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Portsmouth Herald

Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1953

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Riots in East Berlin Overthrow of Red Rule

Fifty thousand protesters clashed with Soviet troops in East Berlin as tanks and armored cars moved against workers rallying for lighter schedules and freedom. Martial law was imposed, curfews set, and at least one pedestrian killed amid chaotic scenes. Otto Nuschke defected to the West, seeking asylum in Tempelhof.

Otto Nuschke Nuschke Christian Democratic Party Georg Dertinger Nitschke Tempelhof West Berlin Berlin East Berlin P. T. Dibruya East Konrad Adenauer Bonn East Zone

Fuller Ponders Action on State Base Lobbyists

Concord Secretary of State Enoch D. Fuller will decide in a few days whether to prosecute alleged improper registrations by several legislative lobbyists tied to the Portsmouth Newington Air Force base project. House action ordered Fuller to refer potential violations to Attorney General Louis C. Wyman.

Concord Enoch D. Fuller Fuller Hartnett Brown Harnett Rye Water District Rye W. H. Elliott and Sons Company Holden House Louis C. Wyman Secretary of State Atty Richard F. Upton Holman J. Avery Frank Baldwin Grant Covill Pittsburg Richard F. Cooper Rochester Parker Merrow Ossipee Seacoast

16 Americans Hurt In Inchon Bombing

The Army said 16 U S military personnel were injured in the Communist air raid on Inchon Korea Tuesday night. No Americans were killed. Four Korean civilians died and 21 were injured. Bombs hit the Inchon fuel storage area from one or two enemy planes, destroying more than one million gallons of fuel.

Inghon Korea U.S In+chon East Central Front U.S. Eight Army Pukhan River Peiping Seoul Incheon

Rosenbergs Get Indefinite Stay On Technicality

The Rosenbergs Julius and Ethel won a stay of execution from Supreme Court Justice Douglas citing trial under proper law. The government appealed to the full court, with Atty. Gen. Brownell calling the action unprecedented. Chief Justice Vinson may reconvene the court soon as it weighs the stay.

Washington Wheeler D-Ga House Supreme Court Douglas Julius and Ethel Rosenbergs Ethel Rosenberg Atty Gen Brownell Atom Vinson Rosenbergs Hosenbergs William O. Douglas

U S Steel Raises Ton Prices After Wage Hike

U S Steel boosted prices by four dollars per ton following an eight percent wage increase for about 170000 CIO United Steelworkers members. The move signals industry wide hikes with Republic Steel planning a five to ten dollar rise per ton. Higher steel costs could push consumer prices for items from pins to refrigerators.

Pittsburgh H— VA S. Steel Corp Big Steel CIO United Steelworkers U. S. Steel C. M. White Republic Steel Corp

Dartmouth College Purchases Property From Hydro-Electric Group

The International Hydro-Electric System sells water power properties to Dartmouth College for 9.786 million dollars. Federal Judge Francis J. W. Ford approved the sale on the petition of trustee Bartholomew A. Brickley. Properties belong to Eastern New York Power Corporation, a subsidiary of the International, and include sites on the Hudson and Ticonderoga Rivers, Lake George, and the Androscoggin River.

Boston International Hydro-Electric System New York Maine Dartmouth College Francis J. W. Ford Bartholomew A. Brickley Eastern New York Power Corporation International Hudson and Ticonderoga Rivers Lake George Androscoggin River

House Stirs Up Stew Over Veterans Benefits

The House battles over a 5.284 billion appropriations bill with most funds for Veterans Administration programs starting July 1. Proposals seek curbs on free hospital care and dental services for non service connected cases, with lawmakers and committees split on Riders to the bill and hearings promised if removed.

House Washington Veterans Administration Atomic Energy Commission Tennessee Valley Authority Appropriations Committee House Veterans Committee V. A Gill

Fighting On Korean Front Halts After Cease Fire Hint

Reports say fighting paused across Korea after a cease fire hint from Panmunjom. On the east central front 2400 Chinese and Republic of Korea troops clashed Wednesday. by Thursday only a patrol encounter was noted. Sixteen Americans wounded, four Korean civilians killed, twenty-one injured as air raids hit Seoul and Incheon.

Seoula Panmunjom Korea Republic of Korea Wer. A U. N No Man's Land East Central Front

Elwyn Park drainage study pushed to July council meeting

The Elwyn Park drainage survey will miss the June 20 target by two to three weeks and is now slated for review at the City Council on July 2. City officials cite competing small surveys and note the solution requires lowering the water table to eliminate surface water and control summer mosquitoes.

Elwyn Park Robert C. Violette Violette Nat S. Stevens Public Works Hoss Seymour Stevens Seymour

Positions Set as Bounds For Cease Fire in Korea

United Nations and Communist negotiators reportedly agreed on a truce demarcation line near Panmunjom, based largely on the current battle line and extending mostly north of the 38th parallel. Officials cautioned that final sign-off may take days and details remain undisclosed.

Washington United Nations Korea Panmunjom State Department Munsan Papmunjom

ICC Okays Upping Of Parcel Post Rates

The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 36 percent rise in parcel post zone rates to be implemented by the Post Office Department. The change is expected to raise about 150 million dollars in postal charges for handling packages. The plan also calls for higher handling charges on catalogs and similar printed advertising matter and control circulation publications treated as parcel post special items.

Washinglun Inter- Istate Commerce Commission Post Office Department

Eisenhower backs burning books by State Department

President Eisenhower said the State Department may burn books that advocate the Communist way of life. He warned against anything that would destroy the United States and avoided naming Senator McCarthy. He urged Americans to have free access to all books on Communism and noted a letter to South Korea's President Rhee. He denied personal targets and pressed clear objectives in Korea.

Washington Eisenhower State Department Department United States Dartmouth College McCarthy R-Wis U. S. Information Program Dartmouth Syngman Rhee South Korea Rhee

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