Board Divided On Question of Teachers Raise
Portsmouth school board split on $300 salary boost for teachers with four opposed, one in favor, and two others open to discussing funding. Members cited financial strain, prior raises, and a need for focus beyond salaries, while some urged finding funds to improve living costs and education quality.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Herald
E. Curtis Matthews
John W. Durgin
William “Safford Jones
Miriam K. Margeson
Portsmouth Teachers Association
Ralph .A. Lizio
Matthews
Murgeson
Littlo
Alice M. Lee
Willd M. Parrington
Brown Held in State Hospital for Mental Tests
Barney C. Brown a 21 year old Portsmouth Negro cook remains in the Concord state hospital for psychological examinations after his Oct 11 indictment for first degree murder in the stabbing of his 16 year old wife Irene Greene Brown. County Solicitor Lindsey Brigham said no report has yet come on his sanity and arraignment will follow receipt of the final report, with a typical stay at the hospital of four to six weeks.
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Barney C. Brown
Portsmouth
Concord
Lindsey R. Brigham
Brown
Irene (Greene) Brown
Hancock Street
Rockingham County
State Hospital
Brigham
Staples Firemen Ball Set For Monday Night In Staples
The Portsmouth Firemen's Relief association will stage its fourth annual concert and ball Monday at the Community Center. The concert runs 8 to 10 and the ball lasts until 1 am, with dignitaries including First Assistant Engineer Frederick R. Crompton and Mayor Richman S. Margeson and spouses expected to bid the grand march. Refreshments to follow and attire is semi formal. Second Assistant Engineer Eliot H. Staples heads arrangements. The association, formed February 25 1858, supports firemen injured on duty and has provided for members without city aid.
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Portsmouth Firemen's Reilet Association
Frederick R. Crompton
Richman S. Margeson
Eliot H. Staples
William Palfrey
William Atwell
Cromp‘ton
Arthur C. Cox
George
T. ‘Cogan
Thomas
Kelley
Francis" Quinn
Matcolin Pike
George Fritz
Willand Drew
Cogan
Joseph P.conner
Clarefice “Atwell
BALL
Crompton
John W. Connors
George Gelinas
Willard Hersey
William, Goodwin
Leland W. Davis
John Golter
Pike
John N. Amee
Alvah Card
Laurence G. Peyser
Frank Gillespie
Conner
Palfrey
Robert Murphy
Joseph Hudson
Franklin Davis
Cox
Horace Haynes
Ronald Marshall
Franklin Daves
William W. Lewis
Paul Fernald
Donald Lane
Forrest Webb
Virgil Bagley
William Connors
State Gas Tax Revenue Nears Record Level
Concord reports October gasoline tax revenue continued pouring into state coffers, bringing total income from the tax in the first ten months of 1950 to 4,447,059 dollars.
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Concord
Solons threaten rent bill stall for full controls
In Washington a coalition of House Republicans and southern Democrats threaten to stall the extension of federal rent controls unless general wage and price curbs are imposed. Dixie and GOP members on the rules committee refused to clear the bill for House consideration, urging complete controls on everything and President Truman to invoke them. Rep Colmer and Rep Cox called for broad mobilization, arguing if rent controls are needed then wage and price controls are too. Leaders planned to press to clear the bill, with Truman seeking passage this year.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Dixie
GOP
Colmer
Congress
Truman
Representative Cox
D-Ga
State Treasurer Silent on Reports He Won’t Resign
Concord reports allege NH State Treasurer Gordon Kimball refuses to resign after Supreme Court ruling upholding a lower court finding of improper payments. He and his counsel stay tight lipped as Gov. Adams orders a public hearing and plans to seek resignation. appeals to the new Legislature await.
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Concord
Gordon Kimball
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
Kimball
Sherman Adams
Manchester
Donat F. Cote
Cote
Stephen B. Story
High Court
Merrimack, County
Adams
Grave Korean War outlook fuels urgent diplomacy debate
Washington dispatch says a high Pentagon official calls the Korean war situation very grave with scant hope diplomacy can sway China. Gen Omar Bradley clarifies he did not endorse a Dunkirk evacuation plan but notes possible withdrawals to bolster other fronts.
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Washington
Der
United Nations
Korea
Pentagon
China
United Sates
Korean Peninsula
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eighth Army
MacArthur
Pyongyang
J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
Omar
Bradley
New Hampshire Fairs Promise Better Handling of State Subsidies
NH agricultural fairs announce curtailment of free passes and premiums to save against bankruptcy after Gov Adams request. Officials met at a special conference with Agricultural Commissioner Perley I Fitts and John D Langmuir to implement audit driven economies following a Tax Commission review criticizing passes, cattle exhibit costs, and other practices at Rochester and other fairs.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Sherman Adams
Perley I. Fitts
Fitts
Fits
Adams
John D. Langmuir
Seall
Rochester Fair Association
Coplon Conviction Reversed Yet Guilt Seen By Court
The U S Court of Appeals reversed Judith Coplon’s espionage conviction. It ordered a new trial while noting her guilt seemed plain and upheld the indictment. Co defendants Bach and Miss Coplon faced related outcomes as details emerged.
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Coplon
New York
Judith Coplon
Federal Court of Appeals
Elrcult Court. of
Northeastern Gas Transmission Seeks Federal OK for New England Pipelines
A long effort to pipe natural gas into New England moves forward as Northeastern Gas Transmission and Algonquin Gas Transmission seek federal certification to serve from western Connecticut and Pittsfield to Boston. Surveys map routes, rights of way are being prepared, and work could begin after early 1952 with about 500 miles of pipeline planned. The goal is lower regional rates and reliable supply for New England homes and industry.
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John B. Knox
Boston
Nex
England
New England
Northeastern Gas Transmission
Federal Power Commission
New
New Hampshire
Labor Day
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company
Carr
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusett
Pipeline Rights Of Way And Construction Plans Outlined
Property owners across England California and Patagonia are being persuaded to grant rights of access for a high tension electric line. After burial the land returns to its prior use with access rights reserved for repairs, while aerial patrols will monitor the line. Construction will begin at multiple points along the route as work crews coordinate with melting water conditions. One segment enters Massachusetts near Pittsfield via Buffalo while another links the project. details continue on page three.
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Onds
Eisenhower Urged As Pacific Leader
In Washington a West Virginia senator proposed President Truman appoint Gen Dwight D Eisenhower as overall Pacific commander and send more troops to Korea. He argued peace talks with Chinese Communists might advance, while joint chiefs reportedly limited redeployments. Taft favored rapid UN withdrawal if China presses advances.
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Bradley
Congressional
Korea
Washington
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pacific
West Virginia
Congress
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
United ‘Nations
Trumar
Eisenhower
Eurdpeak
Taft
R-obio
Senate Prepares Major Alterations In Profits Tax Bill
Washington AP reports the Senate faces major changes to the excess profits tax bill after a lopsided House vote 252 to 145 on final passage. Republicans oppose the administration push and debate whether earnings above a 100 percent base should be taxed, with concerns about the 85 percent threshold and 1946-49 earnings.
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Senate
Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
George
Trouble at the Station A motorist tale of woe and fees
A forgetful driver wandered into the police station to pay a parking fine and tell his humorous woes to Deputy Marshal Dougal D McLean After buying bread donuts he mailed his auto license renewal and a $2 fee in Concord following a coffee on Congress Street
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Dougal D.mclean
Concord
Congress Street
Stassen urges immediate cease fire in Korea
Harold E. Stassen called for an immediate Korea cease-fire or face an all-out assault with atomic and other weapons on Red China. He spoke at a news conference after meeting General MacArthur, warning that failure to cease would invite drastic action.
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Tokyo
Harold E. Stassen
Korea
Red China
Minnesota
MacArthur
Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
K- Korea
China
General Headquarters
Nations urge China halt at 38th parallel in Korea crisis
In Washington, Prime Minister Attlee pledges no appeasement of Communist China as UN forces brace against massed Chinese troops in west Korea. Thirteen Asian and Middle Eastern nations urged Beijing to halt at the 38th parallel, while battles around Hagarw, Koto, and Changjin reservoir intensify.
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Washington
Dec
Attlee
Britain
China
Eighth Army
West Korea
Truman
38Th Parallel
Middle East
Lake
United Nations
Korea
MacArthur
Hagarw
Koto
Marine
Seventh Infantry
Changjin Reservoir
Lewis
Chesty) Puller
First Marine
East Coast
Hungnam
Wonsan
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Staples
Firemen’s Ball
Solons
Taedong
Bach
International
Gubrichev
Russia
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Ment of
Suprem Court
U. S. District Court
Justice’ Department
FBI
Ssuch Arena Sete i
Ling
California
Patagonia
Buffalo
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Peing
Cotiimittes
Pretictea
Gress
Millikin
R-Colo
Bulletin
The
Associated Press
Elliot Dar
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