Charity Gambling Night Echoes Las Vegas Theme in Windsor Locks
At a Las Vegas style charity gambling night in Windsor Locks Connecticut organizers faced scrutiny amid reports of threats and arrests at similar events. Connecticut Statewide Organized Crime Task Force and local police probed possible links to a Terra Mar Motel raid in Old Saybrook and connections to mob activity, while certificates and funds raised supported a local football association.
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Windsor Locks
Conn
Las Vegas
Nev
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Enfield Football Association
Old Saybrook
Howard Johnson
Motor Lodge
Association
Vernon Journaliny Eds
Terrence McCarthy
Key
McCarthy
Frederick“Yankie” Beers
Enfield
Massachusetts
Hee
Hartford Bringfield
Mass
Young
Terra Mar
The
Journal-Inquirer
Nutmeg Fun and Games Inc
West Hartford
Connecticut Games and Fun Services Rental
Russell Gilman
Nutmeg
Connecticut Games
Paul Sullivan
Wethersfield
Sullivan
Salvatore
Butch
D'Aquila
Middletown
D Aquila
New Haven
West Springfield
Massman
Gilman
John Fraher
Grasso
Frederick Semaine
G. Fox
Sage Allen
Cararte
Aaah
Ballots For N H Senator May Create Problems
In Concord New Hampshire the state released a sample one line ballot for the special Senate race between Louis C. Wyman and John A. Durkin and Carmen C. Chimento. The ballot features straight party circles and names close together raising concerns about skip ballots and cross touching marks. Officials worry unfamiliar ballot rules and absentee ballot handling could complicate the process.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Senate
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Wyman
Yman
Sec. of
Robert L. Stark
Washington
Skip Louie
Skip Durkin
Durkin
Wife Faithful Amid Atlantic Voyage Ordeal
Natalie Chadburn remains calm as Allen Chadburn sails solo from Cape Cod to Portugal in an 8 foot 4 inch boat named The Dream. The couple planned a 120 day food supply with medical oversight for a 3000 mile crossing she believes he will complete. She credits his cool head and careful planning while awaiting any word of his progress or return.
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Somerset
Mass
Natalie Chadburn
Allen
Atlantic
Mrs. Chadburn
Cape Cod
Portugal
Chadurn
James
Joe
Chadburn
Quakes Might Reflect India China Push on Pacific
MIT geologists Peter Molnar and Paul Tapponier propose satellite data show India pushing China eastward into the Pacific. This sideways motion could explain China's widespread earthquake pattern and conflicts with typical narrow fault lines.
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Cambridge, Mass
India
China
Pacific
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Indian Subcontinent
Aera
Eurasia
Science
Peter Molnar
MIT
Paul Tapponier
University of Montpelier
France
U.S. Earth Resources Technology Satellite
Woonsocket's 6 Foot 7 Inch Officer To Retire
Sgt. Joseph A. Solano, a 27 year veteran and one of New England's largest police, will retire from the Woonsocket department at the end of August. Known for his size and charity work including leading the Red Cross Caravan of Cheer, Solano also faced uniform-fitting challenges and once inspired a tuxedo campaign to attend a policeman's ball.
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Woonsocket
R.I
Joseph A. Solano
Solano
New England
Joe
Rhode Island
Red Cross
Delano
Wool firm seeks aid in threatened Dexter jobs
The Labor Department is reviewing whether 200 Amos Abbott Co. workers in Dexter Maine face job loss due to forced imports. The wool industry union filed for trade adjustment assistance last week amid fears of foreign competition.
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Boston
US Department of Labor
Amos Abbott Co
Dexter
Maine
Connecticut approves sweeping housing and redevelopment bill
Hartford. The 1975 General Assembly passed a bold redevelopment measure authorizing cities to borrow for projects in housing offices and factories with promises of 20 years of no local taxes to attract firms. Governor Grasso signed the bill amid debate about municipal power and safeguards.
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Hartford
Connecticut General Assembly
Ellarasso
General Assembly
Grasso
Connecticut
Senate
Richard Bozzuto
Watertown
E House
Alan Mazzola
Willimantic
House
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Louis Wyman
N.H. Blue Cross
Blue Shield
John Durkin
N.H. Senate
UPI
Sea Venture
Pillsbury
Kennebunk
Wool Firm
Land & Buildings
Bald Distributors
Robert Mercier
U.S
Small Business Administration
Augusta
Keenan Auction Co
Dyer St. Presque Isle
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