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September 24, 1976


Islands Trust Bill Dies in House Subcommittee

The Nantucket Sound Islands Trust bill died in Congress Thursday after more than four years of divisive and often bitter debate over proposed federal legislation to protect fragile coastal areas of the Vineyard, Nantucket and the Elizabeth Islands. The legislation, passed by the Senate last December, evaporated in the House subcommittee on national parks and…


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