Fire Kills 7 500 Chicks in Durham Point Blaze
A fire at Stone House Farm on Durham Point Road destroyed three farm buildings and 7,500 incubator chicks, causing an estimated 15 000 dollar loss. Firemen from seven communities fought the four hour blaze as it spread toward the house and nearby pines, with assistance from tankers and crews from Dover Durham Newmarket Lee Madbury Newington and Portsmouth. An adjoining forest fire burned 10 more acres, part of 30 acres lost in two days, with authorities unsure of origin but likely starting in the barn housing a chick brooder. Two Mosher brothers discovered the flames shortly after they entered the barn and reported no signs of fire prior.
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Dusham
Stone House
Durham Point Road
Sherwood Rollins
Robert
Lawrence Mosher
Dover
Durham
Newmarket
Lee
Madbury
Newington
Portsmouth
John Holden
Terminal Sales Corp
Durham Farm
Sundar
Ash Swamp
Earl H. Hoyt
Wentworth Acres
Stone House Farm
Portsmouth Herald
1,000 Men Battle Major Forest Fires
Concord reports three major forest fires in New Hampshire raging uncontrollably as 900 to 1,000 men battle Blazes and extension crews work through rugged terrain. Mt Resolution in the White Mountains sees a nine mile uphill march with gear as two fire lines struggle near Grantham Croydon. Authorities set up emergency bases and rush radios to command posts as spread risks widen.
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Concord
New Hampshire
New England Forest Fire Commission
State Forestry Department
Mt. Resolution
White Mountains
Ample Water Available For Present Area Needs
Area water officials report ample supply with no current shortage. City and regional bodies expect rain within a week to avert curtailment as Portsmouth uses about 2.4 million gallons daily. Officials from York Exeter Kittery Newmarket and Hampton concur there is plenty of water for now.
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Portsmouth Area
Sherburne
Portsmouth
Robert C. Violette
York
Exeter
Kittery
Newmarket
Hampton
James H. Lucas
York Water District
Lucas
Governor Gregg and Council Meet Aboard Air Flight
Governor Hugh Gregg and five Executive Councilors held a historic airborne meeting aboard a Military Air Transport Service C54 over New Hampshire to inspect forest fires and conduct routine business. The council toured Grenier Field then returned to Concord as they approved Attorney George E. Grant Jr. for a state superior court post, facing opposition from Councilor Homer J. Ghemibaee who urged a Manchester lawyer be chosen.
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New Hampshire
Military Air Transport Service
Air Force
Hugh Gregg
State House
Sherman Adams
Portsmouth
Isles of Shoals
Grenier Field
Manchester
Gregg
The
Gounellers
Concord
MATS
Grege
Atty
George E. Grant, Jr
Dunbarton
Homer J. Ghemibaee
Grant
Sabre Pilots Break MIG Kill Records in Korea
In Korea, Sharpshooting Sabre pilots downed 15 Communist MIG jets in one day, boosting June’s total to 74 and breaking prior records. The Eighth Army reported a furious artillery shell assault by Reds, while jet ace St Benry Battlemann and James Jabara added to their victory tallies as combat raged along a 155 mile front.
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Seoul
Eighth Army
U.S
North Korea
St. lBenry Battlemann
Bayside
N.Y
James Jabara
Wichita
Kan
Jabara
Joseph Stennell Jr
Apple Valley
Ali
Defense Shakeup Goes Into Effect First Since 1947
Washington reports a Defense Department reorganization approved by President Eisenhower to boost civilian control. It strengthens the Joint Chiefs of Staff by giving the chairman governance of strategy making, abolishes the Munitions Board and the Research and Development Board, and adds six more assistant secretaries, totaling nine.
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Washington
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
House
Itp
Department
Joint Chiefs
Munitions Board
Research and Development Board
Joint Staff
National Security Council
Reds Pull Tanks From East Berlin Amid Martial Law
Soviet tanks withdrew from East Berlin as martial law eased in key East German cities. Over 1,300 new arrests were reported in steel, uranium, coal, and auto sectors. A sabotage fire hit Bitterfield coal facilities. siege in Chemnitz and Rostock ended after 14 days. Soviet armor pulled back in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg. West Berlin group reports 52 Germans released from Soviet prisons.
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Berlin
Bitterfield
Saxony-Anhalt
Chemnitz
Rostock
Brandenburg
Mecklenburg
Leipzig
Red Army
East Berlin
West Berlin
Information Bureau West
Red Cross Appeals for Portsmouth Blood Donations
The Red Cross urged Portsmouth residents to donate blood Thursday to boost gamma globulin stocks for polio treatment. Sixty pledges have been received. 180 pledges needed to reach the month’s 13 percent quota. A 14 pint Rye quota was set for a blood mobile visit at the Universalist Church Parish Hall on State Street from 11 30 am to 5 20 pm.
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Red Cross
Portsmouth
Dnilariap
City Fireworks Display Set for Saturday Night at South Playground
City Manager Robert C- Violette announced a $1,000 fireworks show at the South Playground Saturday night. The display will start at dark, about 3 p.m., with residents invited to attend.
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South Playground
Robert C- Violette
Reds Reject Present Truce Plan Despite Talks
North Korea's Red radio rejected the U N command offer for an armistice on Panmunjom terms. President Rhee refused the truce while Robertson said clarifications are needed and he would meet Rhee again. Clark urged a now truce and Pyongyang condemned the proposal as insincere. Peiping sided with the Communists accusing Rhee of prisoner releases.
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Seoul
Red Radio Today
U.N
Panmunjom
Eisenhower
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Walter S. Robertson
Rhee
Robertson
Clark
Hed High Comemand
Panmuntom
Red China
Peiping
UNC
Ike's Forces Defeat Fees of Profits Tax Crisis
The Eisenhower administration moves to extend the excess profits tax as House Ways and Means leaders, aided by Republicans, push to bring the bill to the floor. Chairman Reed opposes but likely loses enough GOP support to allow a July 8 session and potential floor action. The tax expiry looms at midnight but can be renewed retroactively.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means Committee
Daniel A. Reed
Senate
Nmes Reed
Reed
GOP
Richard M. Simpson
House Rules Committee
New Hearing Scheduled On Beauty Parlor Plea
The Board of Adjustment voted to hold a new hearing July 27 on Mrs. Pierre Beauchesne’s request to operate a beauty parlor at her home 91 Lafayette Rd. New members questioned procedures as four new board members join the case after a February delay caused by quorum issues and disqualifications.
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Board of Adjustment
Pierre J. Beauchesne
Beauchesne
Lafayette Rd
Frederick E. Pillsbury
Louis Schwartz
Thomas E. Flynnister
Morris D. Lavy Ques
House Group Hears Plea to Impeach Justice Douglas
Washington House judiciary subcommittee considers Rep Wheeler's resolution to impeach Supreme Court Justice William Q Douglas after the Rosenbergs execution. Wheeler, sole witness, says the proposal may not reach the House floor and repeats his demand for accountability to the nine American courts and the public.
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Douglas
Washington
House Judiciary
Rep
Wheeler
D-Ga
Supreme Court
William Q. Douglas
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Federal
Senate
Rosenbergs
Peterson succeeds Blair as Ports mouth Navy chief of staff
Capt. George E. Peterson USN today succeeds Capt. Leon N. Blair USN as chief of staff and acting commander of the Portsmouth Naval Base in a parade ground ceremony. Blair retires after 33 years, receives rear admiral rank. Peterson, 51, brings 29 years in service and prior posts in England and the Pacific include submarine commands and presidential citations. Blair is made an honorary Portsmouth citizen. Mayor Butler and local officials praise his service and Navy ties. Col. Presley M. Rixey USMC presents a retirement plaque.
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George E. Peterson
USN
Leon N. Blair
Portsmouth Naval Base
Marine Barracks
Blair
Navy
Capt. Peterson
Portsmouth
Mediterranean
England
Worcester
Mass
Peterson
Naval Academy
Leicester Academy
Massachusetts
Submarine Service
New London
Europe
Pacific
Submarine Division 14
Submarine Squadron 6
Submarine Life Guard League
Capt
Navy Cross
Theodore R. Butler
American Legion
Dana Armstrong
Frank E. Booma American Legion
Presley M. Rixey
USMC
Rail Spur Contract At Base Canceled
The railroad spur contract at Ports mouth Air Force Base is canceled. Pearson Co. of Brookline Mass had begun the $234 000 project but is halted by the Army Corps of Engineers. Base plans are not dropped entirely according to Washington officials.
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Portsmouth Air Force Base
Pearson Co
Brookline
Mass
Army
Corps of Engineers
Washington
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Grantham- Croydon
William H. Messeck, Jr
Richard Diehl
Messeck
Grantham
Gov. Gregg
Pinne
Shree
Appeal
Reds
Mark Clark
Pyongyang
S. S. Lorde
Panama
Atlantic
Barnegat Light
N.J
S. S. Galftrade
New Hampshire Supreme Court
G. E. Peterson
Adm
Sise Agency
SANE
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