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...Indians' lawsuit placed all land titles in question, causing a sharp drop in tax revenue and land values, a Mashpee selectman said at the time...
Said Falmouth Selectman Eric Turkington: "There's some validity to what she says." To shed more light on the subject, another hearing will be held next week...
...buying plans. Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso ordered stations to sell no less than $4 worth of gas to owners of four-cylinder cars and $6 at a time to those driving higher powered vehicles-all in an effort to reduce tank topping. She asked every mayor or selectman in the state's 169 cities and towns to appoint a coordinator to work out gas station schedules so that some will always be open...
...Lamented Selectman Martin H. MacNamara: "Apathy has crawled back into the system." Said local P.T.A. Representative Edward Mclntyre: "We should have invited Billy Carter." But for at least one Clintonian, what loomed largest was a possible reproach from on high. Said he: "I just hope Jimmy doesn't find out." On Thursday Clinton tried again, and this time drew 650. One reason: the local newspaper's warning that "TV will be there even...
...begins what some irate residents of Martha's Vineyard (winter population: 8,000), an island off Massachusetts, say could well be their new national anthem. Anthem? A band of rebellious islanders, among them Selectman John Alley, a West Tisbury storekeeper, and Newspaperman George Adams, are preparing for independence: a flag has been designed, proposals for gambling casinos are circulating, and applications have been submitted for ambassadorial posts...