Interior Takes Step Toward Offshore Drilling
The Interior Department launched the first official move toward offshore oil and gas leasing off New England. It asked oil groups to nominate tracts in Georges Bank for potential leasing while delaying several Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico sales to later dates. Senator Kennedy criticized the move as insufficient without public data and coastal protections.
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Washington
Interior Department
New England
Oil Gp 3 Tudsay
Georges Bay
North Atlantic
Department
Middle Atlantic
Atlantic East
Intérior
South Atlantic
Atlantic Coast
Gulf of Mexico
California
Gulf of Alaska
Runoff Vote Sparks NH Senate Refusal in Washington
New Hampshire Republicans condemn the U S Senate rejection of a run off to resolve last November’s Senate race between Lois C Wyman and John A Durkin. Democrats support delaying new elections, urging fact finding before any return to voters. Governor Mel Thomson denounces the outcome as a blow to democracy.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
U.S. Senate
Senate
Washington
Meldrim Thomson
Congress
Lois C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Wyman
Laurence Radway
Democratic Party
Convicted Extortionist Kills Self In Courtroom
In Boston, Mason J. Condon, 49, former Lynnfield selectman and MDC chief engineer, shot himself at the defendants table after a federal verdict found him guilty on 19 of 20 counts of extortion. He died early today at Massachusetts General Hospital. Co-defendants Henry J. Lally and Robert B. Michelson had pleaded guilty. The case outlined a pattern of extortion related to MDC projects and home improvements. Separately, New England states were awarded nearly 26 million dollars for summer youth job programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Boston
Metropolitan District Commission
Mason J. Condon
Lynnfield Selectmen
Massachusetts General Hospital
Condon
Walter J. Skinner
Commission
Henry J. Lally
Commission General Contracting
Robert B. Michelson
Wilmington
MDC
U.S. Attorne
New England
U.S. Department of Labor
MDC Park Engineering
Ocasset
Cape Cod
Salem Engineering and Construction Co
Salem
N.H
Methuen
Pocasset
Lynnfield
John McNeil
Federal Protective Service
Justice Partment
Greater
Boston Harbor Islands
Quabbin Reservoir
Weathermen See 38 Repeat Warn of Severe Storms
New Haven AP reports weather experts warn the area could face a disaster like the 1938 hurricane that killed about 600 in New York and New England. Officials urge better civil defense planning, updated tornado and hurricane plans, and inventorying emergency equipment for communities.
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New Haven
New York
New England
Connecticut
Frank Mancuso
Peter Winter
Danbury
New Hampshire Senate Faces Gambling Measure After Court Advice
The New Hampshire Supreme Court advised the Senate it may introduce a gambling measure not approved in the House. The proposal would allow betting cards on sports and was tied to a tax plan. House Speaker Roberts argued it was a taxation bill and germane issues were raised. Senator Bossie, sponsor, said he might not revive the proposal.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Supreme Court
State Senate
Senate
House
George B. Roberts Jr
R-Gilmanton Iron Works
Roberts
Supreme Court
Meldrimhomson
Robert F. Bossie
Manchester
Clergymen Back Desegregation in Boston Meeting
Four Boston religious leaders urged federal officials that churches must lead morally to achieve desegregated schools. Bishop Burgess and Cardinal Medeiros voiced support while Rabbi Gittelsohn called desegregation a political football amid court-ordered integration and renewed constitutional debate on banning forced busing.
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Boston
John M. Burgess
Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Roland Gittelsohn
Temple Israel
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Electrically powered vehicles summit Mt Washington ascent
In Pinkham Notch New Hampshire the second day of the Alternative Vehicle Regatta saw an electric powered Volkswagen and an electric motorcycle reach Mt Washington summit. Twenty three vehicles including a methane powered bus and a steam motorcycle compete to test speed and fuel efficiency on the eight mile road with only two machines so far reaching the top. In Newport Rhode Island the Coast Guard warned swimmers after spotting three 12 foot sharks near Goat Island and Newport shipyard prompting public warnings to stay out of the water.
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Pinkham Notch
N.H
Mt. Washington
Newport
R.I
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Goat Island
Robert Plante
Newport Coast Guard
Plante
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Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Portland
Portland Oil Company
Robert Saale
UPI
Terry Beach
Coats
Tops
Main Street
Biddeford
Maine
Self
N.E
Main St
Clairol
James Low
Fina
Discount Center
Asters
Red Cross
Salvation Army
State Military Department
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
M. Roland Laro
National Weather Service
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks
Lara
Long Island Sound
Arthur S. Flemming
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Humberto Cardinal Medeiros
Commonwealth
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