The Great Bay Oil Refinery Fight

Imagine the Great Bay in Durham as home to the world's biggest oil refinery. It's hard to picture now, but in 1973, Aristotle Onassis, with the support of governor Mel Thompson and Union Leader publisher William Loeb, tried to make it happen. A group of dedicated citizens fought the plan and won 30 years ago this month. Durham resident and political activist Dudley Dudley, who was the town�s freshman representative at the time, recounts the story.