Murphy backs away from probe job as reports say
Federal Judge Thomas F. Murphy reportedly rejected heading President Truman's three man commission to uncover government wrongdoers. Protests from colleagues and lack of powers cited as reasons. Murphy, famed for prosecuting Alger Hiss, previously served as New York City reform police commissioner and U.S. attorney.
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Thomas F. Murphy
Truman
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune
the Times
Murphy
Federal Commission
Washington
Joseph Short
Ar. Truman
The
Herald Tribune
Commission
Ager Hiss
State Department
King
Hiss
U. S. Attorney's Office
New York City
Reform Police
Hudson Gets Okay For Car Price Hike
Washington AP reports Hudson received a 4.991 percent boost in wholesale prices at the factory under OPS approval. The increases could raise retail prices by 90 to 145 dollars per car if passed on. Major automakers including GM Ford Studebaker and Kaiser-Frazer sought new ceilings under the Capehart amendment to the wartime economic controls law.
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Washington
Hudson
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Chrysler
Capehart
Senator Capehart
R-Ind
Truman
Korea
General Motors
Ford
Studebaker
Kaiser-Frazier
Winter Solstice Marks Shortest Day Across City
New York reports winter arrived at 11:61 am marking the solstice and the shortest daylight period of the year. The sun will now move toward longer days as daylight increases.
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New York
Caprigorn
Christmas Belongs to All Not Just the Young
A Portsmouth Christmas feature notes a cleric arguing that Santa Claus is for children while Christmas is for everyone. It recalls ministers fearing commercial excess and laments the drift toward frenzied celebration. Clergy hope for a more religious observance, with card trends showing more serious themes.
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Portsmouth
Laval
Freedom After 25 Years Mannion Receives Conditional Pardon
Thomas J. Mannion, jailed 25 years for slashing his wife's throat, is granted a conditional pardon by Gov Sherman Adams and the executive council on the recommendation of Warden Parker Hancock. Mannion, described as a model prisoner with no prior record, will be placed on parole Monday and plans to reside in New Jersey. Local officials noted he intends to seek employment and start a normal life, while Inspector Nell Bierce recalled the infant daughter in the case.
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Thomas J. Mannion
Sherman. Adams
Executive Council
Mannion
Parker L. Hancock
Portsmouth
State
Hancock
Edmund F. Quirk
Quirk
Atyy
Warren ¥. Waters
Attorney General
Robert Johnson
Johnson
New Jersey
Nell C. Bierce
Portsmouth Police Department
Bierce
Local postal figures show more mail received despite fewer items sent
In Portsmouth area Christmas mail shows more postage paid and similar incoming volume despite fewer cards and parcels sent. From Dec 13-20 this year 419000 cancellations vs 491000 in 1950 marked a shift. Naval shipyard post office sent 35000 pieces this year up from 24600, while local totals rose with higher parcel post rates.
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Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard
Peter J. Hickey
Hickey
At Least 60 Men Trapped in Mine Tragedy
Rescue workers labored as fear grew for 60 or more miners trapped in a coal shaft mine after a blast near West Franklin. The death toll stood at about 14 with 60 or more unaccounted. Nine hours into efforts, responders faced smoke and possible carbon monoxide as they tried to reach the entombed workers 7,000 feet from the shaft.
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West Frankfurt
John , Foster
Foster
Walter Eadie
Springfield
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Uke Foster
Deseen Taylor
Benton
State Bureau of Mines
Blood Donations Fall Short of Local Monthly Goal
Portsmouth blood unit failed to meet its quota despite Santa Claus and three army sergeants donating. Total 78 pints, 42 j shar t of the goal, collected at the donor center. Officials optimistic next month will bring more donations. donors included Robert Sylvester as Santa, M Sgt David H Peaslee, M Sgt George W Goodnoe, and M Sgt John E Merrill.
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Santa Claus
Portsmouth
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Sylvester
Kittery
Norfolk
David H. Peaslee
Newfields
Army
Air Force
George W. Goodnoe
Somersworth
Korea
John E. Merrill
Amesbury
Goodnor
Red Cross
Santa
Kris Kringle
North Pole
Boston and Maine Strike Paralyzes Portsmouth Bus Service
The Boston and Maine bus strike in Portsmouth halts all buses on the second day, with no immediate end in sight. Drivers and mechanics walk out over demotions tied to a Portland garage foreman, spreading to Nashua Manchester and Concord, while shipyard officials report limited impact as workers find other transport.
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Maine
Portsmouth
Joseph Scruton
Scruton
Naval Shipyard
New Hampshire
Nashua
Manchester
Concord
Portland
Nation faces steel strike risk as Truman weighs options
Washington AP report says President Truman likely to refer steel dispute to the Wage Stabilization Board, seek a Taft Hartley 80 day pause, seize mills, or declare workers federal employees. Nine days remain before a possible strike as mediation collapses and industry demands wage hikes.
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Washington
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Kansas City
Independence
Cyrus S. Ching
Trumatt
CIO Steelworkers Union
Agriculture Bureau Checks Ahead of Senate Probes
Senate investigators plan a early 1949 public airing of two alleged get rich quick schemes tied to the Agriculture department. One concerns over 100000 in profits from leasing surplus government buildings at Camp Crowder Missouri and subleasing to another agency for grain storage. The other relates to an oil and gas investment pool formed by federal workers tied to land once owned by the department. Three investigators are compiling a preliminary report with witnesses in Missouri including St Louis and Kansas City.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Camp Crowder
Agriculture Department
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
St. Louis
Kansas City
Truman
Missouri
Williams
FeDel
Officials Doubt Red Acceptance of Allied Plan
United Nations negotiators urged an immediate exchange of sick and wounded prisoners as 37,500 South Koreans held as civilians were reclassified for release. Red negotiators demanded why 44,529 Red Cross names were missing from the prisoner list, while staff talks over armistice supervision stalled.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Red
Panmunjom
Red Cross
Adm
R. E. Libby
Geneva
William P. Nuckols
Truce Supervision
Libby
Matthew B. Ridgway
International Red Cross
Lee’ Sang Jo
Ridgway
Tokyo
Tallulah Bankhead Ex-Maid Reveals Expense Payments
Evyleen Cronin, former maid secretary for Tallulah Bankhead, testifies she paid some bills for dates with Langford, admitting she raised 26 checks and that 13 reimbursement checks covered money advanced to the actor. She says Bankhead directed the actions and that she did so weekly during the Plymouth theater run in New York.
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New York
Tallulah Bankhead
William Langford
Evyleen Cronin
Miss Bankhead
Langford
Plymouth Theater
Raymond Man Dies After Car Crash in Exeter
A 67 year old Raymond man died at Exeter hospital after being struck by a car on Route 101 in Raymond. State police identified the driver as Robert B. Harris Jr., 28, of South Portland. the victim was George W. Armstrong. He suffered multiple fractures and other injuries and died three hours after arrival. Survivors include his son Carl of Raymond.
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Exeter Hospital
Exeter
Raymond
Route
George W. Armstrong
Robert B. Harris, Jr
South Portland
Armstrong
Willard C. Montgomery
Epping
Harris
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