Rioters Set Fires at N H Prison Amid Severe Storms
Officials assess damage as rioters set fires at New Hampshire State Prison. The third winter storm in a week dumps snow, sleet, and freezing rain across New England, causing closures and widespread travel disruption.
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N.H. State Prison
Associated Press
New Hampshire
White Mountains
In Hampshire
Forest Hills
Willington
MBTA
New England
Gifts move by state in federal surplus equipment deal
Concord New Hampshire Gov Meldrim Thomson and the Executive Council approved a resolution to require governor and council approval for state access to excess federal property. The first come first served equipment requires only shipping costs. Thomson opposed buying an airplane for forest fire surveillance. The council also tabled a liquor price list printing proposal involving a new magazine company.
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Concord
N.H
Meldrim Thomson
Executive Council
Thomson
Council
George Gilman
National Guard Helicom
State Liquor Commission
Prison Riot Damages At New Hampshire Block
Concord officials assess Christmas Day disturbance at the state prison where half the main cellblock was wrecked by fires and smoke. About 135 of 249 cells damaged. 140 inmates in dining hall sparked the riot and took hostages. Hot meals to be supplied from a mental hospital. Some inmates moved to county jails.
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Concord N.H
Concord Hospital
Martin Gross
Prison Board of Trustees
Gross
State Mental Hospital
Extra money okayed after Christmas prison disturbance
Concord, New Hampshire AP report: Gov. Thomson and the Executive Council approved partial extra funds to cover emergency overtime at the state prison following last August lockup and shakedown. Prison officials sought 26000 for the rest of the fiscal year though councilors questioned sufficiency.
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Concord
N.H
Meldrim Thomson
Executive Council
Thomson
James Hayes
Hayes
NH lawmakers clash over December special session
In Concord, Gov. Meldrim Thomson rebutted a letter by House Speaker George Roberts attacking Thomson’s plan for a one day Dec. 30 special session to review the mental health insurance bill. Roberts said no revised bill exists to study.
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Concord
N.H
George Roberts
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Roberts
Thomson
Robert
House
Disturbance Damage In Cell Block At State Prison
Inmates caused extensive damage in a cell block described as heavily damaged during a disturbance. The scene is linked to an associate of Gov. Meldrim Thomson, Jay McDuffee, and the incident is documented by an AP photo.
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Helgemoe
Meldrim Thomson
Jay McDuffee
New Hampshire
Raymond Welgemoe
Hebgemoe
World War Fears Highlight Peking Review
In a year end piece the Peking People's Daily charges the United States and the Soviet Union plan a new world war and that the arms race is at fever pitch. It calls U.S. imperialists declining and Soviet revisionists eager to catch up. Also reports Ronald B Mischaike of Mabel Minnesota kidnapped in Asmara by unidentified armed men per U.S. Embassy notice.
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Tokyo
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Peking People’s Daily
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ronald B. Mischaike
Mabel
Minn
Asmara
Eritrea
Mischalke
Rescue at Lion Country Safari Aide Lifts Lion from Woman
Dennis Pruitt, 20, an animal park employee, rescued 72 year old Emma Bates from a 400 pound lion at Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach. Bates calls the moment a Christmas miracle as she recovers in hospital from the mauling suffered while feeding the lioness Elsa.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Dennis Pruitt
Emma Bates
Elsa
Explosion at Brattleboro Kiln and Drying Co injures two
In Brattleboro Vermont an explosion at the Brattleboro Kiln and Drying Co injured two men Ervin Ryan and Walter Bruce. Both were listed in good condition at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital with burns and contusions. The blast, likely sparked by a boiler spark igniting roof dust, occurred before 8 am. Plant general manager Richard Elkins said the exact cause was unknown and under investigation.
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Brattleboro, Vt
Brattleboro
Ervin Ryan
Walter Bruce
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Richard Elkins
UI Plans to Cut Seabrook Ownership and Boost Millstone stake
UI President John Fassett says United Illuminating intends to halve its Seabrook nuclear units ownership from 20 percent to 10 percent for two 1 150 MW units while raising its stake in Millstone NT in Waterford from 3.68 percent to 6.29 percent. The changes slash UI capacity from 541 MW to 341 MW and reduce financing needs through 1982. Northeast Utilities delays Millstone Ill completion from 1979 to at least 1982 and lowers its own stake from 72 percent to 65 percent.
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New Haven
United Aluminating Co
Seabrook
N.H
John D. Fassett
Fassett
Bridgeport
Millstone NT
Waterford
Cash Word Official Answers Link to Puzzle Page
The official Cash Word answers to last week’s puzzle appear on page 6 of today’s issue. This brief update directs readers to the puzzle solution and confirms publication timing.
DES Could Lose Up To Five Million In Federal Funds
The Labor Department warns New Hampshire unemployment offices may lose as much as 5 million dollars annually if the state does not provide information on services for migrant and seasonal workers. WENH-TV cites regional administrator Louis Sepulveda as saying withholding is a possible final measure under consideration. Benjamin Adams notes the action stems from Gov. Meldrim Thomson's refusal to submit required ethnic reports.
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Durham
N.H
U.S. Labor Department
New Hampshire
Wenh-Tv
Louis Sepulveda
Labor Department
Employment and Training Administration
Benjamin Adams
State Department of Employment Service
Meldrim Thomson
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