14 Jun 1951
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
1
AEC chairman Gordon Dean notes many more tests forthcoming after latest Eniwetok series. Tests used towers for detonation, studied blast effects on jets, and included replicas of shelters and facilities. Animal testing with mice dogs and pigs occurred. civilian defense disclosure discussed.
Washington reports say atomic scientists from the Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department announced faster, more frequent full-scale tests as at Eniwetok in April and May. They stressed new information gained on mononuclear reactions and thermonuclear research while cautioning against overinterpretation of progress toward a hydrogen bomb.
In Portland Maine the state pressed its case in the murder trial of Evangelyn Cooper, presenting police testimony that she gave multiple versions of the night Lancelot Cooper was killed. Deputies and state police described altered stories, including remarking there was no man and accounts of a masked intruder. The case notes the questionable weapon and Cooper’s disrobed, bound condition when discovered.
Washington observers questioned if General Douglas MacArthur aimed to blend foreign policy with a political bid as he spoke in Austin. While he denied seeking office, lawmakers and Democrats weighed whether the 71-year-old commander was testing presidential support. Some Republicans doubted a run yet noted possible shifts in 1952 strategy and a potential pro MacArthur platform in Texas politics.
AP dispatch from Tokyo and Washington reports Allied tank columns roaming the Korean front. Western sectors show heavy combat while the east central area sees tanks and infantry surging, with UN patrols probing Red defenses near Yanggu and Inje. North Koreans retreat under pressure yet fight to hold key terrain.
Naval intelligence officials said no evidence substantiates the American Legion charge that a Communist cell operates at Portsmouth naval shipyard. The investigation, supported by the House Un-American Activities Committee and the FBI, questioned many workers but found no basis for the complaints.
Private Dubay of Portsmouth is reported missing in action in Korea after five months there. A 1948 training academy graduate, he served with the 38th Infantry Regiment and is survived by five brothers and three sisters in the Portsmouth area.
Washington AP report on Senate testimony by former defense secretary Johnson outlines the White House decision to intervene in Korea. He says Secretary Acheson proposed sending navy and air forces, with Truman making the final call, and MacArthur not consulted until later. Johnson details Formosa discussions and the June 1950 meetings shaping initial U.S. actions in the Far East.
Narcotics Agent testimony to the New York state probe reports probers could buy marijuana and heroin from students in schools. An agent and a junior partner described entering classrooms and halls at Public School 52 in the Bronx and Boys High School in Brooklyn with no officials stopping them. Three junior high pupils were arrested after selling marijuana to the agents during school hours. A 16-year-old testified by tape that he sniffed heroin and smoked marijuana in the school yard and hallways, while his 14-year-old brother helps sell.
John K. Griffin, longtime superintendent of city cemeteries, loses the post as City Manager Edward C. Peterson abolishes the position and shifts its duties to the Public Works Department. Nat S. Stevens will fill the role starting tomorrow, with cemetery maintenance charged to the city’s 1951 appropriation. Griffin, who lives at 401 Miller Avenue, has a pending court case over a fence removal at Cotton Burial Ground. he was fined $50, appealed, and released on bail. He will remain caretaker of Proprietor's Burial Ground and South Cemetery.
A meeting in Exeter drew only three participants as Allen A. Evans of the state Plan and Development Commission discussed bringing new industry to town. He stated two Massachusetts firms are looking to locate there if suitable facilities are offered, each employing about 25 people and needing 8,000 to 10,000 square feet of space.
New York New York Joe Louis and Lee Savold will meet in a 15 round boxing match postponed 24 hours with the fight moved to Madison Square Garden for tomorrow night the boxing commission announced.
The New Hampshire State Senate passed a bill to prohibit clam digging for two years to rehabilitate the industry. An advisory committee of Seacoast residents would study the industry, appointed by Governor Adams. The vote also favored raising non-resident hunting licenses to 25 and fishing licenses to 6, and requiring deer kill reports within 48 hours.
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