Mining Ore Questioned Near New London
Two New Hampshire highway department employees say uranium deposits near New London are known but not concentrated enough for mining. Geologist Brian K. Fowler and engineer Edwin H. Bardwell reported Geiger counter readings from rock used in Interstate 89 showed radiation well below a radium watch, addressing claims of about 6000 pounds of uranium mixed in the rock.
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New London, N.H
State
Highway Department
New London
Brian K. Fowler
Edwin H. Bardwell
Geiger
Here
Gov Noel says abuse charges at Rhode Island center were exaggerated
Governor Philip Noel responded to a social work report on the O’Rourke Children’s Center saying allegations of homosexual attacks and extreme abuse were exaggerated though the document highlighted center difficulties. He noted courts have sent more troubled youths there, prompting reforms and updated staff procedures.
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Providence
Philip W. Noel
Kode Island
O'Rourke Childrens Center
Noel
O'Rourke Center
O'Rourke Chidrens Center
John Affleck
Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services
Affleck
Frank A. Spinelli
Children’s Center
Cuddy
Rumor over status of women council swirls in Augusta
AP report from Augusta Maine details denials from Gov Longleys aide about appointing a full time director for the Governors Council on the Status of Women. Chairwoman Patricia Ryan notes the resignation of Executive Director Anne Peg and says Barbara Ann Cagney will handle council business in the governor's office while seeking funding for a permanent director.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Council On the Status of Women
Patricia E. Ryan
Anne C. Peg
Ms. Ryan
Longley
Barbara Ann Cagney
Shirley Ann Ezzy
Council
Legisla
Lawmakers eye January session on school funding reform
Gov. James B. Longley urged a brief January meeting focused on the school funding law to address state fiscal woes and allow early budget planning. House Majority Leader Neil Rolde said the legislature will stay until all business is settled, resisting a delayed or partial session.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Longley
House
Neil Rolde
York
Olde
Rolde
Energy Bill Under Fire By Emery
Washington House rejected a near six billion dollar federal loan guarantee plan for synthetic fuel development drawing sharp rebuke from Rep. David Emery Maine. He urged Congress to cut foreign oil dependence and noted potential Maine timber state funding for methanol facilities. The Senate had approved the measure earlier and now faces a conference decision.
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Washington
U.S
David Emery
Maine
Congress
Emery
Energy Research and Development Administration
Senate
House
No Nos On Copiers Law Bans Currency Copying
A public notice warns that photocopying U S currency is illegal under federal law. It also notes further prohibitions on copying postage stamps postal money orders government bonds and certificates of deposit among others with more examples expected.
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U.S
Court Voids New Milk Price Boost
Portland Maine AP A Superior Court judge voided the Maine Milk Commission order that raised the minimum price dealers pay producers for milk by 57 cents per hundred pounds. Justice David A Nichols issued a temporary restraining order and scheduled a hearing for December 29, finding the commission exceeded its authority before hearings were completed. The commission had previously seen similar action struck down on wholesale and retail price increases. The order voided Friday was issued last month and hearings are to resume next week.
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Portland
Maine
Maine Milk Commission
David A. Nichols
Maine Milk Dealers Association
Nichols
Milk Commission
Bowdoin College Receives $5,000 Scholarship
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, is awarded a $5,000 scholarship by Alfred M. Senter, president of the W.F. Senter Co. The grant is distributed over five years, totaling $1,000 annually, in memory of Senter’s father Wilbur. The fund targets a boy or girl student from the greater Brunswick area who shows potential from a college experience.
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Brunswick
Maine
Bowdoin College
Alfred M. Senter
W.F. Senter Co
Senter
Wilbur
Greater
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