Groton Strike Hits New England Area Hard
The Electric Boat 10 000 shipbuilders strike drags on with no quick end. Groton New London Norwich and surrounding communities feel shocks to sales welfare rolls and housing costs as bankers and merchants report slower business and rising need. Local officials warn of potential crime rise if the dispute lasts.
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D—Conn
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Massachusetts
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Norwich
Robert Howard
Niantic
Joseph Gorra
Robert E. Falvey
EPA approves sea location for Seabrook nuclear plant intake
EPA selects 7000 feet northeast of Hampton Harbor inlet for the cooling water intake system for Seabrook N H nuclear plant. The decision, a middle position between utility and environmental groups, may be appealed and is subject to comments from state water authorities.
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US Environmental Protection Agency
Seabrook
Ntl
Shire
EPA
Wednesey
Hampton Harbor Inlet
New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission
Massachusetts Divison of Water Pollution Control
Public Service Company
Hampton Estuary
Hampton Harbor Estuary
Providence Spared Progress Holds Promise for Waterfront Revival
AP Providence expert Arthur Skolnik cites downtown bypass as chance to reclaim water linked heritage. He urges bayside recreation, boat tours, and limited high rises to preserve skyline while revitalizing the core with diverse architecture and safer views.
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Providence
Arthur M. Skolnik
Pioneer Square
Seattle
Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay
Emerald City
Skolnik
New Hampshire Launches Drink Responsibly Campaign
Concord officials announce a statewide effort by the Liquor Commission to educate the public on moderation. Liquor Commissioner Costas Tentas says 35 000 brochures titled If you choose to drink drink responsibly will be distributed to schools and civic and fraternal organizations.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Liquor Commission
Costas
Tentas
Blind Children Visit Orchard Discover Apples and Gravity
Four visually handicapped students from the Rhode Island School for the Blind visited Hill Orchards in Johnston. They explored trees to feel, smell, shake, and taste fruit, with one boy noting the risk of bruising an apple and another savoring a purple one.
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Janice Irvine
Donna Remka
Donna
Jenny Gallagher
Warwick
Alex
Joseph Tisdale
Barrington
Providence
Rhode Island apple crop expected 15 percent larger
Rhode Island growers report a bigger and better harvest this year with an estimated 15 percent rise to about 95,000 42 pound boxes. Despite scattered rain, analysts see potential for larger, better colored apples and a shift away from processing. prices hold around 4 to 6 dollars per 42‑pound box, with higher returns for Red and Golden Delicious.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Angelo DiMario
DiMario
Scituate
Soviet Tanker Anchors Off New Hampshire Coast
A Russian tanker named Gdansk with 300000 barrels of crude oil awaits permission to enter Portsmouth New Hampshire. Coast Guard says no clearance yet from the State Department, delaying arrival near the three mile limit.
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Portsmouth
New Hampshire
U.S
Coast Guard
Gdansk
State Department
C.H. Sprague & Son Co
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