Spanos Sets Bid for Governor
Democratic Sen. Harry V. Spanos of Newport launches his campaign for the New Hampshire governorship. A Harvard-educated attorney, he cites a call for reason and moderation and highlights decades in Democratic circles including Young Democrats, county chairmanships, and national convention roles. He has strong ties in a Republican-leaning district and is active in open space constitutional work.
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Ferry Disaster Drowns 158 on Ecuador River
Officials say ferry Jambeli carried twice its licensed passengers on the Guayas River estuary. More than 142 were rescued or swam ashore after the sinking, many market women and children missing. Helicopter downed near Saigon. nine soldiers killed and 36 wounded on Christmas Day.
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New York Stocks Rise as Industrial Averages Climb
At 10 30 a m the low average of 30 industrials had risen 20 14 to 2135 while advancing NYSE issues caused declines by a broad one point margin in heavy trading volume.
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Weekend totals by region across New England states
Over the four day weekend four cases were reported in Maine, one in New Hampshire, and several in Connecticut within the New England region, with Connecticut noting several incidents during the period. For more details, please turn to Page 11.
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Granite State Conference Meld on Bank Robberies
Concord police and state officials discuss rising bank security costs at a conference. Representatives from the Bureau of Crime and Delinquency planned to address security needs and the impact on financial institutions.
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Bombings hit London amid Christmas period violence
A string of bomb blasts during Christmas and Boxing Day killed three people and wounded over 100 in London and Northern Ireland. Police warned of further threats as bomb squads and theaters tightened security after incidents in Hampstead and Newry.
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Soyuz 13 Returns To Earth
Soviet Soyuz 18 capsule with two cosmonauts landed safely after a midweight test in orbit. Space mission marks second manned Soviet flight in three years, amid ongoing U.S.-Soviet space competition.
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Keefe Urges Talk By Booras On Portsmouth Refinery Plan
City Councilman William F. Keefe requests inviting Olympic Refineries agent Peter Booras to address the council about the Durham Point refinery’s impact on Portsmouth. He favors hearing firsthand how the pipeline route and Olympic ownership of land may affect the city and pipeline plans. Keefe said Booras indicated Olympic owns 500 acres of Great Bog for the route and promised more information in a council session.
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Christmas 1973 Uncertainty and Joy Across the World
Christmas 1973 carried fear terror and fuel shortages amid peace and family traditions. Pope Paul VI urged salvations while Saudi and Irish tensions echoed, Skylab and Kohoutek sparked hope, and Nixon coordinated oil policy as gas lines narrowed and cautious travel persisted.
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Offshore Currents Warn Oil Spills May Reach Rye Shore
Oceanographers warn oil spills drifting from offshore facilities and refinery outfalls could reach the New Hampshire coast from Rye to Cape Ann. Two University researchers say coastlines tied to tourism fishing and lobstering would feel the impact. From 1972 to 1973, 567 sea bed drifters were released offshore to map currents, enabling predictions of where spills travel.
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SOS Group Defines Position on Refinery in Durham
SOS Group Save Our Shores announces a six point stance opposing the Olympic refinery proposal for Durham Point while supporting regional planning for refinery siting. They argue New Hampshire should preserve shoreline value, tourism, and fishing, and caution against inland oil deliveries via pipelines and underwater routes.
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Aid to Israel Seen as Emergency Help Pack
Washington lawmakers soberly consider 32.2 billion in emergency aid to Israel. debates focus on credit or grant basis and the swift passage required for immediate relief and support amid escalating conflict.
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Nuclear power promises spark cautious pride among WiKies
A fragmented quotation hints at mixed feelings as power units reach full operation. The speaker notes satisfaction with nuclear progress, while broader goals and promises remain under debate among regional observers.
RI Orders Rate Reductions Amid Nuclear Plant Delays
In Providence RI the insurance market is ordered to cut car insurance rates by at least a specified percentage due to energy market strains. Boston Edison faces pattern issues from the Atomic Energy crisis as New England slowly expands nuclear capacity. Lydon notes continued confidence in future nuclear power despite plant delays and new plants planned at Plymouth, Millstone, Seabrook NH, and other sites yet to be chosen.
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State Insurance Commission Plans February Rate Change
Peter Bo Mullaney says the February 1 rate change lowers bodily injury and medical payments and uninsured coverage. He notes property damage coverage may also see reductions and mentions Albert B. Wee and the Department of Business Regulation in the discussion.
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Fragmented excerpt hints at gas price and dispute at station
An unclear fragment references a National Safety Council estimate and a price of 99.9 cents a gallon. It mentions a New York situation with a Broskiva station owner and repeated quarrels at a location in line, but the text is muddled with broken OCR and lacks coherent context.
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Nixon Meets Soviet Envoy Amid Mideast Talks
President Nixon and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin met privately in Washington to discuss general foreign policy with focus on the Middle East and Arab-Israeli peace talks in Geneva. White House aides noted no public comments and tied the session to U.S. efforts amid oil market changes and Arab positions on oil production.
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Two Killed Salting Highways in New Hampshire
Two people died in early morning highway accidents as freezing rain froze roads across New Hampshire. State police said several salt trucks overturned while spreading salt for the unit. Carl Richardson, 47, of Gilford, was killed when a salt truck overturned while he rode on its back near Alton. Arche Page, 56, of London, was the other victim in a similar incident.
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Traffic Deaths Lag Behind Christmas Predictions
The Associated Press reports the four day Christmas period saw traffic fatalities far below earlier predictions of 550 to 650 deaths. By midnight Tuesday after a slow period, about 496 deaths were tallied nationwide as energy and gas shortages kept drivers off the road. Officials cautioned it would take weeks to identify precise causes of the reduced toll amid lingering holiday effects.
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Seacoast Warned of High Tides Dates Set
Government weather forecasters warn Atlantic coast residents of high tides on January 8 and February 7. NOAA officials say spring tides and lunar alignment will raise water levels more than normal, increasing coastal flooding risk.
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