Switchmen and Rail Walkout Settled Unsettled
Washington reports reveal the Christmas parcel post embargo lifted as rail walkout nears end. Chicago and other cities see switchmen return to work, but actual settlement of issues remains unclear. President Truman urged an immediate return to duty while union leaders await full agreement. More than 20,000 rail yardmen across 12 cities participate in the stoppage begun 21 months ago.
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Washington
Battle Creek
Mich
Alexandria
Nashville
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St. Louis
Dallas
Tex
Truman
Defense Bill Clears House for Senate Action
The House passed a $17.21 billion emergency defense bill in record time, with only Rep. Vito Marcantonio opposing. The measure raises defense funding to about $42 billion for the year ending June 30, as the Senate prepares to act next week to sustain the Korean war effort and broader defense programs.
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Senate
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New York
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Allied Troops Hold Against Chinese Sea Wave Attacks
Allied defenders in northeast Korea repelled fierce Red Chinese sea wave assaults on the Hamhung-Hungnam beachhead as 10th Corps troops, including American, Puerto Rican, and South Korean forces, held positions fought over by waves of attackers. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Soule described ferocious tactics as they massed columns to overwhelm isolated outposts amid ongoing heavy naval gunfire and carrier air support.
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Robert H. Soule
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Navy
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Hamhung
Chigyong
Ninety Percent of Korean Casualties Return to Duty
Portsmouth naval hospital commander Captain W E Pinner USN said about 90 percent of 125 wounded Korean War soldiers treated there will be returned to duty. Most had armor and leg wounds from early fighting. those with abdominal or head injuries were sent to other centers. No deaths and all inpatients out of danger. none arrived with injuries after UN retreat.
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Portsmouth Naval Hospital
W.E. Pinner
USN
Red China
Kittery Man Dies After Being Struck by Car
Edward V. Lutts seventy seven? No, 67, of 18 Wentworth Street Kittery died at Portsmouth Hospital after an hour and a half following a collision with a car driven by Percy T. Whitney of 15 Maple Avenue Kittery. Lutts suffered severe injuries including fractures shock brain concussion rib fractures lung collapse and pelvis fracture. He was admitted at 5 23 pm and died at 6 39 pm per State Trooper Roger P. Farris and medical referee Dr. Wendell P. Clare.
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Edward V. Lutts
Wentworth Street
Kittery
Portsmouth Hospital
Percy T. Whitney
Maple Avenue
Roger P. Farris
Lutts
Wendell P. Clare
Story-Cote Contracts Scandal Drums Hidden Session
CONCORD December 14 AP secrecy shrouds a three hour governor and council session held yesterday to discuss the Story-Cote contracts investigation. Key figures and specifics remain undisclosed as officials refuse comment.
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Concord
Cote
McCarthy and Pearson Clash Over Communism
Senator McCarthy denounces Drew Pearson as a Moscow directed voice of international communism in a Senate speech. Pearson defends his anti communism record and threatens to sue. The feud follows their earlier clash after a scuffle at the Sulgrave club.
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McCarthy
R-Wis
Drew Pearson
Senate
Pearson
Communist Party
Sulgrave
America
Civil Defense Workers Sought in Portsmouth
Portsmouth seeks volunteers for air raid wardens and other Civil Defense roles per defense director Frank J. Massey. City calls for recruitment to strengthen emergency setups and public safety readiness.
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Portsmouth Civil Defense
Frank J. Massey
Robie Patient at Murphy General Hospital
Second Lt. Frank D. Robie of 176 Rockhill Avenue, wounded in Korea, remains a patient at Murphy General Hospital in Waltham Mass. Robie, known in Portsmouth as Santa Claus last year and as UNH’s Mayor of Durham for two years, visited home last weekend but returned for skin grafting this week. His wife Joan says his condition is very good and he is expected home for Christmas.
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Rockhill Avenue
Korea
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham, Mass
Robie
Portsmouth
Santa Claus
University of New Hampshire
Dur Ham
Joan
Governor Adams Speaks to FPC On Natural Gas
Governor Sherman Adams of New Hampshire and New England gas firms urged the Federal Power Commission to maintain a single pipeline system for the region to avoid higher costs and potential loss of access to natural gas. Lawyers warned that splitting the market between Northeastern Transmission and Algonquin could raise rates and leave some towns without service.
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FPC
Washington
Sherman “Adams
New Hampshire
New England
Federal Power Commission
Northeastern Gas Transmission Co
Algonquin Gas’ Transmission Co
Boston
Northeastern
Algonquin
Peter King
Concord
Power Commission
King
York Votes Money For Preliminary Sewer System
York voters approved seven thousand dollars for preliminary survey work toward a $140,000 sewer system. The sum will be borrowed on temporary notes and repaid if the sewer district forms and begins operation. A five member special committee was extended to aid trustees and coordinate with the selectmen on district formation, plans, bids, and enactment. An enabling act will be presented to the Legislature for voter action.
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York
New State Aid Plan Shapes Portsmouth Losing Ground
A complex state aid formula gauges which communities deserve funding. Portsmouth faces possible zero aid despite others benefiting, as the plan bases disbursements on per student costs and local valuations. Based on 1948 values, Portsmouth may be excluded after adjustments, while towns like Epping receive large shares and several neighboring towns miss out. This council plan, drawn at legislative request, targets equal per student spending but ties aid to wealthier towns.
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Legisla
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Ture
Beal
State Board of Education
Ie ‘Board
Raymond I. Beal
Concord
Ports Mouth
Manchester
Nashua
Epping
State Board
St. ‘Patrick's School
Durham
Exeter
Hampton
New Castle
Newington
North Hampton
Rye
West
Seabrook
Greenland
B and M Sale Petition Under Review by Commission
After a three hour public hearing the State Public Service Commission took under advisement Boston and Maine's petition to sell its Portsmouth division to Hudson Bus Lines for 100000 The panel pledged service would not be reduced if the sale is approved and noted Boston and Maine might abandon Portsmouth lines if losses persist while Hudson said no wage cuts were planned and that return of funds is anticipated
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Beaton’& ‘Maine Transportation Company
Portsmouth
Hudson Bus Lines, Inc
Edward C. Peterson
Edgar
H, Hunter
Hunter
Boston & Maine
Iite
Hudson Company
Harold C. Ahern
Boston &Maine
Kenneth L. Hudson
Medford
Mass
Charles W. Tobey
Try At
Concord
Hudson
Shipyard Officials See Possibility of Second Wage Hike
Shipyard officials indicate a second wage increase for Portsmouth naval shipyard workers is under consideration. IAM official Robert S. Boak said Undersecretary Dan Kimball approved a further six cents an hour rise for Portsmouth-Kittery area employees, adding to a prior 9 to 18 cent boost in November. No exact effective date is set, with revised schedules not yet issued from Washington. Current wages range from $1.03 to $2.08 per hour depending on laborer or skilled role.
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Robert S. Boak
Ranger Lodge
International Association of Machinists
N. P. Alifas
District 44
IAM
Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Portsmouth-Kittery
Washington
Baok
Move Follows Talk to Nation On Red Menace
President Truman proclaims a national emergency to marshal U S strength against the red menace. He announces rapid mobilization, selective price and wage controls, higher taxes, longer workdays, and cutbacks in civilian production to push defense output toward 18 000 to 24 000 planes a year and large increases in combat vehicles and electronic gear. The House approves a 17.8 billion military fund as Senate action looms.
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Elec
Wilson
United States
House
Senate
Congress
Truman Mobilization Program Outlined in Emergency Speech
Washington dispatch outlines President Truman’s mobilization plan: national emergency proclamation, rapid military manpower build-up from 2.5 million to 2.5 million, call-up of two more divisions, expanded draft, fast defense production, immediate price and wage controls, voluntary controls elsewhere, sweeping mobilization powers, higher taxes, longer work hours, reduced civilian purchases, and continued peace negotiations efforts.
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Charles
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