Antiwar Priest Daniel Berrigan Addresses UNH Crowd
Anti-war priest Daniel Berrigan spoke to about 5,000 at the University of New Hampshire Field House during the 27th New England Congress of Religious Education. He criticized the American family as a tool of a violent, materialistic society and urged a global, nonviolent, simpler way of living to protect children and future generations. He argued families should act as part of a worldwide community and emphasized peace, compassion, and rejecting war-driven economies.
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Durham
Daniel Berrigan
New England Congress of Religious Education
Saturda
University of New Hampshire
Berrigan
Gerrigan
Workers March on IDES Office in Portsmouth
National gypsum workers and allies staged a protest march in Portsmouth after state employment security denied unemployment benefits to workers locked out of the Portsmouth plant. A Superior Court judge ruled the workers are entitled to pay, backed by locals and unions including UCFW Local 8, Electrical Workers locals, Boot and Shoe Workers Local 14, and Painters Union affiliates.
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Nationalypsum
Portsmouth
State Department of Employment Security
United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers
Afl-Cio
Seacoast Area Workers Committee
Employment Security
State Street
Boot and Shoe Workers
Electrical Workers
The
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Painters Union
Focal Plain
Siste Department of Employment Security
Nearer Phnom Penh as rebels push toward capital
Communist insurgents advance to 15 miles from Phnom Penh tightening control on Highways 4 and 5. Heavy fighting marks the fiercest clashes since U.S. bombing ended 12 days ago along major supply routes. Panama Canal Pilots end slowdown and return to work to clear ships backlog. King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden remains comatose after major surgery with life signs fading.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Panama Canal
Panama
Pahama Canal Co
Gustaf
Helsingborg
Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Chase Manhattan hikes prime lending rate to nine and five
In New York Chase Manhattan Bank, the nation’s third largest, said it raised its prime lending rate to 9.54 percent from 9.12 percent, effective immediately. In Washington a secretary at the British Embassy was seriously injured by a letter bomb, with officials attributing the blast to the device. The secretary was sorting mail on the embassys sixth floor when the explosion occurred around 9 am.
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Chase Manhattan
Ups Prime New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Washington
Brentwood
Granite State Thorton Repl Foes of Highway Building
Gov. Meldrim Thomsen blasts environmental groups over northern New Hampshire road work. A federal suit by No East-West Highway Committee aims to halt an east west corridor through the state. Appalachian Mountain Club plans court action to block Interstate 93 extension through Franconia Notch State Park. In Rindge a man’s body found near the Massachusetts line is being identified by state police.
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Thorton
Waterville Valley
Meldrim Thomsen
Aioe
Northern
Jampshire
Iao
Fire destroys dairy barn. 21 cows killed in Freedom Maine
Fire investigators probe a blaze that destroyed a dairy barn in Freedom Maine. Fire Chief George Overnick said crews from Freedom and two nearby communities battled the flames for four hours before gaining control, with 21 Holstein cows reported dead.
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Freedom Freedom
Maine
Wake County
George Overnick
PSC seeks 9.28 percent rate hike for Maine customers
KITTERY Public Service Co of New Hampshire asked Maine Public Utilities Commission for a 9.28 percent electricity rate increase for about 5,400 Maine customers in Kittery Eliot and surrounding areas. A 90 minute hearing in Frisbee School gym discussed justification based on higher New Hampshire rates and a possible fuel adjustment dispute with NH PUC. Local representatives Frank Kauffman and Harland Goodwin attended, posing questions on service and voltage while critics cited mismanagement at Manchester HQ.
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Public Service Company of
New Hampshire
Maine
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Frisbee School
Power Generating Company
Maine Puc
Eliot
York
Oxford
Robert J. Harrison
Public Service
Maite
Frank Kauffman
Killery
Harland Goodwin
South Berwick
Rep
Goodwin
Commission
Central Maine
CMP
PSC
Southerwick
Kauffman
Harrison
John Feehan
Public Service Company
Robert G. Raeside
Dixon Ave
Manchester
Quiet local races show sparse filing for city council
Watergate era politics appear to dampen interest as the City Council and School Board race filings open with none on Friday or today. The filing period runs until September 27, leaving time for hopeful candidates but no eager starters so far.
Pheasant cull and disease scare potential issues
An unclear report describes a planned pheasant destruction action amid uncertainty over contamination and the spread of a disease. Officials note potential effects on local wildlife and hunting, with limited details on timing or scope.
Court Upholds Conviction of Two Local Lobstermen
New Hampshire Supreme Court upholds the arrest and conviction of William and Vincent Marconi of Portsmouth for dumping lobsters and throwing overboard traps during a 1970 inspection attempt. Court ruled wardens had probable cause and inability to obtain a warrant. Case sent back to Rockingham County for action along with related tax and school district rulings.
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N.H
New Hampshire Supreme Court
William
S and
Vincent Marconi
Portsmouth
The
Marconis
Rockingham County Superior Court
State Tax Commission
Internal Revenue
Timberlane Regional
Rockingham County
Plant in Seabrook Under Odor Investigation
A state environmental official said Bailey Corporation faces a joint state and federal probe over an odor problem at its Seabrook plant. The odor, possibly from the spray painting process, is under study as agencies work with Bailey’s to find a solution, which may be costly and slow. Corporate officials were unavailable for comment.
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Seabrook
Bailey Corporation
Forrest Bamford
Health and Welfare Department
Bamford
Bumford
Bailey's
Exeter
Sulloway Sues Board Over Garage Plans in Kittery
Mr and Mrs Alvah Sulloway file suit against the Kittery Board of Appeals over the July 25 decision granting a general use exception for a town hall and police station near the town garage. They challenge the board’s authority, hearing process, and findings claiming lack of public hearing, improper filing, and disqualification due to a prior suit. They warn the ruling could rewrite zoning rules and allege missing findings and conclusions.
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Kittery
Solloway
Wollen
Airliner Crash Near Bogota Kills All Aboard
A Colorabas Air turboprop with 41 aboard crashed into a foggy hill shortly after takeoff from Bogota International Airport. Officials report all 41 killed, including 3 passengers and a crew of five. The flight bound for Cartagena Barranquilla and San Andres Island, with two Colombians reported in the Caribbean region.
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Colombia
Cartagent
Barranquilla
San Andres Esland
Encephalitis cases reported in New England region
Officials in Maine report a possible encephalitis case in Damariscotta while a 27 year old sailor remains under observation in Fort Devens hospital. New Hampshire reports over 600 birds and more than 30 horses killed, with MA confirming one human death from encephalitis and aerial spraying planned in Westport to control mosquitoes.
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Fortsmouth Naval Hospital
Kittery
Maine
Okey
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Westport
Mass
Public Health Department
William J. Bicknell
Bicknell
Kyros Pushes Return of Yard Coffee Break at Shipyard
U S Rep Peter Kyros urged reinstating the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard coffee break saying Capt Elmer Westfall can enforce it and restore morale. He argued Congress should not run the yard but must address morale issues and workplace standards.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
U.S
Peter Kyros
Elmer T. Westfall
Westfall
Kyros
Sit
State pact urged for regional transportation network
Rep Louis Wyman of New Hampshire advocates a Northern New England compact with Maine and Vermont to collaborate with the federal government on a viable transportation system. He maps routes via Burlington and Portland as hubs, citing Nashua Manchester and Concord as links, and praises Nixon administration on local rule. He opposes mail voter registration and nationwide uniform ballots.
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Rep. Louis
C. Wyman
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Wyman
New York
New England
Boston
Massachusetts
Burlington
Portland
Nashua
Manchester
Concord
Newsport
Claremont
Lebanon
Hampton
Portsmouth
Exeter
Dover
Bretton Woods
State Association of City and Town Clerks
Nixon
Nisan Shold
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Communicable Disease Control Center
Atlanta
Calvin A. Canney
Jay McDuffee
Meldrim Thomson Jr
Gov. Thomson
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Walter Stevens
Bay State
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