Meskill Defends Response as Connecticut Faces A Severe Storm
Governor Meskill defended his handling of the emergency as critics accused him of traveling between Connecticut and Vermont amid fuel shortages. He urged action not talk and noted he aimed to secure federal disaster aid while visiting hardest hit towns Manchester Glastonbury and Middletown with officials and news crews.
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Governor Meskill Declares Disaster After Manchester Visit
The governor met residents at Manchester High School where evacuees sheltering in the building awaited news. He ordered a local National Guard unit to assist in cleanup and told town officials to buy state‑funded food for the emergency shelter. A freezing rain halted the aerial tour as helicopters iced over.
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Global intrigue and assassination flood a tense week
Reports tie F Donald Nixon and associates to gambling ventures in Las Vegas and the Bahamas as subpoenas shed little light on the inquiry. A Madrid state funeral is disrupted by anti royal protesters while Franco avoids the ceremony due to safety fears. In London and Dublin a terror campaign yields no injuries. In Chicago, mob boss linked gunman Richard Cain is killed in a sandwich shop shooting.
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Funerals for Edna Holton Pasquale DiGiovanni and Agatha Sciascia
Funeral notices from the Buckmiller and Albini homes list Edna Holton wife of Howards afiin of 280 Cheriyea fae with a Mass at St Francis Church. Interment in St James Cemetery. Pasquale DiGiovanni 86 of 1106 Bank St formerly 29 Easton Ave had a 9:15 a.m. service at Albini Funeral Home and Mass at St Lucy's Church. Burial in Calgary Cemetery. Agatha Sciascia 83 of 307 Washington Ave wife of Joseph to St Patrick's Church Waterbury for a solemn high Mass. calling hours today 2 to 4 and 7:40 to 9 p.m.
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Howards
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Buckmiller Funeral Home
Fairview Ave
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St. James Cemetery
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Bank St
Easton Ave
Albini
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Washington Ave
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Colosanto
Bernard J. Shea
St. Anthony’s Church
Prospect
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Waterbury
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Maria Louise Shea
Margaret Jane Shea
Louise (Lawlor) Gomez
Gerard Gomez
East Haven
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Jack J. Gomez
Hobbs
New Mexico
O'Donnell
East Main St
St. Anthony's Church
St. Lawrence Cemetery
West Haven
Obituaries Notice for Wilson of London and Bernard J Shea
Obituary items note the death of 82 year old Wison of London England wife Lilian and four sons plus nine grandchildren. Bernard J Shea 52 of Waterbury died suddenly at Waterbury Hospital after WWII service and long career with Life Insurance Workers Union. Burial and funeral details listed with multiple family members named.
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Waterbury Hospital
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Slohn Hancock Life Insurance Co
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