Quality Education Set New Hampshire School Standards
The State Board of Education will review the first minimum standards for public elementary schools in New Hampshire. The 88,000 pupils and 378 schools are affected as the plan, developed over nine years with input from about 2,000 people, enters discussion for potential adoption.
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Jim Wechsler
Herald State News Service
Concord
State Board of Education
New Hampshire
Economonopoumeniaton
Lcs
Mao Still Has His Troubles in Communist China
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports Mao Zedong facing opposition within Communist China with provincial committees troubled by disunity. The piece notes Romanian criticism of Soviet attacks on China, urging continued participation in the unity conference. Also covered are Spain sealing the Gibraltar frontier and Biafran freeing oil workers amid Nigeria’s crisis, with witness testimony from Vittorio Lucarelli.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
China
Peking
Romanie
Ching Moscow
Nicolae Ceausescu
Red China
Communist ‘Unity
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Ceausescu
Romania
Spain
Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Rome
Nigeria
Italy
Vittorio Lucarelli
Kwale
Midwest
Nixon Opens Drive for $2.6 Billion Foreign Aid
The Nixon administration launches a congressional push for 2.6 billion dollars in new foreign aid funds. Elliott Richardson states the United States must participate in development to stay influential in the developing world.
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Nixon
Washington
Nixon Administration
Congress
U.S
America
United States
Elliot L. Richardson
Coast Guard Resumes Search for Three Nashua Men
The Coast Guard halted a dive operation and resumed a helicopter search for three Nashua men missing since today on a fishing trip. Search area spans from Gloucester to the Merrimack River and 10 miles offshore. The missing are Jean Pierre, 25, David Kufelot, 23, and Maurice Du Pont, 25.
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Coast Guard
Nashua
Boston
Nashua, N.H
Gloucester
Merrimack River
Eee
Pee Jean
David Kufelot
Maurice Duont
Granite State jobless rate held at 2.6 percent in April
New Hampshire saw nonmanufacturing employment rise by 2 350 to 247 950 in April offsetting a drop in manufacturing. The unemployment rate remained at 2.6 percent as total nonagricultural employment rose 3 100 from a year ago, with strikes included in the count. John S. Hafemann named executive secretary treasurer of the New Hampshire Education Association, to start July 7. Maurice H. Stans to deliver St Anslem College commencement address as 268 graduates are conferred bachelor arts and nursing degrees. Dartmouth committee to begin hearings for students released from jail after a college building takeover, with witnesses allowed.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
State Department of Employment Security
NHEA
Concord, N.H
John S. Hafemann
West Bend
Wis
New Hampshire Education Association
Association
Norman S. Cook
Hafemann
Wisconsin Education Association
Robert G. Lewis
Slans
St. Anselm's
Manchester
US Secretary of Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
St. Anselm‘s College
Dartmouth
Hanover
Dartmouth College
Biolog
William Ballard
Maine Parochial Schools to Close In Five Towns
In Maine, five parochial schools will not reopen next fall triggering larger enrollments in Sacred Heart Portland St Marys Bath St Teresa s Brewer Immaculate Heart of Mary Fairfield and St Athanasius Rumford. The public education system faces higher enrollments as parish schools close.
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Portland
Maine
Sacred Heart
St Mary's
Bath
St. Teresa's
Brewer
Immaculate Heart of Mar Fairfield
St Athanauus
Rumford
Bank Boosts Rate to 8 Percent in Historic Move
New York Bankers Trust Co raised its prime rate to 8 percent from 7 1 4 percent effective immediately. The 1 percent jump, expected by some yet surprising in size, follows a string of increases since December and March as Fed steps keep money costlier. Big banks are poised to adjust other loan rates in tandem.
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New York
Bankers Trust Co
Mast
Federal Reserve Board
Bankers Trust
UNH Graduates Fight Poverty and Prejudice at 99th Commencement
More than 1,100 graduates received diplomas at the University of New Hampshire in Snively Arena as Commencement speaker Roger P. Sonnabend and Rev. Daniel Novotny urged action over complacency. They warned of social priorities, praising student responsibility and personal involvement to tackle poverty, prejudice, and urban issues.
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Durham
University of New Hampshire
Snively
Roger P. Sonnabend
Rye
Hotel Corporation of America
America
Sonnabend
Daniel Novotny
Durham Community
Jorged
iSonnabend
Novotny
Boy's Body Recovered From Salmon Falls River Near Berwick
A two month search ended as six year old Kevin Landry of Rochester was found drowned in the Salmon Falls River after a car plunge on a temporary bridge on April 5. His father Marquis W. Landry Jr. and brothers Kurt and Keith also died in the crash. Kevin’s body was located five miles downstream near the Berwick South Berwick area by his grandfather and family search members.
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Berwick
Kevin Landry
Rochester
Salmon Falls
Marquis W. Landry Jr
Kurt
Keith
Kevin
Berwick-South
Marquis W. Landry Sr
Stratham
David Landry
William Hennessey
Landry
Hennessey
Local Banks Follow Rate Pattern Increases
State Street Bank and Trust Co raised its prime rate to an all time high of 8.12 percent. Indications suggested New England’s other major banks would follow. Harlan L Goodwin, president of the First National Bank Portsmouth, warned metropolitan rate rises would affect smaller cities like Portsmouth. The move aims to curb spending and inflation, and he noted real wages are eroded by higher living costs despite pay raises.
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Boston
State Street Bank and Trust Co
Bankers Trust of
New York
New England
Harlan L Goodwin
First National Bank
Portsmouth
Goodwin
State Street
Frederik Hagemann
Hageman
Miesiew
Hugon
Barrower
Hagemann
Mar
Rehard P Chapman
New England Merchants National Bank
Bankers Trust
Portsmouth Liquor Store Opens With Self-Service Showcase
SLC officials opened a new self service liquor store on Islington Street nine weeks into operation. Portsmouth officials and business leaders attended a ribbon cutting with speakers including Councilor Robert E. Whalen and state officials. The event marked a push toward modernizing stores, with plans for nine new shops and upgrades to 21 existing outlets in New Hampshire while discussing pricing, credits, and economic impact.
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Portsmouth
Robert E. Whalen
Islington Street
Costas P. Tentas
Manchester
James P. Nadeau
Dover
New Hampshire
Eileen Foles
Enemy Bases Pitch in Saigon After Three Days of Fighting
AP dispatch details heavy North Vietnamese Viet Cong attacks in South Vietnam capped by Sunday night actions. Officials report high enemy casualties and significant U.S. losses, with major battles near Tay Ninh and Hue area operations ending after nearly a month. The report notes altered attacker tactics and a return to smaller scale efforts post Midway talks.
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Saigon
Allins
South Vietnam
Midway
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S. Command
Creighton W Abrams
U.S
Tay Ninh
A Shan
Hue
Ap Bia
Roger
Thieu affirms US Saigon unity on Vietnam pullback
President Thieu, after meeting Nixon at Midway, said there is a close understanding with Washington and Saigon. Nixon announced a 25,000 troop withdrawal from Vietnam to begin within 30 days, with full replacement by Vietnamese forces as progress allows. Pentagon sources noted possible further moves, depending on South Vietnamese readiness and peace talks.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Washington- Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Summail
Juny
Pacific
United States
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Thieu
Honolulu
Thef
Midway
Eugene McCarthy
D-Mini
George
McGovern
U.S
Twill
Washington
Pentagon
Okinawa
Hawaii
Paris
Oil Spill Hits Portsmouth Yacht Scene
Oil slick fouls New Castle waters as yachts and small craft at Portsmouth Yacht Club and Ports mouth Harbor Coast Guard Station endure heavy contamination after a Friday rain tide. Residents and boat owners consider legal action. Webb, a yacht club steward, calls the scene a mess and notes extensive cleanup efforts using gasoline.
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New Castle
Portsmouth Yacht Club
Portsmouth Harbor
Ten Die In Flames Of Home
A teenage boy and girl watched as their parents and 10 siblings died in a fire that destroyed their eight room home for only 40 a month. The grandfather escaped by jumping through a bathroom window. Roger Bailey 13 and Susan 15 were in a smaller building behind the house when the blaze began around 1 30 am Sunday.
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Parkersburg
Roger
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