving 73,000 pounds of aluminum discs worth 25,400 dollars. Discs stolen from shipments between Stamford and Port Chester between February 8 and 28, owned by Metal Foil Corp of Columbus, Ohio, and shipped from Tube Investments of the U S Ltd of Stamford. David, a former employee, faced a bench warrant and bond set at 7500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nartford
George G. David
Stamford
U. S
John V. Cassidenta
Port Chester
N. Y
Cassidento
Metal Flo), Corporation
Columbus
Ohio
Tube
U. S. Ltd
Company of Stamford
David
M. Joseph Blumenfeld
Fairfield air deemed clean by health director
Fairfield public health director Dr. H. Patterson Harris told 20 Jaycees that studies show the air is very good and that efforts to maintain it continue. He noted a new air pollution ordinance took effect last Monday and that full time sanitarians will monitor pollution starting July. He urged switching from No 6 to No 4 oil and said Fairfield seeks $21,000 more from the Federal government, having already received $35,000 for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
H. Patterson Harris
Fairfield Jaycees
Ward's
Post Road
Harris
Edward Bannon
Bridgeport
Stratfield
Board of Selectmen
Fairfield Allready
Five Winners Earn Safety Awards From Tool and Die Unit
Five winners of a safety feature contest were honored at a Tool and Die Association meeting at the Fairway Restaurant. Gold awards went to Carl Wiberg Stratford C and W Tool Co Richard F Mlogre Bridgeport Moore Special Tool Joseph Caggianello Bridgeport Central Tool and Machine gold plaque went to Walter L Lowry Danbury silver to O R Teruzzi Fairfield Tool Bridgeport. The awards recognized initiatives to improve buildings machinery and employee working conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tool & Die Association
Fairway
Carl Wiberg
C and W Tool Company
Stratford
Richard F. Mlogre
Moore Special Tool Company
Bridgeport
Joseph Caggianello
Central Tool and Machine Company
Walter L. Lowry
Lowry Engineering Company
Danbury
O. R. Teruzzi
Fairfield Tool, Company
Judge Penalizes Bond Jumpers In Danbury
In Danbury Circuit Court Judge John Casale forfeited a bond for Arthur C. Lane after he failed to appear for driving under suspension. The same day James R. Jones received 15 extra days for driving while suspended, with two other charges dropped as unknowing acts by his client. Additional fines were levied for procuring liquor with a false ID and improper trash disposal near a conservation area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
John Spain
Jones
Casale
Donald EL. Casey, Jr
Bridgeport
Newtown
Honard A. Schump
Freddys Lane
Brookfield
Bridgewater
Strike Authority Granted Over Seniority Dispute in Fairfield
Local 265 of the International Union of Electrical Workers won strike authority to begin Friday at midnight if Electric Storage Battery at 2190 Post Road Fairfield does not concede on seniority. Negotiations at Fairfield Motor Inn adjourned with a union rejection of the company’s seniority proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Union of Electrical Workers
Electric Storage Battery Company
Post Road
Fairfield
Fairfield Motor Inn
George Sophy
Local 265
Sophy
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Major Oil CO
Lou Virelli
Ser
Howard Johnson
Milford
Conn
United Parcel Service
IBM
Hoffman Fuel
Weston Woods Studio
Weston, Conn
Tool & Die
Ferro Corp. Cordo Division
Smith Street
Norwalk
Mohawk Tool & Die
Wassell Organization, Inc
Sylvan Road
Westport
Connecticut
Branch
American Assoc, of Industrial Management
Whitney Avenue
Hamden
United Engineering & Mfg. Go., Inc
Ketcham Road
Onnecticut
Westchester County
THE
Stevenson Machine Tool CO
Ross & Roberts, Inc
Broad St
Toke
Frascatore
Cadillac
Oldsmobile, Inc
Joe Preston
SVC
MGR
Frascatore Cadillac
OLDS
Bridgeport Ave
Shelton
Coastal Abrasive & Tool CO
Merritt Industrial Park
Merritt Pkwy
Turnbull, Conn
Machinists
CMS
C. D. Peterson
Peterson
Eagle Pencil Company
Eagle Road
Danbury Tar
Automotive Mechanics
Howard Johnson'’S Motor Lodge
Boston Post Road
Alexander's
Post Shopping Center
Charles Holt
Bullard
the Bullard Company
Canfield Ave
Eavel Opportunity
M.T.M
Fuschillo
General Time Corp
Thomaston, Conn
Remington Arms Co., Inc
Barnum Avenue
Technipower
Benrus Subsidiary
Technipower A
Marshall ST
Toolmakers
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