Democratic hopefuls share podium at regional campaign forum
A Springfield conference gathered 1,500 to 2,500 New York and New England Democrats as presidential hopefuls Carter Harris Udall Bayh Shriver and Shapp shared 40 minutes each. Security was tightened after recent threats to President Ford. Dukakis and Krupsak cochaired the event with workshops planned on Sunday to boost party involvement among women and minorities.
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Name Goes Too Ex Official Says Sanders Wants Removal
Roy den C. Sanders a founder and former president of Sanders Associates Nashua says he has no confidence in the way the corporation is managed and asks stockholders to drop his name from company use at the Nashua annual meeting. Directors oppose changing the name noting decades of goodwill built by thousands of employees.
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Rhode Island Considers Instant Lottery Amid Revenue Pressure
Rhode Island lottery officials weigh instant games as nearby states report strong revenue. Deputy director Raymond Grimes notes risks of losing paychecks but says a combined model with regular games could work. Governor O Connell opposes a straight instant lottery citing illicit gambling concerns.
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Fast Eddie Caught in Providence After Prison Escape
Edward S. Weser, 28, a convicted murderer who escaped from the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson on August 14, 1974, was captured at gunpoint in Providence. Detectives kicked into a downtown room he rented and found 50 pounds of marijuana in a bus terminal locker. Weser, nicknamed Fast Eddie, led police to the stash and was taken to police headquarters. He reportedly hitchhiked from Burlington, Vermont, three days earlier.
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Maine UMaine names Hutchinson to top research post
Dr. Frederick R. Hutchinson 44 dean of the College of Life Science and Agriculture at the University of Maine at Orono was named vice president for research and public service. He succeeds Bruce Poulton, now chancellor at the University of New Hampshire. Hutchinson holds degrees from UMaine and a PhD from Pennsylvania State University.
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Big Winners Low Spenders
Boston AP reports that Massachusetts Lottery winners average around $1 million and spend conservatively. Lottery spokesman David Ellis cites 37 big winners: about 50 years old, Irish or Italian or Polish, earning under $200 weekly, in white collar jobs, with half quitting work after the win.
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Impeached Mayor Quinn Launches City Council Bid
Former Concord mayor Herbert Quinn 45 running for at large council seat. He cites fiscal frugality and opposition to Concord excavating tax rate. Quinn, once ousted in 1967 amid controversy, has recent contempt of court actions for defying a federal grand jury.
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Connecticut Deluged by Steady Rain and Flood Warnings
Western Connecticut counties faced a fifth day of rainfall with 7.45 inches recorded in Windsor Locks. The Housatonic overflowed at Monroe and Sherman, prompting bridge closures and sandbag efforts. Governor Grasso flew home to coordinate response as towns including Watertown bore the hardest hit.
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Watertown
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Thomson Flirts With AIP at Reno Meeting
New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr. heads to Reno to address a national American Independent Party gathering amid Republican tiffs and hints at future third party moves. He may run against Ford if Reagan does not seek the presidency. He will attend a reception and an evening dinner. Meanwhile New Hampshire authorities file a first degree murder charge against Joseph A. Lister in Manchester. The suspect is believed to have killed his former roommate Kenneth R. Dunlap, whose body with four bullets was found September 16.
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