Northeast crime rate up 10 percent in six months year
FBI data show the Northeast crime rate rising 10 percent in the first half of the year, led by a 32 percent surge in robberies and a 24 percent rise in violent crimes. Murders grew 19 percent and aggravated assaults 12 percent, with Boston and several Connecticut cities reporting notable jumps.
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Kidnapped Mexican official freed after $240000 ransom
Julio Hirschfeld Almada, Mexico's director of airports, was released unharmed after his captors demanded a $240,000 ransom. He said he was blindfolded and held in a dark room for over two days, reading leftist material while his son paid the money wrapped in old bills. Police sought three men and a woman involved in the abduction.
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Kennedy pushes study on adding islands to Cape Cod Seashore
UPI reports Senator Edward Kennedy introduces a six month study bill to assess extending the Cape Cod National Seashore to include Nantucket Martha's Vineyard Tuckernuck Muske get No Man s Elizabeth and Monomoy Islands thiết. The plan seeks options for expansion via direct addition or a National Seashore Trust with federal state and local participation. Kennedy cites recent unplanned development and calls for careful protection of coastal lands currently totaling millions of acres across the islands.
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Public info centers set for east west highway questions
The New England Regional Commission opens four public information centers to answer Vermonters questions on the proposed east west highway. Centers operate 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in Brattleboro October 4 5 St Johnsbury October 7 8 Rutland October 13 14 and Montpelier October 18 19.
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Unemployment dips to 3.5 percent in Vermont
Vermont's jobless rate fell to 3.5 percent last week the lowest in nearly 11 months with 4 425 unemployment claims filed. St Albans posted the highest jobless figure while White River Junction showed the lowest. Gov Davis taps John Simonds to state college board and highlights public service programs. In Franklin County Douglas Kelley named sen Alden campaign chairman describing past campaign work. John Musumeci dies after being struck watching a Burlington high school game. A Lyndon State student is found shot in dorm housing. Burton Island State Park to close season due to underwater power cable issue along with several other parks. Roland Dellavance, 17, drowns after canoe capsizes at Lake Wapanacki.
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Cornell study links PCB to bird deaths in second generation
A Cornell University scientist reports preliminary findings linking PCB exposure to widespread deaths in the second generation of birds after dosage. The study notes the chemical is similar to DDT, used in plastics and paper, and has been banned in Britain. EPA is to receive the results for further review. In East Greenbush, police hunt a gun wielding youth who fired near a water tower and narrowly missed Police Chief Ronald Harrison.
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Berkshire Community College to Move Campus to West Street
Berkshire Community College will relocate from Second Street to a new West Street campus in time for the second semester starting Jan 17. President Thomas E. O Connell announced the move, which was originally planned for full transfer by June. The $12.5 million campus was designed by architect Benjamin Thompson.
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