President Nixon Accepts Responsibility for Watergate
President Nixon said he accepts responsibility for the Watergate affair during a national TV radio address from the White House. He outlined steps to pursue justice, defend integrity of the presidency, and praised Attorney General-designate Elliott Richardson while announcing the resignations of H R Haldeman and Ehrlichman and the firing of John Dean.
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Nixon
White House
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
William Miller
Shirley Chisholm
D-Ny
Congress
Henry Bellman
Okla
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Richardson
U.S
Massachusetts
Kleindienst
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Engineers to Visit Flooded Fort Kent
Flood waters from the St John River flood Fort Kent Maine forcing evacuations for about 200 families. State Civil Defense and federal engineers will assess damage and estimate losses while Mussure efforts aid exhausted workers. The river reached a record flood level as water covered Maine Street and shut businesses and schools.
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Kent
Maine
Emilien Levesque
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Boston
Mall Business Administration
Fort Kent
St. John
Velenieer
Geckbo
Maree
Yemen Officials Kilted in Crash in Aden
A military plane carrying Foreign Minister Mohammed Saleh Aulaqi and seven diplomats crashed killing all 25 aboard. The diplomats were among two planeloads touring the country after a conference in Aden visiting provinces when the crash occurred. Hostilities may resume in Vietnam as U S actions threaten after ceasefire talks deteriorate with Hanoi reluctant to meet Kissinger.
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Yemen
Aden
South Yemen
Mohammed Saleh Aulaqi
Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Hanoi
Man
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
William H. Sullivan
Nguyen Co Thach
Gunmen Loot Air India Dock at Kennedy Airport
In New York three gunmen hijacked the Air India cargo warehouse at Kennedy airport taking envelopes with a $500,000 diamonds shipment. Police report the robbery ended with the third reshaped crime scene.
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Kennedy New York
Air India
Kennedy Airport
Granite State Insurance seeks rate decrease in New Hampshire
A group of car insurance companies told the state Insurance Department it is entitled to a 10 to 17.4 percent increase but seeks a slight reduction instead. The hearing Monday marked the second round for companies represented by Insurance Services Office, which underpins more than half of the state’s auto insurance.
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Concord
X.H
State Insurance Department
Insurance Services Office
New Hampshire
Maine farmer crushed by tractor in Penobscot hamlet
In Kenduskeag Village Maine officials report William H Hooper 74 died in a farming accident when his tractor tipped over while crossing a brook on Stetson Road Deputy Sheriff Max Knowlton said the crash occurred Monday. In Bangor Maine the Maine Milk Commission announced retail milk prices will rise by a half cent as costs of feed grain climb per Executive Secretary Walter B Steele.
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Kenduskeag Village
Maine
William H. Hooper
Penobscot County
Max Knowlton
Stetson Road
Bangor
Maine Milk Commission
Walter B. Steele
New Hampshire House Appropriations Hikes Health Welfare Budget
The New Hampshire House Appropriations Committee unveils a $222.91 million General Fund operating budget for 1974-1975, exceeding Gov. Meldrim Thomson Jr. by $19.75 million. Hearings begin soon with a May 24 Senate handoff, as overall spending nears $725 million for the two-year period.
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Concord
New Hampshire House Appropriations Committee
Meldrim Thomson Jr
Arthur Drake
R-Lancaster
Senate
Thomsen
E Appropriations Committee
Newsmen
Drake
Thomson
Bloodmobile Visit Sparks Student Involvement
High School students plan to sponsor a Red Cross bloodmobile in Portsmouth on May 11. They will recruit donors assist promotion and provide volunteer staff for the blood drawing from 5 30 p m. A new spinner will be on site to entertain and a transportation service will be offered.
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Vortsmon'h High School
Red Cross
Portsmouth
Spenser
Building Moratorium Extended Five Weeks
The Portsmouth City Council in a 6 to 2 vote extended the building moratorium on multiple dwelling units for five weeks to June. No permits will be issued until then as the School Board budget discussions continue. Council debated board negotiations over teachers’ hospitalization and staffing, with resignations and addenda unresolved. The move signals intent to proceed with next year personnel contracts while budget details remain contentious.
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Portsmouth
Schol
Tiple
Rick Fransoxoe
William F. Keefe
Richard Chaisson
Chaisson
William A. Thomson
Richard
Levy
James J. Cusick
Farragut
Board of Vacillation
Tom
John J. Whaley
Levy Resigns from City Council as Czachor Sworn In
Council member Richard Levy resigned after more than three years in office eight months before his term ended. Peter Czachor, who finished 10th in the last election, was sworn in today to fill the vacancy and will join the council at its next meeting. Levy cited not running again in November to allow a successor to gain budget experience.
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Peter 5. Czachor
Portsmouth
Peter E. O'Donnell
Czachor
Richard S. Levy
Richard
Levy
Dr. Czachor
Bruce Graves
Graves
Mississippi Valley Floods Prompt Evacuations and Warnings
Federal officials warn against early return as upper valley floods intensify. Rainy spells cause more river crests moving downstream, with 11 deaths reported and damages exceeding 240 million dollars in seven states. About 35,000 people remain homeless from Hannibal to the Gulf. 50,000 acres of delta land flooded near Jonesville, Louisiana.
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Associated
Rkuss
Corps
Zannibal
Toiof Army Engineers
St. Louisia
Iowa
Ilinois
Mississippi River Commission
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Commission
Mississippi River
Jonesville
Hannibal
Gulf of Mexico
Hampton Okays Gasoline Contract and Street Permits
Hampton selectmen unanimously approved a one year contract for 80 000 gallons of gasoline at 25.1 cents per gallon with a Portsmouth firm after declining offers from Mobil and two other firms. Action on accepting building permits for two unaccepted streets was postponed to the next meeting to consider a uniform policy. A residents group sought reconsideration of a no swimming ban along the Hampton River side, citing safety concerns amid crowding and river access.
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Hampton
Portsmouth
Mobil
Peter Lombardi
Francis Jacques
Samuel Conte
Mill Pond
Lombardi
Robert V. Lessard
Jacques
Ashton Norton
Selectmen
Hampton River
Maron Brine
Enlecten
Fred White Jr
Gasoline Bids Stabilize City Fuel Contracts
Ports mouth will receive gasoline supplies through June 3 after city purchasing agent John Fransoso announced Texaco negotiations. The deal raises high-test to 23.9 cents per gallon with a 3 cent state tax refund, and regular gas costs about 3 cents less.
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Portsmouth
John Fransoso
Fransoso
Texaco
Governor's NEOCIS funding cut request sparks opposition
Concord reports Lary Attorney General Warren Hudman calls Gov Thomson Jr's demand to suspend NEOCIS federal funding irresponsible. The push was raised during a legislative hearing into NEOCIS security after a letter to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration cited security checks. Rudman criticized the motive as an attempt to deride NEOCIS while the public seeks answers about files on New Hampshire residents and security lapses.
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Concord
Lary
Warren Hudman
New England Organized Crime Intelligence System
Neocis
Meldrim
Thomson Jr
Federal
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Thomson
Trop
Chris
Rudman
Algo
Oren
Neale
House
New Hampshire
Richard Flynn
Joint
Senate
House Finance Committee
Thomsen
SPOCK
Welless Mass
Tan
Firebombing attempt targets cruiser in Berwick
State Police report a suspected fire bombing incident at a cruiser garbed at a home in Berwick. No injuries are reported and investigators seek leads as the investigation continues.
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Berwick
Fire attack on trooper's car shocks Kittery scene
Sgt Everett Jones says a bottle of flammable liquid was thrown at a car amid a fire. The bottle broke, the liquid flared, and fragments are sent to the FBI lab for analysis to identify the liquid and relate tire marks and gravel at the scene. Heal, a nine year trooper, notes no damage to the car or house.
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Everett Jones
Heal
Sgt. Jones
FBI
Kittery Ct
Jones
York
York Beach
Governor Defends Authority to Examine Tax Files
Governor McHirim Thomson Jr asserts executive power to search confidential business profits tax files without council approval while pledging to seek Carmel committee guidance. He warns he will not abandon his constitutional claim that only the governor can initiate such investigations. The state Supreme Court previously ruled the council cannot authorize tax records access.
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Thomson
Concord
McHirim Thomson Jr
Executive Council
Deer
Carmel
Conacil
State Supreme Court
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