New Hampshire Delegates Debate Bound Ford Reagan Roles
NH delegates split on binding rules as 18 pledged to Ford and 3 to Reagan for the Kansas City convention. Debates center on whether Ford must name a VP candidate before the nominating balloting and whether states’ binding laws should govern seating and loyalties.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Associated Press
Reagan
John Rhodes
Arizona
Kathleen Ward
Rhodes
Ward
Hugh Gregg
New Hamshire
W. Douglas Scamman
Stephen W. Smith
Ford Delc Om
Smith
David Nixon
Nixon
Maine rivers meet federal standards 62 percent fit for recreation
The EPA reports 62 percent of Maine major rivers and tributaries meet federal standards for fishing and swimming, ranking Maine second in New England behind Rhode Island. Maine also shows 90 percent of river miles meeting standards, the highest in the region, with just one percent of lakes showing eutrophication. John A S McGlennon notes Maine leads in wastewater treatment project progress.
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Augusta
Maine
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New England
Rhode Island
EPA
John A.S. McGlennon
Storm floods Jersey shore nursing home hallway
Workmen at Beachview Nursing Home in Atlantic City New Jersey remove sand dumped into a hallway by high tides from Hurricane Belle. The facility was evacuated safely with no injuries. A UPI photo shows a young man on a Rhode Island beach giving a clenched fist salute to Belle.
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Beachview Nursing Home
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Jersey Shore
Rhode Island
UPI
Troupe brings live plays to Vermont rural schools
The Parish Players tour one room schoolhouses and county fairs in Vermont providing workshops and performances. The group, six actors and three directors, earned a $45,000 federal grant to tour rural areas, boosting local economy and arts exposure while offering students their first live theater experience.
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Thetford, Vt
John Griesemer
Vermont
Thetford
Grange Hall
Linda Strohmeier
New York
New Jersey
Griesemer
Broadway
PUC approves nine utilities share CMP Yarmouth plant funds
The Maine Public Utilities Commission allows nine New England utilities to share 25.4 percent of the $180 million Central Maine Power oil fired plant near Yarmouth. Two Maine electric companies are withheld pending further review as completion is set for December 1978. CMP would own 62.8 percent with Bangor Hydro 8.3 percent and Maine Public Service 3.3 percent.
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Steven P. Rosenfeld
Associated Press
Augusta, Maine
Maine Public Utilities Commission
New England
Central Maine Power Company
Yarmouth
Boston
PUC
Maine Electric Companies
CMP
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co
Maine Public Service Co
Bangor Hydro
Maine Public Service
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Belle
Lew
Gil Laflamme
U.S.D.A
Ocean Park Road
Saco
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