03 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
1
Carmen C. Chimento, a Republican candidate for governor in New Hampshire, campaigns on eliminating property taxes for school funding and replacing local financing with a state approach. He outlines plans for school reform, teacher aides run mainly by mothers, and broader concerns including pollution and unemployment.
An improvised bomb in a Northern Ireland village claimed the life of a British soldier, marking another fatal strike in the ongoing violence. The attack raised the death toll to 487, amid sectarian clashes and military operations.
A broad national plan of care for mental illness was urged today by Congressman J Harrington, who called it cruel to condemn sufferers to a lifetime of illness. The measure, termed the first bill to guarantee mental health care for all Americans, would establish a national program modeled on care for physical illness.
Members at Bethlehem Steel yards approve a three year contract that would raise wages and fringe benefits by 14 dollars. A business agent says 300 members went out on strike when the old contract expired last Monday. Probe of Bribery Charge: Justice Department will not investigate bribery allegations involving a Superior Court Judge, citing lack of federal jurisdiction unless requested by the state justice system.
Police and fire units investigate a blaze that destroyed a barn in Laconia New Hampshire after the owner reported threats of bodily harm. Louis Wood said the owner asked for police help, with authorities reviewing possible links to the incident.
Maine AP reports searchers combed near Wheelock Lake for a plane crash near the Canadian border. Wardens state police and a C130 from Loring AFB aided the probe from the air as investigators seek the wreck.
The Senate passed a second end the war vote backed by Sen. Ed Brooks 49 to 47 and approved a $20.5 billion Pentagon procurement bill with a withdrawal plan to leave Indochina within four months if Hanoi frees U.S. prisoners. Nixon endorsed a related amendment earlier, while House action remains unresolved amid broader defense spending and weaponry programs.
The homeowner declared the weekend was most enjoyable and restful, crediting a few minutes spent fixing the lawn mower beyond repair for the relief.
Washington AP reports George McGovern will name a second vice presidential candidate soon after caucus talks with party leaders. Hubert Humphrey tops the latest list, with Muskie also discussed. Kennedy is considered but unlikely. Others named include Church White Shriver and Kennedy, who has said he is not seeking office this year.
Peter Yuhas, 1 year old Portsmouth youth, recaptured at a Boston house after a brief escape from Boston City Hospital. Convicted of second degree murder, he is seriously ill with leukemia. Officers led by Capt. John Condon and Deputy Marshal E. Edward Scarponi moved him to Portsmouth Hospital for treatment. The escape lasted about three hours before recapture.
At a York hearing about an 823000 elementary school addition, 40 residents objected not to the project but to a roughed-in 800 square foot kitchen for potential hot lunch use. The plan includes a larger central school, debt adjustments, and bonds, with tax impacts discussed by Supt. Eldredge M. Elkhorn. Also noted are custody and legal proceedings surrounding Yuhas and King related to a Boston murder case.
Senator Thomas J. McIntyre announced that the Senate Armed Services Committee approved more than 3 million dollars in the military construction bill for improvements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He said the provision was critical and expected to pass when the full Senate considers the bill.
In Concord New Hampshire 19 qualified applicants seek the state director of greyhound racing. The State Personnel Department will forward applications to the Greyhound Racing Commission for interviews and selection. Salary ranges from 30495 to 13022 with a bachelor's degree and six years of administrative or supervisory experience required.
Bremer detailed in court how he planned to attack President Nixon in Ottawa and failed to reach him at the hotel and airport. Read aloud by attorney Lipsitz from Bremer's diary, the narrative describes missteps including access denial, gun concealment attempts, and the failed chance to shoot as Nixon’s motorcade passed.
A Mosquito Control Committee meeting on Saturday drew a rift as acting chairman David M. Dodge and fellow attendee Charles Vaughn claim legitimacy, while chairwoman Mrs. Catherine Athanasiou and Lt. Col. Donald Reed say the session was not legitimate. Dodge wrote to Athanasiou noting a misunderstanding and outlining his position.
In Newburyport Massachusetts a Wednesday night reenactment of the prior tea party occurred as part of the Yankee Homecoming celebration. Members of the Newburyport Naval Militia and ten minutemen companies seized boxes marked East India Tea at the old custom house and carried them to Market Square amid colonial pageantry led by Mayor Byron J. Matthews. The event recalled Eleazer Johnson and patriots burning tea, while a proclamation announced Newburyport’s secession from its mother town and opposition to King George II’s taxes.
A 22 year old Wakefield man Stephen G Walsh died from a bullet fired by a patrolman after a high speed chase following an armed robbery at Village Apothecary in Billerica Massachusetts. Companion Stephen P Donnelly 23 of Stoneham was arrested on armed robbery charges.
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