Red tag on CIO union officers prompts investigation
House investigators label 18 CIO officers as Communist influenced while noting steps to purge. The report lists Harry Bridges Ben Gold Abram Flaxer and Donald Henderson among those named with other union leaders and offices cited as affected by alleged Communist leadership.
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Washington
House On American Activities Committee
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Longshoremen’s Union
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The
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Abram Flaxer
United Public Workers of America
Donald Henderson
Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers
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Henderson
Flaxer
Unemployment Rate Up 86 Percent in New Hampshire
Concord reports unemployment rose sharply with a year over year hike from 11,800 to about 30 percent higher. Claims, including veterans, totaled 52,421 last month. Textiles and leather sectors showed declines while overtime vanished as the bureau noted no major recession, but ongoing readjustment in production and distribution. Jobless spikes varied by city, with Conway and Manchester among the hardest hit.
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Laconia
Manchester
Nashua
Rochester
Berlin
Claremont
Concord
Dover
Keene
Littleton
Portsmouth
Soldier-Slayer Wife Awaits Court Verdict in Germany
In Marburg Germany US military court deliberates on Wilma Ybarbo charged with killing her war hero husband Sgt John Ybarbo of Goliad Texas. Judges Dewitt White John C Campbell and Eldon V Soper face a deadlock as defense and prosecution debate whether the shooting was malicious or self defense.
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Germany
U. S
Wilma Ybarbo
John C. Campbel
Alhambra
Calif
Eldon V. Soper
Glendale
Ybarbo
Chase Home to Receive $1 219 From State Grants
The Chase Home for Children in Middle Road will get 1219 as part of more than 67000 distributed to New Hampshire organizations. Gov Charles M Dale announced the funding sourced from the New Hampshire Jockey Club Inc of Rockingham Park Salem. Willis E Underhill of the Portsmouth Trust Company, treasurer of the home's board, said the money will likely fund regular operating needs.
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Middle Road
New Hampshire
Charles M. Dale
New Hampshire Jockey Club, Inc
Rockingham Park
Salem
Willis E. Underhill
Ports‘nouth ‘Trust Company
Iine
Navy frees 121 prisoners for Christmas leave
One hundred twenty one men, formerly confined in United States naval disciplinary barracks, have been released or restored to full duty to spend Christmas at home. They are among 486 naval disciplinary prisoners released from barracks nationwide.
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United States Naval
Naval Disciplinary
Warships Repel Reds Near Tientsin Amid Peace Negotiations
Nationalist warships at Tangku and a guarded Tangsi front reported repelling Communist attacks near Tientsin with claims of 1,500 Reds killed or wounded. Peiping sources said Reds avoided direct attack on the capital as Premier Sun Fo's cabinet debates peace terms amid ongoing Chiang Kai-shek tensions.
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Tangku
Tientsin
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Peiping
Moo Sa
Fu Tso-yi
North China
Moosa
Here
Yangtze
Kiangnan Evening Post
Sun Fo
Chang Chun
Wong Wen-hao
China
Sun
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Four Local Men Among Top 10 Percent Of UNH Scholars
Portsmouth students at the University of New Hampshire are named to Phi Kappa Phi for scholastic rank in the top 10 percent of their class. Cecil Brown Bernard Lepoff Donald O'Brien and Philip Toomire are among 39 seniors and graduates admitted. Scudder is president of the society.
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University of New Hampshire
Phi Kappa Phi
National
Honorary Scholastic Society
Cecil Brown
Carl S. Brown
Circuit Road
Bernard Lepoft
Samuel Lepoff
State Street
Donald O’brien
John E. O’brien
Union Street
Philip Toomire
S. K. Toomire
Profile Avenue
Brown
Claremont High School
Lepoff
Portland High
O’brien
Portsmouth High
Toomire
Society
Harold Scudder
State Legislators Lean 3 to 2 for Kimball Ouster
Incoming New Hampshire legislators split 3 to 2 against State Treasurer F Gordon Kimball after charges of improper expenditure totaling nearly 243000. Gov Elect Sherman Adams urged removal while supporters stressed loyalty. the committee sought info as leaders weigh a bid for reelection.
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the Monitor
Treasury
Sherman Adams
Three More Planes to Try Rescue of Icebound Men
Air force adds three rescue planes to the Greenland operation to reach 11 men stranded on the Green land icecap. Temperatures reach 40 degrees below zero as weather hampers snatch attempts begun December 9, with plan to drop Christmas dinners and continue glider pickups.
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Air Force
Greenland
Tvo
Coose Bay
Labrador
Australia asks UN to oust Dutch if Indonesia war continues
Australia urged the UN to expel the Netherlands for its Indonesian conflict not halting. Col. Hodgson labeled the attack a clear UN charter violation and warned of incalculable Southeast Asian consequences if the truce fails. China, Colombia, Syria backed the US proposal for an immediate halt and Dutch withdrawal.
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China
Security Council
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Syria
Hitler
Netherlands
Assembly
Hodgson
Southeast Asia
Raymond High School Students Rally for Paralyzed Teen
Richard W. Hall, 16, of Raymond lies paralyzed at Chelsea Naval Hospital after a diving accident. His classmates collected nearly $100 to buy him a portable radio and a class ring, with extra funds for a welcome home party upon recovery.
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Raymond
Irwin F. Hall
Epping Rodd
Chelsea, Naval Hospital
Raymond High School
Onway Lake
Massachusetts Hospital
Hell
Supply Prices Don’t Jibe as Military Buys Get Expensive
A Washington AP report tours a Virginia warehouse showing 400 clothing and equipment items the armed services bought for 1945 to 1948 costing about 247 million dollars this year. The munitions board urges standardization of generic items while noting distinct service insignia and outerwear remain, with blankets pillows cots and other gear highlighted to illustrate price disparities among Navy Army and Marine items.
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Virginia
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Navy
Air Force
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Defense Establishment
Gob. the
Town Treasurer Sought in Theft in Upton Mass
A warrant was issued for Karl S. Whitten former tax collector accused of larceny of more than $5,000 from Upton. Milford District Court Clerk William A. Murray issued the warrant based on a complaint by Police Chief Daniel H. Bates. State auditors are examining the town books. Whitten resigned after four years. Clement J. Lambert was named successor.
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Upton
Mass. de
Karl S. Whitten
William A. Murray
Milford District Court
Daniel H. Bates
Whitten
Clement J. Lambert
Chambers Freed in Fatal Crash Acquittal
Mrs Whittaker Chambers is acquitted of causing the death of 70 year old Maggie Thomas in a traffic accident last Friday. She spoke nothing during proceedings before Magistrate Reuben Caplan in Baltimore.
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Whittaker Chambers
Maggie Thomas
Chambers
Reuben Caplan
President's Pay May Be Hiked to $100000 Total
Washington December 23 AP Congress may vote a pay raise for the President next month making Harry S Truman the first $100000 a year president. A Senate civil service subcommittee would grant $25000 salary increase plus a $50000 addition to the $40000 expense allowance. The last raise was in 1909 for Taft.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Civil Service
Truman
William Howard Taft
No Foes At NH Gas Power Rate Hearing
Concord December 23 The State Public Service Commission opened a hearing on New Hampshire Gas and Electric Company request for higher power rates in the Portsmouth area. No one appeared in opposition. Proposed charges would raise utility revenue by about 8.8 percent and add roughly 40 cents to a $5 electric bill. The utility serves Portsmouth Newmarket Raymond Derry and East Jaffrey.
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Concord
State Public Service Commission
New Hampshire Gas and Electric Company
Portsmouth
Newmarket
Raymond
Derry
East Jaffrey
Cost of Living Drops Slightly in November
Government figures show the cost of living declined by 0.8 percent in mid November from October. Food prices fell for the fourth straight month, with meats and dairy leading declines while butter remained near its lowest since June 1947.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
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