Prison Casts Shadow On Mother Of CF Victim
Roberta Shaffer, mother of Evie Shaffer who has cystic fibrosis, seeks commutation of her manslaughter sentence. The Parole Board will review her plea, arguing she acted in self defense after years of abuse. She cites stable home life, caregiver role, and desire to avoid separating from her two children. Evie and her family face a difficult future amid legal appeals and a governor’s involvement.
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Boston
State Parole Board
Sharon
Roberta Shaffer
Evie
John Ferruzzo
Eric
Mrs. Shaffer
Massachusetts
Children's Hospital
Sen Smith On Lecture Circuit in New Hampshire
Former Maine senator Margaret Chase Smith, 77, remains on the lecture circuit after leaving the Senate in 1972. At Rivier College she warned of political feuding and a weakened leadership, reflecting on a career that included 9 years in the House and 24 in the Senate.
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Nashua
N.H
U.S. Senate
Margaret Ase Smith
Maine
Senate
Is Drawn Into N H Recount In Senate Vote
The Senate debates counting 27 disputed New Hampshire ballots that could decide whether Louis C. Wyman or John A. Durkin wins the seat. An earlier recount gave Durkin a 10 vote lead, but Ballot Law Commission later declared Wyman ahead by two votes, prompting appeals and a deadlock in the Rules Committee. Durkin and Wyman have fallen into debt as fund drives start amid the impasse.
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Senate
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
New Hampshire
Durkin
State Ballot Law Commission
Wyman
Rules Committee
Five Charged In Armed Portsmouth Grocery Robbery
Five people were charged in an armed robbery at a Portsmouth Quick Stop Grocery Friday night. A juvenile from Chelsea Mass was charged with armed robbery, four others as accomplices. Suspects Rebecca Feeley Kathleen Mattingly Mickey Johnson all of Portsmouth and Daniel Frenier Hollliston Mass reportedly fled with 366 dollars after a sawed off shotgun was used. Police stopped a car matching the getaway vehicle and arrested all five. They were arraigned Saturday with a probable cause hearing set for June 10.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Chelsea
Mass
Rebecca Feeley
Kathleen Mattingly
Mickey Johnson
Daniel Frenier
Holliston
Psychiatrists study Nazi survivor coping for stress lessons
Boston AP reports psychiatrists examine Jewish survivors of Nazi camps to learn buffering strategies for coping with extreme stress. Dr Dimsdale interviewed 19 survivors in Jerusalem and California, highlighting reliance on social support, selective focus on positives, and will to live as key defenses.
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Boston
Arctic
Joel E. Dimsdale
Nazi Germany
Dimsdale
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry
Stanford University Medical School
Jerusalem
California
American Journal of Psychiatry
Hit and Run Drivers Sought in Youth Death
Authorities hunt two unidentified drivers after an 18 year old New Hampshire youth, John Bosley of Union, was struck on New Hampshire 16 in Milton and dragged about 75 yards by a second vehicle. Milton Police Chief Charles Walbridge lamented the lack of clues and urged witnesses to come forward.
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Associated Press
New Hampshire
John Bosley
Union
Bosley
New Hampshire 16
Milton
Charles Walbridge
Walbridge
Losing Weight Is His-Hers Affair
In Storrs Connecticut a psychology professor notes married women can lose weight with spousal help, but some husbands undermine efforts via coercion or mixed signals. Research suggests contracts with specific rewards, caloric tracking, and praise, overseen by Dr. George J. Allen and grad students Janis L. Abrahms and Barbara Rosenthal, may improve outcomes.
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Janis L. Abrahms
West Hartford
Barbara Rosenthal
New Haven
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