New way to ride the reds Miners Cof C president buys pullman
In Portsmouth a Pullman car once part of the Silver Meteor is sold to Michael Kenslea and Melvin H. Clark for use as a weekend retreat. They plan to move it to Conway Scenic Railroad New Hampshire with renovations to create a mobile vacation home. The owners describe Sun View as a deluxe 1956 Pullman unit with a 35 foot lounge bed rooms and baths. The purchase price was under 20000 dollars. Meanwhile US miners vote on a tentative coal pact to end an 88 day strike with results awaited early next week.
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Seaboard Railroad
New York City
Florida
Pullman
Amtrak
State Pier
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Michael Kenslea
Midwest
Kenslea
Indian Head Bank of
Conway
N.H
Conway Scenic Railroad
Boston and Maine
Intervale
Kensley
Martha
U.S
Sun View
Pullman Standard of
Chicago
Washington
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Carter
UMW
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Navy funds two more ship overhauls at Bath Iron Works
The Navy awarded Bath Iron Works a 17.6 million contract to overhaul two frigates, Console and Pharris, the fourth and fifth in their class to be contracted at BSW. Console due in May, Pharris in September, with each overhaul lasting about 11 months. In Gray Maine, higher levels of suspected cancer causing solvents found in public water supplies.
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Bath, Maine
Navy
Bath Iron Works
Maine
BSW
Gray, Maine
Gray
Robert J. McNally
Gray Water District
Miller confirmed as Federal Reserve chair amid lone dissent
The Senate ratified G William Miller as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in a landslide vote. Sen William Proxmire was the sole opponent calling the appointment a joke likening it to pitting ballet against boxing in a heavyweight clash.
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Washington
Senate
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Miller
Federal Reserve
Rudolph Nureyev
Leon Spinks
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
Proxmir
Market Ends Week Slightly Higher on Steadier Dollar
New York stock market edged up for a second straight session as a steadier dollar improved sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.86 to 747.31, trimming weekly loss to 8.93 points. Advances outnumbered declines about 4 to 3 on the NYSE, with the composite index up 0.07 at 48.67.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
County pay hikes set public hearing
A public hearing drew over 60 residents Friday night to discuss substantial salary boosts for county officials. The Blue Ribbon Committee proposed raising the sheriff jailer from 21000 to 31000 the register of deeds from 19000 to 24000 and the county commissioners from 7250 to 11500 with extra for chair and clerk. Salem representatives urged alternative figures including 17500 for the sheriff and 20000 for the register of deeds.
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Brentwood
Blue Ribbon
Register of Deeds
Salem
Sperene
Phyllis Pucci
Pucci
Blanchette
Bedford Kaddy
Newmarket
Neil Parker
Kingston
Newfields
John Flanders
Evelyn Marconi
Portsmouth
Robert Carey
Exeter
Richard Marcello
East Kingston
George Sampson
Ed Herbert
Windham
Rezoning Petitions Highlight Quiet Council Meeting Agenda
The City Council agenda includes a petition to rezone Hanscom Truck Stop land from Single Residence to General Business. Several council members will report on topics from federal disaster aid to an archaeological assessment of Ft. Washington and highway regulations.
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Hanscom
Robert C. Violette
Calvin Canney
Council
Ft. Washington
John Clements
Nicholas Aeschliman
District Court
Whipple
State Street
Hugo Marconi
Strawbery Banke
Data General
Lafayette Road
James Splaine
Charter Reform Commission
Taxi and Traffic Safety Commissions
Peter Weeks
High-Hanover
Jay Edwards
Stephen Tober
Charles Eldredge
UDAG
The
Conservation Commission
Peverly Hill Road
No contest in offing for Horn
Washington reports that Defense Department officials say the Carter administration cannot militarily contest Soviet and Cuban intervention in the Horn of Africa. Congress and public unlikely to support action, with Somalia as aggressor, and no ready surrogate army exists for the United States. Possible European support might be sought if fighting widens.
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Washington
Defense Department
Carter
Horn of Africa
Congress
U.S
Pentagon
Somalia
United States
Moscow
Havana
Ethiopia
State Department
Middle East
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Ogaden
Europe
Egypt
Smith appeals to Carter for Rhodesia support
Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith urges President Carter to back his majority rule pact with black leaders Muzorewa Sithole and Chirau and to lift sanctions. He foresees a multiracial interim government within a week or two and asks the United States to help end sanctions and stop terrorism, urging Western Europe to back peace and democracy.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Carter
Smith
Associated Press
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
United States
U.N. Security Council
Africa
Henry A. Kissinger
Byrd, Panama treaty talks speed up in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Byrd said the chamber will plow ahead on the Panama Canal treaties after anti treaty lawmakers agreed to drop several delaying tactics. The accords would transfer canal control by 2000 and guarantee neutrality after that date. Senator Allen withdrew six of eight amendments to Article I of the Neutrality Treaty.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Panama
Carter
Omar Torrijos
U.S
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Prosecutors feared Nixon leak on Agnew case
Prosecutors who built corruption charges against Vice President Spiro Agnew feared revealing details to President Nixon to avoid public disclosure. They suspected Nixon, amid Watergate, would pressure Agnew to resign by showing the government strong case. Agnew resigned Oct 10 1973 after pleading no contest to tax evasion tied to kickbacks.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Agnew
Maryland
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard plans and funding advance
Despite headlines and hearings, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard continues with daily work and long range planning. Congress is asked to approve 14.5 million for construction, including 7.9 for modernization, 2.6 for a transducer repair facility, 1.5 for an electric power substation, and smaller sums for an industrial facility, water line, and HVAC. Admiral Joshua W Cooper reports optimistic capital vibes and discusses base-closure timing, naval shipyard workloads, and a shift toward more overhaul and conversion work for naval yards.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Congress
Department of Defense
Portsmouth
Navy
Washington
Joshua W Cooper
PNS
Cooper
Admiral
Shipyard Weekly
Shipbuilders Council of America
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Scott Halle
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