Lead Paint Poison Crisis Alarms Boston Officials
Boston experts warn lead paint poisoning has reached epidemic levels as summer begins. Harriet Messcher of Boston City Hospital says awareness is rising and testing is underway in City Hall lobby during Lead Paint Poison Prevention Week. Lead exposure risks include brain damage and mental retardation in children under six, with 12 percent showing elevated blood lead and up to 12 percent needing treatment. summer conditions increase risk due to outdoor play and reduced supervision, underscoring housing and policy challenges.
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Harriet Messcher
Boston City Hospital
Boston City Hall
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Wilma
Tanya
City Hall
Ms. Messcher
Thomson Trip Proposal Triggers Scrutiny In New Hampshire
Democratic leaders in New Hampshire propose a humorous travel itinerary for Gov. Mel Thomson as critics target his frequent out-of-state trips and hiring of a travel agent. The list includes attending SALT talks on disarming the New Hampshire National Guard, traveling to Uganda for a peace prize, speaking at a Republican seminar in Montgomery, and attending a UN General Assembly session for an International Women’s Year award.
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N.H
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire National Guard
Thomson
Guard
Uganda
Big Daddy
Idi Amin
Montgomery
Ala
Republican Party
Ford
George C. Wallace
United Nations General Assembly
CIA Agent Given Saxe Letters
Newton Mass AP report says Boston College economics professor handed several Susan Saxe letters to a CIA agent after spotting Cuba references. Letters addressed to Katherine Power, Denver, alleged accomplice in 1970 bank robbery case. Rev McEwen said Catherine Gillis, Power’s cousin, handed items to him, who passed them to CIA agent James Duffy in Massachusetts.
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Narragansett Brewery Workers Set To Vote On Tentative Contract
Cranston workers vote today on a tentative settlement to end a stoppage at Narragansett brewery begun June 2 after their old contract expired. Falstaff Brewing says talks with Teamsters Local 1114 yielded a tentative deal. terms were not disclosed. The strike prompted picketing at five Falstaff plants nationwide as production halted.
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Narragansett Brewery
Falstaff Brewing Corp
St. Louis
Teamsters Local 1114
Ily
Falstaff
Cranston
Narragansett
Mice Could Join Fight Against Gypsy Moths in Forests
Hamden Connecticut AP reports federal biologist Harvey Smith explores using white footed mice to curb gypsy moth outbreaks. By boosting mouse populations with ground grain from October to April, he aims to create an ongoing predator army that could reduce caterpillar numbers as larvae rise and cocoons form, potentially cutting pesticide use though costs remain uncertain.
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Smith
U.S. Forest Service
Insect and Disease Laboratory
Court rules Buck heirs win control of estate in Vermont
Vermont Supreme Court unanimously upheld Rutland County ruling that Pearl S Buck's will was invalid and that her estate passes to seven children. The case centered on alleged undue influence by business manager Theodore Harris, with royalties and assets to Creativity Inc. to cover a bank loan.
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Pearl S. Buck
Vermont Supreme Court
Rutland County
Miss Buck
Danby
Theodore Harris
Supreme Court
William
Betsy Drake
Creativity Inc
Harris
Drakes
Frederick Pope
Arris
China
Providence malpractice reform panel splits into five subgroups
Lt. Gov. J. Joseph Garrahy chairs a 25 member commission to tackle long range malpractice issues. An aide said the group will divide into five subgroups to study different aspects of the malpractice problem.
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J. Joseph Garrahy
Garrahy
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