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Portsmouth Herald

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1978

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PHS Clipper Band Heads to Apple Blossom Festival

Portsmouth High School Clipper Band departs with 205 members on six buses for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia. Sgt Sheldon Sullivan leads the motorcade with plans for two parades field marching and concert competitions.

Clippers Portsmouth High School Winchester New England Pennsylvania Virginia Sheldon Sullivan New Hampshire State Police Sullivan Duff's Quality Inn East Washington, D.C Herald Larry Favinger William Jenness Clipper Band Portsmouth Senior High School

Utopia Health Club Closed by Court Order

Exeter Portsmouth Utopia Health and Leisure Club is declared a nuisance and ordered shut by Superior Court Judge Arthur E. Bean. The county won a temporary injunction this morning, barring any use until a final judgment on a permanent injunction is issued.

Exeter Utopia Health and Leisure Club Portsmouth Superior Court Arthur E. Bean Bean

Contingency Plans Stir Over Illegal Postal Strike

Washington negotiators discuss possible use of National Guard, regular military and ROTC cadets to run essential postal services if a nationwide strike occurs this summer while some Saturday mail would be halted. The AP obtained a Postal Service plan detailing these measures.

Washington Postal Service Associated Press National Guard

PSC seeks funds for Seabrook

Public Service Co of New Hampshire says five of the nine Seabrook plant owners would advance about 19 million dollars to ease a cash flow problem while awaiting a 47.6 million rate increase decision. United Illuminating cannot pay its share, but other owners may cover nearly 10 million.

Manchester N.H Public Service Co New Hampshire Seabrook Public Service Robert Harrison State Public Utilities Commission United Illuminating Co Connecticut Harrison

Legislature faces no funds for Seabrook arrest costs

In Concord New Hampshire House Majority Leader Marshall French says the Legislature has no money to pay police and National Guardsmen if next month's planned Seabrook nuclear plant occupation leads to mass arrests. He doubts the issue will be addressed in the current special session. The Clamshell Alliance plans a protest at the plant site on June 24.

Concord N.H New Hampshire Seabrook House Marshall French French Meredith Clamshell Alliance

PUC hears residents on wells near Seabrook plant

Hampton Falls residents voiced opposition to Public Service Co. pumping groundwater from three Brimmer Lane wells for Seabrook construction and operation. They warned of dry wells and cited town ordinances and past refusals. PSC indicated Hampton Falls wells are a secondary source. Seabrook could supply water.

Ann Howe Concord Hampton Falls Public Utilities Commission Seabrook Margerite Fisk Drinkwater Road PUC Public Service Co Marie Antoinette PSC Hubert Brown Brimmer Lane Roberta Pevear Grace Perkins Old Ady Pevear Beckley

Sun Day rites coast to coast across United States

The Sun Day celebration embraced dawn services and solar energy fairs led by early risers. Politicians like Rep. Ottinger and Rep. Jeffords spoke from Cadillac Mountain Maine while Govs and diplomats joined New York sunrise observances outside the UN. Robert Redford urged clean energy as Saudi support backed solar potential.

Carter Solar Energy Institute Colorado Washington, D.C Richard L. Ottinger D-N.y Cadillac Mountain Maine United States Ottinger James Jeffords R-Vt Bar Harbor Jeffords U.N New York Robert Redford Solar Action Inc Washington Lincoln Memorial Andrew McGuire D-N.j McGuire Saudi Arabia Washington Post New York Times Today America

Nine inmates escape Valley Street Jail in Manchester

Nine inmates fled Hillsboro County Jail by cutting through a ceiling and bars, escaping shortly before 10 p.m. The break prompted a New England wide alert classifying some escapees as extremely dangerous. Three were arrested within 13 hours, including Leo Janson and Robert Hurst Jr. Others remained at large: Wing Holden Bosworth Morin Dennis Smith and Houle.

Manchester N.H Hillsboro New England Scott R. Stevens Auburn Street Jonathan Wing Albert J. Holden James J. Bosworth Michael Morin Dennis Smith Ronald R. Houle Earl Dubois Dubois Steve Puchacz Puchacz Wing Boston Hurst Janson Bridge Street

Silent Whaleback foghorn goes silent after repairs

A Coast Guard technical crew repaired the cable at Whaleback Light on Tuesday. The light and the foghorn are now controlled by the Portsmouth Harbor Coast Guard station at New Castle. The horn had sounded continually for months after damage in the February storm. It will be used only when visibility in the harbor is poor.

Coast Guard Whaleback Light Portsmouth Harbor

Federal task force to hold Rye fishing hearing May 11

A federal task force seeking to aid New England fisheries will hold a hearing at Rye Town Hall on May 11 at 7 p.m. U.S. Rep. Norman D Amours arranged the New Hampshire visit. Attending are Terry Leitzell and William Gordon of NMFS, Joseph Slavin of Fisheries Development, and Dr. Robert Edwards of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Rye New England Rye Town Hall New Hampshire U.S Norman D’amours Terry Leitzell National Marine Fisheries Service William Gordon Joseph Slavin Robert Edwards Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Leitzell

Where does mail go a routing errors study reveals impact

The Postal Service study finds two of every hundred letters delayed due to misrouting to wrong post offices. Assistant Postmaster General Pete Dorsey told the governing board that mechanical and human mistakes and improper ZIP codes cause the errors. He noted questions about whether machines reduced routing errors.

Washington Internal Postal Service Pete Dorsey Dorsey

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PHS Armstrong Shenandoah Conservatory of Music Daniel Morgan Middle School Utopia Lynn Coleman Department of Energy John Durkin D-N.h Howard Metzenbaum D-Ohio James Abourezk D-S.c Federal Election Commission Coleman Senate Dole Again Robert Dole Kansas Dole Hampton Republican Town Committee Laconia Franconia Carter Trip Gerald Ford White House Rex Granum Golda Tel Aviv Israel Golda Meir Omurmuriere Mulligan Dr. Thosteson Mideast Lebanon Tennessee Ann Landers Goren Sun Exeter Selectmen The Valley Street Hweather Sunny National Weather Service Imanac
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