Army Would Drop One-Year Enlistment Program
The Army moves to end its 18 year old one year enlistment plan due to budget limits. Top officials prefer using funds to train longer service draftees and enlistees for Germany Austria Japan Korea, or a mobile US reserve. The program has fallen short of goals with only 25,806 total one year recruits.
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Washington
Army
Rat
Congress
Budget Bureau
Germany
Austria
Japan
Korea
United States
Armed Services
Air Force
Navy
Marines
UMT
J. O. Y. Class Holiday Gift Exchange Planned
The J. O. Y. class of First Baptist Church will hold a gift exchange and holiday party on Friday evening December 3 at 7 45 in the home of Mrs. Walter Hill on Katherine Street.
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J. O.Y
First Baptist Church
Walter Hill
Katherine Street
Western powers weigh move on Berlin amid split city
Western powers warn they may revive Security Council charges if Soviet actions in Berlin continue. They note Russia has backed a rump government and could trigger chapter seven sanctions. Observers fear Berlin may be permanently divided despite ongoing compromise talks.
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Security Council
Berlin
Russia
Council
U.N
Hich
Nutrition Lecture Scheduled Tonight
Tonight at 8 in the YWCA auditorium Mrs. Anna DePlanter Bowes head of nutrition for Pennsylvania Health will discuss Eat Drink and Be Merry. The talk is sponsored by the Red Cross nutrition committee and the Lawrence County Council of Home Economics Women and is open to the public.
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Y.W.C.A
Anna DePlanter Bowes
Division of Nutrition
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Nutrition Committee of the Red Cross
Lawrence County Council of Home Economics Women
Deaths Of The Day Include Bistyga Fisher and Botham
Multiple obituaries detail deaths in New Castle and Grove City areas. Jacob James Bistyga, 69, of 14 Magee street, a Shenango Pottery retiree, dies after two months illness. widow Agnes and children survive. John C. Fisher, 79, of 311 West Poplar, Grove City, dies of a stroke. two children and several relatives survive. William Botham, 71, of New Castle R D 1, dies after a morning stroke. sister and brother survive. Additional notice outlines Mrs. Ella Noggle of North Beaver Township dying at her son’s Mahoningtown home amid complications. Funeral arrangements follow each deceased.
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Jacob James Bistyga
Magee Street
Mr. Bistyga
Poland
Joseph Bistyga
New Castle
Shenango Pottery Company
Madonna Church
Casimir Pulaski Club
Tow, Jagielly
Noga Funeral Home
Edward Pikulik
John C
John C. Fisher
West Poplar Street
Grove City
Mr. Fisher
Rose Point
Jacob and
Jane Jones Fisher
U. P. Church
Elizabeth Shaw Fisher
Helen Humphrey
William 8. Fisher
Pittsburgh
W. O. Fisher
Beverly Hills
Calif
Frank C. Fisher
Elda Gross
H. B. Henderson
Shelley
Mt. Herman
Lawrence County
William Botham
R.D
Schuykill County
William
Mary Jane Francis Botham
Matthew H. Botham
Sallie P. Botham
Missionary Alliance Church
French West Africa
William Noggle
Ella Noggle
North Beaver Township
William A. Noggle
Mahoningtown
R. D
Nogle
D. S. Noggle
Polk R. D
Samuel Noggle
Navy
Oliver Daugherty
Hoysdale
George C. Daugherty
Farrell
Minnie Downs
Mary McGeary
Butler
Lena James
Cambridge Springs
Obituary notices list Noggle, VanCleve and Hennon services
Obituaries report services for several local residents including D. S. Noggle and family, Hes ter C. VanCleve, and Ernc Killat with funeral details. Burial plans include Clinton cemetery and Washington Pa cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral homes in the days before services.
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Hester C. VanCleve
West
Washington Street
Joseph B. Leyde
Highland
R. F. Galbreath
Washington, Pa
Miss VanCleve
Wells Valley
Abraham and
Susannah Jackson VanCleve
First Presbyterian Church
Leyde Mortuary
Tojo Expresses Disgust Over Delay In Execution
Tokyo reports indicate seven condemned men, including Hideki Tojo, received December stays of execution with family visits allowed at Sugamo prison. An American lawyer quoted Tojo as saying the reprieve was disgusting while Tojo urged MacArthur to order immediate death.
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Tojo
Tokyo
Sugamo
MacArthur
Ben Bruce Blakeney
Oklahoma City
Blakeney
Hiroshi Tamura
Prisoner of War Management Bureau
George Blewett
Philadelphia
Gen. MacArthur
Pa Newe Observes Buck Hunts and Winter Precautions
Local residents report deer sightings and successful hunts across multiple counties with several bucks ranging from seven to ten points and weights between 140 and 165 pounds. Updates note winter cold, car headlight misalignment concerns, church Christmas programs, growing demand for Christmas bills at banks, and hospital birth statistics for November.
Government of China Plans Flight From Nanking Amid Civil War
The government, facing a Red Army advance along the Yangtze, planned a three-direction flight from Nanking dispersing agencies and personnel to western southern and eastern Chinese areas. Chiang Kai-shek held an extraordinary meeting with Yu Han-Mou and Chia Yu-Hui at his residence as his wife sought American aid.
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Yangtze
China
Chiang
United States
Nanking
Yu Han-Mou
Chia Yu-Hui
Twelve Hart in Wreck at Niles
A Baltimore and Ohio Diesel engine overturned after a train overshot a siding near Niles. Five crew members were hospitalized in Warren Ohio, seven passengers continued to Chicago, and the right of way remained blocked until daybreak. Investigators identified engineer Fred Tiller and fireman A G Whatman among the injured, along with diesel supervisor J R Heitenrater and mail clerks Robert Kennedy and J E Giron.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Warren, O
Chicago
Fred Tiller
Willard
A. G. Whatman
J. R. Heitenrater
Pittsburgh
Robert Kennedy
Barnesville
J. E. Giron
North Braddock
Madame Chiang Arrives in Washington For Aid Effort
Madame Chiang Kai-shek reaches Washington seeking immediate U.S. military aid for her husband’s government to battle Communist forces. She travels with Chinese Ambassador Wellington Koo and is welcomed by officials. aides note she is weary but optimistic about urging Congress and the White House.
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Mme. Chiang
Marshall Estate
U. S
Marshall
United States
Wellington Koo
Judy Wang
S. C. Wang
Stanley Woodward
State Department
Walton Butterworth
Far Eastern
Col
Robert H. Landry
Truman
White House
Chiang
Ing Corps
China
McClung and Rogers Visit Philadelphia on Wage Tax Study
Tax Receiver Lewis McClung and assistant Roger Jones Jr visit Philadelphia to study the city wage tax bureau method. The article notes a new tax plan set to take effect in January.
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Lewis McClung
Roger Jones, Jr
Philadelphia
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Tempelena Avenue
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Forest County
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Delaware Avenue
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Portersville
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Shanghai
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Isomer Discount CO
Which Funeral Home
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R. L. Boyd
Home For Funerals
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United Parts
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