Cotton Returns to Senate Seat in New Hampshire
Former Senator Norris Cotton reclaims the New Hampshire seat awaiting a Sept. 16 special election between Louis C. Wyman and John A. Durkin after a prolonged vacancy. Cotton plans to aid Wyman’s campaign while awaiting White House talks with President Ford. A poll suggested Durkin led before Durkin urged Senate to declare the seat vacant, and federal rules on campaign financing may apply to the new election.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton
Cotton
Senate
White House
Ford
Wyman
House
Durkin
R-N.h
New Hampshire Senate Seat in Question 1974 or 1975 rules
The Federal Elections Commission is asked to decide if New Hampshire’s special Senate contest falls under 1974 or 1975 election rules. If 1975 rules apply only 12 cents per eligible voter or 150000 dollars, whichever is greater, may be raised and spent. The request comes from Stevens and Johnston. Norris Cotton occupies the seat temporarily. a Sept. 16 special election is planned after the 1974 race wrangle.
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Washington
Federal Elections Commission
New Hampshire
Commission
John Murphy
Ted Stevens
Alaska
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
New Hampshire Vietnam era bonus for National Guard and Reserve
NH residents who served 90 days or more in the US armed forces between 1964 and 1973 can receive a $100 bonus under a new law. The $2 million program may cover about 40 000 people. 600 have applied so far. Eligibility questions were referred to the attorney general for clarification.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
National Guard
Richard K. Collins
State National Guard
Warren B. Rudman
United States
Southeast Asia
Collins
Army Reserve
Maine Jobless Rate Defies Regional Rise
AP reports in June 1974 Maine did not see unemployment rise while New England states did. National figures show total jobless up 70,800 to 724,300. Maine’s rate stood near 11 percent as Rhode Island led at 16.2 percent. Macdonald notes seasonal lumbering, construction, and tourism fueled Maine employment gains.
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Boston
New England
Maine
U.S. Labor Department
Wendell D. Macdonald
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Macdonald
Foreign Pickers Preferred by New Hampshire Apple Growers
New Hampshire apple growers may hire 275 foreign pickers for the fall harvest if domestic labor is unavailable. James C. Cleveland says full certification depends on labor conditions, with growers seeking 299 workers after months of discussions with the Labor Department. The dispute between growers and the department is a recurring issue amid claims of local labor scarcity.
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Washington
New Hampshire
James C. Cleveland
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Cleveland
Labor Department
Air New England probe ordered by House subcommittee
Rep. James C. Cleveland directs the Investigations subcommittee to launch a financial probe into Air New England. The airline says a $1.7 million subsidy increase from the Civil Aeronautics Board is needed to avoid severe service cuts or potential closure amid an estimated $4 million loss this year.
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CAB
Election date to be reaffirmed in New Hampshire
Governor Thomson and the Executive Council meet Friday to ensure the September 16 Senate election proceeds smoothly. Councilor James Hayes notes rumors of a challenge to the earlier vote setting the date after a seat was declared vacant. The vacancy arises from unresolved 1974 contest between Louis C. Wyman and John A. Durkin.
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Senate
New Hampshire
John A. Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
Concord
N.H
Eldrim Thomson
Executive Council
James Hayes
U.S
Freak Accident Kills Trucker in Western Maine
Glendon N. Luce a 30 year old truck driver from Strong Maine died after a clincher ring flew from a tire and struck him while he pumped air at a trailer lot. He suffered a compound skull fracture and was pronounced dead on arrival at a Farmington hospital. The incident was reported by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department.
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Trong
Maine
Glendon N. Luce
Strong
Franklin County
Nervous Robber Kills Self in Newport Restaurant
A nervous robber, described as very nervous, attempted a hold up at the Clarke Cooke House on West Pelham Street in Newport. He forced three workers to aid in opening the safe, then fatally shot himself in the head. the .38 calibre gun was traced to New York as stolen earlier this summer.
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R.I
Clarke Cooke House
West Pelham Street
New York
MIT Scientists Help Plan Viking Mars Life Search
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers join unmanned Viking missions to Mars. The team will analyze atmospheric composition with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, search for organic compounds, test carbon based life signals, and study Mars geology with seismology and radio experiments.
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Mass
Massachusetts
Mars
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Red Planet
Viking
Earl
United States
Klaus Biemann
MIT
Riemann
Lander
Earth
Alexander Rich
Irwin I. Shapiro
Robert Reasenberg
M. Nafi Tiksor
Viking Seismology
Thomson Defends Pulp Plane Trip in New Hampshire
Gov. Meldrim Thomson defended a trip to Canada on a private jet owned by Parsons & Whittemore, a New York company planning a $200 million pulp mill on the Connecticut River. Critics say the state benefited at no cost while Thomson supporters cite regular use by the company’s St. Anne’s base in Fredericton for premiers and governors meetings.
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N.H
Meldrim Thomson
Canada
New York
Connecticut River
Parsons & Whittemore
Fredericton
N.B
St. Anne's
Thomson
New England
Parsons & Whittemore Co
Kennedy Passenger III Paralyzed Woman In Cape Cod Accident
Pamela Kelley, 21, of Centerville, paralyzed from the waist down in the 1973 Nantucket crash involving Joseph P Kennedy III, is hospitalized with a lung blood clot at Cape Cod Hospital. Her paralysis was deemed permanent after six weeks of treatment, and her $1 million insurance settlement remains untouched.
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Hyannis
Mass
Joseph P. Kennedy III
Cape Cod Hospital
Pamela Kelley
Centerville
Nantucket
Tucsey
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
New Music Happening at Yale Draws Crowd of 50
Yale students staged a five hour experimental concert across six in door locations using improvised instruments like coat hangers and a kitchen whisk in a coffee can. Their aim was to redefine music by turning everyday sounds into performance art and to engage listeners in creating sound.
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New Haven
Yale Universt
Yale
Jonathan Kramer
Kramer
Glassy pies recalled after glass fragments found
Table Talk Inc. halted production of pineapple and cheese filled pies after two consumer complaints. The recalled pies were baked over two days this week and distributed in New England New York and New Jersey to supermarkets restaurants and vending machines.
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Worcester, Mass
Table Talk, Inc
Herbert P. Grignon
New England
New York
New Jersey
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