President signs 160 million tax reduction bill
Washington reports the tax reduction of 160 million dollars became law. The measure lowers normal personal and corporate levies by one percent next year. It drew swift approval from the administration but faced opposition from some Republican and Independent lawmakers who called it a gift to the rich.
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Associated, Press
Washington, Dee
Thedme
Lawrences Richey
Pei
Repitian
Dilicair Indepenenia
Trans-Atlantic fliers injured in forced Brazil landing
Maj. Tadeo Laive Borges of Uruguay and Lieut. Lwon Challies of France, plus a Brazilian mechanic,were injured when their plane overturned during a 3600 mile Atlantic flight from Seyh le Spain to Brazil. The crash occurred near Maracuá in Rio Grande do Norte around 9 to midnight Brazilian time. rescue teams and physicians hurried to the scene from Natal.
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Burglars Enter Local Residence on Mit Street
Burglars entered the home of Mr and Mrs Foye on Mit street last evening between 7 and 8 o clock while the house was empty and escaped with considerable silverware. The theft was discovered when the Foeyes returned about 9 o'clock.
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Mit Street
Five Families Flee Flames In Biddeford Fire
Five families escaped a two alarm blaze that threatened the Commercial House, a six tenement wooden building on Bacon Street in Biddeford Maine. Prompt firefighting limited damage to about 92500 and residents were moved to the street.
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Biddeford
Bacon Atreat
Aremen
Women die in Baltimore fire at paper plant
In Baltimore, six workers perished as a waste paper sorting plant at the Thomas H. O'Connor Company burned. Four more were injured, two leaping from upper floors. Officials reported several other employees unaccounted for and feared dead, with Mrs. Elizabeth Wright and Mrs. Annie Campbell among the identified, Tina Hic dying later in hospital.
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Associated Press
Balthmore
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Thomas H. O'Connor Company
Deaeys
Tailroad
Sted 14
Elizabeth Wright
Annie Campbell
Aremen
Tina Hic
Meredith Man Dies in Fire
A Meredith man died in a house fire that destroyed a dwelling and caused the death to be linked to suffocation. The blaze damaged an adjacent structure, with the Lakeport Fire Department assisting. Estimated loss stood at about $5,000.
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Meredith
Bennett
Ain Atire
Lakeport Firs
Hillside Man Escapes Death In Locomotive Collision
Hillside resident narrowly escapes fatal injuries after a coupe carrying him is struck by a locomotive near the school grounds. He sustains severe bruises and is confined to a hospital bed, with authorities investigating the unusual accident.
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Hillside
Ave
Soviets Seize Terrorist Arms Near Nova Nikoliyevka
Report from Odessa states peasants held near Nova Nikolayevska attacked communists and sympathizers disrupting a collection. A machine gun was found among the group’s equipment. The government general spent about 2,000,000 on a convoy at Kelso, Japan.
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Kelso
Japan
Giant V-5 Takes To Water At Local Navy Yard At Noon
Seismograph records show a severe earthquake event near New Haven and Cambridge on December 17. The Peabody Museum Yale and Harvard stations logged the shock with origin times around 5:59 to 6:20 a.m. local, as instruments continued to record and the seismograph was later removed.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
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Peabody “Museum
Yale University
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Peirce Hall Orchestra Returns to Arcadia Fan Feast
Royal Arcadians headline an evening at Peirce Hall with a special party series from the Ball Room. The show features guests from New Park, Dover, Rochester, Exeter, Biddeford and nearby areas, promising a lively regional musical event.
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Ball’ Room
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Dover
Rochester
Exeter
Biddeford
Night Show Ad With Prices
A historic ad promotes a venue featuring the Crowds and Haven and the Good Time Gents performing. Balcony seats priced at 25 cents and general admission at 75 cents, signaling a mid century entertainment listing.
Ceremony Honors Mrs Adams at Submarine Launch
Mrs Charles Francis Adams wife of the Secretary of the Navy officiates as sponsor for the U S S V 5 submarine launched at Portsmouth New Hampshire December 17 1929 The event drew naval officers civilians and elected officials many from New Hampshire and Massachusetts A tray inscribed to the sponsor and presented by yard employees marks the occasion with comments from Rear Admiral Phelps and other dignitaries.
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C.F. Adams, Jr
Robert Homans
George Homans
Arthur Adams
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David F. Boyd
New Hampshire
F. W. Hartford
Hartford
Arevick Gardner
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Mire
Barker
U.S. Mandant
Gaupt le Shane
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