Three firefighters hurt in Patriot's Park blaze
Three firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation from yesterday's blaze that gutted a three story apartment building in the Patriot's Park complex. Portsmouth and Kittery firefighters Richard Ireland Charles Blais and Arthur Blake were treated and released. Seven departments battled dense smoke and flames from a storage attic fire, bringing it under control in about 90 minutes as state fire marshal investigated.
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Israeli Jets Bomb Lebanon Refugee Camps in Biggest Assault of Year
Reports from Beirut describe waves of Israeli air strikes on Palestinian refugee camps in northern and southern Lebanon. It is the year’s largest air attack and the northernmost since February 1973, with bombs and rockets reported.
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Church predicts no Democratic frontrunner from New Hampshire primary
Senator Frank Church of Idaho said at a Boise news conference that no Democratic candidate will emerge as the frontrunner from the New Hampshire primary. He added the Massachusetts race will be more significant in the party’s presidential contest this year.
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Fighting agism in America promotes advocacy says Maggie Kuhn
In Montpelier Vermont Maggie Kuhn founder of the Gray Panthers describes aging activism as rewarding and fun. She told a statewide Vermont meeting that their job is to be advocates for seniors.
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Eastport Police Chief Nominated for Washington County Sheriff
Eastport Police Chief Reid L. Moholland, 49, was nominated by Gov. James B. Longley to become Washington County sheriff to replace David Clemons who resigned December 31. In Presque Isle, Lowell D. Weeks, former Maine Potato Council executive vice president, said he will seek the Republican nomination for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District and has three news conferences planned to announce his candidacy for the post now held by Rep. William S. Cohen.
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Common Market Plans Direct Elections to European Parliament
Western European leaders agreed on a Common Market passport and direct elections to the European Parliament in spring 1978. Nine member states would issue an EEC passport to 250 million people, with Britain and Denmark choosing seats separate from a shared delegation, while others favor a single delegation. Britain argues for a separate seat, risking delays to energy and raw materials talks opening December 18 in Paris.
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Gustafson Reinstated by Exeter Strafford County Commissioners
Excerpted from the Exeter Rockingham and Strafford County actions shows Judith Gustafson, who was fired from the $17 500 post as Manpower Administration Director, being reinstated after an appeal ended in a Superior Court ruling. The board unanimously approved her return while ordering a full internal audit of agency procedures and relationships to address irregularities and determine any future actions.
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Regulations for oilers storage in Hussey Sound
Augusta Maine AP regulators consider proposed rules for storing surplus oil tankers in Hussey Sound near Peaks and Long Islands. Tankers may be kept in the waterway up to eight months to handle a worldwide drop in oil use. A memo from Spencer Apollonio urged storage only for American owned vessels.
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Wharf Gets By Council On Pier Project At Pierce Island
The Portsmouth City Council approved a deed for a $720,000 commercial fish pier on Pierce Island after assurances from State Resources Commissioner George T. Gilman that state environmental protections would apply. The 8-0 vote upheld a deed proposed by Gilman with a single concession requiring compatible development with the area’s historic and park atmosphere. Gilman stressed that final responsibility rests with the state and that public hearings would be held. Councilman William Keefe was absent due to influenza.
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Archie Griffin Wins Heisman Trophy a Second Time
Archie Griffin of Ohio State became the first college player to win the Heisman Trophy twice. The Downtown Athletic Club awarded him for career rushing over 5,000 yards and 31 straight 100-yard games, cementing his status as the sport’s top player of the year.
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Thomson to protest over Seabrook delay to Ford
Governor Meldrim Thomson said he would write to President Ford if a temporary construction permit for Seabrook nuclear plant is not granted. He criticized White House red tape and Congress, noted NRC review timelines, and spoke to students about energy resources and national needs in Portsmouth and Winnacunnet.
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Ford and Mao Hold Long Talks in Peking Meeting
President Ford meets Chinese Chairman Mao Tse-tung for one hour and fifty minutes at Chungnanhai in a warm, earnest discussion on wide ranging issues. Betty Ford Susan Kissinger Bush Scowcroft Lord present. No details released by White House or Beijing.
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City Council backs open space purchase and ethics proposal
The Portsmouth City Council approved seven to one the Conservation Commission’s 30 acre open space acquisition at 340 per acre totaling 10 200 with Maher opposing over future industrial or commercial use. The council also passed the second reading of an ethics proposal by seven to one, excluding police and school personnel, and rejected, for now, a plan to hire a professional negotiator for city union talks amid debate on union representation and city management responses.
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UNH admissions face strain as enrollments near limit
UNH is near its 1980 enrollment ceiling of 10,500 with 10,272 students this semester. Trustees consider three responses: keep the ceiling while favoring top in-state graduates and cut back out-of-state admits, keep the ceiling and tighten in-state standards, or allow growth with current standards. Open hearings next week and a Senate decision in February are planned.
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