Kittery OKs Elderly Housing Plan After Hurdles
The Eliot Senior Housing Corp. won final local approval for a Shapleigh Road and Manson Avenue project in Kittery after unanimous votes on a special use exception and three variances. The board required natural plantings on Shapleigh Road, allowed reduced parking, and granted a higher entrance grade and longer dead end. Officials noted federal funds and deed restrictions to keep housing for the elderly.
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Kittery
Kittery-Eliot Senior Housing Corp
Board of Appeals
Noes Kesh
Shapleigh Road
Manson Avenue
E Planning Board
William R. Baran
KESH
William Downey
Baran
Paul Fitzpatrick
Downey
Begin pledges to follow UN 242 in parliament
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Menachem Begin vowed to honor UN Resolution 242 calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab lands. He noted multiple interpretations of the 11 year old security council resolution while reaffirming no change in policy despite U.S. Israel dispute over the West Bank. In Concord New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Edward Lampron returned to the bench after a four month absence following hip surgery.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Edward ‘Lampron
Lampron
George Pappagianis
Senate President Eyes Two Week Rule in King Case
Senate President Alf Jacobson who oversaw hearings on Probation Director John King says a decision should come within two weeks. The Probation Board seeks King's firing, accusing him of incompetence and failing to discipline a department employee for alleged sexual misconduct.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Senate
Alf Jacobson
John King
Probation Board
King
Belgian Baron Kidnapping Report Sparks Denial and Hush-Up Hints
Antwerp based Baron Charles Bracht, noted as a maritime insurer and Austria's honorary consul general, was reportedly kidnapped on Tuesday evening. His son and a company employee disputed the kidnapping claim, fueling speculation of a possible attempt to hush up the incident.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Charles Bracht
Austria
Valley residents reject nation's largest nuclear plant plan
Bakersfield AP reports San Joaquin Valley voters reject the San Joaquin Nuclear Project by 47,282 to 20,591 with all 231 Kern County precincts reporting. The decision ends efforts to locate the facility in their farming communities.
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Bakersfield
Calif
San Joaquin Valley
Kern County
San Joaquin
Town Meeting sparks drive to rejuvenate Market Square
Portsmouth gathers for the first town meeting since 1849 to chart a Market Square revival. Monika Aring highlights Market Square as the city’s heart while panelists from business culture and citizen groups push a united plan for a diverse, lively center culminating in Market Square Day on June 10.
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Sparks Drive
Market
Monika Aring
Market Square Project
Assembly
Market Square
Portsmouth
Strawbery Banke
Peggy Armitage
Joyce Hanrahan
Market gains on momentum from Tuesday rally
New York stocks opened higher as the Dow rose to 747.40 in early trading, up 0.61 after Tuesday's 4.07 gain. Advances outpaced declines by about a five percent margin on the NYSE. Analysts cited internal market forces after February losses, noting a mostly negative news backdrop and lingering uncertainty over coal miners' response to Carter's push to reopen mines along with an expected February wholesale price index report.
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New York
Carter
Clipper Band drive surpasses expected Apple Blossom goal
The Clipper Marching Brass and Concert Band raised 30000 for the Apple Blossom Fund Drive to send the group to Winchester Virginia for festival competition. The garage sale at Portsmouth High School brought in 11737 with 350 workers and 6000 plus hours logged overall.
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Robert Iafolla
Winchester
Portsmouth High School
Virginia
Portsmouth
Joe Letourneau
Clipper
William E. Elwell
Clipper Band
Opposition claims barred testimony on New Hampshire rate hike
Opponents of the 32 million Public Service Co rate increase say the NH Public Utilities Commission barred their testimony. The PUC denies formal agreement to allow Granite State Alliance testimony. The alliance planned 20 consumer witnesses for a Day of Witness while the commission cites earlier hearings and accepts written testimony. A 17 percent temporary rate boost remains while formal decisions loom. A New York banker urged preconstruction financing costs for Seabrook, stressing loan deadlines and impact on future borrowing.
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Concord
N.H
Public Service Co
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Commission
PUC
Granite State Alliance
Alliance
Jeff Brummer
Dom D’ambruoso
Brummer
D’ambruoso
Com
Mission
D'Ambruoso
Public Service
New York
Seabrook
William Harty
Morgan Guarantee Trust
E Harty
Carter moves toward takeover of struck mines
Washington AP reports a presidential Taft Hartley panel will hold a hearing on the 93 day coal strike to enable a court injunction to force miners back to work. Officials say a federal mine takeover remains possible if the order is ignored, with violence warned by UMW leaders amid government intervention fears.
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Carter
Washington
Administration
Patrick Burke
United Mine Workers
Ohio
UMW
Arnold Miller
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
National Guard
City's snow budget viewed as manageable after Blizzard of '78
City Manager Calvin A. Canney reports the current snow budget about $30,000 overdrawn, far better than last year’s $80,000. He plans internal transfers within Public Works to cover the shortfall or seek council approval for cross-department transfers. The city faces varying tax-rate scenarios as the Council requests multiple budget projections, while the School Department battles a possible five dollar tax hike and a nine percent school budget increase with lost federal aid and state revenue cuts.
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Calvin A. Canney
Canney
Public Works Department
Police Department
Police Commission
School Board
Oil tax battle within Carter energy bill heats up
House tax specialists disputing Senate chair Russell Long in saying Carter crude oil tax is dead push Democrats to keep energy tax package intact. Rep. Ullman says full bill could pass by mid April as House opposes splitting the package. Senate conferees propose compromise on natural gas pricing to win House support.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
Carter
House Democrats
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
Long
Congress
Ullman
Senate
Toby Moffett
D-Conn
Adjustment Board okays two additions at hospital
Portsmouth Hospital plans two additions after a unanimous 5-0 Board of Adjustment vote. A 3,060 square foot rear addition will store X ray film and records and add a conference room and offices, while a 2,500 square foot front area near the millpond will house general stores.
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Portsmouth Hospital
Board of Adjustment
Vernon Ballard
Health, Education and Welfare
Ballard
Wyman P. Boynton
Millpond
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