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John DeVillars, a former EPA administrator, jumped into the Charles River yesterday, before taking a Duck Tour for possible beach sites.

Plunge evokes the good ol' days

Advocates scouting for beach along Charles

By Franco Ordonez
Globe Staff / July 18, 2005

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Ruth Golden remembers, decades ago, when her mother would stuff a picnic basket with sandwiches and the family would pile into their Packard and drive to a small beach in Waltham. Golden, 87, said her brother would bolt out of the car upon arrival, while she would wait for her mother to help put inflatable ''water wings" on her arms ... (Full article: 713 words)

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