29 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
1
York County and 12 other Maine communities seek 220000 in federal education aid under a Congress act aiding areas with school disruptions from federal activity. Kittery leads requests at 69675. Eliot requests 10000 and South Berwick 2500. York's amount is unavailable.
Portsmouth girl Patricia Jackson 22 daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard P Jackson reports Tuesday for duty in the air force at Lackland field Texas She is believed to be the first local girl to join the armed forces since the Korean war. She worked at First National Bank of Boston was in Portsmouth since May and previously at Howard Johnsons She is a World War II Civil Air Patrol member and attended local schools plus St Eulalia and St Patricks She is a charter member of the Catholic Theater Guild and was connected with the Boston Tributary theater A farewell party featured a luggage gift mentioned in the dispatch
The Federal Reserve freezes 2.0 billion in bank lending to curb private loans as the Economic Stabilization Agency expands to fight price and wage issues. The National Production Authority takes over rubber import and distribution, signaling tighter control amid a defense drive. NPR bans hoarding of key materials, while reserve requirements rise to curb lending.
Portsmouth naval shipyard officials report a 48 hour week in the planning and industrial relations departments. A 49 hour work week may be adopted in other departments depending on new workloads.
The city council will hold a public hearing on rent controls January 15 at 8 pm to determine housing shortages justifying controls. Four council members approved a motion by Councilman Thomas H. Simes at a late meeting, after a prior closed session.
The nations first postwar recommissioning under emergency measures will occur Wednesday at 11:15 am as the USS Tench resumes active status at Portsmouth naval base. Cmdr. Fred N. Russell, Tarbell estate resident, commands the vessel with Capt. Edward C. Craig directing the ceremony. The Portsmouth-built submarine was christened in 1944 and placed in reserve in 1947.
Portsmouth civil defense director Frank J. Massey announced three WWII sirens will be reinstalled at Portsmouth High, Franklin and Lafayette schools. A civilian defense mobile disaster unit demonstration will be held January 8 at Manchester's Merrimack common. Trucking firms are urged to attend to discuss their role in disaster response, with a similar event possible in Portsmouth.
A major early season storm hit Portsmouth and New England with dangerous road conditions across six states. A Portsmouth woman, Rose Flandaca, 57, was struck by a car and taken home after the incident. a Natick, Massachusetts man died when his car skidded into a truck on the Worcester Turnpike. Public works crews prepared salt and plows as snow totals could reach six inches, with possible freezing rain. The driver who hit Flandaca remained unidentified as police and witnesses pursued details.
E. G. Macintosh 59 a Exeter banker died unexpectedly last night during the Rockingham National Bank annual dinner at Warren's Stardust Inn in Kittery. He collapsed after dancing. death attributed to heart ailment by Dr. Charles W. Kinghorn county medical examiner. He was born March 25 1891 in Newburyport Mass and lived with his mother at 2 Court Street Exeter and with his wife Katherine Corwin Macintosh at 23 Commonwealth Avenue Haverhill Mass. He had worked for the bank since 1928 and earlier with Exeter Manufacturing. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of multiple Newburyport fraternal groups. He is survived by his wife, his mother, sister Ruth M. Burtt of Columbus Ohio, and brother Hiram P. Macintosh IV of Longmeadow Mass.
Thirteen officers of the organized reserve and national guard who reside in New Hampshire will be recalled to active duty in March. First Army headquarters announced the voluntary or involuntary recall for captains and lieutenants, part of a nationwide quota of 9,680 officers. State quotas include New York 937, New Jersey 317, Massachusetts 245, Connecticut 71, Maine 35, Vermont 12, Rhode Island 12. physicians, dentists, medical technicians, and chaplains are added within the First Army area.
Editor Relman Morin argues Japan, once our enemy, could be a potent ally in Korea. He notes Japanese volunteers, allied interests, and shared goals in ending occupation, resuming trade, and supporting UN efforts. He warns alignments favor pragmatic interests over sentiment, with Tokyo and Washington sharing stakes.
State Director John H. Greenaway announced 560 New Hampshire men received physical exams in December and January. About 70 percent are expected to be in the acceptable pool for military service, with 220 men from the state slated for induction next month. Inductions are planned for February.
In Augusta Maine on December 29 AP reports Traip academy principal Paul J Wenners says Maine high schools have made no advance since 1870. He notes many schools fail to offer courses meeting communities needs and argues vocational education alone cannot replace robust college preparatory programs. He cites 1949 high school attrition between 25.5 and 56 percent, higher in small schools, lower in large. The Maine Teachers association assembly adopted four pension-related resolutions.
Three college professors at an American Political Science Association meeting debated the rights of Communist parties under democracy. Corliss Lamont argued Americans risk eroding rights to curb Communists, while Ralph Ross and William Pilkinton warned that Communists discriminate and lack legal protection. The debate explored whether peace is possible under Moscow direction and likened a controlled core to a venomous snake needing severing.
Governor Adams signs a mutual civil defense compact making New Hampshire the first state to join a nationwide pact. The agreement creates a pool of resources personnel and equipment to aid any member state in an attack. Medical police fire and utility services would cross borders to assist evacuees and sustain defense needs as required.
Detroit reports national emergency demands push auto industry to slash early 1940s production. GM Packard Ford and Studebaker announce reductions amid material shortages, with about 3,000 GM Linden New Jersey workers idled as plants close for a period and prepare to resume after January 8.
Communist forces attacked along the 150 mile front near the 38th parallel as Chinese North Korean units massed for a major push. Two Red regiments seized ground near Oron while another drive advanced southeast of Yongpo. Ridgway voiced confidence in UN success as air and naval units resumed operations.
Ann Moos Remington testified that William W. Remington urged her to prove mental incompetence to avoid testifying at his perjury trial. The ex-wife said they were “not orthodox Communists” and lacked party dues or regular meeting attendance while indicating he may have shared confidential government information.
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