Old Man of the Mountains notch road fight grows legal bid
Appalachian Mountain Club, founded in 1876, plans a lawsuit if alternate routes through Franconia Notch are not studied. Congress last week approved a parkway through the pass, risking the Old Man of the Mountains granite profile and the nearby state park. Francis Belcher warns widening the pass would require blasting and worsen rock movement.
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Alexander G. Higgins
Franconia Notch
N.H
America
Appalachian Mountain Club
Congress
Francis Belcher
The
Mountain Club
Cannon Mountain
New Hampshire
Belcher
Notch Notch
Viet Cong Says VN Government Holds 200000 Prisoners
A Viet Cong spokesman told reporters that the South Vietnamese government holds more than 200,000 political prisoners and that the United States finances the penitentiary regime. The claim came after the 20th Viet Cong government talks in Paris on South Vietnam settlement efforts.
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Viet Cong
U.S. Paris
United States
Dinh Ba Thi
South Vietnam
Senate Watergate committee seeks court backing for subpoena
The Senate Watergate committee reviews plans to file a federal suit to obtain Supreme Court backing for its subpoena of White House tapes and Watergate related documents. The effort follows ongoing investigations into the Nixon administration and related matters.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Samuel Cash
Nixon
Thursay
Fire destroys dining facilities at Camp Yavnea
About 200 children escaped injury when a fire destroyed the camp dining facilities in Northwood New Hampshire. Camp director Dr Michael Libenson said the fire Tuesday was caused by a ruptured hose on a propane gas truck refueling the propane tanks. Four adults and three juveniles were charged with disorderly conduct after a protest in Concord demanding the removal of a park bench from the State House Plaza.
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Northwood
N.H
Camp Yavnea
Michael Libenson
Liberson
Concord
State House Plaza
Fire destroys three buildings on U S 1 in Lincolnville Beach
A three alarm fire swept two general stores and adjoining structures on U S 1 at Lincolnville Beach Maine. Four residents escaped from upstairs apartments as flames broke out around 11 p m Tuesday with three alarms. Seabrook selectmen accused of flouting open meeting laws.
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Lincolnville Beach
Maine
U.S. 1
Seabrook Selectmen
City Inspectors Review Rockingham Hotel Renovation Plans
City inspectors and the state fire marshal examined North American Development Corp plans for renovating the Rockingham Hotel into condominiums. They focused on life safety, fire exits, plumbing wiring and overall structural stability while the city will not judge esthetics.
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City Hall
North American Development Corp
Rockingham
Boston
Calvin A. Canney
Civ Council
Marex Street
Canney
Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission
Concord
Portmouth Lord Mayor to Attend 350th Portsmouth Fest
Lord Mayor John Brogden of Ports mouth England will join Portsmouth New Hampshire officials in the 350th downtown promenade Friday. The weekend includes a blessing of boats at Prescott Park led by Msgr. Belluscio, with a Mass and a Mayors Dinner to follow, inviting local residents to attend.
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Portsmouth
England
Boston
N.H
John Brogden
Arthur F. Brady Jr
John J
Belluscio
Prescott Park
Eleanor
Kelliher
New Castle
W. Charles Hodgins
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Noah’s Ark
Peter
Europe
Gloucester
Mass
Frank Mistal
Armand Gendron
Joseph H. Aspey
Edward Larrabee
Frank Pike
Elizabeth Dalla Mara
Adrienne Gamache
Liv
Oil Spill Cleanups Struggle In Fast Currents
An oil spill recovery expert from The Pittston Co says cleanup is nearly impossible in waters with currents of four to five knots. Lee Green of Metropolitan Oil of New York testified the regime could recover 50 percent of spilled oil in three knot tides and 60 percent in two knot currents during hearings on a proposed $350 million project.
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Augusta
Mame
Pittston Co
Lee Green
Metropolitan Oil of New York
Pittston
Maine Board of Environmental Protection
Pitttston
Passamaquoddy Bay
Green
Special Town Meeting on Aug 24 for Sewerage Study
Newington residents are called to a special meeting convened by the Board of Selectmen on Aug 24 to decide the amount of money to be expended on a proposed sewerage study. A preliminary informal public hearing will precede the vote.
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Route 107
Ste
Myrtle
Newington
Board of Selectmen
New Hampshire Parole Board Suspends Member in Murder Case
The Executive Council unanimously suspends parole board member Gerald Prunier amid a dispute over parole decisions for Russell Nelson and Frederick Martineau, who were inmates at the time serving life sentences for the 1959 Maurice Gagnon murder. A Sept. 11 hearing will probe possible conflicts and oversee others on the board.
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Concord
N.H
State Parole Board
Connect
Russell Nelson
Frederick Martineau
Gerald Prunier
Nashoua
Richard McCarthy
Hinsdale
Edward Ouellette
Berlin
Prunier
Richard Leonard
Nashua
Nelson
Martineau
Maurice Gagnon
Lincoln
Pawtucket
Providence
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomson
Robert Whalen
Rrye
James Hayes
R-Concord
Bernard Streeter
South
Parole Board
Petersen vents resentment over Watergate probe
Washington AP Petersen voices anger at losing control of the Watergate investigation to Archibald Cox and a special prosecutor. He laments the case being snatched away as Senate hearings pause before a federal suit to compel Nixon to turn over documents. He apologizes for erupting in anger and reflects on 26 years in the Justice Dept.
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Washington (Ap
Ang
Peterson
Ing. Asst
Henry E
Department of Justice
Petersen
Tlbe
Nixon
U.S. District Court
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
Democratic National
Watergate Complex
White House
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Richard G. Kleindienst
Altorney
Eliot L. Richardson
Amas
Watergate Committee
They Came to Fish volume urged for Portsmouth 350 supporters
The Portsmouth 350 group pushes sales of They Came to Fish by Ray Brighton. The $21.35 volume is sold at Winebaums Little Professor Anchorage Trow's Strawbery Banke and The Herald office and at First National Indian Head Banks. Brighton will sign copies at First National Bank Friday 7 to 9 p.m.
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Portsmouth
Ray Brighton
Strawbery
Winebaums
Little Professor
Anchorage
Trow's
Southgate Plaza
Durham
First National
Indian Head Banks
Strawbery Banke
Herald Office
Brighton
First National Bank
Hiltons to Retire After 37 Years
Brentwood Rockingham reports the Hilton family Arthur George W and Dorothy announce retirement after 37 years at the county home and hospital. The administrator notes an orderly transfer plan and the board expresses regret over their departure. Rockingham officials hail the Hiltons for building a premier county facility.
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Hiltons
Rockingham County
George Filton
Dorothy
Hote
Brentwood
Rockingham
George W. Hilton
Hilton
John C. Driscoll
New Hampshire
Balloonist Launches Solo Transatlantic Flight From Bar Harbor
Balloonist Bob Sparks began a solo attempt to become the first transatlantic balloonist. The 31 year old from Tamiment Pennsylvania rose in the nine story Yankee Zephyr from Bar Harbor Airport as nearly 1,000 spectators watched. Sparks planned to head toward France but would consider Finland or Hungary for a landing and expected the trip to take five days.
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Bar Harbor
Maine
Bob Sparks
Europe
Sparks
Skycom
Maine Newsman Beats Death Nine Months Enduring ALS
Maine journalist Richard Kisonak died at 44 after an 21 month struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS. His wife Beverly was at his bedside. Knee-deep in medical odds he had beaten forecasts stretching life beyond what doctors expected since illness began in November 1971. His reporting inspired many ALS sufferers.
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Richard Kisonak
Lou Gehrig
Kisonak
Beverly
Portland
Maine Sunday Telegram
Maine
Condition For N Plant Seabrook Cooling Plans
AP reporting that Seabrook nuclear plant proposals must include massive cooling facilities. The State Fish and Game Department urged the Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission to mandate the Public Service Co to install the costly system. Environmentalists oppose dumping water and higher costs potentially altering a 1 billion project.
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Concord
Seabrook
State Fish and Game Department
State Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission
The
Public Service Co
Commission
Soxd
Attack on refinery workers in Phnom Penh raised alarm
Sapper attack at the Phnom Penh refinery site damaged facilities and injured several soldiers. Government confirms the incident occurred during the mbt operation and notes ongoing investigations by security forces.
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International Raffin Transmatter Fie
Phnom Penh Apt
Worning Pre Ca
Cansina
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