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Portsmouth Herald

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1955

Page

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Eden Ike to Hold January Meeting in Washington

British Prime Minister Eden will meet President Eisenhower in Washington at the end of January to discuss cold war strategy amid Russiaic belligerence. James Hagerty announced the visit, noting Eden will be guest for a few days with Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan.

Gettysburg Eden Eisenhower Washington White House Russia White Hance Mees Tease Mae Pres James C. Hagerty United States Britain Harold Macmillan John Foster Dulles Geneva Ees Rockefelier Hegerty

Ground Breaking Slated in 2 Weeks For Eliot School

Ground breaking is expected within two weeks for a new Eliot School construction project. A preliminary contract for a gym and elementary addition was awarded to Littlefield Brothers of North Berwick. Total funding includes town support of eighty thousand seven hundred eighteen dollars and a federal share of seventy one thousand five hundred ninety four dollars.

Eliot School ELIDE Littlefield Brothers of North Berwick Advill Spinney Washington

Accidents Sparse Despite Icy Roads in Region

Light snowfall and misty rain kept travel tense but officials logged few crashes. New Hampshire Turnpike near Hamp ton saw a three car collision involving Robert J. Wensley and two Maine drivers with no injuries. Exeter reported three minor, no injury incidents, including a Hampton road pole strike by William Willette.

Seacoast Laine Wells Barracks New Hampshire New Hampshire Turnpike Hampton Robert J. Wensley Lynn Mass Ezra A. Stevens Falmouth William Willette Oak St Hampton Road George Field Washington St

Regents Rule On Sugar Bowl Contests In Georgia

The Board of Regents approved allowing Georgia Tech to play Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl on January 2 while upholding state and host state laws for contests. Gov Griffin sought to bar teams from facing opponents who don’t maintain segregation, triggering protests and rioting by Tech students in Atlanta.

Atlanta Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Georgia Tech Pittsburgh Georgia Board of Regents Marvin Griffin Robert O. Arnold New Orleans Pitt Griffin Tech University of Georgia Arnold Herman E. Talmadge State Mercer University Macon Faculty University of Oregon Eugene Gre

Six volunteers to test breath alcohol device at Portsmouth police station

Six unnamed volunteers will drink beer whiskey or rum this afternoon to demonstrate a breath alcohol tester. The participants will be shown the device to police and court officials, with drinks provided free and refreshments after. The event aims to prove how much alcohol a person has consumed.

Portsmouth

Reds Attack West Berlin Water Routes Blockade Pressures

Reported moves by East German authorities to renew or deny Western barge permits threaten to curb West Berlin water supply routes. West Germany demands ministerial talks while East German officials process applications, potentially accelerating a partial waterway blockade.

Reds West Berlin Berlin Germany West Germany

Exeter Nimrod Hurt By Shotgun Blast While Hunting Deer

Exeter 20 year old Donald Fieldsend of Newmarket Road is in Exeter Hospital after a accidental shotgun blast from hunter Donald Morgan. Morgan 28 of Dewey Street said he mistook a noise in bushes for a deer and fired. Fieldsend’s condition is satisfactory. Morgan faces municipal court Friday for careless and negligent shooting. Fieldsend was among four deer hunters injured in New Hampshire yesterday. Verne Deckham 32 of Henniker is in critical condition at Concord Hospital with a chest and lung wound. Nelson Sterns 26 of Sutton Mills and Ferdinando Mayo of Manchester sustained other injuries.

Exeter Donald Fieldsend Newmarket Rd Exeter Hospital Igatring Russell A. Mason Brentwood Fieldsend Donald Morgan Dewey St Mason Morgan New Hampshire Verne Deckham Henniker Concord Hospital Nelson Sterns Sutton Mills Ferdinando Mayo Manchester Goffstown Associated Press

Local Man Escapes From County Farm in Portsmouth

Donald G. Matthews, 20, of 1338 Woodbury Ave, Portsmouth, escaped yesterday from the County Farm in Brentwood where he was serving a one year term on a larceny of auto charge. He was last present Nov. 2 and fled after skipping the evening meal. He is described as 5 feet 10 inches, 160 pounds, with blue eyes and light complexion.

Brentwood Donald G. Matthews Woodbury Ave Portsmouth Matthews

Manchester Pair Feared Dead on Great Bay Trip

Two Manchester men Kenneth W. Main 55 and Richard Wilson 26 believed drowned after a fishing trip on Great Bay. Boat found overturned near Wilkes Point Newington at 4 a.m. and cries heard by Greenland residents between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Search by Coast Guard Conservation officers and 30 men failed to locate them. Police learned of the case after Main’s wife reported their disappearance. Page three.

Manchester Great Bay Kenneth W. Main Richard Wilson Wilkes Point Newington Greenland Carl Akerley Portsmouth Coast Guard New Castle Litlie Brackett Weeks Main William Coyne

State to seek retrial in Edgcomb land damage case

The state plans a retrial in the Edgcomb land damage suit in New Hampshire Supreme Court after a $95,000 jury award to Edgecomb Steel of New England Inc. Assistant Attorney General George F. Nelson said motions will challenge evidence and witness qualifications and, if denied, an appeal may follow. The case stems from a disputed land take for the Nashua by pass project after a 1954 law rewrite.

Supreme Court Edgecomb Steel of New England Inc. Asst George F. Nelson Nelson New Hampshire Supreme Court Edgcomb Nashua New Hampshire Superior Court

Fatal Fighting on Tunisian Border Shocks Algeria

Algiers reports at least 40 persons killed in a battle between Algerian nationalists and French troops in the market of Lamy near the Tunisian border. Rebels mixed with civilians, severing lines of communication. initial counts cited 11 to 40 killed, with police and troops losses undisclosed. French armored car moved in to restore order as security measures tighten nationwide. The village lies about 20 miles from the coast near a region plagued by smuggling and guerrilla activity amid ongoing state of emergency repeal tensions.

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