News Highlights From Rome to Philadelphia and Beyond
Rome voters near end of parliamentary elections with no clear majority signal as 78.9 percent turnouts. Crum reported missing aboard the Nostromo near Hong Kong with four guests. A Belfast boy fires acid at a soldier, while a Pasadena man is rescued after three days lost in woods. Proxmire condemns Burns’s Fed leadership. Philadelphia records 13 weekend murders in violent spree. USAF F4 Phantoms collide south of Orlando. pilots unconfirmed.
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Willian J. Crum
U.S
Vietnam
Port Sail
Pasadena
Calif
Suegi Hishimura
Shimpo
Shepard to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Franklin Pierce
Adm Alan Shepard Jr famed as Americas first in space and Apollo 14 commander will deliver the main address at Franklin Pierce College seventh commencement in Rindge New Hampshire. Catherine Crochiere 30 of Swansey dies in Marlboro crash raising NH 1972 highway toll to 41 as car leaves NH 12 and overturns.
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Marlboro Marlboro
N.H
New Hampshire
Catherine Crochiere
Curtis seeks permanent Maine Canada relations commission
Governor Kenneth M. Curtis said he wants a permanent commission to improve Maine's relations with nearby Canadian provinces. He noted Maine often pursues exchange programs abroad while neglecting Canada as a close neighbor.
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Quebec
Augusta
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Canada
Planes Back at Hanoi
U S Navy bombers attacked Hanoi area depots and military targets while claiming several Soviet built MIG interceptors shot down. Hanoi radio said two U S planes were down south of Hanoi. U S Command reported no losses. Talks with the NSC followed as raids extended to other North Vietnamese areas. U S forces also reported heavy activity along Highway 1 and in the central highlands with ongoing B52 bombing and ground actions in South Vietnam.
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School Board Budget Deficit Action Planned
The School Board faces a 102,990 deficit in the current budget and may seek a supplemental appropriation after a 44 vote by the City Council. A delay of summer pay checks proposed by the Association of Portsmouth could save 112,000, with a council reconsideration next Sunday.
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Withdrawal urged if Viets dont hold
Washington AP Rep Louis C. Wyman warned Nixon may have to withdraw all U.S. forces if South Vietnam cannot halt the enemy invasion. He cited eroding ARVN morale and desertions, saying continued aid without self defense would render the situation hopeless though not hopeless yet and time is running out.
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War Scene Map Shows Developments in Vietnam War
An AP report describes the evolving South Vietnam war scene with a map, noting a bar at the top marking a zone where U S planes destroyed three MIG aircraft eight miles south of Hanoi.
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AP Pheta
Two Men Held For Murder In Portland
Two Portland men Richard J. Ross 22 and Robert Robbins 27 were held without bail after a probable cause determination on murder charges of a retired television repairman. They appeared before District Court Judge Simon Spill with grand jury action set for June.
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Portland, Maine
Portland
Richard J. Ross
Robert Robbins
Simon Spill
Humphrey Favored In W V Primary Amid Wallace Push
Hubert Humphrey, trailing in Nebraska and nationally, is favored to win West Virginia’s Democratic primary while Wallace campaigns for delegate strength after North Carolina victory. Sanford vows to stay in race. NC results show Wallace 408,785, Sanford 304,397, Chisholm 61,359, Muskie 30,593, Jackson 9,323 as McGovern leads in Minnesota and Ohio tallies with Wallace and Humphrey gaining.
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Hubert Humphrey
West Virginia
George C. Wallace
Wallace
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Duke University
Miami Beach
Shirley Chisholm
Edmund
Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Bomb Blast Damages High Rise On Middle Street
Explosion alarms along Middle Street as a dynamite charge at the elderly housing project under construction caused heavy damage before a Ft Devens bomb team disarmed a prior charge the night before. Police and fire units evacuated nearby buildings while federal inspectors investigate the incident with no injuries reported.
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London
Richards Avenue
Ft. Devens
Pease Afb
Ernest Weeks
Ayer
Mass
Portsmouth
No Meeting Called On School Deficit Supplemental
A special City Council meeting to decide a possible 102006 supplemental appropriation for a school deficit was canceled due to absence of members. Mayor Arthur F Brady Jr said full attendance is needed. the issue, tied 44 at the last session, will be reconsidered at next Monday's council meeting.
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Portsmouth High School
Portsmouth High
Wentworth- by-the-Sea
New Castle
New England Drama Festival Council
Little Harbour
Portsmouth Area
Greenland Central School
Greenland School ‘Board
Arthur F. Brady Jr
Honduran Pursuit Of Hijacker After Parachute Flight
Associated Press reports two weekend hijackings with political motives. An Eastern Airlines 727 passenger parachuted into Honduras with 303000 dollars. a Western Airlines crew took a Utah protester to Cuba. The Western hijacker was identified as Michael Lynn Hanson.
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Honduras
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Wale
Lrew
Pennsylvania
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FBI
Michael Lynn Hanson
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
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