Question of saving a near-term fetus centers Edelin trial
In Boston, Dr. Kenneth Edelin faces manslaughter charges over a 1973 abortion. Drs Gould and Tark discuss survival odds for a 12 pound fetus and whether doctors must try to save an infant with virtually no chance of living.
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Boston
Kenneth C. Edelin
Edelin
Boston City
Jeffrey Gould
Gould
Asst. Dist. Atty
Newman A. Flanagan
Arthur T.ark
Changes Sought In Rental Deposits
Augusta Maine landlords and tenants push revisions to a bill on security deposits. Rep Thomas Mulkern D Portland sponsors the measure with a panel hearing noting tenants should receive interest on deposits and limits on amounts, timing, and penalties.
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Augusta
Legislative Committee
Judiciary
Thomas Alkern
Portland
Mulkern
Vetoed New Hampshire poetry program halts $35000 grant
Gov. Meldrim Thomson vetoed a $35,000 NEA funded poetry reading project for the New Hampshire Arts Commission citing potential obscenity in readings. The Executive Council had approved the grant, but the governor demanded safeguards and lower costs before reconsideration.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Thomson
State Executive Council
New Hampshire Arts Commission
John Coe
Commission
Coe
See Through Meat Packaging Bill Aired in Maine
At an Augusta hearing on the measure Wednesday Keyes Fiber Co. led opposition to a bill requiring see through packaging of meat sold in Maine retail stores. Diamond International Corp. urged market competition without the legislation. Rep. Thomas Peterson sponsored the bill to remove consumer irritants from fat or bone on prepackaged meat. Sam Barouch of COMBAT Inc. backed the proposal as a modest way to assure shoppers they get what they pay for.
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Augusta
Keyes Fiber Co
Maine
Diamond International Corp
Rep
Thomas Peterson
Windham
Sam Barouch
Combat, Inc
Port oil spill charges eyed against two tankers in Hussey Sound
The Maine DEP will file district court charges against the British tanker Kayeson and the Greek tanker Aegis Leader for oil spills in Hussey Sound this week. Kayeson admitted responsibility for a spill now estimated up to 2100 gallons while Aegis Leader disputed liability for a 420 gallon bunker spill. Cleanup costs were covered by DEP. Separately the Maine Guarantee Authority approved selling Easton sugar beet refinery to Mid-Atlantic Sugar Co. for 2.3 million dollars with staged payments and a 25 day operating-company condition.
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Portland
Department of Environmental Protection
Hussey Sound
David C. Sait
DEP
Kayeson
Aegis
Aegis Leader
Long Island
Augusta
Maine Guarantee Authority
Easton
New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic Sugar Co
Donald Franzen
Monroeville
N.J
Maine Sugar Industries, Inc
New Jersey Group
MGA
Senate hears Portland fisheries issues in shrimp industry study
Senator Hathaway chairs a February Senate Small Business hearing in Portland to define problems in the water and shrimp industries and push for legislative action. He notes fisheries relief is limited despite widespread economic strain and emergency funds favoring other sectors.
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Washington
Senate
Portland
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Hathaway
Senate Committee On Small Businesses
Florida
Unemployment Creates Jobs Across State Offices
The rising jobless rate spurs a hiring surge at 33 state unemployment offices with staff doubled in Colorado to 400 and similar rises in Minnesota Boston Birmingham Louisville and New York City amid a federal program expansion. The Labor Department notes 851 700 new claims and 4 561 300 receiving benefits as public funds near 1 billion for jobs programs.
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Associated Press
Raymond Hope
Colorado
Hope
Terry Wiley
Minneapolis
Wiley
Twin Cities
Boston
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville
Labor Department
New York State Labor Department
New York City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Harold Bolger
Employment Security Commission
Phoenix
Ariz
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National Endowment of the Arts
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