Gromyko pledges support for Arab demands in Middle East
In Cairo, Andrei Gromyko assures President Nasser the Soviet Union will reject any settlement Arabs won’t accept and will back Israel's withdrawal from all territories occupied in the 1967 war. In Saigon, U S forces begin redeployment, with two brigades and a Marine landing regiment pulled out by August and replaced by South Vietnamese troops.
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Gromyko
Cairo
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Soviet Union
Middle East
al Ahram
Nassikas Nominated Chairman of Federal Power Commission
The Senate Commerce Committee approved John Nassikas of Manchester New Hampshire for chairman of the Federal Power Commission. Nassikas, a Republican, would succeed Lee White who has resigned. Sen Dodd vows to run again despite the 1967 censure for financial misconduct. Pipeline plan to cross Alaska advances with possible right of way for three oil firms. Northeast Airlines gains authority to suspend flights to four northern New England communities with other lines filling in.
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Senate Commerce Committee
John Nassikas
Manchester
N.H
Federal Power Commission
Nassikas
Nixon
Lee White
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Connecticut
Democrat
Dodd
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
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Northeast
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast Airlines
New England
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Newport
Boston
Bar Harbor
Maine
Berlin
Laconia
Settlement Reached in Northwest Airlines Pilot Strike
A six hour strike by Northwest Airlines pilots ended with a settlement reached this morning after overnight bargaining sessions led by Ted Lieber of the Airlines Pilots Association. The agreement ends the dispute of about 1,600 pilots.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Northwest Airlines
Ted Lieber
The
Airlines Pilots Association
Granite State Wyman's District to Lose Eight Towns
Concord New Hampshire The House approved a redistricting bill sending eight towns from Rep Louis Wymans 1st District to Rep James Clevelands 2nd District The towns Merrimack Bedford Goffstown Pembroke Allenstown Hudson Pelham and Hooksett shift to the 2nd District as the measure heads to the Senate.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire House
Senate
Louis Wyman
James Cleveland
Merrimack
Bedford
Goffstown
Pembroke
Allenstown
Hudson
Pelham
Hooksett
Maine ex Gov Baxter dies at 82 in Portland
Percival Baxter, long seen as Maine’s leading benefactor and philanthropist, died Thursday at his Portland home at age 82. The bachelor millionaire funded Katahdin region preservation and left gifts that bear his name as perpetual monuments.
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Portland
Mount Katahdin
Maine
Percival
Pas San Say Se de Ee
Eveniel Corse
Zill
Four States To Aid N H At Races
Hartford AP Eleven Connecticut state troopers join forces with New Hampshire and other New England units to patrol the Loudon weekend motorcycle races. About 25,000 riders are expected as concerns focus on firearms and narcotics. The 1965 Loudon violence linked to Hell's Angels prompted the mutual aid effort under a regional compact.
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Hartford, Conn
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Loudon
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
Joseph L. Regan
Regan
Laconia
N.H
California
Hell’s Angels
Maine
New England
Allies Push Drive Near Da Nang In Central Vietnam
Seven thousand allied troops sweep the Central Vietnam coast south of Da Nang in Operation Pipestone Canyon. Since May 25, 332 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, 51 captured, 152 weapons seized. US Marines, South Vietnamese and Korean forces incur light losses. The 25-square-mile Dodge City complex contains bunkers, production sites, and logistics hubs near Da Nang, An Hoa, and Hoi An in a rice-rich triangle basin housing about one million people.
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Vietnam
Smmash
da Nang
U.S
U. S
Marines
Dodge City
South Vietnam
Twenty An
Quang Nam
Hoi An
An Hoa
Bath Iron Works hires retired admiral for top post
The president of Bath Iron Works Inc. announced the hiring of retired Navy Rear Adm. William C. Hushing. He will supervise engineering material management personnel financial and quality control departments. Hushing recently retired as commander of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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Hushing
BATH
Bath Iron Works, Inc
Navy
William C. Hushing
James Goodrich
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Boston to abandon original design for 100-bed single story facility
The state plans a single story hospital to house 100 beds initially, down from 150, with potential additions as demand grows. Site prep will begin in two to three weeks and the building aims to be ready by month end. The article also notes the death of Marine Private Steven J. Philbrick, 19, from Winnacunnet area, killed June 6 in the A Shau Valley in Vietnam. He was a former captain of the Winnacunnet football team and survived by his parents and siblings.
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Boston
Sanpron
Gin
Steven J. Philbrick
Donald FE
Philbrick
Locke Road
Jay A. Schlaikjer
Anthony R. Jarrett
A Shau
Quang Tra
Winnacunnet High
Winnacunnet
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Houston
Maine
Donald E
Jean
Webster) Philbrick
Tertrance
University of Maine
Jeffery
Viriginia
Pamela
Lonna
Barbara Philbrick
Controversy Over ABM Compromise Surges In Senate
Senator Howard M. Cannon signals openness to a compromise delaying deployment while preserving work on radar and computers for Safeguard. The plan, floated by Thomas J. McIntyre and Edward W. Brooke, aims to break a near deadlock over Nixon's missile defense sites in Montana and North Dakota as ABM advocates and foes sharpen positions.
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Washington
Nixon
Montana
North Dakota
Mclnisre
ABM
Apollo 11 Moon Mission Prep Nears July Launch
Apollo 11 crews undergo intense training and simulations as July 16 launch nears. Armstrong Aldrin and Collins push for readiness with officials warning minor glitches could delay. Armstrong proposes removing the lunar camera unless a concrete plan exists.
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Aldrin
Jin
Donald K. Slayton
Armstrong
Slayton
Rising Costs Nursing Home Plan Now Being Modified
The Great Bay Manor Convalescent Home on South Street will be a single story modular facility instead of the original three story plan. High construction costs of a multi story building prompted Healthcare Corporation of to alter the project scope and design.
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Great Bay Manor
South Street
Healthcare Corporation of
Senate defeats saltwater dept plan in New Hampshire vote
In Concord New Hampshire the Senate defeated a bill to detach salt water law enforcement from the Fish and Game Department and create a separate Sea and Shore Fisheries and Resources Department by a 9 to 8 vote. Sponsored by Len Russell Mason the plan would have cut 100000 from the Fish and Game budget and faced strong seacoast opposition. The session also delayed a proposal to move NH town meeting from March to May to aid winter residents, sending it to a legislative study committee for at least two years.
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Concord. N.H
Fish and Game Department
Senate Finance Committee
Gilman
Mason
Senate
Fish ‘and Game Department
Salt Water Department
Great Bay
Laurier Lamontagne
Berlin
Bernard W. Carson
Lamontagne
New Hampshire
Alf Jacobson
New London
Jacobson
Florida
Staifwe Oe Wall
John P. H. Chandler Jr
R-Warner
City Charter Bill Advances in Senate Vote
Senate approves SB 255 creating a Portsmouth city charter and sends it to the House for action. Local legislators may seek separate November referendums on police commission appointments and bar on leaders running for office to protect the charter. Also approved SB 146 on oil spills with Port Authority to investigate in local waters and a pilot provision for navigating the river.
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Senate
Portsmouth
Police Commission
Port Authority
Government Sues US Steel for Antitrust Monopolization
The government filed a civil antitrust suit against US Steel Corp alleging reciprocal purchase arrangements to monopolize steel and products sales. The case marks a major action under the current administration's enforcement policy, with US Steel reporting about $45 billion in sales last year. The complaint did not specify how reciprocity agreements were effected.
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Washington
US Steel Corp
Nion
Asst
Richard Wo Me-Laren
Justice Department
Chick TS Steel
House Passes Auto Insurance Protection Measure
The House approved and sent to the Senate a bill to protect auto insurance policy holders when a company goes bankrupt. It would require all auto insurers in the state to contribute to a pool that safeguards former owners of the failed company.
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Concord
Ncap
House
Senate
New Hampshire House Cuts Near Million in Budget Bills
Concord AP The New Hampshire House, facing a Sunday deadline, slashed nearly $1 million from appropriations affecting the disabled elderly nurses alcohol and drug treatment and state workers. Notable cuts include reductions for retirement and education testing while some programs for disadvantaged children and nurses education faced deep trims or survival.
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Walter Peterson
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