Car Crash Near Route 422 Injures Couple
Mrs. S Paul Griswold of Edensburg is in critical condition at Jameson Memorial Hospital after a 2 45 a m crash near the Penna Ohio state line on U S Route 422. Her husband S Paul Griswold 24 suffered minor injuries and was discharged after treatment. Police report icy conditions caused the vehicle to leave the road and overturn in a field. Mrs Griswold was thrown from the car.
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New Castle News
S. Paul Griswold
R.D. 1
Edenburg
R. C
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Penna
Ohio State Line
Griswold
Christmas displays brighten city as decorations spread
Steaming cars and frosty mornings show winter moods in the city. Stores promote colorful holiday trees blue pink and orange to suit homes. Outdoor manger scenes and biblical pictures appear in various quarters while churches add lighted scenery with makings on property. Sledding zones open as streets are set aside for youngsters, prompting drivers to use extra caution.
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Varior
Weather Summary for Tonight and Saturday
Fair and cold tonight with lows of 5 to 10 degrees and about 18 near Lake Erie. Saturday remains fair and slightly warmer though still cold. Maximum 38, minimum 10, trace snow. river stage 5.7 feet. One year ago: max 34, min 30, precipitation .04 inches rain and snow.
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Lake Erie
United States
Turncoat Tenneson To Avoid Court Martial
Army drops further investigation of Richard Tenneson as Supreme Court rulings create a clash with former prisoners of war who stayed with captors. Dickenson and Batchelor, turncoats briefly then returning to U S lines in Korea, avoided dishonorable discharge but were court-martialed and now serve long terms at Fort Leavenworth.
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Darrell Garwood Washington
INS
Army
Richard Tenneson
Supreme Court
Tenneson
Edward $. Dickenson
Claude J. Batchelor
U. S
Korea
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Syria appeals to UN to punish Israel after Galilee attack
United Nations debate opened on Syria's protest over Sunday's Israeli raid near the Sea of Galilee that killed 49 Syrians. Egypt warned it could act to halt Israeli aggression, citing a mutual defense pact with Syria, and the big powers expressed grave concern.
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United Nations
N. Y
Syria
United Nations Security Council
Israel
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
Nasser
Bossert Union Back To Work After Walkout
Workers at Bossert Division of Rockwell Spring and Axle Co return to work after a morning walkout. Local union officers and the international union urged them back. A grievance will be filed through proper procedures over a heat treat department dispute. Members belong to United Steelworkers of America Local 4194.
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Bossert
Rockwell Spring & Axle Co
International Union
United Steelworkers of America
Deaths in area list for Friday December 16 1955
A condensed death record lists six individuals: Mrs. Anna Anderson 62 of Bessemer. Mose Petersheim 66 of R D 5. William A. Stevenson 52 of Akron. John Calvin Martin 77 of 613 Arlington Ave. Mrs. Alice Godwin Boyle 60 of 1021 W Washington St.
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Anna Anderson
Bessemer
Mose Petersheim
R. D
William A. Stevenson
Akron
John Calvin Martin
Arlington Ave
Alice Godwin Boyle
Washington St
Two Are Killed In Crashes On Icy Highways
In Pittsburgh district two traffic deaths occurred on icy roads. Harriet Beatty, 60, of Transfer, died in a turnpike collision with a trailer truck near the Butler interchange. Her husband Charles Beatty Jr. survived with multiple injuries. A second fatal crash in Forward Township, Allegheny County, killed Samuel Avner, 60, of Brownsville when his panel truck collided with a tractor trailer.
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Pittsburgh
Ins
Fayette County
Mercer County
Harriet Beatty
Transfer
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Butler Interchange
Charles E. Beatty
Citizens General Hospital
New Kensington
Lester Johnson
Beaver Dam
Brownsville
Samuel Avner
Allegheny County
George Halkovich
Dormont
U S Decision to Withhold Arms From Israel Cites Syrian Raid
Washington reports the United States will pause selling arms to Israel until Middle East tensions ease. diplomatic sources say the move follows Israel's punitive raid into Syria that killed 49 people. Israel sought arms after Egypt's deal with Czechoslovakia, but U S policy delays weapons until a calmer period possibly into next year.
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Don Dixon Washington
INS
U.S
Israel
Syria
Washington
Jerusalem
America
U. S
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Leaders Plan Budget Conference With Industrial Leaders
Governor George M. Leader invites J. M. Symes of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Joseph N. Pew of Sun Oil to discuss Pennsylvania’s budget issues at the Executive Mansion. The move follows bloc opposition to the 3.5 percent manufacturers excise tax and broader revenue strategy debates in Harrisburg.
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Senate
General Assembly
House
Bitter Cold Grips Nation As Blizzard Kills Found
Bitter cold sweeps from the Pacific Northwest to the Eastern Seaboard after a killer blizzard across Canada. At least nine deaths are blamed on snow and ice, with additional fatalities in South Dakota Indiana Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Canadian prairie provinces face one of their worst blizzards with four known deaths and a missing farmer and laborer. Search crews battle 20 foot drifts without success as Saskatchewan roads suffer.
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Pacific Northwest
Seaboard
Canada
South Dakota
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Stores Open Till 9 Tonight for Holiday Shoppers
Stores will stay open until 9 tonight to accommodate shoppers with limited daylight access. They will also remain open Saturday night until 9, with next week’s schedule showing 9 p.m. hours Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, regular hours Tuesday, and a 5 p.m. close on Saturday December 24.
Deadlock in UN Assembly Over Security Seat
The UN Assembly stalls on the Security Council vacancy as Philippines and Yugoslavia clash for the seat vacated by Turkey. The body enters its 30th ballot amid British support for Yugoslavia and US insistence on the Philippines, with 7 nations voting and a two thirds majority required.
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United Nations
N. Y
NSI
UN Assembly
Security Council
Turkey
Philippines
Yugoslavia
South Africa
Manila
U. S
Soviet Bloc
Belgrade
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Sweden
Four Rescued From Great Dismal Swamp
A Marine corporal from Warren Pennsylvania and three others were rescued from the Great Dismal Swamp south of Suffolk Virginia after searching for missing hunters. Navy helicopters returned to recover a second party and bring them to safety.
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Suffolk
Warren
Here
R. E. Walbridge
Navy
Return Of Americans In Red China Facing Delay
Red China presses the United States with demands for names and information on Chinese residents and assists the Indian embassy in Washington to contact them. The charges accuse the U S of violating the civilian return agreement, potentially delaying talks between U S Ambassador Alexis Johnson and Red Chinese Ambassador Wang Ping Nan.
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Red China
Teneva
Switzerland
United States
Reds
Washington
U. S
Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping Nan
West Seeks To Regain Initiative In Cold War
United States Britain and France called on 12 NATO allies to back an all out campaign to seize the initiative from the Soviets in the re born cold war The NATO foreign ministers met to plan a hard strategy for the new front in the Middle East and Southeast Asia Secretary of State Dulles named the effort the new Russian paced arms race and propaganda offensive but gave no details on U S strategy to be outlined at the session
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France
NATO
Middle East
Southeast Asia
John Foster Dulles
India
Burma
Afghanistan
Dulles
U.S
Eleven West Berlin Trucks Seized by Communists
West Berlin scrap dealers report 11 west bound trucks seized by Communist guards at the Marienborn checkpoint on the 110 mile highway to Berlin. Officials threaten huge fines or confiscation while shipments are already seized, describing the move as political pressure for recognition of East Zone authority.
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Joseph Fleming
United Press
Berlin
West Berlin
East Zone
Scrap Dealers Association
Marienborn
Ile
Man in beard brings sled. neighbors puzzled by visitor
A Christmas morning visitor with a white beard arrives and presents a brand-new sled to a young boy. Neighbors are curious about the stranger, asking a local woman who he might be. She identifies him as Rabbi Sholem.
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Santa
Rabbi Sholem
Mass slayer Fallone dies after gun battle in woods
Seventeen year old John Fallone, who killed three, wounded a girl and a police chief during a spree near Kittanning, dies of his wounds after a long wooded chase. Police had tracked him after he wounded Gladys Smail and her family.
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Kittanning
INS
John Fallone
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Fallone
Apollo Police
Gus Zanos
Zanos
Vandergrift
Armstrong County Hospital
Gladys Smail
Gladys
Jay Warren Smail
William Allen Smail
Smails
Burrell Township
Syrian Patrols Clash With Israeli Forces Near Sea of Galilee
Damascus says Syrian military patrols clashed with Israeli forces for about thirty minutes near the Sea of Galilee. Israeli units allegedly tried to penetrate Syrian territory while other Jewish forces fired on Syrian posts. No Syrian casualties were reported as Arab forces replied with heavy arms. Egypt warned of collective action if further aggression occurred.
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Damascus
Egypt
Israel
Syria
Sea of Galilee
Cairo
President To Show Off Farm To Old Friend
President Eisenhower hosts Aksel Nielsen at his Gettysburg farm, his long time fishing companion and Fraser Colorado ranch partner. Nielsen’s first visit comes as Dr Milton Eisenhower and Dr Paul White are noted in the week’s schedule for routine talks and medical checks.
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Gettysburg
INS
Eisenhower
Denver
Aksel Nielsen
Nielsen
Fraser
Colo
Milton Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
Paul Dudley White
Boston Heart
Kefauver Announces Presidential Candidacy for 1956
Sen Estes Kefauver of Tennessee declares his bid for the Democratic nomination, stating his intention to challenge Adlai E. Stevenson who was the 1952 nominee. Stevenson announced his own candidacy for 1956 on November 15.
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Washington
INS
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Warmer Air To Come Saturday
A freezing blanket over Pennsylvania today threatened sub zero readings in western and central valleys. The Weather Bureau warned of cold, with southeast areas seeing teens at night. Snow flurries, rising winds, and limited daytime warmth were forecast statewide.
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United Press
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Inside Todays News Page Classifieds And Editorial Notes
Classifieds and notices span personals ads obituaries and public notices with crosswords and cartoons. The page also lists sports stocks radio theaters and society items reflecting a full local paper digest.
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Cross Word
Ellwood
Stocking Request Echoes Christmas Eve Plans
A narrator asks Arthur Mometer for a very long stocking to hang on Christmas Eve. The speaker specifies a stocking about eight feet long and one to two feet wide, sturdy and stretchy, not for Sundays, with room for gifts, noting the day is twenty one degrees and cold.
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By George Kabuse
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Decatur
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Stephen Decatur
Douglas J. Armsden
William A. Peirce
Kittery
Maine
Assembly
Pierre J. Huss
By Melville Mark
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