Snowfall of December snowstorm paralyzes much of Pennsylvania
A blizzard-like storm spread across Western Pennsylvania with 5 to 12 inches of snow in various counties while lighter flurries fell in cities like Pittsburgh Philadelphia Harrisburg Wilkes-Barre and Reading. Temperatures were expected to rise the next day melting much of the snow and easing conditions though road crews urged motorists to stay home unless travel was essential.
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Pennsylvaniia
Stote
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
Lancaster
Reading
State Highway Department
France Returns City of Stolpe to Russia
Berlin reports Stolpe, a small village near the French sector, is to be returned to the Russians after a long dispute. A lone rural policeman was to guard Stolpe until a Soviet occupation force arrives, with formal transfer possibly by June 3. The village, with under 1,000 residents, was handed to France in 1948 for an airfield that was never built. The Tegel airfield nearby has been completed for Allied use, and the French communique says the Stolpe transfer lacks purpose without an airport.
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Berlin
Stolpe
Frandax
Russia
Stople
Kittanning Bar-Keeps Chase Thugs In Bar Fight
In Kittanning Pennsylvania two armed robbers entered the Kittanning Country Club bar Saturday night. Two bartenders John Bower and F E Bauer fought back, one man fleeing after dropping a carbine, mask, and blackjack. The other robber with a shotgun stood outside as the fray unfolded. Police said assistance arrived after the suspects escaped.
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Kittanning
Kittanning Country Club
John Bower
F. E. Bauer
Bower
Ski Equipped Plane to Pick Up 10 Airmen
Rescue officials may use a ski equipped transport to reach ten U S airmen stranded on Greenland's ice cap. Seven have been marooned since December after a C 47 forced landing. A separate attempt with a B 17 failed as it nosed into a snowbank. The glider rescue attempts faced wheel breakage and gear removal. The men reportedly have food clothing and heating gear to endure 40 below zero.
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St, John's
U.S
Greenland
Stainless Steel Prices Cut By Two Firms
Area Roads news notes that Stainless Steel Corp and its subsidiaries today cut stainless steel prices across several products to preserve competitive position and expand use. Reductions affect plate sheets bars structural shapes rolled strip billets and wire, with some stock on hand.
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Pitts Ngh
Corp
C ‘Noig Steel Corp
Steel & Wire Co
Join
Czechs Convict Plotting Priests
In Prague Czechs convict priests and officials of the Greek Catholic Church for plotting against the republic. Three church leaders receive life imprisonment including Rev. Sebastian Sabol, 41, provincial of the Greek Catholic Monastery, described by the Prague Press as the highest official among Greek Catholic priests in Czechoslovakia.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Republic
Sebastian Sabol
Christmas Pilgrimage To Bethlehem Is Off
The planned Christmas pilgrimage to Bethlehem is canceled with services at the Church of the Nativity to be led by priests regardless of pilgrim attendance. In Naganeth and Jaffa Christian Arab attendance will be down, and the Arab population decline will lessen church services.
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Church of the Nativity
Holy Land
Naganeth
Jaffa
Bel Aviv
State Roads Hampered by Snow Across Pennsylvania
Slippery road conditions persist statewide after the weekend snow storm. Main highways remain open as plows and sanding crews operate. Northeast Bradford County reports 1 to 5 inches with some areas up to eight inches. Northwest record 3 to 6 inches. Southeast sees 7 to 10 inches. Southcentral 6 to 9 inches, up to 10 in Bedford. Southwest still snowing in Allegheny Westmoreland and Somerset, with drifts up to 9 inches in spots.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Highways Department
Sarea
Bradford
Bedford County
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Somerset Counties
Somerset County
Three Week End Accidents Reported Near Here
The Ohio motorist said he was blinded by bright lights and did not see the Miller car ahead. Mrs. Marilyn Hopkins, 21, was treated at Indiana Hospital for knee cuts and a possible back injury. A three car wreck on Route 119 near Indiana caused about 300 dollars in damages, with J Eugene Long Cokeville, Joulg Ryavec Barberton, and Clarence A Repine Blacklick listed as drivers. Wanda Long of Gokee vile treated for a leg injury.
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Ohio
Marilyn Hopkins
Indiana Hospital
Route 119
Indiana
J. Eugene Long
Cokeville
Joulg Ryavec
Barberton
Clarence A. Repine
Blacklick
Red attack endangers Sun's cabinet in war with Communists
As fighting rages in North China, Peiping and Tientsin face artillery duels while Nationalist forces attempt to retake Peiping's southern suburbs. Reports describe airfield repairs, sporadic clashes around Pengpu, and a government withdrawal toward Chansien as Communists push, with observers noting leadership decisions may hinge on conference talks rather than battlefield turns.
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Washington
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Associated Press
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Here
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Hsienmumiao
Menchang
Nanaking
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Suchaw
Harold
Patient removes cast and leaves $20 payment
Intruder breaks into a doctor's office at night removes a cast from an arm, rebandages it, and leaves a $20 bit in payment. Dr Nelson A Young reports the self-service incident to police noting nothing else was taken while his fee stands at $6.45 for the service.
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Los Angeles
Nelson A. Young
Dr. Young
Hance
Hiccup Girl Is Releaved at Christmas Return
Pauline Lucas of Waynesburg Pa ends a 300 day hiccup siege after doctors surgically stopped the hiccupping temporarily paralyzing her diaphragm. She will go home for Christmas and use chest muscles to breathe.
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Pittsburgh
Pauline Lucas
Waynesburg
Search Made For San Luis Coast Guard Aids
A wide search was underway for the Honduran vessel San Luis and her crew after a last message said the men were taking to boats. Coast guard planes prepared to join the effort as the cutter Macona rushed toward Cape San Antonio Cuba where three ships scoured the area for the 607 ton craft and unknown number of crew members.
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Miami
Fla
San Luis
Cape San Antonio
Cuba
Coast Guard
Macona
Woman Slugged By Tall Negro in Pittsburgh Area
Mrs. Sally Mitchel a 31 year old downtown parking lot cashier said a prowler slugged her last night at her Baldwin Township home and she was treated for a brain concussion at Southside hospital. Police searched for a tall Negro described by the victim and investigated possible links to a separate December slaying of 12 year old Carole Ann Konsinger.
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Pittsburgh
Sally Mitchel
Baldwin Township
Southside Hospital
Mitchel
Peter Connors
Dec
Carole Ann Konsinger
Sayre Eager To Testify On Sabotage
Sayre expressed readiness to testify before the Grand Jury after a radiogram requested his appearance. Reached at sea by radio telephone, he told Justice officials he is eager to reveal all he knows but needs time to catch up on the case. A Grand Jury subpoena was served aboard ship to his secretary Anna Belle Newcomb, age 34, who previously worked in the State Department.
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Department of Justice
Anna Belle Newcomb
State Department
Dutch Troops Sweep In Victory Over Indonesia
In a reported session, the Dutch forces conducted a multi‑front attack on the Republic in Sumatra drawing protests from United States and Australia. American delegate Pr. Philip Jessup voiced grave concern as delegates noted Indonesian events and a pause until Wednesday due to missing Russian and Ukrainian representatives. Only four lettermen return to the Core pall basketball squad this season.
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Netherlands
Republic
Dava Ang Sumatra
Pr. Philip & Jessup
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Editor’s Son Found Shot at Bard College
William Gordon Sorrells, 19, son of late John M. Sorrells, executive editor of Scripps-Howard papers, was found shot in the stomach on a Bard College dormitory porch. The freshman was in critical condition at Northern Dutchess Health Center. Circumstances were unclear. college officials termed it possibly accidental. The 22 caliber bullet entered the lower abdomen and exited the chest. His mother resides in Memphis at 873 East Parkway South.
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Rhinebeck
William Gordon Sorrells
John M. Sorrells
Scripps-Howard
Bard College
Here
Sorrells
Dutchess County Health Center
Ormsby Robinson College
Russia Gains Foothold Here in Electrical Industry
A four month House Labor subcommittee investigation concludes that the CIO Electrical Workers Union is under Communist influence and controls its national office, executive board, staff, newspaper, and several districts while handling defense related contracts in atomic energy machinery jet propulsion radar and aircraft submarine gear. The report urges steps to end the hold due to national security threats.
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Washington
Russia
America
CIO Electrical Workers Union
House
Rep
Kersten
R-Wis
Truman Plans Christmas Flight to Independence
President Truman will fly to Missouri for Christmas, leaving Wednesday on the White House plane Independence at 10 a.m. EST. Mrs. Truman and daughter Margaret are already at the Truman home in Independence, and the president expects to return to Washington around December 38.
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Truman
Missouri
White House
Independence
Margaret
Britain Plans Four Year Drive to End War Debts
Britain unveiled a four year plan to mobilize men, money, and materials to reach self sufficiency by 1953. The Whites Paper calls for continued austerity and a massive production push as a signpost for a postwar economy, with reliance on U.S. aid until the BRP ends.
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London
Britain
Oltisials
Tragic Drowning After Jeep Plunges Into Mine Pit
Dee Robert McAlpine aged 46 of Baden RD 1 Surghptstown Pa drowned when his jeep skidded into a strip mine excavation holding about 16 feet of water. The body was found at the wheel five hours after the accident was seen by a boy who notified police. Deputy Coroner J R Lae oversaw the investigation.
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Surghptstown
Dee
McAlpine
RD. 1
Baden
Goroner J. R
Aubrey Smith Dies At Age 85 In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Calif Aubrey Smith veteran British film star dies at home aged 88 after illness heart ailment. He had just finished a role in Little Women and had been active in movies nearly all his life. Born London July 21 1863 he began on stage then screen and once captained Cambridge University cricket team.
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Calif
Bee
Aubrey Smith
H Perdon
Aed
Activa
Sir Autrey
Smith
Hollywood
London
Cambridge University
Australia
South America
College Presents Two Messiah Performances
Indiana college audiences enjoyed two Messiah renditions under Miss Muldowney. Soloists Ruth Neal Mary Ledgerwood Edward Nyborg Alfredo Luizzi impressed, with the chorus alumni adding depth. The Hallelujah opening drew standing ovations and urged the community to make the oratorio a Christmas tradition.
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Ruth Neal
Indiana
New York City
Mary Ledgerwood
Edward Nyborg
Alfredo Luizzi
Spy Quiz Seeks Light On Aberdeen Proving Ground Situation
Mundt told reporters Reno may illuminate the Aberdeen Proving Ground case noting committee members Merits and Soviet access to Norden bombasight data circa 1038. Hedds Gompers comments reference prewar testing at Washington and old ConvLuns activities amid unclear details.
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Pfc Harrison B Cain of Homer City Killed at Iwo Jima
The article notes Pfc Harrison B Cain, son of Harry and Martha Cain, born January 8 1924 at Bolte Indiana County, died February 26 1945 during the Iwo Jima battle after service at Paris Island Ocean Side and Saipan Leyte. Surviving are his parents, a brother LeRoy and five sisters. Funeral arrangements by Bell Funeral Home with burial at Armagh and full military rites by Homer City American Legion and Co F National Guard. Also mentions Rose Fitzerell death and other obituaries with funeral details.
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Martha Hyson Cain
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Indiana County
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Lucerne Mines
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Ocean Side
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Saipan
Leyte
Iwo Jima
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Evelyn Bush
Indiana
R. D
Leona Reeger
Blacklick
Marian
Martha
Judith
Bell Funeral Home
Wayne Avenue
J. W. Clarit
Armagh
Barkley To Go To Germany
Paducah, Ky. December 20. Vice President-Elect Barkley announced here last night that he will spend Christmas with American airmen involved in the airlift to Berlin. He said he plans to attend a meeting of the Interparliamentary Union executive committee on December 23 as a member.
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P.vicw
Albany
Barkley
Berlin
Bla Rams
Kentucky Benatoy
Interparliamentary Union
Farle Deo
Clues Few In Chicago Slaying
In Chicago on December 20 police had little to go on in the rape and murder of 10 year old Roberta Rinearson. The body was found in a ditch near a cemetery on the Western Cook County line. A battered old automobile and a bloodstained handkerchief were the only clues. Hunters reported a car matching the description near a county line road at 3 AM Saturday with two men inside. A second sighting noted a similar car near a creek before 7 AM with two youths seen nearby, appearing to have washed their hands.
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Chicago
Pollcn
Roberta Rinearson
Cook County
ISTC To Hear European Yule Music
Indiana State Teachers College to present Yuletide music from England Greece France and America Tuesday at 10 00 am in the auditorium The women's glee club directed by Miss Agnes Bothne will sing English and Greek carols with solos by Virginia Sumner Agnes Fedorka Delores Adams and Constance Gwinn The Greek carol features Mary Lou Gephardt harp Jane Schwartz violin Velma Bowser flute Audrey Wogan cello Janet Kaufmann piano The men's glee club under Miss Mary Muldowney will sing French carols Angels We Have Heard On High Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella and Christian Hark Don Clapper at piano A brass quintet led by David McNaughton will perform English carols Angels From The Realms of Glory While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks and I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day plus two Bach chorales All the Woods and Sleeping and Sleepers Wake
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England
Greece
France
America
Indiana State Teachers College Music Department
Agnes Bothne
Virginia Sumner
Agnes Fedorka
Delores Adams
Constance Gwinn
Mary Lou Gephardt
Jane Schwartz
Velma Bowser
Audrey Wogan
Janet Kaufmann
Mary Muldowney
Jeanette
Isabella
Christian Hark
Don Clapper
David Mc Naughton
Joint Action Is Advocated For Intelligence Agencies
Washington reports say the administration seeks tighter spying laws and unified control of about twenty intelligence agencies. Two studies reveal a drive since spring to coordinate home-front efforts against spies and saboteurs, with a presidential commission reviewing the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
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