Navy may sue to force Electric Boat to finish subs
The Navy faces a contract dispute with Electric Boat over 16 688 class nuclear submarines. EB warned it would halt production April 12 unless a settlement is reached, citing $544 million in cost overruns from 35 000 design changes. The talk of court injunctions or Navy management takeover follows potential 14 000 layoffs and wide regional economic impact.
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Groton, Conn
Navy
Electric Boat
General Dynamics Corp
St. Louis
Rhode Island
Electric Boat Igethe
Connecticut
W. Graham Claytor
Electric Boat Management
Christopher J. Dodd
Groton
Claytor
Joseph Wornam
Quonset Point
R.I
Ella Grasso
J. Jose Garrahy
Washington
William Lockwood
Chamber of Commerce
Robert N. Giaimo
House Defense Appropriations
Federal General Accounting Office
Israel vows action after Lebanon raid kills Israelis
In Jerusalem AP reports Prime Minister Menachem Begin pledges to strike Palestinian bases in Lebanon in retaliation for Saturday's PLO Al Fatah raid that killed more than 39 Israelis, despite warnings from the United States and Egypt.
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Jerusalem
U.S
Israel
Lebanon
Menachem Begin
Palestine Liberation Organization
al Fatah
Negotiators Near Settlement as Coal Strike Prolongs
In Washington federal officials seek to avoid confrontation while miners defy a back-to-work order. Justice spokesman Mark Sheehan says no hasty actions to disrupt bargaining as United Mine Workers and coal industry bargainers plan to resume talks amid signs of a possible new contract ending the 99 day strike.
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Washington
Justice Department
Mark Sheehan
United Mine Workers
Kittery Council Reviews Incinerator Deal and Waste Terms
The Kittery Town Council discussed the Kelly Co incinerator contract with first unit shipping July 24 and second August 7 while seeking 25 percent upfront and a six percent price rise to 93 300. A Navy concern over contract termination terms and waste separation was raised, and no action was taken on Sunday dump opening.
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Kittery
The
Kelly Co
Ernest C. Maby
Manuel Sousa
Navy
Maine anniversary coverage and local notices in Augusta
A compact roundup highlights events from Augusta and surrounding towns including anniversary reflections in Maine, notes from the Youth Center, and local civic items. Other items mention public services, school news, and community updates within the regional newspaper page cluster.
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Maine
Augusta
Kittery Ambulance
Florida
View of
Thomson School News Business Mirror
Federal Employees
Seabrook
Closure of three Portsmouth elementary schools approved
The Board of Education voted 8 to 3 to close Lafayette Sherburne and Atlantic Heights Schools next year amid budget cuts and a $232000 saving. Over 400 residents attended as debates and public comments followed two stalled motions to table the plan, with the district preserving Sherburne on the real estate rolls for possible expansion.
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Portsmouth
Board of Education
Little Harbour
Lafayette
Sherburne
Atlantic Heights
Nancy Carey
League of Women Voters
John Sullivan
Eileen Foley
Kaoe
Charlies J. Griffin
Pease Air Base
Jay Edwards
A. Robert Thoresen
Susan Thoresen
Herbert Bunnell
Charles Halle
Harold Whitehouse Jr
Janet Corcoran
Ralph Woodman
Fred Sullivan
Russell Brightman
Frank Yean
Robert Philbrook
Yean
Brightman
Corcoran
Malloy
Philbrook
Share
Halle
Whitehouse
Woodman
Sherburne School
City Council Votes to Pay 17% PSC Hike Under Protest
Portsmouth will pay the 17 percent rise in its electric bill under protest while seeking a court ruling on CWIP financing for Seabrook. Council debates withholding payment, supports anti CWIP legislation, and queries legality with PUC and state court actions.
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Portsmouth
James Splaine
Splaine
Public Service Company
Seabrook
Concord
Mary Keenan
Nicholas Aeschliman
Stephen Tober
William A. Thomson Jr
John J. Whaley
Peter Weeks
William F. Keefe
Dover
Thomson
CWIP
State Supreme Court
Legislative Utilities Consumer Council
Keenan
Public Utilities Commission
Whaley
PUC
Robert J. Harrison
Public Service
Exeter Hikes Water Rates by 15 Percent
Exeter selectmen approved a 15 percent water rate increase effective in April to balance Water-Sewer Department finances at about 675000. Town Manager Donald Chick cited needed future water system work while Selectman John Gilmore pressed for faster collection of over 100000 in overdue water bills.
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Exeter — Selectmen
Donald Chick
Chick
Selectman
John Gilmore
Gilmore
Small Claims Court
Hampton Police Union sues town over suspensions
The Hampton Police Relief Association filed an unfair labor practice charge against the town amid suspensions of three officers Patrolmen George Bateman and Robert Towler and Sgt James Kennedy. Bateman received five days off without pay for department rule violations while Towler and Kennedy got 14 days each for calling the chief’s statement a lie. A hearing date is not set yet but hoped for April. The board also met briefly on other matters including land adjacent to the dump, with a possible $32,000 purchase from George Burgon and prior abatement deals discussed.
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Hampton
Hampton Police Relief Association
Peter G. Lombardi
George Bateman
Robert Towler
James Kennedy
Selectmen
Bateman
Robert Picucci
Towler
Kennedy
HPRA
State Labor Relations Board
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Electric Boat Division of
General Dynamics
EB Yard
U.S. Navy
Salt Lake City
Utah State Prison
Gary Gilmore
Assen
Netherlands
Council In
Lafayet
Diane Share
Feds
Harold Whitehouse
Francis T. Malloy
Condero
Little Harbour School
Weeks
Aeschliman
Exeter
George Burgon
Lombardi
Homer Johnson
Johnson
Robert V. Lessard
Imanac
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