R I prisoner faces death in gas chamber
Providence AP report details the first Rhode Island death sentence in 130 years. Robert Cline, 23, was condemned for the 1974 murder of Bristol fish peddler Frank A. Pirri. The judge noted the 1973 law mandating lethal gas and set November 21 for execution at ACI facilities. An appeal was planned on constitutional grounds and claims of jury composition.
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Providence
Robert Cline
Superior Court
Anthony A. Giannini
Rhode Island
Giannini
Cline
Cranston
William P. Reilly
Frank A. Pirri
Bristol
ACI
Reilly
Boston School Committeeman Denies Indictment in Larceny Case
Bostonian Paul J. Ellison, 34, a School Committee member, says grand jury indictments for a continuous larceny scheme with city funds stem from his strong stand against forced busing. He calls the probe an effort to destroy the committee and plans to plead innocent at Suffolk Superior Court arraignment.
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Boston
Paul Ellison
Suffolk County
Ellison
John Kerrigan
UPI
Paul J. Ellison
Nance Commission
Grand Jury
Suffolk Superior Court
Litigation explosion foreseen by Rehnquist at Dartmouth
U S Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist warned of a litigation explosion that cannot be solved by more judges. Speaking at Dartmouth College he urged Congress to limit federal court jurisdiction and shift disputes to state courts and informal arbitration. He noted the Court receives about 4,000 appeals annually but hears only 150.
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New York City
Ehnquist
Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Rehnquist
Historian seeks full CIA file on Dartmouth scholar
Dartmouth College historian Jonathan Mirsky says the CIA delayed releasing details of its surveillance and he has obtained a censored version, now demanding the complete file under the Freedom of Information Act. He argues Americans have right to privacy and information.
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Concord
N.H
Dartmouth College
Central Intelligence Agency
Jonathan Mirsky
China
CIA
Mirsky
College Contract Under Fire in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Executive Council and Gov. Mel Thomson asked federal officials to cancel a 563000 grant to Franconia College. They cited improper negotiations by Arthur Jensen of the Post-Secondary Education Commission, lacking authority and prior consultation. The grant would allow Franconia to share facilities and teachers with the Profile Public School District amid ongoing controversy. The Welland canal note appears as a stray line about the Great Lakes route.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Executive Council
Franconia College
Meldrim Thomson
Health, Education and Welfare
Caspar Weinberger
Arthur Jensen
State Post-Secondary Education Commission
Jensen
Insurance Rate Linked To ERA
Massachusetts faces a ratified equal rights amendment that could shift auto insurance premiums by more than 30 million dollars yearly. If sex based rate rules are struck down, under twenty five female drivers could see higher charges while under twenty five male drivers may pay less. Officials debate whether sex discrimination in rates would become illegal and when any such change would take effect.
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Boston
Massachusetts
James M. Stone
Lemuel H. Devers
Massachusetts Auto Rating Bureau
Devers
Senate Rules Panel Sets New Hampshire Senate Dispute for Senate Decision
The Senate Rules Committee approved a resolution detailing issues for Senate action in the contested New Hampshire Senate race between Louis C. Wyman and John A. Durkin. A report outlining each candidate positions will be filed by Tuesday with an introductory statement by Floyd M. Riddick. The 4-4 committee votes reflect a deadlock despite a 5-3 Democratic majority in the chamber.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
New Hampshire
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Floyd M. Riddick
Mentarian Emeritus
Wyman
Durkin
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Transfers Studied in Hartford on Retarded Care
Hartford AP report shows the General Assembly Humane Institutions Committee probing why over 500 mentally retarded patients have been moved from state training facilities to private nursing homes as of this month. Meadows Convalescent Center houses 62 Mansfield School residents. superintendent Roger McNamara defends transfers as closer to normal life and family, while Rep. Clyde Bislington Jr. pledges investigation into the practice.
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Hartford
Manchester
Meadows Convalescent Center
Mansfield Training School
Roger McNamara
Mansfield
McNamara
Clyde Bislington Jr
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Robert E. Bedard & Sons
Pine St
Biddeford
Madam Schultz
Elm St
Saco
SEARS
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Wakefield
Mass
Board of Selectmen
Town Hall
CONN
Conn Electric Band
Dick Delaney
Zi Keyboard Center
Aboose
Saco Valley
Franconia
Welland Ship Canal
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Slumberland
Inwrotte, Inc
Main & Elm Streets
Panel UK
Olymac
Deering Lumber
Elm Street
Maine
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