Soviet cease-fire plan seeks field commander talks
Washington reports say Moscow clarified a Korean cease-fire proposal by urging military negotiations between North Korean and United Nations commanders. The move would exclude Chinese forces and could bypass the UN, with Russia and the United States shaping any agreement. Relations at the United Nations remain focused on keeping Chinese forces out and preserving Chinese leverage.
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United Nations
Moscow
United States
Washington
U. S
Soviet Union
Korea
Andrei Gromyko
A. ¥. Vishinsky
Kirk
Russia
Peiping
Orient
Grading Began for Motel Near Traffic Circle
Preliminary work underway on a toll road traffic circle site for a $100,000 motel by Kenneth W. Langley of Hampton. A two wing, 24 room flatroof ranch design is planned with a central lounge and offices. Langley and Portsmouth architect Lucien O Geof friendo discuss exterior style while awaiting National Production authority approval.
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Trafic Circle
Kenneth W. Langley
Hampton
Langley
National Production Authority
Coakiey's Field
York Tax Rate Drops Three Dollars
York selectmen announce a 33 reduction in the town tax rate for 1951. The rate falls to 68 per thousand from 71 as valuations rise by 561,320. Council minutes note council action to raise total valuation from 4,397,996 to 4,459,316, while lectmen hoped for at least a $2 cut in 1951.
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York
Langley
Such & W
Portsmouth
Prospects of Peace: Moscow Moves to Suit Plans
Editor notes that Soviet strategy may retreat from Korea to gain peace on its terms. Malik calls for talks but analysis suggests a calculated tactical retreat to focus on Germany and Japan, seeking unified German and Austrian concessions while pressuring the West.
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William L. Ryan
Russia
Jacob Malik
Ryan
Lin
Berlin
Soviet Union
Korea
Ussr
Germany
Japan
Kremlin
Austria
Washington Roundup Committee Okays Controls Extension
The House banking committee votes 21 to for a stopgap extension of the price control act to avoid a lapse Saturday midnight. Senate opposition looms as lawmakers seek a broader measure while the rent and fats and oils imports controls also edge forward. Secretary Acheson backs an $8.5 billion foreign aid plan as funding gaps loom, with a temporary spending resolution under debate. Senate crime investigators probe interstate networks with Reading, Pennsylvania taking center stage in six weeks of hearings.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Congress
Maybank
D-S. C
Senate
House
State Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Crime Committee
Reading
Russell D-Ga
MacArthur
Three Keene Men To Appear In Court On Kidnapping
KEENE AP Three Keene men will appear in municipal court Saturday on kidnapping charges. Robert F. Lynch 25 Edward E Weeks Jr 21 and Slayton R Payne 25 are accused of abducting Henry S Hedblom 27 Sunday night. Lynch and Weeks face aggravated assault counts with kidnapping and are jailed on 1000 bail. Payne who drove the car is under medical care and did not attend court. The case May be tried under a state kidnapping law with up to 25 years. Det Sgt Bridgham said retaliation drove the alleged abduction and assault and Hedblom reported a tavern incident in Canaan June 22. The trio allegedly went to Hedblom s house to forgive him and then to Roxbury for the assault.
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Keene (Ap
Keene
Robert F. Lynch
Edward E. Weeks, Jr
Slayton R. Payne
Henry S. Hedblom
Lynch
Weeks
Payne
Hedblom
Harry C. Lichman
Arthur Olson
Lichman
William T. Bridgham
Asault
Hedblam
Snyder Pleads For $3 Billion More in Taxes
Washington AP Snyder urges Senate to add about 3 billion to House tax hike stretching to roughly 10 billion total for year. He cites risk of red ink and inflation, pressing for higher individual income and excise taxes. He notes House plan would lift income taxes 12.4 percent and raise about 2.95 billion in revenue, with gasoline and tobacco excises adding 1.25 billion. He also calls for closing loopholes, boosting capital gains tax, and tightening oil coal tax privileges.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate Finance Committee
House
Congress
Adams Lays It on Line to Legislature over Sales Tax
Governor Adams in Concord denounces a proposed head tax while delivering an 11 page message urging enactment of a 4.5 million dollar 17 percent sales tax bill. He warns the state faces a 5.5 million dollar two year deficit, calls for repeal of stock in trade taxes, and urges lawmakers to act now despite political risk. The House prepared for hours of debate after his personal address before voting.
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Adams
Concord
House of Representatives
General Court
New Hampshire
Wage Boost for State Employes Approved by Committee
The Appropriations committee approved a $1,000,000 cost of living pay raise for 3,700 state officials and workers, effective May 1. The proposal adds a $300 across the board bonus plus regular salary increments over the next two years, funded by general funds, self supporting agencies, and federal allotments.
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House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
Sanborn
University of New Hampshire
Iran Premier Sends Personal Note to Truman Over Oil Row
Tehran report says Premier Mohammed Mossadegh sent an urgent note to President Truman seeking to keep Iran’s oil flowing to the West while denying any compromise over the Anglo Iranian Oil Company nationalization. Fears grow that Britain’s mass resignations threaten Abadan’s refinery and the oil industry. U.S. mediation and evacuation plans are under discussion.
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Tehran
Wan
Mohammed Mossadegh
Truman
Iran
Britain
Sob
AIOC
U. S
Dean Acheson
U.S
Henry F. Grady
Bagher Kazemi
Atesh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
London
New York Child Begins Two Week Fresh Air Visit
Joyce Shields a nearly 21 year old from Brooklyn arrives in Portsmouth for a two week Fresh Air vacation arranged by the New York Herald Tribune and the Portsmouth Exchange Club. She will stay with the Dawson family at 6 Coolidge Drive with a chaperone, and more children are planned for August arrivals totaling at least 40 locally.
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Joyce Shields
Brooklyn
Portsmouth
Elwyn Park
William N. Dawson
Carol Dawson
New York Herald Tribune
Fresh Air Fund
Portsmouth Exchange Club
Ary
Joyce
Coolidge Drive
Exchange Club
Fresh Air
New York
Mrs. Dawson
Dawson
Mister Bullfinch Rules the Portsmouth Library
At Portsmouth Public Library a tiny turtle named Bullfinch has taken command of the front desk and charmed staff and patrons. Seaman David Lavallee left the pet with librarian Dot Vaughan during a five month transfer, and Bullfinch quickly became a local celebrity, winning over visitors with eye contact, a wagging tail, and a steady appetite for turtle food. The future custody decision weighs on Lavallee as staff and readers await his return.
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Bullfinch
Piscatagua
David
Dot Vaughan
M' Vaughan
Bulfinch
Red Attacks Signal New Offensive Worries Allies
Tokyo AP reports Lt Gen James A Van Fleet warning of a potential new Red offensive in Korea as Almed artillery thunders against Chinese assaults. He notes no major thrust immediately but China is building up near Kumawa and Kumsong while UN lines hold. Van Fleet says peace is desired but the enemy must not be let up.
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Tokyo
James A. van Flest
Korea
United Nations
van Fleet
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kumawa
Kumsong
Archbishop Groesz Sentenced to 15 Years in Hungary
Archbishop Joszef Groesz was sentenced to 15 years in prison for plotting to overthrow Hungary’s Communist government with American help. A co defendant received the death penalty. All defendants pleaded guilty and the court cited close relations with the United States legation in Budapest. Groesz led the church after Cardinal Mindszenty’s 1949 treason sentence.
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Budapest
Hungary
APH
Joszef Groesz
Groesz
Mindszenty
United States
Legation
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R Wakefield
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Abadan
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Gordon Hislop
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