Turnpike Traffic Reflects Times in Boston
AP reports on the Massachusetts Turnpike showing mixed signals of 1975 economy. Four axle truck traffic fell 12 percent from June 1974, lowering truck revenue by about 14.5 percent, while overall main road traffic rose 5.2 percent and the extension 3.6 percent. Revenue still up about 2.5 percent. tolls unchanged for a decade.
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Boston
Massachusetts Turnpike
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Jack Dixon
Framingham
Turnpike Authority
West Stockbridge
New York Line
Massachusetts
Dixon
Durkin seeks new election to settle New Hampshire Senate race
Democrat John A. Durkin plans a meeting with Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Robert Byrd to press for a new election in the disputed New Hampshire race. The move follows bipartisan calls for a rerun, with Can non signaling likely approval while Wyman and many Republicans urged it from the start. Durkin previously opposed a rerun before reversing his stance.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Senate
U.S
John A. Durkin
Mike Mansfield
Robert C. Byrd
Mansfield
Byrd
Durkin
Howard W. Can
Non, D-Ney
Senate Rules Committee
Louis C. Wyman
House
Muskie Announces Emergency Anti-Recession Fund Passed
U S Senator Edmund Muskie announced that the Senate approved an amendment creating an anti recession assistance fund for state and local governments. The measure, voted 58 to 36, would aid areas with jobless rates above six percent and terminate when unemployment falls below that level. The plan aims to prevent layoffs and tax increases by injecting funds into the economy promptly.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Edmund Muskie
Maine Democrat
Muskie
Nudist Camp Life in Cedar Waters Village
Robert A. Bonser runs Cedar Waters Village in Nottingham New Hampshire as the state’s only nudist camp. The 400 acre site includes a 20 acre lake and draws visitors from across the country while emphasizing family orientation and natural living without public sex. Notable figures include ESA president John Murphy and campers Lin and Emily who describe nudism as recreational and social, not religious.
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Nottingham
N.H
Robert A. Bonser
Cedar Waters Village
Bonser
New Hampshire
Cedar Waters
California
Emily
United States
Lin
Sacramento
Calif
John Murphy
Eastern Sunbathers’ Association
ESA
Murphy
New York
Forrest Emerson
San Bernadino
Emerson
Bob Walker
International Naturist Federation
Mary
Jersey Shore
Frank
George
Naval Yard
Walker
Shark sighting outside Warwick Mall Cinema shocks residents
Warwick residents reported a six foot blue shark spotted near the Warwick Mall Cinema as the film Jaws played. Sharon E Freedman of Cranston said three youths dropped the shark in the theater parking lot, prompting police and state officials to remove it after it had been shot four times.
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State Department of Natural Resources
Endangered wildlife count climbs since 1966 in the United States
The number of endangered species in the United States rose from 78 in 1966 to 109 currently, highlighting growing conservation challenges and the need for stronger protections for at risk wildlife.
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United States
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Sepael
Westbrook
Roland J. Chasse
Hutchins
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SCW Inc
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