Eisenhower to Meet New Zealand Prime Minister on Defense Pact
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower will meet Sidney Holland in New York to discuss the Pacific Defense Alliance that includes the United States Australia and New Zealand with Britain possibly joining. Leslie Munro accompanies Holland.
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New York
Pacific Defense Alliance
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Zealand
Sidney Holland
Holland
London
Winston Churchill
Australia
Foreign Office
Britain
NATO
Adjustment Board to Hold Four Hearings on Housing Project
The Adjustment Board will hold four public hearings at City Hall tonight. A Boston firm may win approval for a $470,000 94 unit PHA project on 146 Woodbury Ave owned by Andrew Stacy, who seeks a variance to allow apartments in a single residence zone. Other hearings cover remodel of 2548 Lafayette Rd into two units, conversion of 264 Lafayette Rd into seven apartments, and a zone extension to build a $50,000 motel along Interstate Highway.
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Buare
Adustment
City Hall
Boston
Woodbury Avenue
At & Pm
St. Paul Construction Co
Andrew Stacy
Woodbury Ave
Stacy
Woodbury
Ports Mouth
Morris Mindick
Lafayette Rd
Alex Belostock
Lester R. Webber
Greenleaf Avenue
Webber
Council Approves Main Water Mains Relocation Plan
City Council approved plans to reroute Portsmouth Air Force Base water mains to avoid taxiways and landing strips. Charles Gosling Road to Haven Spring pumping stations and Haven to Sherburne Road will be affected, with a drainage ditch to move base water to Great Bay. Water Engineer Thomas Camp questioned impact but was reassured that losses would be replenished from a base well and city supplies stay unaffected.
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Portsmouth Air Force Base
Maj
John W. Leslie
Anthony J. Minichiella
Gosling Road
Haven Spring
Haven Station
Sherburne Road
Great Bay
Awe
Thomas R. Camp
Leslie
Railroad Proposes Gates At Vaughan Street Crossing
Boston and Maine Railroad asked Portsmouth for automatic gates at Vaughan Green and Market crossings as a safety and economy measure. Gates would drop as trains approach with warning lights. four current workers would be reassigned. Council will study the proposal and requested a list of similar gates in the area.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Vaughan, Green and Market Street
H. W. Legrecow
Railroad
Legreow
John J. Leary
Portsmouth
Shipyard Granted Two Day Holiday
Washington grants Portsmouth Navy Yard workers a two day Christmas holiday with pay. The executive order closes the base and all components on December 25 and 26. Essential personnel will work as needed while others receive paid time off with no deduction from leave.
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Portsmouth
Waval
Washington
U S Rejects New Peace Plans Over POW Return
In a stern United Nations statement Washington refused to concede on the Korea prisoner of war issue and warned no new peace plans would be pursued unless POWs are not forced home. Paris and London voiced regret at the Communists’ rejection and urged a path forward despite the hard line.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
France
Britain
U.N
Pelping
Red China
U. N
Red
Senate leadership unresolved until after Christmas
Washington sees a delayed decision on the Senate majority leadership after talks between Sen. Bridges and Sen. Taft. Both left town without announcements, signaling no settlement before the new Congress convenes January 3. Taft says no fight and favors the policy committee post, while Bridges aims to become appropriations chair, awaiting a leadership decision.
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Washington
Sen
Bridges
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Jokow
Senate
White House
Appropriations Committee
Brink's Witness May Talk to Save Sister From Jail
In Boston a rumor swirled outside Federal Court that Joseph Specs O Keefe may testify in the Brink s robbery inquiry to spare his sister Mrs Mary A Hooley of Roxbury from a contempt of court sentence. Mrs Hooley and her husband face a hearing on contempt for defying a grand jury. Joseph O Keefe is also charged with contempt and scheduled for a hearing, while brother Donald T O Keefe remains free on bail pending an appeal from a nine month contempt sentence.
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Boston
Federal Court
Joseph “'Specs
O'Keefe
Mary A. Hooley
Roxbury
Paul
Brink
Joseph O'Keefe
Pennsylvania
Donald T. O'Keefe
Joseph
Clarostat Seeks Labor Peace in Dover Strike
Clarostat Company of Dover New Hampshire and CIO electrical workers union met with federal mediator John J. O Reilly in Boston to end a two week strike over demands for a seven cent an hour raise and other benefits. The firm has not released its wage scale. Local 242 IUE CIO claims workers performing identical jobs are paid differently.
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Boston
Thhe Clarostat Company
Dover
N. H
CIO Electrical Workers Union
John J. O’reilly
Federal Mediation Service
Clarostat
Iue-Cio
Irm
Last Suncook Valley train marks final runs
Engineer Oscar Brien halted the last Suncook Valley Railroad freight near Epsom after the rear cars derailed. The 24 mile line, in operation since 1868, carried 340 tons on its final voyage to Pittsfield where the Town Hall bell tolled 84 times. Banked to its end, the line stood with a $7.50 balance as state authorities ordered its abandonment.
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Pittsfield WA
Frank
Oscar Brien
Frank W. St. Laurent
Suncook Valley
Epsom
Brien
Concord
Last Crewman Lifted Off Stricken Grommet Reefer Vessel
A final survivor from the U S Navy ship Grommet Reefer was rescued by MSTS with a helicopter near Leghorn Harbor. Captain Henry Sauriant of Brooklyn led the stricken vessel as crews, including Italian Navy help, battled winds and seas while 3,800 tons broke apart and the last crewman was brought to safety.
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Grommet Reefer
Leghorn
Italy
U.S
Europe
London
Military Sea ‘Transportation Service
MSTS
Henry Sauriant
Brooklyn
U. S
Midway
Leyte
Crewe
Leghorn Harbor
HobokenMayor Critics Probers on Waterfront Racket
New York state crime investigators pressed Hoboken politics and waterfront crime links. Mayor De Sapio and Hoboken officials were tied to bootlegger Florio and ILA Local 1247, with dockers and payroll schemes alleged. Jersey City police reported a break in at ILA Local 1247 headquarters and missing records.
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New York
Hudson River
Jersey City
Fred M. DeSapiro
Hoboken
DeSapio
New York State Crime Commission
Michael Morelli
Edward Florio
New Jersey
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
ILA
Alfred Bell
Anthony Tony Mike deVincenzo
Borelli
Florio
Public Works
George J. Fitzpatrick
de Sapio
DeVincenzo
Fitzpatrick
Jap Spy Nabbed Over Foreign Allegations in Tokyo
National rural police arrested a Japanese radio operator who claimed to have spied for the U S while posing as a Russian agent. He alleged millions of yen earnings in espionage. A Foreign Office spokesman said police are probing reports of an international spy ring.
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Tokyo
U.S
Russia
Foreign Office
Rockingham County Ends Year With Surplus Over $50,000
Rockingham County will close 1952 with a budget surplus exceeding $50,000 as reported by the Division of Municipal Accounting. The County Farm at Brentwood led with a net surplus of $20,657.96, while the county jail ran a small deficit. Unexpended appropriations added to savings, with $32,427.08 on the books for 1953. The county delegation plans to use up to $26,000 for repairs and additions to the County Farm cow barn.
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Rockingham County
State Tax Commission
Ground Fighting Slows Down Jets Battle With Migs
Allied Sabres battled Migs in a 13-flight series over North Korea reaching 45,000 feet to 800 feet. Sabres destroyed at least four Migs with pilots Baker and Lilley earning ace status. Ground action eased to patrols as Chinese forces attacked Pinpoint Hill and Rocky Point on the Central Front.
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North Korea
Fat Air Force
Air Force
Pea
Central Front
Pinpoint Hill
Rocky Point
Navy marks keel lay of giant carrier Saratoga in Brooklyn
The Navy began building the 60,000 ton carrier Saratoga, a Forrestal class sister ship, at the Brooklyn yard. Secretary Kimball urged Congress to approve a 10 ship fleet, arguing the need for fast, heavy flight decks to handle advanced jet fighters and bombers as work on the ship commenced.
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New York
Navy
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Kimball
Saratoga
Forrestal
Brooklyn
Congressional
Crew Abandons Flaming Vessel Near Rockland, Maine
A Port land 82 foot fishing vessel Evsine burned after an explosion about 40 miles off Rockland. The five crew members abandoned ship and were rescued by the fishing boat Flo. A Coast Guard plane reported the fire burning brightly at the scene.
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Rockland
Portland
Coast Guard
Loyalty Board Recommends Firing Diplomat Vincent
The Loyalty Review Board found reasonable doubt about John Carter Vincent's loyalty and advised firing. The State Department suspended him and sent him home from Tangier while President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson consider reopening the case. Simultaneously Paton Davies Jr. was cleared of loyalty doubts and remains with the U.S. High Commission in Germany.
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John J. McCroy
Germany
John Foster Dulles
McCloy
Harold E. Stassen
Mutual Security Administration
Europe
Stassen
MSA
Eisenhower
Sinclair Weeks
Boston
Washington
John Carter Vincent
State Department
Truman
Acheson
Vincent
Paris
Review Board
Tangier
Loyalty Review Board
Paton Davies Jr
Davies
U. S. High Commission
Department
Hiram Bingham
Bingham
Chiang Kaishek
U. S
Chiang
North Atlantic Alliance
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Senate
Communist Party
Department of Royalty
Kittery Residents Debate Traip Academy Need
A Kittery public hearing, led by the School Planning and Building Committee, examined whether to build a new public high school or expand Traip Academy to fit current needs. Attendees criticized the current divided authority as inadequate, with C. Leslie Farr voicing strong criticism of the School Board’s limited influence.
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Kittery
New England
Traip Academy
Publc High
Trsip Academy
Kittery School Planning and Building Committee
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Suncook Valley Railroad
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Pittsfield
Stapleton
State Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Serge Flushing
New York City
William Porterfield
Jackson Heights
N.Y
Zio Lucente
Leszrzynski
Jean Corze
Roman Fernandez
U.S. Army
48Th Station
Anthony Devincenzo
Riles
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Loyalty Board
C. Leslie Farr
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