Tampa Bar Rejects Kefauver Hearing as Unfair
In Tampa the Kefauver Committee hearing drew sharp criticism from the Tampa Bar Association and the Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors calling the process un-American and unfair. They joined civic groups in urging a thorough probe while three minor figures testified about alleged payoffs to Sheriff Hugh Culbreath State Attorney Rex Farrior and ex Police Chief J L Eddings, which officials denied before the session ended.
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Tampa, Fla
Kefauver
Tampa Bar Asociation
The
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Culbreath
Rex Farrior
J. L. Eddings
Lester Hunt
D-Wye
Chamber
Tampa
Bar Association
Kefauver Committee
Little Mahoning Floods Highway Near Smicksburg Station
Water from the Little Mahoning flooded the road between North Point and the old Smicksburg Station, backing up from the Mahoning Dam. County highways were reported in good condition overall, though some stretches had water over pavement that later froze. Superintendent Earl Pfeiffer warned about spots with ice on the roads.
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North Point
Smicksburg Station
Little Mahoning
Mahoning Dam
Earl Pfeiffer
Quake Shakes Kashmir Capital
Severe earth tremors lasting about twenty seconds shook Srinagar on January 8. Panicked residents fled cracking and collapsing houses to open spaces with no immediate reports of casualties.
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Srinagar
Kashmir
First Aid Class Starts Monday at Red Cross Building
A first aid instructor course begins Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. in the American Red Cross building on Church Street in Indiana. The program trains volunteers to teach basic first aid skills to communities across the area.
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American Red Cross
Church Street
Indiana
Taft challenges Truman on authority to deploy troops
Sen Taft charged President Truman lacked power to commit American troops to a European defense force without Congress approval. He urged limiting deployments and urged Europe to lead in forming a defense, while Eisenhower was named commander of the projected international army and U S plans to contribute troops.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Europe
Senate
Congress
U. S
82Nd
North Atlantic
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Wisconsin
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Missouri
Korea
New Jersey
Mit American Boys
Kilgore
D-Wva
Navy Aims to Double Carriers in Expansion Plan
The Navy plans to roughly double its carrier fleet from the pre Korean War level, adding two battleships and several cruisers with about 100 more destroyers. The 27,000 ton carrier Tarawa is being stricken from mothballs and the Wisconsin will be ready for active duty in months. Officials said the carrier fleet would reach 28 or 29 ships, including heavy 45,000 ton and 27,000 ton carriers and about 17 smaller carriers, as part of a broad modernization. The plan drew reactions from Senators Kilgore and Taft who criticized authority, strategy, and manpower matching with Communist forces in Korea.
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Washington
Navy
Tarawa
Wisconsin
Defense Department
Taft outlines air and sea power for national defense
In his first foreign policy speech of the 82nd Congress Senator Taft of Ohio urged relying mainly on air and sea power to strengthen defenses against possible attack. Other Republicans, including Senator Wherry of Nebraska, called for a ring of sea and air bases around the Soviet Union.
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Taft
Ohio
Senate
U. S
Wherry
Nebraska
Soviet Union
Local Man’s Son Wins Look Magazine TV Award
James McNaughton, son of E. B. McNaughton of 546 Oak Street, Indiana, is named a top Look magazine television award recipient for best stage sets on ABC. Look praises his TV set design as a unique art creating depth on screen. A photo of McNaughton and his sets appears in the issue.
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James McNaughton
E. B. McNaughton
Oak Street
Indiana
Look
ABC Network
Indiana Male Chorus to Perform in Talent Show
The Indiana Male Chorus accepted an invitation from the Junior Womens Civic Club to appear in their Talent Show on January 24 and 25. Rehearsals resume Monday evening after the holiday layoff. new members will be admitted in January and should report to Mr. Stitt, with rehearsals at 8:15 PM in the High School rehearsal room.
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Indiana
Junior Womens Civic Club
Returns To Work At Bell Telephone Company
Charles R Wheeler of 555 Standard avenue Indiana has returned to work after a year of illness. He has served the Bell Telephone Company for 23 years.
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Charles R. Wheeler
555
Standard Avenue
Indiana
Bell Telephone Company
Mother Gets Son's Medal Mahaffey Boy First Honored
In Mahaffey Pennsylvania Pfc Melvin Brown 19 a missing Korean War soldier will be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism. His parents Mr and Mrs Edward Brown will travel to Washington to receive the medal in his name as four other recipients are honored. Brown enlisted at 17 served about 18 months in Japan and Korea before being listed missing with the First Cavalry Division.
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Mahaffey
Korea
Washington
Pfc
Melvin Brown
Brown
Edward ‘Brown
Clearfield County
Japan
First Cavalry Division
Democrats Seek Rules Change in Harrisburg Assembly
Democrats proposed a rules reform to allocate committee seats in the same ratio as House membership. House minority leader H G Andrews said the plan challenges representative government, while Republicans forecast defeat, noting current two to one GOP advantage in committees.
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Harrisburg
House
House of Representatives
Washington
Rep
H. G. Andrews
D-Cambria
Andrews
General Assembly
Rpublican
GOP
Senate
Two Workmen Injured in Federal Laboratories Blast
Two workmen were burned in an explosion and fire at the Federal Laboratories plant in Tunnelton on Wednesday morning. Injured are John Meloy, 29, Blairsville, and Carl Cramer, 23, Lewisville, both taken to St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh with serious injuries. Reported burns estimated at about 50 percent for Meloy and 70 percent for Cramer, though unconfirmed. Some plant damage occurred. full details were not available.
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Federal Laboratories
Tunnelton
John Meloy
Blairsville
Carl Cramer
Lewisville
St. Francis Hospital
Pittsburgh
Cramer
Meloy
Guards To Drill In Indiana Saturday Night Drill
Pennsylvania State Guard drills resume Monday night from 7 to 9 at the Armory on Wayne avenue Indiana. Enlistments welcomed each Monday night. Dance tonight at Central Hotel Black Lick from 9 to 12 with Johnny's Orchestra.
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Pennsylvania
Armory
Wayne Avenue
Indiana
Executive outlines program for Indiana County growth
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce announces planned conferences with industrial, commercial, and official groups in Indiana County to assess the economy and craft long-range development plans. President Lewis L. McGill and new executive vice president Vincent C. Leeson advocate cooperative, wide input from all sectors to build a solid base for future welfare. The Penn State Bureau of Business Research report is noted as part of the context.
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Indiana County
Lewis L. McGill
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Vincent Cleeson
Baltimore
Indiana
Bureau of Business Research
Pennsylvania State College
Blairsville druggist named to school board vacancy
C R B Heasley of Blairsville has been named to the Blairsville School Board to fill a vacancy and will be sworn in at the next regular board meeting Monday evening. Dance Club Savoy Saturday January 4 with music by Blue Jacket.
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C. RB. Heasley
Blairsville
Thas
Islairsville
Savoy
Blue Jackety
Plan Atomic Confab At Indiana Teachers College Meeting
Plans for an Atomic Energy Conference at the State Teachers College Indiana will be made by the Conference Steering Committee in Indiana January 16 1951 at 8 00 a m Sponsoring the conference will be the science and social studies department at Indiana State Teachers College in each junction with the U S Atomic Energy Commission and Associated Universities Incorporated The conference is tentatively scheduled for March 40 31 1951 Dr Karl D Hartzell director of education services at Associated Universities Incorporated Bragis haven National Laboratory Upton Joan Iskend New York will represent the government commission at the Steering Committee meeting
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State Teachers College
Indiana
Upton
Joan Iskend
New York
Government Commission
Amputation After Injury At Indiana Lumber Yard
Walter Knupp of Chevy Chase suffered a finger injury yesterday at the I. and P. Coal Company lumber yard in Indiana. Part of his left finger was amputated at Indiana Hospital.
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Walter Knupp
Chevy Chase
I. & P. Coal Company
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Eisenhower Paris welcome called off for serious business
Ike visits Paris for first Western Europe tour but a hero’s welcome is canceled to focus on official duties. Eisenhower plans meetings with top administrators and military leaders, then a brief stay in Brussels, while French authorities curb parades and patriotic demonstrations. An earlier plan for a grand welcoming is scrapped.
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Europe
Paris
Vincent Auriol
Brussels
France
Hurn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The
Plains
Vincent Aurial
Allj
Garde
Hammer and Sickle Design Seen In Plan To Overrun Peninsula
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports Red forces driving toward Wonju and Seoul as they press the hammer and sickle thrust in Korea. Heavy artillery and airstrip fighting marked the assault while Allied defenses clung to key positions near Wonju and Suwon.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Wonju
United Nations
Seoul
China
Kim 0 Sung
Rap
A. P
William C. Barnard Saice Alliott
Suwon
Eisenhower Prepares for Western Europe Command
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower departs for Europe to assume peacetime command of Western European defense forces. He will meet President Truman, then visit NATO capitals to gauge European and American commitment, stressing parity in sacrifices and military buildup.
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Washington
Jan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Truman
Eisenhower
U. S
Western Europe
North Atlantic Alliance
Norway
Britain
Italy
Germany
Atlantic Alliance
Toomimander
Enroll In ROTC At Indiana State Teachers College
About 267 men at Indiana State Teachers College are enrolled in the U S Army Quartermaster Corps Reserve Officer Training program. New male students starting second semester Jan 24 may also enlist. Successful RBOTC completion earns the rank of second lieutenant. college work leads to a Bachelor of Science in Education degree and potential active service if called.
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State Teachers College
Indiana
U. S. Army Quartermaster Corps Reserve Officer Training Program
Hubert Thornber
Indiana State Teachers College
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps
Hospital Patient Rosensteel in Indiana Hospital Recovery
County Commissioner Lloyd C. Rosensteel is hospitalized in Indiana after an operation performed earlier in the week, where he is now recovering.
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Lloyd C. Rosensteel
Indiana Hospital
Dewey Proposes All Power State Defense Council
Governor Dewey seeks Albany approval to create a 23 member state defense council headed by the Governor with power to oversee laws seize private property conscript manpower ration essentials set penalties for breaches and act in emergencies. He says powers exist already but would be formalized under the bill.
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N. Y
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Dewey
New York
Lawrence E. , Walsh
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