Boston seeks assurances on Yankee plant safety
Boston officials hold a hearing on the Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Plant plan to draw river water for Boston uses. critics press for reliable science on health risks while proponents from AEC and state health officials assert safeguards and safety against radiation dangers.
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Yankee Plant
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Joint Urban Affairs Committee
Connecticut River
Vermont Yankee
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Quabbin
George Sprague
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AEC
Connecticut Yankee
Howard Johnson
Sprague
Gerald Parker
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Joseph E. Longsdom
U.S. Department of Public Health
Massachusetts
May Day Rally Triggers U.S. Troop Standby in New Haven
Riot ready Marines and paratroopers were placed on standby as New Haven braces for a May Day protest in support of the Black Panthers. Gov Dempsey and UPI report 4,000 federal troops to New England, with 2,000 airborne troops and 800 tons of gear from Ft Bragg and 2,800 Marines airlifted to Rhode Island. Police and marshals organize at the Green for anticipated clashes while Chicago Seven speakers arrive to lead a peaceful demonstration for Bobby Seale amid murder and kidnapping charges.
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Chicopee Falls
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Rhode Island
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Chicago
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John Fraines
Seale
Black Panther Party
Elbert Howard
Panther
Panthers
Dempsey
Mitchell
New England
Connecticut
82Nd Airborne Division
2Nd Marine Division
Benedict Arnold
New England Gets $598,430 Grant to Fight Crime
Attorney General John N. Mitchell announced the first inter state effort to curb organized crime with a 598,430 LEAA grant to six New England states. The plan funds an interstate intelligence system to map illicit flows, identify racketeers, and tighten the legal net around criminal syndicates.
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UPI
John N. Mitchell
New England
Rogovin
LEAA
Harvard Lampoon Names Worst Actors and Films of the Year
Harvard Lampoon in Cambridge announces its Worst of Moviedom list. Fonda siblings Peter and Jane capture top worst actor and actress honors for Easy Rider and Spirits of the Dead, while Mia Farrow and Dennis Hopper receive other dubious awards.
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UPI
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Harvard Lampoon
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True Grit
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Mary
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Miss Fonda
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Roger Vadim
Mia Farrow
Dennis Hopper
Raquel Welch
Atilla the Hun
OK Doc
Omar Sharif
Kennedy returns to Massachusetts amid Kopechne case closure
Senate figure Edward M. Kennedy arrives in his home state with the Kopechne inquest concluded but political implications unsettled. Judge Boyle found probable cause of negligent operation yet did not urge further prosecution, while Attorney General Quinn said the legal elements are over. Kennedy plans reelection campaigning as his political future remains debated.
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UPI
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James A. Boyle
Washington
Robert H. Quinn
Quinn
State Supreme Court
Kennedy
Senate
Massachusetts
David Harrison
Gloucester
Democratic State Committee
Harrison
Boyle
Democratic Party
Republican State Committee
Five Chittenden towns to vote on 3.2 million water bond
Voters in South Burlington Essex Shelburne Colchester and Williston will decide on a 3.2 million bond May 21 to build a Champlain Water District system. District Chairman Peter Jacob says construction could take three to five years with a 2.6 million federal grant already approved. Lake Champlain water will be pumped to a South Burlington station with Winooski likely to join later.
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Jacob
Winooski
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Governor backs Georgia whey plant project with Foremost Foods
Gov. Davis met with Foremost Foods leaders in Burlington to push a $3.7 million whey processing plant in Georgia. Officials resolved financing and water supply issues, with river water use adding about 140000 dollars. Foremost predicts up to two years to full operation and the plant would cut about 80 percent of statewide organic water pollution.
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UPS
Davis
Foremost Foods Co
Georgia
San Francisco
Foremost Foods
Foremost
W. W. Morison
Vermont limits routes for dangerous cargo after propane crash
Fire Marshal John Vergin says trucks carrying propane, radioactive materials, and explosives will be restricted to specified routes and kept away from populated areas. Planners act after Tuesday's propane gas truck overturned in Fair Haven, prompting evacuations. State agencies study further restrictions with Public Safety and Motor Vehicle departments and the Public Service Board.
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Montpelier
UPI
John Vergin
Public Safety and Motor Vehicle Departments
Public Service Board
Vergin
Fair Haven
Springfield settles clash over public safety chief post
Springfield town officials and former Public Safety Chief Sherman Martin appear to have resolved the dispute. Town Manager Herbert Kipp said Martin was offered the choice of leading either the fire department or the police department after last week’s split of the combined agency. Martin had chosen the police post and was removed as head amid a heated local controversy.
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Springfield
UPS
Springfield Selectmen
Sherman Martin
Herbert Kipp
Martin
Police
Selectmen
Albany Plans Eight Arbor Hill Renewal Sites
Albany architects from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute presented eight urban renewal sites for Arbor Hill to the Urban Renewal Agency. The plans, created by third year students, were reviewed with David Riker and city officials at City Hall. Proposals include housing, church facilities, off street parking, recreation, and the Nor thside Community Health Center relocation near North Pearl Street. Albany wage boost signed by Gov Rockefeller raises state minimum from 1.60 to 1.85 and boosts welfare benefits effective July 1, affecting 700,000 workers.
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School of Architecture
City of Albany
Arbor Hill
Urban Renewal Agency
David Riker
Mayor
Citizens Advisory Committee On Urban Renewal
City Hall
Northside
Albany Medical College
Pearl Street
Livingston Avenue
Colonie Street
Albany
Rockefeller
New York
Berkshire suit ends in $48,000 verdict at Pittsfield
In Pittsfield Berkshire Superior Court jurors awarded $48,000 in damages to Sheldon Raflowitz of Great Barrington against Bradlee's Stop and Shop and a former employee for malicious prosecution linked to a 300 theft case. The suit stemmed from a 3 year-old arrest of Raflowitz and four other store workers who were later cleared in Central Berkshire District Court.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire
Sheldon C. Raflowitz
Great Barrington
Bradlee
Stephen Thompson
Aklowitz
Pittsfield Dog Restraint Ordinance Enforced
A new Pittsfield city ordinance requires dogs to be confined to their owners property or leashed. The dog restraint begins today and runs until October 1, with fines up to 10 dollars for violations.
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Pittsfield
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