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-r 4 1 V-' i'T 'r''V 'v 7 Concord New Hampah ire 177th Year No 55 34 Paget 301 Wednesday March 7 1984 Sununu: We Need The Seabrook Plant Vermont Lines Up With Hart i Whatever The Cost By HAN HANS SCHULZ Staff Writer MONTPELIER VL AP) Fresh from a decisive victory In the Vermont primary Ma third' election triumph in seven days Gary Hart1! campaign manager says the Colorado senator mould he viewed as a threat" to President Reagan I were in the White house tonight I would be very concerned about the Hart said (River Henkel national campaign manager represents a far more significant threat to the president Walter MnnHaU 11 Hart whose campaign has snowballed through Do Voters Care About Seabrook? HANS SCHULZ niter Staff Writer After voters in 153 New Hampshire communities get done wrangling over town budgets next week they will get a chance to talk about Seabrook An article appearing on warrants in two-thirds of the towns will ask voters to uponthe Governor and Executive Council its State Representative(s) and State Senator to convene a Special Session of the Legis- northern New canpalgas btto captured 71 geroent waiter Mm- land in the last page 77 ofthevote 't Gov John Sununu reasserted his belleftoday that the first unit of the Seabrook nuclear plant needs to be completed at any cost only thing worse than expensive electricity Is no electricity at all the governor said still do not see any constructive recommendations that would change my perception that Seabrook I is important to the consumer of this state am not happy at the increase in cost Certainly perception al what is a good buy gets decreased as the price goes up but it is still better than the lack of alternative we have toils He also said he thought it unlikely the second Sea-brook reactor would ever be completed given the sentiment of the regulatory agencies governing the out-of-state shareholders Last week utilities owning 40 percent of the plant voted to cancel Seabrook Sununu said he has asked Seabrook owners to come up with a plan that the net cost to the in the event that the second unit is cancded Though he was intentionally vague about the details of such a plan he said he thought it possible for owners and ratepayers have their cake and eat it too" The governor made his remarks at a press confer ence this morning at the State House He was respondUg to new estimates by Public Service Co of New Hampshire that the Seabrook plaid could cost as much as 69 billion approximately 10 times the original estimate made a decade ago Though Sununu Mamed mismanagement by Public Service for sane of that increase he said bankruptcy of the company must be prevented at all costs Whatever the rate increase associated with the plant the governor said he would use his powers and (establish) some credible recommen- cost increases in electric rates resulting Nuclear Power Plant tionof from the Gary Hart and itmtm Wtt the Sooth Story I nonMndtag 'yesterday He won the Maine caucuses on Sun-I the New Hampshire primary on Feb SL Mon-considered the favorite prior to last week trailed Hart by increasing margins as the elections progressed Hut immediately embraced indications of a Republican crossorarvotem Vermont declaring Intend to tetet BwlH gw Despite three successive victories Henkel avoided labeling Hart the new frontrunner in the race for the' Democratic nomination is at the top of the wave and we are Just going to ride has long as we be said one is going to Sest that we can continue this role and win 4-1 in the For Walter Mondale the loss had notbeen unexpected Hampshire Maine has hurt I assume Ver-mont will said Mondale said the victory would give Hart momentum but contended elect momentum to the White House You elect a human The Vermont triumph comes as Hart prepares for the delegaterich elections next Tuesday in Massachu-setts ana the South With all of 264 precincts reporting Hart had 51703 votes or 71 percent to Montale's 14806 votes form Though I to put paid i i £Ut political the resolution is noubinding its aim is pressure on elected officials who (See Page to assure that those increases are phased in over several years The annual rate increase would be no maw than half of what it was under the administration of (See SUNUNU -Page 12) Education Workers Wonder If Their New Office Is Safe Rev Jesse Jackson who had 5677 lor I percent failed to garner the necessary 10 percent of the vote he needed to retain federal matching money Former Florida governor Rediin Askew who has withdrawn from the racet received 431 votes percent nursing school which'graduated its last class last A confusing Resident ilnagM hail 33133 votes la the uncontested GOP portion of the election Hart i in the wvi swisy worn wsnwiwfi 1 UT gi)flIwQ IP MW WB WtmJ PWCBCI sWOnB thtf not even tanner of allegations about the safety of Londergan has surfaced as have questions about the suitability of a termer nursing dormitory for tee as of- fleet beneath those concerns lies a of the hospital's patients and fear a LORRAINE ADAMS Staff Writer The state! furniture and fifes into Londergan Hall on the New Hampshire Hospital grounds yesterday Moving some of the employees to the middle of the mental institution may prove more difficult a single person here happy about employee Mary Ann Steele said the idea of getting the department in one place is great But this Isn't thenght place to do Steele a secretary in special education wrote to Education Commissioner Robert Brunette last week to ask whether the state had investigated the supposed presence of asbestos insulation ana lead paint in Londergan Hall Employee opposition to the move has-been strong since the legislative Fiscal Committee proposed it last November but in the last month rumors have multiplied and fears have grown-Londergan Hall was for- president Jimmy Carter achieved in 1900 when he captured 73 percent of the state vote in a Democratic primary against Sen Edward Kennedy In that contest there were only two Democratic candidates strong showing can be explained in part by the intense effort he put into Vermont during the last six mnnthr He visited Vermont six times since last summer overshadowing Mandate's two brief appearances George McGovern who like Glenn chose not-to have his name on the ballot waged a last-minute writota ned for at feast 5 percent of the vote Inot been tallied In the unofflcal cotmL selection of drlegitfs for the convention will not begin unto April 24 when local caucuses will choose representatives to the state convention Vermont sends 17 delegates to the Democratic convention and If to the GOP convention reace Fermi bedrock of randan violence course sympathetic with those Bnmelle said already been in discussion with the people at the hospital and they think they can take care of that quite nicely Most patients arertd and have much movement And you hear of too many incidents up there We also know that other state departments are probably going to be moving up there new sign placed near the hospital calls it State Office Park South The Department of Education is the first complete department to move onto the grounds of the general Steele said that MonkorKaiMMtami Scaffold Shuffle As part of the Durgin Block demolition workers are erecting scaffolding by the Centennial Building on Main Street to get ready to faze it (See EDUCATION Page 12) 9 Henniker Rejects Plan To Renovate Up Front ByJAYMERWIN Moeiter Staff Writer Credit Card Warning Complaints from Epsom residents led the attorney declining after that to 6338 by the 1994-95 school year Karen Morse a student representative on the facilities committee told how students were taking instruction in portable classrooms elbowing each other in crowded changing roans and crashirig-into the stage that Jutted too close to the end of the basketball court Wait until students grow tip into tomorrow's voting majority she warned those who opposed the plan going to happen if someone turns around and says the town needs to build a retirement fertility foryou' folks and they say not going to vote ter (See Page 12) wwwuttww drafted at last town meeting to find solutions to the problems of aging hwtuunffi and overcrowding the bestdeal ever get" Hooker Icolby andotfaers who had logged hours presenting tte plan at headings and in private tneetlngs with civic groups and individuals wereatalosstermuchdsetosay Heading toward the exit one woman muttered Striding away on the dark sending students to nearby had been in sidewalk sne said want to move out: I really ''vestigated and found ungainly or too expensive do" (Jnder the current proposal a new building At the start of the meeting Hooker was would connect two existing ones bringing a new-ed by the turnout People maybe 700 strong gym cafeteria more classrooms even solar filled rows of folding dudrs and bleacbers in the hating panels on-the south wall The payback school gym Jammed the exits and Billed into would peak next year adding 6678 per $1000 of the outer hallway The sound system didn't quite assessed valuation to the property tax rate and carry out there but some id those beyond its reach said their minds were made up anyway They came to deal with the bond Issue and quickly voted to postpone all other scfaool district business to Thursday night same place at 7:30 Ron Rosenbleete a school board member began by telling bow other options building a new school combining with soother district and HENNIKER When the vote wu announced the quiet confidence that had been gathering for weeks collapsed into an appalled hush The $1-5 minim bond issub to renovate and add onto the school buildings failed to gain the required twotiiirds majority With cries against goading the tax rate to new helftets opponents mustered 28Q votes enough to thwart 397 sup-' porters Just really disappointed with the school board chalnnan Wayne Colby said think a shame that they put their education ahead of their said Calvin Hooker chairman of a facilities police said several -to report that they had expensive prizes Here of what the caller said: -lie Mr Smith of ABC Promotion Basal on your credit card number you have won two free gifts: A color 2 1 television and a radio To verity that you have won pleaae tell us your credit card Jeffrey Howard of the attorney protection division aaid auch phone calls are a common rase of credit card scams After obtaining your credit card number Howard explained the caller may use it to Campaign 1 Becoming A Holy ar been told by law Afarcement around the country that tma type of aofidtatton 6 a big thing in credit card fraud riglx now "Howard said you your credit talking Senate Republicans have offered a compromise to tee fight over school prayer Story pages CALENDAR CLASSIFIED a JO NEWSOF RECORD 4 COMICS Jg OPINION itaaMisssMsittssilO DEATHS 4 SPORTS 13 ENTERTAINMENT JO SPOTLIGHT 25 GOREN BRIDGE JO a5 LOCALSTATE WORLDNATION 6 WASHINGTON In a White House videotape tor the Rev Jerry nationwide TV medal last weekend on Moral and Spiritual State of the President Reagan read the First Amendment paused then reminded viewers that nowhere does the Constitution explictly mention of church and First Amendment wu not written to protect the people from religious dnra mm tee founding fathers meethig at the Constitutional Oon-on Benjamin Franklin told them The longerT live the more convincing proof I see that God governs in the affairs of said Reagan is making heavy use of esandi glous lettings themes and issues in Weather 1 tional Association of Evangelicals tee gram to which he made his Empire speech about tee Soviet Union last year He Is also lined up in the next few weeks to speak to a Falwell convention address a United Jewish Appeal leader ship conference and speak to a Catholic School dinner And there are pin to have him appear before black and church groups to counter political resistance from black and female voters Nevertheless Reagan has had trouble with many religious groups mainline denominations whose governing boards have spoken out sgalnst his basic bud- aand arms 'policies Some of I their era accuse nlm of staging a side-show revival" in his quest for votes There were plans for Reagan to speak at the 1964 United Methodist General Conference on May 1 in Baltimore The Beech was canceled last week a few days after the Methodist Federation for Social Justice a caucus within the 14- 4 -vri'C sunny tomorrow the highs 20 to 25i Justin FTeeman a student at Andover Elementary School- draws a sunny dy rejection campaign His speeches almost always Ids on prayer in public schools and tuition tax credita both of which he favors and abortion which he would ban He proclaimed 1963 the year of the Bible and he has Mtrad an to the Vatican The day after Reagan announced ter reelMtlon he appeared before the National Religious Broadcasters Associated Yesterday he addressed the Na Coming Tomorrow Town meeting season 'is upon us' For a complete preview of the issues in your community-this year look for 'Town Meeting '84" in tomorrow's edition of the Concord Monitor Page 12 m) Reagan prays in Columbus Ohio' (See REAGAN -Page 12).