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It was 152 years ago that President Abraham Lincoln set forth the precedent that led to the fourth Thursday in November being declared a National Day of Thanksgiving with this Proclamation: The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful providence of Almighty God.
PLYMOUTH  - State and federal officials are calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold a public meeting to answer questions on the safety of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant.  The letter, which was sent Wednesday , was signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey, Senator Edward Markey and the entire state Congressional delegation, Senate President Stan Rosenberg and legislators from Plymouth, Cape Cod and the islands, They call on the commission to communicate directly with the public about the safety of the nuclear power plant and provide details about recent shutdowns at a meeting in Massachusetts..   "The NRC has an obligation to address the operation of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and the increased public concerns that continue to plague the plant at a time when it should be showing significant improvements," Healey said in a ... (more)
On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent.