PUC approves record 30.1 million NH rate hike in Seabrook plan
The Public Service Co. of New Hampshire wins a 30.1 million rate increase the state Public Utilities Commission calls the largest in history. It raises the average monthly bill to 31 dollars and allocates 37 percent to construction-work-in-progress charges for Seabrook nuclear plant financing amid a political push to outlaw such charges.
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New Hampshire
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Supreme Court
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Resorts International casino opens in Atlantic City
Atlantic Citys Resorts International Hotel Casino opens on the Boardwalk as Gov. Brendan T. Byrne cuts an orange ribbon. More than 1,000 dice players and card players gather to try luck at the nations only legal casino outside Nevada. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. EDT with crowds moving into the gaming area featuring slot machines and betting tables.
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N.J
Nevada
New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne
Resorts International Hotel
Carter urges Illinois to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
President Carter urged Illinois lawmakers to reverse opposition and ratify the Equal Rights Amendment during a joint session in Springfield. He traveled from Illinois to West Virginia and pressed for ERA passage in remarks prepared for the legislature.
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Ill
Carter
Illinois
West Virginia
Young woman dies in Whitefield home fire
In Whitefield, fire officials report an 18 or 19 year old woman died early today trying to escape a burning home. Fire chief Winnie Placey suspects smoke inhalation, with a medical referee summoned for confirmation. In Concord, NH, the Public Utilities Commission approved a six percent rate increase for Granite State Electric Co, boosting revenues by $913,912 for the Lebanon based utility.
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Whitefield
N.H
Winnie Placey
Placey
Concord
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Granite State Electric Co
TWA seeks fare cut Boston to New York and DC
Trans World Airlines proposed June 1 fare reductions to cut Boston New York and Boston Washington routes from 37 to 20 for one way and from 46 to 37.10 round trip to New York, matching Amtrak and slightly above bus prices.
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Trans World Airlines
New York
Washington
D.C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Amtrak
McIntyre push for SBA solar loan program gains House support
U S Senator Thomas J Mcintyre predicts House approval of a Senate bill to authorize a 75 million dollar Small Business Administration loan program for small firms manufacturing or selling energy conservation equipment including solar systems and devices using wind wood or water power with grass roots access.
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Concord
N.H
U.S
Thomas J. Mcintyre
House
Senate
McIntyre
Small Business Administration
Howard Johnson sued over price abuses on Maine Turnpike
In Augusta, Attorney General Joseph E. Brennan filed a Kennebec County Superior Court suit against the Howard Johnson Co alleging overcharging for food and merchandise at Maine Turnpike restaurants. The complaint cites a public monopoly and excessive prices after a state investigation and lawmakers' complaints.
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Augusta
Maine
Howard Johnson Co
Maine Turnpike
Joseph E. Brennan
Howard Johnson
Kennebec County
Attorney General's Office
Council rejects Martel for New Hampshire PUC post
The Executive Council split 2 to 2 rejecting former state Senator Louis Israel Martel’s nomination to the Public Utilities Commission. Governor Thomson denounced the vote and said he would resubmit. Councilors Burton and Dudley opposed citing lack of qualifications for technical legal PUC issues.
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N.H
Executive Council Today
Louis- Israel Martel
State Public Utilities Commission
Meldrim Thomson
Martel
Dudley
PUC
Malcolm McLane
R-Concord
Earl Sweeney
Col
Harold Rowlton
Market Square Day Set for June 10 in Portsmouth
Downtown Portsmouth hosts Market Square Day starting 6 am with a pancake breakfast and ending with a Gay Nineties Casino night at the Kearsarge. The all day event includes ballet, a 10,000 meter race, judo, music, fashion show, puppet show, auction, chorus, square dancing, and wide food offerings with an artists exposition as part of a historic Market Square revitalization project by the New Hampshire Council for the Humanities.
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Seacoast
Market Square Day
Portsmouth
Kearsarge
Ben Baldwin
New England
N.H
Moving day forces license bureau to close at Parade Mall
The State Motor Vehicle Division license bureau at Parade Mall will close for good Tuesday. Safety Commissioner Richard Flynn said no new quarters have been found and motorists may need to travel to Epping or Rochester. If moved, the office will be at Troop A in Epping.
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Atlantic Heights fights to keep neighborhood school open
Atlantic Heights residents press city leaders to reverse the school closings of Heights and Lafayette elementaries. Attorney John Maher urges a one year analysis, a supplemental budget, and a possible moratorium while council and school board consider cost impacts. Council debates budget, tax rate, and possible one year delay. joint meeting set for June 8. A separate crash near Pease Air Force Base knocks down a light tower. one driver injured, vehicle reported stolen.
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Lafayette
John Maher
the Heights
Maher
Portsmouth Herald
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Jay Edwards
Edwards
William F. Keefe
Sherburne
Keefe
Mary Keenan
Senate passes CWIP bill facing veto from Gov Thomson
In Concord New Hampshire the Senate approved a House backed bill banning construction work in progress charges for electric utilities despite Gov Meldrim Thomson's vow to veto. The measure targets Seabrook power plant financing and aims to curb rate hikes while Public Service Co of New Hampshire contends it would trigger blackouts. The Public Utilities Commission meanwhile approved a 19 percent rate increase to fund Seabrook with most new revenue directed to advance costs and ratepayers see a 60 cent rise in the average bill.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Senate
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Thomson
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New Hampshire
Seabrook
Sen
D. Alan
Nashua
Sen. C. Robertson Trowbridge
Dublin
Public Service
Are Service Co
Trowbridge
Gordon McKenney
State Public Utilities Commission
New Hampshire Senate Clears Wine Sales Bill for Groceries
The Senate backed a bill to let grocery chains sell table wines with up to six licenses, while beer licenses stay at two. The measure keeps wholesale control with the liquor commission and faces a doubtful fate with Gov. Meldrim Thomson. Supporters say it aids small grocers, opponents call it unfair to restaurants and name Cumberland Farms as a nickname for the bill.
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N.H
New Hampshire Senate
Meldrim Thomson
State Liquor Commission
Alan Rock
Nashua
Cumberland Farms
Robert Monier
Goffstown
Sen. C. Robertson Trowbridge
Dublin
Monier
Rock
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Trowbridge
Exeter faces tax bill gripes after 1966 revaluation
Exeter Town Assessor Edward Elcik warns up to twenty percent of property owners may file complaints when December tax bills arrive. He expects many grievances will be legitimate as the town undertakes a long awaited revaluation driven by seven years of inflation. He cites unpermitted remodels and underassessed land as main trouble spots and notes access issues with required appraisals. The town’s total value stands near $132 million with many homes above $200,000. hearings should be scheduled early to address likely court disputes.
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Edward Elcik
Elcik
Eicik
Elrik
Todd Beety
Se Ee
Sherman Chester
Tom Prentiss
Weather Broadcast On FM Station 162.47 Concord
The National Weather Service provides continuous weather information broadcast on FM at 162.47 from Concord. Almanac page note records this ongoing service as a public weather update channel.
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Concord
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