Record-Journal from Meriden, Connecticut • 2

2-RecorifcJoumal Meriden Conn Wednesday September 6 2000 People State By Sutanno Youmona AmocMmIPimb Conceptual artiatTyreeGuyton poaeson Detroit's Heidelberg Street In this Oct 22 1997 file photo A documentary film about Guyton 00010 Unto Me: The Faces of Tyree directed by Nicole Catted has been nominated for a newe Emmy Award Tuesday why he led police to the body McArthur a suspect since the beginning had refused to with police until he agreed lari month to return to Connecticut from a Massachusetts jail where he is serving iq to 15 years on unrelated theft charges the warrant for his arrest j(n connection with death was issued in February 1999: 'Chief Attorney John Bailey arid Tuesday tiiat McArthur had not been offered it idea bargain -T'-'y'-: McArthurvohmtsrily gave the loca- tioo and die charges have not been reduced" he said McArthur 39 is charged with murder felony murder and robbery He is scheduled -to return to court Sept 12 1 expected to feel more hale rage and anger" John Peters said after getting his first! glimpse of the man accused of killing his sia ter an emptiness 1 really know what to feel" Peters who sat- quietly in die courtroom with daghters said atv rest brings than closer to closure It lun' also spurred fiesh rqports about Co: part-time work for an escort service HARTFORD The man charged with murder in die 1998 death of a Shelton woman claims she was by drug dealers who were after him because of an old debt the sr- rest warrant shows But Gregory McArthur could not identify for police the men who allegedly attacked him before going after' Annmarie Cusano an escort he had hired for the evening Several witnesaes told police they helped --McArthur home after finding him walking in the north end of Hartford that night with stab wounds to the back and leg But they say McArthur never mentioned that a woman had been attacked with him -According to the warrant police believe McArthur lined Cusano the mother of feeri age twin daughters during a robbery the night of Jan 3 1998 and was injured in the attack A few hours later at a time when McArthur claimed to have already left die state he car ito an acquaintance in exchange for crack cocaine police said McArthur the last person seen with Cusano on Saturday led police to her remains in a wooded area of Suffidd He was arraigned in Hartford SuperiorCourt on Tuesday vy-" Authorities will not say whether McArthur changed his story and confessed or how and 1 AMOCtatod Pratt Annmarie Cusano shown to an undated photograph provided the Chief State's Attorney's office was found In a wooded area Suffield on Saturday Gregory McArthur the last person seen wttl Ctnano led police to her remains and was arraigned in Hartford Superior Court on Tuesday According to the arrest warrant pounce believe McArthur killed Cusano on Jan 3 1998 1 suit over mourner -'It1 uT! By Diane Scarponl agreement Saturday The deals must still be reviewed by probate courts that are handling die estates The killings of Gladys Punch 74 and ha brotha Warren Taritington 76 in Lawrence Cemetery have not been solved -v West Haven police said Tuesday the case has gone cold despite a $50000 reward for information leading to the Brest and conviction of the kilter "Justice will probably neva truly be served until the individuals who shot and killed Gladys Punch and Warren Taritington are apprehended" said Mari Ahennatt the lawyer for the Cemeteries Association of the Archdiocese'of Hartford Punch of West Haven and Taritington of New York were finally shot during i apparent robbery attempt they visited the grave site of Punch's husband on Lstxii Day 1994 -v They are buried a few feet from where they died Dotudd Walsh the lawyer for the family claimed shootings were jusf one of many crimes-in the ceroetety that the association failed to prevent Walsh sakLhe (banned to call up to 40 witnesses including victims of thefts and assaults to testify about lax security in the cemetery West Haven Probate Court which is handling Puncfa's estate will probaMy have to review the sett mete pa will a New York court that js hfndling Taridn- -f 7 -I-W estate Flanagan said NEW HAVEN Six yean to the day that two moumen woe shot to death in a West Havre cemetery the Catholic Cemeteries Association settled a lawsuit that accused them of negligence for failing to keep the area safe-1'': -i The settiemimt amount was not disclosed Ttosday' Superior Court juron were waiting in a hack room to begin hearing testimony when the settlement was an-: nounced- r-U- f- Lawyers -for the relatives and the cemetery association told Judge John Flanagan they reached die i Funding woes could shut down airfield bus STAMFORD (Ap) -fA bu tine linking ihteaitate 95 viewed as critical to the efforts to Controversial Detroit artist celebrated in documentary ft film about an artist who created a controversial poui-dotted monumeiit of car hoods Old TVs shoes and other junked symbols of urban blight has be-cotnie a source of local pride Director Nicole GsttelTs documentary about con-v ceptual artist Tyree Guyton titled Unto Me: The Faces of has been nominated for Created from 1994 to 1999 the documentary provides a portrait of Guyton and his effortsto turn rundown Heidelberg Street into an art display was nominated in the Emmy category for Out-steading Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming: Editors: Videotape and Him Tt)e prime-time awards will be handed out Sunday Hundreds of thousands of people from gScoun-- tris have visited the Heidelberg assembly of discarded items ranging from dolls and sniffed animals to TVs newspaper boxes aqd cars H4 covered trees and houses wiih the rescued refuse aUng with Ins own broad-stroke oil paintings The dty demolished pisrts of die bfock-kxig'arf diiplayjastyea' Ouilianl gets mixed 7 reaction at parade Ne York MayarRndolph Giuliani greeted a 7 chons of boos fiom protesters along the West Indian parade route with smiles and handshakes insisting that someday people would appreciate and cheer trim The boos began as soon as the mayor arrived Monday to lead the parade Walking blocks ahead of die corporate floats and scantily dad dancers which followed 'V Despite the ill will the parade procedled merrily with huntfaeds of thousandsof spectstoa enjoying West Indian culinary specialties jerk chicken and Jamaican meat patties washed down with sugar cane Juice' Giuliani said he was not surprised by the angry crowd during his 2-mile walk through Brooklyn though he said wryly Tyerecrived better He attributed it largely to resentment that he had 7 cut off liquor sales a year after three people were killed at what has become one of the city's biggest annual ethnic festivals- Ted Kennedy voices supportforstrikers Sen Edward Kennedy sounded an appropriately pro-labor noteat a Labor Day rally in support of striking Raytheon workers Mon than 3000 unionized workers at the defense contractor have been on strike since Aug 27 Mem-ben of the International rotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1503 say they are striking over job security health benefits and salary Kennedy stressed die importance of keeping Raytheon jobs in the Bay State and added that the strong economy was due to and your brothers and sisters all over Raytheon employs nearly 14000 people in the state But only about a fifth of those are unionized -workers Thousands of manufacturing jobs were cut in recent years and others were moved to Arizona Unlike other industries the state's manufacturers required to increase their work forces every yeainanfertogetataxbreak- Raytheon officials have been criticized for saying they need a tax break to keep jobs in Massachusetts 1 The company will meet with a federal mediator on Tuesday Thought for Today: aziness is often mistaken for patience" French prmerb Compiled from R-J win servicer serviced panded It has shown in a short period of time to hfftj great value" Bruhl sod "That presents die questions- whetha this is important to the DOT and how muejj does (public) transit matter to the state" Thow answers should be dear the end Ofjh0 month Bruhl said Legislative leaders and Gov John Gh Rowland aw scheduled to attend a Sept 28 summif discuss solutions to tggtels transportation needs Lou Schulman exeafow director of Wheels theNa walk bus service said he is not concerned about the f-toe of the service -n aU wam to know going to happen but miluj hu proved to be a well-liked and well-used bus rofitgjji and it meets a need for 8000 people a he said Hinding for die first yea of the program about $7500001 came fiom a federal grant Sanders arid The state is competing for it grant to continue die service which averages about hflOO feres pa day The federal fiscal year ends this month but there are enough fondato lari into next year Sanders said 'When Coastal Link showed significant numbers of riders eariia dds-yea the DOT began to tun buses every 30 minutes instead of hourly to meet demand Christopha Bruhl chainnan of the Southwest Corrida Action Council a group that oversees the traffic-reduction efforts saidthedeparttnent must make Coastal Link a priority This is a service that should be presaved and ex-: reduce regional rush-hour Ughww congestion could roll to a stop soon if funding is not found officials said The Coastal Link service which allows passengers to ride between Norwalk and Milford without changing buses is running out of money If a federal grant cannot be aecurod cfaanges may be necessary the state Department of Transportation said not in danga of dosing tomorrow but it could be hi danga within a few months" said Michael Sanders of the DOT created a market a pretty good market for this We have to decide do we want to keep it going do we want to reduce its service" Pusli to Join us for our 58th Annual raocinrci warn mm Thurs FHv Sat Sun September 7th-10th North Havan Fair Grounds Route 5 Wbahkigton Are Earn to reach from Wl7 taka exit 12 a from Route 15 (Wtour Crosa Parkway) taka exit 63 1 t' -il' i'l -I'1 4 i Bryan White Opponents say aninfy officers should become bonafide state workers HARTFORD AP) A campaign to abolish the county sheriff system has bqpin Two state legislators and about 10 deputy sheriffs fiom across the state issued a- statement fiom die front of Hartford Superior Court Monday dot marked the formal start of their campaign Tbit deputies and stale Reps Michael Lawler D-East Haven and David McQosky D-Wcst Hartford urged unions to support their effort to eliminate the patronage-bared sheriff system and make the deputies state employees They also urged voters in this presidential election yea to rememba to vote on the referendum question a the bottom of the ballot want people to forget the importance of making sure residents vote on the issue" McClosky said While the group calling itself "Vote Yes for used the holiday to launch their effort the eight sheriffs who would lore their jobs if the referendum passes have been working to dram up support v7 The National Sheriffs Association recently ran an advertisemea in its trade urging sheriffs fiom all acton the country to donate money to help save the Connecticut sheriffs An attorney for the organization said it plana to get involved in fee referendum moat likely with a statewide mailing on the importance of preserving the system "This is not about defending the actions of a particula sheriff but of saving the position itself which has been around for hundreds of said the attorney Ricfasrd Weinlraub If the referendum were approved the county sheriffs system the last vestige of county gouemmefat in Connecticut- would be dis- 2 Shows 7 9:30 PM Correction A story on page9 of the Aug 29 Record-Journal incorrectly listed the target dale for completion of -renovations to the Curtis Memorial Building The project was originally scheduled to be finished in April 2001 mamled The deputy sheriff-who serve legal papers would become Connecticut state marshals and be appointed by a 124iembacoih-misaion instead of the sheriff in each county The special deputy sheriffs who courthouses and transport prisoners would become state employees and work for the Judicial Department Deputies are now paid a per diem rate and if the sheriff want them to work they get paid "The last place where people can atill be used for political purposes is the system and the time hu come for voters to mdse the 1200 deputy and special deputy sheriffs full-time Lawlor sakL al years how to reform the dwrifTs system but this yea was the first time there was bipartisan agreement feat reform was neces-' sary Lawlor said The sheriffs have been enforoiled in several legal probjjems and two of the eight sheriffs -Windham County Sheriff Thomu White and New London County Sheriff Gerard Egan -have been arreated White was ancated on allegations he embezzled a money and Egan was 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