Lebanese refugees in Massachusetts brace for Beirut war toll
Massachusetts Lebanese American communities follow Beirut violence from afar, with families missing, visas sought, and relatives trapped in embattled towns. Clergy urge U.N. and U.S. action while local groups fund medical aid and stage protests.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Lebanon
United Nations
U.S
Lucien Malouf
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation
West Roxbury
Habib Akoury
Beirut
Toufic Hajjar
Quincy
World Lebanese Cultural Union
Hajjar
Healthy New England economy praised by Boston bank
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports May shows health in manufacturing retail sales and personal income in the six state New England region with unemployment falling to 8.4 percent from 8.8 and year over year relief. Personal income reached 6.64 billion in May up 0.5 percent from April and 9.9 percent year over year.
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Boston
New England
Feder
al Reserve Bank of Boston
Bankednesday
Gun ban ballot fight moves to Massachusetts Supreme Court
A citizen group People vs Handguns petitions to keep a November ballot proposal banning handguns as lawmakers push a substitute measure mandating prison terms for gun crimes. The suit targets Secretary of State Paul Guzzi, arguing the legislative substitute undermines the initiative process and could mislead voters.
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Boston
Massachusetts
State Supreme Court
People Vs. Handguns
Paul Guzzi
Guzzi
Francis X. Bellotti
Middlesex County
John Buckley
Robert Stewart
Vernon plant leak spills tritium into Connecticut River
About 83 000 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium leaked from the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power plant into the Connecticut River this week. Plant officials said the discharge posed no danger to humans or wildlife, with the leak stemming from a faulty valve and a broken instrument-line seal during refueling maintenance.
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Vernon
Keye
Keyes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Seabrook Foes Question Seabrook Plant Job Claims
A Clam shell Alliance spokesman challenges claims that Seabrook nuclear project will create many New Hampshire jobs. He warns short term construction work may come from out of state, risking fishing and tourism, with contracts awarded to firms in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Officials say about 3000 construction jobs could be created.
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Rye
N.H
Public Service Company of
New Hampshire
Seabrook
Guy Chichester
Clamshell Alliance
Chichester
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maine
Meldrim Thomson
Massachusetts wins big as Nixon windfall nears after ruling
A Washington DC court orders retroactive social services reimbursements to 15 states, with Massachusetts sharing 142.4 million. Governor Dukakis calls it the final chapter of Nixon's revenge as HEW may appeal and Congress might fund the payment. Rhode Island and Connecticut joined the suit.
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Boston
Michael S. Dukakis
Dukakis
Massachusetts
Nixon
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
District Court
Francis W. Sargent
Social Service Ee
Veterans Services
Office For Children
Washington
Aubrey E. Robinson Jr
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Mount Vernon Names Across the United States
Punta Arenas Chile notes its status as the world’s southernmost city on the Strait of Magellan. The piece adds that nineteen U S communities share the Mount Vernon name across states and regions.
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Punta Arenas
Chile
Strait of Magellan
United States
Mount Vernon
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Akoury
Damascus
Moussa Saba
Roslindale
George
Saba
Joseph Lahoud
Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon
Jamaica Plain
Tripoli
Massachu
Fall River
Lawrence
Father Malouf
Father Lahoud
N.E
Boston Bank
Five Points Shopping Ctr
Biddeford
Mittee
Gun Owners Action League
GOAL
Jobs
John T. Magill
Staples ST
Beach, ME
Ocean National Bank
You
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Wells & York, Maine
F.d.1.c
Cequiny National Bank
Mass
Saco-Biddeford
Hawaii
Logan Airport
United Airlines
Honolulu
Waikiki Surf
Tsavelog International Inc
Middle Street
Saco
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