Huge Dredge Crawls Toward Winnipesaukee
SMERVILLE MASS December 9 huge 75 foot dredge in two sections began a 160 mile move from Weymouth to New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee to dig a channel. The convoy crossed Route 28 through Medford Woburn Andover and Lawr before entering New Hampshire on Route 106 toward Laconia Concord and eventually the lake. Police halted minor incidents but the operation proceeded with escort and local officials monitoring the long march.
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Smerville
Mass
Boston
New Hampshire
Weymouth
C. E. Hall
Truckor Peny
Orave
Hail Company
Med_ Woburn
Andover
Lawr
New Hamp
Methuen
Uen Goliré
Gemen
Concord
Laconia
Dwight Comi
Greeze
Posiania
Restaurant Wage Boost Proposed
State labor commissioner William H. proposed a plan to boost wages in the restaurant industry. The effort, supported by state owners and operators, seeks to exempt certain workers from the general minimum wage rules while improving standards across the sector.
Socialism Faces Rugged Battle in Australian Election
Sydney reports that Australia faces a clear cut choice between socialism and free enterprise as Labor Prime Minister J. B. Chifley defends eight years in power. The Liberal and Country opposition promise to halt nationalization with Menzies likely to become prime minister if coalition wins. Voter turnout nears five million as the election stirs public interest beyond prior levels.
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Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Liberal Party
Country Party
Labor
Robert G. Menzies
Arthur W. Fadden
Menzies
Commonwealth
Dominion
Peter Fraser
Melbourne
John Curtin
Dover Point Girl Sought by Police
Police seek 15 year old Marilyn Bourque missing from Dover Point. She is 5'5" tall, 178 pounds with dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Described wearing a gray tweed coat and black shoes. she left home yesterday afternoon without hat or stockings.
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Fotilmouln Pourenouay
Dover Point
Marilyn Bourque
Emma M. Bourque
Atomic Probers Turn Attention Toward Canada
Washington in December report that House un-American activities investigators shift focus to Canada amid hints of a 1943 transfer of 1900 pounds of uranium compounds to Russia via Great Falls Montana. The probe reactivates plans to seek records of a New York court action tied to uranium sales while Lt Gen Groves is questioned.
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Washington
Dec
House
Russia
Canada
UN- American Activities‘committee
Great Falls
Mont
New York
Louis J. Russell
Rusgel
Leslie R. Groves
Henry A. Wallace
Lee
Ward and Staff Leave Manchuria After Stay Under Reds
Angu s Ward and 20 consulate staff freed from Mukden after nearly a year of confinement. They traveled 700 miles by train to Tientsin, reaching safety last night and awaiting boarding on an American ship home. Officials said the party encountered no further trouble on the journey and were housed in consulate residences in Tientsin. The exact date of departure remained uncertain, with pickup possible tomorrow or Sunday.
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Tokyo
Angus Ward
U. S
Mukden
Ward
State Department
Tientsin
U, 8
Thomas Parnell Thomas Sentenced For Payroll Padding
Rep J Parnell Thomas received six to 18 months in jail and a 10000 dollar fine for padding his office payroll. His wife announced plans to seek the congression al seat vacated by her husband as the judge urged upright conduct. The case ends with a pending special election to fill the term.
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Washington
Dee
J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
Alexander Holcroft
House
New Jersey
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Holtzaff
William H. Collns
Collins
UN American Activities Committee
Amelia Wilson Stiles
Ml. Vernon
N. J
J. Parnell, Jr
Stiles Thomas
Communists Purge Trials Speeded Across Europe
Reports from Prague and Bonn countywide purges target Titoists as editors and politicians are ousted. Czech editor Vilem Novy and deputy trade minister Evzen Loebel are fired or jailed amid claims of hostile agents. Bulgaria probes 11 ex-leaders for plot to break with Russia and align with Tito. Yugoslavia holds a trial in Sarajevo for ten white Russians accused of spying for the Soviet Union.
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Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Prague
Communist Party
Rude Prago
Vilem Novy
Evzen Loebel
Hungary
Bulgaria
Bonn
Sdid
Russia
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Sofia
Tito
Ivan Gevrenov
Sarajevo
Soviet Union
Coldest New Hampshire day in years as thermometers plunge
Concord reports eight degrees below zero marking the coldest day of the season. Lebanon records eleven below and Mt Washington at eleven below at 7:32 am. Portsmouth Sherburne station hits zero as a storm front looms and warmer weekend weather with possible snow is forecast.
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Concord
Jack Frost
New Hampshire
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
Portsmouth
Sherburne
Granite State
Bureau
Bold Bandits Grab Payroll From Malden Shoes Firm
A quartet of holdup men robbed Le Bon Shoes Inc in Malden Mass and escaped with a payroll of 5 786. Three suspects rode the factory freight elevator to the third floor and warned employees including Mildred Nines and Ruth Miller before grabbing the money bag and fleeing in a blue truck. The firm is owned by Alexander Bossman of Lyin.
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Malden
Mass
Rec
le Bon Shoes, Inc
Fason L. Albano
Twio
Mildred Nines
Ruth Miller
Shipyard Workers Fight for Reduced Annuities in Congress
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard delegates at the Rockingham hotel urged an all out effort to pass a bill in the next Congress to allow naval workers with 20 years of service to be eligible for reduced life annuities, regardless of age. They noted about 30 workers at Portsmouth would be affected and highlighted death benefits for widows and children of those who die on furlough. The meeting reviewed recent public laws and prior retirement provisions affecting aging, service credits, and withdrawal rights.
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Washington
Luis HU Uluel Peng
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Retirement Association
Rockingham
Portsmouth
Melvin H. Chandler
Congress
Rising Welfare Costs Plague New England
Rising welfare costs hit several New England states as benefits exhausted by unemployed workers push aid rolls higher. Rhode Island reported jumps from 4,486 to 6,120 cases since June, Maine and New Hampshire areas saw increases tied to depleted unemployment benefits, with Portland and Augusta noting notable rises while Lawrence Mass shows a relatively stable welfare base.
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Boston
New England
U. S. Labor Department
Washington
Rhode Island
General Public Assistance
Augusta
Joseph Lavallee
Barre
Lawrence
Mass
Portsmouth
N. H
Edward C. Peterson
Rockingham County
Navy Yard
Waltham
Greenfield
Marion Dame
Creenfield
Worcester, Mass
Sky Show Tonight Overhead Meteor Shower Expected
Washington reports a Geminid meteor shower slated for a four night run starting at 8 pm local time. The National Bureau of Standards predicts more than one meteor per minute and a spectacular display visible nationwide tonight and into midnight.
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Sky Show
Washington
Berin
National Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Standards
Rates Slashed 10 Percent On Fire Insurance In New Hampshire
Concord December 8 The State Insurance department announced a general 10 percent decrease in fire insurance rates for dwellings in New Hampshire saving insured about 300000 yearly. The cut begins December 16 in protected areas and early next year in less protected areas. A new rate schedule will be published next week. The change follows 1947 legislation creating a rating bureau and reflects improved fire safety trends over the past five years. Granite State residents pay about 3 million annually for dwelling insurance including camps and summer residences.
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New Hampshire
Concord
State Insurance Department
Donald Knowlton
Knowlton
Granite State
Cars Damaged In Route 4 Crash Near Bellamy River
Two autos were damaged in a Route 4 collision near the Bellamy river in Durham. Drivers were Rosaire Beaulac of Newmarket and Robert E. Potter of Kittery, Potter heading toward Kittery and Beaulac in the opposite direction. Police said damage was not serious. In Portsmouth, a minor crash at Brewster and McDonough streets yesterday damaged cars driven by Carlton L. Mareau of Franklin Street and A. D. Zamarchi of Cutts Street.
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Bellamy River
Durham
Rosaire Beaulac
Central Street
Newmarket
Robert BE. Potter
Whipple Street
Kittery
Potter
Carlton L. Mareau
Franklin Street
A. D. Zamarchi
Cutts Street
Brewster
McDonough Streets
Portsmouth
Eisenhower as 1952 Presidential Candidate Favored by Truman Circle
Key West report notes Budget Director Frank Pave expects deficits and potential tax hikes to balance next year's budget. Officials say Truman views Dwight D. Eisenhower as a serious presidential candidate and will respond in the State of the Union.
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Key West
Fla
Frank Pave
Truman
Pave
Mier. Truman
Congress
Jacy
Pace
Defense Department
Interior Department
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
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Gozen
Massa
Hampshire
William H
Wallace
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Russell
Manchuria
Bold Bandits
Chandler
Portland
James R. Furnival
Maine
Maine Health and Welfare Department
Lees Eisenhower
Charles G. Ross
Haid
Ross
Columbia University
Fisenhower
James F. B
Crisco
Fermar
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