Red Cross Opens Fund Campaign in Portsmouth 1955
The Portsmouth Red Cross Chapter starts a month long fund drive with 12 percent of the $16 000 goal raised from advance gifts totaling 2000. The drive seeks 1370 more than last year and 2600 above donated, with 9750 left at the chapter and 36255 due to national HQ for relief. Portsmouth High School students decorated windows to urge contributions as campaign committees organize events.
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Portsmouth
Focal
National Red Cross
Portsmouth Senior High School
Phyllis Hodgdon
Katherine Goodwin
Nathalie Shaughnessey
Joan Ballimgat Nh
Iancy Kalens
Ann Smith
Eileen MacDonald
David Emery
Constantine Lukas
Edwin Bromfield
Ralph Diamond
Richard Andrews
Peter Budge
Donald Martin
Churchill Says U S Capable of Hydrogen Bomb Attack
London notes Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the United States is the only nation able to deliver a full scale hydrogen bomb attack on short notice. He warned the threat to Britain lies in the future as the USSR trails in knowhow and power, with the U S leading in nuclear capability and delivery systems.
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London
Churchill
United States
Soviet Russia
House of Commons
Joe
Churenill
Russia
North America
Free Nations
Pay Bill Clears Congress to Boost Pay for Members
Washington Congress approved a 50 percent pay raise, lifting pay to 22500 dollars a year. The measure, passed by the House after Senate approval, now goes to President Eisenhower for signature and would take effect March 1.
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Eisenhower
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Portsmouth Air Force Base Restores Name at Local Site
The Air Force re designated Portsmouth Municipal Airport to Portsmouth Air Force Base after a January reversion, with Lt. Col. Andrese A. Andrese confirming the installation is officially named Portsmouth Air Force Base.
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Cal Andreas A. Andrese
USAF
Portsmouth Municipal
Prtsmouth Air Force Base
Portsmouth Air Force Base
House Committee Asked to Approve Postal Pay Boost
The House Post Office Committee met to consider a pay raise for about 500,900 postal workers, possibly 7 to 8 per cent, costing an estimated 156 million dollars yearly. The plan includes 20 pay groupings and would reclassify jobs within the Post Office, while Senate action previously favored a 10 per cent postal raise and similar civil service boosts, with no rate bill action yet this year.
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Fire Chief Urges Safety Equipment
Fire Chief Frederick R. Crompton urged use of special safety equipment when handling gasoline and explosive mixtures to prevent tragedy and damage. He cited Daniel McDuffie of Kittery, a Portland plant employee, who narrowly escaped death when a lantern's shattered glass ignited a tank truck off the Route 1 by-pass.
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Frederick R. Crompton
Daniel McDuffie
Kittery
Robert A. Verrier Company
Portland
Arthur Verners Construction Company
Route 1
British Scientist Pontecorvo Aids Soviet Atomic Work
Italian-born British scientist Bruno Pontecorvo, missing since 1950, writes from Moscow that he works on peaceful Soviet atomic projects. He accuses Britain and the United States of using atomic energy for world domination and urges Western scientists to protest military use.
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Izvestia
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Russia
Washington
Klaus Puehl
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Fuchs
Nautilus Spends All Night at Sea Off Maine Coast
GROTON Conn The atomic submarine Nautilus remained at sea last night off the Maine coast during the deep diving phase of builder's trials. A Navy spokesman said she would probably return today with the rescue vessel Skylark. Earlier tests included torpedo armament anchor and steering gear in Long Island Sound.
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Downtown Portsmouth to lose North Church bell chimes
Cris Shaw city clock keeper told City Manager Robert C. Violette the North Church tower bell cables require repairs so the bell will not toll the hours of the day and eight.
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Portsmouth
Cris Shaw
Robert C. Violette
Dulles Promises Viet Nam Solid U.S. Back If Reds Strike
Secretary of State Dulles assured Ngo Dinh Diem of strong Manila Pact backing led by the United States if free South Vietnam is attacked by Communists. He praised Bangkok defense arrangements and noted U.S. support for Diem amid refugee resettlement and neutralizing hostile groups.
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France
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Vaughan Street Supermarket Deals and Theater Buyout Move Forward
Real estate actions on Vaughan Street include a long term lease for the former A and P site by Daniel F. Driscoll of Kittery Point with plans for a third supermarket and 40 to 50 jobs. Harry Winebaum and his brothers advance a 60 day option to buy the Olympia Theater, with potential street level stores and upper story offices. city council also votes to acquire the Seybolt property nearby.
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Daniel F. Driscoll
Kittery Point
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Charles Gouse
Driscoll
Olympia Theater
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Harry Winebaum
Portsmouth
Arthur
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Winebaum Brothers
Seybolt
Dover Jail Escapees At Large After Breakout
Two youths fled Dover County jail on burglary charges and remain at large while two others returned to jail two hours later. Early yesterday three of the four escapees were arrested during a burglary at a Dover department store. Identified suspects include Arthur W. Rumney 18 Ronald Roy 19 both of Dover and Bryan A. Roberts 20 of Rochester. The fourth escapee was West.
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Strafford County
Dover
Arthur W. Rumney
Ronald Roy
Bryan A. Roberts
Rochester
West
Jailbreak at Roches ter leads three men to escape
Officials say H Moody, 20, in Roches ter, serving six months for breaking and entering, and two others fled a jail gate when a guard opened it. Moody and Roberts returned willingly two hours later citing light clothing. another suspect remains at large.
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Sey. H. Moody
Rochester
Moody
Third Atomic Blast Largest in Series Seen in Las Vegas
The November 1955 detonation lit predawn skies at Yucca Flat, with observers noting it as the largest blast of the year. The flash illuminated light clouds and produced a blue purple mushroom cloud as it rose toward the early dawn over Las Vegas, about 70 miles away.
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Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Yucca Flat
New Bill Urges State Lottery as Aid To Schools
Concord ap. Rep Geisel of Manchester filed a state lottery bill aiming to raise two to five million dollars yearly, with profits earmarked for school construction and repairs. The bill allows local option, places control with the governor and council, caps prizes, and notes nonresidents may visit NH to buy tickets. A three member lottery central would oversee the program.
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Concord
Joseph H. Geise
Manchester
Geisel
House of Representatives
New Hampshire
Ottery Central
Senate Bill Seeks Harsh Punishments for Bribery
A New Hampshire Senate bill proposes a lb year jail term or 35000 fine for executive or judicial officers convicted of taking a bribe and would ban such officers from holding public office again. The measure also stiffens penalties for pandering and prostitution in the first and second degrees, raises grand and petit larceny thresholds, grants per diem for interstate bridge authority members, prohibits outboard motors on Perch Pond, and renames a spur road to the Central New Hampshire Turnpike the Henri A. Burque Drive.
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Sendamet C. Cleveland
New London
Judiciary Committee
General Court
Bath
New Hampshire
Maine-New Hampshire
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Publlic Works and Highways Department
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Campton
New Hampshire Turnpike
Henri A. Burque
Penalty for bad tax checks proposed by IRS official
John W. Gaynor, district bureau director, warned that for the first time taxpayers who use bad checks to pay tax bills will face a penalty. A 1 percent tax penalty will apply. if the amount is under 500 dollars a flat five dollars or the check amount, whichever is less, will be charged. Convincing proof of good faith is required to escape the penalty.
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John W. Gaynor
District Bureau
Gaynor
Economic Expert Urges Tax Cut To Prod Buyers
Keyserling told the Senate Finance Committee that personal income taxes should be cut to boost consumer buying power and to counter unemployment and deficits. He defended a $20 per person cut as not inflationary, while noting it may be too small or slow. President Eisenhower discussed taxes with GOP leaders as Knowland signaled broad Republican opposition.
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