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PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY v. SHEA

No. 1529-Appeal.

292 A.2d 856 (1972)

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY et al. v. WALTER J. SHEA, Assistant Director of the State Department of Health.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 11, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Angell, Edward F. Hindle, John H. Blish, for appellees.

Richard J. Israel, Attorney General, W. Slater Allen, Jr., Asst. Attorney General, for appellant.

POWERS, J.

This is a civil action to compel the defendant to make certain records in his custody available for examination and possible publication.

Walter J. Shea, hereinafter called defendant, is Assistant Director of the State Department of Health, and as such is the official charged with responsibility for preventing pollution of the waters of this state.1 Among the statutory provisions...

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