Recess Prolonged in Geneva Talks on Civilians Repatriation
U S and Red China halted progress after a 48 hour recess in Geneva discussions on releasing 40 American civilians and repatriating Chinese students. Ambassadors Johnson and Wang Ping-nan avoided public statements as they focused on lists of Chinese nationals in the United States and third party mediation by India.
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United States
Red
U. Alexis d Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Peiping
Wang
India
State Department
Johnson
Massachusetts reports 92 polio cases in a single day
Ninety two polio cases were reported in Massachusetts in one day, the largest daily total of the current outbreak. The year’s total reached 889 with 401 in August, including 42 paralytic cases. Officials urged continued precautions despite lower temperatures, noting weather does not drive spread.
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Bay State
Boston
Massachusetts
Roy F. Teemster
Massachusetts Division of
Feemster
New England
Soviet Leaders Host Informal Moscow Country Estate Party
A large informal gathering at Bulganin's Moscow area estate featured Khrushchev, Zhukov, and Konev, with fishing and boating, a Mos cow Spartak soccer telecast, and hopes for more events to reflect Geneva summit mood. Molotov’s boat misadventure and a toast to hospitality sparked humor as observers urged a recurring dinner with Soviet leaders.
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Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Moscow
J. Mikoyan
M. Molotov
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Lazar Kaganovich
Mikehail Ferovkin
Georgi Malenkov
Toccign
Bolshoi Theater
Deer Park
Moscow Spartak
England
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bulgaria
Lunen
Geneva
Sgt Vetter to Attend FBI Police Academy
Portsmouth Police Commission authorized Sgt. Charles F. Vetter to attend the FBI National Police Academy in Washington for a three month intensified training beginning Aug 29. Expenses paid by the department. Vetter praised for securing the spot that others seek nationally.
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Portsmouth Police Commission
Charles F. Vetter
PBS National Police Academy
Washington
Vetter
Reginald E. Goldsmith
Department
FBI
Zoey City
Martin O. Betz
Betz
Gury
Pacific
Japan
Wentworth Acres
Traveling Gun Traced From Portsmouth to Dodge City
Raymond M. Sides of Evanston Illinois owns a Colt revolver engraved To Lt J S Sides From the Portsmouth Common Council. The weapon, bought in June, turned up in Dodge City Kansas and Sides seeks the pistol’s history dating possibly 1850 to 1890. Police Clerk Reginald Goldsmith asks witnesses to call 712.
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Lt. J. $. Sides
Old
Portsmouth
Raymond M. Sides
Evanston, VH
Common Council
Sides
Lt. J. 5
Portsmouth Common Council
Police Commission
Reginald E. Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Red Cross Prepares Eastern Seaboard Disaster Plan
The American Red Cross outlines a comprehensive hurricane plan for the Atlantic coast. Coordinated with Weather Bureau and military agencies, it designates regional HQ in Alexandria and alert points across Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine.
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Eastern Seaboard
Washington W
Americaty Red Cross
Seaboard
Carol
Edna
Hazel
Atlantic Seaboard
Weather Bureau
Army
Coast Guard
Veterans’ Groups
Civil Defense Organizations
Alexandria
Virginia
Maine
New England
Milford
New London
New Haven
Conn
Newport
Portsmouth
Providence
New Bedford
Fall River
Buzzards Bay
Boston
Mass
N.H
Portland and
Rockland
Public Revulsion Leads Governor to Veto Sweepstakes Bill
Concord Governor Lane Dwinell cited public revulsion as a factor in vetoing a legislative plan to establish the nation’s only state operated horse racing sweepstakes. Protests flooded his press conference as the Legislature sustained the veto hours before adjournment.
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Concord
Lane Dwinell
Dwinell
Parley Opens in Geneva on Peaceful Atomic Power
Indian scientist Homi J. Bhabha opened the International Atomic Energy Conference in Geneva predicting that fusion energy from hydrogen will be harnessed for peaceful use within 20 years. He cited U.S. Britain and Soviet programs and noted the conference will run until August 29 with hundreds of papers on peaceful applications and a message from President Eisenhower affirming a global effort to turn atomic energy toward life.
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Homi J. Bhabha
Bhabha
Hiroshima
Palace of Nations
Eisenhower
U.N. General Assembly
International Organization
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
America
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
India
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Brabhats
Strauss
Cloudburst Deluges Local Area with Power Outages
A second cloudburst in as many days hit the Portsmouth area with artillery thunder and heavy rain, cutting power to about 1,000 customers and causing fires. Lightning struck the Jackson Hill substation, knocking out service across Portsmouth Kittery and nearby towns for up to three hours. Firefighters battled multiple strikes including homes at 29 Pickering Street and 636 Lincoln Avenue, and a blaze at Armour and Co. storage. Water pumping paused but restored. wells briefly halted, and highway crews cleared basins. The 10 kilowatt transformer also ignited.
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Portsmouth
Jackson Hill
Pierc‘ing
Seabrook
Beach
Rose Clough
Nat S. Stevens
Bowd Street
Bolt
Kittery
Kittery Point
Newsington
Rye
Hampton
New Castle
Greenland
Exeter
Robert Downing
Pickering St
Samuel Grossman
Lincoln Ave
Grossman
Liberty Bridge
Marcy St
Northwest Street
Richard Zlalock
Brackett Rd
Armour and Co
Vaughan St
Stowaway Teen Rushed Home From Navy Ship Arrest Planned
Long Beach California reports a 16 year old girl named Joycelyn Pilapil stowed away aboard HMCS Athabaskan after sneaking from Honolulu. FBI met her on arrival in Los Angeles and she faces stowaway charges. She says she lied about a baby to avoid being found. She described her duties aboard the Canadian destroyer and her rough voyage.
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Joycelyn Joan Pilipil
Long Beach
Calif
Honolulu
Troycelyn-Joan Pilapil
Hawaii
Jon
Walt
Joycelyn
Hmcs Athabaskan
Bill
FBI
Los Angeles
Jaydelyn
Dormer
Hilo
Tarzan
Next 24 Hours To Tell Story on Hurricane Connie
MIAMI Fla 7-A weather deama not shaping up will deter mine in the next 24 hours whether the U S eastern seaboard will feel the 135 mile winds of Hurricane Connie The first big hurricane of the year plowed along over the open sea at about 15 miles an hour centre about 200 miles from land A trough in front of a high pressure system will attract Connie If the trough moves fast Connie may swing into its southern portion and miss land If movement is slow Connie could swing into the northern edge and push toward land Our best judgment is Connie will be affected by the southern trough and turn northeastward Time will tell
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Miami Weather Bureau
Connie
Wwe
Waller . Davis
Rain Fails to Lift New Hampshire Fire Ban
In New Hampshire counties the weekend rain did not meet the threshold to end the state wide ban on outdoor fires. Forester William H Messeck Jr said rainfall was uneven and under half an inch except in western Carroll and Belknap counties. He noted that if further rain comes soon, Gov. Lane Dwinell may lift the restrictions.
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New Hampshire
William’h. Messeck Jr
Carroll
Belknap
Messeck
Lane Dwinell
Cheshire
Hilsboro
Rockingham
Merrimack
Strafford
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