Commandos Raid Deep Behind Korean Front
British and American Marines led a bold 130 mile rear assault in Korea, storming ashore on the East Coast near Tanchon under heavy naval gunfire. The raid disrupted Communist coastal transport lines while two British commandos were wounded and U S Marines suffered no reported casualties.
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John Randolph
Seoul
Korea
U.N
Tanchon
38Th Parallel
Taehwa
Red Korea
Yalu
Chongchon
U. S. Eighth Army
Johnny Yuha in Critical Condition After Transfer
Johnny Yuha remains in critical condition at New York University Bellevue Medical Center. Doctors consider surgery but say his state is too serious to operate now. A spinal cord operation planned for tomorrow is uncertain with latest reports. The case is supported by the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund through Johnstown. Yuha’s mother Mrs Mary Yuha of Coal Run is notified.
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Johnny Yuha
New York University-Bellevue Medical Center
Mary Yuha
Coal Run
Ray Phillips
Elders Ridge
New York
Johnny
United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund
Johnstown
Irving Cooper
NYU- Bellevue Medical Center
Yuha
Indiana Hospital
Pittsburgh Plans Tax Increase and Police Reorganization
Mayor David L. Lawrence announced a seven and a half mill tax increase in 1952 to fund a record budget of 41.6 million dollars. About 290,000 will finance a sweeping police department reorganization with four new assistant superintendents by January to lead detective, traffic, uniform, and service divisions, plus eighty new officers joining the force.
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Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Jan
Lawrence
County Auditor Reports Available to Public in Offices
The county auditors announced that copies of their report released Saturday are available in any county office. They also corrected the impression that the report published was for the borough. Spaghetti Daily hours listed.
Navy Plane Crashes Killing Six Near Escambia Bay
A Navy plane crashed beside the Escambia Bay highway at Pensacola Florida killing six service members. The craft had left Miami for Corry Field and struck the ground about 30 feet from the road bursting into flames. The crew included two Marines and four passengers from Navy Air Force and Army. Names were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Pensacola
Fla
Peel Ga
Escambia Bay
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Miami
Corry Field
Navy
Dallas
Air Force
Army
Beyer Boy Hurt in Sandlot Football Game
Ten-year-old Dennis O'Keefe son of Joseph F. O'Keefe of Beyer suffered an arm injury during a Sunday sandlot football game. He received treatment at Adrian Hospital Punxsutawney and was released the same day.
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BEYER
Dennis O'Keefe
Joseph F. O'Keefe
Punxsutawney
Adrian Hospital
Merchants Fight Shoplifting Surge in Holiday Rush
The Indiana Merchants Association reports a rising wave of shoplifting as plainclothes detectives monitor stores. Store leaders describe numerous cases with a particular spike on Saturday, as thieves in shoppers’ attire operate across varied shops. A clerk details spotting a woman who fled a clothing center with a $15 sweatshirt, description shared with police, with an arrest possible soon. James Levine, president of the Merchants Association, notes growing theft threats during the holiday period.
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Indiana Merchants Association
James Levine
The
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County Civil Defense Says Air Defense Test Best Yet
Paul Woodring head of Indiana County Civil Defense reported the county’s part in the statewide air defense exercise was the most successful yet. Thirteen of fourteen observation posts were active showing progress since organization. Observers logged aircraft type, number and appearance times though a complete aerial count was unavailable.
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Paul Woodring
Indiana
Fayette Dentists Decline Retired Miner Dental Plan
Fayette County Dental Society decides not to join a plan offering reduced rates for dental work to retired coal miners. The group informed the United Mine Workers Welfare Fund it seeks reasonable customary and accepted fees.
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Uniontown
Fayette
Detroit Goes Wild West Horse and Buggy Burglaries
In Detroit two teens Sam Hill and Gary Lawler, 18 and 17, confessed to about sixty burglaries of garages using borrowed horses and wagons to misdirect police. A 35-year-old housewife, Mrs. Oliver Lutz, alerted authorities after spotting two men loading items into a wagon, leading to a rapid pursuit and arrest. Detectives credited her tip for cracking the spree that spanned much of the city.
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Detroit
John Sly
Sam Hill
Gary Lawler
Sly
City
Robert Transue
Oliver Lutz
State GOP trims budget as teachers gain pay raise
Harrisburg December 4. Republican Senators cut Gov. Fine's $1.22 million budget by 48 million in economies. The Senate 48-1 approved a $200 a year cost of living payout for teachers, boosting salaries by 200 more annually for eight years. Other cuts included civil defense funding and Independence Mall work.
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Harrisburg
John
Fine
Senate
Pennsylvania
GOP
Independence Mall
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Lions Meet Program Delights Indiana Club Crowd
Entertainment at the Indiana Lions Club meeting at the Vets featured Neal Griffith of the First National Bank aided by James Maxwell of the local college. They presented skits from popular melodies to humorous grand opera variations with Griffith performing Romeo and Juliet alongside Maxwell at the piano.
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Indiana Lions Club
Vets
Neal Griffith
First National Bank of Indiana
James Maxwell
Griffith
Interloctutor
Jim” Maxwell
Injured at Work Burn Victim Recovers in Adrian Hospital
Robert Brink Rossiter 17 of Rossiter sustained burns to both arms while at work Saturday and is receiving treatment at Adrian Hospital Punxsutawney. Police and safety officers reviewed the incident and expect a full report after medical clearance.
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Rossiter
Robert Brink
Adrian Hospial
Awney
Ask That Skilled Machinist To Reply
Skilled machinists and die workers are in demand here if Indiana is to realize new industry employing about 70 percent men. Friends of men in these trades outside the city are urged to notify and ask for an application form from the company via the local Chamber of Commerce office. The Fee 2 form is vital to continue the survey and must be filled completely.
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Indiana
Chamber of Commere
Co. School Directors Reorganize in Indiana County
Six Indiana County school boards reorganized with directors elected November 6 taking seats. Officers named include Clarksburg president Mrs Josephine Marshall and Saltsburg vice president Rishell. Carson of Saltsburg named treasurer though non-member. others named for Conemaugh Township and Plumville districts. Senate approved Gov Fine's recommendation for Plumville justice appointment.
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Indiana
Clarksburg
Josephine Marshall
Thorn, Rishell
Saltsburg
John A. Cribbs
Clarksburg RD 2
Harry F. Carson
Carson
Conemaugh Township
Truby
Beers
Clarksburg RD
I. M. Speedy
George Heimberger
Mary McCullough
Edin
Harry E. Ewing
Plumville
William A. Ails- Mary Nesbitt
Tunnelton
House
CO. School
State Senate
Gov, Fine
Reds Insist On Limits To Supervision
Communist negotiators in Korea pressed for four supervision limits in a truce plan, rejected by the Allies. They seek freedom to build air fields and restrict inspections to ports, ban troop rotation, and shield reconstruction work from scrutiny, as a two-man-per-side subcommittee works toward a December 27 deadline.
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Robert 8
Tuckman
U.N
Korea
Alt Panmunjom
North Korea
See Reds
Toll May Reach Hundreds More in Hibok Hibok Eruption
Hibok Hibok Volcano on Camiguin Island in the central Philippines erupted killing at least 141 villagers. Rescue workers fear the toll will rise with the Red Cross reporting growing casualties hourly. Many Filipinos were burned by ash and lava and treated in makeshift hospitals as ash coverage expanded across several settlements.
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Manila
Hibok Hibok
Philippines
The
Red Cross
Camiguin Island
Taft
Omaha
Republi
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Taft Declines To Influence GOP Action
Senator Taft of Ohio says he will not try to influence the selection of a Senate Republican floor leader. He notes the candidate list is unsettled and will be decided by the Republican conference later this month. Taft, behind the scenes, maintains control as chair of the Senate GOP Policy Committee and stays neutral in the potential Taft Eisenhower presidential race.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Wheery
Ohio Senate
Wondilf
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Fighting Breaks Out Near Suez Canal in December Clash
In Ismailia Egypt authorities report heavy fighting in the Suez Canal area with a death toll cited at 29 from last night. A government communique notes 70 British armored cars engaged for six hours on Suez outskirts with 13 British and 16 Egyptians killed.
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Ismailia
Egypt
Suez Canal
Suez Canal Zone
Suez
Chaim Weizmann Gravely Ill in Tel Aviv
Physicians said the 74 year old President of Israel Chaim Weizmann was gravely ill as heart failure and lung inflammation worsened. His condition grew weaker with a low temperature. prayers were said in Israeli synagogues.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Chaim Weizmann
No Prudential Strike Locally
The Indiana office of Prudential Life Insurance Co said it was not affected immediately by the AFL affiliated agents strike. None of its eight representatives are union members, a spokesman said. A Johnstown report said AFL agents there planned to picket district offices in Indiana today or tomorrow.
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Indiana
Fprudential Life Insurance Co
Johnstown
AFL
Happiest Christmas For Liberated Man in Detroit Tale
Detroit crime story spans 1924 bootlegging slaying and a 56 year pursuit ending with a man freed. Louis Lambert died after police linked him to an unsolved killing. Vance Hardy testifies, while Gladys Barrett seeks closure. Newspaper tease notes continuation on page two.
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Detroit
Louis Detroit
Fou
Gladys Barrett
Hardysbis
Atgentia of
Recorder’s/Detroit
Investigor
Recorder
Joseph i
Oh Gearhart
Food Aid Reaches Flood Victims in Rome
Five tons of relief supplies including clothing cocoa chocolate milk medicine and vitamins arrived by plane in Rome for Italy flood victims. National Catholic Welfare Council organized the shipment, delivering essentials to aid those impacted by the disaster.
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Rome
National Catholic Welfare Council
Italy
Pennsylvania approves $56 million teacher pay raise
Legislation for a 56 million pay increase for Pennsylvania public school teachers gains General Assembly approval. The package raises baseline salaries by 200 dollars a year, plus an additional 200 dollars for eight years, and includes 27 million required by a 1949 law. Senate approval was by 48 to 1 with one dissent.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
House
Senate
Henry G. Propert
Montgomery
Commonwealth
Chamsber of Commerce
Area Man Killed In Western Pennsylvania Highway Incident
A Wintondale resident, George Kyesich, 58, was among four pedestrians killed on Western Pennsylvania highways yesterday while returning home from work. The deadly incident raised concerns over January price changes and traffic safety measures in the region.
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Wintondale
Pennsylvania
George Kyesich
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