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34 THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE AUGUST 23, 1987 BEAK-LICKING GOOD THE LURE OF IT'S' IRRESISTIBLE i i -I I 1 if i 'i I i 4 NOW, MORE IRRESISTIBLE THAN EVER WITH THE CONVENIENCE OF SHOPPING WITH MASTERCARD OR VISA In response to many requests from our customers, we are now offering the convenience of charging your purchases with MasterCard Visa. Whether you are a loyal Loehmann's customer or visiting us for the first time, we know that this added convenience will be another important reason to shop our unique blend of Women's Designer Fashions at prices that are guaranteed to he the lowest in town. "1 Globe staff photoStan Grossfeld A gull on a Gloucester beach finds something to eat in a chicken bucket. MBTA to build police facility, South Attleboro rail station By Peter J. Howe Globe Staff The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has approved plans to build a commuter rail station with 502 parking spaces near Interstate 95 in Attleboro and a police substation at the Washington Street subway stop in Boston.

The $2.6 million rail station, to be located beside the Holiday Inn at the intersection of 1-95 and Newport Avenue In South Attleboro. is expected to be completed by March 1989 and help relieve overcrowding at the existing Attleboro station. MBTA Police Chief Thomas Maloney said the satellite police station on the Orange Line level of MBTA director of operations Jack Leary said that with the device, a driver will be able to flick a switch and roll all six signs -which list more than 40 combinations of destinations on 200 feet of fabric to the same stop, saving time and effort. Leary attributed the expense of the device to "a lot of wiring, and you're talking about an industrial product. You want high reliability." He said similar systems could have cost $30,000 per car.

Reported mixed financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30. The authority finished $3.1 million under its $498.8 million budget, officials said, largely because the drop in interest rates lowered the cost of paying debts. Revenues, although 3.9 percent ahead of fiscal 1986, were $4.3 million less than the $128.3 million expected by the authority. Officials attributed the short-, fall to the fact that the Orange Line's Southwest Corridor opened several months late and that fires that hampered service out of North Station slowed growth in the volume of commuter-rail the Washington Street station, scheduled to open early next spring, will help police respond faster to problems downtown. MBTA police currently are based on Dorchester Avenue In South Boston.

The $936,000 facility, which is to be located next to the Tobacco Row kiosk on the Jordan Marsh side of the concourse, will be the 100-member department's first satellite station. Maloney said the 15 to 20 officers who handle the 6 p.m.-2 a.m. shift patrolling trains and downtown stations will work out of the new station. An officer will be stationed at the front desk all day, Maloney said, "to give the public direct access to the department in a way they currently don't have." The MBTA's directors last week also: Voted to buy devices at a cost of $6,686 per trolley to ensure that all six signs on each of 50 new Green Line trolleys list the same destination. Some existing trolleys carry signs that conflict with each other.

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Although the suspension for three or more speeding violations within a year is mandatory, the vast majority of repeat speeders have for years escaped being penalized because records were on paper and the Registry lacked manpower to sort through them, Connelly said. As word of the tougher enforcement spreads. Connelly said the computer might serve as an added deterrent to motorists who aren't swayed to slow down by automobile insurance surcharges levied against speeders. The Registry could not provide a total breakdown of the violations committed by motorists who have had their licenses suspended or revoked because it compiles information only on enforcement of speeding and drunken-driving laws. Associated Press Driver licenses are being suspended or revoked in Massachusetts at a record rate, thanks to a new computer system being used by the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

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The proposal submitted by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority included outlines for use of LRVs, trackless trolleys or buses. The plan for LRVs called for $38.7 mllliorvto $48 million id federal money. Mayor Flynn sent a letter of protest yesterday to a federal agency that favors buses over Boston's proposal to install light-rail public transportation to replace the old Orange Line. Last week the Urban Mass Transportation Administration rejected the city's $48 million proposal for the Washington Street corridor. The agency suggested buses would be much cheaper.

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