Russia Cuts Off United States Consular Ties
Russia severed consular relations with the United States, leaving only embassies and the United Nations as contact points. The move follows allegations against a Russian teacher and reflects a strained postwar axis as Washington and Moscow trade expulsions and closures, with intelligence implications noted by Maj Gen. Alexander Kotikov.
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Russia
United States
United Nations
Oskana S. Kasen
Dna
New York
U. S
Cena Jacoo Lomakit
Fuss
San Frantiico
U.S
Vindiyalok
Leningrad
Rusia
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Shipnina
San Francisco
Pacific
Alexander Kotikov
Suslan
York Officials Debate Fate of Deserted Infant
A week-old baby found on York Street remained with York Village Methodist pastor and wife as officials from Mine Child Welfare plan to investigate. They hope the mother may be identified while the Reids refuse to give up guardianship, calling it a pastoral duty to raise the child until the mother comes forward.
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York
York County
York Village
Ralph L. Reid
York Street
Mine Child Welfare Association
Gage
Reid
Law's Big Stick Rolls Into Town
A vivid display in Market square unveils the $15,000 "fall on Wheels" exhibit a mobile crime-fighting van designed by former Sheriff J Edward Slavin of New Haven Conn. It features an electric chair, riot gear, leg irons and a jail cell to demonstrate the consequences of crime for youths from 10 am to 10 pm.
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Portsmouth Herald
Frank Stout
Market Square
Market’ Square
J. Ed
Ward Slavin
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
North Hampton to Settle Mixup on School Loan
Worth Hampton residents will attend a special school district meeting at Centennial hall tomorrow night to approve again a $163000 loan for New Center school construction after a warrant posting error in March. Legal advisers found the March meeting valid but the warrant was one day late. an extra $17000 was later approved, and work on the Atlantic avenue site will continue after tomorrow’s session.
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North Hampton
Worth Hampton
Centennial Hall
Lagal Advisors
First National Bank of Boston
Atlantic Avenue
Officis
Sud
Plane Crashes Kill 25 Air Force Crewmen
The Associated Press reports a midair collision near New Orleans left five tasherdt U.S. airmen dead and a B25 destroyed. A second Superfortress crashed near Hawaii, with sixteen airmen killed and others burned. Victims were en route to a Danbury conference from Washington. Captain William D. Beety, 30, of Biddeford, Maine, was among the dead. Emergency crews battled fires at Hickam Field after a bomber struck a parked transport, extinguishing flames as power substation explosions followed.
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Mira
Eliza
Ibheth Brower
City Forte
Bolling Field
Washington, D. C
Danbury
Connn
William D. Beety
Priot
Biddeford
Fiskomfield
Hawaii
Barber's Point
98Th
Spokane
Wash
Hickam Field
Hiss and Chambers Face Court Trial For Testimony
In Washington on August 25, Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers faced congressional spy hearings and were told that some witnesses would be tried for perjury. Chairman J Parnell Thomas announced the intent to pursue perjury action, as Hiss admitted knowing Chambers under the alias George Crostey while Chambers and Hiss offered competing accounts of their past.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
J. Parnell Thomas
N. J
House Un-American Activities Committee
Thomas
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Time Magazine
George Crostey
Red Underground
Crostey
Robert E. Stripling
Mr. Chambers
Stripling
Mrr Hiss
George Crosley
Power shovel damaged in slide from trailer on road
An 18 ton power shovel toppled from an Easter bound truck on a winding Hampton Falls Exeter road near Applecrest farm. Driver Leland B Dore 36 of Newburyport reported he veered to avoid a head on collision. The shovel valued about 22000 pulled down wires damaged the highway and a pole. The truck remained undamaged and owned by Martin Mallet of Salisbury. Workmen righted the shovel three hours later. State trooper Nelwyn E Phil prick investigated.
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Applecrest
Hampton Fells-Exeter
Leland B. Dore
Newburyport
Dore
Martin Mallet
Salisbury
Nelwyn E. Philprick
Rye
Hampton Falls
Exeter
Portsmouth Herald
Kidnap Suspect Seized Here Admits Holding Clergyman at Gunpoint
Barrington fire crews battled a renewed blaze in Beauty Hill as rain remained elusive. The peat bog fueled fire prompted 24 hour watches and warnings across New England as near record heat surged. Officials blamed carelessness for flare ups while the Angua steamer brought hot winds and record temperatures forecast through the week.
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New England
Barrington
Barrington ‘Flefighters
Beauty Hill
Earl Flower
Ernest Dodge
Arnold Fall
Herbert Meattey
Herbert Robinson
Roger Bumford
Weather
Boston
Dorchester
Lake Gochituate
Natick
Youth tied to death by own action hoax and Portland chase
Rudolph J. Niconda of Woburn Massachusetts was arrested near Portsmouth after allegedly forcing Rev. Richard A. Mitchell of Hutland to drive him at gunpoint from Gardiner to Portland. He pleaded innocent to fugitive from justice charges and waived extradition to Maine. Authorities connected him to a separate Vermont hoax claiming a death by own action. A .22 pistol was found at the scene as the case unfolds.
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Rudolph J. Nicosia
Woburn
Mass
Portsmouth Municipal Court
Portland
Portsmouth
Rutland
Gardiner
Maine
Rudolph J. Niconda
Main
Windsor
Glate
Delwyn E. Philbrick
Boston
Lafayette Road
Nicosia
Mitchell
New Hampshire
John Marchand
Richard A. Mitchell
Hutland
Philbrick
Governor Council Again Postpone Police Chief Decision
Gov Charles M Dale and his executive council again dodged the question of reappointing Col Ralph W Caswell as superintendent of state police. Caswell has held the post since July 1 1947 and observers expect the governor to let sleeping dogs lie. Other moves included John K Smalldon named superintendent of the State hospital at a salary of 7000 annually, Paul Griffin Jr of Portsmouth to the local police commission for three years, and Charles H Williams reconfirmed to the Exeter police commission.
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Charles M. Dale
Ralph W. Caswell
Caswell
State House
John K. Smalldon
State Hospital
Paul Griffin, Jr
Portsmouth
Local
Police Commission
Charles H. Williams
Hxeter Police Commission
New Members Join Rush To Fill C of C Roster
Arthur J Healey and Relph T Wood say in four years L1 new memberships have arrived by mail at the Chamber offices on Daniels street The campaign has solicitors canvassing merchants and businesspeople with excellent response Merchants joining lay groundwork for a business directory and individual copies will be printed A letter from President David C Packard thanks new members and notes plans for a Lafayette highway sign and Christmas decorations plus a metal membership plate for display in merchant and office windows.
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Arthur J. Healey
Relph T. Wood
Chamber
Daniels Street
Apmimmunity
Cheirmen
Chamber of Commerce
Ghember Committee
David C. Packard
Lafayette Highway
Packard
Rehearing Denied On Phone Hike in New Hampshire
Concord August 25 AP The New Hampshire Public Service Commission unanimously denied a motion for rehearing of its decision raising telephone rates by 727300 dollars annually.
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Concord
New Hampshire Public Service Commission
Local Cab Driver Delivers Holdup Suspects to Police
Portsmouth police detain two young men after a Manchester taxi driver Adrian Allard, 28, was slugged and robbed of $18. He picked up two suspects who hailed from Manchester, were described as about 24, resembling movie-like gangsters, and later released near the Portsmouth city line with Allard injured and blood found in the cab. State police in Concord said the youths were being detained as the investigation continues.
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Portsmouth
Manchester
Adrian Allard
Masraberl
Allard
Allard Bn
Polpice Anid
Concord
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