Oil Spill Unseen For Weeks Threatens Maine Town Water
DEP reports a major oil spill in Hite Maine Town undetected for up to three weeks. Two square miles of swamp are covered with heavy oil threatening Soundabscook Stream and the town water supply. Cleanup crews from DEP, the Coast Guard, and the EPA are on site with absorbents and a pumping system.
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Tapi
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State Department of Environmental Protection
DEP
Peblie Saleh
Aanes
Paul Sova
Hampden
D&s Corp
Coast Guard
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Department
Augusta
Seva
Algerian Consulate Bombed. 33 Killed or Injured
A blast at the Algerian consulate in Marseille and nearby sites injures 33 people with about 10 seriously hurt. The attack targets laborers in Marvelle and involves Arab and other workers in the Mediterranean port city. Canadian and Ottawa updates follow as the AP report unfolds.
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Autores Sae
Marvelle
Praae Ence Breteh
Marseille
France
Inflation Adjusts School Lunch Eligibility Rules
Agriculture officials announce a 25 percent rise in maximum family income to qualify for reduced-price school lunches. The measure expands access for more children but faces scrutiny in Congress amid broader budget concerns.
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Washington
Insent
New England Naval Base Fuel Storage Capacity Proposal
The energy task force chair William Harsch says they invite oil firms to a 12 million barrel fuel storage area at Newport Naval Base. The Navy has informally approved to assess the storage tanks at the base for capacity.
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Energy Task Force
Wiliam Harsch
Navy
Oftelle
Fata
Judge Rejects Plea In Complex Financial Duress Case
Dover New Hampshire AP report details a judge declining a plea as unacceptable in a case involving Dr. Millette and allegations of financial duress. The defendant faced sentencing in a November plea with claims of medical services and payments tied to a patient matter.
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N.H
Lee Meee
Mullavey
Millette
Heart
Cann
Maine
Reese Regal Bate
Abe Parker
Sadat Rejects Direct Israel Talks at Peace Conference
President Anwar Sadat said Egypt would not negotiate directly with Israel at the Middle East peace conference. He favored being in the same room with Israeli reps but ruled out direct discussions, hoping disengagement talks could proceed before Christmas. Kissinger held a second Cairo meeting amid broad talks with other diplomats as Bunker prepared to lead the U.S. delegation at Geneva.
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Egypt
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Cairo
Kissinger
Thes
Nixon
Washington
U.S
Geneva
Ellsworth Bunker
Henry Kissinger
Sadat
Werik
Cracks Appear In Refinery Opposition Centers In Durham
A Durham survey by WENH-TV The State shows 65 percent of 150 registered voters polled oppose refinery construction. The League of Women Voters organized the local effort and gathered reactions from residents during a public discussion last night.
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Jane Andrews
Durham
League of Women Voters
Sted
Wenh-Tv
Regional Planners Await Refinery Details in Durham Point Debate
News from Exeter shows New Hampshire planners still seek specifics on the proposed Olympic Refineries site at Durham Point. Local figures including Commission member Patrick Tucker and state Rep. Dudley W. Dudley weigh environmental rules, rights of local approval, and waivers as supporters and opponents mobilize with bumper stickers and petitions.
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New Hampshire
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Tucker
J Jackson
Epping
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Thomson
Ceri
Jackson
Charles
Congency Energy Authority
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Russell Chase
Chase
Oil Company
Isles of Shoals
Ipelines
Rvenoul
Newmarket Press, Inc
Durham
Nashua
George Pappademas
Dudley W. Dudley
George Roberts
Save Our Shores
Nancy Sandberg
Arstotle Onassis
Seacoast
Olympic
Associated Press
Philip Bernier
Bernier
Rockingham Gas Co
Edgar Moisan
Moisan
Colony Cove Road
Port facilities seek 3.5 million in state push
Governor's council proposes 3.5 million for port expansion and new marine facilities. The plan includes 2 million to enlarge a privately operated harbor, 300 thousand for recreational boating and 700 thousand for commercial fishing. Governor’s counsel Charles Douglas presented the measure to the Joint Rules Committee in Concord ahead of a February legislative session.
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Ortema ‘Ort Authority
Seacoast
Pluy
Concord
Charles Douglas
Joint Rules Committee
Portsmouth
Ralph
Duke
New England Power Peel Reports Fuel Reserves for 28 Days
The New England Power Peel said New England has fuel to last 28 days with four days spare. Oil supplies fell five percent in the past week while coal costs rose 32 percent and energy use declined two percent. Enough fuel exists to generate 6.571.900 megawatt hours of electricity.
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New England
Willies
Peel
Two NH Inmates Plead Innocent In Concord Arraignment
Inmates Martel and Yanom appeared in Concord District Court on separate charges. Martel, 31, of Framingham Mass, faces attempted murder for stabbing Kevin Hicks, 22, of Nashua during recreation. Yanom, 22, of Parts Month, is charged with two counts of attempted aggravated assault for slashing two prison guards with a razor.
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New Hampshire
Concord’ District Court
Seueph Martel
Framingham
Mass
Kevin Hicks
Nash
Ricks
Concord Hospital
John Yanom
Donald Matson
Aathent Hail
Thomson urges gas rationing amid energy crisis
New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson pressed for gasoline rationing and relaxed anti-pollution rules in a Washington meeting with President Nixon and Energy Chief William Simon. He blamed environmentalists for the crisis and urged curbs on oil profits, no new energy taxes, and restoring fuel oil prices to August levels through winter.
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Thomson
Washington
Nixon
Federal Energy
William Simon
New Hai
Meldrim Thomson
Coutry
Congress
Xixon
Senate Acts To Insure Yard Funds
Washington The Senate approved an amendment to guarantee at least 851 million dollars for repair work at all naval shipyards including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Sen Thomas J McIntyre D NH introduced the measure to close House loopholes that might shift work to private yards, risking Portsmouth jobs and Navy fleet readiness.
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Senate
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
House
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Navy
Portsmouth
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