Nixon cites Whitewash in spy probes clash
Rep. Nixon accuses the justice department of using one Red spy inquiry to filibuster another as House committee battles with justice on who investigates alleged Soviet espionage. Alger Hiss resigns from Carnegie Endowment. trustees delay action and grant three months leave.
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Washington
Nixon
R-Calif
Justice Department
New York
Dea 13
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Derry Couple Killed in Icy Highway Crash
A skidding accident on Route 28 near Derry left Ira L. Slate and his wife dead and Richard C. Sampson gravely injured. The Slate vehicle was struck from behind after it halted on ice, while Slate later died at Alexander Eastman Hospital. Austin, Jr. was treated and released. Other weekend deaths included Arthur Emery in East Derry and Ellery Cooley in Haston. Police noted icy roads caused numerous minor incidents across southern New Hampshire.
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Ellery Cooley
Easton
Haston
Augustus F. Butman
Emery
Derry
Butman
Ronald Shillman
North Andover
Mass
New Hampshire
Floods swell Willamette valley as Oregon braces for flood crest
Flood waters threaten Albany Corvallis Salem and Oregon City as four people are believed drowned and 500 lowland residents flee. Highways are blocked and farms face overflow while Red Cross aids relocate 500 trailer residents from Eugene to campus and fairgrounds shelters.
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Eugene
Ore
Oregon
Fertie
Albany
Corvallis
Salem
Oregon City
Red Cross
Glenwood
University of Oregon
Lane County Fairgrounds
York Tow Man Injured As Two Trucks Crash On Icy Route 1
State Police and York Police investigated a freak crash on Route 1 near York Corner where two new trucks valued at 1600 each struck an icy patch, crashed into trees, and caused a tow car to be destroyed by flames. William Bardell, of Royal Oak Michigan, was critically injured likely from a broken back, and was taken to York Hospital. The tow car belonged to Alexander C. Dale and was operated by Lawrence Moses of York Heights. The blaze also interrupted electric and telephone service in the area.
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York
William Bardell
Royal Oak
Mich
Maine
Route 1
York Corner
Perkins Motor Sales
Roger Farris
Kittery
Myron F. Cox
Bardell
York Hospital
Roger K. Lucas
Alexander C. Dale
Lawrence Moses
York Heights
Perkins
Moses
York Fire Department
William Sullivan
National Industrial Conference Board
Spy Case Charge Possibilities and Perjury Question
Washington dispatch notes that perjury may be the most serious charge the government could levy in the spy case based on publicly known information. It explains the timing of theft charges, cites Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss with disputed involvement, and notes the 1938 papers as the latest known theft.
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Washington
Dec
Whittaker Chambers
Besauss
State Department
Electoral College Meets Makes Election Official
The article details the formal step to seal Truman’s victory with a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 to open returns and declare the winner. It notes the lingering indirect system and calls for reform debates in the next Congress, while outlining electors by state and current vote tallies for Truman, Dewey, and Thurmond.
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Truman
Senate
Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Billboard Birth Announcement Stirs Chariton Community
Robert E. Combs III, 32, of Chariton used a 24 sheet billboard to announce the birth of his son on December 6 1948. The notice listed the date weight nine pounds and bore a baby illustration. Combs said the stunt has created quite a stir.
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Chariton
Robert Combs
Robert E. Combs
Combs
Three New Fire Alarm Boxes Boost City Coverage
Fire Chief George T. Cogan announced three new alarm boxes raising the total to 71. Box 511 sits on Rogers Street near the junior high, Box 181 at Maplewood and Woodbury, and Box 81 now at Elwyn Park Lafayette Road. Box 653 moved to Peverly Hill Road near John Tafolla Stone Products Co.
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George T. Cogan
Rogers Street
Maplewood
Woodbury Avenues
Elwyn Park
Lafayette Road
Wilson and
Peverly Hill Road
John Tafolla Stone Products Co
Fired Police Chief Wins Hearing
MEREDITH December 13 AP Town Manager Albert Gray who ousted Police Chief Chester Bickford announced he will receive the public hearing he requested. Gray set next Wednesday as the tentative date with the board of selectmen and the advisory board present. He said Bickford had not fulfilled his duties. Bickford, also a Belknap County deputy sheriff, retained attorney Hazen Sturtevant of Plymouth as counsel.
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Belknap County
Atty. Hazen Sturtevant
Plymouth
Nanking Faces Defenses Break as Reds Advance Near Yangtze
AP reports Chiang Kai-shek's forces pinned near Nanking brace for possible abandonment of the Hwai river line as Red forces threaten Yangtze rail links. Over 50,000 of the 12th army group are said wiped out southwest of Suhsien, shrinking to under four square miles amid supply shortages and disrupted air drops.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Yangtze
Hwai River
Yangtze River
12Th Army Group
Suhsien
12Th
Red Radio
Employers Rename Rules With Comic Book Style
New York dispatch notes firms publish rule handbooks with cartoons showing misdeeds. Rules focus on nine topics including attendance and smoking. Examples cover open toed shoes nail polish chewing tobacco and political badges in stores.
Thousands Greet Santa On Arrival in Exeter
Thousands thronged Exeter downtown for Santa Claus arrival on Saturday. A large crowd, sun and chilly wind greeted Old Kris Kringle as he rode a reindeer drawn float. Parade marshal Lyman E. Collishaw led with Joseph Gauvin and Carl Brewitt of American Legion and VFW, with other groups and Civic bands joining the celebration.
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Exeter
Santa Claus
Elm
Front
Spring
Clifford
Bow
Court
Kris Kringle
Lyman’ E. Collishaw
Joseph A. Gauvin
Carl E. Brewitt
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Folger J. Wentworth
Dennis J. Callahan
Santa
VFW
Legion
Exeter High School
Wehanomowk Order of Red Men
Ethel Anderson
Toonerville Police
Fire Department
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Army Recruiting Office
Grenier Field
Robinson Female Seminary Glee Club
Anna H. Reed
Mother and Child Injured in Crash on Cutts Street
A 33 year old mother Carol Gahan and her one year old daughter Carolee sustained minor injuries when their car struck a pole on Cutts street. They were taken to Portsmouth naval hospital by local fire department ambulance and discharged after treatment and x rays. The driver said icy conditions caused the crash while en route to Ports mouth naval base.
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Cutts Street
Carol Gahan
501
Circuit Road
Carolee
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Gahan
Sidney Gahan
USN
Portsmouth Naval Base
Milk Truck Fire Extinguished In Portsmouth
A minor blaze in a milk truck belonging to H. P. Hood and Sons prompted two mid morning alarms and a heavy fire response near the Middle street State street intersection. Fire officials said a faulty hose connection caused a gas leak that ignited. only minor damage occurred.
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Portsmouth Fire Department
Middle Street
State Street
H. P. Hood and Sons
School Board Sets December Meeting Agenda
Portsmouth's board of education will hold its December meeting tomorrow night at 7:30. Superintendent Raymond Nt Beal said only routine business is on the agenda.
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Portsmouth
Board of Education
Raymond Nt. Beal
Five Die As Fire Sweeps Chicago Victoria Hotel
Five men perished and twelve injured when a flash fire swept the fifth floor of Chicago’s seven story Victoria hotel in the loop district. Bell boys Sanders Davis and Rudolph Taylor sounded alarms as stairways had been encased for fire prevention. Victims included Willam James Keane Eugene Oyler Allan McCullough Richard W. Cline and Richard I. Alven. Fire caused by undetermined blaze followed Hubbard hotel destruction last Friday.
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Chicago
Victoria
Loop District
Otto Dahl
Willam James Keane
Eugene Oyler
Allan McCullough
Richard W. Cline
Xenia
Ohio
Richard I. Alven
Austin
Minn
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Keane
Hubbard
Near North Side
Vishinsky Attacks West as UN Assembly Closes
At the Paris session of the United Nations General Assembly Andrei Vishinsky, Soviet deputy foreign minister, delivered a bitter critique of Britain and the United States. He warned against “agents of praise” and said the assembly would be remembered for steps toward wrecking international cooperation. The session adjourned to meet in New York on April 1, 1949.
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United States
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Pabbern
Europe
China
Paris
Russia
United Nations General Assembly
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Vishinsky
Agens
New York
Sweden
Republic of Korea
South Korea
Korea
UN Commission
Norhern Korea
Servicemen Begin Federal Income Tax Withholding Next Month
The Army and Navy will start withholding federal income tax from all ranks next month unless Congress acts before midnight December 31 to renew wartime tax exemptions. The Defense Department may seek reinstatement or higher military pay to offset deductions, potentially affecting recruitment and draft quotas. Estimated revenue from taxing the military is uncertain but likely under 25 million dollars annually. For example, an unmarried private at 80 dollars monthly would lose about 4 dollars. a first sergeant at 200 dollars would see 21.90 deducted. an officer at 300 dollars would lose about 36.50. a married general at 800 dollars would have around 114.20 withheld.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Congress
Defense Department i5
Civian Commission
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
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Richard C. Sampson
Millburn
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Sampson
Francis Martin Austin, Jr
Melrose
Ser Is
Middle Valley
Willamette
Harrisburg
Jefferson
Santiam River
Hiss
Chambers
Electoral College
Chiang
Hwai
Pengpu
Pukow
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Peiping
Changping
Nankou
Nankau
Mme
Marshall
Madame Chiang
Smalls
Bellboys
Sanders Davis
Rudolph Taylor
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