Kimball Held Liable For $238,000 Excess
Concord reports that Acting State Treasurer Gordon Kimball was ruled liable for 238000 paid for unauthorized construction. Judge Dennis Sullivan said the payment exceeded appropriations though Kimball acted in good faith. State officials consider appeal and bond matters while Das and Story face prior de fraud charges.
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Concord
Gordon Kimball
Dennis EB. Sullivan
Stephen EB. Story
Manchester
Donat Cote
Attorney General's
Supreme Court
Dan
Merrimack
Kimball
Charles M. Dale
Robert C. Blood
Sullivan
Slike
Thougl Speghd Gounsel Atty
Kenneth Fo Gea
Coie Trink
VFW Urges Custer of Johnson Acheson
In Chicago the Veterans of Foreign Wars urged President Truman to dismiss Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The national encampment adopted resolutions calling for new leadership in both departments, with minimal dissent. Delegates cited military unpreparedness and diplomatic blundering, naming Johnson and Acheson indirectly and urging replacements.
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Chicago
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Truman
Defense
Louis Johnson
Dean Achieson
Department of Defense
Johnson
Acheson
Department of State
State Department
Johnston
Take Your Gripes To the President Johnson Retorts
Washington August 31 AP Louis Johnson urges that anyone seeking his reappointment as Secretary of Defense should take complaints to President Truman. He broadens his defense to include Acheson and the State Department, blaming attacks on the administration on upcoming congressional elections. Veterans of Foreign Wars call for replacing Johnson and Acheson. Johnson asserts Truman can speak for himself on his continued service.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Truman
State Acheson
Johnson
House
Rep
Tauriello
D-N.y
Defense Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Mr. Truman
Acheson
Hia
Jonson
Awnings Shop Cash Stolen From Maplewood Ave
Leland Davis of 377 Maplewood avenue reported to police that about $1.98 in cash was stolen yesterday from a drawer in his awning shop. Police believe the theft was committed by boys who entered through a window.
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Leland Davis
Maplewood Avenue
Tragic double tragedy: father slays two children then self
In Napoleon Ohio a grief struck mother watched in horror as Floyd Hefflinger shot his daughter Shirley then killed his two younger sons Joseph and Floyd before fatally shooting himself. Coroner's verdict cites murder and death by self-inflicted wound. The family had just moved into a new home three weeks earlier and appeared happy.
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Napoleon
Marjorie Hefflinger
Floyd Joseph
Shirley
Floyd
Joseph
B. L. Johnson
Hefflingers
Columbus
Hefflinger
Dover to Honor Deroy on Return
One hundred area residents will give centenarian Paul Deroy a large welcome back as he returns from a trip to his Gaspe Peninsula boyhood home. Deroy recently sat in Montreal mayor’s chair to add his name to the Golden Book. He left Dover a little over a week ago to Cap Chat to bid relatives and friends farewell. The gathering also serves as a belated birthday party for Deroy, who turned 104 on June 22.
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Dover
Paul Deroy
Gaspe Peninsula
Deroy
Montreal
Denny
Cap Chat
TWA Constellation Crash Kills 49 in Egypt Near Cairo
A Trans World Airlines four engine Constellation crashed north of Cairo killing 49 of 55 aboard. The flight from Bombay to Rome carried 23 Americans and two French crew. Includes notable passenger Lilianne Cohen Camelia and several U.S. officials. Rescue and investigations launched by airline, Civil Aviation, and Washington. The disaster ranks among the worst in world commercial aviation history.
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Constellation
Trans- World Airlines
Behaira
Star
Maryland
Nile Delta
TWA
Bombay
India
Rome
United Nations
Paris
Lilianne Cohen
Camelia
Lana Turner
Middle East
Aubrey William Schofield
San Antonio
Tex
New York
Gulf Oil Company
Kuwait Oi Company
William €. Gist
Ervin Gist
Lake’ City
Iowa
Gist
U. S
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Tanta
Alexandria
Civil Aviation Department
Civil Aeronautics Bureau
Washington
Lake Michigan
Police Radio Station in Portsmouth Out of Service
Police radio station in Portsmouth emitted smoke and was found to be malfunctioning after several hours of unusual behavior. Patrolman Paul F. Connors noticed smoke at 3 30 am and pulled the plug to avert a potential fire and stop operations.
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Portsmouth
Plice
Paul F. Connors
Supply Problems Of Boy Campers Settled in Court
Two youths ages nine and 14 were brought to Portsmouth juvenile court after a string of burglaries and a camp built in the woods near Breakfast Hill. Patrolman Vetter and Inspector Bierce recovered stolen items including gasoline, a chicken and vegetables, and a kerosene lamp from properties on Ocean and Lafayette roads. The pair slept overnight on the Maier property shed after looting a bungalow owned by Christopher and William Maier and car money from Arthur Paradis.
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Lafayette Road
Portsmouth Juvenile Court
Charles F. Vetter, Jr
Neil C. Bierce
Breakfast Hill
Oscar Widen
Ocean Road
Christopher
William Maier
New Jersey
Police to Compete For FBI Training Announcement
Linchey said police will send one patrolman to FBI training in Washington DC next year after tests determine the top scorer. Portsmouth’s Martin QC, Bely, will return from the school, Emerson Miles and William Early start two months of in-station training and will swap shifts later. Sergeant Bete will oversee firearms and police work training after Linchey’s return.
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Guy Marshal Walumm J. Linnehey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C
Linchey
Martin QC
Bely
Portsmouth
J. Portamouth
Emerson
Miles
William F. Early
Lindhey
Early
Bete
Washington
Gulf Coast Hurricane Weakens After Inland Strikes
A Gulf Coast tropical storm weakened after crossing inland near Mobile Alabama, causing light damage and two injuries from a tornado near Apalachicola Florida. Winds reached 115 mph offshore with land readings around 88 mph. evacuations occurred on Blakeley Island and Bayou La Batre as debris and high tides affected coastal areas. Another hurricane was forming in the eastern Caribbean while a third moved north of Bermuda.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Apalachicola
Fla
Caribbean
Atlantic
Bermuda
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Florida
Coast Guard
Santa Rosa
Island
Pensacola
Coast
Blakeley Island
Bayou la Batre
Alabama
South
GI Allotments Face Approval by House
The House prepared to approve a compromise GI allotment bill that sets monthly family allowances from 85 to 185 dollars for enlisted servicemen, with deductions from pay and the government covering the balance. The measure stems from Korea fighting hardships. Senate leaders consider delaying corporation taxes while seeking broader anti inflation action and a swift path to the President. Maj Gen Hershey criticized services for lax manpower selection, noting nearly 60 percent of draft calls are rejected as unfit.
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House
Senate
Korea
George
Truman
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services
Power Plants Idle as GE Walkout Shuts Five Factories
Lynn mass Aug 31 96 power house operators joined 16 000 CIO union workers in a strike over contract talks. Production halted at GE Riverworks and Everett plants as pickets line gates and guards restrict entry amid no contract no work stance. Five pickets were injured in a confrontation with a foreman driving a car.
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Lynn
Mass
API
General Electric
CIO
International Union of Electrical Workers
Air Force
Everett
New York
Planet
Digna
State Police Test New Intoxiometer
Concord August 31 State police advance drink driving checks with a portable intoxiometer to determine on the spot if a motorist is intoxicated after accidents or law infractions. Col Ralph W Caswell announces a training session at the State House for municipal court justices, police chiefs and solicitors to learn the device’s operation for cruiser use.
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Concord
Api—-Newampshire
Ralph W. Caswell
Rockingham county to supply quota for September draft
Thirty eight to undergo pre induction physicals on September 15 as New Hampshire enlists to meet a 60 man October draft quota. The September call includes 362 men statewide to be examined next month with Rockingham county contributing seven. John M. Greenway, selective service director, announced the totals.
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Wowrymbne annKyce County
Rockingham County
Tohn MW. Greenway
Selective Service
New Hampshire
Red Target Date For Conquest Is Upset by Allies
Allied forces halted a North Korean attack against Pohang on the east coast as U S tanks and infantry moved beyond the damaged road north of the port. Air and naval strikes continued against enemy positions while UN forces bolstered by Australian British Thai Philippine French and Belgian units prepared for further operations along the Korean front.
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API
U.S
Pohang
Sea of Japan
Ray Turnbull
Miami Beach
Fla
Taegu
United Nations
Korea
Kim J) Sung
No. 2
Changnyong
U. S
Naktong River
Waegwan
U. S. 1St Cavalry Division
Haman
Masan
Pusan
Japan
Thailand
Philippines
France
Belgium
Canada Enacts Fast Law Ends Nationwide Rail Strike
OTTAWA August 31 Canada’s trains rolled again as a nine day strike ended after a government back to work bill passed. The measure sets a 30 day arbitration if no settlement is reached and preserves a 48 hour pay for 40 hours work with a four cent raise. Union leaders Hall and Mosher said gains were won.
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Canada
H. Hall
A. R. Mosher
Hall and Mosher
House of Commons
Commons
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Army of Staff
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