Women ministers face smaller parishes and salaries claim
At a convention in Augusta, clergywomen say large churches exclude women from senior roles, with many women serving smaller parishes and earning about $3,000 less than men. Debates include biblical interpretation and ongoing bias in church hiring and pay. Also noted: bank robbery in Bedford and UNH budget decisions amid a $69.2 million system budget, with a 1.5 million station budget for NH Television Network context.
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Augusta
Maine
Barbara Brown Zikmund
Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago
Zikmund
International Association of Women Ministers
Deborah Casey
Casey
Aoa
Paul
Durham
N.H
University of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Nudity Protest Rescheduled At Cape Cod Beach
Skinny-dippers plan a repeat protest at Head of the Meadow Beach after rain washed out events. The National Park Service ban on nude sunbathing in Cape Cod National Seashore was upheld by the Boston appeals court, prompting a weekend demonstration by the Free the Free Beach Committee led by Lee Baxandall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadow Beach
Truro
Cape Cod
U.S. Department of the Interior
Cape Cod National Seashore
Sam Ewen
New York City
UPI
Mass
Lee Baxandall
Free the Free Beach Committee
National Park Service
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
Park Service
Rhode Island braces for Hurricane Belle
The state braces for Hurricane Belle with flash flood warnings in Rhode Island and southern New England. National Guard and Civil Defense prepare contingency plans, with a 3 pm decision on activating troops and aircraft from Green State Airport, while Quonset Point helicopters are moved to higher ground and guard vehicles are readied.
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Associated Press
Rhode Island
Newae
Civil Defense and
National Guard
New England
Nicholas Annicelli
Annicelli
Philip W. Noel
Air National Guard
Green
Navy
Quonset Point
Guard
Leonard Holland
Civil Defense
Bail set at $220000 in Manchester kidnapping case
Gary St Pierre a 22 year old former New Hampshire inmate held on 220000 bail after forcing his way into Wiggin and Nourie law offices threatening two secretaries over the bid to free inmate Larry Simmons. St Pierre barricaded on the 6th floor of the Amoskeag Bank building, later released the hostages unharmed after four hours. He faces two counts of kidnapping possession of a stolen firearm and possession during a crime with a probable cause hearing set for Sept 8. Simmons serving multiple terms for murder tied to a rape case investigation. Police negotiators and officials described tense standoff with no shots fired.
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Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
Gary St. Pierre
Wiggin
St. Pierre
Larry Simmons
King
Simmons
Wanda Graham
Concord
Amoskeag Bank
Rs St. Pierre
Manchester District Court
RSVP Band in Woonsocket Revives Retired Musicians
In Woonsocket Rhode Island the RSVP Band formed by former area musicians rehearses weekly at St. Agatha's Parish Hall. Led by coordinator Robert Munschy the group hopes to grow to about 20 and perform in Providence for a New England regional gathering, with Veterans Day as a future target.
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Woonsocket, R.I
RSVP
John Philip Sousa
Edwin Franko Goldman
Greater Woonsocket
St. Agatha’s Parish Hall
Robert Munschy
New England
American Association of Retired Persons
Providence
Munschy
Ted Belisle
Elisle
North Smithfield
Amvets Post 12
al Messenger Orchestra
Sons of Italy
Po Band
Milford
Palestine Shrine Band
Belisle
Philip Biron
Gerard Desjardins
Millville
Leonard
Wilfred Beaubien
Musicians’ Union
Inmates Legal Aid Grant Approved in New Hampshire
The Governor's Commission on Crime and Delinquency approved a 30400 grant to continue a legal aid program for inmates at the New Hampshire state prison. Begun six months ago, the program helps prisoners with divorce custody issues and disciplinary board matters and runs for one year with restrictions on representing inmates against the prison or appealing convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
Governor's Commission On Crime and Delingency
New Hampshire State Prison
New Hampshire Apple Picker Quota Sparks Mediation Talk
The Labor Department certified 262 migrant apple pickers for New Hampshire harvest, well below the 351 the state requested. The quota has long sparked controversy as state officials and growers clash over allocations. Senator John A. Durkin offered to mediate if the decision proves unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Department of Labor
New Hampshire
John A. Durkin
D-N.h
Labor Department
Durkin
Vermont Yankee Reopens After Refueling and Maintenance
The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant near Vernon resumes operations after a seven week shutdown for refueling and routine maintenance. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission asks a federal court for two extra weeks beyond August 11 to answer questions on the operating license and hearings on nuclear waste. The Nuclear Resources Defense Council seeks to enforce the August 11 deadline.
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Vernon
Vermont Yankee
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Resources Defense Council
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Olice
J.M. Fields
Robert Campbell
Campbell
Registry of Motor Vehicles
John Perullo
John Roberts
Weymouth
Belle
Biddeford Textile Company
BIDDEFORD @ MAINE
Claude Dubois
Raymond Helgemoe
Hillsboro County
The
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Porter & Prospect Streets
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