City Council weighs municipally owned water plant option
Council members delayed a decision on city ownership after receiving a detailed letter from an engineering firm outlining how a municipal water company could be financed under the General Corporation Act of 1874 and the Municipal Borrowing Law. The document proposes methods to fund purchase and debt service, with a note to review authenticity and potential revenue from the utility.
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Anc
W. K. Lance Vansilling
Trucksville
Cily
Walter Seotenid
Enpire
Ted
Chen Bleinin
Carl Smitt
Public Utility Commission
State College
School Board Renames Officers In Regular Meeting
The Athens school board renamed officers and re elected President Hubert Vaughn and Vice President Edward Feld. Stoger Brown was re elected as gall eitor with Lasy midity? The board scheduled a special meeting with the shal Avhouende and set December as the target for a vote. The next regular meeting is December 1.
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Gory Cuss
Atthens
Hubert Vaughn
Edward Feld
Stoger Brown
Galleitor
Liu
eteoLing School Board
Hexi
New Gas Driven Pump Installed at Carry Water Station
The Carry Water Supply Co. reports a new gas driven turbine pump added to the North Carry pumping station to augment existing electric and steam pumps. The unit, rated at 400 gallons per minute, raises total capacity to 1 150 gallons per minute, but it may only be used one or two days in wet periods while the steam pump remains as emergency backup.
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North Carry
Carry Water Supply Co
Ajax Tron Works
Statlion
Velly
Area Escapes Fuel Cut in Gas Blast
At Portsmouth a Tennessee Gas Transmission Co main pipeline blast released millions of cubic feet of natural gas ten miles southeast of town. Flames burned briefly until shut-off valves stopped the leak. the Ohio Power Co lines and gas service were disrupted momentarily but no injuries were reported and repairs began. Officials say Pennsylvania Gas Co supplies remained adequate despite the outage.
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Aucuaca
Portsmouth
Lux
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Here
Arca
Ohio Power Co
Pennsylvania Gas Company
PGC
Tennessee Line
Erle
Carter Hill
PRR to Add Two Holiday Trains
PRR announces holiday train schedules for trains 680 and 581. Each will run in two sections with the first carrying passengers on the regular timetable and the second handling holiday mail and parcel post. The second sections run about half a day behind the regular trains. No 680 operates December to 29, inclusive, and No 581 one day longer to December 33.
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PRR
Penneys
Enit
City council rejects rebate on city license payments
The council ruled no refunds on licenses for operations exceeding six months. The decision followed a query from Police Magistrate Cobbett about reimbursements for bowling alleys closed three months a year. Other items included street hazard repairs, tax settlement discussions, and the annual Mead Park caretaker report.
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Cornel
Anand
M. S. Cobbett
Scott
West Church Sireet
Highways Department
Cobbett
Opal Purdy
Ora Stennett
Mead Park
Pennsylvania Telephone Corp
Kinley
Public Utilities Commission
Trene Mullen
Cold stopping threat of flood eases in Pennsylvania
A cold wave and recent rains curbed major flood threats across Pennsylvania. Rivers crest at Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre with minimal damage. Meadville evacuated 60 housing units as French Creek overflowed.
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Meadville
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ody
Fload
Harrisburg
Susquehanna
Wilkes-Barre
Ohio
Monongahela
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
French Creek
Truman Warns UN Korea Faces Tremendous Odds
President Truman told the White House Conference that United Nations forces in Korea fight against tremendous odds but the cause of freedom will endure. He and Prime Minister Attlee discussed evacuation plans as a possible option, while stressing the broader struggle against Communism.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
United Nations
Korea
Congress
Britain
White House
Atlee
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Conference On Children and Youth
Attlee
Western
Europe
Far East
Korean
Ranson
DIN
London
Aijiee
Msdt
Union Nations
Trumton
UN Assembly Urged To Stop China Intervention
United States Britain Cuba and Norway press to bring Chinese intervention before the 66 member United Nations General Assembly for debate. A formal memorandum accompanies the request and the assembly will decide on action.
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UN Assembly
China
Ny Association Brass Wake
Beti
Sis
Pp Ue
Chia
Kayes
Iryyve Bie
United States
Britain
Prince
Rewatter
Cuba
Norway
Plan 10 Build Up Civil Defenses Under Study
A three year civil defense plan totaling 3.1 billion dollars seeks federal state and local funding with 93.25 billion for shelters. James J. Wadsworth told a public hearing the plan would cover continual shelters and administrative costs while urging Congress to act this year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tico. 5
Milliken
R-Cole
Colorado
Senate-Moune Atomley Committee
Atomic Committee
James J. Wadworth
Wadsworth
Docess Wien
McMahon
D-Conn
Hickenlooper
R-Toi
GOP
Ie Yraid
Congress
House
Wmed Services Committee
Senate
Ignned Services
Norrow
Judge bars picketing against three stores in Pittsburgh
A judge issued a temporary restraining order limiting Teamsters pickets to five at each entrance of Smithfield Street Gimbels Houston and Hornes warehouses amid a strike. About 40 men lined the picket. two were arrested as patrols taunted bystanders. The dispute centers on wage and pension demands backed by the AFL Teamsters union.
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Fress
Pittsburgh
AFL Teamsters
James L. O'Toole, Jr
Teamster
Smithfield Street
Gimbel's Department
Gisibel
Bradley Indicates Possible UN Troop Evacuation
General Omar Bradley told senators withdrawals by United Nations troops have made it possible to evacuate them. He said the defense line could fail if Chinese forces overwhelm the front beyond Pyongyang, but a safer sea evacuation might be possible.
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Associalem
Washington
Omar X. Bradley
United Nations
Karen Bradley
Henate
Thos
Nunesid
Joint Chiefs of Stall
Korea
Weetien
Bradley
Witkdrawals
Pyongyans
Agsoniatsd
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Sovietapansanyd
Cumsmuniaeny Iy
Ori
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Coviraumise Vommpries
Pynip Yang
Oyleer
Eppey
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Patral
Wii
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Cnphal
Seoul
OB RP Ein
Solu Hah
Seoul-Thc
Bub
Kine
Mar
Chine
Acros Pyongyang
Changin
Sean
Wik Fan
Eautheast
Byangang
MacArthurss Remequarves
Alluks
Robewat
Lortie Gonray
Blood donations surge as Korea War strains Red Cross
The Korean War boosts blood demand with local residents asked to donate. the Red Cross ships 45 pints daily to the West Coast for shipment to the war zone while Type O blood goes directly to the battle area. A seed order prompts a city visit on Tuesday December 12 to collect donations.
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Red Cross
Corry
Department of Defense
Woren
Red Cros
Broudnobile
Joy
Loc Red Cine Office
Kaiser-Frazer Granted Loan for Defense Production
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved a 25 million loan to Kaiser-Frazer to strengthen auto production and shift toward defense needs. Henry J Kaiser announced plans to build a military products plant in the San Francisco Oakland area and progress toward shipbuilding. Conditions include limiting car production and prioritizing defense orders while ramping up output to 800 cars daily.
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Washington
T. Hold
RPC
Matt Henry J
Chiang Kai-Shek warns of another Munich at UN talks
Chiang Kai Shek warned against another Munich and pledged Nationalist China backing to oppose appeasement. He said war could break out at any time and offered to send troops to Korea if UN commander demands full authority, asserting major Truman Attlee decisions would be acted on.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Taipei
Formosa
Munich
Ching
Tigelt
Chiang
Korea
Lhrough
United Nation
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