Massachusetts Faces Loss If Philbin Had Been Chairman
Washington report on Rep. Mendel Rivers death and the potential impact of Rep. Philbin becoming chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Massachusetts leaders argue more defense contracts and jobs might have stayed in the state, while others caution no guaranteed change.
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Unitarian blasts bishop on abortion in Boston
The international head of the Unitarian Universalist Association criticized anti abortion forces for frantic and fanatic name calling as opponents of reform debate abortion. Arch bishop Medeiros warned abortion advocates against moral absolutism during a sermon at Hanover. In Boston a Feb 8 hearing will review licenses of clubs with white only charters. In Hawaii sleet left ice on Haleakala during a rare winter spectacle.
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Rivers deemed champion of armed services by Stafford
Vermont Congressman Robert T. Stafford eulogized House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mendel Rivers as the champion of the men in the armed services after Rivers died in Birmingham. Stafford praised Rivers for backing pay and living quarters for service members during a Christmas ski weekend in Vermont.
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Rivers to become ranking member on Armed Services panel
In New York Amsterdam Rep. Samuel S. Stratton will rise to the sixth ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee when the 1971 Congress convenes. Stratton, in the House 12 years, called L Mendel Rivers a tireless defender of strong national defense from his Amsterdam home. A separate Albany report notes a civil suit by Rebecca P Button to compel her ex-husband Daniel E Button to pay alimony, while the Hudson River saw a 113000 gallon fuel oil spill at Port of Albany after a barge grounded near Van Wie's Point. a tug spared the vessel from sinking.
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Berkshire City Census To Start January Fourth
Pittsfield officials announce the annual city census will begin on January 4. The count will list residents 17 and older for voter and street records while the school census covers ages one day to 16. The revision aligns with new voter age laws.
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