Brant pursues Rollins case as exhumation eyed
Strafford county prosecutor John M. Brant signals a wide ranging probe into the Sarah A. Rollins matter. He may seek exhumation of nurse Irene Copeland in Somersworth and questions state police handling while awaiting a February trial in Dover.
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Somersworth
John M. Brant
Strafford
Sarah A. Rollins
Brant
Strafford County
Dover
The
Beast
Rollins
Copeland
Christine Perry
Mrs. Copeland
Alfred J. Catalso
Catalfo
Kittery proposes 400000 in additions to Frisbee and Traip
Kittery voters will be asked at the 1952 town meeting to approve two school additions, a 157 575 dollar single story Frisbee project adding nine rooms and a 252 000 dollar two story Traip academy expansion adding twelve rooms. The plans, sized for growth to house hundreds more pupils, rely on 402 000 dollars in recent federal aid.
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Kittery
Frisbee School
Traip Academy
Lorey C
Kittery School Planning and Building Committee
Bay
Solon Says Truman Playing Politics By Contract Order
Senator Byrd accuses President Truman of political maneuvering over an executive order aimed at ending discrimination in government contract hiring. He says Southern senators will oppose the order and Civil Rights legislation in the new session. Taft and Byrd plan a discussion on socialism versus freedom before the American Medical Association. A new committee will study compliance but has no enforcement powers.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
Los Angeles
Virginia
White House
Taft
Ohio
House of Delegates
American Medical Association
Fruman
Dixie
Change Announced In Parade Route Change Announced In Parade Route
The Christmas parade route is altered by the Chamber of Commerce. It will start at the high school and proceed via Middle Street State Pleasant Market Square Congress back to the high school. Mayor Margeson and Santa will greet crowds in Market Square.
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Chamber of Commerce
Middle Street
State
Pleasant
Market Square
Congress
Richman S. Margeson
Santa Claus
North Pole
Chamber
Helen L. Kelly
500 Bodies Recovered From Slopes of Volcano
Manila reports Hibok Hibok volcano on Camiguin island erupting twice yesterday. Governor Paclerzo YsAlina warns thousands evacuated as ash and smoke persist. Red Cross says many dead cremated or buried quickly.
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Manila
API
Tonight
Hibok
Camiguin Island
Philippines
Paclerzo Ysalina
Misamis Province
Mindanao Island
RED Cross
Joaquin Canuta
Philippine News Service
Camiguin
Hibok Wibok
Duff to Speak In Manchester Rally Tonight
Senator James H. Duff of Pennsylvania will be the featured speaker at an Eisenhower rally at the Carpenter hotel in Manchester. Duff leads the Eisenhower campaign efforts in Pennsylvania.
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Manchester
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Carpenter Hotel
Senator Duff
Eisenhower
Two Granite Staters Face Prosecution For Tax Frauds
AUGUSTA Maine Internal Revenue collector said investigation of 271 New England tax cases involved gamblers and other criminal elements. Unreported income reached about 2 000 000 dollars with taxes fines and interest totaling 1 200 000 dollars. Agent David A Kelleher reported prosecution plans for 16 New England residents for wagers pools or lotteries and stamp purchases around November 30. Two offenders are in Maine.
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Augusta
API
Maine
Internal Revenue Collector
New England
Clinton A. Clauson
Internal Revenue Intelligence
David A. Kelleher
Boston
Kelleher
O’ Maine
New Hanmpshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Red Rail Lines Hit By Second Raid Jet Battles Rage
U S pilots in North Korea report shooting down five Red MiGs and damaging five more in the 10th straight day of jet warfare. United Nations forces, while suffering minor ground action, say no U S jets were lost. Allied raiders deep behind Red Lines ashore on the east coast and a South Korean push in the Chini mountains mark ongoing operations with hundreds of prisoners and casualties in the campaign.
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Seoul
United Nations
Nn Eighth Army
Songiin
Parallel 38
U. S
Paval Headquarbers
Korea
Chini
South Korea
Horace A. Bass
Pointblank Range
Murphy Elected Dover Mayor in 1900s Polls
Dover voters turnout rose about ten percent as Maurice J. Murphy a Democrat defeated Raymond H. Chase a Republican by 1029 votes to become mayor. The election followed a referendum that rejected the city manager plan.
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Waver (Ars—nigmy
Dover
Maurice’ J. Murphy
Raymond H. Chase
Allies Say Reds Use Double Talk To Gain
United Nations command accuses Communist truce negotiators of double talk at Panmunjom while two and a half hours of wrangling over armistice supervision. Radio Tokyo says Red plan to freeze troops aims to force foreign troop withdrawals and build airstrips rather than rebuild for peace. UN negotiators press for clarification on ports of entry as neutral inspections.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Pahmunjom
United Nations
Tokyo
TRE Radio
Panmunjom
Col Howard Levie
Varney to Seek Seat in House Not Governorship
George D. Varney of Kittery announces he will run for the Maine House of Representatives in 1952, citing inability to fund a statewide campaign. A former speaker and three term state senator, Varney earlier sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1948 but lost to Frederick G Payne.
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Varney
George D. Varney
Kittery
Maine
House of Representatives
Legislative’ House
State Senate
Senate
Frederick G Payne
Area Firms Get Appraisal Contracts In Portsmouth-Newington air base plan
Six Portsmouth area real estate firms have been engaged by the government for property appraisal in preparation for development of a Portsmouth Newington air base. Firms include John H. DeCourcy Butler-Robinson Agency Kennard Agency Arthur F Codk Kittery and George J Carberry Willis E Littlefield of Dover. Appraisal work awaits approval from Washington before starting.
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Portsmouth- Newington Air Base
Portsmouth Area
John H. DeCourcy
State
Butler-Robinson
Agency
Daniel Street
Kennard Agency, Inc
State Street
Portsmouth
Arthur F. Codk
Wallingford Square
Kittery
George J. Carberry
Willis E. Littlefield
Dover
New England Corps. of Army Engineers
Washington
Caf
Probe Chairman Declares Tax Scandal Involves No High Officials
Washington AP reports Democratic Ways and Means chair says evidence does not show high government officials involved in a $500000 tax file shakedown. Rep King and Rep Byrnes dispute claim, noting Teitelbaum testimony suggests a Washington clique seeking blackmail while questioning Nathan about the alleged scheme.
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Washington
House
King
Dcalif
Lamar Caudle
Caudle
Frank Nathan
Chicago
Abraham Teitelbaum
Representative Byrnes
R-Wis
Ways and Means
Byrnes
Nathan
Naster
Teitelbaum
Bus Mows Down Marching Children in Royal Navy Town
In Chatham England a bus plowed into a marching Royal Marine cadet column killing 22 boys aged 10 to 15 and injuring 19 others. The driver John George Samson 57, had 40 years with Chatham and District Traction and faced medical care after the tragedy. The crash occurred during a planned boxing event at the naval barracks. rescuers compared the scene to shell bursts.
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Chatham
Eng
Po- Nee
John George Samson
Samson
Royal Marine Corps
Naval Barracks
Chatham and District Traction Company
Recere
Disarmament Talks End Fruitless In Paris Conference
Paris AP dispatch reports United Nations Assembly President Luis Pino Arvo noting clarifications yet no substantial accord between Russia and Western powers. The fifth session of the Big Four disarmament talks closed with Sharp differences remains on methods to end the arms race. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky and other envoys attended as discussions focused on Point 3 of a French British American draft seeking a disarmament commission, while the Soviet amendment proposes an international central commission under Security Council authority and insists on banning the atom bomb first.
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Paris
United Nations Assembly
Luis Pr Nervo
Russia
West
Hast
Andrei Y
General Assembly
Security Council
Vishinsky
Soviet Union
South Berwick Considers Ending Town Manager Plan
South Berwick weighs abolishing the town manager form after a petition signed by over 300 residents prompted a special town meeting to be set at least 60 days before the March regular session. The move follows Dover’s vote to end its manager system, while supporters organize a counter effort around Robert B Weiss, the 29 year old town manager.
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South Berwick
Board of Selectmen
Dover
Voters of South Berwick Association
Robert
B. Weiss
Maine
Weiss
Berwick
Wells
Keene
Government OKs 16 Cent Hike for Union Laborers
The Wage Stabilization Board in Washington approved a 16 cent hourly wage increase for union laborers, raising pay to 18.14 dollars in Portsmouth. More than 250 Local 976 members, AFL, will benefit, with shipyard workers earning over 1.25 dollars per hour and awaiting further raises.
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Wage Stabilization Board
Washington
Local 976
Laborers’ Union, Afl
Portsmouth
Joseph Moriarty
Newmarket
WSB
Portsmouth Naval
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Dick Connolly
Herald
Irene McGrealb Copeland
Forrest L. Keay
Keay
Jees
Day
Prisbee
Solon
Fraucis
Murphy
Jover
Levle
Aled
Eliot
Clque
Caudie
Jess Larson
General Services'administration
Charles Olphant
Internal Revenue"bureau
George J. Schoeneman
Joseph Nunan
Elgit
Jnan
Tee
Ae Ind
Lise Agency
Caswell “Bros., Inc
Exeter
Portsmouth Herald
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