How GE wastes killed a famed river
In West Cornwall Connecticut a Lakeville Journal feature warns that PCBs from a General Electric Pittsfield plant polluted the Housatonic River along Route 7. Tests show dangerous fish contamination prompting health warnings, possible suspension of stocking, and economic harm to local tourism and bait shops while the piece questions corporate responsibility and compensation.
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Conn
Connecticut
Lakeville Journal
Housatonic River
Route 7
Cornwall Bridge
Housatonic
General Electric
Pittsfield
Mass
New York State
Hudson River
Food and Drug
Connecticu State Health Commissioner
Massachusetts
Lake Lillinonah
Bridgewater
General Eilectric
Offbeat Island Owners Seek Paradise in Fiji's Bekana
William Hignett 44 formerly of Aspen owns 30 acres on Bekana Fiji Islands. He praises sunset views reef life and fertile soil while noting island owners are rare and prefer privacy and ecology. Some owners never visit their islands and travel worldwide.
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Rockies
William Hignett Carpetra
Bekana
Hank of
Eden
Fiji Islands
Hignett
Aspen
Colo
South Pacific
Indonesia
Tahiti
Fiji
Bob Douglas
Nova Scotia
Douglas
Island Hideaways: Private Palm Liners and Dream Escapes
A feature on private islands for sale worldwide notes growing demand for retreats as technology and city life push buyers toward escapist refuge. Listings span the Caribbean to the Mediterranean with prices from six thousand to twelve million dollars and include Pelican Island near Antigua and Sugar Loaf Island in Wisconsin. Notable buyers range from Marlon Brando and the Rockefellers to the Beatles and Shirley MacLaine.
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South Pacific
Caribbean
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Maine
Massachusetts
Mediterranean
Britain
Florida Keys
Great Lakes
Union
Oklahoma
Pelican Island
Antigua
West Indies
Nawad
Fiji Gland
Sugar Loaf
Wisconsin
Lake Lucerne
Hignett
Marlon Brando
Tahitian
Tetiarda
Raymond Burr
Fijis
Rockefellers
Onassis
Shirley MacLaine
Beatles
Billy Rose
Connecticut
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
van Haeften
Barter spreads goods and services across many trades
Barter, a long practiced exchange of goods and services, is booming with new twists. It spans households to corporations, with estimates of over 12 billion annually in barter deals from small to large. IT E uses computer matching, charging fees for entry and ongoing dues, enabling trades without cash.
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Ann Kolson
Knight-Ridder
Virginia
Gene Kolber
Atwood Rachards Inc
New York
The
International Trade Exchange
ITE
Washington
James Deer
ITH
Haunted gold mine in Ohio in rare real estate listings
Chicago Tribune notes a quirky real estate trend by Rare Earth Real Estate of Sausalito offering unusual properties. Listings include an allegedly haunted Ohio mine, an Indian burial ground, a Costa Rican beachfront with waterbeds, and a missile base, reflecting imagination as the only limit in offbeat property sales.
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Rare Earth Real Estate
Kappa's
Ohio
New Mexico
Florida
California
Ten year old builds robot from junk in Mansfield
Ricky Ross from Wilmington Del designs a crude robot named Wirie using 189 screws and 155 feet of wire. The 10 year old demonstrates walking and responding to a tape voice, while his mother Pat notes his gifted status and selective future as a veterinarian with electronics as a hobby.
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Ricky Ross
Wiric
Ricky
Robert Ross
Newark
Del
Mansfield
Tam
Wirie
Pat Ross
Washington D.C
Optimal Growth Institute
Kurfess bill seeks to curb crime profits from stories
Ohio lawmaker Charles F Kurfess proposes a bill to bar criminals and their associates from profiting by selling crime stories or granting interviews. Proceeds would go to crime victims under state compensation laws. the cap on compensation could be lifted if the defendant is proven innocent. The measure mirrors New York legislation from last summer.
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UPI
House
Charles F Kurfess
Bowling Green
Kurfess
New York
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Sausalito
Cal
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Bobuy
Mid-Ohio Securities Corp
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Van
Maat
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HOVEY
Kaiser Insurance Associates, Inc
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de Comerford
Paul G. How
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Karl W. Flocher
Connie Laterman
Chicago Tribune
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International Real Estate Corp
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World
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John 8. Simpson
Arene
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Mexico
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