City Tax Hike in Portsmouth 1968 Budget Details
Portsmouth fixes 1968 property tax at 64 per thousand, a 3 increase from 1967. The rate reflects 4.06 county tax 31.23 for schools and 28.81 for municipal services, with net valuation at 68.98 million and a 6.5 million budget. Inflation and higher city service costs, plus school plant expenses, drive the rise, though Portsmouth compares favorably with Manchester Nashua Concord and Dover.
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Portsmouth
Concord
Daley Gets Him Out of Convention Hall
Chicago police arrest David C. Hoeh, chairman of the New Hampshire Delegation to the Democratic National Convention, who sought to challenge convention security after a press conference at convention hall.
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Chicago
New Hampshire
David C. Hoek
Humphrey
Sen
Edmund 5. Muskie
Maine
National Guard
David C. Hoeh
Hampshire
Joseph Miilimet
Manchester
N.hs
Miilimet
Hoek
Millimet
California
Mayor Honored In Chicago at Democratic Women Doers event
Portsmouth Mayor Eileen Foley returned from Chicago with a Democratic Women Doer award among nine nationwide recipients. The citation signed by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson accompanied a gold medal bracelet. Attendees included Mrs. Eugene McCarthy and Mrs. George McGovern as Foley attended a luncheon at the Conrad Hilton.
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Eileen Foley
Portsmouth
Hubert Humphrey
Foley
Chicago
International
Conrad Hilton
Eugene McCarthy
George McGovern
Lyndon B. Johnson
Feley
New Party Seeks Ballot Access in New Hampshire
AContland group of about 25 meets at Mrs. David Underwood’s home to consider placing Eugene McCarthy and John Lindsay on the November ballot in New Hampshire. They have roughly 900 of the 1,000 signatures needed and discuss remaining as a party or joining the ballot ticket. The movement has supporters in Hanover Manchester and Franconia and Perkins Bass backs Nixon after supporting Rockefeller.
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Associated Press
Contland
David Underwood
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
New York
John Lindsay
New Hampshire
McCarthy-Lindsay
Hanover
Manchester
Franconia
Concord
National Republican
Regional Hub Plan Could Unite Surrounding Towns
Officials from nearby towns gathered in City Hall with federal and state officials and the Manchester planning director to discuss forming a regional plan. HUD official Bernard Levine said two thirds of project costs could be covered if a full time regional planner is employed and an office is maintained. Participating towns include Newington Rye New Castle Greenland Exeter Newmarket Hampton Stratham Durham and Brentwood with North Hampton undecided and Portsmouth already joining. Town votes are needed at upcoming meetings before adoption.
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Planns
Manchester
Bernard Levine
New York
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Robert C. Violette
Newington
Rye
New Castle
Greenland
Exeter
Newmarket
Hampton
Stratham
Durham
Brentwood
North Hampton
Portsmouth
Violette
Portsmouth yard will stay says Norris Cotton
Norris Cotton told Portsmouth Rotary Club that the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is here to stay and not being phased out. He argued you cannot discontinue Portsmouth by building replacement facilities elsewhere because a submarine facility is needed on the East Coast as on the West Coast. As a Senate Appropriations Committee member he reviews military construction requests to prevent moves that might pave the way for Portsmouth's replacement.
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Cotton
Yard
Norris Cotton
Portsmouth
Guatemala Seeks Assassin in Ambassdor Mein Killing
Guatemala says it has detained several suspects in the investigation of U S Ambassador John Gordon Mein’s assassination but no charges have been filed. Three men were detained after a red car incident linked to the incident, though no connection is shown yet. A statement claimed by ultraleft Rebel Armed Forces Far said its agents killed Mein and referenced a kidnapping plot tied to Camilo Sanchez, under arrest.
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Guatemala
U.S
John Gordon Mein
Mein
Camilo Sanchez
FBI Rescues Boy After Kidnapper Shootout in California
FBI agents freed 4 year old Stanley Stafford Jr. from kidnapper Robert L. Dacy in Beverly Hills after a high speed chase and gun battle. Dacy was wounded in the arm and the ransom money of 250000 dollars was recovered. The child escaped injury per FBI.
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Calif
FBI
Stanley Stafford Jr
Stanley
Robert L. Dacy
Lakewood
Morningside Hospital
Washington
Dacy
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