Stands Collapse at Baltimore Show Injures 275
A large section of temporary bleachers at Sonja Henie’s ice show in Baltimore’s Fifth Regiment Armory collapsed injuring more than 275 people, with 32 in serious condition. The armory, state property, had no permit issued for the temporary stands, which were not nailed down, and a full investigation was ordered. Police and guardsmen led a rescue effort as 7,000 attended, with 600 seated in the collapsed section. Henie canceled the performance and offered refunds or a return visit.
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Baltimore
Fifth Regiment
Paul Cohen
Cohen
D'Alesandro
Public Works
Paul Holland
Harvey S. Ruhl
Adjutant General
Jack Mulcahy
Miss Henie
Cornall
Mulcahy
New Jersey
Henie
Taft Campaign Tour Puts Spotlight on New Hampshire
Senator Taft of Ohio pushed through New Hampshire on a 12 hour day campaign tour aimed at winning the first in the nation primary. He spoke to large crowds in Berlin and Conway asserting the GOP must cut expenses and taxes and roll back government control. He noted Eisenhower supporters have de-emphasized the primary while counting on a broader presidential bid.
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Berlin
Taft
Ohio
Mill City
New Hampshire
Bob Taft
United States
Portsmouth
Exeter
Rockingham Hotel
Portsmouth Naval Base
Dover
Durham
Concord
Republican Party
NWIL
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Fruman
Sen
Estes Kefanver
Tennessee
Vets Council Reaffirms Support of Air Base Plan
Representatives from seven veterans groups in Portsmouth reaffirmed support for the Portsmouth-Newington jet bomber base after a protest by 16 veterans. Ralph H. Atwell announced a unanimous vote to back the base and cooperate with government and the air force, with 4 500 veterans represented by the council and 1 400 paid memberships. The council now speaks for about 6,000 Seacoast area veterans after assurances from state American Legion and VFW departments.
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Vets Council
Portsmouth
Air Force
Atwell
Skillings Enters Innocent Pleas in Theft Indictments
BuyreR-Lievel H Skillings pleaded innocent yesterday to 10 indictments linked to thefts from the late Sarah A Rollins estate. Arraigned in Stratford County Superior Court he denied charges including burglary of 112000 dollars and aggravated assault on Ada Chaney. Trial scheduled for next Wednesday.
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Buyrer
Lievel H. Skillings
Sarah A. Rollina
Stratford County
Skillings
Ada Chaney
Rollins Estate
Quakes Hit Central Japan Disrupt Traffic and Aid Moves
Two earthquakes rocked central Japan disrupting traffic and communications and triggering landslides. The quakes were felt over 350 miles from Tokyo and Yokohama to Okayama, as a U S Army mercy train passed snowy northern hills to Kushiro in Hokkaido, a port city hit by a severe quake Tuesday.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yokohama
Okayama
U. S. Army
Kushiro
Hokkaido
Olga Konow Tells Senate of Her Ship Owner Rise
Olga Konow, known as Oilboat Olga, testified before a Senate committee about her lucrative sale of surplus U.S. tankers to a Wealthy Chinese-backed company. Born in Austria-Hungary, she described becoming a ship owner to the press’s delight, detailing a half million dollar profit and her partnership with her husband Magnus Konow, while downplaying concerns over international money origins.
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Washington
Olga’ Konow
New Yorker
Senate
Magnus Konow
Olga
Mrs. Kanow
Austria-Hungary
Selvus
Czech
Oslovakia
U.S
Joep E. Casex
Reds Seek Ban on Coast Blockade as Armistice Talks Progress
In Munsan Korea communist truce negotiators proposed embedding a coast blockade ban into the armistice to bar naval action against Red China or invasion of the mainland. Col Don Darrow warned the move could extend Korea conflict reach and affect broader negotiations while prisoner exchange talks advanced with limited progress on repatriation.
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Red
China
Munsan
Korea
Red China
Reds
Col
Don O. Darrow
Hie
Pu Shan
Darrow
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Red 4
Stassen Questions Taft on Foreign Affairs in Durham Speech
Harold E. Stassen challenged Taft on five points during a Durham talk to UIH students and local backers. He pressed Taft’s 1949 North Atlantic Pact vote, the 1949 Mutual Aid bill, 1939 remarks on Hitler and Stalin, post Korean war defense plans, and the 1950s move to curb federal aid to local schools. He pledged to seek MacArthur’s advice on Far Eastern policy but not a blank check. He cited John L. Sullivan’s defense of Truman as weak and noted leaders set followers’ actions. Stassen also toured several cities and addressed Hampton followers stressing a modern gold standard and agenda to defeat the incumbent.
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The
Ohioan
Durham
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
Robert A. Taft
UIH
Stassen
Taft
Hitler
Stalin
Minnesota
Senate
General MacArthur
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Truman
Portsmouth
Exeter
Hampton
Dover
Somersworth
New Hampshire Primary Poll Shows Ike Still Edges Taft
Eight AP newspapers survey grass roots sentiment in New Hampshire. Eisenhower leads Taft by narrow margins across locales with varying percentages. Manchestser Union Leader backs Taft while Portsmouth Herald and Concord Monitor endorse Eisenhower.
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Relman Morin
Concord
New Hampshire
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Associated Press
Truman
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Wee
Concord Monitor
Eisenhower
Taft
MacArthur
Stassen
Dover Democrat
Keene Sentinel
Laconia Citizen
Manchester Union
Nashua Telegraph
Portsmouth Herald
Hisenhower
Manchester Union-Leader
Union
Area Planning Unit Studies Possibility of Federal Aid
Sea coast Area Planning committee discussed potential federal help for communities affected by a proposed air force base. A Housing and Home Finance agency rep could outline aid if the area is designated a critical defense area, with plans to print maps and distribute NH Law 339 materials. Next meeting April 3 expects an HHFA representative.
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Seacoast Area
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Henry F. Goodnow
NHFA
Air Force
HHFA
Goodnow
City Again Protests Move of Supply Center
Fortsmouth city officials, led by City Manager Edward C. Peterson, urged another protest letter to the navy and New England lawmakers over moving the supply demand control point from the local shipyard to Philadelphia. The council cites security concerns and argues dispersing naval facilities serves national interests while affirming Portsmouth jobs would not disappear.
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Fortsmouth
Navy
Naval Shipyard
Edward C. Peterson
Navy Department
New England
Kittery
Philadelphia
Kimball
Naval
Portsmouth
Two Armed Men Take $100000 in Credit Union Holdup
At Quonset Point Naval Air Station Rhode Island two masked gunmen seized cash from manager Gerald Lynch and civilian guard Thomas Smith as they prepared to move funds. They fled in a green sedan at 50 mph, abandoning the car in flames on Division Street in East Greenwich. The raid, unrelated to government funds, involved three marines at the gate who pursued unsuccessfully.
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Naval Air Station
Quonset Point
R. I (Ap
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Lynch
Division Street
East Greenwich
R. 1
Naval Disbursing Department
Turnabout Trial Planned For Portmouth Traffic Plan
The Portsmouth city council approved a 30 day trial reversing Daniel street traffic flow to ease congestion. A roll back includes banning left turns from Pleasant street southbound and reducing meters near State and Pleasant streets while studying a westward parking lot expansion for a bus terminal and an overall traffic plan with a park area at Hanover and Fleet streets.
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Daniel Street
Portsmouth
William J. Lindhey
Edward C. Peterson
John J. Leary
John J. Whaley
James C. Piper
Marshal Linchey
State Street
Pleasant Street
Woodbury Avenue
Cottage
Bartlett Streets
Post Office
Healey’s Pharmacy
Hanover and
Fleetstreet
Whaley
Council
Star Chamber
Market Square
State and
Pleasant Streets
Wholey
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Conway
Yall
Manchester
Bam
Senator Taft
Thhe Council
Central Veterans’ Council
Richard A. Pinkham
Charles Boyer
Fleet Reserve Organization
Benjamin Thurlow
Emerson Hovey
VFW
Pinkham
Frank E. Bouma
American Legion
Frank D. Buller
Oswald Stetson
DAV
Clarence Anderson
Ormond York
Yankee Division
Veterans’ Association
Patrick J. Duffy
Kelly
Roy Kelly
Nevaire
Lamie’s
America
White House
Donati J. Murray
Albert P. Tobey
Hampton Kiwanians and Lions
Ike
Harold Stassen
William R. Schneider
St. Louis
Republi
Douglas MacArthur
Kefauver
Claremont Eagle
Defense Production Administration
George H. Deming
Clinton W. Elwell
Deming
Government Department
New Hampshire Zoning and Planning Association
ALL Welcome
CAFT
Mildred J. Ashe Ceen
Neal
Theodore R. Butler
New England Council
Town Crier
James P. Wingate
Andrew Christie
Gerald G. Wood
WWNH
Dial
WHEB
Adams
Whar
WFEA
WMUR
N. H. Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Brown
N. H
U. S
Bob Teft Club
Newfields
Newmarket
Epping
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