Reformer Criticizes Prison Conditions at Rhode Island
Rhode Island at maximum security prison faces inmate claims of unequal rights for those awaiting trial. Inmate leader Tom Ross cites lack of blankets, extended cell confinement, and limited recreation, while officials emphasize a plan to end the lockup with work and education options for sentenced inmates.
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Cranston
R.I
Rhode Island
Tom Ross
National Prison Reform Association
Lillian G. McDaniel
Corrections Department
Philip W. Noel
Ross
RR Firm To Operate N H Train
Concord New Hampshire Gov Meldrim Thomson and the Executive Council agreed to lease the state owned Concord to Lincoln rail line to the Wolfeboro Railroad for five years. The move follows condemnation of the line formerly run by Boston and Maine and compensation of 1 million dollars. The 90 mile line from Concord to Littleton will be reopened with services by Wolfeboro.
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Concord
N.H
Meldrim Thomson
Executive Council
Lincoln
Littleton
Wolfeboro Company
Wolfeboro
Boston School Appeal Denied by Federal Court
The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to delay a lower court order placing South Boston High School under federal receivership. The panel expedited the appeal to Jan. 9 with briefs due earlier, noting no irreparable harm to the district if the order stands while the merits are briefed.
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Boston
South Boston
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston School Committee
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Pres Jr
Garrity
Dues and chairmanship clash at New England governors meet
In Stowe Vermont amid frigid weather six New England governors debated regional funding and leadership. Maine's James Longley and New Hampshire's Meldrim Thomson pressed for changes including rotating the chair and revising the dues system. Dukakis faced criticism as conference chair and commission chairman while Thomson and Longley questioned fund distribution and urged equal study of rail aid.
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Stowe
Vermont
New England
James Longley
Maine
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Longley
Thomson
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Rhode Island
Philip Noel
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille
Bennington College Trustees Review Parker Family Leadership
Trustees at Bennington College moved to review the wife husband leadership team of President Gail Thain Parker and Vice President Thomas Parker amid a faculty ouster effort. A faculty survey and committee review were approved to examine Parker contracts and the administration’s handling of staff cuts and tenure changes.
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Bennington
Bennington College
Gail Thain Parker
Thomas
Parker
Parkers
Reinhoud van der Linde
Unemployment Rises in Maine to 9.3 Percent
In November Maine recorded 40,500 unemployed as the rate climbed to 9.3 percent, up from October and November 1974. Seasonal job losses hit agricultural and non farm sectors, with declines in manufacturing and non manufacturing areas, while federal and local jobs rose to offset state government losses.
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Augusta
Maine
Department of Manpower Affairs
Thrifty Shoppers Face Mixed News From Prices Report
New government consumer price index shows November price gains easing in food and gas but service costs jump sharply. Auto insurance up 8.5 percent and mortgage rates up 1.6 percent. New car prices rise 0.9 percent as Ford and Chrysler raise prices. GM holds. Chrysler rescue of U K subsidiary averts liquidation, yet 8,000 jobs lost. AT&T reports EPS of 1.30, citing Western Electric weakness amid recession. Holiday travel aided by United Airlines settlement with striking workers.
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New York
Labor Department
Detroit
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
John J. Riccardo
Britain
Labor Party
Chrysler U
United Airlines
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
U.S
At&t
John D. DeButts
Western Electric
Longley nominates agriculture head for Maine
Gov James Longley names 57 year old Joseph N Williams of Presque Isle as Maine agriculture commissioner. Williams, a long time Agway employee, would replace Maynard Dolloff who resigned. Earlier nominee Aaron Levine was rejected by the Executive Council on a 4 to 1 vote over conflict of interest concerns. Williams has been top candidate since the search began, praised by farmers and businessmen statewide. He is an American International College graduate and has worked in poultry and potato sectors with Interstate Frozen Foods in Washburn.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Joseph N. Williams
Presque Isle
Williams
Longley
Maynard C. Dolloff
Agway Inc
Aaron Levine
Waterville
Executive Council
Levine
Atty
Joseph E. Brennan Jr
Aroostook County
American Internation College
Agway
Interstate Frozen Foods
Washburn
New Hampshire Maine lobster line draws objections
New Hampshire lobstermen filed objections to a proposed Supreme Court settlement on the offshore boundary with Maine. The New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen's Association prefers lines northeast of Clark's proposal, arguing the Clark line misplaces the river middle. The group contends the Clark line would push fishing into Maine waters and clash with different size rules, risking arrests and travel detours for New Hampshire crews. Maine and New Hampshire officials mailed objections but were not yet received at the court as of Friday.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
Maine
New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen's Association
Tom C. Clark
Clark
Piscataqua
Ing
Voters Decide Fate Of Bigelow Mountain Referendum
Voters will decide on June 8 whether Bigelow Mountain should be preserved for public use. Gov. James B. Longley confirmed the date after 43,647 signatures were certified on the referendum petitions. The plan would restrict access on the 4,000-foot peak as part of a 17 mile range near the Appeeeee Trail, while Flagstaff Corp proposed a four season recreational complex with condos and ski areas. If approved, the measure returns to the legislature for final action.
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Augusta
Maine
Bigelow Mountain
James B. Longley
Mark Gartley
Flagstaff Corp
Bigelow
Lobbyist Denies Pressure Tied to Tax Bill Vote
Washington AP report says White House lobbyist Douglas Bennett admitted telling Reps Cohen and Emery their votes on Ford's tax bill veto would affect the reappointment of ex Maine Gov John R Reed as NTSB chairman. Bennett denied any link to an appointment and said talks were not improper.
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Washington
White House
Maine
Ford
William Greener
Douglas Bennett
William
Cohen
David F. Emery
Bennett
House
John R. Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
Emery
White Case
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Dukakis
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