Seacoast payroll tied to Shipyard totals and area towns
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard payrolls drive regional economy with 8,893 civilian workers earning 119.59 million dollars annually. NH accounts for 4,386 workers and 58.00 million, Maine 3,603 workers and 49.64 million, Massachusetts 850 workers and 11.62 million, and others 54 workers earning 0.32 million. Major payrolls include Portsmouth 969 workers earning 12.16 million and Dover 842 workers earning 11.14 million. Kittery 585 workers 7.85 million. Rochester-Somersworth area about 10 million. List details dozens of towns in New Hampshire, Maine, and nearby states with employer counts and payroll totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Dover
Kittery
Kittery Point
Rochester-Somersworth
Herald
Durham
Epping
Exeter
Greenland
Hampton
Hampton Beach
Hampton Falls
Kingston
East Kingston
New Castle
Newfields
Newington
Pease Afb
Newmarket
North Hampton
Rollinsford
Rye-Rye Beach
Seabrook
Seabrook Beach
Stratham
Maine
Berwick
Cape Neddie
Eliot
North Berwick
South Berwick
Wells
Moody
Moody Beach
Ogunquit
York
York Beach
York Harbor
York Village
Train Snowbound Rescue Near Roachdale
In Roachdale Indiana rescuers freed 60 people stranded aboard Amtrak Floridian after it stalled in a snowdrift. Crews moved passengers from the seven car train into the lead locomotive and then to a Bainbridge fire station as frostbite injuries occurred when water for steam heat ran out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roachdale
Ind
Amtrak
Chicago
Bainbridge
Federal agencies approve I-93 environmental plan in New Hampshire
The U S Department of Transportation and the federal Highway Administration approve the final supplemental environmental impact statement for Interstate 93 from Littleton to Waterford. The action allows the federal government to cover a portion of preparation costs. The agencies will forward the statement to the Council on Environmental Quality for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
U.S Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Interstate 93
Littleton
Waterford
James Cleveland
D-N.h
Council On Environmental Quality
Colchester Derailment Forces Evacuations, Gas Leak
In Colchester Vermont residents within a one mile radius were kept from their homes as liquified petroleum gas leaked from a derailed tank car. Fifteen of twenty four cars derailed near Farnsworth Road causing Amtrak service to Montreal to halt. Police said several tankers carried propane and butane and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colchester
Ronald Smith
Central Vermont Railway
Amtrak
Montreal
Farnsworth Road
Burlington
Dave Richard
Richard
Russian flu outbreak feared as WY reports new epidemic sign
Washington AP reports confirmation of a Russian flu outbreak in Wyoming, triggering fears of a major spring epidemic with no vaccine. CDC notes uncertain spread potential but warns the virus can move fast. Susceptibility highest among under 24 and over 50, with potentially milder illness and fewer deaths than Asian and A Hong Kong strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wyoming
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Hong Kong
Thomson praises South Africa during 10 day tour
New Hampshire Republican Gov Meldrim Thomson wrapped up a 10 day South Africa trip saying Soweto and Sebokeng housing impressed him and urging US lessons in housing and planning He criticized Carter administration policies as inconsistent while noting South Africa faces racial tensions and border threats during a news conference in Johannesburg
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Johannesburg
South Africa
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Thomson
Soweto
Sebokeng
America
Carter
Omar Torrijos
Cape Town
Simonstown
Sasolburg
South-West Africa
U.S
United States
Reception slated for Gov. Thomson
A hastily formed group of students and citizens from New Hampshire and Massachusetts plans a demonstration at Manchester airport when Gov. Meldrim Thomson returns from South Africa. John Kavanagh says dozens will gather Saturday morning to protest Thomson's trip, criticizing his praise of Soweto and South Africa's white supremacist regime. Thomson, on an 11 day tour, praised Soweto's conditions and contrasted them with his view of U S medical care.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Manchester
Meldrim Thomson
South Africa
John Kavanagh
Gov. Thomson
Thomson
Truck overturns spilling 7,500 dozen eggs in South Portland
A Decoster Egg Farms trailer carrying 7,500 dozen eggs flipped on icy Ocean Street. No serious injuries reported as 33 year old George Smith of Turner swerved to avoid a stopping car. Police redirected traffic near Highland Avenue and Sawyer Street while crews righted the truck and salvaged crates. Loss amount undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Ocean Street
Highland Avenue
Sawyer Street
Councilor Dudley blasts Thomson over Soweto praise
Concord New Hampshire. Executive Councilor Dudley Dudley charged Governor Meldrim Thomson with undermining the country’s human rights position after his South Africa trip. Dudley criticized Thomson for praising Soweto and its living conditions, calling the governor “the ugly American” for praising apartheid era townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
Executive
Dudley Dudley
Durham
Meldrim Thomson
Dudley
South Africa
City Council weighs indoor pool as funding debates unfold
At a work session five councilors heard proposals from Isaak and Isaak and Harriman Associates on a million dollar indoor pool with potential first outdoor use and later covering. BOA funds favor outdoor pools, while federal money and a bond could cover the rest. debates centered on site and size and concern over demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaak and Isaak
Manchester
Harriman Associates
Auburn
Maine
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Congress
Joseph Quinn
BOA
Concord
John J. Whaley
New Franklin School
Nicholas Aeschliman
Aeschliman
Whaley
Mary Keenan
Frank Slover
City to hold March 2 public info session on Market Street extension
City Council after an executive session announced a March 2 meeting to outline a proposed Market Street extension linking with Woodbury Avenue. The informational session at New Franklin School will cover design timelines, funding prospects through 1983 84, and potential land takings while weighing corridor options and a possible 30 percent city share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Woodbury Avenue
State Highway Commission
John J Wholey
Whaley
New Franklin School
Woodbury
Search Still Goes On for Satellite Debris Radiation Alert
Edmonton report: debris from a downed Soviet spy satellite causes dangerous radiation in north central Canada. Canadian and U.S. teams search near Baker Lake 200 miles west, with 14 Canadian and 6 American experts using Chinook helicopters to locate the source. Delayed by bitter cold, radioactivity checks extend over Canada and south to Fort Wayne. Ottawa debates safeguards for space nuclear power. Russia offers technical aid. The Soviet unit carried about 100 pounds of uranium-235 in a power pack designed to orbit safely but failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
U.S
Canada
Defense
Barney Dawson
Cosmos
Baker Lake
Arctic Circle
Dawson
Northwest
Fort Wayne
Ind
Donald Jamieson
Jamieson
United States
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Seacoast
Portsmouth Kittery Armed Services
Rt. 93
Kavanagh
Rand Daily Mail
Orford
Baragwanath Hospital
Piscataqua River
Warren
Portsmouth Harbor Coast Guard
Steven Palmer
CMZ
Impact Aid
Maine Senate
Pine Tree Log
PSC Information Center
York Wetlands
Dr. Thosteson
Slover
New Franklin
Mildred McLaughlin
Pierce Island
William F. Keefe
Peter Weeks
Council
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