23 Jan 1978
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1978
Page
1
Gunmen on motorcycle and truck blocked a chauffeur driven car in Paris and abducted Baron Edouard Jean Empain, head of the Empain Schneider group. Police report no ransom request two hours after the midday kidnapping. the captive is a leading European industrialist.
Defense Secretary Harold Brown says the Nautilus will retire at age 25 as part of 1979 military budget changes. The sub, famed for its North Pole voyage in August 1958 from Hawaii to England, helped pioneer nuclear powered undersea travel.
New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson and his son Peter toured military camps along the Angola border during the weekend as their 11 day South Africa visit nears completion.
In the aftermath of Super Storm 78, Portsmouth City Yard crews plan a mop up in the downtown area. Streets passable and widened, but extensive snow removal remains. City Marshal Remick orders emergency powers 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. with loading out at 10 p.m. Cars blocking work to be towed. eight vehicles towed last night at $25 or more.
Portsmouth Water Department asks residents to help clear hydrants buried in snow as snow operations near budget exhaustion. Water Supt Rance Collins notes crews have been tied up plowing and removing snow, urging public safety assistance. Police report multiple snow related mishaps, including a front end loader collision on Bartlett Street injuring Gregory Aldrich and passenger Louise Morales. Drifts along the seacoast and Hampton Beach reached ten feet. Page Three.
In Concord New Hampshire Democrats narrowly preserve the February primary while backing a 13 week window from March to June for the national selection. The Winograd Commission approved Rule 20 allowing an escape for states outside the window. New Hampshire vows to push to stay first.
Brentwood officials failed to agree on raises for sheriff, register of deeds, and county commissioner. The sheriff earns 12,500 and the deeds registrar 19,000, with jailer tied to the sheriff. The treasurer’s salary remains small to protect Social Security. A blue ribbon study panel will revisit in 60 days as the budget totals 9,034,814.26 with tax revenue down from 1977 and higher county home reimbursement adding 300,000. A 10,000 line item funds jail schematic drawings and courthouse renovations in Exeter.
President Carter sent Congress the first complete budget of his term totaling about 500 billion in outlays for 1979. The plan projects a near record 79 deficit and includes 25 billion in tax cuts with 17 billion for individuals and 8 billion for business.
Franconia New Hampshire's experimental liberal arts college, facing long-term debt and declining enrollments, announced closure after 15 years of financial strain. Trustees and president Ira Goldenberg cited spiraling costs and deteriorating facilities, with 300 students to start spring term left to find new placements.
The Army Corps of Engineers seeks 100000 in its 1979 budget for a dredging study to allow the Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarines to use Berth 3 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The request sits within the Corps 2.63 billion overall 1979 budget. The 6900 ton boats with crews of 102 draw more water than earlier subs, and five have been funded so far with three in 1977 and one each in 1978 and 1979.
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