Atom Peace Talks Set By U.S. and Russia
Soviet envoy Bohlen and Molotov agreed in Moscow to begin preliminary atom peace talks in Washington to set timing place and subject for full negotiations. Dulles to push procedural conversations as Dulles nears Berlin foreign ministers meeting.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Moscow
State Department
Georgi M. Zarubin
Dulles
Berlin
Foreign Ministers
Britain
France
Eisenhower
United Nations
Molotov
Bobleh
Bohlen
Mey
Union to Plot Action in Pittsburgh Strike
In Pittsburgh 11 AFL unions met to plan new strategy as the AFL General Teamsters Local 240 leads a walkout begun November 21. Six allied unions joined the strike over wages and working conditions, with about 3000 of 11,900 store employees idle while retail traffic continues and truck deliveries are halted.
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Bby
Pittsburgh
AFL
Tomorrom
Atriite
Thomas L. Fagen
AFL General Teamsters Local 240
Hich
Geasion
Teamsters
Vnsuen
CIO
Gas Wells Hit North of City Boost Output at 900000 Cf Daily
A new gas well near Curler Hall on a Beaverdam Petroleum lease yielded 900000 cubic feet per day after nitroglycerine shot. Beaverdam, backed by New York City interests with Corry and Union City partners, may drill a third well. A meter house line to Pennsylvania Gas Co will be tapped from the Lee Proctor farm site about 1200 feet from the first well.
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Curler Hall
Beaverdam Petroleum Corp
Beaverdam Concern
New York Gity
Corry and
Union Giry
Sind
Medina
New York
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Lee Proctor
Unemployment Rising in Pennsylvania Say Officials
Harrisburg reports show unemployment heading up with a forecast of 200000 jobless by month end. A J Caruso of the State Employment Security Bureau cites seasonal layoffs in steel, anthracite, textiles and railroads and expects fast spring improvements. The state work force is about 4280000 with current unemployment near four to five percent. comparisons note 1950 prewar levels.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
A. J. Caruso
State Employment Security Bureau
Caruso
Two Die In Johnstown Scrap Yard Fire
A 310000 blaze at United Scrap Materials Co in Johnstown killed fireman John Brindle aged 54 and Edna Conley 81 of Friedens. Brindle died after smoke exposure while Conley burned to death as the two story building burned. State fire marshal Arthur Wood opened an investigation with Greensburg barracks the day after the blaze.
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Johnstown
United Scrap Materials Co
Edna Conley
Friedens
Suilding
John Brindle
Arthur Wood
Greensburg
Stet
Storch Transferred to Western Penitentiary
Ernest E Storch, sentenced to life, has been moved from Butler County jail to Western State Penitentiary Pittsburgh as a precautionary measure in the installment plan slaying of his wife. He hired two Pittsburgh men to kill his wife for 610000 with a down payment of 250.
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Amoceh
Butler
Ernest E.storch
Butler County
Western State Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Blorth
Allies Russians Discuss Site of Big Four Meeting
Western Allies and Soviet representatives met in Berlin to choose a site for the Four Power Conference. They considered the 500 room former Allied Control Authority building in the American sector. An East German newspaper questioned security in West Berlin, while an Allied spokesman dismissed the report as nonsense.
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Associated Press
Jerlin
Berlin
Aspiele
West Berlin
Allied Control Authority
Sergei Dengin
High Commission
Neue Zeit
East Germany
Christian Democratic Party
Secrecy Holds In Reuther Assassination Probe
Detroit police keep tight secrecy on the Walter Reuther 1948 assassination attempt investigation and on the motive for the ambush of CIO leader. Four men face charges of conspiracy and assault. no motive disclosed. Authorities monitor entry points as a possible return of Perrone is discussed without confirmation.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Walter Reuther
CIO
Santo
Bam
Carl Renda
Peter Lombardo
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Tooney
Clarence Jacobs
Tecumseh
Ont
John Does
Reuther
Victor Reuther
Auto Workers Union
Three Indiana Men Plead Guilty in Beer Tax Evasion Case
Three Indiana Pennsylvania men implicated in evading nearly 6000 dollars in federal taxes by siphoning beer from Pittsburgh Brewing Co. changed pleas from innocent to guilty. Defendants Joseph Troll Bin Jay Mutz and Felix Piturell await sentencing with Boward Pollack facing state theft charges.
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Dyamore
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Pittsburgh Brewing Co
Joseph Troll
bin Jay Mutz
Felix Piturell
Boward Pollack
Pitta
French Assembly Endorses Laniel After Berlin Talks
Paris. Premier Joseph Laniel won a strong 319 to 248 endorsement from the National Assembly delaying cabinet reshuffles. Foreign Minister Bidault could go to Berlin January 25 as spokesman for a new government, while the Assembly had backed Laniel to meet Eisenhower and Churchill in Bermuda.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
Berlin
France
National Assembly
Lanier
Georges Bi~dault
Daniel
Assembly
Eisenhower
Churchill
Bermuda
Red Strength Rising in Italy Warned by Luce
Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce cautioned officials about a rising Communist strength in Italy. She urges continued American economic and military aid to support the pro Western government while downplaying an imminent seizure of power.
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Associated Press
Washington
Clare Booth Luce
Italy
Giuseppe Pella
Reds
Red
Ohio Truck Tax Triggers Union Strike Vote Plans
The American Federation of Labor's truck owner operator members set meetings in four Ohio cities to vote on a potential strike over the new axle mile tax. The union threatens a January 18 strike across 13 states to protest a levy of one to two cents per mile on trucks with three or more axles.
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Sters Union
Youngstown
Toledo
Circionati
James KR. Moffa
Internana
Ohio
Trial Set In West For Slayer Of Area Woman
Carl Folk, ex carnival operator from Clovis New Mexico, to stand trial in Holbrook Arizona on February 8 for the murder of Mrs. Faye Allen of Wattaburg. Folk pleads not guilty claiming lack of funds for defense. state alleges entry, assault, and murder in the December attack. Mrs. Allen, her husband Raymond and child were traveling to California when the crime occurred. Folk was wounded by a pistol shot from Mrs. Allen’s husband and later recovered to await trial.
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Carl Folk
Faye Allen
Wattaburg
Hol-brook Ariz
Facia Triat
Carl J. Polk
Clovis
N. M
Womal
California
Folk
Holbrook
New Mexico
Allen
Raymond
Polio Appeal Mixup Prompted County Chest Apology
Erie County polio fund officials apologized to Corry Community Chest after a mail appeal for the March of Dimes went out in error. Chest president C A Hillstrom contacted county campaign chair Thomas K Welsh to explain that $2,000 had already been allocated from Chest funds, and residents should ignore the mistaken letters.
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Erie County
Corry
C. A. Hillstrom
Chest
Thomas K. Welsh
Welsh
Cunpalen
Two Cities Oppose General Telephone Rate Hike
Union City and Franklin officials join forces with the Sandycreek Grange to resist a 4 percent rate increase proposed by the General Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. The plan includes a possible second boost within two years and an August rollout, affecting about 42 operators in the Franklin district.
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Swedien
Oity
Franklin
General Telephore Company of
Pennsylvania
Franklin City
Sandycreek Grange
General Telephone
Pilot Hurt In Crash Near Muncy
A small Air Force plane crashed near Muncy Pennsylvania near the edge of a two family residence injuring the pilot. Initial reports indicate the aircraft was out of control above the Lycoming County community of about 2600 residents.
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Muncy
le Poot
Lycoming County
POWs Dispute Settled Between U S and ROK Talks
American and South Korean leaders met to quell a rift over the disposition of more than 24 000 unrepatriated prisoners of war. The UN urged release under armistice terms as talks continue with Communist authorities maintaining opposition to release. General Maxwell Taylor and UN commander General John Hull discussed smoothing details and tying up loose ends.
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Seoul
Pyun Ying Tai
U.N
Gomminisets Wold
Maxwell D.taylor
Tokyo
Gem John
HW U.N
Putin
Red China
Corry Driver Pleads Guilty After Smashup
Frank Dombrowski, 94, of 190 Hatch Street, pleaded guilty to drunken driving before Alderman M. Cobbett after a west Smith Street collision with Brent J. Clayton. Dombrowski was held for Erie County Court, released on a $1000 property bond furnished by a relative. Clayton was cleared of responsibility.
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Frank Dombrowski
Hatch Street
Cobbett
Erie County Court
Dombrowski
West
Smith St
Bred J. Clayton
Weat Mith Street
Clyton
Wert Smith Street
Pennsytvania
Claytown
Clayton
Erie County
Quake Shakes Reading Area Mystery Shocks Residents
A sequence of tremors centered near Reading and Sinnking Springs in Berks County unsettled residents at 2:30 a.m. with nine blasts reported. Meteorologist Matthew T. Peacock noted no explosion evidence and possible earth tremors. no injuries or major damage were reported as phones flooded with inquiries.
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Reading
U. S. Weather Bureau
Berkia County
Matthew T. Peacock
Rome
the Inquirer
Ue Bsinking Springs
Ares
Sylvenia
Philideipus
Jue
Road contracts let in District 3
The state awarded several highway projects in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Crawford-Widen in Vernon and Hayfield towns covers 6.69 miles of bituminous road for $211,498 by A H Blank Mendyslie. Warren-Surface in Warren covers 1.84 miles for $45,483 by Western Pennsylvania Asphalt Paying Co. Venango-Widen covers 3.0 miles in Ow City and nearby townships for $200,183 by Western Pennsylvania Asphalt Paving Co.
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Airnwayr Dearest
Pensylvania
Crawford
Wurface
Vernon
Hayfield
A. H. Blank
Mendyslie
Warren
Warren Vorongt
Western
OW City
Borulgrads
Sugar Creek
Irwin Townships
Western Pennsylvania
First Presbyterian Church to Mark 90th Anniversary
The First Presbyterian Church of this city marks its 90th year with a week of special services starting January 17. Rev G L Boyd returns to open the celebration, followed by an anniversary dinner January 21 with Rev G Mason Cochran as speaker. The January 24 closing service features Rev Bauer. A chimes and organ dedication, a printed parish history, and an exhibit of church records complete the events. The church on West Pleasant and South Center was founded in the oil boom era and remains a leading worship site.
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First Presbyterian Church
G. L. Boyd
Paul F. Bauer
Rey. G. Mason Cochran
Oil City
Thesime
Bauer Wil
West Pleasant
South Center
Tin Magnate Clears Way for Daughter to Wed
Dinburgh Scotland marriage row ends as Antenor Patina yields to love and abandons legal bid to block 18 year old Marla Tsnbela's marriage to a foreign-born English suitor. Reports say he met the couple in secret and blessed their union after learning they had obtained a license.
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Dinburgh
Scotland
Millonaire UN
Antenor Patina
Love
Marla Tsnbela
Papa
Patino
Paris
Eisenhower predicts federal budget and cuts in State of the Union
President Eisenhower in a 7,000 word State of the Union address forecasts a federal spending plan near 66 billion dollars starting July 1. He calls for tax cuts with spending reduction, defense expansion, and global peace efforts while urging constitutional and economic reforms and continued foreign aid.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
United States
Isenhower
House
Senate
U. S
Eison
Tower Administration
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Beaverdam Corp
Storch
Western Penitentiary
French Assembly
Lantel
Roks
Smith Street
Presbyterian Church
Ayaly
Borate Finance Committee
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