Chamber Honors Citizen of Year
Joseph Belmont, president of the Great Bay School and Training Center Association, was named Citizen of the Year by the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce at its annual dinner. Belmont, praised for selfless service, helped establish an educational program for mentally retarded children and pressed for state aid in Concord. The event, attended by over 400, was billed as the social highlight of the year.
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Holly Young
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Yuken’s
Joseph Belmont
Great Bay School and Training Center Association
Michael Kenslea
Great Bay School and Training Center
Concord
Kensley
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Yoken’s
Michael Kenstea
Ballet Stars Leave Soviet Union for Israel
Ballet star Valery Panov and his wife departed the Soviet Union by Aeroflot plane, heading to Israel to resume his career after a 26 month emigration wait. They flew to Budapest, with a Vienna connection planned en route to Israel.
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Israel
Leningrad
Valery Panov
Sife
Soviet Union
Aeroflot
Budapest
Vienna
Ehrlichman Ordered to Stand Trial in Plumbers Case
U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell ordered former White House aide John D. Ehrlichman to stand trial with other defendants in the Plumbers case. The new trial date is set for June 26.
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Washington
Gerhard A. Gesell
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Concorde Flight to Miami Ahead of Logan Display
Boston AP reports the supersonic Concorde departed Logan International Airport at 9 07 a m for a quick Miami run and return before weekend display while talks at Springfield Mass between A and P food store officials and a striking onion have broken down with no further meetings scheduled,according to a company spokesman.
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Miam
Boston
Miami
Logan International Airport
AGP
Springfield
Mass. Cap
A and P Food Store
Onion
Nashua Couple Sues Manufacturer Over Fire Fatality
Robert and Joyce Guillet filed a lawsuit in U District Court claiming a popcorn popper caused a fatal fire at their Nashua home. They allege the device lacked a proper cut off to prevent per heating and hold the manufacturer responsible.
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Robert
Joyce Gulette
U District Court
Maine Utility Denied 43 Million Revenue Increase
In Augusta the Public Utilities Commission denied Nes Exogland Tres phone Ca’s request for a 43 million revenue rise. The company had proposed new intrastate rates that would generate over 3.9 million in revenue. The commission rejected the larger increase and allowed no hike in intrastate rates.
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Augusta
Maine
Nes Exogland Tresphone Ca
Prince Charles Miss Watkins Romance Reported At Palace Night
AP states Prince Charles, delayed by the Duke of Gloucester’s death, secretly dated Laura Jo Watkins, 20, daughter of a San Diego admiral, inviting her to Buckingham Palace for Annenberg farewell events. Watkins slipped from the ambassador’s residence to the palace. officials declined comment.
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London
Uncele
Prince Charles
California
Walter Annenberg
Buckingham Palace
Charles
Laura Jo Watkins
San Diego
Ambassador
Annerbergs
Miss Watkins
Prince
Royal Navy
Duke of Gloucester
Charles T
The
Daily Mail
Mass Watkins
House of Lords
Nixon Arrives in Jidda on Middle East mission
President Nixon, arriving in Jidda after Cairo, announces U S aid to Egypt for peaceful nuclear development and a broad program extending to industry and agriculture by 1980. He is welcomed by King Faisal as Israelis weigh reaction. The Cairo summit with Sadat releases a joint statement on nuclear cooperation and imminent sale of reactors and fuel, with costs not disclosed.
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Jidda
Saudi Arabia
Nixon
U.S
Egypt
Middle East
Faisal
Cairo
Alexandria
Israel
Pyramids
Anwar Sajdat
Henry A. Kissinger
Sadat
Rodino Calls IRS Tax Harassment Very Significant in Inquiry
House Judiciary Chairman Rodino says IRS tax harassment charges against the Nixon White House are a very significant part of the impeachment inquiry. He notes audits and leaks raise abuse of power questions. Mezvinsky calls IRS matter possibly more significant than Watergate.
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Waslington
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Peter W. Rodine Jr
Dn.j
Internal Revenue Service
White House
Friends
Rodino
IRS
Edward Mezvinsky
D Lowa
Mezvinsky
Water Eale
Political Split Over Growth Rocks Lake Mary Mayor’s Family
Lake Mary Florida AP reports the mayor Margie Hess and her husband George Wess are divided on growth. The town population 2660 north of Orlando wrestles with progress after incorporation to preserve rural dirt roads.
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Lake Mary
Fla
Orlando
Margie Hess
George Wess
Local Official Faces Economic Strain Amid Growth Debate
A part time construction worker described unemployment while the town debates growth policy after a recent single vote on incorporation. In December a candidate with volunteer fire and orderly growth ties campaigned on service and was paid $125 monthly. Monday night the mayor Hess and city council voted on the issue.
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Ana Au
Gurenoness
Thorday
Wess
Partty Oon
Tech
Hess
City charter recall push targets housing debate
Ata L plans to urge approval of a Hess backed housing project he says would increase crowds. He met an attorney Thursday to draft a petition to abolish the city charter. He expects the petition to hit streets next week and require signatures of 5 percent of the electorate to force a recall vote.
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Ata L
Hess
Negotiation Under Way in Kittery School Talks
In Kittery, Superintendent Bernard C. Forbush and teachers’ negotiator Jack Walden reported progress yet noted difficulties in the three year old contract. The first session was held Wednesday night with grounds agreed and three openers presented for study as a new round begins this week.
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Littery
Jack Walden
the Herald
Bernard C. Forbush
Leach
Perth Walden
Forbush
New Hampshire ConCon Hears on Term Length and House Size
Delegates rejected a 400 to 280 reduction in the House size and defeated a four year gubernatorial term. A plan to end the governor pocket veto was approved, allowing reconvening to review vetoed bills. The convention will meet an extra day to finish debates on major issues.
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Concord
N.H
Hampshire House
New E. Hampshire
Webster FE
Bridges
Brook Line
Meldrim Thomson
Hill Papers Slated For Signing If
The Hill restoration project in the Vaughan Street renewal area hinges on a developer dropping an unwarranted lawsuit against PITA before the Portsmouth Housing Authority will sign final papers next Wednesday. PPI seeks $17,000 and to freeze PHA’s bank account, prompting PHA executive director Waller Murphy to call signing "absolutely conditional" on the suit being released. Chairman Saverio Giambalvo announced the stance at the commissioners’ meeting.
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Vaughan Street
Portsmouth Housing Authority
Portsmouth Preservation, Inc
PHA
PITA
PPI
Aldrich Associates
the Hill
Waller .J. Murphy
Saverio M. Giambalvo
PHA Commissioners
Cliff House Hotel expansion approved for 6 million
DEP Okay Wednesday approved a 6 million expansion for Cliff House Hotel and Motel after previously tabled due to lack of technical and financial details. The plan requires connecting all existing buildings to a new waste disposal system and adds 47 mantel rooms plus a central facility with restaurant lounge and offices. Construction not expected until next spring with potential to reach 213 total rooms.
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Tal Protection
Cliff House
Sprague Oil Plant Plans Face Insurance Dispute
The Sprague & Sons refinery project near the Piscataqua River clashes with CROP head Arthur Martin over oil spill insurance limits. He claims coverage tops $2 million, not $10 million, and accuses Sprague of misleading publicity tied to TOVALOP.
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C.H. Sprague & Sons
Arthur Martin
Committee For Regional Oil Planning
CROP
Sprague
Piscataqua River
Newington
Marlin
Martin
Port Study Committee Hears Four Firm Proposals For Portsmouth Port
Portsmouth officials weigh whether maintaining or expanding the port is worthwhile. The Port Study Committee will interview four consulting firms to assess need, control, and feasibility amid questions of state support and city ownership, with a June council vote on consultant fees.
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Calvin A. Canney
John Maher
Jay Edwards
Canney
Portsmouth
DAED
State Port Authority
Noble's Island
Maher
Edwards
Southeastern New Hampshire
Governors Settle Thomson Dispute in New England Pact
New England governors reached a compromise on federal funds during a closed session. Vermont gains 167,500 for a whey processing plant. New Hampshire receives 21,000 for a summer transport program. Connecticut 35,000 for a land use study. The action passed 3 to 2 despite opposition from Rhode Island and Maine.
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Warren
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New England
Meldrim Thomson
Mont
Thomson
Vermont
White Mountain
Francis W. Sargent
Massachusetts
Thomas Meskill
Thomas P. Salmon
Philip Noel
Rhode Island
Maine
Commission
The Lucky Dollar Lottery Draws Sixth Chance
The sixth drawing in the new sta lottery The Lucky Dollar was held today. The lottery promises winners $30 a month for life with weekly chances at smaller prizes. Two numbers are drawn each week, a three digit and a five digit, matched to the ticket columns.
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Belmont
Chamber of Commerce
Robert A. Allard
Vincent Taccetta Jr
Around the
Granite State
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NHL AP
Kittery
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
United States
Annie Mae Schwaner
Plaistow
Hill Papers
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