Fiery Gulf Coast refinery blast injures many in Texas City
A blast at Gulf Coast oil refinery Texas City Refining Inc caused two 55,000 gallon gasoline tanks to explode after an early morning fire. At least 11 people were injured and two remained unaccounted for as flames burned, forcing crews to stay two blocks away. The blaze could be seen 35 miles away from Houston. In Chicago, traffic crashes over the Memorial Day weekend killed 485 people, with NSC saying 400 to 500 deaths were expected.
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Texas City, Texas
Gulf Coast
Texas City Refining Inc
Houston
Chicago
National Safety Council
Two Americans killed two injured in Japan plane crash
A U.S. military spokesman identified four Americans involved in a crash 55 miles southwest of Tokyo. Pilot Stephen Head from Topeka and Gerald MacDonald of Dorchester were killed while J W Elrod of Piedmond and Neil Gause of Hatboro were injured. Separate Supreme Court action limits lawyers from soliciting clients for personal gain but allows it for non profit groups as political expression.
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Tokyo
U.S
Stephen J. Head
Topeka
Kan
Gerald J. MacDonald
Dorchester
Maine
J.W. Elrod
Piedmond
S.C
Neil J. Gause
Hatboro
Washington
Supreme Court
New Hampshire Plates Delayed To January Availability
Safety Commissioner Richard Flynn says NH reflectorized license plates will be delayed by six months. Manufacture contracts took longer than expected, delaying issuance from July 1 to January 1.
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Concord
N.H
Richard Flynn
New Hampshire
Flynn
Tax credit bill eyed as House returns after holiday
Washington lawmakers plan a Wednesday start to debate a tax cut proposal for families with children in school. The plan offers a direct 25 percent deduction from income taxes for college tuition up to 250 dollars. Senate at recess, no votes until Thursday. In Connecticut, five Atlantic salmon weighing 10 to 14 pounds were found at Rainbow Dam fishway on the Farmington River, bringing total salmon caught in the two rivers to 15 in the past month.
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Washington
House
Senate
Windsor Locks
Conn
New Rainbow Dam
Farmington River
Connecticut River
Harry Winebaum dies in Boston
Prominent Portsmouth businessman Harry Winebaum died in Boston after a heart attack following a family dinner. Born in Russia on April 2, 1898, he built Winebaum News Agency and led local Jewish, civic, and charitable efforts. Survived by Mollie, two sons, siblings, two grandchildren, and many extended relatives.
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Portsmouth
Harry Winebaum
Boston
Russia
Lawrence Woolen Mills
Boston American
Temple Israel
United Jewish Appeal
PCC
Winebaum
New Hampshire
U.S
Styles Bridges
Portsmouth Trust Company
Salvation Army
Portsmouth Hospital
Mollie
Bernard
Sumner
Ida
Gail
Arthur
Clamshell Alliance plans June Seabrook protest
A clash over surveillance unfolds as Public Service Co of New Hampshire says it keeps only clippings on the anti-nuclear Clamshell Alliance. An alliance leader met a congressional investigator about possible monitoring ahead of a June 24 Seabrook demo expected to draw about 5,000.
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Manchester
N.H
Public Service Co
New Hampshire
Clamshell Alliance
Gordon McKenney
Alliance
Seabrook
Cathy Wolff
William Shook
Portsmouth
Ms. Wolff
Shook
House Oversight and Investigation
Clamshell
Subcommittee
McKenney
Operational Systems Inc
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Clamshells stall on state offer for June protest
The Clamshell Alliance will decide next week whether to accept a state plan to hold a June 24 demonstration at Seabrook nuclear plant. Spokeswoman Cathy Wolff said a Monday reply is likely after a New England meeting of alliance chapters.
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Concord
N.H
Clamshell Alliance
Seabrook
Cathy Wolff
Clamshell
New England
Thomas Rath
Nce
Ms. Wolff
Coordinating Committee
Meldrim Thomson
Carter urges NATO to bolster forces against Soviet buildup
President Carter told NATO leaders in Washington that the alliance must strengthen conventional, tactical nuclear, and strategic forces. He pledged the United States will maintain strategic nuclear parity with the Soviet Union and warned Moscow and Warsaw Pact powers pose a military threat exceeding their security needs.
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Washington
Carter
NATO Alliance
NATO
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy Center
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Big Memorial Day Weekend Hit Seacoast HotelsCrowds
Seacoast towns report a record Memorial Day weekend with heavy beach traffic and crowded lots at Hampton Beach. Howie Leonard of the Hampton Beach Chamber of Commerce notes strong business across motels, hotels, and shops. Police deal with drinking and carousing while ambulances log a busy period and thefts occur from parked cars. Memorial Day services were held across cities with parades planned Tuesday and Gov. Meldrim Thomson slated to speak at Hampton High Street Cemetery.
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Hampton Beach
Howie Leonard
Leonard
Hampton
Dennis Pelletier
Pelletier
Firefighters
Portsmouth Calvary Cemetery
John C. Moran
Immaculate Conception Church
Portsmouth
Exeter
N.H. Marine Memorial
Meldrim Thomson
High St
Record heat in Concord sets May 29 high
The National Weather Service reports Concord New Hampshire reached 94 degrees on Monday a May 29 record surpassing the 1929 93 degree high. The forecast calls for more unseasonable heat with a 10 percent rain chance as a warm air mass persists. thunderstorms provided some relief in central New Hampshire.
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Concord
N.H
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
New England
New Hampshire
Skiers Rescued by Helicopter on Mount Washington
A 25 year old expert skier from Massachusetts was airlifted by National Guard helicopter after a 600 foot fall on Mount Washington. Paul Mikkelsen of West Boylston sustained head and internal injuries and remained in serious condition, with two companions present. He was taken to Littleton Hospital then transferred to Mary Hitchcock in Hanover. A second rescue on Mount Chocorua occurred the same day.
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Concord
N.H
Massachusetts
Mount Washington
Paul Mikkelsen
West Boylston
Mass
National Guard
Mikkelsen
Worcester
Great Gulf
Littleton Hospital
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
Mount
Chocorua
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R-Meriden
Donald Grissom
Mrs. Townsend
Herald
Chapel Street
Daniel T. Zittel
Marcy St
James Catella
Pease Afb
Tuckerman
Seacoast
Tilton
David Perry
Milton, Mass
Ram
Sunny
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