Local Fife and Drum Corps Aims to Defend State Title
The Naugatuck Fife and Drum Corps will defend its Connecticut state crown at the 84th Connecticut Fifers and Drummers Association Convention on The Green in Prospect. The event features a 11:30 a.m. parade and 12:30 p.m. competitions with ensembles from New York New Jersey and Massachusetts joining Connecticut groups. Members should meet at 9:45 a.m. with uniforms and lunch. transportation is by VFW Crusader Post No. 1946. The corps seeks to maintain the Junior Modern Playing title won since 1959 after a first in playing at last Saturday’s East Haven event. Individual awards were earned by Mary Galeski and Claudia Jackowski with top placements in majoring twirling and manual of arms, plus a second for appearance.
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Naugatuck Fife and Drum Corps
Connecticut Fifers and Drummers Association
Prospect
Prospect Drum Corps
VFW Crusader
Naugatuck Corps
East Haven
Mary Galeski
Claudia Yackowski
Janet Fitzgerald
Teresa Cilfone
Kennedy Returns to Senate Amid Questions on Chappaquiddick
Ed Kennedy returns to the Senate for the first time since the Chappaquiddick tragedy. He is greeted by colleagues, discusses tax matters, and defers questions about the July incident. Senate leadership and reporters surround him as he resumes duties, offering no new statements on the Kopechne case.
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Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
GOP
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Edmund S. Muskie
D.maine
Ernest F. Hollings
Des. C
Russell B. Long
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Massachusetts District Attorney
Miss Kopechne
Vegas notes from a New York observer at the Riviera
A New York writer reflects on Las Vegas as a global entertainment hub. He compares the city favorably to New York, noting the Riviera’s luxury status and the presence of diverse visitors from doctors to midwesterners. The piece captures hotel opulence, showbiz stars on site, and the casino culture mixing locals and travelers. It also mentions encounters with celebrities and a tongue in cheek poke at New York’s late-night scene.
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Broadway
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Dominie
Billy Graham
Circuit Court Dispositions In Waterbury Court Yesterday
Walter A Okoski of 23 Rubber Ave was fined 15 for failure to obey a State Traffic Commission sign. Mary Rynecki of 16 42 Morris Rd was fined 15 for failing to obey a traffic control signal. Anthony J Luzio of 22 72 Aetna St was fined 15 for evading responsibility and disobeying an officer's signal.
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John Ottaviano
Walter A. Okoski
Rubber Ave
State Traffic Commission
Mary Rynecki
Morris Rd
Anthony J. Luzio
Aetna St
Waterbury Common Pleas suits filed in Sept 1968
Kathleen Barry of Naugatuck sues Professional Park Inc over a 15,000 claim for fracture of a foot. Naugatuck Savings Bank sues Efrain Perez and Evelyn Perez over an 11,900 mortgage on 120 Scott St with foreclosure and costs. Francis Wragg and Anita Wrogeg of Naugatuck sue Domenic J. Zullo and Mary G. Zullo over an unfulfilled property transfer agreement seeking 15,000.
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Waterbury
Francis Wragg
Anita Wrogeg
Naugatuck
Domenic J. Zullo
Mary G. Zullo
Wolcott
Hijacker Sentenced Ties to Transcontinental Flight Drama
Perry, moved from Windsor Locks to Scranton then Philadelphia en route to Los Angeles, menaced a plane hostess with a discarded razor blade over Oklahoma, prompting an emergency return. The 131 aboard faced a Cuba detour, while Perry awaits 15 to 30 years for robbery in New York and robs armed in Massachusetts. his wife’s listed address cited Calu Met City, Dl.
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Bloomfield Man To Face Murder Count
A Bloomfield resident Lawrence Delafose, was expected to be brought from New York City to face a murder charge for killing his wife Doris 28. The body was found in the couple’s Bloomfield home after an autopsy in Hartford determined a blunt instrument caused death. Delafose wrote a fatalistic letter and was found in Central Park after overdosing on narcotics. He is also wanted for susplicense driving indecent exposure and indecent assault.
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New York City
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St. Francis Hospital
Hartford
New York
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Metropolitan Hospital
West Hartford
Unorthodox Henry V Shocks Stratford Crowd with Modern Vision
Review hails Len Cariou in Henry V for a bold Stratford staging that starts before the curtain with onstage pyro and a prelude vibe. The production blends ultra modern and period costuming, rewarding patient theatergoers with a brisk, startling, highly effective retelling led by Cariou and a disciplined supporting cast.
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Carton
Swim Program's Final Week Begins Monday at NHS Pool
The Learn To Swim program reaches its final week as attendance surpasses 5,000, with 4,865 counted through today. Held at the Alex Gimbo Sullivan Memorial Pool at Naugatuck High School, borough youngsters can still join with no pre-registration. Five and six-year-olds meet at 9 a.m., seven and eight at 10 a.m., and nine and older at 11.
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Alex “Gimbo” Sullivan
Naugatuck High School
GOP Theater Party Set For Aug 18 Mame Show
Republicans of the Fifth District sponsor a theater party at Oakdale on Monday August 18 to see Mame starring Janice Paige. Tickets are selling well. For reservations contact Republican Town Committee Chairman Henry Dean at 729-7773 or John Minicucel at 729-8218 or Mrs. Alice Clark at 729-6973.
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GOP
Janice Paige
Republican Town Committee
Henry Dean
John Minicucel
Alice Clark
Gunfighter's Condition Fair After Shootout
A 24 year old Killingworth man William Kim was wounded in a shootout with state troopers in Middletown and is in fair condition in the ICU at Middlesex Memorial Hospital. He is charged with two counts of assault to commit murder after exchanging fire from a garage roof. William Douglas of Colchester barracks was wounded in the leg and treated and released. He had been drinking before the gun duel.
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Middletown
Old County Jail To Get New Role
The 159 year old Tolland County jail will be repurposed as the Town of Tolland’s municipal building. The front will house town administration and the rear will host the Tolland County Historical Society as its headquarters.
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Hartford
UPI
Tolland County
John N. Dempsey
Town of Tolland
Tolland County Historical Society
Plaster Rain Hits State Capitol in Wet Connecticut Summer
Hartford reports plaster falls in the Connecticut State Capitol as heat and humidity loosen cement walls causing several inch to four foot diameter debris. Building supervisor Joseph D. Ursin notes similar problems across August in other similar structures. The official recalls prior incidents at the same building. The article adds a stray line about the 1066 Battle of Hastings.
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Joseph D. Ursin
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Haircut Price Raises Spark Union Pay Demands
Bridgeport union barbers began charging three dollars for adult haircuts with two fifty on weekdays and three on Saturdays for children. The move aims to cover rising living costs and uphold wage standards, while independent ex‑union barbers countered by raising prices to two seventy‑five for adults.
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