Tax Delinquency Leads to Jail in Keene Crackdown
Keene officials, led by City Manager Robert C. Violette, have begun enforcing poll tax delinquency with jail time, sparking a rush of back-tax payments. Mayor Laurence M. Pickett condemns the incident, calling it a dark ages display, while the tax collector reports a surge of activity and mentions $6,086 in outstanding poll taxes as of last month with abatements likely to reduce the total.
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Violette
Wilfred E. Young
Young
Laurence M. Pickett
Pickett
Robert A. St. John
Cheshire County
Ike and Advisers Map Revisions in Farm Program
President Eisenhower and top aides meet at Camp David amid light snow to outline a new farm program. Discussions center on surplus disposal, exports expansion, soil conservation, and rural development while debating price supports and hog slaughter proposals.
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Snow Warning Looms Over New England Coast
The weather bureau issued a heavy snow warning for most of New England except Vermont and extreme northern Maine. Snow would begin this afternoon in southern New England, spreading north tonight with over three inches possible. Cape Cod may see snow turn to rain and gale winds up to 50 to 60 mph along outer Cape Cod. Northeast storm warnings stretched from Eastport to Block Island.
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Weather Bureau
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Eastport
Block Island
Weather Hamstrings Great Bay Search For Two Men
Grim search efforts for Kenneth M. Mair and Richard Wilson in Great Bay face a northeast storm and freezing ice. National Guard helicopters aided by Newington police and volunteers continue dragging operations around Woodman’s Point, aided by boats and ground teams despite extreme conditions.
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Kenneth M. Mair
Richard Wilson
William LaBonte
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Woodman's Point
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Bernard Wilson
Ashby
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Woodman’s Point
Portsmouth Herald
Eee
Boy Tells Court Of Slaying Child
An 18 year old Manchester boy told a jury he never reads anything but crime comic books as he calmly described the slaying of a child in court. The testimony shaded by his aversion to other reading and framed by his unusual hobby raised questions about motive and recollection.
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Patsy) Johnson
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Reginald BP. Kennard
Three-Way Race Shapes Up for Seat Vacated by Attlee
London reports three Labor rivals Hugh Gaitskell Herbert Morrison and Aneurin Bevan entered the race for party leadership to succeed Clement Attlee who stepped down due to ill health. Gaitskell favored to win with ballots due next week.
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U S Attorneys Open Defense in Club Land Action
In Concord the federal case over Portsmouth Country Club land condemnation proceeds with the government showing fair market value and just compensation for the 18 hole course tied to plans for Portsmouth Air Force Base. Witnesses include club officers and an architect detailing replacement costs and club finances.
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Bob Norling
Herald
Concord
Portsmouth Country Club
U.S. District Court
U.S. Atty
Maurice P. Bois
Portsmouth Air Force Base
Charles E. Staples
Country Club
Staples
William Maynard
Philip A. Wogan
Beverly
Mass
Elu
Ceremony to Open New Parking Lot
The city plans a Tuesday opening ceremony for the Yangnan Street parking lot in downtown. Infolla Construction Co. will turnover the lot to the city, Mayor John J. Leary will accept, and a Chamber of Commerce briefing will follow. The facility cost about $160,000 and can house 164 cars.
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Infolla Construction Co
John J. Leary
Chamber of Commerce
Christmas Sale and Spaghetti Supper at St Catherine Hall
A community notice for a Christmas sale to begin at 2 p.m. followed by a spaghetti supper from 5 to 7 p.m. on December 10 at St Catherine's Hall. Proceeds support parish activities and local services.
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Concord Editor Urges Reform of N.H. Legislature
Durham James M Langley publisher of the Concord Daily Monitor urged sweeping changes in New Hampshire including abolition of the Executive Council and county government He called the five member Executive Council a vestigial remnant of provincial government and said county governments are superfluous He favored state financing of county courts and state appointment of sheriffs He also backed substantial reductions in the size of the State Legislature and constitutional amendments to permit state excise taxes and gubernatorial line item vetoes A state constitutional convention will be held in Concord next May with delegates chosen March 15
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James M. Langley
Concord Daily Monitor
New Hampshire
Ber Assa
Langley
AUS
Robert W. Upton
Robert B. Dishman
University of New Hampshire
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