British Seaman Uses Blunder to Secure GI Benefits
The New York Daily News reports the saga of Alistair Nicholson a 23 year old Scottish former seaman hustled into the U S Army in England He was court martialed imprisoned and later shipped back to the United States where he received back pay and benefits totaling about 2 497 dollars Nicholson born in Glasgow claimed American identity and used the name Fred Bast while questioned He later received decorations and the American Theater Ribbon and other service awards.
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New York
New York Daily News
U. S Army
England
Alistaire Nicholson
Glasgow
Scotland
United States
U. S
Washington
The
Daily News
Nicholson
Southampton
Nicholason
Nichelson
Fred P. Bast
Ist
Monsey
Cana
Nina Malls
Ob Jad
British Isles
State Police 1947 Report For County Continues Panel
State Police 1947 report shows 182 injured and 8 fatally struck in Twenty-four Mas incidents. Main cause auto crashes due to driving on the wrong side. speeding and Route 118 south cited as danger spots. Sundays highest accident day. Monday through Saturday counts listed. The report mentions a theater ribbon and medals and a separate sensational story about Nicholson alleging Army missteps and possible cover ups in Southampton and Canada.
Marshall To Speak in Pittsburgh Dinner Accepts Invitation
George C. Marshall secretary of state has accepted the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce 74th annual dinner invitation for January 15. Officials said Marshall did not reveal his speech topic.
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Pittsburgh
George C. Marshall
Istate
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Marshall
Stassen Delays Testimony On Commodities Probe
Harold Stassen will not testify before the Senate appropriations subcommittee until Friday, delaying his planned appearance on commodity speculation questions. The former Minnesota governor cited a speaking engagement in Pennsylvania andsaid he would be glad to testify. The delay also allows time to prepare evidence in the Wallace H. Graham case, President Truman's personal physician, who is to be an early witness.
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Washington
Harold &. Stassen
Senate
Stassen
Reepublican
Senate Appropriations
Ferguson
Rmich
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Truman Cabinet Session Presses Tax Fight in Congress
President Truman convenes cabinet to review a near completed message amid a partisan standoff with a Republican-led Congress. Reports hint at higher corporate taxes to fund personal income tax relief, while Knutson and Taber push for wide tax cuts and spending cuts. The White House plans a defiant stance against trimming treasury revenue as Marshall plan debates continue.
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House
Truman
White House
Taber
R-Ny
House Appropriations Committee
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Marshall Progeram
Senate
Knutsson
Steady Snowfall In County Today Narrow local council notes
Indiana County sees steady snow from 8 30 am with temperatures from 28 to 32 degrees. Borough issues include Maple Street coal hauling from McIntyre mines to Johnstown, road repairs, securing a full time secretary, electing treasurer J Anthony Graff, and appointing borough engineer Q B Jones. Eight police phones to be installed, bus parking charges debated, and a 1948 borough budget planned amid rising expenses.
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Indiana County
Maple Street
Oakland Avenue
Wayne Avenue
McIntyre
Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Co
Marshall
Moorhead
Rex
16Th Streets
11Th Street
Grant
Maple Sts
Clymer Borough Council names new leadership and retrains officers
Clymer elected Clymer Gordon Gibson as president of the Borough Council succeeding Garnet Christie John Steele reelected secretary and C L Longwell retained as treasurer. Two street commissioners Alex Smith and Samuel Laurie were reappointed. New members James Mc Falls Max Harwick and Mabon Shank joined. five more new councilmen were sworn in including Donald L Campbell John J Lipsie Lewis Piper Paul Heaslep and James Steele. John A Fatora named secretary and Mrs Helen Hill treasurer. About forty officials attended. meeting called by Burgess W C McKee. Unclear notes on budget and tax session planned for January 12 14.
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State Highway Department
Finance Committee
Fire Department
Homer City
Warner City
H. G. Wolfe
James S. Roser
Lester W. Tuck
C. A. McGaughey
Clymer
Gordon Gibson
Garnet Christie
John Steele
C. L. Longwell
Alex Smith
Samuel Laurie
James Mc* Falls
Max Harwick
Mabon’ Shank
Donald L.campbell
John J. Lipsie
Lewis Piper
Paul Heaslep
James Steele
J. M. Turner
John A. Fatora
Helen Hill
Burgess W. C. McKee
Survivors of Wrecked Cannery Tender Reached Kodiak
Thirteen survivors including a mother and six children were rescued from an icebound Alaska peninsula wreck and boarded a Coast Guard cutter and Navy tug for hospitalization. Ten were aboard the Spencer, wrecked near Kodiak Island on New Year’s Eve. three rescuers from the Mataco aided after their boat overturned. The rescue, delayed by 60 mph winds, occurred after a lull and the rescuers reached shore near Kanatak.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Coast Guard
Alaska Peninsula
Spencer
Kodiak Island
Navy
Mataco
Clover
Kanatak
MacArthur Silent on Nomination Rumors in Tokyo
Reports from Tokyo say General MacArthur will not comment on a possible presidential bid. He remains silent on the topic while in Japan awaiting a peace treaty. Wisconsin officials note his public service remark signals nothing about running. Some sources think he could accept a nomination but would not campaign.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Wisconsin
Japan
Fred R. Zimmerman
Veterinarians Open Convention In Philadelphia
The 48th annual veterinarians conference opens in Philadelphia under the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine with about 350 practitioners expected to attend. Debate over rationing meat surfaces as MPs discuss preparedness and price controls versus production incentives amid potential shortages.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary , Medicine
Penn University Museum
Ives
Flanders
Murray
Kiwanis Club Opens New Year Activities
The Kiwanis Club held its first meeting of the year with Vice President Merle Craig presiding in place of President George Rinkenberger. Committees outlined work for the year, planning sessions followed, and arrangements for week of prayer services were made with James Turney leading the church support group. Plans for the 83rd Kiwanis International anniversary on January 19 at Lewis Restaurant were nearly complete, featuring a message from Dr. Charles W. Armstrong. Kiwanis International, founded in Detroit before WWI, now has 180,000 members in 2,700 clubs across the U S Canada Alaska and Hawaii, and reported extensive community service and youth programs in the past year.
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Kiwanis Club
Merle Craig
George Rinkenberger
Craig
Kiwanis Committee
Kiwanis
James Turney
Presbyterian Church
7Th Street
Kiwanis Club of
Indiana
Kiwanis International
Lewis Restaurant
Charles W. Armstrong
Salisbury
N. C
Detroit
Right Man Sought For Liquor Board Vacancy
Harrisburg January 6 The State Liquor Control Board remains without a candidate for a $10,000 vacancy. Governor Duff said no suitable release was obtained from an unnamed business executive, leaving the post vacant for over four years as searches continue.
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Harrisburg
James H. Duff
State Liquor Control Board
Senators Clash Over Marshall Plan Aid Figures
Senator Hickenlooper warned a news conference that $17 billion cut from foreign aid could provoke trouble in Congress. He urged a four year aid commitment without a fixed amount, while Bohlen warned rejection might force higher defense spending beyond $17 billion in a single year.
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Congress
Michigan
Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
UN Council Opens as India Seeks Delay to Hear Experts
The United Nations Security Council moves to hear experts from contending parties and Britain on India Pakistan issues. Pakistan requests delay to allow Foreign Minister Zafarullah Khan to arrive at Lake Success. India will send Gopalaswami Iyengar, Britain calls Philip Noel-Baker, and the U.S. sends Ray Thurston. This first 1948 session includes Canada, Argentina, and the Soviet Ukraine among new entrants, replacing Australia, Brazil, and Poland.
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Britain
U. S
Pakistan
Council
Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan
Lake Success
New Delhi
Gopalaswami Iyengar
Kashmir
India
Philip Noel-Baker
United States
Ray Thurston
State Department
South Asia
Washington
Theli-Nation Council
Canada
Argentina
Soviet Ukraine
Australia
Brazil
Poland
Obituary notices from Indiana area include several deaths
Obituaries list FRANK LEONARDI of 31 Soul Third Street who died in Indiana Hospital and will have arrangements announced. CHARLES GILBERT SHAFFER of Wilkinsburg died Jan 5 at 4:15 a.m. and is survived by wife and children with services Jan 8. IRA W. ALCORN of Salina RD died Jan 5 in Latrobe Hospital with services Jan 8. CHARLES GARBOR of Homer City area died after a fall with funeral home note. ALBERT FRANK MOUNTAIN died Dec 31 at home with services Jan 2. survivor details, birthplaces, and funeral plans listed.
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Frank Leonardi
Soul
Third Street
Indiana Hospital
Lydick Funeral Home
Waynie Avenue
Charles Gilbert Shaffer
Wilkinsburg
Strongstown
Blair W
Emma Blanch Shultz Shaffer
Slickville
Industrial Colleries Co
Union Switch and Signal Co
Swisvale
Jean Madill Shaffer
Charla, G., Jr
Charleston
W. Wa
Lest B
W. R. Batey
Betty S. Gray
Augusta
Mar-guerite L
Logan
Beacon
Iowa
William
Johnstown
Clarence C
Irwin
Cora B. Huey
Ella Dolly
Mary E. Shaffer
Wintondale
Hey
Rebecca Ave
Woodlawn
Ira W. Alcorn
Salina
Saltsburg
Latrobe Hospital
Bell Township
Westmoreland County
Wiliam
Nancy Jane W
Ters Alcorn
Saltsburg Presbyterian Church
Hs Wie
Nancy Belle (Lemon) Alcorn
James
Lillian M
Walter C. Alcorn
Avonmore
Robinson Funeral Ome
Raymond W. Nicholson
Edgewood Cemetery
Charles Garbor
Box
Joseph Petrovich
Homer City
Askew Funeral Home
Purchase Line
Church of the Brethren
Clayton Straw
Mahonning Cemetery
Raleigh Funeral Home
New Comet Fading Fast
Cambridge, Mass. January 6. Harvard Observatory reports a new comet visible over Africa and Australia is fading fast and not visible to northern naked-eye observers. Comet 1947 remains far in the southern hemisphere and will be observable only with telescopes for many months. Reappearance could occur anytime from 15 to thousands of years in the future.
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Cambridge
Mass
Africa
Australia
Harvard Observatory
Fred L. Whipple
Harvard
Whipple
Christmas Services for St Mich aels and Heilwood Mission
Greek Catholic Church announces Christmas rites for St Mich aels in Clymer and St Peters and Pauls Mission in Heilwood. Midnight service Tuesday Jan 6 followed by Solemn High Mass at 10 30 PM. Heilwood services: Christmas Eve 7 PM and Christmas Day High Mass 8 30 AM.
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St. Michael's
Clymer
Kertis
St. Peter’s and Paul's Mission Church
Heilwood
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Blairsville
Harry Borland
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James W. Mack
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J. Reppel
Norman Koontz
James Moore
J. Anthony Graff
Homer Koontz
Clark Marshall
Ed. Hofti
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H. E. Boyle
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M. O. Steetle
Merle Buterbaugh
T. C. Hoyt
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Maloney
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Kline
Koontz
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South Seventh St
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Indiana Borough
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J. R. Hiner
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