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10 2ND ED. HARTFORD COURANT: Thursday, February 29, 1968 Winsted Winsted Hearing Set on Contract Dispute WINSTED (Special)-The Connecticut Education Ass n. (CEA) will conduct a public hearing here tonight in its investigation of the federally sponsored "Cooperative Educational Services Center" (CESC). The CESC serves! handicapped children of Winsted, New Hartford, Barkhamsted, Colebrook, Norfolk and Hartland. The public hearing is slated today at 7:30 p.m.

in Hinsdale School. auditorium on Hinsdale Winsted. The CEA announcement said, "All. interested citizens are invited to attend to present any statements regarding the inquiry into professional problems in the CESC." Teachers' Meeting The CEA investigating team Litchfield Club to Hear Talk on Jobs For Retarded LITCHFIELD (Special) The story of "Lark Industries," a project sponsored by the Litchfield County Assn. for Retarded Children Inc.

will be unfolded for members of the Litchfield Lions Club and their Tuesday at 7 Bantam guests at a dinner Inn. Narrator will be Mrs. Frank P. Mc Cann, director of the Torrington-based project, which evaluates and trains physically or mentally handicapped and aged for entry or reentry into the competitive labor market. Lark's business is almost entirely light bench work sub-contracted from area firms.

It offers assembling, collating, deburring, drilling, stuffing envelopes, tapping and wrapping. It would also consider other work that could be performed on its premises. Further describing the project, a Lark spokesman said: "It pays wages commensurate with those paid handicapped workers in industry in this vicinity for essentially the same type, quality or quantity of work. "Individual workers and trainees acquire an incentive in life, a sense of being a contributor to society and each becomes a taxpayer instead of a tax burden. "Lark has benefitted area firms by leveling their work loads, helping meet rush production and commitments, handing short-term work which eliminates setup time and temporary hiring and enabling them to use their workers full time at their maximum production skills." Mrs.

Mc Cann will illustrate her talk with color slides. The association is a private, nonprofit membership corporation, open to anyone interested in its purposes and programs. Special Project To Be Sponsored By Civic Clubs WINSTED (Special) The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs here will again sponsor the outhound program of the "Experiment in International As in past years, a person between ages 16 and 30 will visit a foreign country this summer to live with a family as part of the family. Although the "experiment" is sponsored by the Rotary and Kiwanis, area residents also donate to the program. During 1966, Mrs.

Nancy Guglielmino Merbaum, R.N., spent six: weeks in India under the program. Ivan Dockham and Milton Dolinsky are co-chairmen of the project. The selections committee will be announced soon. Driver Charged Susan R. Mackstutis, 21, of 99 Riverside Torrington, was charged with speeding and failure.

to drive right about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Circuit Court 18 appearance is set 22. Police said the arrest resulted from investigation of an accident on Rt. 20 here Feb.

22. Barkhamsted Mall Campaign The 35th annual Easter Seal campaign for crippled children and adults opens today with delivery of Easter Seals to 400 homes in Barkhamsted. Clifford D. Mignerey, regional chairman, said Barkhamsted's share of the $680,000 state goal is $250. Fifteen million acres are in national forests in Oregon.

Fresh water mussels yield tearl and mother-of-pearl. will also meet today with professional staff members of schools in the six towns served by the CESC. The meeting will also be held in Hinsdale School today at 4 p.m. The CEA announcement said staff members of any schools in the six towns are invited. The CEA investigating team was at the CESC Wednesday and apparently conferred with CESC staff members.

The CEA investigating team had planned to meet with the Board of Education here tonight but not all school board members will be able to attend. The Board of Education has agreed to meet with the CEA on March 12 or March 14. The investigation was requested by CESC staff members after the Winsted school board declined to renew contracts for two CESC staff members on recommendation of CESC Director George Murphy. His reasons for the recommendation were never revealed. Closed Hearing Held Since that time, the school board has held a two-session closed door hearing for the two staff members, Mrs.

Bernard C. Dullea, wife of Winsted's Supt. of Schools, and Mrs. Lois Rey- nolds. Both women had asked that the hearing be open to the public.

Although the closed hearing concluded the night of Feb. 13, the school board has not yet taken any action, so the denial of renewal of contracts still stands. It had been expected the school board might take some action in the hearing for Mrs. Dullea and Mrs. Reynolds at the Tuesday night board meeting.

But board secretary Mrs. Ruth Ells had not yet returned from an out-of-town trip. She is expected to attend another school board meeting next Tuesday. In announcing last week that the CEA would begin its investithe CESC here, CEA President Edward Dorsett said, "The inquiry into professional problems of the center was requested by the local organization of professional staff members at the center following the denial of renewal of contracts for two staff members." Arrest Police said Delmar T. Forbes, 21, of Greenwoods Road, West Norfolk, was arrested here about 3 a.m.

Wednesday on a charge of breach of peace after an alleged disturbance at a home in Winsted. Police said his wife, Patricia Forbes, was at the home and sustained a head injury. She was admitted to Winsted Memorial Hospital where authorities said she was "comfortable" We'd sda night. Forbes is slated to appear in Circuit Court 18 Tuesday. Bond was set at $100.

Policeman John Phillips made the arrest. Man Hospitalized Police said Francis LaMere, age not given, of Hotel Winchester was taken to Winsted Memorial Hospital about 12:20 a.m. Wednesday suffering from "a possible overdose of medication." Hospital authorities said he as transferred to Fairfield Hills Hospital in Newtown later Wednesday. Police said he was listed in fair condition. The incident is under investigation by Detective Lt.

John Arcelaschi and Policeman Phillips. Completes Course Army Pvt. James R. nings, 19, son of James H. Rannings, 150 S.

Main has completed a wheeled vehicle mechanic course at Ft. Dix, N.J. Wanted: Part time reporter, experience preferred. Contact Joseph A. O'Brien at The Courant's Winsted Bureau, New Faces May Be Added Campaign Starts For Easter Seal To Democratic Committee With Deliveries WINSTED (Special) It was learned Wednesday that some new names are expected to be recommended for membership on the Democratic Town Committee at a meeting Monday night.

The committee is slated to endorse members Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall courtroom and it was learned that possibly as many as a half dozen new members may be suggested for the committee. Democratic Town Chairman Clarence E. Bement declined specific comment Wednesday night when asked if he expected the committee to endorse any members. But he noted that two -years ago the committee did select several new members.

Chairman Bement also noted that there is already one vacancy on the town committee that must be filled, that of the former secretary, Mrs. Genevieve Finn. Mrs. Finn resigned after many years of service. Other than the filling of the -vacancy caused by Mrs.

Finn's resignation. Town Chairman Bement declined comment Wednesday night on whether there might be new members suggested. "I don't want to predict what the town committee is going to he said. But it was reliably learned Wednesday that younger members may be added to the 30- member town committee. Gerald Misuraca, 23, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Misuraca of 5 Chestnut has enlisted in the Marine Corps. He left from Torrington Wednesday morning for the Marine base at Parris Island, N.C. His enlistment is for two years. Barkhamsted School Board Approves Budget of $215,847 BARKHAMSTED (Special) -Secretary John D.

Tubbs said Wednesday the Board of Education approved a proposed $215,847 budget for 1968-69 at a special meeting Tuesday evening in the Barkhamsted School. The proposed budget, which will be submitted to the Board of Finance Monday, shows an increase of $27,522 over this year's budget. Tubbs: said the largest single increase is $20,000 for teacher and staff salaries under a three-year teacher contract. The increases were approved by the Board of Finance last May. But the proposed budget also includes salaries for: One additional teacher, a part time bookkeeper, two teacher aides, and two-fifths salary for a physical education teacher.

Tubbs said, "It is anticipated the increased cost of bus transportation for kindergarten children in September will be $10,000." This year's budget calls for $21,000. According to Tubbs, all other items remain essentially the same. It is anticipated that state and federal revenues will be increased by about $7,000, making a total increase in the budget of about $20,000 to the town. Asst. Town Clerk Mrs.

Charles L. Day said Wednesday a voter registration session will be held Monday in the Town Office Building from 6 to 8 p.m., The Republic of Chad was ruled by warring sultans in the early 19th century. The country was a hunting ground for foreign slave traders. WOUNDED MARINE EXITS: U.S. Marines at Khe Sanh carry a comrade, wounded in Communist shelling, to an evacuation heli- AN a GRAND TOUR: Winsted Police Chief- Knell, looks on at right.

Chief Milano often Irving S. Milano gets close attention Wednes- conducts guided tours of the police station for day morning as he explains the workings of school children and wasn't a bit fazed when his department to Grade 2 pupils from Green 20 more walked in Wednesday (O'Brien Woods School. Their teacher, Miss Gloria Photo). Torrington Massive Renewal Projects For Downtown is Considered TORRINGTON (Special) Torrington may give its downtown business district a "facelifting" without waiting for federal funds, which seem to be hard "to come by" at the present time. It was reported Wednesday night that a massive redevelopment project is under consideration with private developers supplying the funds.

Official confirmation of the report was not available but it was learned that city and Chamber of Commerce officials have been study. ing the possibility of such a project for some time. While plans are only "in the talking stage" at this time, it is 4 Meetings Occupy Building TORRINGTON (Special) With four meetings at approximately the same time, Torrington's municipal building was "a beehive of activity" Wednesday night. About 100 turned out for a public hearing on the "master plan of development" in the auditorium on the second floor. One flight up, three meetings were in progress, the Board of Public Safety, the Planning and Zoning Commission and members of the Torrington Police Department, who assembled in the Circuit Court room to hear one of a series of talks on topics pertaining to law enforcement.

The series was planned by Capt. Domenic R. Antonelli and Lt. Orlando R. D'Aquilla.

Principal item on the agenda of the saftey board meeting was a discussion of the parking of buses in the downtown business district. Circuit 18 $352 in Fines Lodged Against 11 Persons TORRINGTON (Special) Fines totaling $352 were im-1 posed in 11 cases presented in Circuit Court 18 Wednesday. All involved violations of the motor vehicle laws. Charged with operating under the influence of liquor, William Sterling, 31, of 148 Red Mountain was ordered to pay $100. Charges of reckless driving and failure to drive left of a parked vehicle were nolled.

Fines were also ordered in these cases Mark F. Adams, 18. of Waterbury, unsafe tires, $10; Anthony Borelli, 19, of 113 Horace stop sign violation, $15; Walter Elliott 24, of Harwinton, operating unregistered motor vehicle, $25; improper use of registration, $15; failure to observe traffic control signal, $12; Brenda Lamontagne, 18, of 98 Clearview passing in no zone, $15; Jules B. Richards, 19, of 677 East Main speeding, $30; Katherine Woodington, 25, of Litchfield, failure to drive left of parked vehicle, $20; Michael Esposita, 32, of Groton, failure to observe State Traffic Commission signs and markings, $30; and Barry D. Baker, 24, of Litchfield, speeding.

$25. North Canaan Driver Charged State police said Joseph M. Page, 39, of Elizabeth Town, N.C., was charged with failure to display road use tax stamp about 2:10 p.m. Wednesday. Circuit Court 18 appearance is slat.

ed March 12. Bond was set at $25. Named for Conventions TORRINGTON (Special) Moving like the "minutemen" of 1776, the Democratic Town Committee Wednesday night named slates of delegates to the state, Congressional and Senatorial conventions in less than 10 minutes. They are: state, Town Chairman Joseph J. Gallicchio Addo Bonetti, John A.

Miscikoski, Francis Buzinski, Joseph Gelormino, Theodore Lipinski, Victor Corsi, James F. Hogan, Isadore Temkin and Anthony D'Andrea. Congressional, (6-Dist.) Harold Burns, Joseph Metro, Frank Jacobs, Fred Daley, John Oles, Francis Hennessy, Marshall Dan, Michael Koury and Peter Landucci and Harry Ossen. Senatorial (30th. Dist) Mary Diulio, Norman Dubreuil, Marion Yonkaitis, Ralph Sabia, James Murphy, Ann Favali, Thomas Kulinski, Joseph Cisowski, Paul Driscoll and Daniel Staino.

Regional Agency Meets Today To Hear Report WINSTED (Special)-The 35th annual Easter Seal Campaign for Connecticut's crippled children and adults will start today as postmen deliver Easter Seals to 3,500 homes in Winsted. Benjamin J. Thomas, local chairman, said Winsted's share of the $680,000 state goal is $1,800. Easter Seal funds support the statewide rehabilitation program of the Connecticut Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Thomas said the support is needed to provide medical, social and vocational services not otherwise available to crippled persons.

Citizens Group Attends Session WINSTED (Special)-Members of the Citizens Committee which founded the community college here attended the national convention of Junior and Community Colleges this week in Boston. Shafeek Nader, president of the "Committee on a Community College for Northwestern Connecticut Inc." (CCCNC) attended the convention Wednesday with the Rev. Charles V. Rodrigues of Winsted. The CCNC worked to establish the Northwestern Connecticut Community College here that was later taken over by the state.

CCCNC Board Chairman George L. Sherwood of Winchester is also attending the national convention in Boston. Breakfast Set WINSTED (Special) The annual Girl Scout Communion Breakfast will be served March 10 at St. Joseph's Parish Hall for all Girl Scouts in Winsted. About 165 girls are expected to attend the breakfast that will be served by the Catholic Women's Club.

copter. North Vietnamese troops mauled a Marine patrol and blocked a rescue platoon 800 yards outside the base (AP Wirephoto). reported that under consideration is a proposal to redevelop the south side of East Main Street from Franklin to Center Street and closing Franklin Street as a public thoroughfare. This phase of the program closely parallels a proposal made some time ago by former Mayor William T. Carroll.

Master Plan Also reportedly under consideration is the early adoption of a recommendation in the city's "master plan of development," whereby a portion of the Allen property would be razed to make i it possible to bring East Main and Water streets into proper alignment in the interests of improved traffic flow. Several months ago, Channing E. Harwood, president of the Torrington Chamber of Commerce, now expanded to the Chamber of Commerce of Northwest Connecticut, appointed a downtown development subcommittee "to study and recommend improvement of the downtown shopping area." With the opening of two large ately shopping adjacent centers, to the one downtown district, and the other on the Winsted Road, a number of retail outlets, including Sears-Roebuck, Grants and Woolworths, moved out of the city's old-established retail district. and a department store, which occupied the former Mc Cann Building at 102-104 Main in downtown Torrington, closed its local outlet and moved the merchandise to stores it operates in Waterbury. The three-story building has been vacant ever since.

Leading Employer At the time the chamber president created the downtown development subcommittee, he commented: ed: "A strong, vibrant central business district benefits not only the city but also the surrounding area. The downtown core is a leading employer of retail, professional, financial and service people and is a major contributor to the city's tax base." The possibility of hiring an architect "to develop a downtown master-plan" was also suggested at that time by Frederick A. Rubin, executive director of the chamber. Man wanted as assistant in our Torrington Branch Office. If you are interested in steady work with a future and are qualified to work with boys, and a high school graduate with good driving record (automobile furnished).

in rington, Winsted, Litchfield, New Hartford area. We offer pleasant working conditions, paid vacations, CMS, Blue Cross, Major Medical and pension plan, annual salary increases commensurate with ability. Apply The Hartford Courant Torrington Branch, 24 East Main Torrington.Advt. Surprise Call Brightens Coffee Break for Mom TORRINGTON (Special) Mrs. Alice Doolan, who has charge of the switchboard at Torrington's Municipal Building, didn't mind having her coffee break interrupted Wednesday morning.

A call she'd been waiting for came through about 10:30 a.m., while she was helping the building department solve some of its problems and enjoying a cup of coffee at the same time. The call was from her son, Thomas W. Doolan, who had just landed at Bradley International Airport enroute to his home-town after more than a year on the battle-front in Vietnam with the Army. It was the first she knew that Tommy was back in the United States. Mrs.

Josephine T. Poley, Mrs. Doolan's relief at the switchboard, lost no time in calling Mrs. Doolan to the phone. Coffee flew in all directions when Mrs.

Doolan heard her son's voice. She notified her husband, William J. Doolan, a toolmaker at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in Southington, and the happy and proud parents took off for Bradley for the reunion. Second Son The Doolans, who live at 77 Linden have another son, Lt. John J.

Doolan, with the Air Force in Germany. And they just received some good news from him, too. Well, it was "good" up to a certain point. Officers of the various American units in Germany were competing for the title of "best officer" and Lt. Doolan topped his division.

But on the day of the finals, a virus put him out of commission for a day or two and he couldn't re- resent his division. Lt. Doolan is married to the former Beatrice Minetto, daugh-1 ter of Mrs. Marcella M. Minetto of 262 New Harwinton Rd.

She is with her husband in Germany. East Granby Relations Head Said School Board's Voting EAST GRANBY (Special)-, The Board of Education here has "acted within the law and did properly meet its obligation" in refusing to release the specific voting of its members in selecting a replacement member Jan. 8. This, according to Supt. of schools LaRoy Brown, is the opinion of Dr.

Willis Umberger, chief of the Department of Federal-State-Local Relations. Umberger is responsible for interpretation of state and federal statutes for the benefit of local boards and commissions. The opinion refers to the board's decision not to release the indivdual voting results for the election of new member Mrs. Dorthy McCahill at an ex- TORRINGTON (Special)-A report by the program committee is the principal item of business on the agenda of a special meeting of the Litchfield Hills Regional Planning Agency at 7:30 p.m. today in the community room of First Federal Savings and Loan 50 Litchfield Torrington.

Terming the meeting "an extremely important one," Colin Tait, secretary, urged all planning agency representatives to attend. Nine northwest Connecticut communities make up the agency. They are Torrington, Harwinton, Winsted, Barkhamsted, New Hartford, Norfolk, Litchfield, Morris and Goshen. Also proposed for membership is Colebrook, which has not voted on the matter as yet. Colebrook Ruth Williams Dies; Mother of Ex-Selectman COLEBROOK (Special)-Mrs, Ruth Shaw Williams, 78, of Colebrook-Norfolk Road, died Wednesday morning at Winsted Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient one week.

She was born in Colebrook and had lived there all her life. She was the widow of Frank Williams who died in 1965. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Colebrook Congregational Church and for many years had taken an active part in work of the Women's Church Union. She was a member of Magnolia Chapter, OES of Winsted; the Colebrook Center Fire 1 Department Auxiliary; the Colebrook Historical Society.

She leaves two sons, former Selectman Harry S. Williams of Colebrook and Fred N. Williams of Butte, three grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Cole brook Congregational Church today at 2 p.m. with the Rev.

Charles V. Rodrigues, pastor of the First Church of Winsted, officiating. Burial will be in Colebrook at the convenience of the family. The John J. Shea Funeral Home, 99 Wheeler Winsted, is in charge of the arrangements.

Memorial donations may be made to the Colebrook Congregational Church. Economists predict $25 billion will be spent on research and development in the United States in 1968. to Approve: Decision to ecutive session. At the board's meeting Jan. 12, William Wright told members the board would be served with a writ of mandamus if it did not make the vote public.

He felt the vote should be a matter of public record. A letter from the Town Republican Committee also requested the vote be released. Action on the issue was put off until advice could be obtained from the State Department of Education. After Umberger's opinion was made known at the meeting, Wright said he still felt the board was in violation of a state statute. He said his motivation had no political overtones, but that he was merely acting as an inter-1 ested citizen.

He insisted the board was conducting public business and it should be done "out in the School Board Chairman Robert Shangraw said "if there was any question of legality, there is none now that we have heard from Dr. Umberger." He added, "This board will do what it feels is right. It is not out to win a popularity contest. Doing the job is the primary "The procedure we have followed on this matter will stand," he concluded. Public Hearing Two applications for change of zone will be heard tonight at a public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission at 8 p.m.

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