20 Inch Snowstorm Buries City and Seacoast Region
A severe 20 inch snowfall blanketed the Portsmouth area and Seacoast region, delaying travel and prompting hazardous conditions. Measurements at Sherburne Pumping Station showed 21.6 inches, with various readings across nearby spots. Minor accidents occurred. a 59-year-old Lynn man died from accidental asphyxiation and his wife was in hospital after gas poisoning incidents. Page three continuation.
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Portsmouth
Sherburne
Weather Bureau
New Hampshire
Maine
Concord
Wells Barracks
Lynn
Mass
Fremont
Exeter Hospital
Fire Causes $160000 Loss in Rockland Maine Blaze
A fire in Rockland Maine swept a hardware store window display and damaged adjacent buildings in a heavy snowstorm. Losses totaled about 160000 with 125000 in the Glover Lumber Co. building and stock losses of 75000 to the hardware shop and Nichols barber shop, plus 10000 for Rockland Rockport Lime Co. office equipment. The Courier Gazette engraving darkroom and some news rolls were ruined, but the Thursday issue would be produced.
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Rockland
Maine
Glover Lumber Co
Everett Spear Block
Spear Block
Rockland Courier-Gazette
Glover
Glover Block
Nichols
Rockland - Rockport’ Lime Co
Courier-Gazette
Possible Cutbacks In European Armies Worries Americans
Washington officials fear Western European governments may reduce their armed forces like the United States. Dulles warned against smaller European forces, stressing large armies are needed in Europe to deter a Soviet invasion, while the Orient requires mobile forces and anti subversion.
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Washington
United States
North Atlantic
West
Dulles
Ew Dulles
Europe
Western
Sn Ag- Presser
Orient
Winter Storm Kills One in New Hampshire Hitting New England
The Associated Press reports one death in New Hampshire as a foot deep snow blanket hits six New England states. Old Man Winter arrived at 4 24 am after a coastal storm dumped up to 21 inches on eastern seacoast.
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Associated Press
New Hampshire
New England
Weather Bureau
Granite State
Premier presses French deputies for ratification of pact
Paris Premier Pierre Mendes-France urged the National Assembly to back the Paris accords by a strong majority. He interrupted former Defense Minister Jules Moch to insist on ratification, arguing a weak endorsement could be as harmful as rejection amid a four day debate on rearming West Germany. Moch, a Socialist, questioned the need for German rearmament given atomic weapons and favored more Big Four talks. Mendes-France pressed for a clear Western position as debate continued.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
National Assembly
Jules Moch
West Germany
Somos
Moch
Mendes-France
Not Fooling They Meant It About Snow Removal
Twenty five car owners who interfered with snow removal by parking on city streets were to appear in Municipal Court. City Marshal Martin Betz said ignoring police warnings could bring a maximum $10 fine. Two motorists tagged last night appeared in court this morning.
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Martin 0. Betz
Seas Top Dikes As Hurricanes Lash Continent
London reports two ships with 39 crew missing as North Sea gales batter the coast. Dikes breach at Texel and Pernis ahead of 1953 floods anniversary. Cote dAzur towed to Calais with 23 American and 8 British aboard unharmed. Sweden and Britain fear more losses as winds reach 112 mph and ships battle taking in water.
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North Sea
English Channel
Netherlands
West Germany
Texel
Pernis
Rotterdam
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Zeeland
Cote d'Azur
Calais
Henri Deveert
Terschellings
Petra
Terschelling
Air Ministry
Earthquake Devastates Eureka Area Killing One and Injuring Fifty
A California quake centered on Eureka killed 42-year-old Carl Wilkerson in a lumber mill pond and injured 50 as it toppled chimneys and cracked walls across a 31 mile coastal stretch from Blue Lake to Ferndale. A hospital delivery room accident and other damage are noted amid aftershocks expected but weakening.
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Calif
H. D.macginnie
Humboldt State College
Blue Lake
Ferndale
Carl Wilkerson
St. Anthony
the Christ Child
Jealous Suitor Frees Girl After 24 Hours at Mill
In Wake Forest North Carolina a 31 year old textile worker Graham Timberlake held Jessie Elizabeth Davis 30 at gunpoint in a mill for more than 24 hours. He released her after dawn and surrendered to police. Miss Davis was unharmed though the siege included holding a doctor hostage briefly. Timberlake had threatened to detain her until a rival soldier appeared.
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Wake Forest
N.O. iv
Graham Timberlake
Jessie Elizabeth Davis
Timberlake
Raleigh
Miss Davis
KR. Wiggs
Wiggs
Edsel Whitaker
Whitaker
Connie Holmes
Dr Sheppard Guilty Second Degree Murder in Cleveland Trial
Dr Samuel Sheppard was found guilty of second degree murder in the Marilyn Sheppard case. He proclaimed innocence as jurors returned the verdict after a week of deliberation. His lawyers announced an appeal, with sentencing set for December 30.
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Cleveland
Sam Sheppard
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Arthur Petersilge
Edward Blythin
Biythin
Corrigan
Ike Keeps Em Guessing Will He Run Again in 1956
President Eisenhower may seek a second term as aides publicly hint he is in the mood for another run in 1956. He recently toured a beef cattle research station near Front Royal Virginia, then dined at J. Willard Marriott’s farm, sharing time with Mrs. Eisenhower, her mother and Col. and Mrs. Gordon Moore before returning to the White House.
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Eisenhower
Front Royal
Gettysburg
Washington
White House
Republican National
Leonard W. Hall
Front
Royal
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
J. Willard Marriott
John S. Doud
Col
Gordon Moore
Girl Shoplifters Warned To Mend Their Ways
More than 20 teenage girls involved in a mass shoplifting spree attended a meeting at the police station with one or both parents invited by City Marshal Martin O Betz. The marshal mailed letters to parents urging discussion of penalties and corrective action amid concerns over juvenile delinquency. Municipal Court Judge Oscar Neukom and state probation officer Frederick Champion joined, urging parental responsibility and possible consequences if misconduct continued. The session stressed non official but advisory nature and offered department help after Champion spoke.
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Martin O. Betz
Oscar Neukom
Frederick Champion
370 to Die in Christmas Weekend Traffic Woe
The National Safety Council estimates 370 persons may be killed in traffic accidents over the Christmas weekend, though safety consciousness could reduce the toll. The figure underscores the holiday driving hazard and urges caution on the roads.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
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