Committee Approves Sales Tax Measure In New Hampshire
CONCORD AP The House Ways and Means committee approved Governor Adams sales tax bill by a 12 to 8 vote. The measure worth 4.5 million dollars moves to the House floor for final action on Thursday. Committee chairman Rep. Perkins Bass did not vote in committee but will back the bill on the floor. The panel also rejected an administration plan to raise 1.2 million annually via higher taxes on Rockingham Raceway beer tobacco and liquor. The committee also agreed not to report that bill while the sales tax proposal is pending.
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Compromise Sought In Controls Battle In Washington
Washington AP report on senators seeking a compromise to extend government price and wage controls, with CIO threats to boycott the stabilization program. debate delayed and amendments loom as discussions on extending current law stretch into the weekend. Secretary Acheson urges an $8.5 billion foreign aid package to counter Soviet expansion. no direct reference to Malik proposal. TV hearings on narcotics abuse flag rising use among youth as Senate Crime Committee opens two days of testimony.
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Free World
O’conor
Senate Crime Committee
Reds Intensify Resistance Amid New Offensive Front
AP reports from Tokyo describe intensified Chinese backing for North Korean troops on the 100 mile front as Reds strike at B29 Superfortresses and engage U.S. Sabre jets. A MIG15 is downed while fighting continues near Kumhwa and Injezon, with heavy artillery, bayonet clashes, and air battles shaping a stubborn UN defense. Front conditions show mixed fighting, resumed patrols, and redoubt-building as both sides move supplies and ground forces.
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Wonsan
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Injezon
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Britain and Red China Seek Korean Peace Talks
Western diplomats report Britain and Red China have been quietly probing a Korean cease-fire for weeks with U S awareness. China reportedly holds out for UN membership before full Korea peace talks while Britain seeks to keep channels open between Beijing and the West amid Middle East tensions and Japan negotiations.
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Red China
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Bakery Strike to Hit This Area Tomorrow
A two week old bakery strike spreading from Providence Rhode Island to New England will hit the Portsmouth area. Details remain unclear as workers seek concessions and halt production. Local unions and business leaders brace for possible shortages and picket lines.
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R. 1
Portsmouth
Irmarkaur
Exeter Girl Shot in Accidental Rifle Incident
Exeter police report a 16 year old girl Barbara Kirchdorfer in fair condition at Exeter hospital after a .22 rifle discharged accidentally in a home kitchen. The bullet entered her neck and shattered her jaw as Harold Casey, 22, set the weapon on a window sill believing it unloaded. The incident followed a day’s target shooting.
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Perley Ripley
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Pleasant Street
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Gerard Gaudreault
Young Casey
Ripley
Ex-Racket Buster Proposes Federal Currency Ban on Gambling
Robert Daru, former counsel to the New York Bar and ex Senate crime committee aide, urges Congress to make it a federal crime to use U S currency in gambling. He says this direct approach could curb gambling, noting Kefauver opposition to occupational taxes and the Lindbergh case history. He cautions the plan could have drastic justice implications and recalls past efforts tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping law.
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Tara
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Federal’ Grand Jury Association
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Cease-Fire Developments At a Glance
Ridgway tours Seoul talks with President Rhee and warns against weak cease-fire terms. Rhee rejects Malik's peace bid, labeling Soviet peace moves as admission of defeat. Washington officials say restoring U.S. trade could push Communist China toward settlement in Korea.
Pravda backs Malik calls for Korean cease fire
Pravda editorial approves Jacob Malik and urges peaceful settlement of Korea. A Tokyo memo from Ridgway HQ notes US officials see the Soviet cease-fire proposal as a public move likely to shift military advantage and warns of counter attack risks.
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State Department
Lie Rushes Back to UN for Korea Peace Bid
Secretary General Trygve Lie boarded a plane in Oslo to return to UN headquarters in New York. He cut short his vacation to follow the Soviet cease fire bid in Korea and said he would confer in London during a stopover, but would not name his talks.
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London
UN Sets Urgent Push on Korea Peace Talks at UN Meet
UN Assembly President Nasrollah Entezam takes charge to press Moscow’s terms for ending the Korean War. Malik’s cease-fire idea prompts cautious optimism among diplomats as Washington signals possible openness with conditions. The Korean ambassador to the U United States insists on full reunification and questions Malik’s sincerity amid ceremonial sessions.
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Washington
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Malik
38Th Parallel
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D-Tex
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Alan Gg. Kirk
Red China
UN. Assembly
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Russia
Assembly
United States
You Can Yang
Galo Flara Lasso
Ecuador
Newington Brings Charges Over Air Base Controversy
Newington and Ports mouth area opposition leader Newington Selesman Kingsland Dunwoody calls U.S. Senator Styles Bridges actions a worst political crime in New Hampshire. He accuses Bridges of acquiescence and manipulating votes to advance a 46.9 million air base plan, saying it sacrifices Newington residents for political expediency. The Regional Citizens committee released the statement amid ongoing controversy.
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Styles Bridges
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Regional Citizens Committee
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