Reapportionment Shapes Rhode Island Districts and Politics
AS BEN POULTEN SEES IT New Areas Generally Accepted The 100 new representative districts divide Rhode Island into irregular shapes with varying sizes sparking limited public outcry. The plan aims for population parity and compactness while preserving incumbents, with lines drawn to keep party majorities and minimize shifts in power.
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Samuel C. Kagan
D-Providence
House
Kagan
General Assembly
Census Bureau
Kazan
Rhode Island
Congress
Providence
Senate
Carmelites Hold Annual Day of Recollection
The Discalced Carmelite Tertiaries observed their annual day at the Carmelite Monastery in Barrington. The program began at 9:30 a.m. with a conference, mass followed at 11, and benediction scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Spiritual direction was by Very Rev. Fr. Joachim Bowes OCD of the Brookline Massachusetts monastery.
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Barrington
Joachim Bowes
Brookline
Mass
Royal Lancers Open Contest in Warren April 2
The Royal Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps of Bristol County held an open individual and quartet contest in Warren at Circle Jacques Cartier Hall in conjunction with the All American Drum Corps Association. The event, first of its type in the area, drew New England and New York groups. The corps, formed by teens in Bristol County and East Providence, is a state champion and recent Top Prize winner in Connecticut association events. Open to ages 12 to 21, join evenings at 7 with manager George Haskins.
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The
Royal Lancers Drum and Bugle Corp of
Bristol County
Warren
Circle Jacques Cartier Hall
All American Drum Corps Assn
New England
New York
East
Providence
Connecticut Association
Seaboard States
Corp
George Haskins
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Carmelites
Royal Lancers
Dun
Metacom Ave
Bristol
Industrial National
Industrial National Savings Accounts
Member
Federal Deposit
Federal Reserve
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