Prosecution Rips Into Sheppard on Murder Case
In Cleveland during the ninth week of Dr. Samuel Sheppard’s trial, prosecutors pressed a cross examination as he denied writing a 1950 divorce letter to Marilyn. He admitted planning to take a girl to a dance and testified his classmate advised against sending the note. The defense highlighted a broken wristband and a beach T-shirt as details potentially tying to the case.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Marilyn
William J. Corrigan
Lester Haversten
Mahon
Haverston
Hoversten
Bay View Hospital
Corrigan
Nashua Youth Held For Tying Up Boy
A 13 year old West End boy was committed to the state Industrial School after police said he undressed a 6 year old, bound him with wire and left him in an open lumber shed. Judge Guertin ordered mental and physical treatment for the unnamed youth. Watchman Townsend found the gagged child. the older boy gave no clear explanation. The boy had scratches believed from a sharpened stick. The pair had met only once before the incident.
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Nashua
West End
Antoine A. Guertin
Leroy Townsend
Philip S. McLaughlin
Eliot High School Closes For One Day After Sewage Failure
One hundred eighty Eliot High School pupils received a surprise one day off when the school septic system failed. Principal David P. Pierce said repairs should finish by tomorrow and classes would resume. Toilets may be provided at a nearby elementary school if needed. The 14 year old system caused the disruption.
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Eliot
Eliot High School
David P. Pierce
Youth Faces Court For Haverhill Fire
In Haverhill Massachusetts Richard E La Plante sixteen was held on twenty five thousand bail for a January first grand jury after admitting starting a four story apartment house fire that killed his parents Alfred La Plante forty five Eva La Plante forty three and resident Mahlon Cutler four. Four counts of manslaughter and arson were leveled against him with many residents escaping for safety. Aged Burned to death were most occupants including former State Senator George Washington Cook eighty. One person John Kaulback seventy five was hospitalized with minor burns. The boy claimed he smelled smoke at breakfast and fled as the flames grew. He aided firemen before being taken to jail after conflicting statements emerged about who started the fire.
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Haverhill
Mass
Richard E. LaPlante
Richard E. la Plante
Charles F. Turner
la Plante
Essex County
Lawrence
Alfred la Plante
Eva
Fred Bacigalupo
Mahlon Cutler
George Washington Cook
John Kaulback
Hale Hospital
U N Chief Hammarskjold Awaits Red China Reply
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and aides await Peiping's reply to a cable proposing a meeting after December 26 to discuss the fliers and other U N personnel held in China. Peiping radio renewed charges against the United Nations and asserted China’s right to punish spies. A U N spokesman said the secretary general expects a formal reply may take several days.
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United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
U. N
Peiping
China
Tokyo
Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
Soviet Union
U. N. Assembly
China’s
U. S
Coast Guard Hunts Along East Coast For Missing Vessel
The 3,337 ton freighter Southern Districts, owned by Southern Steamship Co of Wilmington Delaware, with 24 crew, is three days overdue and unheard from for 10 days. An air search from Florida to Maine began from St. Petersburg Miami and Elizabeth City as ships await word. The vessel left Port Sulphur Louisiana bound for Portland on December 3, last heard from in the Gulf of Mexico. It was due off the South Carolina coast December 7 amid a December storm.
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Coast Guard
Boston
Florida
Maine
Port Sulphur
Portland
Gulf of Mexico
St. Petersburg
Fla
Miami
Elizabeth City
N. C
South Carolina
Seattle
Ore
Tampa
Jacksonville
Fred Hervey
el Paso
Tex
Phoenix
Ariz
Frank Murphy
Austin
Albany
Sacramento
Calif
St. Joseph
Topeka Kan
Springfield
Lincoln
Neb
Massachusetts
Civil Air Patrol
Norfolk
Schenectady
N.Y
City Hall
Roanoke
30 Jobs Saved At Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
The layoff threat for about 39 machinists at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was averted by an accelerated production schedule on two submarines, USS Sailfish and USS Salmon. Shipyard officials said boosted output in the foundry and ship fitting shop will provide work for the inside machine shop, preserving employment for many trades.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Cornelius S. Seabring
USN
Shipguard
Capt. Seabring
Air Force Plans For Wherry Housing Units In Portsmouth
The Air Force reports 1000 to 1500 Wherry housing units planned at Portsmouth Air Base, conflicting with Lt. Col. Andreas claims of 500 to 700 on base. Gen. Kelly's letter to Sen. Bridges aligns with HHFA that housing will be provided with minor local impact and not before 1956. Council-backed move to declare Portsmouth a critical housing area aims to ease loans for developers amid tied figures and future needs.
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Air Force
Washington
Portsmouth Air Base
Joe W. Kelly
U.S
Styles Bridges
Robert C. Violette
Andeas
Col. Andreae
Strategic Air Command
Portsmouth
Kelly
Bridges
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Violette
Albert M. Cole
HHFA
Col
Andreae
Cole
Sen. Bridges
Gen. Kelly
William J. Cater Prominent Local Leader Dies at 30
William James Cater of 547 Sagamore Ave a leading businessman and former state legislator died yesterday after a brief illness. He served in the General Court in 1913 and 1915 was a National Republican Convention delegate in 1924 and a two term City Council member. Cater led the Cater and Benfield grocery on Pleasant St later became GM and treasurer of Eldredge Brewing and managing editor of Times Publishing. He retired in 1921 to devote himself to real estate and held posts with Atlantic Heights Real Estate Portsmouth Trust and Guarantee and Portsmouth Building and Loan. He also served on commissions under Gov Bartlett and on the New England Commission on Foreign and Domestic Commerce. The obituary notes his civic leadership and business ventures.
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William James Cater
Sagamore Ave
Mr. Cater
General Court
John H. Bartlett
State Fuel Commission
New England Commission On Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Gov
Bartlett
Cater
Cater and Benfield
Pleasant St
Eldredge Brewing Co
The
Times Publishing Co
Atlantic Heights Real Estate Co
Portsmouth Trust and Guarantee Co
Portsmouth Building and Loan Assoc
Nationwide Safe Driving Day Planned for 24 Hour Test
The United States prepares for Safe Driving Day with a 24 hour test of driving and walking safety. President Eisenhower proclaimed the event sponsored by the President's Action Committee for Highway Safety. Cities host parades, posters, and school letters as communities compete in the safety drive.
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Chicago
Paul Reveres
Eisenhower
President
Action Committee For Highway Safety
Eisenhower Shifts GOP Talks To Foreign Affairs
President Eisenhower convened Republican congressional leaders at the White House for a 45 minute briefing on foreign policy plans for 1955. Secretary Dulles and Defense Secretary Wilson led discussions as Knowland and Sparkman weighed bipartisan footing, with tax and domestic issues likely to dominate prior to 1956 elections.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Dulles
Defense Wilson
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
Mild Epidemic of Whooping Cough Reported in Portsmouth
Dr. S. Gerard Griffin calls the city’s whooping cough rise a mild epidemic with up to 50 cases, urging booster inoculations. Parents urged to use family physicians or free clinics this week, with clinics at Wentworth Acres and Portsmouth Health Center.
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Portsmouth
S. Gerard Griffin
Griffin
City Health Department
Portsmouth Health Center
Church and
Porter Streets
Knowland Eyes Early Study of Senate Rules Changes
Senate Republican Leader Knowland says proposed rules changes for Senate investigating committees will likely be studied and possibly acted on early in the next session. He notes a general desire among senators for fair procedures and cites the McCarthy Army row and related controversies as context for the push. Cooperation between parties is seen as essential to any changes, though he declines to commit to specifics. The bicameral committee that urged McCarthy censure also proposed four rules changes to curb criticism of investigative hearings.
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Knowland
Hisenhower
Rep
Bolling
D-Mc
Congress
Keating
R-Ny
House
Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Special
McCarthy
Woolworth Store To Close Dec 24 and Reopen Elsewhere
F W Woolworth Co on Congress Street will close its doors on Christmas Eve with plans to reopen at a larger location next year. A Boston official cites site negotiations while another says no relocation info has reached him. Store manager Louis E Sarre agrees the move is due to storage and counter space limits. The 3,250 square foot site may be taken over by a New York women’s wear chain.
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Congress Street
F. W. Woolworth Co
Boston
New York City
Woolworth’s
Louis E. Sarre
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