Prison furlough granted for Sharon mother in 1971 slaying
Roberta Shaffer, 28, awaiting a brief prison stay for the 1971 manslaughter of her fiancé, will be escorted to Framingham State Prison for an emergency four day furlough to care for her cystic fibrosis daughter Evie. She faces a Parole Board hearing Monday seeking immediate parole and had earlier been denied commutation or pardon.
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Sharon
Mass
Roberta Shaffer
Norfolk County Superior Court
Dedham
Framingham
Correction Department
Michael S. Dukakis
Evie
Mrs. Shaffer
Key
Parole Board
Average Patient Buck Stopper In Malpractice Suit
The piece reports doctors in Connecticut defend defensive medicine amid rising malpractice suits. Doctors cite more tests and follow ups to shield against legal action, raising costs for patients. Surge in suits from 1.5 per 100 doctors in 1970 to 5 now. Hospital policies now require chest x rays and cardiograms after overnight stays.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
John Q
Isadore Reidberg
Hartford County Medical Association
Guy van Sycle
The
Con
Necticut State Medical Society
van Sycle
Hartford
Henry Roers
Rogers
van Lyce
Free Beer Breaks and drinks at New England plants
Boston AP reports brewery workers widely drink on breaks with free beer at Knickerbocker in New Bedford and other plants offer unlimited soda or water. Union contract clauses since 1888 require free beer under supervision. Some workers switch to colas or water. at Mr Boston distillery drinking on the job is banned.
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Boston
Carling
Donald Davidson
Brewery Workers’ Union
Ted Schueler
Knickerbocker
New Bedford
Schueler
New England
Davidson
Cott Corp
Millis
Pepsi Cola
Milton
Pepsi
Thomas Powers
Lke
Belmont Spring
Mr. Boston Distillery
Brucellosis Outbreak Brings Second Vermont Dairy Farm Case
Vermont reports a second dairyman hospitalized with undulant fever amid the first brucellosis outbreak in a decade. Health Commissioner Robbins withholds names, noting one Milton farmer ill over a year. Cattle herds are quarantined, milk sales halted, and officials say the outbreak is not epidemic though economic losses are heavy.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Anthony Robbins
Milton
Robbins
Leo O'Brien Jr
Solon soured on refinery move after Texas tour
Concord New Hampshire AP House Minority Leader Chris Spirou said after touring Exxon Refinery in Baytown Texas on Monday he now has stronger doubts about locating a refinery in New Hampshire. The Manchester Democrat described his visit as leaving him firmly opposed.
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Concord
N.H
Chris Spirou
Texas
New Hampshire
Spirou
Manchester
Exxon
Baytown
Tex
Meldrim Thomson
New Hamshire
Aristotle Onassis
Durham
Senior Citizens Met for Meeting and Social in Biddeford
Biddeford senior citizens gathered Tuesday at the Ross Community Center on Washington Street for a brief business session and social. President Mrs. Adelina Plante led, with prayers by Mrs. Albertine Chretien and pledges by Mrs. Marie Anna Dorais. Josephat Grenier reported the treasury, and plans discussed included a monthly dance at the center and a social at Marie Joseph Center in Biddeford Pool. A picnic date was to be announced, a whist party followed with multiple helpers and prizewinners listed.
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Biddeford
Ross Community Center
Washington Street
Adelina Plante
Albertine Chretien
Marie Anna Dorais
Josephat Grenier
Plante
Marie Joseph Center
Biddeford Pool
John Petit
Alderic Soucy
Dorais
Chretien
Anna Forcier
Aurore Pinard
Madeleine Beaulieu
Eva Landry
Clara Demers
Blanche LeBel
Alden Pare
Aurore Soucy
Annie Normand
Melvina Gaudette
Pinard
Emelia Pepin
Annetta Letendre
Willie DeGrammond
Pepperell Trust offers low rate new car loans and fast approval
Pepperell Trust promotes its car loan program highlighting a 10.2 percent APR, potential savings of 74 to 200 on a $3,000 36 month loan, and options up to 48 months. The ad promises free credit life insurance, same day or quick approvals, and the ability to deduct payments from a checking account.
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Pepperell Trust
Vermont prison two inmates escape in Windsor
Two inmates, Frank Berard and Alfred Price, escaped from Vermont State Prison in Windsor on Wednesday, marking a second escape in a week. Berard, 39, is serving life for murder. Price, 39, has six to 10 years for grand larceny and breaking and entering.
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Windsor, Vt
Vermont
Windsor
Frank Berard
Alfred Price
Charles Kelley
Kelle
Kelley
Berard
Price
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South Burlington
Solon Sour On Refinery
St. Jean’s Hall
Adams St. Biddeford
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Mystic
Crescent Beach
Cape Elizabeth - “Oceanfront
Pepperell Trust Company
Southern Maine
Main Street
Burlington
National Automobile Club
Farah
Dacron & Cotton
Bermuda
DAT Sale
Seersucker & Hopsack
Langevin
S & Boys
Biddeford Savings Bank
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