U N Guns Fail To Stop Attack On ROK Lines
Chinese Communist forces assault Little Nori Hill and Big Nori Hill on the Imjin River front amid heavy artillery and air bombardment. South Korean troops briefly withdraw from Little Nori as Allied and Chinese forces fight back with tanks and air strikes. casualties are estimated and bombardment continues along the Western Front.
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U.N
Seoul
Little Nori Hill
Associated Press
Milo Farzetti
Farnetti
Nori
Big Nori Hill
Little Nori
Imjin
Keily Hill
Nori Heights
Big Nori
Pyongyang
Portsmouth Area Rallies Help For Needy Family
Portsmouth residents donated sewing machines coats and clothing for six girls and two boys, blankets bedding and furniture for a local needy family. Marines and Navy Reserve units run Toys for Tots style gifts while Elks Lions and Kiwanis clubs offer meals and eye care. a volunteer faces heavy doll repairs and appeals for helper.
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The
Portsmouth Herald
Marine Corps
Navy Reserve
Four Killed in Vermont Train Car Crash
State police reported four persons died in a collision between a train and a car in Newbury Vermont. Authorities investigated the wreck and identified the victims, detailing the scene and the ongoing inquiry.
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Newbury
Bridges Apt to Get Senate Leadership
Senate Republican leaders position Senator Bridges of New Hampshire to become floor leader and chair of the appropriations committee as party plans to take control January 3. A key unnamed source says pressure from colleagues aims to avoid intraparty conflict and secure dual leadership amid behind the scenes jockeying. Bridges returned to Washington with no comment while an informal dinner meeting may decide the outcome.
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Washington
Sen
Bridges
Appropriations Committee
Senate
New Hampshire
Landlords Urged to Register in ORS Deadline Stand
Clifton H. Woodes, acting director of the Portsmouth Office of Rent Stabilization, said the final foodline is tomorrow and no extension will be granted. He outlined required registrations by county and noted many landlords still have not registered despite the extended deadline.
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Clifton H. Woodes
Portsmouth
Office of Rent Stabilization
Strafford
Middleton
New Durham
Rockingham
Derry
Windham
Salem
Londonderry
Chester
Auburn
Candia
Maine
North Berwick
Berwick
South Berwick
Eliot
Kittery
York
Berlin Police Arrest Counterfeit Suspect
Berlin police reported the arrest of Henri L. Jacques who passed six counterfeit $20 bills in the city. He was picked up at a rooming house last night with a woman, driving a car registered in Quebec. Papers on him listed three addresses in Sherbrooke Quebec and he refused to provide a home address.
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Henri L. Jacques
Jacques
Quebec
Sherbrooke
P. Q
Postmaster List Reopened for A L Smith Portsmouth
The Civil Service Commission reopened the Portsmouth postmaster list to allow Arthur Leon Smith of 1264 Islington St to apply. The 67 year old, former superintendent of mails, was a military aide to ex governor Tobey and served 30 years in the National Guard. He retired as lieutenant colonel in 1944. There are 11 other applicants for the vacancy caused by Peter J. Hickey’s death.
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A. L. Smith
Portsmouth
Civil Service Commission
Arthur Leon Smith
Islington St
Smith
Charles W. Tobey
Tobey
National Guard
Peter J. Hickey
Lee
Fremont
Portsmouth High School
197Th
National Guard Coast Artillery
Truman to replace WSB members in week
President Truman said he expects to replace the resigned industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board by week’s end. He aims to appoint industry members and name a replacement for Roger Putnam, with Michael DiSalle under consideration for Putnam’s post, amid labor and business opposition and curbs being eased in other sectors.
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Washington i
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Michael ¥. DiSalle
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
WSB
Chamber
National Association of Manufacturers
R. A. McDonald
National Production Authority
Walter Reuther
CIO
The
AFL
Eisenhower
Roger L. Putnam
Archibald Cox
NAM
Charles R.sligh Jr
McDonald
NPR
Exeter Man, 80, Struck by Car on Kingston Road
Exeter police report William J. Marshall Sr about 80 was struck by an automobile in front of his Kingston Road home. The driver was George A. Young of 46 Washington Street Newburyport. Marshall was in serious condition awaiting treatment at Exeter Hospital emergency room.
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Exeter
William J. Marshall Sr
Kingston Road
George A. Young
Washington Street
Newburyport
Clam Industry Revived by New State Measures in New Hampshire
Gov Sherman Adams three man advisory committee proposes actions to save dying clam industry led by Charles H Locke. Measures include a dollar a bushel bounty on Breen crabs, extend clam digging ban two years plus personal use limits, create Director ate of Salt Water Fisheries, set age limit 16 for oyster licenses, develop Hampton River area for research, erect screens around beds, remove mussels, and rely on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service instead of a Coastal Fisheries division. The report also notes other predators like loons shag mussels and sea gulls.
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Tevney
New Hampshire
Sherman Adams
Charles H. Locke
Dover
William Jp. Fowler
North Hampton
Armand Gauron
Hampton
Hampton River
Fish and Game Department
Fish and Games Department
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Truman blasts Ike and MacArthur over Korea talks
President Truman rejected calls for a White House conference with General Eisenhower and General MacArthur. He accused both men of demagoguery and demanded MacArthur report after Japan duty. He criticized the Korea plan and noted misinformation from Wake Island talks. He also noted Eisenhower’s campaign pledge to go to Korea.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Korea
MacArtur
Wake Island
U. S
Germany
New York
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Fighting Words at Blood Donor Contest Controversy
A. Brown, chairman of the men's division, mocked including women in a forthcoming blood donor event at a Golden Deeds Award meeting. He urged men to attend Thursday while saying the ladies were not wanted, though Mrs. Mary C. Dondero leads the female organizing effort and is the female forces chair.
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A. Brown
Brown
Exchange Club
Theo
Mary C. Dondero
Ike and MacArthur Talk Slated After Honolulu Visit
President-elect Dwight Eisenhower arrives in Honolulu for conferences shaping Far East policy. He will meet Gen Douglas MacArthur early next week to discuss ending the Korean War. Also meeting are Charles E. Wilson, Omar Bradley, and Arthur W. Radford as Wilson’s Honolulu briefing is reported.
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Eisenhower
MacArthur
Uss
Helena
Hawaii
Dwight Eisenhower
Honolulu
America
Far East
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Roger Tubby
National Association of Manufacturers
I T
Pearl Harbor
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Navy
Pacific
Wilson
Helens
Dondero Forces Leading in Quest For Blood Pledges
Early returns show women leading men 11 to 10 in blood pledge totals. Ira A Brown trails but cites regional returns. Peter E O Donnell asks regional headquarters to keep the bloodmobile open later as workers in trades cannot donate during scheduled hours. Portsmouth residents seek information at 833.
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Peter E. O'Donzell
Red Cross Blood Program
O'Donnell
Brown
Portsmouth
Police Escort Girl To School After Mother Gets Threat
Police escorted the six year old daughter of a Clarostat employee to school after the mother who crossed a picket line was threatened. The woman reportedly received an anonymous phone call threatening harm to the child if she continued to ignore the strike. Clarostat, Dover’s largest industry, employs about 1,000 and centers a wage dispute with the union seeking a 17 cent raise while the company offers two cents.
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Clarostat Company
Sue-Cio
Dover Democrat
Local 242
Businss
Mary Allen
IUE
Clarostat
Victor Mueher
Bay State Lawyer Named Adams Aide
Bay State attorney Maxwell Rabb aged 42 flew from Brookline to New York to assume the role of assistant to New Hampshire Governor Sherman Adams and top aide in the Eisenhower administration. Rabb, a Harvard Law School graduate, had been named by Gov. Adams in New York and hurried home to share the news with his family before returning to New York to begin duties.
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Brookline
Mass
Maxwell Rabb
New York
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Rabb
Adams
Harvard Law School
Air Force seeks plans for new supersonic bombers
USAF requests aircraft manufacturers to develop detailed proposals for a next generation supersonic bomber. The initiative aims to outline capabilities, size, range and cost considerations for a future long range bomber program.
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USAF
Washington
Air Force
Teenagers Injured In Crash at Lee
Four teenagers were seriously injured when their car left Route 152, rolled over an embankment and struck a tree. Edna Marshall 16 Janet Phalen 17 Roger LePage 16 and John Knight 17 were treated at Exeter Hospital with varying injuries. Police say LePage was driving.
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Lee
Route 152
Exeter Hospital
Edna Marshall
Thomas Marshall
Janet Phalen
Mary Phalen
Roger LePage
Omer LePage
Wentworth St. Exeter
John Knight
Charles Knight
Auburn St
Exeter
Marshall
Knight
Slum Clearance Planners Eye Portsmouth Action
City and federal officials confer on possible Portsmouth redevelopment with Housing and Home Financing Agency input. Mayor Butler and City Manager Violette outline steps for surveys, aid, and potential housing moves, noting Nashua and Bower as precedents and that survey costs may be non-repayable if no further action follows. An inspection and briefing to the City Council are scheduled for January 5.
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Portsmouth
Thomas Wuerth
Housing and Home Financing Agency of
Boston
Theodore R. Butler
Robert E. Violette
Lucien
Geoffrion
Wuerth
Violette
Nashua
Bower
Freighter Fernstream Sinks After Bay Collision Near Alcatraz
In foggy conditions west of Alcatraz Island the Norwegian freighter Fernstream sank after a collision with the freighter Hawale Jan Rancher. The Pennstenty l crew escaped in lifeboats as authorities investigated the incident.
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San Somes
Alcatraz Island
Driezte
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