Cambridge Post Office Building Aims for Future Growth
The Cambridge Massachusetts post office layout includes a 15100 square foot main work area a public lobby with lock boxes and mail services plus second floor offices for inspectors agriculture and internal revenue. Budget cuts by Congress delayed start prompting revisions by the Treasury Department and architects to bid soon and begin construction to provide winter jobs for local unemployed.
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Department of Agriculture
Internal Revenue
Cambridge
Uncle Sam
Congress
Treasury Department
Washington
J. D. Leland & Company
Charles BR. Green
Gossip on Bescon Hill and City Politics
The column notes mid week noise on Bescon Hill and the Elk building sale offer to the city. It cites Councillor Smith reading the Sentinel, mentions ex Councillor Danny Murphy possibly seeking re election, and records city council attire and parade praise for J Henry Smith Fred O Connor Paul Hillery and Francis J Roche. It also suggests a bill to abolish the School Committee may be proposed next year.
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Chase Stock
Bescon Hill
Smith
Sentinel
Danny Murphy
J. Henry
J. Henry Smith
Fred O'Connor
Paul Hillery
Francis J. Roche
John Lambert
Boston
Park Commission
Hinckley
City Hall
Roosevelt
Big Smith
John H. H. McNamee
Russell
Prof
Roche
Fire Department
Joseph P. Coyne
At- Publix Central Square Theatre
Lew Newman
Cambridge MIT cooperation to aid city government
Correspondence shows MIT President Karl Compton offering Professor Thomas L. Hinckley for one year free to assist Cambridge officials from Sept 25, 1982. Mayor Richard M. Russell expresses gratitude and optimism for improved administration. Also includes letters from John J. McGillicuddy and Eliot B. Spalding with local civic satire and commentary.
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Richard M. Russell
Cambridge
Tam
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thomas L. Hinckley
Department of Industrial and Municipal Research
Hinckley
Karl T. Compton
Compton
Benedict Arnold Rhode Island Governor Before Revolution
The earlier Benedict Arnold served as Rhode Island governor three times and twice president of Ortemouth and Newport under the royal charter before the colonial era. He was celebrated as a premier linguist in the Indian tongies of his time.
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Benedict
Ex-Congressman Frederick 5 Die letter targets Luce voting record
A Cambridge Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th district published an open letter to Congressman Luce. The letter cites Luce’s votes on the Anti-Lynching Bill and liquor law actions, asking for explanations to constituents.
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Frederick
Dietrick
Cambridge
Congress
Luto
Luce
South
City Hall politics evokes a colorful cast of figures
A vivid panorama of local politics and characters includes Mayor figures, Councillors, and public officials. The piece notes shifts in roles from Traffic Commissioner to Public Welfare probes, mentions candidates like Arthur Blanchard and Dan Leahy, and mocks the era’s political theater while forecasting polling day activity and office closings.
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John Foley
Public Welfare Board
Timothy Cronin
George B. Moran
Joe Donahue
Trafic
Hamlet's Ma Comments on Protesting Queen in Play
A letter fragment links Hamlet's mother to a line about protestations and cites psychology on misgiving as a feminine emotional bias. It notes Howard and Spalding and hints at gender views and duty. The text also recalls Benedict in Much Ado and his marriage fate versus bachelorhood.
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Hamlet
Messrs
Howard and Spalding
Benedict
Tiniest Willow Tree Found in High Mountain Regions
A dwarf willow measured at one inch in height is the smallest tree. It grows at high altitudes in the Rocky Mountains across Idaho and Montana, the United States, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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Rocky Mountains
Idaho
Montana
White Mountains
New Hampshire
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