Kowalsky Gravel Pit Trial Opens in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Superior Court heard three days of testimony in a suit by Luis Villalon and Morris Shilepsky seeking restoration of the Kowalsky gravel pit on Easton Road to its pre excavation condition. A consultant's report for the RTM had suggested using the site for town leaf and brush disposal.
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Bridgeport
John Clark Fitzgerald
Kowalsky
Easton Road
Luis Villalon
Morris Shilepsky
RTM
Gravel operation dispute in Coleytown reaches court
Opening testimony centers on Villalon and Shilepsky claim that Paul Kowalsky ran an illegal gravel operation for 20 years without a required permit. Kowalsky and town officials say past practice deemed it legal until a cease and desist last January. A separate suit asks restoration of an estimated 300000 cubic yards of removed gravel and challenges its disposal use.
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Paul Kowalsky
Kowalsky
Villalon
Shilepsky
Norwalk
Ernest Josem
First
Coleytown
John Boyd
Board of Finance
P&i
Coleytown Garbage Association
Westport GOP backs Nixon amid Senate attack on Watergate probe
The Westport Republican Town Committee adopted unanimously a resolution expressing complete confidence in President Nixon and his administration. It condemns Senate attacks while urging focus on urgent problems like fiscal policy and the Watergate inquiry implications toward Greenwich independent investigations.
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Nixon
Westport
Republican Town Committee
Senate
John W. Boyd
Fairfield County Republican Organization
United States
Connecticut
Southeast Asia
Lowell Weicker
Greenwich
Boyd
Staples Orator Tops New England Speech Contest
Staples High School won the New England Speech Championships held in New Hampshire. Senior Ross Cheit placed first in Extemporaneous Speaking and was named leading student in New England by the National Forensics League. Cheit and Tom Tighe will represent Connecticut at the National Speech Championships in Pittsburgh in June. Contributions to Staples Debate Team may be sent to Staples High School.
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Staples High School
New England
New Hampshire
Ross Cheit
Staples
Cheit
Pittsburgh
Tom Tighe
Handcar Cross-Country Race Aims From San Francisco To Boston
Westport man Bill Russell Jr and two friends launch a railroad handcar sprint from San Francisco to Boston starting July 15, racing four Boston University students led by Graham Claytor who depart from Boston to reach San Francisco first. The 3,000 mile test seeks a record, backed by railroads and potential sponsors including Schlitz and Quaker Oats.
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Atlantic
Bill Russell Jr
Westport
United States
Bill Russell
San Francisco
Boston
Boston University
Graham Claytor
Russell
Huff
Charles Trainer
Milwaukee
Wis
Claytor
Chicago Tribune
Sports Illustrated
Quaker Oats Company
Schlitz Beer
Schlitz
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Jennifer DeJesus
Joe DeJesus
Bambi Linn
South Compo Road
Jon Schiff
GOP
Staples ‘Orator
Malcolm MacBain
Bedford Junior High
U.S
Ry Carol Roth
Bill Russell, Jr
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