City Council forms panel to pursue federal aid for high school
The Portsmouth City Council backs a new Senior High School but rejects a 3 million cost if alternatives exist. A five member committee will seek maximum federal funding, while the council also asks for available federal aid for school construction and urges timely applications. The group will study all federal avenues before estimating future tax impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore R. Butler
Robert C. Violette
Stove Wilder
Raymond J. Beal
Kennard E. Goldsmith
City Council Board of Education
John J. Whaley
Eugene P. Soles
Portsmouth
Whaley
Council Demands Immediate Water Pollution Report from Consultant
City Council last night urged the water consultant Harding and Buchanan of Boston to provide an immediate reply to questions about potential pollution of the Madbury well area. Councilman John J. Wholey attacked the firm for two months of unanswered inquiries. Hayden said an opinion is withheld until Army Engineers define land limits and rights of way.
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Madbury
Harding and Buchanan
Boston
John J. Wholey
Wholey
John B. Hayden
Council
Hayden
Army
Whaley
Council Seeks U S Attorney Probe Of Identical Tar Bids
The City Council adopted City Solicitor Thomas E Flynn s recommendation to have the U S Attorney investigate identical bids from seven firms for asphalt and tar products. The move tests whether state rebate policies and the bidding results violated federal law and could affect state pricing for road materials. The sole bidder barred from undercutting the state rate would be Mount Bituminous Products Co of Everett Mass.
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U.S. Attorney's Office
Thomas E. Flynn
Flynn
Trimount Bituminous Products Co
Everett
Mass
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Burglar Captured After Gas Grenade Siege
Concord police used gas grenades to capture an alleged burglar at a gasoline station. The suspect, William K. Faucheux, also known as Kenneth William Faucheux, 29, of White River Junction Vermont, a barber who recently worked in Hanover, faced charges after officers recovered dynamite blasting caps and a revolver.
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Concord
Poice
William K. Faucheux
Kenneth William Faucheux
White River Junction
Hanover
Council Chooses Seagrave Truck Over Low Bid
City Council approves a Seagrave fire truck from Columbus Ohio at 17633 dollars, rejecting the lowest bid in favor of quality per Fire Chief Crompton. Six council members vote for Seagrave while Butler and Dondero back Ward LaFrance. Crompton defends the choice as investing in reliability.
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Council
Robert C. Violette
Chief Crompton
Seagrave Corp
Columbus
Ohio
Theodore R. Butler
Mary C. Dondero
Violette
Ward-LaFrance Truck Co
Elmira Heights
N.Y
Seagrave
John J. Whaley
Eugene P. Soles
Andrew Jarvis
Sherman P. Newton
Donald H. Margeson
Edward C. Peterson
Seagrave Company
Crompton
Ward-La- France
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Vote Postponed Over McCarthy List of Suspected Communists
Sen. Symington urged the McCarthy Army investigating subcommittee to compel Sen. McCarthy and staff to provide FBI names of suspected Communists or security risks in defense plants or federal work. The motion was deferred due to absent members as hearings continue on 133 alleged Communists McCarthy says are known to him. Roy M. Cohn stood ready to testify while the vote plan stalled.
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Washington
Sen
Karl Mundt
Ruth Watts
Senate
McCarthy
Seaton
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Secretary of Defense
Fred Seaton
Army-McCarthy Hearing Room
Col
Wade Fleischer
Pentagon
Symington
Wilson
Defense Department
Roy M. Cohn
City Council Delays Rezoning Hearing For Housing Project
The Beacon Construction Co seeks rezoning of a 10 acre plot near the toll road rotary for a 48 unit duplex housing project estimated at $1,000,000. City Council delayed action to next session after lawyer Samuel Levy requested time for talks and to review the Planning Board’s recommended denial. The case, first presented in April, was amended from general residence to commercial, excluding heavy industries.
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Beacon Construction Co
Brookline
Mass
Toll Road
Samuel Levy
Bay State
Planning Board
Levy
Board and Teachers Clash Over Portsmouth Pay Scale
The School Board and Portsmouth Teachers Association failed to reach agreement on the maximum salary provisions and annual increments for public school staff. Superintendent Raymond I. Beal said one meeting since May 11 produced no progress and no further talks are planned before the board’s next session. The teachers seek 4300 and 4500 dollar maximums for bachelor and master degree holders, with 150 dollar yearly raises to reach them. the board has kept its stance since April.
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Portsmouth
Raymond I. Beal
Beal
Portsmouth Teachers’ Association
France appoints Ely to lead Indochina defense
Paris nominates Gen. Paul Ely as both military commander and political head of Indochina to bolster defenses after Dien Bien Phu. He replaces Gen. Navarre and Maurice Dejean, with Edouard Frederic-Dupont named minister for the Associated States of Indochina to restore a dual command structure used in 1951.
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Paris
France
Paul Ely
Indochina
Joseph Laniel
Ely
Henri Navarre
Maurice Dejean
Navarre
Dien Bien Phu
Lanlel
Edouard Frederic-Dupont
Frederic-Dupont
Marc Jacquet
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Delta
Editorial Calls for Open Meetings in Portsmouth
An editorial denounces a City Council move to hold an executive session on City Manager Violette's Progress report. It cites Section 18 of the City Charter, urging meetings be public and warning that secret sessions erode trust. The piece argues private committees avoid both legal and moral issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Violette
Portsmouth
Vietminh Seize Indochina Hamlet After Seven Hour Battle
Vietminh forces overwhelmed a village near Buichu, 75 miles southeast of Hanoi, defending 1,000 Viet Nam troops. Three rebel battalions about 3,000 men used artillery and mortars in a seven hour, bloody hand to hand clash. Defenders retreated to a Catholic seminary, then rebels followed. In New York, the U N Security Council weighed Thailand’s call for a peace patrol as debate over a ceasefire loomed at Geneva.
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Associated Press
Hanoi
High Command
Buichu
New York
U.N. Security Council
Thailand
U.N
Indochina
Sot
Io Washington
Pete Sarasin
Geneva
Council Revisits Dormant City Projects In Secret Session
City Council resurrected long dormant projects from an executive session plan. Incinerator, Dennett Street drainage, and water line extensions prompted cost estimates from firms. Petitions urging drainage action were reviewed, with surveys showing several projects awaiting final summer completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett Street
Robert C. Violette
Arthur Capone
Dennett St
Seth H. Satchell
Violette
Green Street
Public Service Co
New Hampshire
Grave Situation In Indochina Not Hopeless
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Indochina remains grave but not hopeless as he urged swift use of a proposed 314 billion dollar foreign aid package. He said the crisis risks the United States and its Pacific allies and requires the President to have flexibility to act decisively against the Communist threat.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Indochina
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Aly
United States
Pacific
City May Be Given All Tax Payments On Base Machinery
Portsmouth city officials weigh taxing construction equipment used at the Portsmouth Air Base. Selectmen split on a tax sharing plan, with John F Rowe promising another try. City Assessor Geoffrion may seek a legal ruling to tax all base machinery in Portsmouth and Newington. State Tax Commission approved the plan in April but no revenue estimates are yet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Air Base
Newington
Lucien Q. Geoffrion
State Tax Commission
Geoffrion
Additional Funds for Portsmouth Air Base Upgrade Move Forward
Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearings in Washington discuss approving an extra 14 million dollars for Portsmouth Air Base expansion, bringing total base costs to about 60.6 million. The funds support two B47 bomber wings, with House approval already in place and Senate action anticipated on a supplemental bill.
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Washington
Portsmouth
House
Senate
U.S
Styles Bridges
Air Force
House Armed Services Committee
Lee B. Washbourne
Sen
Bridges
Sen. Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congressional
Pentagon
Congress
Newington
Ino
United States
Washbourne
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