Marines Repel Chinese Assault On Bunker Hill
U S Marines and artillery repelled a battalion size Chinese attack on Bunker Hill atop the Korean Western Front. Major General John T Selden asserted Marine dominance over the ridge as plans to retake the position continued despite Chinese counterattacks and heavy losses. Navy and Fifth Air Force reports noted bombardment of Won San area, destruction of bunkers and positions, and limited damage at Yodo Island.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Bunker Hill
John T. Selden
Panraunjom
Siberia Hill
Marine
Navy
Wonsan
Yodo Island
Grapple
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Planning Board Recommends Zoning Change for Government Offices
The Planning Board voted to advise the City Council that apartments districts permit governmental offices. John H. De Courcy seeks to build a one story fireproof office between 552 and 606 State St for the rural Internal Revenue office, with off street parking for 126 workers.
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John H. DeCourcy
State St
Boynton
City Council to Study Sewer and Water Contracts
City Council will consider awarding contracts for sewer and water projects at a special meeting at 7:30 tonight. The agenda includes a report from the city solicitor on airport leases, a request to surface Dodge Avenue, and discussion of parking conditions on Bow Street.
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Dodge Avenue
Bow Street
Brotherhood Leader Opposes Talks While Britain Holds Sudan
In Cairo Hassan el Hodeiby of the Moslem Brotherhood warned against defense talks with the West while Britain retains control of Sudan and the Suez Canal zone. He said Egypt must choose between joining the West or pursuing neutrality as a crackdown on graft expands. The cabinet formed seven anti corruption committees and a tax plan raises rates up to 50,000 pounds next year.
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Cairo
Egypt
West
Britain
Sudan
Suez Canal Zone
Hassan el Hodeiby
Canal Zone
Hobson Commander Blamed in Wasp Crash
A Naval Court of Inquiry blamed Lt. Comdr. W. J. Tierney for the April 26 collision between the carrier Wasp and the destroyer-minesweeper Hobson that killed 176. The court cited an unexplained left turn and a grave error of judgment, with no disciplinary action recommended. The Wasp was damaged and the Hobson sank during night exercises off the Azores.
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Hobson
Wasp
Washington
mid-Atlantic
Naval Court of
Comdr
W. J. Tierney
New York
U.S. Navy
Tierney
Philadelphia
Navy
Azores Islands
Burnham C. McCaffree
Canova
Naval Court of Inquiry
Pyongyang Raid Kills and Wounds Over 1000
Tokyo reports that U S bombers hit Pyongyang killing or wounding more than 1000 civilians and destroying 676 houses and shelters. FEAF says B29s targeted military concentrations while warnings urged evacuations ahead of the raid.
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Tokyo
Peiping
Pyongyang
U. S
Far East Air Forces
FEAF
Traffic Volume On Toll Highway Eight Years Ahead
State officials said 11 000 to 18 000 vehicles daily travel the Seabrook Portsmouth toll road eight years ahead of projections and urged turnpike extension to Rochester. Public Works Commissioner Merrill described rising Lafayette Road traffic and possible service centers on the turnpike extension to aid travelers while ensuring self sufficiency and private rental options. Deputy Commissioner Morton noted New Hampshire bears only 2 percent of the turnpike cost as traffic grows beyond capacity.
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Concord
Seabrook-Portsmouth
Rochester
Public Works and Highways Department
New Hampshire
Lafayette
Lafayette Road
Public Works
Frank D. Merrill
Merrill
Boon Om
Merri
John O. Morton
Morton
State Public Works
Mer- Tdl
Lakes
White Mountain
Morrill
New York
AFL Seen Delaying Choice of Candidate
Atlantic City N J Leaders of the AFL plan a political pow wow but will likely skip naming a presidential favorite. The Labor League for Political Education Administrative Committee meets during the AFL Executive Council quarterly session. After Eisenhower and Stevenson were chosen the league is expected to withhold open support, though unions or state councils may act independently.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
U. S
Labor League For Political Education Administrative Committee
AFL Executive Council
League
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Toll Highway to Rochester Proposed in Planning for New State Expressways
Concord report outlines a 40 million dollar plan to extend the New Hampshire Turnpike from Portsmouth to Rochester and build a central state superhighway. Officials say parts may be toll-free, with key links to New York and Massachusetts routes, to handle growing traffic and industrial needs. The plan awaits consultant evaluation and legislative submission in 1953.
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Rochester
Concord
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
State Public Works and Highways Department
Two Storekeepers Fined for Selling Beer to Minors
Two Portsmouth residents were found guilty and fined 900 for selling beer to minors. Bartolomeo Guiducci of Deer Street Market and Theresa Paganelli of Vaughan Street pled innocent at arraignment and posted 200 bail each for October Superior Court.
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Portsmouth
Bartolomeo Guiducci
Deer St
Theresa Paganelli
Vaughan St
Guiducci
Paganieli
Deer Street
Carl B. Hoyt
Newington
Yeater
Robert T. Bryant
Vaughan Street
Maplewood Avenue
Hoyt and
Webster
Paganelli
Union and Company Resume Talks Halt East of Buffalo
Union and company resume talks today with no sign of settlement in the dispute that could halt New York Central trains east of Buffalo. A strike scheduled for last Monday was postponed to give federal mediators time to bridge the gap.
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New Xaw—Union and Company
New York Central System
Buffalo
White House Confab Sparks GOP Attack in Truman Campaign
Stevenson met with President Truman and top officials in Washington to firm up his campaign plan. Eisenhower issued a sharp rebuke, saying the White House talks show an effort to use federal resources to aid campaigning. Nixon called the meeting a fatal mistake for Democrats while Sparkman noted a mutual understanding between Truman and Stevenson.
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Truman
John J. Sparkman
Alaba
Ema
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Stevenson
Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Springfield
Shave
Truman Molg
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Denver
Democratic Party
Richard Nixon
California
Sen
John Sparkman
Alabama
House Renovator Finds Rare Stamp
A Houptinton area renovation by Russell H. Drew uncovered a hoard of stamps and envelopes cascading from the rafters of a run down property once owned by a recluse who died in January. Hidden among the pile were about a hundred stamps valued at $1 each and a pristine Andrew Jackson two cent stamp dated 1861, uncancelled and likely from an original test roll, potentially worth around $10,000. The building’s fittings were valued at seven thousand dollars.
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Hopkinton W—Aotal
Russell H. Drew
Drew
Andrew Jackson
Communism With Sugar Coating Targeted Scouts In Testimony
Washington witnesses described a Moscow inspired plan to infiltrate the Boy Scouts with communist agents to shape youths in schools colleges churches and youth groups. Harvey Matusow testified of secret literature and figures like Don West aiming to indoctrinate Scouts and form rival groups such as Young Pioneers. Herbert Romerstein recalled wartime youth work and splits into groups like the Young Liberals of America and Labor Youth League.
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Washington
Boy Scout Movement
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Kremlin
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Harvey M. Matusow
Dayton
Ohio Commission On Un-American Activities
Matusow
Boy Scouts
Don West
West
Georgia
Bethel
John
Martha Edston
Young Pioneers
Young Communist League
American Youth For Democracy
Romerstein
America
Labor Youth League
U N Demands Reds Give Information On POW Camps
In Panmunjom Kore a UN truce chief Maj Gen William K Harrison urged North Korea to provide locations and counts of prisoner camps without delay. He warned delays endanger Allied soldiers and noted prior requests since Aug 8. Col Charles W McCarthy acknowledged allied shelling near Panmunjom with partial responsibility for fragments landing inside the neutral zone.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Today
U.N
Aften
William K. Harrison
Nam Ti
Panmunjom
Harrison
William F.dean
Nam
North
Charles W. McCarthy
U.N. Maison
Reds
McCarthy
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Planning Board
Wyman P. Boynton
DeCourcy
Internal Revenue Office
Gerald D. Foss
U.S
Westfield Park Associates, Inc
Winchester Farms
S. Gordon Task
Westfield Park Associates
Francis P. Whitehall
John L. McCrea
USN
First Naval District
Edward C. Craig
Naval Base
Whitchair
Portamouth Herald
Mohammed Naguib
Aly Maher
Wafd
Thy Hodesby
Brotherhood
Farouk
AFL
Dick Connolly
Herald State
Bay State Turnpike
Nashus
Manchester
Confab
Steven
Son
Donald D. Connors
Subcommittee
Herbert Romerstein
Brooklyn
N. Y
Communist Front
Rance
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