Waterbury to Opens West Side plan despite ruling
A federal judge rejected Waterbury's west side school integration plan as biased against minorities. City officials plan to proceed with the June 1975 framework while awaiting further court action and community input. The new West Side Middle School will open for about 1,300 students, with other east end desegregation plans already approved.
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Waterbury
Conn
West Side
Thomas Ae
New Haven
Murphy
U.S. Justice Department
South End
Justice Department
Michael Wallace
Nichols Melody Flowering Bamboo Cross Stitch Set Sale
A vintage advertisement lists bedding items including a World Famous Melody Flowering Bamboo cross stitch set in twin and double sizes with matching pillowcases. Prices show 519 dollars as a highlighted total or unit price. The fragment implies a sales offer or catalog entry with measured dimensions for fitted twin and double beds.
Massachusetts death penalty stalled by legal technicality
In Boston AP report backers of capital punishment suffer setback as a House Senate convention is called off on technical grounds. Amendments violate US Constitution and cannot be moved this session, delaying a ballot measure until at least 1980. A separate bill for the death penalty awaits House approval and possible Supreme Court ruling. Governor Dukakis would veto if it reaches his desk.
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Boston
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Kevin B. Harrington
Harrington
U.S
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Cted
Supreme Court
Michael S. Dukakis
Flying sculpture work risks FAA destruction in balloon mission
Franconia artist Martelino launched an abstract sculpture under three balloons near Portsmouth New Hampshire aiming to drift toward Cape Cod then Europe or South America. FAA concerns about radar reflectivity prompted requests for aluminum strips and warned the derelict target could be shot down.
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Franconia
N.H
Federal Aviation Administration
Pastor Martelino
Portsmouth
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
FAA
Air Force
Martelino
Franconia College
Europe
South America
Seabrook protests face trials after nuclear site occupation
Dozens of demonstrators arrested during the Seabrook nuclear plant occupation await trial on criminal trespass charges in Hampton District Court. About 200 arrests have been recorded since Aug. 1 as protesters organized by the Clamshell Alliance faced bail and contempt hearings.
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Hampton District Court
Rockingham County
Brentwood
Rockingham
Exeter
Atty
Page Brown
Maurice Bois
Brown
Public Service Co
New Hampshire
Wat
National Guard
Portsmouth
Clamshell Aliance
New England
AAA surveys frame helmet law lobby aims in NH
In Manchester the AP corrected an erroneous report that AAA found 70 percent of New Hampshire motorists opposed helmet laws for motorcyclists. The poll actually concerned seatbelt mandates among AAA members, with 70 percent opposing. The NH AAA plans a member survey next month to guide lobbyists in upcoming sessions.
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Manchester
N.H
Associated Press
American Automobile Association
New Hampshire
AAA
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Woburn
Mass
UPI
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Lady Pepperell
Martex Luxor
Pepperell
Vellux
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Smith Avenue
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