08 Sep 1978
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1978
Page
1
Tehran reports say troops opened fire on a crowd in the capital amid martial law in Tehran and 11 other cities. Government radio cited many deaths though no official count. The curfew runs 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. as rioters have challenged the Shah’s liberalization drive. About 1,000 have died in eight months of disturbances.
Two climbers from a 13 member expedition led by Jim Whittaker of Seattle reached the 28,250 foot K2 summit on the Pakistani Chinese border, marking the first American ascent of the peak in Pakistan's Karakorum Range.
National guard troops fired on a Roman Catholic church and school in Managua and arrested several businessmen as Somoza opponents push a nationwide strike. Bombs exploded throughout the day and a radio station was briefly seized, with most Managua businesses and nearly all in outlying towns remaining closed.
Beirut endured the heaviest fighting in a month as Syrian peacekeeping troops pounded right wing Christian militias with heavy artillery rockets and tank fire. The bombardment intensified the capital’s conflict amidst the wider Lebanon crisis.
House Speaker George Roberts names a Republican committee to study a Proposition 13 style amendment proposed by Gov. Meldrim Thomson. The measure would cap annual state and local spending increases at 5 percent with two thirds approval required for budgets and bonded debt increases. Roberts notes potential revenue effects and favors possible state law limits. The panel includes Rep. Eaton Hanson McLane and Tucker.
In Concord New Hampshire two Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls Hugh Gallen and Sen Delbert Downing lead a tight primary race ahead of the September 12 contest. Both stress tax relief and rising electric bills as key issues, with Downing citing local control and budget surpluses while Gallen emphasizes CWIP-related costs and the governor's out of state travel.
At the Camp David talks Carter Begin and Sadat press for progress amid secrecy. Powell called the talks helpful but provided no concrete outcomes while a Palestinian rights group urged including Palestinians as equal partners and ending Israeli occupation.
The Labor Department reported wholesale prices eased 0.1 percent in August, the first drop in nearly two years, with consumer food prices down 1.5 percent the largest decline in two years. Nonfood prices slowed, while intermediate and crude levels showed mixed moves, signaling inflation might ease though yearlong rates remain high.
Manchester firefighters continued a seven day strike over pay and hours as the National Guard supplied fire protection. No major fires reported overnight. 8 a.m. shift called in sick. Judge fined six city officials for contempt. mediator Thomas McNally failed to convene a restart. Guardsmen augmented by four dozen trained firefighters hoped to reach full staffing by Friday night.
A $415,000 Army Engineers study of water resources in Southeastern New Hampshire was discussed at a Portsmouth hearing. Project director Robert Burns and regional council head George Olson outlined aims including municipal and industrial supply, flood control, navigation, erosion protection, wastewater, recreation, and hydropower. water shortages and potable water concerns dominated, with officials noting the high cost relative to scope and urging focus on drinking water.
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