UN Council Orders Halt to Holy Land War in Negev
Paris December 29 AP United Nations Security Council orders Israeli troops to retire from the Negev in southern Palestine and calls for both Israel and Egypt to cease fire. The Britain drafted resolution, amended by France and Egypt, was adopted by eight votes with three abstentions. The United States supported all sections. Russia and the Soviet bloc abstained on most sections. Dr Ralph Bunche named mediator to enforce a truce and possibly convert it into an armistice. Truce Supervision Committee to report January 7.
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Paris
United Nations
Gay
Negev
Palestine
Security Council
Irael
Egypt
United States
Russia
France
Ralph J. Bunche
Council
Lake Success
Bunche
Local Industrialists Record Support for Harbor Project
About 35 Portsmouth industrialists voiced strong backing for a government harbor and river improvement plan at a December 22 meeting at the Rockingham hotel. A transcript was presented to a congressional public works panel, which seeks documentary evidence that Ports mouth area business will justify the project.
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Congressional Public Works Committee
Portsmouth
Piscataqua River
Portsmouth Harbor
Rockingham Hotel
Congressional Committee
U.S
Chester E. Merrow
Air Force rescues 12 marooned men on Greenland icecap
Lt Col Emil J Beaudry of Manchester New Hampshire guided a transport to Green land where 12 airmen marooned since December 9 were airlifted in 38 minutes after landing on the 7800 foot icecap. Navy support and additional rescue attempts followed as Balchen prepared a separate Arctic glide mission.
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Washington
Air Force
Greenland
Northland
Emil J. Beaudry
Manchester
N. H
Bluie West
Feab
Saipan
Norfolk
NAVY
Argentia
Newfoundland
Col
Bernt Balchen
Balchen
Laddfield
Fairbanks
Alaska
Stores to Close At 6 PM Friday in Portsmouth
Robert S. Whalen, chair man of the Chamber of Commerce retail board, announced that Portsmouth stores will close at 6 pm Friday. He said stores have shortened hours this year after staying open longer in past years. Several large chain food stores will stay open until 9 pm tomorrow due to expected large business.
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Portsmouth
Robert S. Whalen
Chamber of Commerce Retail Board
Whalen
Lynn Boy Dies in Fire as Mother Rescues Others
In Lynn Massachusetts a two year old, Raymond Dennis, died in a house fire after his mother, Mrs. Jacqueline Dennis, 23, saved two other children by dropping them from a second story window. She was taken to hospital in serious condition as two other Dennis children, ages one and four, survived. Fire officials blamed an exploding oil heater for the blaze that destroyed the home and damaged nearby flats. The husband was at work, and neighbors reported seeing Mrs. Dennis jump to rescue before collapsing from smoke. Damage estimated at 2500 dollars.
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Lynn
Mass
Raymond Dennis
Mit
Jacqueline Dennis
Ynn Hospital
Dennis
Aire
Charles
Claire
U S to Hit Reds By Giving Europe Billions in Arms
The United States plans to arm Western Europe with between 2 and 3 billion dollars of military equipment next year, much of it sourced from existing U S stores. President Truman may seek about 2 billion for European rearmament, including packing and shipping costs, as part of a broader Cold War policy. Also under review are Berlin airlift costs, Greek Turkish aid, and China program funding amid ongoing global tension.
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U. S
Europe
Washington
United States
Truman
Congress
Berlin
Middle East
China
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Cardinal Mindszenty Refuses to Flee Arrest in Hungary
Vienna dispatch reports Cardinal Mindszenty refused to flee Hungary despite imminent arrest by a Communist dominated government. His assistant Father Paulus said the primate warned repeatedly to leave, but declared a shepherd should not abandon his flock. The cardinal and 10 Catholics were arrested for alleged plots to overthrow the government and illegal dealings. The regime claimed a confession of guilt and sought to push a national church free from Rome.
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Vienna
Austria
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Father Paulus
France
Paulus
Rome
Fifty Motorists Apply for Permits
Approximately 50 Portsmouth motorists have applied for 1949 auto registration permits, Tax Collector J. Warren Somerby reported today. Applicants were asked to bring 1948 permits to City Hall to speed distribution. Registration expires April 1. Non war veterans must also submit a poll tax receipt before permits can be issued.
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Portsmouth
J. Warren Somerby
Somerby
Veterans Refuse Full Preference in Massachusetts Civil Service
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission rejected demand for complete veteran preference in promotions. It recommended a 2% rating for promotions for veterans already holding state jobs, while full preference remains for original appointments. The proposal also suggests adding a wartime service year for promotions in the State Labor Service. Legion and VFW leaders had pressed for full preference across promotions.
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Boston
Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
Robert F. Bradford
Massachusetts
Govadford
State Labor Service
Civil Service Commission
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
Wells Fire Bouts Family of Six
Fire in an uninsured Wells residence early yesterday morning forced a family of six from two rooms. Carroll Mathews woke to smoke and alerted the fire department, which from Wells and Wells Beach battled the blaze. Damage was about 2000 dollars. no injuries beyond a minor foot cut to Mr Mathews. The family sought refuge at Mrs Mathews’ parents’ home in West Kennebunk.
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Highpine
Wells
Philip Hatch
Carroll Mathews
Sanford Road
Chief Hatch
Wells Beach
Batch
William Card
Mathews
Grover
West Kennebunk
Chiang to Fight or Quit as Red Forces Close In
Chiang Kai-shek convened an emergency Nanking session to decide whether to resign, surrender, or persist in war versus the Communists. Reports say underground Communist networks operate near Nanking while Chiang withdraws troops southward and forms a Formosa government, hinting at a possible flight.
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Chiang
Red Forces
Associated Press
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Yen Hsi-shan
Hu Tsung-nan
Sian
Yunan
Lu Han
Chang Chih-chung
Pal Chung-hsi
Hankow
Yangtze
Tu Li-ming
Suchow
Visual Education Plan Seeks Board Action Tomorrow
Portsmouth board of education will consider a visual education plan at a special meeting tomorrow. The Central PTA council seeks $2,500 to buy 36 reels at $100 each, part of a $3,600 goal, with $1,100 pledged by Louis de Rochemont if city funds approve. Only two schools have projectors. others would purchase projectors if funds are raised.
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Portsmouth Board of Education
City
Central Parent-Teacher Association Council
Ellis T. Cox
Central Pta Council
PTA
Louis de Rochemont
Newington
deRochemont
Portsmouth
Cox
Sherburne
Wentworth Acres
Democrats Avoiding Spy Probe Jobs On House Panel
Washington dispatch reports that new and veteran Democrats are shying from joining the Un American Activities Committee as the new Congress nears. Speaker Designate Sam Rayburn may draft a fifth Democrat after the switch. A plan for a special committee to draw up a code of rights for all committees is discussed.
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House
UN- American Activities Committee
Sam Rayburn
New Democratic House
unAmerican Activities Committees
Congress
Rep. Forand
Rhode Island
House Democratic Caucus
unAmerican Activities Group
Earthquake Rocks Nevada and California
Reno and Marysville felt a powerful quake centered near Reno early today. The tremor knocked down power and telephone lines and caused minor rock slides on U S Highways 40. Police reported hundreds awakened and windows broken in Marysville while Seismographs at the University of Nevada went awry. The temblor extended into northern California and as far south as Fresno, San Francisco, and Stockton.
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Reno
Nev
Sierra
California
San Francisco
Fresno
San Joaquin
University of Nevada
Bell Telephone Co
California State Line
Here
Sierra Nevada
Sacramento Valley
Marysville
Stockton
San Joaquin Valley
Don’t Drive Police Warn As Sleet Covers Roads
Police urge Portsmouth area drivers to stay off highways as sleet and freezing rain create hazardous road conditions. Five cars off the road in Hampton Fills. one overturned without injuries. Weather forecast predicts mixed freezing rain tonight and snow flurries tomorrow, with winter sports likely to suffer.
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Portsmouth Area
New Hampshire
Lafayette
Hampton Fills
Hampton
John Malek
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
White Mountains
Overnight Swipe at Congress Street Diner Coat Theft
John Ashcraft owner of a diner at 139 Congress Street reported a thief took his $35 grey gabardine coat from the rear of the shop after a marine used the telephone. A taxi driver identified the serviceman assigned to Portsmouth naval base, and Ashcraft recovered the coat from the marine at the base.
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John Ashcraft
Congress Street
Ashcraft
Portsmouth Naval Base
Naval Base
Elliott Roosevelt Delayed In Police Testimony
Elliot Roosevelt was postponed in Poughkeepsie as authorities question him about actress Faye Emersons wrist cut. Officials say the incident occurred when her wrist struck a razor while reaching for aspirin. District Attorney W Vincent Grady had summoned Elliott to testify. an afternoon session was planned after a morning delay.
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Poughkeepsie
Elliott Roosevelt
Faye Emerson
New York
Dutchess County
Vincent Grady
Joseph McCabe
Elliott
Drivers Shaken in Crash Here
Two motorists were shaken up yesterday in an auto truck collision on Maplewood Avenue according to Portsmouth police. Richard Simonds of 542 Circuit Road was driving an automobile that collided with a truck driven by Earl Johnson of Rochester.
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Maplewood Avenue
Portsmouth
Richard Simonds
Circuit Road
Earl Johnson
Rochester
Merrow Inspects Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth Base
U S Rep. Chester E. Merrow toured the Portsmouth naval base and shipyard yesterday as a guest of Rear Adm. Joan H. Brown. Officials described the visit as routine.
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U. S
Chester E. Merrow
Portsmouth Naval Base
Joan H. Brown
Shipyard to swap workers amid overhaul cutback and hires
Portsmouth naval shipyard plans a personnel shift with hundreds of layoffs in finishing trades while replacing them in basic trades such as carriers shipfitters and welders. Captain Ralph S. McDowell cites loss of four submarine overhauls and notes three new submarines approved but total yard employment remains about 5934 with no final layoff figures yet announced.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Ralph S. McDowell
USN
McDowell
Portsmouth
Noxon Freed By Parole Vote In Massachusetts
Boston December 29 Immediate parole was possible for John F Noxon Jr human murderer of his infant son by a 26 to 3 vote of the Massachusetts executive council Final decision rests with the state parole board
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John F. Noxon, Jr
Massachusetts Executive Council
State Parole Board
FBI Joins New England Dragnet For Rape Slaying Suspects
Federal warrants issued for two Bristol men Joseph W. Therrien 22 and George St James 18 on unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Local charges include manslaughter and aggravated assault from the Christmas Eve rape slaying of Mrs. Lillian Rich Brackett. Suspects sought nationwide with focus near Augusta Maine. Det. Arthur W Ormsby and state police coordinate with FBI. Landlady Rose Lombard Carmine Lombard 17 Edward Kirschner 16 booked for conspiracy to interfere with justice. Several held on breach of the peace with bail set at 10000 for Lombard and 5000 for each youth.
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Bristol, Denn
Bristol
Lillian Rich Brackett
FBI
Joseph W. Therrien
George St. James
Augusta
Anton Nelson
Connecticut
Arthur W. Ormsby
Maine
Brackett
Therrien
Rose Lombard
Carmine
Edward E. Kirschner
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