Electrical Storm Hits Portsmouth Area Widespread Damage Reported
A fierce electrical storm lashed the Portsmouth area causing a two hour power outage. Lightning struck the radio antenna at 62 Mendum Avenue, igniting wiring and minor damage. Trees felled and power lines down, with pumping stations knocked out and basins overflowed. The storm stretched to Rye, North Hampton, Eliot and Kittery, sparing coast guard stations some areas quiet.
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Rye
North Hampton
Eliot
Kittery
Portsmouth
George T. Cogan
Alex Salden
Mendum Avenue
Stevens
Greenland
Shechurne
Portsmouth Harbour
Montreal Mayor Welcomes Deroy On Birthday Trip
Montreal welcomed 104 year old Deroy Dover today as Mayor Camil Ken Houde greeted him and he signed the golden bank. Dover, on a trip from Dover, New Hampshire, was on a wish fulfilled to see Cap Chat in the Gaspe peninsula before heading home.
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Montreal
Apis Dover
N. H
Paul Deroy
Camil Ken Houde
Golden Bank
Gaspe Peninsula
Tobey Edges Powell In Pre Vote Survey
Concord August 30 AP report on a GOP U S Senate race poll overseen by Hamilton Putnam shows Charles W Tobey leading Wesley Powell by 208 votes in a survey of about 8,000 people from Aug 24 to 29. Putnam cautions on bias and notes county breakdowns for Tobey and Powell.
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Tobey
Powell
Concord
Powell-Tobey
U. S
Hamilton
Putnam
Charles W.tobey
Wesley Powell
Hampton Falls
Putnam's Survey
Rockingham
Strafford
Belknap
Carroll
Merrimack
Hillsboro
Cheshire
Sullivan
Grafton
Coos
Tokyo
Pohang
Sea of Yapan
Brewster Sees Perjury Charge In Wire Tap Probe
Washington report on August 20 notes Senator Brewster of Missouri declining to testify as a DC subcommittee investigates wire tapping in the capital. Testimony includes a former PR counsel calling Brewster tied to a tainted label and alleges attempts to influence Hughes over Pan American. Brewster labels the accuser as using “ingenious minds” for personal attacks.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Mo
Senate
Pepper D Flad
Atlack
Pepper
District of Columbia
Lappin
Howard Hughes
Senator Brewster
Hughes
Pao American
Trans World Alliine
Pan American Airways
Doubtful Protest From Prisoners Alleged by Malik
Lake Success August 30 AP cautious skepticism greeted a Russian presented protest signed by 38 U S officers claimed prisoners in North Korea demanding withdrawal of U S forces and an end to air raids. Officials could not verify imprisonment or names including Maj John D Dunn and Maj L R Dunham amid denials by Dunns brother in New York. Malik said he would not end UN council boycott as August term ends, while China issue sits on agenda after Korea.
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Jakob A. Malik
United Nations Security Council
U. S
Korea
People's Army
Maj
John D. Dunn
21St Infantry Regiment
24Th
Dunn
James C. Dunn
Rome
N. Y
Malik
Cali
O'Dwyer Named Ambassador to Mexico by Truman
President Truman nominated William O'Dwyer mayor of New York City for ambassador to Mexico and sent the nomination to the Senate for confirmation. He would succeed Walter Thurston after a conference between the President and O'Dwyer.
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Washington
API
Truman
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Mexico
Senate
O'Dwyer
Walter
Thurston
Lodger Slaughters Family in Illicit Love Battle
Rhode Island police charged Edwin H. Reynolds with murder and arson after a Rhode Island fire killed Fred J. Dusza his wife Beatrice and their three children. Reynolds, 27, claimed paternity of the unborn child and described a fatal argument followed by strangling and an ax assault in the Dusza home.
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East Greenwich
R. J
Fred J. Dusza
Beatrice
Edwin H. Reynolds
Duszas
Reynolds
Charles B. Johnson
Johnson
Dusta
Dusza
Reynold
Rey
Congressional action heats up as lawmakers target costs
Congress moves toward home, scheduling ten days of work on economic controls higher taxes and defense funding. Senate leaders plan bills on price wage control excess profits and a new anti Communist measure while Truman questions immediate universal military training.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Senate Armed -Services Committee
Truman
Epping road project delayed by protest petition
Concord Aug 30 AP State Public Works and Highway Commissioner Merrill said a $375000 road improvement at Epping is delayed after 63 residents petitioned for a $200000 traffic circle. The federal financing agency says traffic conditions do not justify the extra expense. Merrill plans bids today for a three mile realignment, aiming for early next month. Councilor Smart will meet the petitioners to discuss.
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Concord
Frank 9. Merrill
Epping
Sietivin Adama
Merrillnia
Merrill
J. Guy Smart
Nine year old hit by car on State Street in Portsmouth
Norman Skeinner nine son of Clifford Skinner of 634 State street suffered a left ankle fracture and shoulder injuries when struck by a car driven by Shirlie A. Arnold of 19 Academy avenue Hampton about noon on State street. He was taken to Portsmouth hospital in good condition. Contessa charged with leaving scene after driving a car that damaged a traffic light pole at Route 16 and the new spur road. He claimed he dozed off and was en route to Portsmouth police station. arraignment planned in municipal court. Wilbur Reed of Manchester injured when his car rolled over on Route 101 in Epping.
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Norman Skeinner
Clifford Skinner
State Street
Shirlie A. Arnold
Academy Avenue
Hampton
William E. Contessa
Martford
Conm
Portsmouth
Taciliy
Contessa
Route 16
Marrow
Wilbur Reed
Manchester
Route 101
Epping
Colonel Mike Michaelis Leads Wolfhounds In Korea Front
U S forces in Korea profile Col John Mike Michaelis of Lancaster Pa and the 21th Wolfhounds. The battalion, praised for leadership and unit cohesion, fought strong actions near Taejon and Sangnyang, earning a reputation as the army fire brigade while sustaining casualties and heroism.
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Mike
Col
John
Mike” Michaelis
Lancaster
Michaellis
Wolfhounds
Japan
24Th
First Cavalry
25Th
Eighth Army
Canada Acts To End Rail Strike With New Bill
OTTAWA August 30 AP Canada's Parliament meets thrice daily to speed passage of a bill ordering resumption of the strike bound rail service. Union leaders anticipate 124,000 workers will return after passage. The bill requires three readings in Commons and Senate and assent from the governor general before becoming law.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Louis St.-Laurent
George Drew
Commons
Senate
15000 on Strike At GE Plants in Lynn and Everett
In Lynn and Everett Massachusetts about 15000 CIO electrical workers walked off the job at General Electric plants after a mass UE Local 201 meeting on Lynn Common. Picket lines surrounded GE River works, Allerton Street, and West Lynn as Everett plant sympathy lines formed.
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Lynn
Everett
Mass
CIO
General
Air Unit Accepted From South Africa for UN Korea Force
In Washington on August 30, South Africa’s offer of a fighter plane squadron for UN forces in Korea was formally accepted at a Pentagon ceremony. Secretary of Defense Johnson accepted it on behalf of the United States government and General MacArthur, UN commander. The UN has authorized accepting tenders of aid for its military forces.
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Washlington
South Africa
United Nations
Korea
Pentagon
Defense Johnson
United States
MacArthur
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