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26 Hizteton SUndartt-Speakw, Frtdty, Jun 11, 1S81 Clam fishermen have pollution woes commercial fishermen would never consider fishing in polluted waters. Those fishermen interviewed said the illegal fishing gives the whole industry a bad name and casts doubt on the cleanliness all shellfish sold. A report of illness from one quahog could shut down the whole industry, they said. But such standards are not upheld by others, most of whom are part-timers, many of them juveniles, said Capt. Ernest Wilkinson of the state enforcement squad that patrols the bay.

Joseph Bennett, 19, was among those caught fishing in polluted waters last year. He was fined $500 and spent 30 days in jail after his third arrest on the mission. The commission had planned to rehabilitate the plant and some sewer tines by 1987, Turco said, adding, "I'm sure any loss of federal money would have some effect on that timetable." The plant, parts of which are almost 100 years old, is too small and decrepit to treat sewage properly under the best conditions, not to mention on rainy days, Albert said. Quahogs from polluted waters are considered a health hazard, Albert said. The state determines pollution levels by sampling the waters for the presence of conform bacteria, be said.

Moran, who at 45 has been shellfishing for 16 years, said he and most other lose the whole bay." He estimated the industry is worth from $15 million to $25 million annually, depending on the size of the crop. The average shellfisberman makes from $10,000 to $12,000 a year, he said. Shellfishermen are counting on a state plan, funded by both federal monies and by a $87.7 million bond issue approved by voters last year, to rehabilitate the sewage treatment plant and open at least part of the closed areas. But Imminent cutbacks in federal Environmental Protection Agency funds of about $130 million could stall the effort, said Joseph Turco, chairman of the newly formed Narragansett Bay Water Quality Management District Com The closures, to protect the public's health, have an ironic twist. They have created a thriving industry illegal shellfishing in polluted but quahog-rich waters.

Often working at night, fishermen drag their great "bullrakes" across the bottom and sell their fat catches to an unsuspecting public. For fishermen who observe the law, the pollution is expensive. "You bet the closures hurt," said John Moran, a veteran Tiverton quahogger and former president of the Rhode Island Sbellflshermen's Association. "Fishing is not a kind business anyway," Moran said. "It's a little more than hand to mouth.

If something isn't done about this pollution, we're going to PROVIDENCE, R.L (AP) Each time a heavy rain washes clean the streets of metropolitan Providence, Narragansett Bay sbeUfisbermen lose thousands of dollars. Less scrupulous fishermen reap a potentially poisonous harvest. The rain courses down sewer lines and overflows the capital city's aging sewage treatment plant, sending millions of gallons of raw sewage into the bay. When rainfall reaches a half inch or more in 24 hours, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management automatically bans fishing in about 6 percent of the upper bay for seven days. The area is considered one of the richest for quahogs, a hardshell clam and the state's main shellfish crop.

A University of Rhode Island study estimated that 25 percent of all quahogs taken in U.S. waters come from Narragansett Bay. Besides the temporary fishing bans, pollution from the sewage plant and smaller sources has permanently closed another 20 percent of the bay to shellfishing. Those areas, most of them near the plant, also are loaded with quahogs, said Philip Albert, senior, sanitary engineer for DEM. Walden Pond: Not like the old days charge.

The state also confiscated his 19-foot Cape Codder. His was the most severe sentence in memory. "There's a great deal of money to be made in polluted waters," Bennett said. "The quahogs are so thick that you can make $500 an hour. I've dug 1,200 pounds in 45 minutes that's $700 or $800.

"I know people who go quabogglng all night long, making $2,000 to $3,000 a week, cash money," said Bennett Wilkinson said the state last year had 332 cases of shellfishing in polluted waters that resulted in arrests. From January to May of this year, there have been 101 cases, he said. "We can hit the adults pretty hard if we catch them," Wilkinson said. For adults, the first offense carries a One of up to $300 and allows the state to confiscate the fishing boat and equipment. The second offense a felony involves a maximum fine of $1,000, up to three years in prison and confiscation of the boat and equipment, Wilkinson said.

Juvenile cases are handled by the Family Court and penalties are less severe, he said. Donahue well-liked in Syracuse area SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) When TV personality Phil Donahue arranged to to tape five talk shows here, nearly 100,000 people wanted tickets and 80,000 disappointed fans were turned down. The studio set up in the Onondaga County War Memorial could only accommodate 4,000 for each show. The tapings began Sunday and ended Thursday.

The lines for Donahue's 11 a.m. tapings began forming at 7 a.m. for people who got the sought-after tickets to the show that is normally taped in Chicago. "He talks about important issues," said Elizabeth Dranshak, who drove 150 miles from Buffalo to be part of the audience. "And he's done more to raise the consciousness of women than Gloria Steinem and Germaine Greer combined." "He gives me something to think about during the day, unlike the soap operas," said Sue Leonard of Rome.

new generation worried about a pollution-filled world. "We see a lot of out-of-staters here -New York, Michigan, Florida from abroad," said state conservationist George Manoogian, who works at Walden. "But the people from Massachusetts, very few are for history. "I grew up in Concord, and I didn't know much of this place myself we just thought of it as a place to go swimming," he said. A group of more militant Thoreauvians banded together as the Walden Forever Wild Committee wants to end the use of the area as a state park and turn it into a nature retreat.

They would have to change the original Emerson deed to do so. But David Emerson, a descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and other preservationists say they're not convinced use of Walden should be restricted to a select few. "It's not an easy question," said Robbins. "We even have to deal with people who don't want to pay $2 to park. They say Thoreau went to jail after refusing to pay a poll tax, and he wouldn't like the state forcing people to pay to use his park.

"He believed in civil disobedience," Robbins said, "but he'd want some civil obedience when it came to protecting his wilderness." "People have said we could build a very secure replica and have bright lights and a TV camera monitoring it," said Robbins. "But this is a nature sanctuary and that would obviously defeat the purpose." After Thoreau ended his experiment in rugged individualism in 1847, the pond and shoreline remained in their natural state for the next 75 years. In 1922, the descendants of Emerson, who owned much of the land around the lake, decided to give control to Middlesex County for use as a reservation. Their deed specified that bathing and boating be allowed, but forbade ballgames, bicycl- lng, open fires and development. Use of Walden Pond became an international issue in 1957 when the county, with little notice, uprooted 100 trees and started to clear a slope of the pond to build a ramp and bath house.

The ramp would have allowed buses to drop passengers off just 70 feet from the side of the lake. "All holy bell rang out," Robbins recalled. "People called it desecration and an illegal attempt to change the deed." The Thoreau Society formed a committee that sued the county and prevented changes in the pond area. But interest in the park continued to grow, especially in the 1970s, when Thoreau's work was taken to heart by a State environmental officials concede that they have problems managing the popular park. But they say a major question is how to balance the demands of "Thoreauvians" for an unspoiled natural area against the recreational needs of the 632,000 people who visited the area last year.

"It is a state park and there aren't that many major swimming areas in that area," said Gilbert Bliss, state director of forests and parks. "The beach is only at one end of the 142-acre pond, and there is still plenty of wilderness." Bliss confirmed most of the violations cited by Robbins and blamed them on lack of police supervision. But he said conditions have improved since two years ago, when area teen-agers used the park as a hangout and a rape was reported in the parking lot. Some visitors say they're surprised to find no replica of the cabin that Thoreau built 136 years ago on land borrowed from friend and fellow author, Ralph Waldo Emerson. A pile of rocks plus a simple stone marker, surrounded by posts and a heavy chain, now mark the location.

"Are you kidding? The vandalism and souvenir seekers would not permit a house to stand overnight," said Robbins, a historian who discovered the exact spot where Thoreau constructed his simple wooden dwelling. CONCORD, Mass. (AP) It was a typical June day at the beach: radios blaring, Frisbees flying, a vendor hawking ice cream and a line of sweltering motorists waiting to get into jammed parking lots. But this setting was no average oceanside beach. It was Walden Pond, an international symbol of serenity since Henry David Thoreau built a one-room wilderness hut in 1845, lived alone for two years and later recounted his experiences in the classic book "Walden." Thoreau would wince if he saw it now "He certainly wouldn't come here today," Roland Wells Robbins, a member of the Walden Pond Advisory Committee and a past president of the national Thoreau Society, said with a sigh.

"Look around you. Beer drinking, pot smoking, dog and pet violations. Motorcycles roaring through the woods. Nude For decades, debate has raged over proper use of Walden, a 417-acre site in a forested suburban area northwest of Boston. The area became a state park six years ago after serving as a county park for 50 years.

Time and the crush of an expanding population have taken their toll on the tranquility that attracted Thoreau. Robbins says the area has steadily waned since World War and a "mob scene" has existed for at least 10 years. Felker steps down as 'Tonight' editor NEW YORK (AP) Although Clay Felker's "totally devoted" to the Daily News's Tonight edition, his duties have been "restructured and somewhat reduced" to give him more time for his outside interests. Daily News Editor Michael J. O'Neill said on Thursday that Felker, who has been at Tonight's helm since it began last August, would no longer be responsible for daily operations.

But he'll still provide general guidance and carry out certain editorial assignments for the afternoon tabloid. Assistant managing editor Richard Oliver will take over Felker's duties, the News said. Felker, founder and former publisher of New York magazine, reportedly has numerous outside business interests, including ownership of several weekly newspapers in California. FCC wants forms revised Armstrong Car cost by 1990: $30,0001 fyJnnstr -Pri fD WJ'A i 1 wsv i mm said, the commission cannot be sure a station isn't being illegally controlled by foreign interests, for example. "But that may be useful one in a 100 times," observed Mark S.

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The basic issue presented to the commission arose in the context of applications for construction permits, with the majority deciding that it made little sense to require a detailed accounting of projected construction and start-up expenses and the source of financing. WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Communications Commission is recommending that its application forms be revised, a move that critics say might make it Under the recommendation, approved Tuesday but not revealed until Wednesday, forms would specify that broadcasters do not have to file copies of their sales contracts or financing agreements when they build or sell a station. The new, simplified forms require approval by the Office of Management and Budget. The FCC decision has split the agency's staff and prompted a dissent from one of two remaining Democratic commissioners, who charges that the Republicans are ignoring their duty to protect the public interest. Roy J.

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