Germans Stage Hunger Marches Demanding Food
Berlin reports a mass hunger protest as East Germans clash with Soviet repression. Refugees describe food shortages in Leipzig Dresden Demnitz and Eisenach while West Berlin pledges aid. Arrests and executions rise as farmers withhold produce, and East Berlin eases some border restrictions for workers.
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Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
Leipsig
Dresden
Demnitz
Eisenach
Adsnaver
East Zone
Adenatter
Otto Grotewohl
U S Air Base Plan Faces Danish Political Hurdles
In Copenhagen the Social Democrats balk at a U S plan to station airmen and fighter planes at Danish bases. Leader Hans Hedtoft said the offer cannot be accepted as is, arguing it would not boost Atlantic pact unity. The proposal, linked to two wings of fighters and about 150 aircraft with 4,000 personnel, faces parliamentary obstacles amid Communist gains and party opposition.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Social Democrats
U. S
Hans Hedtoft
Hedtoft
Social Democratic Bloc
Happy Tourist Visits Old Capital Haunts
Former President Truman walked two miles through downtown Washington for a 30 minute breakfast stroll with Democratic leaders at his side. He greeted pedestrians, cab drivers and motorists, recalling his Independence, Missouri home and desiring another Big Four meeting.
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Washington
Harry
Truman
Secret Service
Barkley
White House
Lightning Kills Two Boys As Storms Sweep N E
A weekend of heat and storms leaves New England with drier air yet deadly lightning. In Lowell two boys, Roger Howard 13 and Roger Rondeau 14, were killed seeking shelter in a tree near the municipal bathhouse. Richard Rondeau 16 was injured. Fires started by strikes, power outages affected Athol Orange area, and Northeast Airlines canceled four flights. Firefighters faced another strike at Jonas Damon estate in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, with damage around 15000 dollars. The Weather Bureau forecasts fair, less humid conditions and wind gusts up to 70 mph earlier reported from Westover AFB.
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Boston
New Eingland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lowell
Roger Howard
Roger Rondeau
Lowell Municipal Bath House
Rondeau
Richard
New England
Athol- Orange
Northeast Airlines
Fitzwilliega
N. H
Jonas Da~mon
Bastion Weather Bureau
Westover Air Force Base
Communists Probe Front as Armistice Talks Drag On
Communist troops lightly jabbed at Allied lines across Korea while patrols moved in no man s land amid stalled armistice talks. Red loudspeakers predicted a Thursday armistice on the war s third anniversary as fighting persisted on the Central Front. The Eighth Army reported a major probing attack in company strength and more than 10,000 Communists killed last week, with heavy allied losses in the East Central battles.
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South Korea
Eighth Army
Central Front
White Horse Mountain
Triangle Hill
U.N
Hindu Extremists Clash as Leader Dies in Custody
In Delhi police and Hindu extremists clashed when Syama Prasad Mookerjee died in Kashmir custody. About 1,000 demonstrators faced 20 arrests after four officers were seriously wounded. security was tightened citywide. Mookerjee died of a heart attack amid pleurisy after being jailed for entering Kashmir against a ban. His Jan Sangh faction blamed Nehru’s government pending further details.
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Delhi
India
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Jawaharalal Nehru
Joe Mookerjee
Srinagar
Kashmir
Jan Sangh
Punjab
Mookerjee
Nehru
Rhee Threatens Go It Alone If Truce Is Signed
South Korea's President Syngman Rhee warned a signed armistice could trigger a unilateral pullout from the U.N. Command and a go it alone policy. He outlined terms including a simultaneous UN and Chinese force withdrawal and a three month post‑armistice conference.
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Rhee
Seoul
South Korea
U.N
Syngman Rhee
Mark Clark
Ex-Postal Employee Roger Weare Placed on Probation
Roger F. Weare, 56, formerly of Concord, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to six counts of taking money from the mails. Judge A J Connor sentenced him to two years probation after restitution of about 100 dollars. Weare, a night mail attendant with 26 years of service, admitted stealing one dollar from six letters and embezzling twelve letters marked in his care. He was arraigned in Manchester in April.
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Concord
Portsmouth
U.S
Roger
Weare
Greenland Rd
Connor
Manchester
Weare Perc
Portsmouth Air Base stagnates as council seeks federal plans
The Portsmouth City Council delayed action on all base items for a third straight meeting amid frustration over the Defense Department's silence. They refused to relinquish six roads and 14.4 acres of land until the federal government clarifies plans for a limited air base, while site work remains at a standstill.
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Portsmouth Air Force Base
Counccilmen
Clayton E. Osborn
John J. Leary
Osborn
Defense Department
Air Force
John J. Whaley
Ike's Emissary Wings Way to Talk With Rhee
An emissary from Washington carried a secret note to Syngman Rhee after Gen. Mark Clark spoke with the Korean president about objections to a truce. Clark and Robertson pursued a compromise offering withdrawal of foreign troops, a US mutual security pact, and a resumption of the war unless a peace conference is held within 90 days. Pearson condemned Rhee's release of non repatriable POWs and urged cooperation toward an armistice in Ottawa.
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Seoul
Washington
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Mark Clark
U. S
Clark
Rhee
Tokyo
Jon
U.S
Walter S. Robertson
Eisenhower
U.S. Army
J. Lawton Collins
Robertson
Dulles
United Nations
Lester B. Pearson
U.N. Assembly
V0.n
Pearson
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Ottawa
General Assembly of the
Rochester Men Seek Court Ruling on Canadian Shorts
Rochester case centers on whether sale of Canadian short lobsters can be barred in New Hampshire. Shirley Roussel and two others face possession charges after officers seized 107 short lobster tails from three businesses. Canadian harvest rules and a strong current NH market drive the dispute.
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Rochester
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
Shirley Roussel
First National
High Court
Steven W. Rollins
Chesley A. Goodwin
Fish and Game Department
Canada
City Council Adds Jarvis and Newton to Nine Members
The Portsmouth City Council unanimously appointed Andrew Jarvis and Sherman Newton to fill vacancies, boosting the body to nine. Jarvis, 63, operates a restaurant and previously chaired the Portsmouth Red Cross, while Newton, 58, runs the Kearsarge Hotel and has prior service on the Portsmouth board of appraisers and as a state senator.
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Last
Andrew Jarvis
Sherman‘. Newton
Jarvis
John J. Leary
Newton
George R. Chick Jarvis
Kearsarge
Nathan H. Wells
Cecil M. Neal
Sherburne Ave
Congress Street
New Hampshire
Republican State Committee
Maine
Portsmouth Red Cross
Regional Resaurant Council
Council of National Defense
Grace ‘Rent
Hartford
Conn
Catherine
Dorothy Jarvis
Kensington Road
Portsmouth
City limits parking on Bankers Row with 15 minute meters
City Council approved eight 15 minute parking meters on Bankers Row in Market Square for banking hours 8 am to 2 pm. Outside those hours meters revert to one hour. Ordinance compatibility to authorize 15 minute limits to be drafted by the City Solicitor if needed.
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Bankers’ Row
Bankers' Row
Market Square
Portsmouth
Robert C. Violette
Thomas E. Flynn
Flynn
Bankers Row,” S
Residents Petition Fence Between Store and Parking Lot
A Portsmouth petition gathered 139 residents including merchants seeks to enclose the municipal parking lot with an eight foot wooden fence around the First National Store on Pleasant Street. It requests exits only on Parrott Avenue and fencing along the rear area by the fire station to block free access, citing prior council actions linked to Jenkins Avenue access.
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First National
Pleasant Street
Robert C. Violette
Portsmouth
Parrott Avenue
Jenkins Avenue
Clark Subpoena Decision by House Judiciary Committee
The House Judiciary Committee in secret session decided not to subpoena Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark for questioning. Chairman Chauncey Reed said the matter was discussed thoroughly and refused to disclose the vote size.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
Chauncey Reed
RTI
High Prices Set On Lands City Eyes for Parking
City council weighs off street parking sites as owners seek 100000 dollars for 40173 square feet while assessed value is 30900 and total project cost would near 130500 including removal and leveling. If no agreement, condemnation possible. second site could supplement remaining funds for 137 spaces.
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Fleet
Hanover
High Streets
Tufts College
Charles J. Griffin
David Levy
Theodore Zaharooiis
Sophia P. Gigas
Albion W. Johnson
Nazie Easson
Chadwick and
Trefethen
Tax Czar Long To Retire Soon
Boston WA Gov Herter disclosed Henry F Long will retire as State Tax Commissioner in September after more than 30 years in the post. He will reach statutory retirement age Sept 30 though the law allows a governor to reappoint administrators beyond that age. Card of thanks thanks readers for rescue at Wallis Sands Beach June 20 1953 listing Denis, Chief Frank J Woldula, William McMann, Gary Barton, Donald Mullins and others.
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Long
Boston
Herter
Henry F. Long
Wallis Sands Beach
Brother Denis
Frank J. Woldula
William McMann
Gary Barton
Donald Mullins
Laval W. Pomeriesa
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anti-Red Underground
H. W. Hartmann
Doebernitz
Saxony-Anhalt
Hartmann
Magdeburg
Leipzig
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Harry 8. Truman
National Capitol
Sam Rayburn
House
Rep. McCormack
Mass
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D-Tex
Senate
Trumans
Independence
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United States
Ike
Albert Turgeon
Raymond Desmarais
City Council
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Ian
Vissette
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Violette
Hampton Beach
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