06 Aug 1958
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1958
Page
1
A NY feature profiles the water wagon phenomenon with fictional characters and comic anecdotes about alcohol abstinence. A narrator parodies drinking culture, describing climbers on and off the wagon, the temptations, and the social pressures of sobriety with ironic observations and colorful dialogue.
Eliot begins upgrading its fleet with a 1942 pumper replacing a retired 1929 Fargo. The new truck, secured through Edward W. Vetter, features a 200 gallon digester tank and various accessories. The old vehicle will be removed from the Greenwood Street sub station to house the new unit. A special town meeting will hear a fire house plan report and consider land for a new facility, with the Cutts property on Main Street noted as available. Building committee members include Harold H. Colson chair, Chief Franklin S. Cole, Deputy Chief Advill A. Spinney, and Elwyn G. Zamiareh.
A two day Atlantic Provinces Economic Council and New England Council conference urged fuller social and economic cooperation. Proposals include a fishery information clearing house Maine lobster promotion and a student loan program funded by businesses. Education panel warned of university staff shortages and student funding gaps.
Civil air defense units in Formosa were on full alert due to increased Communist air activity on the Chinese mainland. A Nationalist defense spokesman announced police and civil defense leave were canceled and the alert began Tuesday night amid reports Soviet MIGs are replacing older jets on the mainland.
Ex-Governor candidate Gregg, a Republican hopeful, told a Kiwanis audience in Portsmouth he will not campaign for or against any future sales or income tax bills. He reiterated a veto against such taxes and said he does not expect the Legislature to send tax bills for action. He called veto threats a poor model of leadership for a governor.
Four year old Nonnie Carr inhaled a rubber gasopine turned on a pipe and collapsed. His father carried him outside and revived him with artificial respiration. Later reports say the child was much better.
Washington AP reports a hearing opens on Seaway tolls with witnesses from railroads ports shipping lines and shippers to set 50 year toll rates for the Lake Erie to Montreal canal expected to open next April. Officials warn tolls must cover building costs while shippers seek favorable charges and railroads push for higher fees.
A scrambled AP brief notes US staff and General Maxwell visiting London, with a Paris connection mentioned for a two day schedule. The fragment hints at coverage of international travel and wartime diplomacy. The exact details and dates are unclear from the readable text.
Public hearings on a major electricity project face reopening as witnesses prepare to present evidence against the 604000 annual costs. Deputy Atty. Gen. Warren Waters said cross examination may occur late this month. The case, first heard June 27, seeks to fund a US Canada power plan with a proposed 7,218639 annual collection for 50 years to cover the U.S. share.
Saigon AP Nge Dh Nhu brother and chief adviser of South Viet Nam President Nge Dinh Dum returned to the capital after a one day trip to Cambodia to try to resolve the long border dispute between the former French territories. Nhu refused to discuss the results.
Portsmouth firemen were called to extinguish a small blaze at the Market Street scrap iron works yesterday afternoon. A gardener and all on a tractor called when an employee attempted to start the engine. There were no injuries.
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