Finger Gesture Leads to Fine for Assault in Traffic Incident
Portsmouth judge Thomas Flynn fined Thomas Ellis 200 dollars and imposed a suspended 30 day jail term after Ellis punched Roland Simard following an insult gesture in a traffic jam. Ellis appealed, saying Simard had provoked him by giving the finger. Flynn noted Ellis was the aggressor but cited no insult as assault.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Thomas Flynn
Thomas Ellis
Ellis
Roland Simard
Somersworth
Flynn
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Boston Teachers Fine Hiked In Court Penalty Battle
Striking Boston Teachers Union refuses to return to work without a new contract despite a $25,000 daily penalty imposed by Superior Court Judge Samuel Adams. The strike, now in its third week of court-ordered desegregation measures, sees only about 500 of 4,900 members crossing picket lines and about 26,000 students bused under federal order.
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Boston
Strikin
Superior Court
Samuel Adams
Boston Teachers Union
BTU
Henry Robinson
Iton School Committee
John J. McDonough
Adams
Une
Stinky Remark Threatens New Hampshire Official
Ed ward J. Bennett, New Hampshire director of economic development, faces a Oct. 15 ruling on possible dismissal after testimony over remarks at a Manchester Chamber meeting. A tape quoted Bennett saying a proposed $200 million pulp mill “stinks” and critics say he violated state statutes.
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Concord
N.H
Edward J. Bennett
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Executive Council
Bennett
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Thomson
Connecticut River Valley
Chamber
James E. Higgins
Council
Parsons & Whittemore
New England Energy Self Reliance Seen by PUC Leader
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission chair William W. Harsch told a Boston energy seminar that New England can influence national energy policy and should press ahead with nuclear, coal, solar and wind research. He warned that oil refining capacity remains limited as major companies hesitate to commit to crude supply.
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Providence
New
Harsch
New England
Tve
Noel denounces Big Brotherism in elder care policy
Providence AP reports Governor Philip W. Noel rejects state overreach in protecting elderly citizens amid calls to regulate boarding houses. He warns against assuming guardianship for seniors, noting many residents lack Medicaid or Medicare funding and urging cautious, targeted action.
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Providence
Philip W. Noel
Big Brother
Noel
Earl F. Pasbach
East
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Criticized for Care Lapses
Rep Edward Beard says 10 states face findings of inadequate care in nursing homes and state mental institutions. He notes no fines will be imposed while a congressional subcommittee study urges Rhode Island to forfeit 1.4 million in Medicaid and Massachusetts 10.8 million.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Edward P. Beard
I. Beard
Peter Franklin
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
Beard
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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