McCarthy Pearson Cloakroom Scuffle In Washington
Senator McCarthy and columnist Drew Pearson clashed at a private Washington party at the Sulgrave club. McCarthy says he slapped Pearson after a dispute over future Senate remarks, while Pearson says McCarthy kicked him in the groin. Witnesses dispute details. Nixon intervened to end the incident.
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McCarthy
Pearson
Washington
Joe McCarthy
Drew Pearson
P McCarthy
Wisconsin
State Department
Pear Son
Swank
Sulgrave Club
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
York Urged To Form Sewer District For York Beach And Harbor
Ralph S. Tabor leads York sewer committee urging creation of a district matching the water system. A special town meeting will seek voter approval for a 37 000 engineer survey and a 140 000 bond funded project with annual costs around 11 000. District would be separate, with a trustees board and no link to the water system.
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Ralph S. Tabor
Special York Sewer Committee
Board of Selectmen
York Beach
York Harbor
York
Woman Held In Airline Slaying
Quebec authorities move to charge Mrs Arthur Pitre with murder as an accomplice in the 1949 air disaster that killed 23. Two men have been convicted and sentenced to hang, including J Albert Guay who faces execution January 12 for masterminding the bomb plot against his wife and others aboard the plane.
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Quebec
Antoine Rivard
Arthur Pitre
J. Albert_Guay
Ee Shisi
Portsmouth Schiller station opens amid rate case debate
The Portsmouth Schiller mercury plant opens as Public Service Company of New Hampshire faces a rate increase request. Special State Counsel Lorimer presents EPA engineer Hughes as a key witness. the 40th hearing in the rate case discusses a split plant design and a $700,000 GE contract balance with no payment until contract terms are met.
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Concord
Portsmouth
Public Service Company of
New Hampshire
A. Thornton Lorimer
Federal Power Commission
Edgar T. Hughes
State Public Service Commission
Hughes
General Electric
Schiller Station
Redden Heads Program of Seacoast Improvement
Alvin F. Redden of Portsmouth was named acting chairman of a special committee to confer with the New Hampshire Forestry and Recreation commission on coastal improvements. The group will plan immediate needs and long range erosion control including shoreline, beaches, harbors, rivers and bays. Marine biology advisor CE Jackson of the University of New Hampshire was named to assist. Hampton Beach district hosts a lobster dinner before the meeting led by Commissioner Charles F. Butler.
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Alvin F. Redden
Portsmouth
New Hampshire, Forestry, and Recreation Commission
Hampton Beach
Commitsiee
CE. Jackson
University of New Hampshire
Bicycles Face Licensing Tally With Required Equipment
City to license bikes by year end after police verify proper lights reflectors and horns. City Marshal Linchey says 25 cent licenses withheld until bikes pass equipment checks at the police station. Riders must have front light visible 200 feet and rear reflector or light, plus horn or bell.
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William J. Linchey
Linehey
Railroad Strike Hits Yale Mail
The Post Office department considered a partial embargo on Parcel Post mailings as the strike spread nationwide. The action aimed to limit mail disruption and affect Yale and other campuses where mail flow could be impacted by the labor action May include delays and service reductions across routes initiating immediate contingency measures.
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Yale
Washington
Der
Post Office Department
Public Service CompanyStill Plans $8 Million Plant
Portsmouth hopes for industrial growth and tax revenue rose as Public Service Company of New Hampshire said it still plans a new standard steam power plant near Gosling road next to the Schiller station. The $8 million project faces board approval with completion eyed by 1953 and construction possibly starting in 1951. The 1951 budget lists $2 million while costs are expected to rise.
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Portsmouth
Public Service Company of
New Hampshire
Firma
Schiller Station
Gosling Road
Bank Bandit Snatches $2,500 From Lowell Bank
A lone gunman, armed with a pistol hidden in a newspaper, robbed the Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank today, stealing an estimated $2,400 to $2,500 before escaping. Police are investigating and reviewing nearby security footage.
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Lowell
Mass
Dee
Residents Back Local Extension Of Rent Controls
Six residents spoke in favor and three against rent controls at a city council public hearing. A couple’s letter supported controls, bringing the tally to eight in favor, three against. The council may drop controls on January 1 unless extended.
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Charles Chase
Going Going County Jail to Go On Auction Block
Rockingham county will auction the Penhallow Street jail rather than transfer it to Portsmouth for a police station and municipal court. County Chairman Alvin E. Foss said the decision was approved by the commission and jail committee, with the State Tax Commission to appraise the abandoned 1944 building for sale soon. Foss cited joint committee constraints and that 36 other towns are to be considered. city officials had urged sale or gift to Portsmouth.
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Rockingham County
Penhallow Street
Alvin E. Foss
County Commission
Foss
State Tax Commission
William J. Linchey
Portsmouth
Tobey Demands Controls to Meet Darkest Hour
President Truman discussed mobilization with congressional leaders as lawmakers urged wage-price controls. Maybank urged a national emergency and controls, Tobey said this is one of the darkest hours in history, with talks on a rapid military buildup and potential nationwide address.
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Washington
Truman
Maybank
D-8. C
Nator Tobey
R-N. H
Tobey
Senate Banking Committee
White House
Senate
House Banking Committees
Senate House Economic Committee
Atomic Committee
Taft
R-Ohia
GOP
Grooup
State Department
Voice of America
U.S
Butler Appointed Assistant Auditor to Replace Sagris
Edward L. Butler, 38, a former Portsmouth area employee, is appointed assistant city auditor by City Manager Edward C. Peterson. He will replace Socrates Sagris, who resigned to enter the market business. Butler scored highest on the recent examination and will earn $2000, raised to $2200 next year. He is a native of Dorchester, Mass., with a career at Hampton Waterworks, Aberthaw, Portsmouth naval shipyard, William E. Dennett Co., and Exeter Manufacturing. He is married with two children and resides at 137 Northwest Street.
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Edward L. Butler
Portsmouth
Cite
Edward C. Peterson
Socrates Sagris
Peterson
Butler
Siven
Dorchester
Mass
Hampton Waterworks
Aberthaw Company
Portsmouth Naval
William E. Dennett Company
Market Street
Exeter Manufacturing Company
F Butler
Robert
Beverly
Northwest Street
Security blackout tightens in northeast Korea
Allied military command imposes a security blackout across northeast Korea with general tightening of information disclosure. No formal censorship yet, but correspondents received guidelines banning reports on planned moves or locations of friendly forces except by division or unit under firm contact with the enemy.
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Associated Press
Korea
Army Threatens Action Against Railroad Strikers
The army warned it will seek contempt actions against the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen if the union does not obey a federal court order to end the wildcat strike by yardworkers. The strike spread from Chicago to Washington and St. Louis, with government seizure of railroads ongoing since August to avert a nationwide walkout. Assistant Secretary Karl Bengtson urged compliance, signaling further court action and new injunctions if strikes continue.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
Karl Bengleisen
Pentagon v
Brotherhood of Railroad Train Team
Army
Union
Bendetsen
U S Casualties Rise In Korean War Report
Defense department weekly summary reports American casualties in Korea at 34 878, up 1 438 in a week. Total deaths 5 870: 5 259 killed in action, 607 died of wounds, five listed as dead.
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Washinuius
Defense Department
Boston gives 15 pardons in Christmas list
Governor Paul A Dever recommended 15 pardons to the executive council in Boston, eight of them life terms. The governor said the lifers were proposed for clemency by the United Prison Association or by the heads of the institutions where they serve their sentences.
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Boston
Paul A Dever
Executive Council
United Prison Association
News Blackout Clamped Down On Critical Area
Allied forces in the Hungnam bridgehead began demolitions as the UN perimeter faced pressure from about 100,000 Chinese troops. Oro was abandoned after pre-dawn fighting, with 60,000 UN troops withdrawn from northeast Korea. Chinese divisions pressed from multiple directions while air and naval forces held the line.
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Hungnam
United Nations
Korea
Oro
Hemhunggu
Kim I Sung
UN Tenth Corps
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Charles. F.butler
Redden
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Seabrook
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Rye
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Charles Gerrish
Gerrish
Fred E. Cushman
Central Labor Union
Cushman
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Ora
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Ovor
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Seoul
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