Mock martial law declared in Ike era atomic scare
President Eisenhower declared a mock state of martial law during Operation Alert 1955 to mobilize federal resources as nations imagined hydrogen age disaster unfolds. With 15,000 government workers addressing price controls rationing and war production the plan featured talks with the National Security Council and potential retaliatory moves at the Pentagon amid a vast simulated national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Operation Alert
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Congress
White House
National Security Council
Officials Pleased By Test Results In Portsmouth
Civil Defense officials praised Portsmouth's Operation Alert test as well done after a simulated attack by offshore enemy submarines. The exercise hit Haven and New Franklin Schools with two casualties each, the National Gypsum dock at Freeman's Point damaged, and siren failures noted. Fire response arrived quickly. plans target installing eight new sirens by October to fix warning gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Civil Defense
New Franklin and Haven
National Gypsum Co
Freeman's Point
Haven School
New Franklin
Edward L. Butler
Portsmouth Naval Base
Butler
Lafayette
William T. Evans
City Council Set to Review Access Road to High School Site
City officials will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m to decide on an access road to the new high school site. A report will compare costs for an Artwill avenue extension versus a second option on land owned by John Mopley and Philip McCaffrey. The meeting also includes six other reports on funds to upgrade Peverly Hill road and on plans for an indoor pool and skating rink at Prescott Park.
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Robert C. Violette
Artwill Avenue
John Mopley
Philip McCaffrey
Peverly Hill
Prescott Park
Vinletté
Warning Of Hurricanes Coast Hookup Goes Into Effect
Emergency press release announces the weather bureau’s coast wide hurricane warning network expansion. Ten new stations join the defense system from Portland to Brownsville to monitor Gulf and Atlantic storms June through November. The bureau promotes public preparedness and an “Operation Hurricane” film for schools and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Edna
Hazel
Gulf and Atlantic
Coas
F. W. Reichfelderfer
Brownsville
Tex
Portland
Maine
Providence
R. I
Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Church Ousts Peron For Exiling Prelates
Buenos Aires erupted as revolt broke against President Juan D Peron after the Vatican excommunicated him. Barricades and gunfire filled central Buenos Aires as government houses were bombed and troops battled uprisings in the air force and navy. Naval aviation later reported involved. three aircraft landed or shot down with casualties at Plaza de Mayo near the national cathedral. The Vatican punishment followed the expulsion of Msgr Manuel Tato. excommunication did not revoke Peron’s status under the constitution or Catholicism as official religion.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Vatican
Government House
Rosario
Argentina
Peron
Army
Air
Plaza de Mayo
National Cathedral
Msgr
Manuel Tato
British Submarine Sidon Sinks in Portland Harbor
The Royal Navy submarine Sidon exploded and sank in Portland harbor. Thirteen men were feared lost while seven crew members were injured. Salvage vessels moved toward the base as Rear Adm. Fawkes arrived to direct operations. The Sidon, launched in 1944, carried 44 crew and was moored with other submarines when the blast occurred.
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Portland
England
Sidon
Portland Harbor
Admiralty
G. B. H. Fawkes
Britain
Portsmouth
Maidstone
Hong Kong
English Channel
Thames
Portsmouth Praised For Work During Test of Air Defense
Portsmouth, Manchester, Laconia and other communities received praise from C A Brinkmann for outstanding performance in the nationwide air raid alert drill. The test showed quicker public reports and a four minute red alert telephone to 12 defense centers. Governor Dwinell and others sheltered at the State House as Manchester evacuated City Hall.
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Portsmouth
Concord
New Hampshire
C. A. Brinkmann
Brinkmann
Manchester
Laconia
State House
Dwinell
Western Big 3 Discuss Strategy for Geneva Talks
French foreign minister Antoine Pinay British foreign secretary Harold Macmillan and U S secretary of State John Foster Dulles met in New York to plan common lines for Big Four talks with the Russians. Pinay spoke of possible tension relaxation while Macmillan foresees a lengthy Geneva process beginning with a four to five day summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Geneva
Antoine Pinay
Idlewild
Harold Macmillan
Ren
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Macmillan
Seamen strike threatens half of merchant fleet
A no contract no work stoppage called by the CIO National Maritime Union may tie up about half of the American merchant fleet along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. About 3,000 NMU members in 18 ports walked off 30 ships in New York harbor, with work stopped on 12 ships in Baltimore and a tanker idle in New Orleans. The move involves 33,000 members across four unions, likely affecting roughly 1,000 ships. Federal mediators intervened as talks with two employer groups broke down and additional unions prepared to join the action.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf
CIO National Maritime Union
Philadelphia
NMU
Pennsylvania, Delaware and
New Jer
U.S
United States
Europe
NDIU
AFL International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
CIO Marine Engineers Benefichal Assn
CIO American Radio Assn
Cunard Cancels Queen Mary Sailing Over Walkout
Britain's wildcat seamen strike forces Cunard to cancel the Queen Mary New York voyage after crew walked off amid pay and schedule disputes. About 1,100 passengers disembarked as the line scrambled for alternatives while ships elsewhere face similar disruptions.
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Cunard
Mary
Southampton
England
Britain
New York
No Fishing There: Police Captain Wins Two Man Race
Captain Stanton G Remick topped Lester G Novello in a Market Street foot race after Novello, 44, was found with a fistful of car radio aerials. Novello, arrested for injuring private property, received a six month sentence in the House of Correction by Judge Oscar Neukom. A patrol team arrived as the chase ended, with aerials stolen from more than ten cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester G. Novello
Deer St
House of Correction
Remick
Novello
Market Street
Novelle
Russell
Market Streets
John EB
Coleman
William F. Early
Oscar Neukom
General Tulley Inspects Portsmouth Air Base Work
Brig Gen David H Tulley assistant deputy chief of the Army Engineers for construction arrived to inspect base construction at Portsmouth Air Force Base. He planned afternoon talks with USAF Lt Col Andreas A Andreae, Army engineers staff, and contractors. Local officials and Air Base Liaison Committee members were invited to a dinner tonight at the Folsom Solter House hosted by an air base contractor with Gen Tulley as guest.
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David H. Tulley
Army Engineers
Portsmouth Air Force Base
Andreas A. Andreae
USAF
Folsom-Salter House
Portsmouth
Gen. Tulley
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Summerfield
Val Peterson
Lewis Strauss
AEC
Arthur Fleming
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Treasury
Humphrey
Brownell
Aber
Aenotwtas Saeentinas
Rome
Argentine
Ike
Prescott Bush
Rconn
The
Mary's
D'Oyly Carts Opera Company
Canada
Cutach Company
London
Wildcat
Liverpool
Seamen's Union
Stanton G. Remick
Ainaent
Helen Kerion Ober
York Beach
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