Chiang Kai-shek urged to resign as peace talks loom
Top advisers urge Chiang to yield control and seek peace with the Chinese Communists. Reports say negotiations may be underway in Peiping while Hu Shih is summoned for possible cabinet role. U.S. Marines to Shanghai to protect citizens amid rising tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Peiping
Associated
Spencer Moosa
Washington
National Peiping University
Moosa
City council approves two pay boosts for officials
The council granted pay raises to Overseer of the Poor James Pettigrew from 400 to 1 800 and to Tax Collector J War n Somerby from 250 to 3 0 0 retroactive to Jan 1 while denying raises for six other city officials. Manager Peterson asked delays for clerk raises in water and highway departments. The library staff neared a wage boost as council approved second reading of a small increase ordinance. A Maplewood avenue bridge funds request for water mains was rejected. A no parking zone on Pearl street between Hanover and Islington was discussed at a public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equnell
James Pettigrew
J. Warwn Somerby
Edward C. Peterson
Water and Highway Departments
Elwyn Road
Agai
Eleanor Colemian
Maplewood Avenue Bridge
Pearl Street
Hanover
Islington
Ewing Attacks AMA Lobby Against Health Plan
Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing condemned the American Medical Association for a fundraising drive to oppose national health insurance. He said the effort would fail and urged education of colleagues about the program, which aims to provide universal medical service regardless of income. Ewing touted Truman’s push for a long-delayed nationwide health plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oscar R. Ewing
American Medical Association
AMA
Truman
Ewing
All Was Peaceful In Greenland Until A Construction Crash
In Greenland a small railroad station was struck by a Sabin Construction scraper and trailer driven by William S. Richardson of Manchester Connecticut. The brakes failed on a hill causing a 12 foot hole and damage to the station. patch work began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
William S. Richardson
Manchester
Conn
Sabin Construction Company
Exeter Youth 15 Rescues Uncle From Drowning
A 15 year old Exeter youth Joseph Fortin Jr saved his uncle Henry Marcoux 19 from drowning after both broke through thin ice on the Exeter river. Fortin and Marcoux suffered no injuries and required no hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
Portsmouth
Joseph Fortin
Crawford Street
Henry Marcoux
Methuen
Mass
Exeter River
Fortin
Exeter High School
Marcoux
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Dodgers Trade Reiser to Braves
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Harold Reiser to the Boston Braves for outfielder Myron McCormick and a players to be named later. Reiser, who debuted in 1941, played outfield and was used at third and first base last season.
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Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Harold
Pete) Reiser
Boston Braves
Myron
Mike) McCormick
Reiser
GOP Bigwigs Scramble For Leadership
Washington AP reports a power struggle within the Republican Party as Carroll Reece contemplates challenging National Chairman Hugh Scott. Dewey’s defeat sparks a field of potential opponents including Rep. Everett Dirksen, Tom Coleman, Sen. John Cooper, and Taft backers seeking party reorganization and a policy conference urged by Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carrolll Reece
Hugh Scott
Scott
Philadelphia
Reece
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
Tom Coleman
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Sen
John Cooper
Kentucky
Taft
GOP
Senate
Bombsight Data Leaks Tied to 1938 Russian Contact
A member of the House Un American Activities Committee says a report alleges Norden bombsight data leaked to Russian representatives as early as 1938. The panel reports a civilian War Department employee may still be in government service and a suspected spy could be hauled before hearings this week. The committee also plans serial publication of secret papers from Whittaker Chambers and will use subpoenas to compel testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
an-American Activities Committee
War Department
Committee
Epping Man Loses Damages Suit in Superior Court
In Exeter yesterday a jury found for the defendant in a damage suit brought by John G. Bonenfant of Epping claiming injuries and medical costs from an August 1946 accident at Epping Four Corners involving Albani Hamel of Manchester. Hamel argued the child fell from a tricycle before impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epping
Exeter
John G. Bonenfant
Donald
Albani Hamel
Manchester
Bonenfant
Hamel
Epping Four Corners
John R. Goodnow
Probation Department
Berlin convict jailed for swindling 28 would-be brides
Heinrich Heitmann, convicted of stealing from 28 women he had promised to marry, faced a Berlin court where the 28 victims jostled him with fists and umbrellas despite a police guard. The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Det
Heinrich Heitmann
Heitmann
Visual Education Plan Gains Momentum in School Board Move
Portsmouth board of education announced resignations of two teachers and the appointment of a replacement. Miss Esther Johnson of Lafayette school will resign Jan 7 to marry. Miss Regina Bulbach will replace Mrs. Helen Lawson at the Junior high. Bulbach started this week. no replacement yet for Johnson.
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Portsmouth Board of Education
Raymond I. Beal
Esther Johnson
Austin Street
Lafayette School
Helen Lawson
Circuit Road
Regina Bulbach
Willard Avenue
Lawson
Miss Johnson
Beal
Farragut
Wentworth Acres
Lafayette
Frink Seeks Florida Forgery Suspect Held in Florida
Northampton man James V. Castagno is to be returned to Portsmouth next week to face forgery charges after five checks cashed at local businesses. County Solicitor Wyman P. Boynton said Castagno waives extradition and will be arraigned in municipal court upon arrival in New Hampshire. Checks ranged from 40 to 100 dollars with warrants issued on two.
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Northampton
Mass
Portsmouth
Wyman P. Boynton
Simes Frink
Charles B. Osgood
Florida
James V. Castagno
Castagno
Palm Beach
Boynton
Highway Toll Jumps in New England Region
New England traffic officials warned of extreme danger as four day toll rose to 22 fatalities. Reports said eight children died in motor vehicle crashes. A 12-year-old Milton boy and five others perished, including John Payne hit while cycling home from school. Other accidents occurred in Lowell and Natick Massachusetts Danbury Connecticut and Cornish Maine.
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Boston
New England
Milton
John Payne
Lowell
Natick
Mass
Danbury
Use of Movies For Peace Urged By deRochemont
Louis deRochemont urged using educational and documentary films to promote peace and cross cultural understanding. He noted Hollywood focuses on entertainment, while films like Our Jungle Nomads educate, and he showed examples including The Earth and its peoples.
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deRochemont
America
Louis deRochemont
Newington
Portsmouth
National Council of Jewish Women
de Rochemont
Atlanta, Ga
Temple Israel
Hollywood
Atlanta
Argentina
Albert H. Woolfson
Woolfson
Samuel M. Cohen
Portsmouth PTA Pushes Visual Education Plan in Local Schools
Portsmouth school leaders consider approving a $2,500 city appropriation to buy 36 visual education reels costing $100 each with a $1,100 donation offer from Louis de Rochemont. Central PTA president Ellis T. Cox cites 75 percent parental support and aims to align with geography lessons through a program pitched as essential.
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Portsmouth
Board of Education
Central Pta Council
Ellis T. Cox
Cox
PTA
Louis de Rochemont
Newington
de Rochemont
Sherburne
Wentworth Acres
Rye
New Castle
John E. Seybolt
Schoolhouse Committee
John W. Durgin, Jr
Seybolt
Dargih
Miriam K. Margeson
de- Rochemont
Democrats Sweep New England States In 1948
New England voters swung Democratic in 1948 as Massachusetts and Connecticut elected Democratic governors,扩大 state legislatures, and boosted party representation in the U.S. House. The sweep included Tobin's appointment as labor secretary, Hughes death in Osterville, and major local disasters from Waltham and Cambridge fires to the East Boston Constellation crash.
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Boston
New England
Truman
Mne
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Na“Ual House
Massachusetts House
Executive Council
Rhode Island General Assembly
Connecticut Senate
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Maurice J. Tobin
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Osterville
Mass
Interlake Chemical Co
Waltham
Cambridge
Bolton
Charlotte O'Brien
Concord
Ruth Eisenberg
Newark
N. J
Ossipee
N. H
Eastern Airlines Constellation
Logan Airport
Margaret Chase Smith
U. S
Tobin
Paul A. Dever
Dever
Robert F. Bradford
Hughes
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Chiang
Tion
Hu Shih
U.S
John Cabot
Shanghai
Navy
Bayfield
Tsingtao
Cabot
Luzon
Council
Peterson
Health Plan
Sydenham Hospital
The
Dodgers
Braves
Bigwigs
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Helm
Norden
Army
Aberdeen
MD.) Proving Ground
House un-American Activities Committee
Mundt
Rs.d
Whittaker Chambers
Epping Man
John W. Howe
House of Correction
Howe
Ernest L. Fogg
Fogg
Raymond Arthur Grenier
Kathleen B. Meyers
William B. Stenstream
Hampton
Sheldon L. Hall
Albert Wiggin
Stratham
Ernest L.rowell
Etienne R. Lebeau
Newmarket
Richard Burnham
Justice Goodnow
Safe Haven
Frink
N.E
Parents
PTA Head
Frank Hart
Woodrow Wilson
Green Lodge
Interlake Chemical Company
H. Alan Gregg, Jr
Somerville Manufacturer
Paul Zayka
Raymond A. Heron
Frederick Pike
Pike
Ruth Eiserberg
Newtown
Rochester Woodchopper
Eastern Airlines
Miami
Fla
Anne Straw
Manchester, N. H
Little Squam Lake
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Textron, Inc
Textile Corporation
Alphonse J. McDonald
Columbus Avenue
Egleston Square Terminal
Harvard Cooperative Society
Greater Boston
Lenore Shanhouse
Smith Coll Jege
Montreal
7Eene
Savage
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