Portsmouth Herald (Newspaper) - July 9, 1973, Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Monday July t 1173 Sunset p.m High Me today M It p.m High tide 1.1 It VOL NO 243 The Portsmouth Herald Forecast Fair Tomorrow Sunny Today's temperatures Day 00 75 PORTSMOUTH MONDAY EVENING JULY 9 1973 Tin THI MIRALD JM t IW 22 PAGES Thomson Explains 21 Vetoes CONCORD AP Some of the 21 bills by Oov Meldrim Thomson last week should be reconsidered by a special session of the lature Thomson says Explaining his moves the governor said he used the veto 27 times to compel the legislature to sider its actions By a careful use of the executive veto mately million in special appropriation bills of the 1973 regular session were Thomson said Also an overfat capital budget of almost million has been temporarily delayed hopefully for legislative izing at a later he said Thomson said he will call a special session of the ture this fall Several bills that I vetoed should be reworked and im- proved upon in the special sion so that they can become Thomson said Among these is the capital budget no- fault insurance and the living increase for state ees The governor said he vetoed the million capital budget which pays for constructing and maintaining state ings because it was too high and too political I believe that a million capital budget is a high one and that anything above it is too high We must trim lion from the capital budget A capital budget generally finances long-term state ects or Thomson said Today it is financed en- tirely by borrowing generally through the sale of year bonds This form of spending is ex- pensive to the taxpayer be- cause it must be repaid at heavy interest charges For this reason capital ex- should only be used for the most urgent state needs that cannot be satisfied out of current revenues Thomson vetoed a tall THOMSON Please tarn to page 2 23 Signed CONCORD AP Gov Meldrim signed law 13 billi be- the Friday midnight deadline a spokesman aaM today The measures a that credit In- companies to provide reports to being investigated a setting np statewide trails system and a out- lining hearings procedures for power plant and oil re- finery sites Tug Strike Still Idles Local Firm A strike which has idled the tugboats of the Portsmouth Navigation Co since early June continues today A chance to end the walkout fell through Saturday when the 12 men of Local 333 of United Marine Division of the National Maritime Union rejected the company's latest contract offer by an count Government mediators have reportedly been instrumental in keeping both sides talking despite the lack of progress Portsmouth Navigation TUG STRWE Please ton to page Solons Want Records WASHINGTON AP For mer Atty Gen John N chell met with Senate late committee staff members oday in preparation for his timony at the public hearings Tuesday Mitchell who headed dent Nixon's re-election com- at the time of the gate break-in last year is ex to be asked whether he approved plans for the of Democratic headquarters Although Mitchell previously has said he rejected the bug plans his former deputy jeb Stuart Magruder swore to the committee that his bos reluctantly did approve such a proposal Sources said the committee staff also would try to learn whether Mitchell told the dent anything about or efforts by high White House aides and re-election committee officials to cover it up In a previous meeting with the Senate com staff Mitchell acknow edged he was of pay ments being made to the seve Watergate defendants afte they were He re- said it was for lega expenses Other testimony be fore the committee said th funds clearly were paid to kee the men from exposing high level involvement in the affair Meanwhile members of the Senate panel have that Nixon will not be to but there wa disagreement over what to d about presidential papers per tabling to Watergate One senator called the paper public records that belong t No Intervention it News Highlights Around the World 13 Mort Executions BEIRUT Lebanon AP today that 13 more men were as plotters against the leftist government This brought to 36 the number executed for the at- tempted coup led by the country's security chief Col zim Kassar U.S Sign Agreement PRAGUE Czechoslovakia AP Secretary of State William P Rogers today signed the agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia s which in preparation an budding block new relationship we are constructing between Czechoslovakia and the United States In the Notion Congress Comet Bock to Work WASHINGTON AP Congress is returning from an extra-long Independence Day recess ished work as Watergate all of the bills for the new fiscal year and long-range farm legislation The Senate returned today and the House is due tack Tuesday from a recess that began June W fn New England Two WALTHAM Mass AP but two reservoirs in the Connecticut and Merrimac basins in shire and Vermont have returned to levels after last week's flooding the U.S Army Corps of said Franklin Falls Reservoir at hn remained at about 43 per cent of he at North Springfield Vt was just under 4 per cent capacity Granite State toy Pa has been rescued by after Injuring his teg while hiking in the White Mountains during the weekend Police fte boy injured his leg late Saturday nod original rescue plans called for him to be carried off thn mountain by stretcher However a National Guard copter was called Sunday when the rescue team found Un climbing difficult In Dollar Acts Like Yo-Yo in Europe LONDON AP The dollar recovered some ground on Eu- ropean money markets today the continent's central bankers hinted their ments might protect the can currency but fell again when no intervention The dollar opened in furt at 2.3250 marks ings above Friday's close Dealers reported extremely small demand and after an hour of trading the price dropped back to 2.2950 marks The situation remains ex- tremely said one key foreign exchange banker The rate opened nearly 2 per cent up in Zurich at Swiss francs then plunged back to by noon be- low Friday's close of Everyone had expected an said a Zurich banker That's why the dollar shot up in the morning It did not come so it came down The volume of trading in ich was reported relatively large and hectic In a parallel development gold opened at an ounce in Zurich down 50 from the close Friday then rose to The opening price in London was down from and dealers said market was highly cautious and The dollar also made a back in Paris buying commercial francs in bank transactions up 386389 Friday Trading was slow however The weak pound slipped slightly against the lar from Friday to 5525 at the opening today But the pound rose against the mark Europe's strongest rency from 5 73 marks Friday to 598 In Tokyo the dollar rose two jcn al the opening to 264 was driven down to 254 before the close by a false rumor that the European markets would he closed today This aroused fears thai the Japanese would be forced to close the Tokyo market also the demand for U.S evaporated Although the tral bankers said they had agi eed on a plan to support the beleaguered dollar nance minister said it was up lo Ihc United Slates to act tat DOLLAR Please turn lo page 2 col 5 the American public said he was not about getting the documents that the committee could do it job without them Nixon has told commute Chairman Sam J Ervin Jr D- that be will not appear before the panel under any circumstances or give it cess to the papers On a television view program Sunday com- members Sens Edward J Gurney and Herman E Talmadge said should make the papers available to the committee I've always thought that public records belong to the American Talmadge said He said the Senate should consider subpoenaing the pers if Nixon doesn't turn them over voluntarily Talmadge said that while he didn't think it would be possible for Nixon to be subpoenaed I think a committee of Congress has a right to look at public records Gurney who was interviewed with Talmadge on the ABC work's Issues and Answers program said he felt Nixon should turn over to the com- all documents with ther a direct or indirect ng on this Watergate affair and who is involved and what In Connecticut Sen Lowell P Weicker Jr er committee Ms Susan Randi Eliot was the first customer at today's Number One is the largest store and the second largest of Mars Sub Work Could Be Delayed GROTON Conn AP Re- to a nuclear submarine in an undersea dent will cost at least and could be delayed because of a shortage of workers at the Portsmouth navy yard the Norwich Bulletin has re- This afternoon shipyard com- mander Capt Elmer T all refuted that and said there was no shortage of workers at he yard Two days after the attack submarine Sturgeon struck the May 21 off St Croix Navy officials said the damage was minor But Friday an officer at the Groton submarine base said the damage was the Bulletin said Saturday The Bulletin quoted an unclassified document outlining a six month repair schedule as ing the work could be jered by crowded facilities and member was quoted in a newspaper inter- view as saying that Nixon's re- to appear or turn over the documents didn't bother him We're going to be able to do our job with or without Weicker said Through Press Secretary Ronald L Ziegler Nixon has said that he will gate in an appropriate forum after the Senate committee con- cludes its hearings on the June 17 1971 break-in at Democratic WATERGATE Please ton to X 1 i shortage The Navy of skill employes report wasn't re leased officially The said Capt fall could have been a message sent by the shipyard outlining what they felt would be a able work schedule to com- plete the repair work to the Sturgeon Any shortages said the com- mander would come from an increased workload when the Two Hearings Store By Council Tonight Two public hearings one of them expected to be Pike Now Open sial are on tap at City Council meeting at 7 o'clock About a The possibly controversial one is on an amendment to the taxi ordinances which would put the taxis under jurisdiction of the Police Commission rather than the City customers were on bam when the doors of the new stat liquor store were opened at today The other hearing is on a petition for the Hunt property on Sherburne Road there no openin ceremony a number of official the way for a AP the State Liquor office complex A work session of the Council and Portsmouth Economic electrical utilities ordered a five per cent voltage reduction Monday were present The store is located Rt 1 and northbound 195 Its mission on the proposed of the had been forecast and trial authority also is scheduled Two items for of several generating units in New England numerous times The facility is a self service ing being brought up by Councilman William A Thomson Jr one for increased fees for ambulance service and one for a possible referendum on the homestead exemption The Homestead Exemption is House 869 proposed by Portsmouth Rep James Splaine to permit towns and cities if they so to grant a homeowners exemption applied to property taxes for direct with the excessive according to a Boston Edison spokesman The spokesman Tom Lane said about a dozen generating units in the six-state region are either ont or are operating on scheduled maintenance reduction Customers were urged to avoid unnecessary nse of appliances bnt Lane said the voltage reductions were and its prices are in direct competition with those at the New Hampshire liquor store at the Portsmouth Rotary The building has a total o square feet of per haps half is the sales area The New Hampshire store ha square feet Keith Ingraham director o the SLC said the store feature a number of items such as bottles In addition n e relief The was passed by both branches of the State Legislature and signed into law a direct effect on service to customers He said the New England Power Pool was will be here and if accepted by t h customers they will be midday to obtain NEW STORE otter turn to pace 2 col 5 Uganda To Release Americans NAIROBI Kenya AP Idi Amin lay ordered the release of 112 Americans detained for wo days in the eastern African nation of Uganda the U.S Embassy reported Amin an unpredictable strongman at odds with Washington had the young volunteers n into custody Saturday after their plane made a re- ueling stop in Uganda on the way to their Peace taps posts in Africa Amin disclosed the release order in a message to he U.S Embassy in the Ugandan capital of Kampala American spokesmen said iad not yet been decided when I AC or by what route the In Mishap At Beach leave Uganda There was no immediate in- what convinced Amin a burly former heavyweight to let the Americans go He had said Sunday they would be held until he got assurances rom the countries to which hey were heading that they in- deed were Peace Corps teers and not mercenaries The young Americans 49 women and 63 men spent Saturday night under armed guard at the Entebbe Airport near Kampala They were transferred day still under armed guard to a hotel on nearby Lake toria where they spent the ning dining and dancing with the few guards looking on A U.S Embassy official with volunteers at Entebbe said there was no great outpouring of joy when he told the cans of the release order Shortly before the word came through one of the Americans said by telephone he would not mind staying on at the hoiel a while longer Swelters in Heaf Wave New England saw its good weekend of the season and the beginning of an annual lem At Seabrook Market The opening Sturgeon was brought in DeMoulas Supermarket The ship is reported to be in need of structural as well as electronic work Lafayette Road marred when a group of United Farm Workers The Pentagon has announced j CIO picketed outside the SUB WORK Please Inn to 2 col- 2 parking lot The pickets were lined Road with signs that Federal In on Strike PORTLAND Maine AP A federal mediator meets with union and an attempt to head off a strike by employes of Central pour Maine units of Local International of Electrical Workers have Maine's largest but agreed pending the meeting mediator Mm Scored Intend BIDDEFORD Maine AP Officials turn to an inland search today for a Biddeford girl missing from Hills Beach here over the Farm Workers Picket Coast Guard said a search party and helicopter had been unable lo find Joanne since the haired girl WM Saturday N E w DepotT Sheriff Andrew Christie is printing with farm workers ram Supermarket NEW STORE Please turn to pace 2 col prostration lost children overheated cars and a traffic tie-up on Interstate 95 caused havoc for public officials as the temperatures soared over 100 degrees Local hospitals ambulance teams fire departments and police cruisers were kept busy directing traffic and taking care of sunburned people The Hampton Beach fire department was kept quite HEAT Please torn to page 2 col the lor tne day saio Chief Dockham Rockingham County deputy medical referee Dr Frank M who came to the scene pronounced Rondeau dead and attributed the death to accidental drowning to Chief Dockham Rondeau was the son of Mr and Mrs Roland J Rondeau Sr of South Berwick Maine Rondeau was a production supervisor for the Great Bay OXE DIES Please to page 3 Opening to ghe the migrant workers decent housing and eliminate child labor Police Officer Michael Please turn to page 2 col RYE The waters of the Atlantic claimed another life Saturday According to local police Ro- and J Rondeau Jr 23 of 3 Robin Road drowned the rubber raft he was riding in lipped over off Wallis Sands State Beach Another man with Rondeau David C Kornechuk 20 of 147 Parsons Road was injured The accident is reported to lave occurred about while the men were rowing a rubber raft southeast of the jetty near he beach According to Police Chief ler Dockham the raft was over- by a gust of wind while was reaching for a oar With both men in the water Kornechuk tried to help deau but had to let go when the man panicked and began thrashing about Rondeau was unable to swim Kornechuk then began lo swim to shore The two were unable to hold onto the raft as it was blown away Rondeau was taken from the water by persons on shore and was pronounced dead by Dr Francis Turner from ter who was with his family on with police mi Sheriff Ira the sale of hum nA fee new SUff Photo indicated DeMoulas markets was against equality for migrant workers The workers shouted Go Back at passersby heading for the supermarket's grand opening Michael DeMoulas president of the chain said he was prepared or the picketers and called the Rockingham Sheriffs Dept for an injunction against them I Sheriff George Sampson two deputy sheriffs and Seabrook Police Chief Charles arrived at the market and served Charles March er of the group with an injunction According to March the in- junction was illegal since they iad a right to picket and were representing a legal organization March said his were on public property I and could not be moved j March head of the composed of college students and Spanish-speaking migrant workers from California said DeMoulas was the only major supermarket chain in the area that refuses to commit itself to the cause of the According to March Uic lacc and grape workers have been negotiating in California for free union elections and He said the strike has been going on for five years and the boycott only for about a full lime worker for the tTW fa Wheat An at rial a 1 Pa wheat field appeared We a agreed to I a farmer hiv The HsM area in Caller and She are rt the larser the I eM Km rf lo are thai collected tat tangles in and force u the barn
