New Boston to Vote on 2-Mill Levy
New Boston voters decide on Tuesday whether to approve a 2-mill operating levy to raise about 30,000 dollars for two years. City officials cite floodwall maintenance playground improvements police staffing and pension payments as key uses. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with results compiled by two judges and two clerks.
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Inside The Times Part Sports And Ads Brief
A shuffled OCR fragment from Inside The Times listing sections such as sports ads and editorials. It references Portsmouth Santa Story comics and a doctor editoria, but concrete details are unreadable.
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Congress Group To Probe Boost In Steel Prices
The Senate House economic committee will begin hearings early in January to investigate a $4 per ton steel price increase by U S Steel Corp. Chairman O Mahoney says staff are preparing and the group generally agrees on probing the rise. Benjamin Fairless, U S Steel president, cites higher operating costs from CIO steelworkers pension and insurance programs.
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Harvest Output To Shape Farm Quotas For Next Year
Washington reports the Agriculture Department will release the final 1949 crop harvest summary at 3 p.m. It is expected to show total crops near last year’s record, prompting further production controls to curb surpluses. Deciding plantings for next year, acreage allotments will limit corn, rice, wheat, potatoes and other major crops to manage supply and price support.
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Aussies Swear In New Cabinet Led by Menzies
Canberra reports the anti socialist coalition forming government with 18 cabinet members including Dame Enid Lyons the first woman in the Commonwealth cabinet she becomes vice president of the Executive Council. Arthur Fadden poised as deputy prime minister and treasurer as final House seats tally remains incomplete.
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Nationalists Retake Kunming After Loss to Provincial Forces
The Chinese Nationalists announced that their 26th army recaptured Kunming from defecting provincial troops. Official circles in Formosa claimed the victory as the Nationalist government fled Chengtu and sought to counter Soviet recognition by disrupting relations with Great Britain, amid tense wartime diplomacy.
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Belzian Airliner Crash in Paris Claims Eight Lives
Eight aboard a Bel jean Sabena Airlines plane died when the two engine airliner crashed near Le Bourget airport after departing for Brussels. A American among the victims. The crash occurred near a cottage adjacent to the airport facilities. The incident follows the plane’s regular night run schedule.
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Communism Retreats In Western Europe In EU Dispatch
United Press reports from Western Europe note the cold war persists yet communism retreats. Two years ago 28 Communist cabinet posts, 244 parliamentary seats. now none and 217 seats. Marshall Plan, strikes, church decree, Tito split cited as factors. Norway ousted from parliament, Austria gains one seat. left bloc forms in elections.
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Four Killed As Train Hits Ross Co Auto
WAVERLY Dec 19 Four persons were killed instantly at 9 30 am when their car was struck by a Norfolk and Western passenger train. The auto belonging to Higby Crossing northeast of here carried Norman Spearry 42 Chillicothe rt 5 his two sons Robert 7 and Emerson 5 and his father in law George Washington Nelson 59 Wellston rt 2. Witnesses Frank E Ray and wife of Waverly rk 2 said the Spearry car east on Higby road rolled into the tracks after a grade and brake failure.
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Bullet Wound Proves Fatal In Alamo Restaurant Tragedy
Betty Alice Wotring a 23 year old waitress at the Alamo West Side died after a Friday bullet wound. Sheriff Burl Justice said investigators believe she shot herself after a quarrel with owner William Bragg. Bragg was questioned and released after hours of questioning.
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Water meeting called on New York City supply crisis
Governor Dewey summoned state tap water supply officials and engineers to a conference on December 15 to address New York City's water crisis. A month of rain was needed to restore normal levels in the two reservoirs.
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Plans to Standardize Allied Arms Across Three Nations
Britain the United States and Canada announced a plan to standardize arms and training to avoid obstacles in cooperation. The defense ministry stressed no treaty or obligation and noted ongoing technical level exchanges since 1947.
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Sciotaville Road Reopens After Sunday Rock Slide
Sciotaville's north wall highway was reopened at 1 am after rain loosened rocks blocked the road all day Sunday. The State Highway Department will cooperate with the city to remove slides while City Manager Stevenson said patrols will monitor during rain spells. Foreman Jake Smith found the slide Sunday and rocks were broken up and carted away, announced Service Director Floyd Kelb.
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Reds Build Fleet as Jane's reports Soviet naval growth
Jane's Fighting Ships says Russia is building three 35,000-ton battleships with radio controlled aerial torpedoes and rockets, and may have two more in blueprint stage. Aiming for 750 to 1000 long range submarines by 1931, Moscow shells out in shipyards across the USSR and Soviet zones in Germany while U.S. and Britain mothball ships.
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Pressure on longer coal schedule grips Pittsburgh
President Truman and Congress face a looming decision on using the Taft Hartley act to compel John Lewis United Mine Workers back to a five day work week. Industry figures say Lewis has created a national emergency with full walkouts and a contemplated three day week, while coal stockpiles dwindle and retailers and steelmakers fear shortages. Negotiations with anthracite operators continue as some soft coal contracts emerge, but leaders urge a five day week and keep pressing independent operators to sign.
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Boy Chemist Suffer Burns After Playground Explosion
Philip Flynn a Portsmouth High School freshman age 14 of 2319 McKinley avenue is recovering at Mercy Hospital from first degree facial burns and second degree burns to his hands after mixing potassium nitrate and powdered magnesium and igniting a match on the McKinley School playground. He says the formula came from a toy chemical set and he bought the chemicals at a store. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon and doctors report the flames singed his hair and nearly burnt his eyes.
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