Hampton School Faces Court Action Over New Campus
The Hampton School Board suspends all work on a $220,000 elementary campus project after opponents seek a temporary injunction in Superior Court. The opponents argue the special district meeting approving the school was illegal due to unopened checklists. The board awaits New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling with an early hearing anticipated.
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Hampton
Hampton School Board
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Stanley M. Burns
Noel Salomon
Burns
Salomon
John W. Perkins
Housing Authority Refuses to Lease Wentworth Acres
The Portsmouth Housing Authority voted unanimously not to lease Wentworth Acres. The federal government had asked the authority to take over the 800 unit project on a management basis. The authority adopted a personnel manual effective January 1, 1955, detailing classifications, pay, hours and recruitment rules.
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Portsmouth Housing Authority
Wentworth Acres
Local Man Settles In Air Base Suit
Simon Brown of 100 Chapel Street settled a U S District Court land damage case over Portsmouth Air Base land off the Spur road. He sought more than the offered 13 000 for about 17 acres a slaughter house and 5 100 for a powerline right of way. The Concord city council authorized its solicitor to sign a city disclaimer in the suit related to tax payments.
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Portsmouth
Concord
Simon Brown
Chapel St
U.S. District Court
Portsmouth Air Base
Brown
Thomas E. Flynn
Flynn
United States Could Answer Red Swap Offer
A State Department spokesman said the United States might consider a swap deal with Red China. The proposal would exchange Americans held by the Chinese Communists for Chinese students denied exit from the United States.
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Washington H
State Department
United States
Red China
Prescott fund completed with city investment plan
The Josie F. Prescott trust fund totaling 1 122 264 has been moved to city hands with 1 096 811 invested in bonds and stocks leaving 25 453 uninvested. Government bonds utility bonds and savings banks form the main holdings with a potential four percent return as market rates rise. City council considers paying trustees 100 each for this year citing administration costs, while trustees defend the portfolio as commendable and well managed.
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Josie F. Prescott
Arthur F. Brown Jr
Trustees of Trust Funds
Brown
Prescott
Council
American Telephone and Telegraph
Libby - Owens-Ford
United Shoe Machinery Corp
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Three Children Feared Dead In Northport House Fire
A blaze on the ocean shore in Northport Maine killed three Grove children Jeffrey five David seven and Christopher nine and harmed others. Firemen and a caretaker were unable to enter until the ruins cooled. Loss was unofficially near thirty thousand dollars. The Groves visiting Boston left the children with a housekeeper and caretaker and their car was destroyed by the fire.
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Northport
Maine
Byron Heath
Edwin Grove III
Harvey Bean
Guilford
Jeffrey
David
Christopher
James Clark
Lincolnville
Safe Driving Day Sees No Portsmouth Accidents In 12 Hours
Amid steady rain and hazardous ice free roads to 8 30 am, local and state police reported no crashes in Portsmouth during the first 12 hours of Safe Driving Day. Maine and New Hampshire troopers were mobilized, weather cited as key to avoiding fatalities, with scattered nationwide accidents and six deaths by 9 25 am EST.
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Portsmouth
Maine
New Hampshire
Associated Press
Frederick N. Clarke
Granite State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Indiana
South Carolina
Cook County
Chicago
Community Chest campaign totals near thirty-two thousand
Portsmouth Community Chest reports unofficial returns of about 32 100 after raising 31 367 at a victory dinner. Chairman James B. Smith outlines four ways to improve next year as divisions reveal mixed results and shipyard and defense fund support details emerge.
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Portsmouth
Smith
Dulles Arrives in Paris for NATO Council Meeting
Secretary of State Dulles lands in Paris for a NATO Council session Raphael on German rearmament and atomic weapons in European defense. He says the regular meeting will still push toward an effective deterrent to war by strengthening allied forces.
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Paris
Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
NATO Council
North Atantic Council
Bloodmobile to Pay Final 1954 Visit Here Tomorrow
The Portsmouth Red Cross blood mobile makes its final 1964 stop tomorrow at the North Church Parish House from 1 30 to 6 30 p m. Co chairmen Edward Petro and Norman Landry urge donations of a pint of blood from shoppers housewives and workers to meet a 120 pint quota. Type A and O negative are urgently needed.
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Bloodmobile
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Portsmouth
Blood Bank
Edward Petro
Norman Landry
North Church
54Th Special Infantry
Marine Corps Reserve
Conscience or Good Samaritan Replaces Isle Sign
A new sign appeared yesterday at the entrance to Lady Isle off Little Harbor road replacing the missing board. The source is unknown but the Sisters of Lady Isle praise the high quality professional craftsmanship and anonymous generosity.
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Portsmouth
Lady Isle
Little Harbor Road
City Lacks Abstract for New High School Site
The Board of Education learned no abstract exists for the city bought land in 1951 for a $3,008,000 senior high school. City solicitor notes suggest extensive deeds were recorded as notes, and an abstract is recommended as a safety measure. The board also plans sessions with federal and state officials on school facilities for Portsmouth Air Base personnel.
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Board of Education
Joint Building Committee
John W. Durgin Jr
Raymond I. Beal
Hom Ot Beal
Arthur J. Reinhart
Reinhart
Thomas B. Flynn
Durgin
Beal
Robert C. Violette
Andreas 4. Andreae
USAF
Portsmouth Air Base
Geoffrion Begins Four Day Work Week For Tax Assessing
City assessor Lucien O Geoffrion operates on a temporary four day work week with availability to taxpayers on the off day. City Manager Robert C Violette says Geoffrion is paid per diem and the schedule runs through February as a test during the December through February stack period. Geoffrion’s full time annual salary is $5 000.
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Lucien O. Geoffrion
Robert C Violette
Geoffrion
Violette
Council Allows Any Site for Off Street Parking
City Council accepted and filed a $125 000 parking lot bond report enabling use of any city site for off street parking. Flynn noted the bond approval, not a prior April vote, controls the parking plan and location debates. Incinerator fix awaits 1954 books and possible bond issue. budget figures from firms ranged around 130 000 to 136 000.
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Flynn Rules Council
iCouncil
Thomas E. Flynn
Flynn
Fleet Street
Hanover Street
Fleet-Hanover Streets
Seybolt
Vaughan Street
Council
Robert C. Violette
Violette
Vincent K. Cates
Anderson-Nichols Co
Boston
Cotton
Pierce and Streander Inc
New York City
Thomas Worcester Inc
Cates
Local Area Spared Heavy Fall of Snow
Portsmouth area escapes heavy snowfall as 2.14 inch rain drenched Seacoast region. No major accidents or power outages reported. winds to 40 mph. Sewers performed well. Bartlett Street underpass kept dry after new drainage system. Miller Richards area stayed clear.
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Portsmouth
Seacoast
Sherburne
Portsmouth Public Works
Nat S. Stevens
Bartlett Street
Miller-Richards Avenues
Stevens
Police Probe Into Mass Shoplifting By Teens Continues
About 30 teenage girls with an average age around 14 are under investigation for thefts from more than a dozen Portsmouth stores. Parents have called seeking restitution guidance as police await final disposition. some thefts extended to Dover.
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Portsmouth
Martin O. Betz
St. Patrick's School
Dover
Marshal Betz
Charles F. Vetter
Betz
City Council Honors Councilman Sherman Newton at Surprise Party
After a brief meeting last night the City Council feted Councilman Sherman Newton at a surprise birthday anniversary party at City Hall. City Manager Robert C. Violettes and newsmen joined in the gathering in the city planner's office to wish Newton well and enjoy refreshments provided by Councilwoman Mary C. Dondero.
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City Hall
Sherman Newton
Robert C. Violette
Newton
Mary C. Dondero
18 Supervisors To Share $72,000 In Back Yard Pay
A federal court awards back pay to 18 shipyard supervisors demoted in 1946 47 under the Veterans Preference Act. Each share ranges 3000 to 6000 with the total 72000 and a detailed breakdown to be released by Daly.
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Cmdr
George W. Daly
USN
U.S. Court of Claims
Daly
George P. Frost
Federal Employes Veterans Association
Frost
Boston
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