Wyman seeks removal of his Supreme Court nomination
Former New Hampshire state official Louis Wyman asks Governor Meldrim Thomson to withdraw his nomination to the state Supreme Court ending a seven month impasse. Thomson has not decided. council opposition and lack of recent judicial experience framed the dispute. Wyman, ex-attorney general and former congressman, left public office and returned to private practice.
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Concord
N.H
Louis Wyman
Meldrim Thomson
Wyman
State Supreme Court
Thomson
Roland Jenkins
Louis
Supreme Court
Executive Council
Louis D'Allesandro
Manchester
Lou Wyman
D'Allesandro
Bernard Streeter
Nashua
Streeter
House of Representatives
United States Senate
John Durkin
Malcolm McLane
Raymond Burton
Bath
Dudley Dudley
Durham
Wallenda dies after fall from beachfront wire in Puerto Rico
News briefs report Karl Wallenda, 73, fell ten stories to his death during a Pan American circus promotion in San Juan. Also note large Amoco Cadiz oil spill, a NH executive council bid, Concord Coach Lines cutback, and a Boothbay freezer fire.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Karl Wallenda
Wallenda
James B. Harrington
Senate relief package faces parity doubts and higher prices
Relief for farmers passes Senate but critics call parity a hoax in an election year while higher consumer food costs are expected to persist. In a separate crash near San Luis Arizona two Mexican buses collided killing at least 30 and injuring scores as a fire followed the impact.
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Washington
Senate
Yuma, Ariz
San Luis
Denver rocked by two hazardous device incidents
Police in Denver found a third hazardous device in a newspaper vending machine near the first sites. A man was dismembered at Bannock Street near the VFW building after the two sudden accidents, with police isolating a 16 block area and using a sharpshooter to handle the un detonated device. The events occurred within minutes of each other as authorities investigated a timer attached to the package.
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Denver
Bannock Street
VFW
Pennekert
Art Dill
Blaii Street
Denver Metro College
Dill
Denver Post
No Hope Of Action In New Hampshire Senate
On the eve of the 1978 Senate session New Hampshire House Speaker George B. Roberts said the Legislature may not meet this year citing Senate reluctance to change rules. The governor urged adjournment, while Roberts accused Senate leaders of blocking major House bills.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Senate
House
George B. Roberts
Roberts
Statehouse
Senate
Alf Jacobson
Hooksett
Hampton
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Thomson
Peter Cotch
Jacobson
Cotch
Robert B. Monier
Goffstown
Deven
Mitchell says he never got FBI alert on Korean funds
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell testified he never received an FBI memo alleging South Korean President Park Chung Hee’s Blue House funded U S political parties. The House subcommittee released summaries of Hoover memos noting Park’s alleged contributions and a congressman being paid, with Kissinger and Haig slated to testify.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
FBI
Park Chung Hee
U.S
Mitchell
Henry Kissinger
Blue House
Democratic Party
House
J. Edgar Hoover
Tongsun Park
Richard M. Nixon
Subcommittee
Nixon
President Park
Bits of Granite and a Ten Dollar Pay Hike
Local discussions hinge on a ten dollar raise amid a broader tax compromise. County commissioners review budget implications as the UNH Friends program and Blue Shield probe draw attention. Community notices include the Newmarket and Winnacunnet school districts planning education tests and column features on antiques.
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Bits of Granite
Friends of Unh
The
Rose Man Blue Shield
Probe County Commission
Newmarket
Pine Tree Log
Winnacunnet
Business Mirror
New Hampshire fights flag half staff ruling over Good Friday
In U S District Court New Hampshire seeks to show Gov Medrim Thomson acted with a secular purpose when lowering state flags on Good Friday to honor Jesus Christ The judge questioned the declaration as endorsing Christianity and a ruling on an injunction was pending The governor urged people to fly flags at half staff wear pins inverted to show distress and defended the action as constitutional and necessary against secular ideologies
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Boston
New Hampshire Today
U.S. District Court
Medrim Thomson
Walter Skinner
Thomson
New Hampshire Citzens
Skinner
Michael Winograd
New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union
Wilbur Glahn
U.S. Supreme Court
Universalist Church
Carter presses Begin to withdraw from West Bank in Middle East talks
President Carter urges Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to commit to a West Bank pullback as part of a broader Arab Israeli settlement. Officials say abortion of progress hinges on withdrawal and how to handle the Palestinian issue in a declaration of principles. The two hour Cabinet room meeting was described as serious and candid as talks continue over Jordan's role and a resumed Egypt Israel direct dialogue.
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Washington
Carter
Menachem Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
U.S
Begin
Jordan
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Egypt
White House
Cyrus R. Vance
State Department
Moshe Dayan
Vance
Dayan
Kittery group pushes charter revisions over council overrule
The Kittery Committee to Uphold Justice seeks charter changes to permit censure recall and overrule of all council actions. Formed after town manager John R. Kennedy was suspended on a 4-3 vote, it reports nearly 1000 dollars raised for a defense fund and accuses tax dollars of being wasted on legal counsel.
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Kittery
Kittery Committee To
John R. Kennedy
John Kennedy
Kittery Town
Kennedy
Coast Guard Suspends Hunt For Three Missing Men
The Coast Guard suspended its search for Gary D. McCulloch Frank Felch and Joseph Cassidy Jr. missing since Monday after a canoe sweater and paddles were found near Rye Beach. Helicopters and boats searched the area while beach patrols stretched from Salisbury to Rye Fox Hill Point. The men left Hampton Monday night aiming for an offshore platform and had made a similar trip in December. They wore warm clothes and had no life jackets.
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Hampton Beach
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Gary D. McCulloch
Fellows Ave
Hampton
Frank Felch
High St
Salisbury
Mass
Joseph P. Cassidy Jr
Lynnbrook
Long Island
N.Y
Rye Beach
Fox Hill Point
Rye
Hampton Area
Robert Mark
Mark
U.N unit enters Lebanon as cease-fire shaky
An 18 man Iranian reconnaissance party led a 400 strong contingent into Mar jayoun near the Israeli border as the first U.N. peacekeeping unit moves to Litani posts. Palestinian factions accuse major cease-fire violations while Israel says the truce holds with intermittent shelling noted near Nabatieh Tyre and the Litani bridge.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
South
Marjayoun
Golan Heights
Litani River
Nabatieh
Tyre
Palestine Liberation Organization
France
Norway
Nepal
Britain
Cyprus
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
Sweden
Security Council
Israel
Sau Lebanon
Kasayma
Litani
St Johns Cemetery and Old North Cemetery Added to National Register
St John’s Church and nearby Old North Cemetery in Portsmouth have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. NHP officer George Gilman was informed by the Interior Department. The register recognizes cultural resources and may unlock grants for preservation while guiding review of federally funded projects. Gerald D. Foss led the nomination.
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St. John’s Church
George Gilman
N.H
U.S. Department of the Interior
Portsmouth
Old North Cemetery
William Whipple
State Historic Preservation Office
National Register
Gerald D. Foss
Rye
St. John’s
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