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Portsmouth Herald

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1978

Page

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Coast Guard wash blamed for ship damage near Badger's Island

Maine shipwright Langford Warren cites Coast Guard boat's heavy wash after a distress call at Great Bay as the cabin cruiser moored off Badger's Island suffered six to eight thousand dollars in damage to rails and interior. Coast Guard Chief Morong says the wash occurred while responding to a sailboat breaking free, and while he questions the claimed amount, he notes crews must throttle to beat tides and warns against excessive speeds. Public complaint threatened if further incidents occur.

Warren Badger’s Island Coast Guard Great Bay Mike Geanoulis Barton's Geanoulis Robert Morong Portsmouth Harbor Coast

New Hampshire Pesticides Board okays limited Silvex use

The New Hampshire Pesticides Board approved limited Silvex application on 50 acres around Moultonboro Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee. The chemical under EPA review as a possible cancer risk must be used per manufacturer instructions and within the requested scope.

Concord N.H New Hampshire Pesticides Board Moultonboro Bay Lake Winnipesaukee Environmental Protection Agency

Carter Aides Move to Seek Five Year Nuclear Test Ban Pact

Washington sources say the Carter administration intends to negotiate a five year treaty with the Soviet Union to ban nuclear explosion tests. Great Britain is expected to be invited to join the agreement. Officials declined to be named.

Washington Carter Soviet Union Great Britain

U.S. Canada Close Talks on Reciprocal Fisheries Plan

Negotiating teams from the United States and Canada wrap two days of talks in Halifax after progress on implementing a reciprocal fisheries agreement. Officials say progress focused on management of Georges Bank fish stocks and the scallop industry south of Nova Scotia.

Halifax Nova Scotia U.S Canada Federal Fisheries Department Georges Bank

Seacoast Daily Inside Pages Preview Table

Inside Pease Report on Page 2 highlights a bottle law trial and quick glimpses. Lottery and daily number roundups appear on pages 3 and 2 3 respectively with Seacoast features and Rambling notes. Major sections include Dr Thosteson Heart Savers Seabrook ordinances church news sports entertainment and horoscopes across pages 5 6 7 8 9 10 11.

Seacoast Dr. Thosteson Seabrook Goren Ann Landers

Maine Court Upholds IAC Award for Work Injury

The Maine Supreme Court unanimously upheld a workmen's compensation award to Richard D. McLaren, a hospital administrator who developed an acute schizophrenic episode after attending a group sensitivity training seminar. The ruling found the injury arose in the course of employment and supported a five month incapacity award.

Portland Maine Maine Supreme Court Maine Industrial Accident Commission Richard D. McLaren New England Center Durham N.H Law Court Commission McLaren Maine Medical Center Webber Hospital

Carter urges coal focus as oil fears grow

President Carter travels to Charleston and Springfield as he pushes energy policy toward coal while urging steady Appalachian coal output. He announces the first members of the President's Commission on the Coal Industry with Governor Rockefeller as chairman and Willard Wirtz and Dewey Presley named to the panel.

Charleston W.va Carter Springfield Ill Washington Illinois United Mine Workers Union West Virginia Jay Rockefeller Willard Wirtz Kennedy Johnson Dewey Presley Texas White House Jennings Randolph Arch Moore Chicago Congress

Gromyko Calls Neutron Bomb Vicious Stem of Disarmament

At the United Nations General Assembly the Soviet foreign minister denounced the neutron bomb as vicious and cruel and urged an unambiguous US reply to Moscow's proposal for forgiveness of the weapon. He pressed talks on strategic arms reduction and a broad nuclear test ban while Trudeau urged a ban on testing strategic delivery systems.

United Nations Andrei A. Gromyko United States Soviet Union U.S U.N. General Assembly Pierre Elliott Trudeau Gromyko Carter Europe

Gromyko flags broad Soviet nuclear aims in talks

The Soviet foreign minister described the weapon as directed at mankind not specific states and said talks in Geneva could yield a comprehensive test ban. He signaled readiness to pursue SALT II negotiations with Carter and Vance, aiming to finalize arms limits and begin related talks soon.

Gromyko U.S America Europe Geneva Washington Carter Cyrus R. Vance Soviet Union

Soviet reply seen as first step in arms talk

U S officials interpreted Gromyko's statement as the Soviet reply to President Carter's pledge last year to cut the American nuclear arsenal by as much as 50 percent if the Soviet Union does likewise.

U.S Gromyko Carter Soviet Union

Brock vote delay stalls NH Supreme Court nomination

Concord officials delayed a vote on Superior Court Judge David A. Brock for the New Hampshire Supreme Court at Executive Councilor Malcolm McLane’s request. Gov. Meldrim Thomson postponed votes on other judicial nominees, while McLane plans to back Lampron and oppose Wyman. The council confirmed several other appointments including Dubois as superintendent of the state mental hospital and Doherty as parks and recreation director.

Concord N.H Superior Court David A. Brock New Hampshire Supreme Court Executive Louis C. Wyman Charles J. Contas Cheshire County Supreme Court Executive Council Raymond Burton Rbath Wyman Burton High Court Thomson Chester C. Dubois Northeast Cases Community Dubois New Hampshire Paul T. Doherty Doherty The Fish and Game Commission Webster FE. Bridges Jr Brookline Sweepstakes Commission Morris Silver Manchester Prison Board of Trustees Louis-Israel Martel Public Utilities Commission Son Martel

Memorial Day Schedule Changes in Portsmouth Area

The Portsmouth Herald will not publish Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Downtown stores close Monday while banks observe Tuesday. City Hall and the library close Monday. schools have Tuesday off. Newington Mall closes early Monday at 5 30 p m and resumes regular hours Tuesday.

Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth City Hall Newington Mall

Boston firm options 100 acres for Portsmouth development

Druker Associates of Boston holds options on about 100 acres near Rt. 1 By Pass and Coakley Road for a potential significant commercial project in Portsmouth. Plans are not solidified and a decision may come in 12 to 18 months. James A. Shanley Real Estate Corp. is the broker. An earlier shopping center attempt failed over access rights and local opposition.

Portsmouth Rt. 1 Coakley Road Ronald Druker Druker James A. Shanley

Oklahoma troopers fall in gunfight as fugitives flee

Three state troopers were killed and a fourth wounded in a gunfight near Caddo Oklahoma amid the pursuit of two prison escapees named Claude Eugene Dennis and Michael Lancaster. The fugitives, linked to four murders in Texas and Alabama, were killed during the exchange as authorities closed in. Governor Boren proclaimed a week of mourning and pledged continued manhunt efforts after the April 23 prison break from McAlester.

Caddo Okla Oklahoma David Boren Boren Pat Grimes Moore Oklahoma Highway Patrol Houston F. “Pappy Summers Enid Billy G. Young Ward Hoyt Hughes Edmond Oklahoma City Durant Lloyd Basinger Lake Texoma Oklahoma-Texas Basinger Dennis Lancaster Alabama Mississippi Brush Stacie Beavers Cuba Ala

Legislator vows fight on CWIP as rate hike advances

In Concord a push to ban construction-work-in-progress charges fails to halt a $30.1 million rate increase for Public Service Co. of New Hampshire. Rep. Mary Chambers notes the bill cannot be retroactive and predicts future CWIP boosts for Seabrook financing. Governor Thomson vows veto. Democrats decry the move while Granite State Alliance questions claimed consumer savings.

Concord N.H Meldrim Thomson New Hampshire Senate Public Utilities Commission Mary Chambers D-Hanover Public Service Co Chambers Seabrook Thomson House Joanne Symons Democratic Party Granite State Alliance

One man protest sparks Barrington mall entrance dispute

In Barrington a 56-year-old labor consultant Charles Ackerman pickets over a shared entrance road to a new mall planned to house 6 to 8 stores and a Post Office. Dover bank and Barton Realty say the road is essential. planners cite a required buffer and zoning approvals as the project proceeds amid local tension.

Barrington Charles Ackerman Ackerman Dover Rt. 125 Rt. 9 U.S Kittery and Sanford Maine Lewis Barton Barton Realty Inc Barton State Highway Department Dover Bank Mall Barrington East

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