Wardrobe City Damaged by Fire
A two alarm fire caused moderate damage to Wardrobe City clothing store at 40 Congress St. Firefighters responded at 7 09 pm and contained the blaze on the ground floor of a building tied to the Inter national Order of Odd Fellows. Fire Marshal David Flanders investigated origin while Continental Cablevision service was interrupted. The report also notes unrelated checks at Yoken's Restaurant and a Madison Street construction fire.
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Wardrobe City Clothing
Congress St
Internati Order of Odd Fellows
Kenneth Weiss
David Flanders
New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office
Continental Cablevision
Wardrobe City
IRA violence escalates after Northern Ireland senator killed
Belfast reports the assassination of a Northern Ireland senator prompts fears of a new IRA phase in its campaign. Officials warn that the violence could trigger intensified terrorism tied to efforts to reunify Ireland.
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IRA
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Apollo 16 Moves Toward Moon Launch Pad
Apollo 16 rockets begin a 34 mile, slow move from the assembly building to the launch pad at Cape Kennedy. The shift marks the first procedural step in the mission toward the moon.
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Moon
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Cambridge man found dazed after student pilot disappearance
Dr George Carter 55 a Cambridge psychologist was found walking dazed in Goshen about 11 15 AM and was taken to Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He was the student pilot of a small plane missing since Sunday afternoon on a flight from Pittsfield to Bedford.
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Northampton
Mass
Cambridge
Goshen
George Carter
Cooley Dickinson
Pittsfield
Bedford
Teachers Limited To 5.5 Percent Salary Guideline
State Education Commissioner Newell Paire ordered Phase 2 salary increases capped at 5.5 percent for the coming year across New Hampshire school districts. Seacoast superintendents and members of the NH Association of School Administrators heard the directive in Concord, attributed to an IRS ruling on The Freeze. Paire said the memo was sourced from the Manchester IRS office, with Portsmouth IRS paging Page 3 for more details.
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Newell Paire
Seacoast
N.H. Association of
Nixon Meets Pompidou in Azores Talks Focus On East West Ties
President Nixon held a frank 2 hour session with French President Pompidou in Angra do Heroismo Azores as they planned broader discussions of East West relations and upcoming trips to China and the Soviet Union The meeting also touched on the Indian Pakistani war and currency crisis with Treasury and State teams present for broader economic talks Tracking aides included Connally Kennedy Rogers Kissinger and Hillebrand.
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Azores
Nixon
Pompidou
France
China
Soviet Union
United States
Pakistan
Sunda
Atlantic
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Moscow
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Eonid I. Brezhnev
Paris
Treasury
John B. Connally
David Kennedy
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Martin J. Hillebrand
Yorty Tour in New Hampshire Campaign Stop
Democratic presidential hopeful Sam Yorty will visit the Portsmouth Exeter Dover area for a day. He speaks at Winnacunnet High School Hampton at 9 15 a m and lunches with the Hampton Rotary Club at La Mie’s Tavern. He tours Portsmouth at 2 30 p m and Booth Fisheries, then holds a 6 30 p m press conference at the Sea Ranch Motel in Hampton followed by a private dinner.
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Sam Yorty
Portsmouth-Exeter Dover
Winnacunnet High School
Hampton
Hampton Rotary Club
Lamie’s Tavern
Portsmouth
Booth Fisheries
Sea Ranch
Americans Freed by China After Long Detentions
Hong Kong dispatch reports Richard Fecteau and Mary Ann Harbert released after commutation and border crossing on a yacht, while John T. Downey’s life sentence was reduced to five years. Gerald McLaughlin and Downey’s release followed China’s 1968 seizure on a yacht near Hong Kong. The four Americans had been held since the late 1950s and 1960s with other prisoners still listed as missing or imprisoned. Prime details include Downey’s commutation and Fecteau’s return aboard a U.S. plane, with Nixon and Kissinger cited for handling.
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Peking
China
United States
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Mary Ann Harbert
Royal Air Force
Kai Tak
U.S
John T. Downey
New Britain, Conn
Peking Today
Gerald Ross McLaughlin
New China News Agency
Miss Harbert
Navy
Joseph Dunn
Lee Island
Ier
Fecteau
Japan
Korea
Downey
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Mary Downey
Chamber to relocate 63 Deer Street. seeks federal funds
The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce will move into 63 Deer Street after purchasing the structure for 1210. The building will be moved and restored in the Vaughan Street urban renewal area if federal funds are available. Officials aim to list it on the National Register of Historic Homes to qualify for funds and to provide offices for related agencies.
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Chamber of Commerce
Greater Portsmouth
Beatrice Nursing Home
Deer Street
Portsmouth Housing Authority
Vaughan Street
Chamber
Richard E. Dill
Portsmouth Economic Commission
United Fund
Portsmouth Kittery Armed Services Committee
Damage At Kittery School From Burglary
Intruders smashed a window at Wentworth-Dennett School on Route 1 in Kittery Friday night causing about 2000 dollars in damage. Extinguishers sprayed rooms and a number of items including a Tasco Deluxe microscope and an American flag were stolen or damaged. Police and school officials investigated Saturday morning with Superintendent Bernard C. Forbush valuing the loss.
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Francis O’brien
Donald D. Smith
Content
Can Kittery
Wentworth-Dennett
Aementia Aew
Indians Move Up On Dacca Near The Capital
Indian brigades were helicoptered into battle near Dacca as eastern fronts close in on East Pakistan's capital. Reports say Tangail and Narsingdi were hit with paratrooper assaults. Pakistan claims stiff resistance while India reports Narsingdi fell and troops move toward Dacca.
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Pakistan
Tangail
Narsingdhi
Rawalpindi
West Pakistan
Decca
Calcutta
Pa Je Ye Bea
Mar Towacca
Hampton Protests Push for Beach Lighting and Woodman Cows
Hampton Selectmen hear two petitions with 20 plus signatures. James Vasilakis seeks all Ocean Boulevard lights on at the beach, backed by Hampton Beach Precinct Commissioner Wednesky and 26 residents. Officials note current lighting policy and budget limits. some residents feel disenfranchised as discussions address October light shutdowns and past budget promises.
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Hampton
An. Hampton Selectmen
Ocean Boulevard
James Vasilakis
Algiers
Boulevard
Hampton Beach
Wednesky
Evelyn George
Fred A. White Jr
Vasilakis
White
Gene J
Foley Backs Muskie for 1972 Presidency
Portsmouth Mayor Eileen D. Foley endorsed Senator Edmund S. Muskie for the Democratic nomination. Foley, aide to U S Senator Thomas J. McIntyre, praised Muskie as the candidate to unite the party and win in 1972, citing his leadership and trusted government record.
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Eileen D. Foley
Edmund S. Muskie
Foley
Thomas J. McIntyre
Muskie
White House
Maine
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Democratic Committee
Ame Foley
Sen. Muskie
H. J. Gallen
Littleton
Mas J. Tessier
Manchester
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