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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...from all over New England to join 2 million Catholic Bostonians in this most Catholic of American cities to get a glimpse of the Pope. Many seemed not to mind that they got only a quick peek as his motorcade sped by. Whizzing through Dorchester on the way to town, he spotted a 6-ft. sign, hanging from the third floor of the home of Martin and Antania Olesch, that read, "Nie bojcie sie ofworzyc na osciez drzwi chrystusowi" (Don't be afraid to open the door wide for Christ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope In America: It Was Woo-hoo-woo | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

...commission has held hearings this fall on the contract award process, Miett said. He added he is more interested in hearings on corruption. "It's like a time bomb that we've been waiting for months to go off. That's what's going to blow the town sky high," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students Assist Investigation Of MBM Extortion Scandal | 10/13/1979 | See Source »

...What was Bill Voiselle's uniform number (and home-town...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Cube World Series Time Quiz | 10/12/1979 | See Source »

Friday night: For a town "under seige" by protesters planning to occupy a nuclear plant in five hours, Seabrook looks pretty dull--very dull, in fact. A steady drizzle replaces the afternoon's thick mist falling on Seabrook police car number 23. Through the treetops, red airplane warning lights shine on the cranes that just into the eastern sky from the construction site. The cranes are still now, and the only visible activity is at Dunkin' Donuts across the street, where a scraggly crowd orders crullers and coffee...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: The Occupation That Got Away | 10/10/1979 | See Source »

...Story has surrounded us. In a small town like Seabrook, everyone is a possible quote, or angle. The reporters are supposed to observe and record, but battle fever--or at least its accompanying tension--is infectious. No one wants the pain of Mace in the eyes or a club in the back, just a whiff of tear gas as a souvenir...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: The Occupation That Got Away | 10/10/1979 | See Source »

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