Two Fatal Skid Accidents Mark New Hampshire Toll Road
A 26 year old Portland mother of two died after her husband's car skidded on ice near the Exeter road underpass on the New Hampshire toll road. The victim Mrs Jewell Vinick suffered a fractured skull and other injuries and died before aid arrived. The driver husband escaped unharmed. Police noted only one serious incident statewide as improving weather was anticipated.
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New Hampshire
Hampton Oil Houses
Jewell Vinick
Brighton Avenue
Portland
Jack Vinick
Wendell P. Clare
Clare
Mrs. Vinick
Boston
Exeter
Hampton
Snow Conditions Generally Good For Winter Sports
Northern New Hampshire ski areas report six to twelve inches of powder snow with generally good conditions. Outlook remains pleasant and cold tonight through Monday with variable winds. Mountain summits are partly cloudy today, clearer tonight, and winds ease at higher elevations. Specific sites like Ossipee Mount Whittier and Hanover show good to fair skiing with powder and cloud cover varying by locale.
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New Hampshire
Center Oésipee
Franklin
Moultonhorn
Ossipee
Mount Whittier
Hanover
New London
Vermont
Maine
East Corinth
Norwich
Good
Massachusetts
West Cunmington
Danbury
Mad Hatter
Fingerprints Trap Slaying Fugitive Arraignment
Traced by fingerprints after six months, a 32 year old Louisville man faced arraignment on a charge tied to the sex slaying of a three year old girl last seen in a tavern with a man who bought her candy.
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PRG Rap
Louisville
Walker Proposed For 4 Star Rank
WASTINGSUN reports President Truman asked Congress to elevate the late Lt General Walton H. Walker to full general. Walker, who commanded the Eighth Army in Korea, was killed December 23 in a jeep accident.
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Truman
Congress
Walton H. Walker
Walker
Korea
Eighth Army
Teen divorce suit filed by Red-haired Sale Colvin
Dec 30 Los Angeles AP reports Red-haired Sale Colvin seeks divorce from Robert Colvin whom she married in 1948 at ages 15 and 24 respectively. She says he was good looking and sweet then, now not as sweet. Alimony of 51 per month and 202 per month for their nine month old baby granted pending trial.
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Los Angeles
Sale Colvin
Robert Colvin
State's Truckers Delay Strike Plan
Manchester December 30 AP There will be a delay of at least a day in any strike of New Hampshire truck drivers. Local 633 AFL Local 633 contracts expire tomorrow night and 650 members would not be rolling Monday morning. Union President Harry Parr and Carriers Council Executive Secretary A J Staley issued a joint statement saying drivers would continue to operate pending a Tuesday conference. Carriers Council includes 22 major trucking firms. Differences center on 26 cent wage increases over three years demanded by the union and 22 cents offered by the company.
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Manchester
New Hampshire
Sonar Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Harry Parr
Carriers Council
A. J. Staley
Carters Council
Staley
One Son Killed in Action, Return of Brother Asked
DETROIT AP A grieving couple, Mr and Mrs Peter Migale ask the marine corps to repatriate their sole surviving son Gabriel 23 from Korea after brother Jerome 21 was killed Nov 27. The two brothers served together in the same marine company. Jerome died guarding a hill near Hungnam. Gabriel says he learned of Jerome's death days later and is uncertain when he can return to the United States. officers promised a flight home. Jerome is buried somewhere in Yudamni.
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Detroit
Peter Migale
Marine Corps
Gabriel
Jerome
Korea
Hungnam
Yudamni
United States
Advent of 1951 Prayer and Revelry Across U S
Americans prepare to mark 1951 with both reverence and festivity. Churches organize nationwide days of prayer led by the National Council of Churches, while many celebrate with New Year's revelry. Rose Bowl draws 90,000 fans, Times Square crowds recycle tradition, and clubs price up to 30 dollars per couple for New Year’s Eve.
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U.S
America
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S. A
California
Pasadena
New York
Times Square
Nquar
Dominick E. Louisi
46Th Street
mid-Manhattan
Holiday Weekend Death Toll Projected At 35000
The Associated Press reports the 1950 traffic toll may reach 35,000, the sixth worst on record. The National Safety Council estimates 330 lives could be lost over a 78 hour period from 6 pm yesterday to midnight Monday, warning New Year revelers. The high annual tolls reflect only five years higher than 35,000, with a record 39,969 in 1941. Ned H. Dearborn, NSC president, called the forecast a sharp warning for holiday celebrants.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Firemen Heroes in Somersworth
In Somersworth three firemen including a father and son rescued a young mother and her daughter from a second floor bedroom as flames enveloped a frame dwelling at 25 Mt Auburn Street. Mrs. Oliver Dusseault and nine year old Marcia were brought to safety while Fireman Arthur Nadeau and helpers aided the rescue but were forced back.
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Somersworth
Oliver ‘Dussgawlt
Marcia
Arthur Nadeau
Mare
Harry Irwin
Mrs. T
Air Battle Pits 15 Sabres Against 40 MIGs Near Manchuria
The largest air clash of the Korean war saw 15 U S Sabre jets engage 40 Russian MIG15s near the Manchurian border. Two MIGs were damaged. all American planes returned safely. Ground fighting expanded along the eastern flank as UN forces faced 5,000 Reds inland from the Sea of Japan.
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Manchurian
South Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Soma
Eighth Army
United Nations
Sea of Japan
Dulles Urges Collective Security Over Isolated Defense
John Foster Dulles urged building U S security on collective defense rather than solitary readiness. He warned against impregnable walls like a Gibraltar and proposed an economic political and military ring around the Soviet world to deter aggression while noting no free nation can be guaranteed safety everywhere. He spoke as a private adviser and tied his remarks to Hoover without official endorsement.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
U.S
Europe
Asia
Dulles
State Department
Seabrook Soldier Reported Captured in Korea
Ivan Eaton, 19, of Seabrook, is believed captured by Chinese Reds in Korea. His parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Eaton, were told he was missing in action by the Defense Department, then informed a fellow soldier’s letter says he was captured when his unit was trapped. Eaton attended South School, enlisted September 1949, has two sisters in Newburyport and Seabrook, and four brothers in Newburyport and Seabrook.
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Seabrook
Korea
Ivan Eaton
Charles Eaton
Lower Collins Street
Defense Department
Eaton
South ‘School
Army
Ernest, Perkins
Newburyport
Clarence Blanchard
South Main ‘Street
Frank
Charles
Alec
Thomas Eaton
Bridges urges Nationalist second front in China against Reds
Senator Styles Bridges says in a New Hampshire interview that Chinese Nationalists should be allowed to land in southeast China to open a second front. He argues this would relieve embattled American forces in Korea and pressure the Communist forces in China.
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Gee A T Sen. Styles
China
Korrea
New Hampshire
Ko- Tea
Notice: 1951 Kaiser Deluxe Four Door Sedan Ad
New 1951 Kaiser deluxe four door sedan with hydramatic radio and heater must sell by Tuesday night for best offer. Finance available for responsible buyers. Call Portsmouth 948 W.
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Portsmouth
W. Adv
Berserk Vet Kills Four of Family and Fires House
Akron Ohio December 30 AP sheriff says World War II veteran Irvin Snodgrass killed his parents a niece and a nephew then set fire to their home before fleeing naked in the snow run down by the fire scene found by officers. He was described as a battle fatigue case and arrested for questioning.
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Akron
Ohio
Robert L. Smith
Irvin Snodgrass
Clyde’ Morrow
Georgianna
Rosetta Morrow
Cleveland
James Snodgrass
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