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0 18 THE BOSTON GLOBE FRIDAY JUNE 3. 1988 MAINE 'V -v. -f NEW HAMPSHIRE Village may be restored Shaker farm mulled State rules questioned for nuclear dump site Critics say proposed regulations would allow more leaking than permitted under US codes It tV Ft 1 1 r' 'it "V.jr -mm. it il ca "The land seems to be up for grabs again," said James B. Webber, attorney for the Penobscot Nation, which he said sees the inconsistency "as a breach of trust on the part of the state." Maine will be forced to build a low-level waste dump if it fails to sign an agreement with another state that would be willing to accept its waste.

Considering the relatively small volume of low-level waste that Maine produces, "it's going to be incredibly expensive" and "foolish" to build a dump, said Rep. James Mitchell (D-Freeport), chairman of the Radioactive Waste Advisory Commission. He said Maine is still seeking an agreement with other states, a move supported by Maine Yankee operations manager Charles D. Frizzle, who said that in-state disposal "would be technically impossible." "Perhaps Maine Yankee should take legal title to this dump forever," Garret Hotrich of Mount Vernon told the board. "It's their waste." In the meantime, the state must follow a federally imposed timetable to prepare for construction of a dump, which would be subject to a multilayered review process.

Approval also must come from voters, the Legislature and the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Low-level waste includes virtually all radioactive wastes, including contaminated tools, filter sludges and clothing from Maine Yankee, and radioactive portions of the nuclear plant itself. It does not include spent fuel and defense wastes, which are considered high-level waste. States that have not entered Into agreements must have their own dumps operating by January 1996 under federal law. Maine's Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority, which would build and run the dump, has set a deadline of late 1995 for opening a state By Glenn Adams Associated Press AUGUSTA Maine's ground rules for selecting a nuclear dump site are less restrictive than the federal government's rules were when It considered two Maine sites for a nuclear waste repository in 1986, antinuclear activists charged yesterday.

As a result, the state's proposed siting standards for a low-level dump would allow more leakage than would be permitted under federal rules, the activists told the state Board of Environmental Protection. It is "shocking we should be discussing any leakage," said Alva Morrison of the Maine Nuclear Referendum Committee, adding that some low-level waste should be safely isolated for much longer than the 500 years envisioned by the state. Morrison was among approximately 100 representatives of antinuclear groups, Maine Indian tribes, Maine Yankee atomic plant officials and others who took turns during the hearing picking apart a 46-page draft report listing technical requirements and performance standards for the federally required dump. Testimony before the board was reminiscent of what the federal Energy Department heard in 1986 when Maine and several oth-er states were put on a preliminary list of national high-level dump sites. A site in Nevada was eventually picked.

Morrison asked the board a battery of questions about rules that he said would allow construction of the dump below the water table and would be too lax about the types of containers housing the wastes. He also said that the rules Include too many exemptions. The proposal also drew fire from representatives of the Penobscot Indian Nation, who noted that the state fought to keep Indian land from being considered for a high-level waste dump in 1986, but now offers no such provision. UPI photo Dust to sawdust A log chipper works on the tract of 90,000 acres that Diamond International Corp. has agreed to sell to a developer, Rancourt Association.

UEll ENGLAND NEITJS BOIEIFS fire at a large apartment building in which three persons were killed and more than a dozen were left homeless, authorities said. The juvenile, who was not identified, was charged with one count of arson and three counts of manslaughter, Attorney General Stephen Merrill said. He faces arraignment today in Manchester District Court. The Feb. 25 fire swept through the block-long apartment house, forcing residents to leap to safety and burning so fiercely that firefighters for hours were beaten back by smoke and heat.

The three-story building contained 30 apartments, but it was under renovation and only 16 persons were living there at the time of the blaze. Patricia Robi-doux, 42; Roger Brault, 37; and Gideon Croteau, whose age was not available, were killed in the fire, police said. (AP) State prison plan concerns residents NEW BRAINTREE About 100 residents of this little central Massachusetts town turned out at an environmental hearing to question state officials on why their community was selected for a proposed 500-inmate prison. Parkway dedicated in Franconia Notch FRANCONIA, N.H. The Franconia Notch Parkway was officially dedicated yesterday, nearly 40 years after the idea of the highway was conceived and six years after construction of the 10-mile parkway began.

The parkway is part of Interstate 93 that cuts through Franconia Notch State Park -home of the Old Man of the Mountain. For years, environmentalists opposed plans for a four-lane interstate highway that some residents had sought to make the north country more accessible and to improve the economy of small towns "north of the notches." At the ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of Profile Lake yesterday. Gov. John H. Sununu praised the completed highway as an example of the balance between economic needs and the responsibility of elected officials to care for environmentally fragile public, lands.

Juvenile is charged in fatal N.H. blaze MANCHESTER. N.H. A juvenile was arrested yesterday and charged with setting a February Associated Press CANTERBURY. N.H.

The nonprofit company that manages 200-year-old Shaker Village is considering $2.8 million in renovations that could make the village a working farm again. Though it's still uncertain how broad the project would be and how the money would be raised, Howard Moffett, president of Shaker Village said the historic village's 22 buildings must be restored soon. Twelve "are in danger of disintegrating before our eyes," Moffett said. Officials also are concerned because the three remaining Shakers at the village are all in their 90s. "There isn't anyone else who has the knowledge to interpret the artifacts, the buildings and the processes around us," Moffett said.

"We want to do as much as possible while they're here to help us." Village director Richard Kath-mann said restoring the white clapboard buildings would be the first step in creating a living model of the village, which could take six years. At one time. Shaker Village was home to about 400 men, women and children who followed the religion begun In the 1770s. Retsinas, agency executive director, said Wednesday. The suit was settled Tuesday, the day the case had been scheduled to go to trial.

Wilkinson had worked under the executive director at the time, Ralph Part, who was ousted In 1985 after the attorney general's office launched an investigation into the state housing agency. Pari is serving a 16-month prison term for embezzling funds from the agency. Wilkinson was dismissed by Part's replacement, Edwin Krause. In October 1985, Krause erroneously said Wilkinson had taken money from a secret agency deferred compensation plan. He retracted the statement two days later, but Wilkinson sued him for libel.

Retsinas said the agency carries libel insurance that will cover $85,000 of the award. (AP) 2 Mass. teen-agers die on Maine road OGUN9UIT, Maine Two Massachusetts teen-agers were killed yesterday and three other persons were injured two seriously when the driver of a pickup truck they were in lost control of the vehicle on the Maine Turnpike, authorities said. The dead were identified as Jeffery H. Amaral, 17, of South Dennis, and Patrick Elliot, 18.

of Pepperell, Maine State Police Trooper James Trask said. Trask said Amaral, Elliot, another passenger and the driver were thrown from the truck when the driver lost control and the pickup rolled over twice in the northbound lane of the highway. Seriously injured in the 2:30 a.m. accident were the truck's driver, Robert MacMillan, 26, of Pepperell, and Joy L. Cyr, 16, of Portland, Trask said.

Lee Anna Fish, 20, of Portland, was treated and released from Maine Medical Center, the trooper said. Trask said MacMillan was headed toward Portland after he and Elliot picked up the others hitchhiking in Hampton Beach, N.H.(AP) Double murderer gets extra term WORCESTER Convicted double murderer Armand Therrien was sentenced to an additional three to five years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to an escape charge. The charge stemmed from his Dec. 11 flight from a work detail at Worcester State Hospital. Therrien, a 51-year-old former New Hampshire state trooper, was accompanied to the courthouse by three armed correction officers.

Therrien is serving two life sentences for the 1975 shooting deaths of his business partner, Army Capt. John 01 of Norwood, and Westwood Pujlce Officer Wll-1-Ham E. Shechan. Father of N.H. representative found shot to death, police say Pointing out that there are only 426 registered voters in New Braintree, resident Robert J.

Ro-chette said, "We would have more people in jail that could vote than there are in the town." The draft environmental study of the prison concluded that the major effect of the prison would be to change the "quiet nature" of the town that has one store and 1 1 dairy farms. But that is enough for residents who have been battling the state's plans for more than two years. Residents have until June 20 to submit written comments on the proposed environmental report. (AP) offical settles with housing agency PROVIDENCE The former chief development officer at the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance multifamily program will receive $115,000 in an out-of-court settlement with the agency, officials said. William S.

Wilkinson filed suit in US District Court in 1986, contesting his dismissal and alleging he had been libeled by the man who fired him. Although the suit sought reinstatement, he will not return to the position he was removed from In June 1985, Nicholas P. pm. SAT. 10-6 pm.

SUN. 12-5 pm.v nuclear Clamshell Alliance. Few details were being released, but police said the elder Cushing's body was found in his Winnacunnet Road home at about 10 p.m. Wednesday. They are looking for a young man who was seen running from the area.

Initial investigation showed Cushing died of apparent gunshot wounds. Specialist, Comparable Associated Press HAMPTON, N.H. The father of a well-known state legislator has been killed in his home, apparently shot to death, police said. The victim was identified as Robert Cushing, 63. father of Rep.

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