Thomson Runs for Governor in New Hampshire 1972
Orford publisher Meldrim Thomson announced a third bid for the New Hampshire governorship. The 59 year old GOP hopeful said he will begin his campaign for the September primary, amid talk of Gov. Walter Peterson seeking a third term and potential challenger Robert Hill. Peterson dismissed Thomson as a political maverick who abandoned the party, while Thomson says he will return to the Republican fold.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Orford Lawbook
Meldrim Thomson
Thomson
Walter Peterson
Robert Hill
Littleton
U.S
Spain
Peterson
American Party
Space flight pact near as US Soviet discuss joint mission
In Moscow, American and Soviet scientists prepared to sign a joint manned space flight agreement within two months after recent sessions between NASA and the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
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Point Space
Moscow
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Harriet McCormack Dies Wife of John W. McCormack 87
Harriet McCormack a former opera singer and wife of former House Speaker John W. McCormack died at 87 after suffering arteriosclerosis. She had moved to Providence Hospital in Washington as her husband prepared to retire from public life. President Nixon arrives in Florida to review the fiscal 1973 budget with advisers for a weekend of budget work.
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McCormack
Washington
Harriet McCormack
John W. McCormack
Key Biscayne Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Florida
Ronald L. Ziegler
Meteor Showers to Light Northeast Skies in December
Three major meteor showers including the Geminids will be visible from New England starting December 9 with peak activity around December 14 promising 40 or more meteors per hour. In Massachusetts, a bomb blast at Westfield State College gymnasium during a basketball game caused a door to blow out but no injuries amid campus unrest over faculty contract decisions.
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Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Observatory
Westfield, Mass
Westfield State College
Phillip Shepardson
Mark D. McIntyre
Wiggin to Visit Keene and Peterboro Schools
Chester Wiggin federal co chair of the New England Regional Commission will visit Keene and Peterboro schools Monday to observe occupation education programs. The programs run with commission aid and teach students to operate machinery and equipment.
Tax Bill Nearing Enactment With Campaign Checkoff Postponed
A House Senate conference approved a bill cutting taxes by 15.8 billion over three years and delaying the presidential campaign fund checkoff until 1976. The measure would raise personal exemptions, boost the minimum deduction for low incomes, repeal the automobile excise tax, and offer a 7 percent investment writeoff, with Nixon expected to sign though a veto could derail provisions. House Democrat Mills voiced concerns while Republican Byrnes condemned the compromise as gimmmickry and possible House defeat.
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Washington
Senate House
Nixon
White House
Conference Committee
Democratiic
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ely
Sheriff Told Tone Alert To Curtail Drug Probe
Grafton County Sheriff Herbert Ash was ordered to halt drug investigations until his 1972 budget is approved because spending exceeded the present year’s allotment. County Commissioner William A. Baker said the sheriff’s office used funds beyond the "prostata" limit for nine months, with Judge Perkins concurring.
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Tone Alert
Plymouth
N.H
Grafton County
Herbert
Ash
Baker
Francis E. Perkins
Concord
Fire Dept Tests New Alarm System At Central Station
The Portsmouth Fire Department demonstrated two electronic tone alert systems at the Central Fire Station. One system uses a radio receiver for home and car use and can notify firemen of location and type of fire, potentially replacing the city’s public fire horn.
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Portsmouth
Central Fire Station
Paul McEachern
Viking Instruments, Inc
East Haddam
Conn
Frank J. Maranda
Extradition Delay Placed in Murder Case Youths
Two local youths, Yuhas and King, were in district court for first degree murder extradition proceedings. The procedurals paused as judges granted 30 days to file petitions for writs of habeas corpus. Police and state troopers guarded a tense transfer at the Portsmouth police station amid crowd protests.
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Yuhas
New Hampshire
Thomas
Boston
Kevin Is. Flynn
John Labanara
Brentwood
Massachusetts
Francis Sargent
Walter Peterson
Portsmouth
Rockingham County
Paul Connors
Public hearing on Greenland Portsmouth union budget delayed
A public hearing on the Greenland Portsmouth union budget is delayed until a financial statement shows how the operating budget will be shared. School Supt James Cusick said publication must await State Board of Education transfer approval and a seven day newspaper publication before the hearing. Portsmouth Greenland officials will meet next Thursday to discuss the shared budget.
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Greenland
Portsmouth
James Cusick
State Board of Education
Exeter
Local Girl Killed in Lee Crash
Portsmouth girl Jani Smith, 21, of 369 Wibird Street, died from a skull fracture after her car rear ended James Mantos’s southbound vehicle on Rt. 125. Mantos’s car then collided head on with a 14 passenger school bus.
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Lee
Portsmouth
Jani Smith
Wibird St
Wentworth- Douglass Hospital
Dover
Paul Young
Miss Smith
Rt. 125
James Mantos
Rt. 4
Smith
Oyster River Co-operative School District
Carolyn Roper
Rt. 135
Newmarket
Unemployment Rises to Six Percent in November
Washington reports unemployment at 6 percent for November as the number of employed Americans climbs to a record 80 million. The gain in jobs comes with a rise in job seekers to about 4.8 million, affecting many young adults who lost work.
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Washington
Union 52 Up in Air On Budget
The Supervisory Union 52 budget remains unsettled as Portsmouth may absorb Greenland. The 1971-72 plan totals 108 786 with 55 000 for admin salaries and 30 836 for clerical staff. If Greenland joins, 1972-73 clerical pay rises to 37 148 and extra staff to handle Greenland, while overall services costs dip. Voting rights hinge on union composition with three votes each for Greenland and Portsmouth plus additional votes per teacher, Portsmouth projected at 94.18 and Greenland at 5.
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Portsmouth
State Board of Education
Greenland
Robert Brunelle
Unnion
John W. Stocker
Parker A. Rolston
John BR. Brackett
John W. Durgin Jr
Rubin Jaffe
Robert Philbrook
Pakistanis Hijack Jet In Paris
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720B was hijacked en route from London to Pakistan and diverted toward Beirut. Hijackers claimed to represent Bengali refugees and demanded 20 tons of medicine for Pakistani refugees, threatening to blow up the plane if refused. Police enclosed 28 aboard, while the airline quoted 16 passengers and 6 crew. The Pasteur Institute sent anticholera vaccine to Orly as authorities handled the crisis.
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Paris
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan
Orly
London
Beirut
Lebanon
Pasteur Institute
East Pakistan
India
Srinagar
Kashmir
International Airlines
Heathrow
Bahrain
Middle East
Jets Hit Airfields In India
Pakistani warplanes attacked three airfields in western India today according to an Indian spokesman. New Delhi experienced a blackout during an unexpected air raid warning but no attack materialized.
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India
New Delhi
Air raids widen in Punjab and Agartala airport hit
Reports say air attacks targeted Amritsar and Pathankot in Punjab while sirens rang in New Delhi. Indian officials claim Pakistani jets strafed Agartala airport for the second day as Indian forces push across the border near Agartala in Tripura.
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Agartala
India
New Delhi
Pakistan
Tripura
Dacca
York Man Wins NH 50 Cent Lottery Top Prize
Concord based AP reports John Pash of York Harbor Maine captured the $50,000 top prize in New Hampshire's 50 cent lottery. Robin Horden of Milford took the $10,000 second prize. The week’s number for the $5,000 prize was 47189.
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York
Concord
N.H
John Pash
York Harbor
Maine
New Hampshire
Robin Horden
Milford
Winning Number 07189 Breakdown Explained
A local lottery bulletin lists the winning number 07189 with variations 071389 87189 and a trailing digit pattern XXXX9, indicating potential draws or future replays. No other details provided.
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