Massachusetts police train to handle rape cases with sensitivity
A new one week training program in Massachusetts aims to improve rape reporting and prosecutions by teaching officers compassionate, victim centered investigation methods. The sessions funded by a court fines surcharge cover ten thousand dollars for phase one and twenty nine thousand dollars for phase two. A law requiring specialized rape investigation units in all departments goes into effect this October.
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Massachusetts
Criminal Justice Council
Charles H. Jogovin
Criminal Justice Associates
Brockton
John Bukunt
Brandeis University
Maine Cable Faces 5 Percent Sales Tax Threat
Maine cable operators warn a 5 percent sales tax on cable service could force some firms out of business. Operators from York County and across the state urged the Taxation Committee to oppose extending the tax, with little public support for the measure and mixed testimony from lawmakers.
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Augusta
Maine
Peter Hitt
York County
Legislative Taxation Committee
Dorothy B. Kelley
Machias
Philip L. Merrill
D-Portland
Oil Rights Dispute Reaches Supreme Court Amid Offshore Debates
The Supreme Court will hear seven hours of oral arguments over offshore oil rights, pitting Atlantic and Gulf states against the federal government. The cases cover three mile territorial limits and control of lands beyond three miles, with royalties and leases central to the dispute.
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Washington
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Supreme Court
Gulf
Louisiana
Atlantic Coast
U.S
Albert Maris
Philadelphia
Florida
Interior Department
Middle Atlantic
Atlantic States
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Export rules ease on wheat and soy sales amid cancellations
Government relaxes export restrictions allowing up to 100000 tons of wheat and soybeans to be sold to foreign buyers without Agriculture Department approval. The move follows Soviet and Chinese cancellations of large purchases, easing market pressure and drawing mixed reactions from growers and industry officials. Local observers note the Soviet cancelation stemmed from a larger Russian harvest, while Maine faces flood hazard enrollments in the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
China
Agriculture Department
Cook Industries Inc
Memphis
Tenn
Culture Department
United States
Earl L. Butz
Jerry Rees
National Association of Wheat Growers
Rees
Augusta
Maine Bureau of Civil Emergency Preparedness
Maine
Department of Housing and Urban Development
CEP
Timothy P. Wilson
Muskie decries slow release of waste funds
Sen Edmund S Muskie condemned the delayed distribution of impounded waste treatment funds as uncalled for and unjustified. He urged EPA Administrator Train to follow the existing formula, which would allocate about 77 million to Maine, amid newly released 4 billion in funds.
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Washington (Ap
Edmund S. Muskie
Environmental Protection Agency
Russell FE. Train
The
Maine Democrat
Muskie
Ford
EPA
Maine
Boston
Marshall Collins Jr
Eastern Airlines
Collins
Frank J. Murray Collins
Federal Medical Center
Springfield
Andrew Good
Confrontation Averted Over New Hampshire Senate Seat
Gov. Meldrim Thomson and the Executive Council temporarily postponed a clash with the U.S. Senate over the Wyman Durkin race. The council endorsed exploring lawful options to prevent further deprivation of constitutional rights while Rudman advised against court or interim appointment.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
U.S. Senate
Wyman-Durkin
Senate
Meldrim Thomson
Executive Council
GOP
U.S Supreme Court
Louis C. Wyman
Wyman
John A. Durkin
Thomson
Warren B. Rudman
Rudman
N H Poser Stumps Senate in New Hampshire Row
Senate Democrats confront a no win outcome over the New Hampshire Senate race with Durkin or Wyman possible winners. The chamber first acted 58 to 34 to refer the dispute to Rules, seating neither candidate as ballots are scrutinized.
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Washington
Senate
New Hampshire
John A Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
Rules Committee
Durkin
Wyman
James B
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