Gadget Day on Toll Road TV Demonstrates Highway Devices
More than one hundred highway safety and law enforcement officials from eight states observed a DPW demonstration of three traffic control devices. A TV linked bridge camera read license plates and tracked speeds, a coin collector was shown at Hamp ton toll, and a radar controlled courtesy sign operated half a mile away. Public Works Commissioner Merrill described the system as a traffic flow study tool to prevent accidents and allow central monitoring of long stretches, aiding rapid police response and crowd management at beaches or large events.
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State Department of Public Works and Highways
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
NJ Hampshire
General Sullivan
Hampton
N.H. Turnpike
Public Works
Frank D. Merrill
N.H. Public Works
Portsmouth Herald
200000 Shots Ready for Children
Washington reports first shots of Salk polio vaccine available for 200000 more school children as Public Health Service says new supplies will become progressively available. Clearances cover 200000 cubic centimeters from Pitman Moore and Wyeth, halted since May 7 for safety checks. No location details provided.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Pitman- Moore Co
Zionsville
Ind
Wyeth, Inc
Marietta
EG Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
Health Service
Eden Calls Cabinet To Plot Strike Action
Prime Minister Anthony Eden convened his Cabinet as Britain's nationwide railroad strike entered its fifth day. A dockworkers walkout in seven seaports and a Scottish coal miners’ pay dispute add to government strain while the TUC powers seek a settlement through mediation with ASLEF.
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Eden
Cabinet
London
Britain
British Trades Union Congress
TUC
General Purposes Committee
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Charles Geddes
ASLEF
House Committee Okays Pay Boost For Post Office
The House Post Office Committee approved a Senate bill to grant about 500,000 postal workers an average raise as part of a two year pay dispute with President Eisenhower. The action follows Senate passage and includes minor amendments not affecting the amount or reclassification. Hearings were set on a companion pay increase for other government workers.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Murray
D-Tenn
Post Office Department
Shots Postponed For Portsmouth School Children
The second polio shot scheduled for Monday for Portsmouth area children is indefinitely postponed due to vaccine shortages. City health officer Dr. S. Gerard Griffin says the second shot should occur before the current school year ends. About 00 youngsters from Portsmouth Rye Newcastle and Newington received their first inoculation at St Catherine's Parish Hall May 23.
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Portsmouth
S. Gerard Griffin
Rye
Newcastle
Newington
St. Catherine's
Market St. Cafe Loses License
The right of the Market Street Wonder Cafe to sell beer has been suspended by the State Liquor Commission. Police said the action followed a Municipal Court finding that waitress Clarissa A. Perkins, 37, of York Beach, served beer to a drunken person at Uhe cafe last week.
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Wonder Cafe
Market Street
State Liquor Commission
Commission
Uhe Cafe
Clarissa A. Perkins
York Beach
Freed Airmen Return From China After Captivity
Four U S airmen released from Chinese captivity in Hong Kong spoke at a press conference near Hong Kong and described resisting brainwashing and enduring solitary confinement. The men, captured during the Korean War, discussed trials, pleas, and their hope for better treatment, while Major General Lory Smith noted 11 other American fliers still held. They arrived in Honolulu for five days of rest and family reunions.
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Honolulu
Hong Kong
U. N
Dag Hammarsxjola
Harold E. Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Fischer
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
China
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln, Neb
Roland W
Heller
Lory Smith
Pacific Air Force
Smith
Washington
State Department
Special Air Force
Hamwaii
Parks
Hickam Club
Portsmouth Hospital Hikes Patient Rates
Portsmouth Hospital raised eight rate charges after approval by the board of trustees and rate committee. Private rooms rise to 17.50 19.50, semi private to 15, ward to 11, children’s ward to 11, maternity to 22.50, nursery to 4, readmitted babies to 8, major operating room to 30. Rates rise to align with local area hospitals. exceptions apply to patients admitted before June 1.
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Portsmouth Hospital
Hospital
Richman
Margeson
Charles F. Witinsky
Four Marines Hurt In Car Crash At North Hampton
Four Marines were injured when a car lost control on Route 1A near Little Boar’s Head, hitting a utility pole. Five Marines were aboard. Kuykendall uninjured. Haughey and Martin at Naval Hospital with facial lacerations, Baier and Bohl treated for facial cuts and released. driver under investigation. Police and state troopers led the probe.
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North Hampton
Atlantic Avenue
Little Boar's Head
Portsmouth Naval ‘Base
Norman Haughey
John D. Martin
Frc
Charlies Baier
Robert P. Bohl Jr
Carroll Kuykendall
Naval
Haughey
Martin
Naval Hospital
Baier
Bohl
Arthur E. Leonard
Portsmouth Naval Base
Portmouth
Legislature Keeps Stock List Bill From Passing This Session
In Concord New Hampshire the House rejected the public stockholder list bill for Rockingham Park by a 206 to 121 vote after two days of debate. Opponents warned of privacy invasion while supporters argued for public access to ownership at the Salem race track. Rep. Eldredge urged reconsideration. Rep. Atwood faced questions about threats while denying foul play.
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Concord
Rockingham Park
New Hampshire
House
Salem
Emory P. Eldredge
Exeter
Tito and Khrushchev Agree On Week of Talks In Belgrade
In Belgrade Tito meets with Khrushchev and Soviet leaders to finalize a declaration on the Yugoslav Soviet talks aimed at mending relations after 1948. Khrushchev praises Yugoslav concrete use while noting shipbuilding concerns and roving through Creteia and Slovenia.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Nikola Bulganin
A. I. Mikoyan
Moscow
Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Cretia
Slovenia
Rujeks
Zagreb
Russia
United States
Added Exemption Approved for Vets
Concord The House approved a bill to raise property tax exemptions for totally disabled war veterans. It would benefit 383 veterans with exemptions rising from 3000 to 5000 and total exempted property from 5000 to 10000, but an amendment to remove the 10600 ceiling was adopted. The measure includes 22 paraplegics and eight double amputee veterans. The House also killed a Motor Vehicle Law Appeals Commission plan and rejected rail and bus employee facility and transfer franchise provisions.
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Concord
House
Raymond Chase
H-Dover
Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Chase
Edward C. Black
Bennington
Senate
Public Utilities Commission
Layoff Notices Spread at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Twenty more workers in Shop 3B receive layoff notices, raising June reductions to 100 while a hiring push adds six painters and sandblasters in Shop 71. Shipyard commander Capt. Cornelius Seabring announces the actions as the workforce stood at 7,252 last week. The layoff group includes 10 marine machinists and 10 helper machinists, boosting marine machinists to 21 and helper machinists to 18.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Cornelius
Seabring
USN
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Portamouth Herald
Market St. Cafe
Simplex Wire and Cable Co
Maine- New Hampshire
Chih Aese
Cameron
Ways and Means Committee
Philip S. Willey
R-Campton
House Labor Committee
Joseph J. Comi
Senate Banks and Insurance Committee
Sen
Dean 3. Merrill
Professional Insurance Service
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