Boston Combat Zone hearing on nude dancing fate
Boston officials rethink the Combat Zone legacy after two recent violent incidents including a stabbing death and critical wounding. The Licensing Board will hold a Dec 15 public hearing on whether to continue nude dancing in the district dominated by bars adult movie houses and bookstores. Harvard football player Andrew Puopolo remains near death at Tufts Medical Center from heart stab wounds.
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San Quentin inmates await mainline transfer after court ruling
San Quentin death row inmates prepare for movement to the general population as the California Supreme Court voids the capital punishment statute. Officials caution against wholesale evacuation until legal review, while a spokesman contemplates possible appeal. Separately, NASA officials discuss harpoon like landers to deploy Mars surface antennae for continuous life and activity signals.
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Women seek congressional fix after court pregnancy ruling
Washington based women urge Congress to counter a Supreme Court decision that allows employers to omit pregnancy from sickness and accident plans. Justice Rehnquist affirmed GE’s plan as covering certain risks only, denying direct discrimination. Representatives and NOW vow to push a bill to override the ruling.
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House GOP organizes amid Carter majority in new Congress
Republicans in the House face a Democratic president with heavy majorities as they organize for the 95th Congress. Arizona's John Rhodes and Illinois leaders Michel and Anderson are unopposed for top posts while Frey Clawson and Frenzel Holt vie for key committee chairs. The party holds a 292-142 minority with one seat undecided. Democrats caucus to set leadership and procedural changes including a potential elective whip, and consider reforms such as ending the Joint Atomic Energy Committee and banning travel and slush funds.
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Offshore drilling danger overstated by oil executive
O J Shirley of Shell Oil told a Boston panel that federal estimates of oil discharged during New England exploration are greatly overstated. He cited environmental concern and $1 million in cleanup equipment stockpiled in Davisville Rhode Island. Testimony occurred as hearings weigh four days of environmental impact discussions and 28 offshore tracts face withdrawal from an anticipated mid 1977 sale due to Canada boundary talks.
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States flood EDA with bids for public works funding
States and local governments filed nearly 25,000 applications totaling 23.6 billion for a 2 billion federally funded public works program. Proposals include schools and bridges with delays and job impacts. winners due in about two weeks and funds to flow starting April. In Israel, 300 ritual circumcisers formed a union to protect common interests.
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