Boston Doctor Faces Manslaughter Trial Over Abortion
In Boston, Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin goes on trial in Suffolk Superior Court for allegedly killing a fetus during a 1973 abortion at Boston City Hospital. The case hinges on whether the procedure violated medical norms and viability standards.
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Abortion Advocate Threatened Faces Possible Retirement
Boston abortion rights activist Bill Baird, engaged in a Massachusetts minors abortion consent case, said death threats force him to live apart from his family and may push him toward retirement this year. He defended his 11 year push for reproductive autonomy.
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Science Eyes Ice Age For Food Woes Solution
MIT meteorologist Reginald E. Newell argues that studying past ice ages could enable long range weather forecasts to predict shifts that affect world food supplies. He cites 1971 72 Soviet grain influences and Peruvian fish meal disruptions as examples of climate-driven price changes and notes the next ice age is unlikely before 30 000 A D but would dwarf the energy crisis.
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Boston High Schools to Reopen With Heavy Police Patrols
Four Boston high schools and two annexes near Roxbury and South Boston are set to reopen Wednesday after a Dec 11 shooting amid racial tensions. Lawmakers seek a detailed safety plan from police, while Schools Superintendent Leary urges U.S. District Judge Garrity to obtain enforcement measures. Public safety officials must guarantee student protection or risk closure.
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California officials exploit loophole in pension rule
Seven California county officials including five sheriffs collect both salary and pension for the same job by retiring for a few days to bypass state law. The AP report notes the maneuver targets the high cost of living and lets them draw two government pay streams concurrently.
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Dongo Bail Plea Set For Hearing
Portland man Truman H. Dongo, 35, awaiting bail hearing today on a grand jury indictment tied to the 1973 death of film director Jon R. Pownall. Dongo, held without bail since Dec. 20, pleaded innocent at a Dec. 23 arraignment. a prior bail appeal was postponed after disqualification.
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Five Day Holdout in Phuoc Binh City Amid Saigon Siege
Communist rockets pounded Phuoc Binh as North Vietnamese advances pressed from Phuoc Long into surrounding provinces. Saigon edges faced shelling near the capital while Khmer Rouge rockets hit Phnom Penh airport causing minor damage. A wedding calamity and truck fire disrupted local life amid ongoing fighting.
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BEP Rules Today On Pittston Refinery
Augusta AP reports the Board of Environmental Protection plans a special session to decide if hearings should resume on Pittston Co. refinery proposal at Eastport. If ruling favors Pittston, hearings could proceed today or Tuesday amid prior title clearance disputes and a request to reopen hearings based on jurisdictional issues from the New England Energy case.
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Jon Lund
New England Energy Co
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