Lesson on Drips at Pilgrim Nuclear Plant
Plymouth Massachusetts AP report says Boston Edison allowed about 150 gallons of low radioactive waste water to leak from Pilgrim plant after a valve was left partly open. Workers ignored dripping for about 20 minutes while radiation level was reported as very low 20 millicuries and no exposure occurred due to protective clothing.
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Plymouth
Mass
Boston Edison
Pilgrim
Edison
Key
Nuclear Regulation Commission
Rhode Island Bicentennial Commission Endorsement Halted
Providence AP A federal judge ordered Rhode Island Bicentennial Commission to recognize a gay congress, stripping the panel of discretion on endorsements. Chairman Patrick T. Conley said the ruling forces the panel to discontinue its endorsement procedure and condemns the decision as ultra libertarian and ill considered.
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Providence
Rhode Island Bicentennial Commission
Patrick T. Conley
Raymond J. Pettine
Conley
Pettine
Commission
Old Statehouse
Governor to Speak at Ship Launching in Boothbay Harbor
Gov James B Longley will headline the launching of the Independence a 175 foot steel hulled passenger ship built for American Cruise Lines at Eastern Shipbuilding Corp Boothbay Harbor Maine The vessel with 82 passengers and 20 crew will sail the Inter coastal Waterway then launch a 10 day cruise to Cape Cod and New England ships winter trips will be to the south including Florida Georgia and the Carolinas Robertson American Cruise Lines president called the Bath Boothbay Bristol region ideal for shipbuilding and eyed two 217 foot cruisers next.
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Boothbay Harbor
Maine
James B. Longley
Independence
Florida
Eastern Shipbuilding Corp
American Cruise Lines
Haddam
Conn
American Eagle
Harvey Gamage
South
Bristol
Charles Robertson
U.S
Robertson
Cape Cod
Mass
New England
Atlantic Seaboard
Hudson River
Chesapeake Bay
Georgia
Carolinas
Marineland
Fla
Bath-Boothbay-Bristol
America
Eastern Shipbuilding
Longley avoids newsletter blitz over Bigelow vote
Governor James B. Longley says he resisted using a supporters newsletter to oppose the Bigelow preserve referendum. The measure passed 51 percent, with strong support in Augusta Gardiner and Hallowell. Longley, amid a wage dispute with public unions, says the vote reflects environmental group backing and will be implemented after technical and legal questions are resolved.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Ongley
Bigelow Mountain
Longley
Longley Legion
Ngley
Gardiner
Hallowell
Mother and husband accused in U S kidnapping case
A federal grand jury accuses Viet Namese mother Thai Hoa Wo later Mrs William Popp and her California husband of kidnapping two fostered boys from Fairfield Connecticut They allegedly fled with Mark nine and Paul six with another child in hiding in Denver The case involves Richard Lucas of Fairfield and Friends for All Children with extradition proceedings possible.
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New Haven
California
Fairfield
FBI
Thai Hoa Wo
William Popp
Vietnam
Saigon
Popp
Denver
Mark
Paul
Richard Lucas
Boulder
Cole
Lucas
Exxon
Manhattan
Popps
Ventura
Calif
Masked Men Rob NH Clinic Inhaled Drug Heist
Three armed men wearing Halloween masks robbed a Plaistow medical center taking a large supply of drugs. They cuffed a nurse and patients and forced them to a basement. A stolen car found nearby likely served as the getaway as staff inventory the missing drugs.
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Plaistow
N.H
Quincy
Mass
Maine Spruce Budworm Spraying Cites Major Decline
Maine forestry officials report budworm larvae numbers cut in half since last summer with some areas showing up to 75 percent declines. The 9 million dollar program covers 3.5 million acres and will finish within a month. Virus attack and starvation contribute to the drop while noting the infestation remains heavy. Final spray results pending next month.
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Presque Isle. Maine
Maine
John Chadwick
Maine Forestry Service
Henry Trial
Chadwick
Maine father awarded custody of illegitimate child
In Penobscot County Maine Judge Allan Woodcock Jr granted custody to the father of an illegitimate baby after the mother sought adoption. The father, a construction worker, has cared for the child and the home will include his mother and sister-in-law. Age and names not disclosed.
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Bangor
Maine
Penobscot County
Allan Woodcock Jr
Shackled Sailor Discharged After Navy Probe
A 17 year old apprentice fireman on the submarine Glenard Lipscomb was discharged after Navy investigators examined claims of excessive restraint. He was cuffed for three days, confined two weeks at Newport Naval Base, and had previously been absent without leave twice amid refusals to work aboard the submarine.
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Groton
Maine New Hampshire congressmen question Schiller Plant coal conversion
Reps. David F. Emery and Norman E. D Amours call for more information on air quality impact of converting Schiller Power Plant at Newington N H from oil to coal. A June 29 Washington meeting with FEA EPA officials and state representatives is planned to discuss emissions exemptions and wind patterns pushing pollutants into southern Maine.
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Augusta
Maine
New Hampshire
Schiller
Newington
David F. Emery
Norman E. D‘amours
D-N.h
Washington, D.C
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Emery
U.S
New England
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Dennis Madore
OLD Mill Estates
Old Mill RD
Sanford
Cape
Gambrel
Larry Cropper
Christian Science Center Maintenance Department
Boston
UPI
Bigelow
U.S. District Attorney's Office
Hartford Courant
Bopp
Newbury
Flying Tiger Airlines
N.H. Clinic
New Morning Natural Food Store
Main St
Kiddeford
Ham
Saco
Taylor ST
Biddeford
Harry B. Center
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Main Street
Saco, Maine
Portland
Roland Belisle
Navy
Farrar Brown
Auto Parts
Elm ST. Biddeford
Ocean Park RD
Mark Angers
Alfred ST. Waiveuxourt
Glen Pecial
Ping
Ma&cai
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