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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1975

Page

6

Violence Flares in Boston Amid Racial Clashes

Violent outbursts in Boston leave 29 injured including eight police officers as clashes between black and white youths continue for a fourth day. Police detain two black youths for assault while officers, fire crews, and transit workers face stones and bottles near Roxbury and South Boston housing areas.

Boston John Chennette City Hospital Roxbury Carson Beach Kevin H. White Suffolk County Atty Garrett Byrne South Boston Andrew Square Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Providence

Escaped Convict Caught in Bow New Hampshire

Walter Woodman Jr. 34 of Alton, a life term first degree murder convict, was captured on the Everett Turnpike after hitchhiking near Concord. Police pursued Bruce Longo 22 of Meredith, an inmate who fled the NH State Prison, who remained at large early with an 18 to 36 month larceny sentence.

Concord. N.H New Hampshire Concord Bow Walter Woodman Jr Alton Everett Woodman Bruce Longo Meredith

New Hampshire Republicans rally behind Louis Wyman

More than 250 GOP officials and officeholders gathered in Concord to back Louis Wyman in the Senate race against Democrat John A. Durkin. Norris Cotton warned Democrats already hold too many seats, urging a GOP resurgence to keep New Hampshire politically strong and united.

Concord N.H New Hampshire Senate Louis C. Wyman Wyman John A. Durkin Norris Cotton U.S

Ford To Visit Rhode Island For Newport Fund Dinner

President Ford plans a Rhode Island trip later this month with a White House advance team due next week to finalize details. He is to attend a GOP fund raising dinner in Newport and it is unclear if First Lady Betty Ford will accompany him.

Providence Ford Rhode Island James Field White House Newport Field Betty Ford

Ford undecided on NH campaign

President Ford has not decided whether to campaign for Republican Louis Wyman in the New Hampshire runoff on Sept 16. White House spokesman Ron Nessen said Ford supports Wyman but may refrain from campaigning in the state.

Durkin New Hampshire Cotton Wyman Gerald Carmen Ford Ronald Reagan Carmen James C. Cleveland Cleveland Senate House of Representatives Concord N.H Louis C. Wyman White House Ron Nessen Nessen John A. Durkin

Settlement Possible In N H Tax Suit

New Hampshire Attorney General Warren B. Rudman says a negotiated settlement to the 13.5 million suit filed by Maine Massachusetts and Vermont over the commuters income tax is possible. He plans talks with the governor Executive Council and legislative leaders after the suit is active. The states seek recovery for credits given to their citizens and losses to state treasuries.

Concord N.H New Hampshire Warren B. Rudman Possie Executive Council Rudman

Kidney patients press on trips after accident across country

Avon Connecticut AP report on kidney dialysis patients Cliff Landauer and Norbert Boehme continuing a cross country journey with portable machines despite a near head on crash that destroyed their motor home. They plan to publicize dialysis needs and seek donors while demonstrating normal lives.

Avon. Conn United States Cliff Landauer Monsey N.Y Norbert Boehme Simsbury Boehme Nuremberg Boeheme University of Erlangen National Association of Patients Florida Canada Landauer C.C.I. Life Systems van Nuys Calif

Thomson Backs Oil Drilling On Atlantic Coast

New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson spoke in New York at a Union League Club luncheon urging drilling off the Atlantic coast. He told reporters he is the only East Coast governor backing leasing drilling rights to address energy needs and sought support for Louis C. Wyman in the New Hampshire U.S. Senate special race.

New York New Hampshire Meldrim Thomson Atlantic Thomson Union League Club Louis C. Wyman U.S. Senate

Firecracker Enjoying Life In Westport Home

Argentine Firecracker Fanne Foxe says neighbors in Westport Conn have made her feel at home. Annabelle Battistella once known as Fanne Foxe moved into a white frame house with her three teenage children about a month ago. She has not seen former U S Representative Wilbur Mills in about three weeks.

Westport. Conn Fanne Foxe New York Annabelle Battistella U.S Wilbur Mills

Cell Fire Accidental In Somersworth Prison Cell

The death of Arthur Nadeau 49 in a Somersworth New Hampshire jail fire has been ruled accidental. Strafford County Atty Richard Evans said Nadeau was jailed July 11 for intoxication and an investigation found a cigarette pack and that the fire started in his mattress from matches brought into the cell by Nadeau.

Somersworth N.H Arthur Nadeau Strafford County Atty Richard Evans Nadeau

Libel Suit Filed Against Loeb

New Hampshire economic development director Edward Bennett has sued the Manchester Union Leader publisher William Loeb and reporter Arthur Egan for libel in Merrimack County Superior Court. The suit claims an editorial urged Bennett to resign and a subsequent dispatch by Egan with Loeb's involvement falsely stated Bennett had been fired. Bennett remains amid political pressure as Gov. Thomson and the Executive Council pursue removal. Damages sought total 450000 from the parties.

Meldrim Thomson Executive Council Thomson Bennett Connecticut River Loeb

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