Masters Tackle Busing Plan In Boston
Court appointed masters work on an integration proposal for Boston schools amid criticism of vagueness from parents and groups. Critics question statistics on racial composition and busing, while supporters call the plan innovative and realistic. university experts stress corrections on seating and governance details.
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Boston
Lawyers For Parents
Boston University
Robert Dentler
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Dentler
Kevin Maloney
Resolution On Quoddy Approved
Senate Public Works Committee backs Muskie resolution to re examine the Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project. The measure urges a corps of engineers review of the 1965 Interior Department report to reassess feasibility given higher energy costs and advances since 1973.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Senate Public Works Committee
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Maine Democrat
Muskie
Corps of Engineers
Quoddy
Corps
Interior Department
Passamaquoddy
Rally at North Bridge Aims to Rekindle Patriot Spirit
A youth led rally at Concords North Bridge on April 19 marks the bicentennial clash at Lexington and Concord seeking 40 000 to 50 000 protesters to oppose corporate power with readings songs and a declaration of economic independence. Local officials plan crowd control and park officials signal a permit may be granted.
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Concord
Mass
People's Bicentennial Commission
North Bridge
Lexington
Boston
Wall Street
Environmentalists Win Court Ruling Blocking I-93 Through Franconia Notch
Judge Hugh Bownes issued a permanent injunction delaying construction of the Littleton to Waterford stretch of I-93 north of Franconia Notch. He said the prior environmental study was inadequate and ordered a new impact statement covering the park and nearby areas. The suit was led by Appalachian Mountain Club the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and Save The Old Man Inc. The ruling preserves the Old Man of the Mountain and the park from immediate highway intrusion while a comprehensive evaluation is prepared.
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Concord
N.H
Franconia State Park
New Hampshire
Symbo
Tain
Hugh Bownes
U S. District Court
Littleton
Waterford
Appalachia Mountain Club
The
Society For the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and
A Citizens
Save the Old Man Inc
Paul Bosinger
Forest Society
Northcentral
Vermont
Boston
Montreal
Littleton-Waterford
Highway Department
Franconia Notch
Profile Lake
Cannon Mountain
New England
Daniel Webster
Franconia
Bownes
California
VTN
Maine Student Art Program Exhibits Open For Public View
With a deadline of March 31 five hundred artworks from Maine students in kindergarten through 12th grade will be shown at the Brewer Auditorium from April 2 to 4. A selection committee will choose works for UMaine Orono traveling exhibits for two years and nine pieces will receive two weeks at Bangor Public Library. A reception for merit certificates will be held April 19 at Portland Hall on the UMaine Bangor campus hosted by the Bangor Art Society and Bangor Daily News.
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Bangor
Maine
Kindergarden
Brewer
University of Maine At Orono
Bangorone
Bangor Art Society
Portland Hall
University of Maine
Bangor Daily
Stamps Honor 1775 Heroes
A four stamp set honors Revolutionary War figures Salem Poor Sybil Ludington Peter Francisco and Haym Solomon. The first day issue began with a Cambridge ceremony honoring Salem Poor a free black militiaman cited for bravery at Bunker Hill.
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Cambridge
Mass
Salem Poor
Bunker Hill
Sybil Ludington
Peter Francisco
Haym Solomon
Poor
Massachusetts
SAD 17 Buses Road Ready After State Inspections
The 13 School Administrative District 17 buses halted by state police for safety defects were to be repaired and back in service today. Superintendent Donald Sipe said the full 40-bus fleet should operate again, with four mechanics hired to aid the district mechanics. Police inspector Cpl. Anthony Brann cited loose steering linkages broken springs and exhaust system leaks, noting inspections occur statewide in September and March.
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South Paris
Donald Sipe
Henry Tolen
Anthony Brann
Oxford Hills High School
Coded UPC prices face consumer opposition in Connecticut
Hartford AP reports consumer groups oppose automatic checkout UPC price tags that replace item prices. Industry advocates say UPC speeds lines and saves costs, while critics warn it hides prices from shoppers and hampers comparing items. A bill to require individual pricing awaits General Law Committee action.
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Hartford, Conn
Washington, D.C
Connecticut
UPC
General Law Committee
Shirli Axelrod
Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Giant Food, Inc
Washington
Narwhal and Walrus Slaughter Threatens Arctic Population
Yellowknife based federal fisheries officer Hugh Trudeau warns the Arctic narwhal and walrus may vanish if Eskimos continue slaughtering for ivory. He cites 400 narwhals killed at Arctic Bay and 200 walruses at Hall Beach, blaming high ivory prices above 25 dollars per pound and weak regulations. Estimated narwhal population around 10,000. animals reach 10 to 18 feet and weigh over a ton with tusks.
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Yellowknife
N.W.T
Canadian Arctic
Eskimos
Hugh Trudeau
Arctic Bay
Baffin Island
Munity
Hall Beach
Melville Peninsula
Trudeau
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U.S
Raymond L.S. Patriarca
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Cranston
Hartford Avenue
Boston School Committee
Francis DiMento
Colonial Shoe Store
Auditions
Cool Preserver
Kennebunk
NEW England News
Rude Bridge
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Ted Howard
America
Sons of Liberty
New York
Howard
National Park Service
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