New England Fall Foliage Season Begins Early Across Region
Vermont leads with colors 10 days ahead normal as 750,000 vacationers expected. Officials cite cool nights and wet summer for early peak, with foliage reaching Maine New Hampshire and eventual peaks in southern Vermont and western Massachusetts by month end. Tourism officials urge early planning to secure lodging and spread crowds to ease traffic.
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Vermont
Donald Lyons
Lyons
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Balfour
New Hampshire
White Mountains
Yale Lecturer Resigns Over Nazi Past Revealed
Yale University lecturer Vladimir Samarin resigned after a Russian journal detailed his World War II work for Nazi forces in the Soviet Union. Colleagues and university officials debated whether he could be fired, with Dean Robert Jackson noting no basis for dismissal though pressure mounted from Jewish and other groups. Samarin, 63, says he acted under censorship and plans to write memoirs.
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Yale University
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Soviet Union
Robert Jackson
Department of
Yale
Bianaria
Jackson
Samarin
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Occupiedoviet
Oriol
Helmland
KGB
Yale Department
Edward Stankiewicz
Freiheit
Sid Resnick
Parole Probe Costs Solon In Rhode Island Primary
Providence AP report notes state Rep Samuel C Kagan loses renomination amid parole probe ties to Raymond L Patriarca case. Absentee ballots fail to alter results as Donald F King leads 809 599. Kagan denies improper action and no charges filed.
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Providence
Samuel C. Sae
Raymond L.S. Patriarca
Kagan
General Assembly
Donald F. King
Onne
House Corporations Committee
State Parole Board
Aceto pleads innocent in Essex County court bombing case
A Portland man, Joseph A. Aceto, 23, pleaded innocent to charges from the July 2 bombing of Essex County Superior Court in Newburyport. Bail set at 500000 with tight security. he faces counts of willfully exploding a bomb, breaking and entering, receiving stolen property, illegal firearm possession, and bomb possession. He is among four men indicted on federal bombings across Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine.
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Portland
Maine
Essex County Superior Court
Newburyport
Joseph A. Aceto
Aceto
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island Senate race tightens as absentee ballots counted
In Providence, Gov. Philip W. Noel led by about 51 votes over auto dealer Richard Lorber with ~200 absentee ballots to count. Provisional tallies showed Noel ahead 59,921 to 59,870, but Lorber backers claim Noel trails by 96 as ballot questions arise over notarizations.
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Providence
Philip W. Noel
Rhode Island
U.S. Senate
Richard Lorber
State Election Board
Arry Curvin
Noel
Lorber
Democratic Party
John O. Pastore
Election Board
Miss Holland
Curvin
Providence Board of Canvassers
John Lynch
Ist
Victor Mourachian Jr
Lynch
U.S. District Court
Raymond J. Pettine
Philip Noel
U.S
Three Teens Die in Massachusetts 202 Crash
Three New Hampshire teenagers died and a New Hampshire man was injured in a Sunday night three car crash on Massachusetts 202. A Connecticut driver faced several charges in connection with the crash.
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Southwick
Mass
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Manchester Teachers Return to Work Amid Court Fines
Manchester public school teachers voted to resume work after a two week strike amid a 5000 dollar daily court fine on the union and 1000 dollars on the union president for not returning. The MEA sought 9200 dollars minimum, city offered 8600 with a 250 dollar yearly raise.
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Manchester
N.H
Manchester Education Association
MEA
Hillsboro County Superior Court
Richard Dunfey
Albert Lesmerises
Dunfey
Lesmerises
Michael R. Randall
Waterways bill okayed by House in navigable dispute
The House passed a bill by 371 to 12 to preserve New Hampshire waterways under dispute with the Coast Guard until a judicial ruling. The measure also amends the Federal Boat Safety Act, adds boat design research, extends standards timelines, and requires uniform vessel numbering fees for residents and nonresidents.
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New Hampshire
Coast Guard
House
Senate
United States
U.S
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