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- NATION, Page 37American NotesJUSTICEPhiladelphia Story
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- For ten years, Frances Garfinkle was confined to her bed by
- partial blindness, hearing loss and incontinence. Her husband
- Harry, 78, a retired Philadelphia wallpaper hanger, endured her
- constant nagging. But in January, when Frances complained about
- a meal Harry had prepared, the strain became too much:
- Garfinkle strangled her with a necktie.
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- He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Last week
- common pleas court judge Lisa Richette declined to send
- Garfinkle to prison, sentencing him to ten years' probation.
- "You took care of a very sick woman. It's important that you not
- torture yourself. Try to go along enjoying your life,"
- admonished Richette. Replied Garfinkle: "Thanks a million, Your
- Honor."
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