Laundry Operator Questioned in Melbourne Deaths
Philip Van Eeghen a 30 year old laundry operator was questioned about the beating death of his wife Patricia 29 and daughter Phyllis 7 found in a car near a funeral home. No charges filed as police investigated a vacant lot scene and bloodstains with the slayings believed to have occurred at the laundry.
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Melbourne
Fis
Philip van Eeghen
van Eeghen
Patricia
Phyllis
Ter
Giets
Joan Thomas
Jimmy Dunn
Thomas
Bridges Urges Eisenhower To Decide For New Hampshire Primary
Concord reports Senator Bridges urged President Eisenhower to declare his plans within a month to avoid a twilight zone for New Hampshire voters ahead of the March 13 primary. Filing for delegates opens Jan 13 with a Feb 11 deadline, and Bridges warned voters could be foreclosed from choosing among candidates if the President delays. He said NH would back Ike if he runs again.
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Concord .P
Sen
Bridges
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Snow Flurries Persist as New Hampshire Faces Cold Weather
The Weather Bureau forecasts continued cold with scattered snow flurries in New Hampshire today and tomorrow. A storm that dumped 3.06 inches of snow across most of the state last night moved seaward south of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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Concord
Weather Bureau
New Hampshire
Nantucket
Mass
Albacore Model For New A-Subs
The Navy will build a new atomic submarine with a hull design based on the Albacore test sub from Portsmouth New Hampshire. The design promises greater underwater speed range and maneuverability at similar cost and will influence three diesel powered subs as well.
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Portsmouth
U.S. Navy
Navy
Florida Keys
Washington
Plana
Business Labor Clash Over Peace Plan Strains Talks
Two top industry and union leaders clashed as Charles R. Sligh Jr and George Meany debated the merged AFL-CIO. Sligh warned of a potential labor monopoly and ghost government if politics were not limited. Meany warned of a possible labor party if unions cannot back candidates, stressing the risk to political influence.
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New York
Charles R. Sligh Jr
National Assn. of Manufacturers
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Sligh
Meany
George Humphrey
Weeks
Wilson
Treasury
Humphrey
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Soapy Williams
Walter
Australian Vote Returns Coalition Landslide Victory
Sydney Australia The right wing coalition government of Prime Minister Robert G Menzies won a landslide in Australia general elections. With counting at two and a half hours, the Liberal Country party coalition expected to hold 21 of 22 seats in the House of Representatives while Labor led by Dr Herbert Evatt trailed. Voters faced a two pound fine for not voting as temperatures rose above 95 degrees in a notably quiet election.
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Sydney
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Liberal-Country Party
House of Representatives
Laborites
Herbert Evatt
Labor
Housing Needed As Air Force Seeks Local Rentals
The Air Force appealed for rental listings within twenty miles of Portsmouth Air Force Base as about 100 married airmen are expected to report for duty by year end. Lt. Col Andreas A. Antheae said many arrive this weekend and next week. Volunteer wives at the dependents assistance section will list available rentals. property owners may call base at 4980 ext 418 or 303 to list.
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Air Force
Portsmouth Air Force Base
Andreas A. Antheae
Andreae
Air Baseo Dependents
Eisenhower to Undergo Medical Checkup in Washington
President Eisenhower travels 73 miles from Gettysburg to Walter Reed Hospital for a monthly physical exam and tests to gauge heart attack recovery. Doctors expect about ninety minutes for X rays and fluoro scans as political speculation swirls over a possible 1952 presidential decision. Next week at the White House he will meet Republican leaders Monday and bipartisans on Tuesday to discuss his leadership and future plans.
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Gettysburg
Paul
Eisenhower
Washington
Congress
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Howard M. Snyder
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed
Leonard Heaton
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
White House
Portsmouth Opens Large Vaughan Street Parking Lot
Portsmouth city officials announce the Vaughan street lot, the largest in the city, will open soon as part of a $400,000 program adding 164 spaces to the 1,098 total. The plan includes 624 off street and 474 street meters, with four new areas opened this year housing 354 cars. City Manager Robert Vialette and the Chamber of Commerce praise the system as among the best for shoppers, though consultants foresee a future need for more lots.
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Portsmouth
Safetyz Construction Co
Vaughan Street
Robert ©. Vialette
Chamber of Commerce
Violetic
Violette
Court
Penhallow
Fleet
Grocers Protest Base Store Plan in New Hampshire
The Independent Food and Grocers' Assn of New Hampshire objects to an air base commissary at Portsmouth. Secretary treasurer James L. Mahony says a protest meeting is set for 8 p.m. next Tuesday at American Legion Hall, inviting all Portsmouth area grocers and others, with Chamber retail board invited. He notes stakeholders worry the commissary could hurt local business while senators say a decision is not due until late January.
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Independent Food and Grocers’ Assn
New Hampshire
Portsmouth Air Force Base
James L. Mahony
Manchester
American Legion Hall
Portsmouth
Dover
Somersworth
Rochester
IFGA
Mahony
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Retail Board
Se 2
U.S
Sen
Styles Bridges
Sen. Riridges
Air Force
Andreas A. Andreae
Lee Bor
Great Bay search for missing men continues
Newington officials and about 100 volunteers and divers planned a thorough underwater search for Kenneth Main and Richard Wilson in Great Bay near Nanney's Island. Strong northeast winds delayed boats, but organizers pressed on with dragging and underwater sweeps led by Police Chief William LaBonte and Conservation Officer Carl Akerly.
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Newington
Kittery
Manchester
Great Bay
William LaBonte
Nanney's Island
LaBonte
Kenneth W. Main
Richard Wilson
Carl Akerly
Portsmouth
UN Opens Debate on New Members
The United Nations Security Council opened a crucial debate on admitting 18 new members. Sir Leslie Munro urged prompt positive action while warning that inaction harms the organization’s prestige. A possible veto from Nationalist China or Soviet Russia threatened to derail the package, with delays expected over non Communist applicants.
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United Nations
N.Y. Washe
Security Council
World Organization
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
China
Russia
Club Land Case Recessed to Jury Tuesday
Concord The Portsmouth Country Club land condemnation case is recessed until Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Government witnesses remain, with a jury expected to decide damages for loss of the 18 hole course to the Portsmouth Air Force Base.
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Concord
Portsmouth
U.S. District Court
Portsmouth Air Force Base
Sherburne
Greenland
Air Force
Aloysius J. Connor
Philip A. Wogan
Beverly
Mass
Wogan
U.S. Atty
William Maynard
Robert Trent Jones
Fare protest sparks $50,000 riot in Montreal
A 20-cent fare protest in Montreal escalated into a six hour riot with several thousand participants. About 40 injured, over 100 arrested, and at least $50,000 in damage to Montreal Transportation Commission property. Police said all injuries were minor.
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Montreal
Que
Montreal Transportation Commission
Jean Drapeau
City Hall
MTC
Drapeau
Glacier at Sea Heads for Antarctica Expedition
The Glacier, the U.S. Navy's newest icebreaker, departed Lyttelton New Zealand today bound for Antarctica as the lead ship in Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd's current exploration voyage to the bottom of the world.
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Lyttelton
New Zealand
U.S. Navy
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Psychiatrist Says Boy Panic Stricken In Child Slaying
A prominent psychiatrist testified Walter H. Bourque Jr. appeared panic stricken after killing a 4 year old girl with an axe in his cellar on July 8. Dr. A Warren Stearns said Bourque was immature unstable with low intelligence and a low cultural level. The defense witness noted Bourque read crime comics only and suggested his IQ 82 indicates near feeblemindedness. Bourque, 17 at the time of the murder of Patricia Ann Johnson, testified he sexually abused the girl before strangling and hacking her to death.
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Manchester
Walter H. Bourque Jr
A. Warren Stearns
Hillerica
Mass
Bourque
Patricia Ann Johnson
Dr.Stearns
William A. Grimes
Dr. Stearns
Patricia
State Hospital
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Harry W. Peyser
Peyser
J. Warren Somerby
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Herald
Sgt
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