Bennington College taps Murphy to lead amid funding hopes
Joseph S. Murphy, named president of Bennington College effective January 1, faces skeptical faculty but aims to strengthen long term support and fundraising. He notes faculty relations tie to revenue goals and vows to raise money while preserving the college’s progressive liberal arts identity.
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Dukakis veto seen on hike of drinking age
In Boston Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis was set to decide on a bill raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 19 The indication from a spokesman pointed to a veto The measure arrived as the 1976 session ended and backers argued the change would improve public safety.
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State Prison Cook Fired After Inmate Alcohol Incident
Robert Pratt of Concord was fired as cook at the State Prison after an attorney general inquiry into a drunken inmate incident. State police report on handling of the event and 40 gallons of contraband home brew found in the kitchen storeroom. Three inmates were drunk and one was beaten. guards complained the warden bypassed them.
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Thomson may debate Spanos in New Hampshire race
Gov. Meldrim Thomson wavered on agreeing to a gubernatorial debate with Democrat Harry Spanos while noting planned face to face encounters at three chamber gatherings in Laconia Rochester and Nashua. He later said on WFTN he has not made up his mind.
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