Portsmouth S D Day ends after driving test near misses
In Portsmouth after a 24 hour Safe Driving Day test several minor accidents were reported. Cars driven by Richard Dumont and Lyngon Emery collided on Interstate Highway Myrtle Avenue. Joseph Frederick and Edwin Goodnough collided on Deer Street. a child ran into a backing car on Blossom Street. a parked car on Court Street was damaged. Five sailors from Portsmouth Naval Retraining Command faced court with one fined for DUI and license revoked. Wells Barracks reported a perfect driving day in York County. Police noted no major injuries.
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Portsmouth
Bow Street
Richard E. Dumont
Burlington, Vt
Lyngon Emery
Pequabuck
Conn
Myrtle Avenue
Joseph Frederick
Hill St
Edwin R. Goodnough
Rice Ave. Kittery
Deer Street
Thomas M. O'Connor
Blossom St
Blossom Street
South Street
O'Connor
William H Pridham
Hancock St
Court Street
Martin O. Betz
Wells Barracks
Mair
York County
New Hampshire
Portsmouth Naval Retraining Command
Oscar Newkom
Elmer Brockley
House of Correction
Brockley
Neukom
George J. Pappas
Richard B. Maddock
E. Edward Scarponi
George Mealetos
Dover
Mealetos
Lyte Weigel
Mason Rd
Kittery
New Hampshire Safe Driving Day Shows Fewer Crashes
Safe Driving Day in New Hampshire reduced reported accidents to 11 with 2 minor injuries and no fatalities, down from 17 crashes and 10 injuries last year. Property damage estimated at 2425 dollars. Massachusetts Vermont and Maine also reported no fatalities in the day.
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Associated Press
New Hampshire
State Motor Vehicle Department
Granite State
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
Peter Klimas
Oxford
Mass
America Charves
Somerset
Burlington
Charles C. Lord
That City
Maine
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Robert A. Shaines Named Chairman of Red Cross Drive
Robert A. Shaines 24 was named chairman of the 1955 Red Cross fund drive. Attorney Francis J. Riordan announced the appointment and the newly formed Red Cross executive committee will plan the campaign. Members include Riordan Dr Peter Cracher Robert B Gerlach Mrs Edward Wendell Wilfred Young Frank Butterworth and Henry M Hogue. Shaines practices law in Portsmouth and served in Korea as a first lieutenant in the JAG department before earning his law degree at Boston University in 1952.
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Robert A. Shaines
Red Cross
Shaines
Franceis J. Riordan
Red Cross Executive Committee
Riordan
Peter G. Cracher
Robert 8. Gerlach
Edward T. Wendell
Wilfred E. Young
Frank Butterworth
Henry M. Hogue
Kas Shaines
Portsmouth
Arthur J. Reinhart
Air Force
YK Korea
Boston University School of Law
University of New Hampshire
Boston University
Boston University Law Review
Hampton School Board Blocked Over Campus Elementary Plan
Five Hampton property owners secured a temporary injunction blocking the school board from building a $220,000 campus type elementary school after a Nov 26 special meeting. Work halted pending court ruling as attorneys anticipate referral to the State Supreme Court. The board held a special meeting to discuss the fight while landowners hold three of four parcels off Cedar Lane.
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Hampton
Hampton School Board
Joan W. Perkins
Superior Court
George R. Grant
State Supreme Court
Perkins
William W. Treat
Cedar Lane
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Returns Home
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is back home today after being kidnapped last Sunday. The lead reindeer in a Christmas display in Dovers lower square was found in Durham on the lawn of William A. Medesy dean of men at the University of New Hampshire. Police suspect some students may have been involved, though Dean Medesy had no link to the crime.
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Dovers
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph
Dovers Lower Square
Durham
William A. Medesy
University of New Hampshire
Dean Medesy
Fire Fatalities Hit Maine Family Home
A flash fire in Northport Maine killed three Grove children Jeffrey 4 David 6 and Christopher and a middle aged couple Harvey Bean 58 and Madeline Bean 57 of Vienna. Edwin Grove NT and Mrs Grove were in Boston awaiting a fourth child as investigators probe the blaze.
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Northport
Maine
Penobscot Bay
Edwin Grove
Jeffrey
David
Christopher Grove
Harvey
Bean
Madeline
Vienna
Boston
Moscow warns Paris on Paris arms pact fallout
Moscow warned Paris that ratifying the Paris agreements to rearm West Germany will cross out and annul the French Soviet mutual assistance treaty of 1944. The warning emphasized bilateral consequences for Franco Soviet security obligations.
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Soviet
Russia
France
Paris
West
Germany
Cardinal Mindszenty Reported Freed From Prison
Budapest rumors claim Cardinal Mindszenty has been released from Hungarian prison and may have fled to his diocese Esztergom or elsewhere. Vatican and Austrian agency Gw confirmed or denied the report, with no official word. Mindszenty was sentenced to life in 1949 for treason, attempting to overthrow the government.
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Austria
Kathpress
Budapest
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Vatican
Rathpress
Catholic News Service
Mindszenty
Esztergom
Endre Marton
Associated Press
Red Court
Hapsburg
United States
Eliot Voters to Decide On School Building Plan
Eliot voters face a Saturday special meeting on a 12 article warrant to approve a school building program costing about 136 694 including an eight room addition and a gymnasium with 94 by 64 feet. They must decide whether to increase indebtedness by 55 000 and accept 71 694 in federal aid.
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Eliot
Howard I. Libby
Laura V. Dame
State Asked to Build Industrial Plants
Governor-elect Lane Dwinell and NH bankers were asked to consider a plan urging the state to undertake speculative construction of industrial plants. The suggestion came from Arthur W. Moody, president of Edgecomb Steel of New England Inc., at an Industrial Advisory Committee meeting of the State Planning and Development Commission.
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Concord
Lane .Dwinell
New Hampshire
Arthur W. Moody
Edgecomb Steel of New England Inc
State Planning and Development Commission
McAuliffe Warns Communism Threat at Bastogne Ceremony
WF Lt. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe spoke in Brussels on the 10th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Attended by King Baudouin and Premier Van Acker, he warned that militant communism threatens freedom and noted Soviet and satellite forces, plus gains in nuclear energy, as a warning of future risks.
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Belgium
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Free World
McAuliffe
King Baudouin
Achille van Acker
Bastogne
101St Airborne Division
Wex
Swap of 35 Students Gaining Approval
Washington lawmakers favor potential exchange of 35 Chinese students in the United States for 57 Americans detained in Red China, including 11 airmen. They support negotiations but oppose any deal forcing Chinese nationals to return. State Department may consider exchanges for exit‑permit applicants denied so far. Senate figures urge allowing willing students to stay or return as appropriate.
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Washington
Red China
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
State Department
Sparkman
Ser. Gore
D-Tenn
Sanitation Officer Resigns Post Here
Sanitation inspector Ross J. Seymour of 70 Circuit Rd resigns to join Concord State Motor Vehicle Department safety division. Seymour, in the post since May 1953, a former Henniker resident, NE College alum and WWII Navy veteran, helped form a local judo group. City Manager Violette will fill the vacancy soon.
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Rureneum
Concord
State Motor Vehicle Department
Ross J. Seymour
Circuit Rd
Seymour
Henniker
New England College
Robert C. Violette
Greek Students Riot In Salonika Over Cyprus Issue
Several thousand students rioted in Salonika stoning the U S Information Service office over the Cyprus issue today.
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Alhens
Greece
Cyprus
U.S. Information Service
Salonika
U.N. Nearing End Of 1954 Session Tunisians Self-Determination Debate
The United Nations General Assembly closed in on its 1954 session with the Political Committee set to address Tunisian self determination as Arab diplomats pledged to curb lengthy arguments to aid ongoing negotiations with France over North Africa.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
France
Northern Nevada feels strong quake with limited damage
A high intensity earthquake rattled northern Nevada and California early today. Tremors were felt from Elko to San Francisco with minor damage reported, including ceilings cracks and brick looseness. Fallon and Lovelock experienced outages and heavier shaking but no serious destruction.
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Renova
Nevada
California
Elko
Nev
Reno
San Francisco
Lovelock
Ney
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Oregon
Pg&e
U S Sees Defense of Europe Lying in Atomic Weapons
Paris dispatch says the United States backs NATO plans to rely on atomic weapons for European defense rather than liberation. The informant notes a belief that Western Europe cannot be defended against about 300 Soviet divisions with conventional arms alone and that Europeans prefer defense over liberation.
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U.S
Europe
Paris
Vuinea
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
U. S
Dulles
Mendes-France
Eden
NATO Council
United States
Western Europe
McIntyre Concedes Defeat After Recount in First District
In Concord, Thomas J. McIntyre, the New Hampshire Democrat, conceded victory to Republican U.S. Rep. Chester Merrow after a 23 hour recount showed Merrow leading 53,895 to 53,498. McIntyre praised fairness and hinted at future plans while Merrow thanked him and prepared to return to Washington.
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Concord
Thomas J. McIntyre
U.S
Chester EF. Merrow
Laconia
Merrow
McIntyre
State Ballot Law Commission
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