Halloween storms, heat, and plastic pumpkins plague fall
Heat waves and fungus devastate pumpkin crops in West Texas cutting yields to about 12 000 pounds per acre as buyers shift to plastic gourds. In Iowa witchcraft thrives with Sefanna of the Covenant of the Mirror praising liberal towns. Athens Ohio hosts a 7000-strong costume party with few arrests while Arkansas uses a robotic helper for trick or treaters. Governor Lamm dresses as Dracula causing a scare before revealing his true identity.
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United Press International
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Little Rock
Ark
Athens
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Sefanna
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Iowa
B.A. Robertson
Robertson
West
Texas
Floydada
Roy Bowen
Lubbock
Maine ranks last in higher education funding nationwide
An Illinois State University professor notes Maine's higher education funding fell 11 percent from 1975-76 to 1977-78 after inflation, the largest drop among 50 states. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports Maine's two year legislative increase was 1 percent versus 20 percent national average, with Alaska at 643 percent and Vermont at 123 percent. Per capita and per $1,000 personal income allocations also lag.
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New Hampshire
Frisco Welcomes German Tourist After Wrong Turn
German tourist Erwin Kreuz finally arrived in San Francisco after a mistaken refueling stop in Bangor Maine. Mayor George Moscone welcomed him with a proclamation and a beer invitation. Kreuz plans a visit to the Grand National Rodeo and will return home Sunday.
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UPI
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Golden Gate City
Krenz
Munich
Bangor
Maine
Kreuz
George Moscone
Moscone
Cow Palace
Eskimos Seek Reforms to Save Culture and Bowhead Whale
Eskimos press for reforms to permit a limited bowhead hunt using modern weapons while preserving culture. Officials say current shoulder guns waste whales. conservation groups urge careful balance as bowhead stocks number 500 to 2,000.
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UPI
Jacob Adams
Alaskan Eskimo Whaling Commission
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Pacific
Tom Garrett
U.S
International Whaling Commission
IWC
State Department
United States
Adams
Sierra Club
Garrett
Defenders of Wildlife
Clamshell to Picket Seabrook NRC Tour
Clamshell Alliance will picket outside the Seabrook nuclear plant as NRC officials tour the site. Spokesman Robin Reid says 25 to 40 protesters aim to show ongoing opposition without blocking entrances. The group organized last May's occupation that led to 1,414 arrests.
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UPI
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Clamshell
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Reid
Facente Graziano trial mirrors Sacco Vanzetti case
In Springfield, Antonio Facente and Eugene Graziano, both Italian immigrants, face a Hampden County Superior Court retrial for murder and armed robbery after a 1973 conviction was overturned in 1975 for improper ethnic references during testimony. The case, tied to labor history and ethnic bias, could become the county's longest trial.
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Mass
UPI
Sacco-Vanzetti
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Braintree
Antonio Facente
Eugene Graziano
Hampden County
High Court
Herbert Travers
Facente
Graziano
Owens
Cosimo Cordi
Matthew Ryan
Ryan
al Capones
Government to install bilingual border welcome signs
The General Services Administration plans 200 welcome signs at U S borders with Canada and Mexico. Artist Peter Max was commissioned to design 4 by 4 foot signs. At Mexican entrances, panels will read Welcome to the United States in Spanish, while at Canadian entrances the message will be in French.
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Mexico
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