Niagara Rockfall Wrecks Schoellkopf Plant in Niagara Gorge
A catastrophic rockfall at the Schoellkopf hydroelectric station in Niagara Gorge killed Rochard A. Draper of Lewiston and left the Niagara Mohawk facility in ruins. About 40 workers escaped injury as two of three sections collapsed into the river, with damage estimated in the millions.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara River Forge
Rainbow Bridge
Niagara Gorge
Schoellkop
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Rochard A. Draper
Lewiston
Prospect Point
Merchants Win Battle to Restore Parking on Congress Street
City Council approved restoration of parking meters on Congress Street between Vaughan and Bridge after a quick vote. The move follows a Traffic Advisory Committee recommendation and included plans to study more off street parking. The decision sparked comments about merchant protests and potential traffic issues due to underground conduit work.
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Congress Street
Witlout
Vaughan
Bridge Streets
Andrew Jarvis
Paul V. Brown
Brown
Sherman P. Newton
Samuel A. McMaster
Robert C. Violette
Hearts
Traffic Committee
Eugene P. Soles
Jar‘vis
Soles
Donald H. Maczesan
McMaster
Mary C. Dondero
Violette
Public Works Department
Margeson
Thomas E. Firth
Superior Court
Judge Wheeler Rules in Favor of Newmarket Board
Exeter Newmarket Superior Court Chief Justice Stephen M. Wheeler ruled for the School Board in the ongoing Newmarket High School dispute. He found the March 13 election legal for Pohopek, denied a May 1 special election to expand the board, and enjoined the newly elected members from acting. The decision also voided the May 1 special meeting actions and the attempted non-partisan patrol revision.
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Exeter
Newmarket
Superior Court
Stephen M. Wheeler
Newmarket Mwigh
Wheeler
John Pohonck
Pohopek
W Citizens’ Group
Newmarket High School
Rexford Avery
Forrest Miner
Elwyn Park Fights Private Tong War With Mosquitoes
Elwyn Park residents unite to battle mosquitoes by hiring a private control firm. About 40 families contribute funds for spraying breeding areas at the development. Last year’s effort proved successful and residents plan repeat treatments through the summer.
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Elwyn Park
Tong
Portsmouth
Royal Visit Opens Sweden Tour With Britannia Salute
Queen Elizabeth I and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Stockholm for Britain's first royal visit to Sweden in nearly 50 years. The royal yacht Britannia sailed in at noon as Swedish shore batteries fired a salute and jets performed a four leaf clover formation for luck.
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JOO Jet Tigers
Duke of Edinburgh
Stockholm
Sweden
Housing Authority Secures Sewer Line Backing Near Woodbury Avenue
Concord NH housing officials report progress on a low rent project near Woodbury avenue and Gosling road after the City Council unanimously backed a plan to have a sewer line built. The move, tied to a two year cooperation agreement, aims to assure federal officials the line will be ready by mid 1850 with a June 22 deadline for preliminary plans.
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Portsmouth Housing Authority
Authority
Lawrence E. Mulroney
Woodbury Avenue
Gosling Road
Robert C. Violette
eMag Wisletlie
Thomas E. Flynn
Mulloney
Violette
State High Court Upholds Wyman in Subversive Probe
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the state subversive activities probe. It refused an injunction against questioning by Attorney General Louis Wyman and distinguished investigation from prosecution while inviting a broader federal ruling on the Steve Nelson case.
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Concord
New Hampshire
House of Representatives
ConCon
The
Legislative Department
State High Court
Wyman
New Hammpshire Supreme Court
Gordon Kahn
New York
Alty
Gen. Louis ©. Wyman
Kahn
New York City
High Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Legisla
State Court
Steve Nelson
United States
Cancellations Cut Yard Discharges at Naval Shipyard
Additional work at the Ports mouth Naval Shipyard leads to 32 discharge notices being canceled. Capt. Robert G. Moore Jr. said the move, along with new work, will drop forced separations at month end from 102 to 27.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Robert G. Moore Jr
President Eisenhower Suffered Stomach Upset No Heart Trouble
Washington reports President Eisenhower was treated at Walter Reed Hospital for inflammation of the lower intestine in a precautionary move. White House says there is no heart trouble, blood pressure and pulse normal, and all engagements for the day were postponed.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
White House
Hagerty
Snyder
Francis Pruitt
Walter Reed
Col. Pruitt
Hagerts
Gettysburg
Nixon
Bulganin Urges U S to Match Soviet Arms Cut
Soviet Premier Bulganin urged Washington to mirror Moscow by cutting armed forces by 1,200,000 and reducing armaments and military spending. He sent a 43 page letter to Dulles, hinting open UN disarmament talks and suggesting direct talks as a next path, while U S officials seek a cautious response.
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W Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Russia
Bulganin
United States
Duljes
United Nations Disarmament Group
U.N
Dulles
Georgi N. Zarubina
New York Times
Bulgasin
New York Herald Tribune
Soviet Union
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