New Hampshire Handclasp clothing drive begins Monday
The New Hampshire Handclasp drive runs May 27 to June 3 in the Portsmouth area to collect clothing for Vietnamese orphans and war victims. Co sponsored by the Portsmouth Fire Department and The Portsmouth Herald with The Helping Hands, headed by G M Doucette, the effort draws support from state agencies unions and many locals. Fire Chief Ernest Weeks invites donations at fire stations during daylight hours.
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Portsmouth Area
New Hampshire
Seacoast
Portsmouth
Doucette
Pease Afb
Vietnam
Ronald G. Turgeon
USMC
da Nang
Ernest Weeks
Ee Herald
Phofge
Portsmouth Herald
Ohio State coed killed in campus dorm fire
A fatal fire on the 11th floor of a 24 story OSU dorm injured 14 others, two critically, with officials citing arson as a suspected cause. The blaze marks a second such incident in the twin towers in recent days.
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Ohio State Coed
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Planes Hit in Waves Amid Saigon Threats
Waves of American bombers struck enemy positions threatening Saigon and the Central Highlands while U S fighter-bombers targeted a large radar complex near Vinh. Two planes and two fliers were lost Tuesday, with total U S warplanes claimed downed in North Vietnam rising to 40.
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Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Vinh
Hanoi
Panharxile
North Vietnam
United States
Dong Hoi
Dmz
America
Air Force Strategic Command
Dak To
Kontum
Highlands
Paris
One Killed In Crash at Hanscom Air Force Base
A four engine C54 transport crashed near Hanscom Air Force Base in a swamp while en route from Andrews AFB to Hanscom. One crewman died, three survivors identified as Lt. Col. James D. Randolph Maj. Walter C. Deppishe Jr. and M Sgt Robert H. Rice, with the right steward killed. Surviving crew walked to a road and all were in good condition at Chelsea Naval Hospital. Fire on the right side was reported before the crash.
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Andrews Air Force Base
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Air Force
Andrews Afb
Hanscom
Hanscom Afb
Mass
Congressmen Protest Portsmouth Shipyard Closure
Defense Department reaffirmed its plan to close the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by 1975. New Hampshire lawmakers blasted Deputy Secretary Nitze’s reply, pledging to fight the closure as Republicans condemned the department while praising the yard’s workforce as essential to national defense.
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Defense Department
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Defense
Paul H. Nitze
Tom McIntyre
DNH
U.S
Nitze
Portsmouth
France in crisis as millions strike across Paris and provinces
PARIS AP The French strike action disrupts central markets, transport, and services across major cities including Paris Bordeaux Brest Clermont-Ferrand Lille Lyon Marseille Poitiers Rennes and Toulouse. Government efforts under President de Gaulle face opposition in the National Assembly while wages and market barriers influence the standoff.
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Paris
Les Halles
France
Indus Graph
Bordeaux
Brest
Clermont-Ferrrand
Lille
Lyon
Marseille
Politiers
Rennes
Toulouse
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Beauty Pushes Tax Debate At City Hall Gubernatorial Hopefuls
Portsmouth beauty committee chairs a city program as a clearinghouse for ideas on shade trees and beautification while Nashua hosts first tax debate of the year among gubernatorial hopefuls. Participants include Meldrim Thomson Jr. Alexander Taft Eugene Struckhoff and Richard Noyes. Struckhoff argues for a broad base tax to fund services and curb local property tax burdens while Thomson links taxes to education and advocates home rule.
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Lady Bird Johnson
Eileen D. Foley
Portsmouth
S.B. Maddock
Portsmouth Herald
City Hall
Maddock
Hampton
Durham
Nashua
N.H
New Hampshire
Concord
Richard Noyes
Tax Research Union
Struckhoff
Citizens Council For A Better
Thomson
Orford
Nebraska
New Hampshire Education Association
Bloodmobile Day Set for Portsmouth Drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits the Unitarian Universalist Church in Portsmouth Friday from 12:30 to 5 p.m. The event is backed by the Portsmouth Jaycees who will campaign to boost donor turnout and call residents tomorrow night to remind them to donate.
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Portsmouth
Red Cross
Unitarian Universalist Church
Portsmouth Jaycees
Jaycees
Columbia University Violence Flares On Campus Barricade Cleared
Police cleared a barricaded Columbia University building early today arresting 131 demonstrators with 60 injured, including 16 officers. The unrest began after students resisted dormitory orders, fires were lit, and a thousand officers charged the area at 4:25 a.m. in Morningside Heights.
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New York
Columbia University
Han Baw Bare
Columbia
Morningside Heights
Upper Manhattan
Grayson Kirk
Data Director Quits Before Starting New Job
In Concord New Hampshire the first data processing director post for the state will remain open after Norman B. Andrews of Framingham Massachusetts declined a $25 000 per year offer. Senate President Stewart Lamprey said the seven person Data Processing Commission will renew its search at a meeting today with 250 applicants previously considered.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Council
Senate
Stewart Lamprey
Data Processing Commission
Lamprey
Eel
Norman B. Andrews
Framingham
Mass
Andrews
Lindan
Sen. Lamprey
Zayre
Weather Station Readings and Private Sale Ad Notice
The Portsmouth Herald lists morning weather readings with temperatures around 60 degrees and barometer near 29.9. Private sale ad for a 1967 Cougar XR-1 appears with low mileage, V-8 engine, power brakes and steering, air conditioning, and adjustable tilt steering. Contact numbers 436-145 and 436-9721 for details.
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Portsmouth
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Geno's Coffee
Iscank St
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Portsmouth Paper Co
Portsmouth, N.H
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Sagemore Ave
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