Gen Merrill Dies Of Heart Attack In Florida Motel
Maj. Gen. Frank D. Merrill 52, New Hampshire highway chief since 1949 and leader of Merrill's Marauders, died of a heart attack at a Florida motel after returning from a state highway officials meeting in New Orleans. Survived by wife Lucy and two sons, Merrill had led raids behind Japanese lines in Burma, and earlier served on Stilwell's staff. He held an MIT engineering degree and West Point background.
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Fernandina Beach
Fla
Frank D. Merrill
New Hampshire
Bi Merrill
State Highway Department
Richard Burnell
American Assn
New Orleans
Merrill
Sherman Adams
White House
Lucy
Frank D. Merrill Jr
New England College
Henniker
N.H
Thames
Lebanon
N.Y
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Toead
Stilwell
Volvnteers
Myitkyina
Merrill Dies Prominent NH Highway Chief Planned Turnpikes
Concord dispatch reports Major General Frank D. Merrill New Hampshire highway commissioner died in Florida. He directed the 15 mile Eastern New Hampshire Turnpike from Seabrook to Portsmouth and the 20 mile Central NH Turnpike from Nashua to Manchester. Extensions were planned to Dover Rochester and to Concord. Merrill pushed for federal highway funding and led a cleanup of roadsides by deploying 200 staff to enforcement. He also weighed in on China and Russia matters in later years.
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Concord
Frank D. Merrill
New Hampshire
Florida
Syster
Massachusetts
Seabrook
Portsmouth
Nashua
Manchester
Dover
Rochester
Merrill
Woodney
Mercil
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Citywide Census Proposed to Clean Tax Records
City Manager Robert C. Violette proposed a citywide census to straighten tax and voting lists, seeking council approval in the 1958 budget. He favors off duty police and auxiliary staff, possibly with UNH students, but officials doubt enough volunteers exist due to duty conflicts and pay. The census could not start before April 1, and costs and payment methods remain undecided.
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Robert C. Violette
Violette
Martin O. Belz
Betz
University of New Hampshire
Marshal Betz
Portsmouth
Board of Registrars
Kearsarge Man 100th Fatality
Kearsarge, New Hampshire a 1955 highway death toll reached 100 yesterday as Lester Charlton 27 of Kearsarge was killed in a car crash on Route 16. Police say his car left the road hit two trees and rolled at least twice Charlton was thrown from the vehicle and crushed beneath it.
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New Mampousie
Lester Charlton
Kearsarge
Route 16
Charlton
Flames Sweep South Boston Tenements Killing 12 Hurt
Violent city fire in South Boston injures 12 and engulfs two tenement blocks costing many homes. In another front, Israeli forces attack Syrian outposts by Sea of Galilee killing 54 Syrians and wounding 12 Israelis, with 29 Syrians captured as UN observers respond.
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Jerusalem
Sea of Galilee
Kursi Nagaart
Beth Habeq
Jordan
Foreign Ministry
Boston
West Broadway
Israel
Elath
Gulf of Aqaba
APF
Officials Give Up Great Bay Search
A week-long, 100-plus official and volunteer search for two Manchester hunters missing in Great Bay ended with no bodies found. Kenneth Main, 55, and Richard Wilson, 26, were believed drowned. Authorities planned to continue patrols while helicopters planes and boats aided the extensive effort.
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Newington
Manchester
Great Bay
State Fish and Game Department
Kenneth W. Main
Richard Wilson
Carl Akerney
New Hampshire
Maine
Manchester Youth Begins Life Behind State Prison Walls
Manchester youth Walter H. Bourque Jr., 18, was convicted of second degree murder in the ax slaying of neighbor Patricia Ann Johnson, 4. He began classification tests at state prison to determine his lifelong placement while a jury deliberated two hours and 40 minutes before the verdict. The defense sought second degree murder with life, arguing it was nonpremeditated. Bourque admitted sexually abusing the girl, choking her, and killing her after she threatened to tell her mother. The body was found buried in Bourque’s cellar. Warden Parker L. Hancock said classification tests will determine Bourque’s prison assignment.
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Concord
Walter H. Bourque Jr
State Prison
Kirt
Manchester
Patricia Ann Johnson
Superior Court
Bourque
William H. Craig
Parker L. Hancock
School Committee To Discuss Savings In Building Costs
The Portsmouth JOM Funding committee meets at 7:30 PM at City Hall with Davison Construction Co. to review ways to cut general construction costs for the new high school. Preliminary work has begun and pile driving for the foundation will start soon. Tomorrow at 6, the Board of Education holds a junior high supper and monthly meeting to consider the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Class A request.
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Portsmouth
City Hall
Davison Construction Co
Manchester
Holler
Board of Education
New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association
Dwinell Opens Bid to Be Eisenhower Delegate in NH
Concord report says Governor Lane Dwinell announced his candidacy as an at large Eisenhower delegate for New Hampshire in the 1956 Republican National Convention. He supports renomination and notes Eisenhower’s health, while acknowledging a crowded field for the state’s 14 delegate seats.
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Concord
Lane Dwinell
Eisenhower
Dwinell
Sen
Bridges
R-Ni
New Hampshire
Know- Sand
California
Senate
Knowland
Havng
Seabrook Family Homeless After Collins St Fire
A Collins Street fire forced a Seabrook family of four from their home, likely sparked by an electrical outlet. Damage exceeded $3,000 with $250 of personal property lost. Yvonne Perkins, 14, alerted firefighters who battled the blaze amid freezing conditions, restraining it to the kitchen area and attic. The house owner is Leland Boyd who also stores provisions damaged by smoke and water. Neighbors Asa Knowles and Harold Perkins avoided displacement.
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Seabrook
Collins St
Raymond Perkins
Perkins
Yvonne
Henry Kendrick
Kendrick
Leland Boyd
Boyd
Asa Knowles
Harold Perkins
Nations Leaders To Get Preview Of Ike's Message
President Eisenhower met with Republican congressional leaders for a preview of his State of the Union. The plan outlines administration views and 1956 GOP campaigning aims, with a likely emphasis on peace and prosperity and a broader farm program to halt falling prices. Tax, debt, and highway school issues loom as Republicans weigh proposals, while the president recovers from a heart attack and shows fatigue per his doctor.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ed Senhower
Leonard W. Hall
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Martin
Hut Sen. Knowland
California
Howard M. Snyder
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