Wells Town Hall Overflows Over Town Manager Vote Debate
A special Wells Maine town meeting drew 600 people amid a snowstorm to consider adopting a town manager system. Roby P. Littlefield was chosen moderator as debates were capped at five minutes, ballots used, and concerns raised about funds and residency rules for a future manager.
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Wells
Alma L. Parker
Eost
Maine
Roby P. Littlefield
Walter E. Hatch
Richard E. Farnsworth
Clark Newcomb
Hatch
Special Committee
Mr. Newcomb
Littlefield
Ogunquit
Raymond Brewster
Farnsworth
Mr. Brewster
Truman Seeks Stricter Spy Laws as Hiss Probe Rises
Attorney General Clark said the Truman administration will push tighter espionage laws when Congress convenes. He noted early recommendations to amend espionage statutes while facing questions about the Norden bombsight leak and the Alger Hiss case, with hearings in New York and renewed grand jury activity.
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Washington
Clark
Congress
Tuman
White House
Mr. Truman
Justee Department
House un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Francis B. Sayre
Hiss
Representative McDowell
New York
State Shines With Coating Of Icy Sleet
Concord reports widespread ice from Pittsburg to Pelham as New Hampshire sees mixed precipitation. Snow, sleet, and rain clogged peaks like Mt. Washington and Lebanon, with limited usable snow for skiing. State police note few minor accidents and ongoing travel hazards throughout the day.
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State
Concord
Pittsburg
Pelham
New Hampshire
Concord Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
Granite State
Drivers Unhurt In Hampton Center Crash
A Newmarket man and a Saylesville woman were shaken but uninjured after a car-truck collision at Hampton Center. The truck driven by Philip B. Rollins of Newmarket, owned by Stratham Hardware and Lumber, struck a car driven by Miss E G Collier of Saylesville.
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Newmarket
Saylesville, R. I
Hampton Center
Hampton
Philip B. Rollins
Stratham Hardware and Lumber Company
E. G. Collier
Saylesville
Floods Kill 300 in Brazil as Rains Ravage Rio and Minas
More than 300 people are dead with hundreds missing in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais after 15 days of heavy rains and a cloud burst. Communications and transport are disrupted as authorities request federal help to airlift medicines and food to evacuees and stricken towns.
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Rio D
Janeiro
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Minas Gerais
Epping Fire Damages Several Downtown Stores
Firefighters from four communities battled a large blaze that damaged the Epping business block including the Community Theater, Leddy Brothers grocery, and Epping Home Supplies. Estimated losses total about 10 000 dollars with theater at five thousand more. Authorities suspect faulty wiring. investigators continue today.
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Epping
Exeter
Newmarket
Lee
Leddy
Annie Rogers
John Leddy
Portsmouth
Edward T. Lavoie
Morel
Revision Urged In State Legislature
Concord report urges streamlining by consolidating and eliminating committees. It calls for House committees reduction from 33 to 19 and Senate from 26 to 17 as part of the interim commission on legislative practices and procedures.
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Concord
Interim
Commission On
General Court
Commission
House
Senate
Wally Woods Santa Claus Tradition Brightens Haven School
Wally Woods, 73, known as Walter S. Woods of 41 Newcastle Avenue, plays Santa every year for Haven school children. The retired Portsmouth mail carrier climbs through a roof window to drop a basket of candy, thrilling kindergarten and first grade pupils for 12 years. Miss Agnes M. McCarthy says the kids are delighted and some older students watch from classrooms. past arthritis once paused the rite but it resumed the next year.
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Wally
Walter S. Woods
Newcastle Avenue
Santa
Agnes M. McCarthy
Haven
Santa Claus
Mr. Woods
Miss McCarthy
Council Grants Salary Increases To Library Staff
The Ports mouth city council approved a salary ordinance on final reading at a special meeting. Miss Dorothy M Vaughan becomes librarian at 2350 dollars yearly, a clerk at 1750, and two assistant clerks at 875 and 775. The session also approved use of wardrooms by private parties and referred a marquee permit petition for Hotel Kearsarge.
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Portsmouth
Dorothy M Vaughan
Edward ©. Peterson
Sherman P. Newton
Kearsarge
Congress Street
Truman to Air Labor Views in State of the Union
The White House said President Truman will clearly state his labor policy in the January 5 state of the union message. AFL leader William Green said Truman favors repealing Taft Hartley and restoring Wagner Act protections, though amendments were not discussed.
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Truman
Washington
White House
Congress
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Mr. Truman
Ross
Sailor and patrolman clash over arrest at court
In municipal court John P. Teixeira of the USS Toro faced drunkenness and obstruction charges. He testified Patrolman Joseph N. Thompson struck him twice during the Hampton Falls arrest at the Community Center and later jailed him, while Thompson and others gave conflicting accounts of the incident.
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Joseph N. Thompson
John P. Teixerra
Toro
Teixeira
Hampton
Teixerra
Hercule Nicholas
Thompson
Nicholas
Hampton Falls
Marine Corps
Chiang Officials Retreat From Defense Posts
Nanking dispatch reports Chiang Kai-shek commander orders withdrawal from Pengpu to Chuhsien as the 12th army group fends off encirclement by Communist forces. Panic hits Pengpu's 300 000 residents while officials in Hong Kong claim Fu Tiu ya builds leverage from Peiping. Marshal Li Cshen says a Nanking envoy hints at a possible replacement for Chiang.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
East
Associated Press
Seymour Topping
Pengpu
Topping
Peiping
Grand Canal
Fu Tso-yi
China
Reds
Hong Kong
Fu Tiu-ya
Suiyuan
Pieping
Li Ci-shen
Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee
Pay Raise Advised for Railroad Workers
A presidential board recommended a seven cent an hour raise for non-operating railroad workers and a 40 hour week starting Sept 1949 without loss in take home pay. The proposal retroactive to Oct 1 would cost rails $340 million in 1949, with unions indicating cautious backing but seeking 25 cents. The board urged 40 hours as interstate industry standard and noted preparations by Sept 1 1949.
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Washington
Harrison
Chicago
Truman
William M. Leiserson
David L. Cole
George Cook
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Ernest Tidyman
Kenneth Moulton
Probers
Russia
Andrew T. Morel
Portsmouth Fire Department
Mutual Fire Assistance Organization
Wally Woods
Brick Connolly
Jolly Wally Woods
National Baseball League
South End
Jolly Wally
Woods
Council
Charles G. Ross
Mr.Truman
Sailor
Patrolman
Chiang
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Kittery
Newburg, A
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