Bowles pushes district charter bill for independent Portsmouth schools
State Rep Raimond Bowles filed in the New Hampshire Legislature a measure to amend Portsmouth’s city charter to create an independent school district. He cites Council budget cuts and calls for a board governed district with its own revenue and expenditures, modeled on Concord.
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Fortsmouth
Raimond Bowles
Bowles
Legislative Services Office
Ward 4
Portsmouth
Concord
Board of Education
Neity
City Council cuts 378000 from 18 month budget in 5 to 4 vote
City Council last night reduced the proposed 18 month budget by about 378000 with 5 to 4 final vote. The cuts hit 995000 from the schools and 153900 from the municipal budget. Opponents Keefe and Blalock spoke against the beart. Mayor Foley and most members supported the revised total.
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Lefta
James Seinghy
Ard
Hubin J. Jaffe
Deter Weeks
Willian F. Keefe
Richard Blalock
Eileen D. Foley
Richard Chaisson
Paul McEkachern
William, A. Thomson Jr
James Splaine
Richard S. Levy
Edmund Scarponi
Pope Angers Vatican with Corrosive Criticism Address
Pope Paul VI condemned Western intellectual centers for corrosive criticism of Roman Catholic traditions in his Christmas address to Rome curia members. He also denounced war, political strife, and Mary’s new divorce law amid Vatican concerns.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
West
Rome
Vatican Curia
Mary
Exeter Studies Budget Recommends $1.37 Million Budget
Town Manager Paul Keele proposes a total operating budget of 1,369,709 with 322,850 to be raised by tax and 1,040,869 from other revenue. The selectmen cautioned that the figure is preliminary and likely to change. The February budget committee session will be open to press and public but without voting rights. The proposal shows a 3,203 decrease from last year and notes modest salary increases across departments, with recreation receiving the largest boost.
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Exeter
Paul Keele
Board of Select Men
Keefe
Hugh MacDougall
Hatik
Selectmen
Winter's Here as Portsmouth Stares Cold in Maine
Winter arrives officially in Sham with a 0 degree reading at 6 am. Portsmouth reports the day beginning cold as workers arrive chilled. Maine towns push deeper into frost with Old Town at 25 below and Portland airport at 14 below.
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Sham
Portsmouth
Sher Uarme
Maine
Old Town
Portland
SS Camp Boss Convicted in Treblinka Murder Trial
Franz Stangl, SS commander of Treblinka, found guilty of murdering hundreds of thousands of Jews and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was arrested in Brazil in 1967. Simon Wiesenthal helped place Stangl on a Nazi war criminals list after Eichmann’s execution. Bormann and Mueller remain unaccounted for.
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Germany
Franz Stangl
Treblinka
Poland
Fife
Stangl
Brazil
Simon Wiesenthal
Vienna Jewish Documentation Center
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Israel
Warsaw
Auschwitz
Sobibor
Palard
Aus
Nazi War Criminal Stangl Trial Details Revealed
The document outlines a Nazi officer linked to Treblinka and Sobibor, noting wartime roles, postwar capture and escape routes through Europe to South America, employment at a Sao Paulo Volkswagen factory, and potential extradition talks. It references Treblinka’s position in extermination camps and alleged death tolls.
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Poand
Soviet Union
France
Selguma
Greece
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Austria
Germany
Italy
Syria
South America
Volkswagen
Sao Paulo
SST Backers Fail to Stop Filibuster Over Subsidies
Congress debated SST subsidies with a 44 to 42 cloture vote failing to end the filibuster. Proxmire urged compromise while opponents warned the project endangers the environment. House inaction and talks of continuing funding through early next year marked the stalemate.
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Sen
Jed
Wiliam Proxmire
D-Wis
United States
U.S
Senate
House
Adarvant
Hugh Scott
Senior CG Officers Take Retirement Amid Kudirka Case
Two senior Coast Guard officers resign rather than face court martial over involvement in the attempted defection of Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka. Rear Adm. William B. Ellis and Capt. Fletcher W. Brown Jr. would have faced charges of dereliction as a report criticized the State Department for timeliness. A House subcommittee may hear from them as Transportation Secretary Volpe allows retirement to avoid prosecutions.
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Coast Guard
William B. Ellis
Fletcher W. Brown Jr
Congressional Committee
Simas
Kudirka
U.S. Coast Guard
Vigil
U.S
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Wayne L. Hays
Transportation
John 4. Volpe
Ohio Democrat
Bilis
Brown
House Foreign Operations Subcommittee
First Coast Guard
Boston
Filis
State Department
Adm
G.R. Bender
Mien
Derelice
Bender
Volpe
Beviler
Youthful Chuckle Inspires Timely World Change Note
A witty line reflects on how youth seek to alter the world now and how older age preferences differ. The remark frames a universal urge to shape society across generations, hinting at evolving perspectives and ongoing efforts toward progress.
Portsmouth Council Rejects 280000 County Tax
The Portsmouth City Council voted to oppose paying an estimated 280000 tax to Rockingham County, eliminating the item from the city budget. McEnchern led the motion, with Blalock Chaisson Splaine and Mayor Foley in support. Thomson Jr Levy Scarponi Keele opposed.
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Keefe
Chaisson
Thomson
Splaine
Levy
Scarpari
Blalock
McEachern
Foley
Portsmouth
Rockingham County
Paul McEnchern
McEnchern
Richard Blalock
Richard Chaisson
James Splalne
Eileen D. Foley
William A. Thomson Jr
Richard
Edmund Scarponi
William F. Keele
Winners Listed for Yale Lights in Portsmouth Contest
The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Christmas lighting contest in Yale Lights with four judges touring the city last night. Mrs. Agnes Harmon led the beautification committee, hosting the judges Roger Beruhe Miz Arthur F Brady Robert Lafolla and Thomas Parks Jr. at her home. Special certificates will be awarded to participating homeowners. Winners included Mr. and Mrs. Donald Roberson at 47 Jones Ave first place and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Taylor at 1 Cleveland Drive.
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Greater Portsmouth
Sfouse
Donald Robertsson
Jones Ave
Clifford Taylor
Cleveland Drive
Honoratte
Edward
Teacher Wins Loses Court Plea on Nonrenewal Case
Patricia Crown, former Portsmouth history teacher, waged and lost parts of her appeal after a nonrenewal by the School Board. The appeals court denied damages but ordered explanations for the nonrenewal. City officials planned talks as Crown weighed potential reinstatement or further appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Portsmouth Hist
Patricia Crown
U.S. Court of Appeals
Thhree
Hirota
John C. Driscolli
James J. Cusick
Crown
U.S. Supreme Court
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