Portsmouth Teachers Win $500 Salary Increases
Portsmouth public school teachers win raises after a March vote. The School Board approved maximum salaries of 4300 for bachelors and 4500 for masters with minimums of 2800 and 3000. a three year plan with annual increments may follow. The move places Portsmouth above nine New Hampshire cities in several pay categories.
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Portsmouth
New Hampshire
ANC Wcw
Portsmouth Teachers’ Association
Laconia
Keene
Berlin
Nashua
Portsmouth’s
Word of Thanks From Portsmouth Aid to Littleton High
The Portsmouth School Department sent 90 science books to Littleton High School after a fire destroyed its library. Littleton officials praised the department for aiding in its emergency program and noted wage comparisons with nearby cities for teachers with various degrees.
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Portsmouth
Littleton High School
Littleton
Department
North Country
Slain Man's Wife Details Palm Sunday Quarrel in Clark Case
Amesbury Massachusetts district attorney citesLorraine Clark 28 as saying Melvin W. Clark Jr. beat her during a quarrel before disappearing Palm Sunday night April 1. Clark's body found later with bullet wounds in the head and chest, legs bound. She says they drove home, tensions rose, and a doctor later found superficial injuries. She has filed for divorce.
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Amesbury
Mass
Hugh A. Cregg
Melvin
W. Clark Jr
Cregg
Lorraine Clark
Marsh
Damages Proposed for Highway Land in NH Counties
Contemplated land damage awards totaling over 30000 were announced for highway construction in Rockingham and Strafford Counties. Dover on the Portsmouth Rochester turnpike would receive 27250, with Eastern N H Turnpike damages to Sidney C Smith and Margaret E Smith at 9000 and 6250 respectively. Other awards include 5000 to Robert N Gillis and 500 to Joseph Cote, plus 600 for Sidney Smith and Margaret Smith and 2000 for Milton J Haire and Gladys M Haire near Rye Route 1 A. A court award of 1948.38 was issued to Lizzie E Bartlett of Kingston for Rt 125 work.
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Concord
Rockingham
Strafford
Dover
Portsmouth-Rochester
N.H
Department of Public Works and Highways
Sidney C. Smith
Margaret E. Smith
Margaret E. Sunderland
William H. Sunderland
Robert N. Gillis
Joseph Cote
Sidney ©. Smith
Dover Point
Cote
Milton J. Haire
Gladys M. Haire
Straw’s Point
Rye
Rockingham County
Lizzie E. Bartlett
Kingston
Rt. 125
Daggett Hearing Set for June 28 in Concord
A Superior Court contempt hearing in the UNH professor case is scheduled for June 28 in Concord. Gwynne H Daggett refused to answer questions in the state subversion probe, with the hearing before Judge Robert F Griffith at 10 am.
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Concord
University of New Hampshire
Gwynne H. Daggett
Atty
Louis C. Wyman
Superior Court
Robert F. Griffith
Ike's Economist Predicts Upturn on Employment
Dr. Arthur F. Burns, White House economic adviser, warned unemployment could reach about four million by July if seasonal trends hold, but projected a rising business activity to trim joblessness this fall. He cited defense spending shifts and robust plans for new plant investments as signs of an impending recovery and noted continued construction growth and durable goods orders.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur F. Burns
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Burns
White House
Congress
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
Tornado Damages Exeter Fady Hill Area A Year Ago
A year ago today a baby tornado struck Exeter Fady Hill causing $64,255 in damage. The narrow swath stretched about a mile and a half with 20 homes damaged, losses to other buildings around $22,000, autos $10,000, and furniture $3,500. Four people were slightly injured.
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Exeter
Fady Hill
Worcester
Mass
McCarthy Symington clash over Senate probe stalls hearings
Senate exchanges amid McCarthy defense of smears and Symington offer to testify if a special Senate inquiry into McCarthy finances is created. Mundt criticized the bickering as a waste of time while Symington pressed for documents and testimony on past inquiries, including a $10,000 Lustron payment.
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Washington
Sen
Symington
McCarthy
Senate
The
Daily Worker
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
Senate Rules Subcommittee
Missouri
Lustron Corp
McCarthy Army
Wisconsin
Lustron
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Jlee
Roosevelt Turns Back Opposition in California Primary
James Roosevelt won the Democratic nomination for California's 26th District in a vote split across six Republicans and seven Democrats. Roosevelt led by about 6 to 1 over his rival in the Democratic race, while facing cross filings and opposition centered on domestic accusations. Owings and Redding trailed in the GOP race as the campaign closed with calls to unify for November.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
California
Stephen Mitchell
Theodore Owings
Owings
Culver City
Roosevelt
Ned Redding
Buddy Bartlett
Richard Westbrook
Redding
Mitchell
Romelle
Molotov claims end to Indochina peace talks blocked
Western diplomats reacted with gloom as Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov outlined harsh terms for Indochina peace. He urged parallel military and political talks, attacked U S policy, and pressed for inclusive discussion of Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Indochina
U. 5
Molotov
United States
Joseph Laniel
French National Assembly
Georges Bidault
Paris
WUS
Laniel
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Three Portsmouth Republicans Switch Parties Over McCarthy Hearings
The Portsmouth Board of Registrars ended a three day session with voters able to change party affiliation as three Republicans shifted to the Democratic party in protest of the McCarthy Army hearings.
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Portsmouth
GOP
Board of Registrars
French Artillery Pounds Vietminh Near Hanoi
French planes tanks and artillery hit Vietminh forces in the Red River Delta as rebel positions tighten near Hanoi. A French high command spokesman said over 100 Vietminh were killed or captured in mop up near Hanoi while French Union losses were light. Prisoners to be exchanged for wounded French troops from Dien Bien Phu on June 11 at Dinh Cau and June 14 near the Thu Bon River.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Dien Bien ‘Phu
Dinh Cau
Thu Bon River
Tourane
Smith Confident in Maine Primary Victory Over Jones
Maine front-runner Senator Margaret Chase Smith, never defeated in a political race, runs a cautious yet confident campaign for renomination against Robert L. Jones. She relies on a record she deems outstanding, a strong Maine vote, and a strategy of focusing on her record rather than attacking Jones.
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Douglas B. Cornell Skowhegan
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Pine Tree
Fective
Jones
Royal Smith
Cement Workers Strike Threatens Portsmouth Air Base Progress
A nationwide cement workers strike may disrupt Portsmouth area construction plans with concrete needs at the air base looming. Local contractors report limited supplies and urge containment as Thames Thomaston Maine supplier Dragon Cement Co. faces strike actions. If unresolved through mid summer, major runway and other concrete work could stall at the base and impact Morrison and Knudsen projects in New York City.
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Portsmouth
Dragon Cement Co. Inc
Thomaston
Maine
Dragon Company
Pennsylvania
Portsmouth Air Base
Bage
Robert §. Johnson
Johnson
J. Paul Griffin
Landers and Griffin Inc
Morrison and Knudsen
New York City
Griffin
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