Vaughan Street Parking Lot Fight Spurs City and Housing Authority Clash
The city Portsmouth Housing Authority and Worth Corporation clash over Vaughan Street parking in Parcel Nine. Council members accuse the Housing Authority of giving the lot to Worth while officials discuss credits and maintainance duties. Disputes center on whether the city or developers should bear costs and parking obligations.
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Portsmouth Housing Authority
Worth Corporation
City Hall
Housing Authority
Vaughan Street
Worth
Planning Board
the Herald
Edmund Scarponi
Murphy
Calvin A. Canney
Maplewood Avenue
Bridge Street
Corporation
Robert A. Shaines
Global Tensions and Markets News Roundup
Tensions rise in Chile as strikes and bombings target supporters of the Marxist government, with Allende pledging to prevent clashes. The British pound sinks to a 22 month low amid inflation fears and strike threats. Fighting resumes north of Saigon with heavy Viet Cong losses reported in the two week north of the capital offensive. Protestant unrest in Belfast ends with a pause after four killed and 80 wounded, as gunfire subsides hours after a truce.
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Chile
Santiago
Salvador Allende
London
U.S
Britain
Saigon
Hoods
Belfast
Boggs Search Resumes As Planes Readied Over Alaska
In Anchorage 35 to 49 aircraft prepare to resume the search for missing aircraft carrying House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs and three others, weather clearing but groundings possible. In separate notes, the U S and Soviet Union set a November 21 date to begin a second round of strategic arms talks in Geneva, and Chicago announces a new plan to use minority workers in construction trades after the old plan failed in 18 months.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Hale Boggs
Air Force
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
White House
Chicago
John Paul Jones House Blue Paint Job for Sears TV Ad
The John Paul Jones House in Portsmouth is undergoing extensive repairs and painting for a Sears Roebuck and Co. paint commercial filming. Twenty five crew members worked on the house, with Sears paying about $20,000 for the project. The shoot aims to feature the home in a nationwide series begun in 1970, chosen for recognizability.
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John Panl Jones
State Street
Chicago
Sears
John Paul Jones
Portsmouth
United States
Sears, Roebuck An Co
Jones
Merrow Attacks Wyman in New Hampshire race
Former GOP congressman turned Democrat Chester E. Merrow criticized incumbent Louis C. Wyman in a UNH Memorial Union talk. He presented pages of voting records, labeling Wyman ultra conservative and anti civil rights, arguing his win harms workers, educators, the poor and youth in New Hampshire.
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Durham
GOP
Chester E. Merrow
Louis C. Wyman
Merrow
Stem
Stern
Memorial Union
UNH
Wyman
Merrrow
Congress
New England
U.S
Louis Co. Wyman
Ste Sanot
University of New Hampshire
Candidates Disagree On Taxes In New Hampshire Gubernatorial Race
At a Manchester Chamber of Commerce meeting three candidates confront tax issues. Meldrim Thomson, Roger Crowley, and Malcolm McLane defend distinct plans. Crowley rejects sole reliance on federal revenue sharing, endorses a $2,000 homestead exemption, while McLane advocates a state property tax plus an income and sales levy.
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Associated Press
New Hampshire
Chamber of Commerce
Manchester
Meldrim Thomson
Roger Crowley
Malcolm McLane
Thomson
Crowley
McLane
Nixon Congress clash ends with mixed veto overrides
Washington AP reports the Democratic controlled 92nd Congress adjourned amid a record of more bills killed than passed. Nixon attacked spending while Congress overrode a water pollution bill veto and blocked a broad federal spending ceiling. Major domestic measures like welfare reform and child development were rejected, while revenue sharing passed. Foreign policy saw continued clashes over Indochina and arms control.
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Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
Constitution Hall
Philadelphia
U.S
Senate
House
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Vietnam
White House
Soviet Union
Laird Tightens Civilian Control with New Inspector General System
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird orders creation of an inspector general network across unified commands to strengthen civilian oversight. Each command will have an IG reporting to the Secretary through the Joint Chiefs, focusing on operational military matters and command and control to prevent incidents like the North Vietnam bombing.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
North Vietnam
Laird
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thieu still bars any coalition with Viet Cong
Saigon reports President Thieu rejects a tripartite or Viet Cong coalition and insists on democratic elections. Kissinger and U.S. officials pressed Thieu in Saigon talks after Paris sessions. Officials offered no public details, while Thieu expanded consultations with Vietnamese leaders and National Assembly members.
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Thieu
Viet Cong
Saigon
Henry A
Paris
Kissinger
Nguyen van
Nixon
Jing
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate
Supreme Court
Southietnam
Thien
South Vietnamese Information Ministry
National Assembly
Inflation Rises As Economy Grows In Third Quarter
Washington AP reports the Commerce Department shows GDP rising at a 5.9 percent annual rate in the July September quarter, down from 9.4 percent, while inflation edges up to 2.2 percent from 1.8 percent. Official forecasts anticipate growth above 6 percent for 1972 with inflation near 3.25 percent. An analyst says 1972 could be a banner year as the economy expands and inflation stays in check.
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Washington
The
Commerce Department
Nixon
Asst
Harold C. Passer
U.S
PHS Evaluation Team Critiques Schedule For Accreditation
Portsmouth High School faces critique from a three day evaluation by a 28 member team led by Dr. Joseph Devitt over the staggered schedule affecting 2065 students. Principal Timothy Monahan defends the plan as a bad situation but not fatal to accreditation. The team will file its written report in a month, with a December decision expected after the New England Association meeting. Portsmouth is among 49 New Hampshire public secondary schools deemed meeting accreditation standards.
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Portsmouth High School
Joseph Devitt
Timothy P. Monahan
Ie New England Association of Colleges and
Monahan
New England Association
Portsmouth Herald
Association
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Winnacunnet High School
Exeter High School
Coast Guard boards Romanian vessel near Cape Cod
A Coast Guard officer conducted a routine boarding of the Romanian fishing ship Polar II about 14 miles south of Chappaquiddick Island after officials determined it had moved too close to the U S contiguous fishing zone. The master was cooperative and steered the ship farther out to sea following a warning.
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Coast Guard
Chappaquiddick Island
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