Northern states eyed for refineries over crowded southern New England
Maine Vermont and New Hampshire are seen as likelier refinery sites than Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island due to air pollution in the south. McGlennon notes southern New England could host facilities only if emissions are offset. Offshore oil spill risks center on transshipment rather than shoreline spills, with safeguards cited for Georges Bank leasing.
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New Bedford
Mass
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
New England
Regional
Environmental Protection Agency
John A.S. McGlennon
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
McGlennon
Fall River
Standard-Times
Aden
Harvard professor criticizes medical school admissions standards
Dr Bernard D Davis of Harvard Medical School argues social justice goals must be balanced against public safety. He cites cases where students unable to pass exams were admitted and warns against lowering standards to address past injustices. He suggests quotas by socioeconomic group may be needed someday.
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Boston
Harvard Medical School
Bernard D. Davis
Davis
New England Journal of Medicine
Pequots sue for Conn land in Ledyard ownership dispute
Eleanor Drake and Elen Jordan oppose a federal suit filed by the Western Pequot tribe seeking to reclaim 700 to 800 acres removed from its historic reservation in northeast Ledyard Connecticut. Attorney Robert J Nicola argues the removal lacked federal approval under the Indian Non Intercourse Act of 1792. The tribe says current residents would welcome a larger population and farmland.
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Ledyard
Conn
Eleanor Drake
Elen Jordan
Robert J. Nicola
Bridgeport
U.S. District Court
Hartford
Nicola
Amos George
Connecticut Indian Affairs Council
Wolfs Evicted From Tent At Connecticut State Park
The seven member Wolf family must leave Cockaponsett State Forest beyond the 14 day camping limit after sheltering in a tent since April 27. Officials say no exception will be made and advise moving to another campsite or accepting temporary housing offers as summer approaches.
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Haddam
Conn
Cockaponsett State Forest
Parks and Recreation Division
Environmental Protection Department
Miller
N H leader to sue Thomson over ethics rule
New Hampshire House Speaker George B. Roberts Jr. plans to sue Gov. Mel Thomson and the Executive Council over a conflict of interest regulation aimed at legislators. He says the rule blocks non competitive contracts with firms hiring elected officials and discriminates against lawmakers. The suit likely heads to the state Supreme Court.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
George B. Roberts Jr
Meldrim Thomson
Executive Council
State Supreme Court
Roberts
Alaska sect member committed to parents custody in Massachusetts
A 23 year old member of the Church of Armageddon known as Love Israel Family was taken by Alaska troopers and ordered into his mother's custody in Belmont Massachusetts. Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts seeks details of the case amid guardianship questions.
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Boston
Alaska
Massachusetts
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Sure Israel
Homer
Love Israel
Israel
Douglas Fraiman
Melvin
Beatrice Fraiman
Belmont
Mass
C.J. Occhipinti
John Rothstein
The
Civil Liberties Union
Rothstein
Church of Armageddon
Seattle
Serious Israel
Cambridge
Fraiman
Irael
CLUM
Walther H. McLaughlin Jr
Associated Press
Fraimans
Love
Smith College to honor six women in May graduation
Smith College will award degrees May 28 to six distinguished women including economics columnist Sylvia Porter and former Michigan congresswoman Martha Griffiths. Also honored are Laura A. Johnson of Hartford College for Women, Elma Lewis of Boston theater and dance, Tulane professor Cicely Williams for child malnutrition research, and Florence Macdonald, secretary to the Smith College president and trustees.
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Northampton
Mass
Sylvia Porter
Smith College
Martha W. Griffiths
Michigan
Laura A. Johnson
Hartford College For Women
Elma Lewis
Boston
Cicely D. Williams
Tulane University
Florence I. Macdonald
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Northeastern University
John
UPI
Electrolux
J. Durfee
Alfred St. Biddeford
Sam’s Place
Main St
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Gile Orchards
Alfred
Waterboro
Elm Street
Connecticut State Park
William F. Miller
N.H. Solon
Thomson
Council
RT. 1
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RRS Ue Ua
American Airlines
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Coral Reef
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Th4velog International Inc
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Arog
Nursery School
Smith Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Joyce Dikeman
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