Deals only in absolutes Dr Knowles slams Kennedy plan
Dr John Knowles director Mass General Hospital says he cannot support Senator Edward M Kennedy health care plan, complaining it deals in sweeping absolutes. He criticizes AMA suggestions and warns against knee-jerk liberal overreach while retiring to head the Rockefeller Foundation. Remarks aired on WEEI Bay State Forum.
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UPI
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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Promised Land
Weei’s Bay State Forum
Veterans Day gloom as rain dampens New England mood
Bay State merchants brace for losses as Veterans Day sales forecast at 57 million dollars in the Boston area while border shoppers head to New Hampshire and New York for holiday bargains. Rain and protests cloud the region with a three-day weekend history behind Armistice Day.
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VPI
New England
National Weather Service
Logan International Airport
Massachusetts
Bay State
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Dean C. Cushing
Merchants Association of Boston
Celea F. Jaillet
Haverhill
William A. Ross
Ross
Boston’s
Congress
Fishermen urged to join in conservation battle
New England fishermen are urged to bolster a national drive to coordinate legal and technical support for clean water efforts. David Zwick of a Ralph Nader task force announces regional teams possible to push enforcement of laws and seek new protections, warning offshore drilling without safeguards could worsen Atlantic fishing. Carroll seeks nationwide environmental groups for a directory, asking groups to report existence and list chapters.
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Boston
UPI
New England
David Zwick
Ralph Nader
Nader
Hynes Auditorium
Washington
Zwick
Atlantic
Greenwich
Webster couple wed in United Church of Christ ceremony
Miss Diane Christine Johnson and Alfred R. Skorupski Jr. married October 9 at the United Church of Christ in Webster. Officiant Rev. Robert I. Howland. Reception at the Stables in Putnam. Bride formerly of Webster and Dudley, teaching in Bennington. Groom from North Adams, employed by Carr Supply. They reside at 76 Summer St., North Adams, after a Cape Cod honeymoon.
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Webster
Mass
Diane Christine Johnson
Summer St
North Adams
Axel H. Johnson
Healey Road
Dudley
Alfred R. Skorupski Jr
Temple St
Warren MacDonald
Massachusetts Ave
Alfred R. Skorupski
United Church of Christ
Robert I. Howland
Putnam
Conn
Charlotte A. Miczek
Boston
Pamela S. Johnson
Jane E. Wilkes
Pittsfield
Patricia A. Spofford
Clarksburg
Rebecca A
Michelle M. Johnson
Quinnebaug
Waterbury Woman Guilty of Forging Hospital Funds
Washington County District Court found Janice Woodard of Waterbury guilty of forging three checks drawn on the patients trust fund at Waterbury State Hospital while employed there. Handwriting expert testified she rewrote each check increasing by 100 dollars, totaling 1679 dollars. Judge Connarn ordered a pre sentence investigation.
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Washington County
Janice Woodard
Waterbury
Waterbury State Hospital
Elizabeth McCarthy
Boston
Kimberley Cheney
Veterans Day observance leads Burlington parade
Interim Senator Robert T. Stafford led Burlington's Veterans Day ceremonies with a parade and tributes to armed forces members. The event aligned with statewide plans as the Nov. 11 observance shifted to the fourth Monday of October by law, granting officials a long weekend following Columbus Day.
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Burlington
UPI
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
Population growth warns of disaster says Stafford
Senator Robert T. Stafford warned in Brattleboro that world population growth could bring a disaster unless attitudes shift toward voluntary, rights respecting stabilization. He co sponsors a group urging policy to stabilize population with human rights in mind, at a Zero Population Growth sponsored event. Barrows proposes a bill in Montpelier with a $500 fine or six months jail for student disturbances disrupting classes.
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Robert T. Stafford
Stafford
U.S
Academy School
Zero
Environmental League of the
Connecticut River Valley
Montpelier
Max. W. Barrows
Barrows
Legislative Council
Portland man held on federal fugitive charge in Oregon case
Francis J. Welsh, 41, of Portland Oregon, is jailed at the Regional Correctional Center on $5,000 bail after federal agents arrested him on a warrant from Oregon. The charge accuses him of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Burlington
UPI
Portland, Ore
Francis J. Welsh
Oregon
Minister Emmett Prince Drowned in Hoosic River
The 74 year old Rev Emmett Prince associate minister of Bethel Baptist Church drowned in a fishing accident near Schaghticoke New York. Police found his gear unattended and rescuers located his body about 20 feet from shore after dragging the Hoosic River Sunday. He was father to Willie Hammett and survived by five other sons three daughters a sister and two brothers. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church Troy.
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Hoosic
Schaghticoke
Emmett Prince
Bethel Baptist Church
Troy School Board
Hammett
Fifth Ave
Troy
Man jailed after shooting at deputy in Greenfield Center
A 23-year-old Corinth man, Larry W. Clute, was jailed on reckless endangerment charges after firing at Saratoga County deputies. He had caused a three-car crash, fled with a rifle, and was captured after a four-hour manhunt. Three others were injured in the initial crash.
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Greenfield Center
Corinth
Saratoga County
Larry W. Clute
Tannery Hill Road
Clute
Route 9N
Tragedy on Turnpike Claims Two Berkshire Men
Two Hampden County men died Friday when a New England Telephone truck left the Massachusetts Turnpike. The vehicle plunged down an embankment, crossed Route 20, and wedged its cab between bridge supports. William Trudelle 36 of Agawam and Wesson Hubbard 50 of Chicopee were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Carl A. Bergan.
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Becket
Hampden County
New England Telephone Co
Massachusetts Turnpike
Carl A. Bergan
Lenox
William Trudelle
Agawam
Wesson Hubbard
Chicopee
Adams Opens 3.5 Million Waste Water Plant On Howland Ave
The town officially opened a new 3.5 million dollar waste water treatment plant off Howland Avenue with weekend dedication and open house. A nine man crew will operate on a 24 hour rotating shift. The facility will handle seven million gallons daily at full capacity from the three foot trunkline.
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Adams
Howland Avenue
Moresi Wins School Committee After Recount
Joseph A. Moresi Jr. netted three additional votes in a recount to beat Howard B. P. D Amico 1188 to 1181 in the North Adams School Committee race. D Amico had requested the recount after trailing by four votes.
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North Adams
Joseph A. Moresi Jr
Howard B.P. D’amico
D’amico
New YMCA Dedicated in North Adams
The Northern Berkshire YMCA on Brickyard Court was dedicated in a Sunday ceremony. The four acre site houses a one story building costing 925000 dollars, funded by a building program started in January 1970.
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North Adams
Northern Berkshire Ymca
Brickyard Court
Police recover $1100 in church equipment theft
Pittsfield police report recovery of about 1100 dollars worth of store amplifying and recording gear stolen last week from St. Mark's Church. The items were found in the homes of two juveniles.
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Pittsfield
St. Mark’s Church
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