Planners urge condominiums for Haven School site
Planning Board votes to recommend converting the old Haven School into six condominiums via Reindeer Building Co of Cleveland while another proposal for artists residences is presented by Haven School Associates. Public input notes neighbors’ concerns about idle use and stability, with support for denser Weiss plan.
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Old Haven
Reindeer Building Co
Cleveland
Jerry Weiss
Jamie
Portsmouth
Haven School Associates
Harold Whitehouse
Humphrey Ct
Gregory Whalen
School St
Whitehouse
Whalen
William Shea
Weiss
Charles T. Vaughn
South End
Christopher Sheridan
Sheridan
Planning Board
Joseph Sawtelle
Traders Block Trust
Market
Penhallow
Hostage crisis ends as Croatian extremists release captives
In Chicago two armed Croatian nationalists freed six hostages after a 10 hour stand off following appeals from the imprisoned man's brother. Authorities credited the brother for the surrender and safe release of all captives. The actions followed threats to blow up the West German consulate.
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Chicago
Bomb Explodes in Airliner Toilet Over Manila
A blast occurred in a Philippine airliner toilet at 24,000 feet, apparently ejecting the bomber through a fuselage hole and injuring three other passengers. The plane landed at Manila International Airport about 15 minutes after the explosion.
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Manila
Philippines
Philippine
Mania International
Durkin to chair hearings on liquified energy gas hazards
U S Sen John Durkin announces he will chair Senate Commerce Committee hearings in Boston next week to examine hazards of shipping and storing liquified propane gas and liquid natural gas. He says the energy, shipped by ship, pipeline and truck, reaches energy consumers.
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Concord
N.H
U.S
John Durkin
Senate
Commerce Committee
Boston
Durkin
Rochester man pulled from Cocheco River identified as Jon Ricker
Police recovered the body of 30 year old Jon Ricker of Rochester from the Cocheco River on Thursday afternoon. An autopsy was performed but the cause of death had not been announced by the medical referee at that time.
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Dover
N.H
Rochester
Cocheco River
Jon Ricker
Missing Laconia resident sought in Plymouth Hill search
Plymouth officials searched Pike Hill area on Plymouth Mountain for Freeman Dunn a Laconia State School resident missing since Thursday afternoon Police identified Dunn age 40 to 50 as the missing man with authorities pursuing leads in the mountain area.
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Plymouth
N.H
Pike Hill
Plymouth Mountain
Laconia State School
Freeman Dunn
Navy to expand asbestos health checks at Portsmouth yard
The Navy orders expanded medical exams for 5,000 civilian and Navy workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and ships with asbestos insulation. Beginning in September, exams target symptoms from inhaling asbestos fibers, expanding beyond the 98 submarine overhaul workers previously monitored.
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Concord
N.H
U.S. Navy
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
John D. Chase
Naval Operations
Navy
Naval Shipyards
Portsmouth Yard
Portsmouth
Explosion at Chicago Heights plant kills two, injures four
An explosion at a chemical plant in Chicago Heights killed two men and injured four others with 100 workers on duty. The deceased were Antonio Stanislawski, 47, of Park Forest South, and James Hatchett, 52, of Markham. Injured were listed in satisfactory condition at St. James Hospital. Cause of the blast under investigation.
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Chicago Heights
Ill
St. James Hospital
Antonio Stanislawski
Park Forest South
James Hatchett
Markham
Public Service requests FAC hike for September bills
Public Service Company of New Hampshire seeks a fuel adjustment charge of 1.49 per 100 kWh for September, up from 1.09 in August and 1.42 last September. The PAC held a hearing Friday amid higher oil-fired generation from a Merrimack Station maintenance shutdown, lower hydro output, and two nuclear plants in Maine and Vermont undergoing maintenance.
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Manchester
Public Service
Merrimack Station
Bow
Merrimack
McKenney
Maine
Vermont
Strikes end in Memphis as police vote to return
About 1,100 Memphis police officers voted to resume work this afternoon under a two year contract, ending a weeklong curfew. Firefighters, about 1,400 strong, were to vote later on the pact negotiated by AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce with federal mediation.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Afl-Cio
Chamber of Commerce
Tommy Powell
Memphis Afl-Cio Labor Council
James McGehee
David Baker
Memphis Police Association
Kuhron Huddleston
International Association of Firefighters
Chancery Court
Balloon pioneers eye round the world flight in 30 days
Ben Abruzzo Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman the first Atlantic crossing by balloon returned to a jubilant Paris welcome and announced plans to circumnavigate the globe in 30 days. They traveled 3 000 miles and set endurance and distance records before landing 50 miles from Le Bourget.
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Paris
Ben Abruzzo
Mount
Everest
Abruzzo
Maxie Anderson
Larry Newman
Albuquerque
N.M
Count de Saint Sauveur
French Balloon Federation
Carter
White House
le Bourget
Lindbergh
Anderson
Resolution on LPG on agenda in Concord New Hampshire
The Executive Council and Gov. Meldrim Thomson to consider hazardous cargoes today. A resolution by Councilor Dudley Dudley for a study by three state agencies on LNG and LPG shipments has been twice tabled. Endorsed by the New Hampshire Fire Chiefs Association, the measure faces a decision at the morning meeting amid ongoing political tensions.
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Concord
N.H
Executive Council
Meldrim Thomson
Dudley Dudley
D-Durham
Thomson
Dudley
New Hampshire Fire Chiefs’ Association
Bernard Streeter
R-Nashua
Allyn Associates
Manchester
Legasse Associates
Walpole
Ray admits confession in King case during committee hearing
James Earl Ray testified before the House Assassinations Committee that he had made a detailed confession to killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and would repeat it under similar circumstances. He claimed his plea was coerced by his attorney and jail mistreatment, despite prior courtroom assurances of voluntariness.
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Washington
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
House
Memphis
Secon
Dr. King
Harold S. Sawyer
R-Mich
Sawyer
Percy Foreman
Boston Clams set Seabrook invasion
The Boston Clamshell faction of the Clamshell Alliance plans a mass occupation at the Seabrook nuclear plant on Columbus Day weekend to protest resumed construction. They aim to gather over 1,000 protesters to challenge security and hold the site, amid prior large demonstrations and arrests during earlier protests.
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Boston
Boston Clamshell
Clamshell Alliance
Seabrook
New Hampshire
Seacoast
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Meldrim Thomson
National Guard
Vatican smoke signals test ahead of papal conclave
A white smoke plume rose from the Sistine Chapel at 9 12 am signaling a test of the conclave smokestack for the election of a successor to Pope Paul VI. The 111 cardinals will convene August 25 to elect the next pope as the St Peter's bass bell tolled for Cardinal Yu Pin.
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Vatican City
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Paul VI
Patrick Clancy
Chicago
St. Peter’s Basilica
Paul Yu Pin
Chimmey
Protesters in Bingham urge Scott Paper to curb herbicide use
About 30 women and children marched through Bingham to deliver a demand list to Scott Paper district forester Douglas Denico. They sought information on herbicide quantities and spray maps, proposing brush clearing instead of spraying and requesting area postings. Tamar Ettingen urged action and warned against future regret.
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Bingham, Maine
Kennebec River
Scott Paper Co
Bingham
Scott District
Douglas Denico
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