Spectacular Pageant Brings Portsmouth Past to Life
The Portsmouth 350 Anniversary Pageant uses rear screen slides to dramatize 12 scenes from Portsmouth’s early years. Images from local libraries and the university are photographed and reprinted for authentic photo storytelling. Organizers credit librarians and researchers for their tireless help and note weeks of work to prepare the slide materials.
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Portsmouth
Dorothy Vaughan
Portsmouth Public Library
University of New Hampshire Library
Portsmouth Naval Yard
Strawbery Bunke
Barbara Fell
Ley
Promenade Leaders Invite Portsmouth Promenade Tonight
Promenade Governor's Councilor and Mrs. Robert E. Whalen lead the 330 promenaders tomorrow at 8 pm. Brothers and belles of Portsmouth join the 350 fun with an old fashioned summer stroll. The 350 store hosts the gathering. Hundreds attended last week and are expected back.
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Robert E. Whalen
Portsmouth
Amtrak Back to Normal After Quebec Strike
Montreal AP reports Amtrak service from Montreal to Washington to return to normal today as striking Quebec trainmen resume work. The schedule disruption ends with crews back on duty and trains resuming standard operations.
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Amtrak
Montreal
Washington
Quebec
IBM Contempt Fine Accrues Over Document Refusal
A federal judge held IBM in civil contempt and ordered a 150000 per day fine beginning Friday for failing to provide documents in a government antitrust suit. The ruling underscores ongoing disputes in the high stakes case against the computer giant.
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EW York
International Business Machines Corp
Andrea Doria Salvage Team Set To Depart Again
The Andrea Doria salvage expedition plans another departure from Farrham Massachusetts for a fresh attempt to recover riches rumored to lie in the wreck off Nantucket. The Narragansett support boat, carrying the two chief divers and a 10 member crew, had been on site a week before a repair issue forced a temporary return.
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Andrea Doria
Farrham Mass
Nantucket
Narragansett
Bank Burglary Strikes Plaza Branch in Lebanon
A weekend robbery at the Plaza branch of the National Bank of Lebanon yielded about 80,000 dollars in cash, auditors reported after a three day check of the branch records. Bank vice president Edward Marlin said the exact total will be released once the examination is complete.
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Lebanon
X.H. Cai
Plaza
National Bank of Lebanon
Edward Marlin
Two Women Killed by Cat Attack in Gardiner Maine
In Gardiner Maine two elderly Angola women were killed while feeding a cat on Brunswick Avenue. Victims identified as Mrs Thelma Soucie 66 and Mrs Ellen Boyle 62. Police say the women were bitten as they walked home from a bear game. An off duty driver reportedly did not see them until he struck.
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Gardiner
Maine
Brunswick Avenue
Thelma Soucie
Ellen Boyle
Brunswick
Dover
Beef Price Freeze Stirs Industry Worries and Plans
Agriculture Secretary Butz expressed sympathy for meat shortages but kept the Sept. 12 cutoff, saying rescinding the freeze is not his decision. Reports of shutdowns spread as Swift & Company announced further cuts and retailers warned of lean meat stocks. Industry groups and hospitals urged prioritizing supplies for health care.
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Earl
Butz
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
New York City
Swift & Company
Chicago
J. Weingarten, Inc
Littie Rock, Ark
American Hospital Association
Tucson
Ariz
Raymond F. Thill
National Association of Meat
Purveyors
Two Other Airliners Cleared Into Logan After Delta Crash
Boston AP reports minutes after a Delta DC9 crashed on a foggy Logan runway two more airliners were cleared to land there due to traffic control misunderstanding.
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Logan
Boston
Lygun International
Delta
Federal Aviation — Administration
Air Force
Leopold Chouinard
Marshfield
William C. Keepers
Keepers
Delia
Rockingham Park lobbyist fumbles filing with state
CONCORD NY AP The principal lobbyist for Rockingham Park William Phinney failed to file lobbying forms by the deadline prompting potential penalties up to 1000 under state law. The Concord Monitor reported Phinney had lobbied to boost the track’s profits in the last legislative session and did not comment.
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Concord
Lato
Rockingham Park
William Phinney
Concord Monitor
Phinney
Manchester
Court upholds prison lockup and transfers ruling
U S District Judge Hugh Bownes ruled the two month lockup at the state prison was properly authorized by Warden Joseph Vitek under emergency powers. Nine inmates transferred to Lewisburg Penitentiary in March were entitled to 73 cents a day for lost wages, and hearings were not required without an emergency.
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Concord
U.S. District Court
Hugh Bownes
Bownes
Joseph Vitek
Lewisburg
Bow
Nies
Vitek
Criss
Greenland road dispute spills into town meeting
Residents along Caswell Drive in Greenland allege unsafe conditions, unfinished work, and disputed road specifications as a new subdivision passes nearby. A bond was posted and released, with another $4,000 bond demanded. a May 31 1973 deadline was promised but not met. An engineer will review grade levels to clarify the road’s specs.
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Mike Power
Tocat
Frank Emery
Greenland
Caswell
Caswell Drive
Roger Caswell
iEmery
Portsmouth
Douglas R. Gray
Rockingham
Gray
Rye Development Corp
Doil
Frank ‘Y
Emery
Skylab 2 Crew May Return Early Under Propulsion Concern
Apollo Lunney said no danger to astronauts Bean Garriott and Lovell as Skylab 2 may end early due to a propulsion system problem on the command ship. Options include an early return, potentially tomorrow in the Hawaiian area, or staying to diagnose the oxidizer issue while considering Saturn 1B readiness for Skylab 3 if needed.
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Space Agency
Glenn
Alnny
Alan L. Bean
Qwen K. Garriott
Jack FR. Lousma
Lunney
Orbiting Lab
Hawaiian
Earth
Lunner
Space Center
Final Caravan Heads to Dover for 350th Visit
The final 350 Caravan will Saturday visit Dover to honor 30 celebrants from that city with Portsmouth Assembly at the junior high school. It will pass Market Square Congress Maplewood Sea Crest Village and return via Pease AFB. To join call Greg Whalen or Jay Edwards.
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Dover
Portsmouth
Market Square
Congress
Maplewood
Sea Crest Village
Pease Afb
Greg Whalen
Jay Edwards
Suit Filed Against Tanker Aro in Oil Spill Case
The state files a 100000 suit in U.S. District Court over ongoing oil spill from the tanker Aro and its owners in Portsmouth Harbor. The attorney general's office cites the Environmental Protection Division and notes an insurance undertaking letter was received from the tanker's underwriters.
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Concord
N.H
Aro
Portsmouth Harbor
Attorney General's Office
State Environmental Protection Division
U.S. District Court
Ex CIA Chief Helms Testifies on Watergate Retainer
Former CIA Director Richard Helms told the Senate Watergate committee that Cuban-American Eugenio Martinez was on a $100 monthly retainer from the agency at the time of Watergate. Helms said Martinez was taken off the list once his involvement emerged and insisted the CIA had no involvement in the break-in.
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Washington
CIA
Richard Helms
Senate Watergate Committee Today
Helms
Fred Thompson
Eugenio Martinez
Florida
Martinez
Senate Armed Services Committee
White House
Topn
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Vernon A. Walters
FBI
LE. Patrick
CLA
Mexico
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Jon Retainer
Thompson
Agency
Watergate
James W. McCord Jr
E. Howard Hunt
Bernard L. Barker
Frank Sturgis
Endrlichmans
Witeness
Gray
Iran
Howard Hunt
Daniel Ellsberg
Hunt
Ervin Salutes Inouye Amid Watergate Hearing Turmoil
Sen J country marks the tribute to Daniel K. Inouye during a Watergate era Senate panel session. Sam J. Ervin Jr. lauded Inouye as one of the most dedicated Americans, while H. R. Haldeman drew insults from John J. Wilson amid a tense hearing.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate
Daniel K. Su Lday
For A Cure
Hawaii
Imer
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Inouye
John J. Wilson
Haldeman
Nixon
California
Wilson
John D. Ehrlich
Ervin
Inauve
Republic
Anes Dort
Carolina Democrats
Sen
Howard J. Baker Jr
Re Torn
Enminister
Hawaiians Reach Out After Slur Controversy
In Honolulu protests erupt as residents condemn a slur directed at Hawaiians during public hearings. The clash centers on editorials challenging disrespectful language used in legislative debate, with calls for accountability and civility from community leaders.
Weather alert warns up to 33 inches rainfall by Friday
The National Weather Service issued a forecast predicting as much as 33 inches of rain by 2 a.m. Friday. The agency suggested potential flash flood threats and urged residents to monitor updates.
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NWS
Concord, No
National Weather Service
Isu
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England
Around the
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Cambodia
Supreme Court
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William O. Douglas
Labor Department
New England
Granite State
THE
Associated Press
Rock
Tara Lo
Skylab
Bath
Viner Weaver
Montgomery Ward
Edward C. Jackson
Senator Inouye
Honolulu
Veable Te- Brown
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Neweparre Haghive
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