Pastore to retire from Senate after 25 years
United Press International reports that Sen. John O. Pastore D R I announced he will not seek reelection and will retire in January 1977 to spend more time with his family. Fellow New England senators and peers praised his 25 years of service, leadership, and impact on Rhode Island and the region.
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John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Senate
Pastore
Claiborne Pell
John Pastore
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Thomas J. McIntyre
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Rhode Island
Democratic Party
John
McIntyre
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Capitol Hill
Leahy
Edward Brooke
Rmass
United States
Danbury High recovers from campus tensions after clashes
Danbury Connecticut. Two thirds of the senior class return to classes and juniors are to attend today as sophomores resume Wednesday. Normal scheduling to resume Thursday if calm holds. 250 students involved in last week’s fights, 12 injuries, 12 arrests. Board president Cecchiarino resigns amid conflict.
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Danbury, Conn
UPI
Danbury High School
Ben Andrews
NAACP
State Education Department
Danbury High
Board of Education
Joseph Cecchiarino
Boston students protest lack of police presence at high school
About 70 white pupils walked out at South Boston High to protest the withdrawal of state troopers. Four students were arrested after a fight and 21 suspended from other Boston schools. MDC officers were present. four MDC staff in the building. A private academy opened in South Boston with 98 percent attendance. Citywide public school attendance was 73.3 percent. Superintendent Fahey will propose security plan changes including splitting security from transportation and keeping alarms cameras and walkie talkies. The Boston Teachers Union began formal appeal of $62,900 in fines from a six day strike with a $10,000 payment due by Oct. 15.
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Transportation Department
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Suffolk Superior Court
Hearst ordered to cooperate with court psychiatrists
Patricia Hearst is under a court order to cooperate with three psychiatrists evaluating her mental fitness for trial on federal bank robbery charges. Judge Oliver Carter postponed a hearing until the report is ready and barred Hearst’s statements to the psychiatrists from any evidence.
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San Francisco
UPI
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U.S
Oliver J. Carter
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Bahama stay delays execution of Milwaukee killer
The Bahamas granted a last minute stay of execution for Michiah Shobek a 22 year old Milwaukee songwriter charged with killing three U.S. tourists including Irwin Bornstein of Oceanside New York. The stay came hours before his scheduled hanging at Fox Hill Prison after petitions by his lawyers the American ambassador and several U.S. congressmen. Shobek claimed God ordered him to destroy the perceived angels of Lucifer.
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Bahamas
UPI
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Ministry of Home Affairs
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Milwaukee
Fox Hill
Bek
Seymour Weiss
Shobek
Irwin Bornstein
Oceanside
N.Y
Bornstein
Massachusetts moves to raise drinking age to nineteen
Massachusetts Legislature advances a bill to raise the legal drinking age from 18 to 19, reversing a 1970s constitutional change. Senate initial approval follows hours of debate as supporters warn of a generation of drunks while opponents seek a public referendum to keep 18. Sen Denis L. McKenna calls for action amid tenseц proceedings.
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UPI
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House
Denis L. McKenna
Somerville
Irish horseshoes and killings span borders and bans
Irish horseshoe lore ties luck to Halloween protectors as Sen Olver warns border crossings fuel American alcohol use. Bahamas death row inmate Shobek clings to mercy after murder victims include Ohio lawyer Paul Howell and a Detroit teen. Bahamian officials cite hangings as necessary to preserve society despite protests from Shobek’s mother.
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Shobek
Bahamas
Bornstein
Ohio
Paul Howell
Kate Smith
Detroit
Islands
Juanita Spencer
U.S
Chilean couple shot in Rome faces attack at home
Bernardo Leighton, longtime opponent of Chile's military regime, and his wife were shot returning from shopping in Rome near the Vatican. Leighton, 66, suffered a severe head wound but was not deemed in immediate danger. his wife sustained a spinal injury requiring a cast. Police said the attack may be related to his political stance, with witnesses noting two gunshots as the couple arrived at their Via Aurelia home.
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UPI
Bernardo Leighton
St. John’s Hospital
Christian Democrat
Leighton
Ana Fresno
Leightons
Via Aurelia
Vatican
Texaco predicts $1 gallon gas future with decontrol
Texaco board chairman Maurice Granville told a Detroit press conference that Americans may see gas at or above one dollar per gallon in the future, but timing and exact levels depend on government steps to relax oil industry controls. He urged decontrol to fund capital needs and reduce foreign energy dependence.
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UPI
Texaco
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Activist Berrigan Released Without Bond After Air Show Protest
Antiwar activist Philip Berrigan and 21 demonstrators were freed without bond after defacing military jets at a Pratt & Whitney air show in Connecticut. They faced charges of criminal trespass and mischief for spraying red paint and splashing what they said was human blood on four jets. Berrigan criticized the militarized state, noting the jets included nuclear carriers. They remain jailed pending Oct. 20 court appearances in East Hartford.
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UPI
Philip Berrigan
Connecticut
Union
California
Berrigan
Pratt & Whitney Division
United Technologies Corp
Bruce Martin
Voluntown
Pratt & Whitney
Hartford
East Hartford Court of Common Pleas
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