North African Uprising Kills Hundreds Across Morocco Algeria Tunisia
Insurrection across French North Africa leaves hundreds dead over the weekend including civilians in Oued Zem and Constantine. French air and ground forces battle rebels near Khenifra as 40,000 Casablanca residents attend a funeral for Moroccan victims.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria
Carl Hartman
North Africa
Oued Zem
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Mohammed Ben Arafa
France
Khenifra
Atlas Mountains
Kahenifra
Constantine
Three French Newsmen Killed by Rebels in Morocco
In Casablanca French Morocco on August 21 three French newsmen were stabbed and stoned to death by rebels in south-central Morocco. The victims were Andre Lavell 32 and Roger Ladevere 35 of France Soir and Roland Jourdan a part-time NBC correspondent.
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Casablanca
Morocco
U. S. Broadcasting Company
Andre Lavell
Roger Ladevere
Paris
France Soir
Roland Jourdan
National Broadcasting Co
Youth Admits Assault in Berkey Mine Attack near Hooversville
A 16-year-old Johnstown Negro has admitted striking Clammer B Berkey Jr during the Berkey mine attack near Hooversville. A 17-year-old accomplice and Howard Burnett were jailed on related charges. all face assault, burglary, and related counts.
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Johnstown
Hooversville
Clammer B. Berkey, Jr
Somerset County
Howard G. Burnett
Bedford Street
Berkey
Stonycreek Number 2
Berkey Mine
Berkey, Jr
Clammer Berkey, Sr
Burnett
Pfc
P. G. Marenna
Justice of the Peace
H. S. Whipperman
Somerset
Saylor Returns to Somerset After Workhouse Term
Ross Bo Saylor of Somerset has reported back to Somerset after a term in Allegheny workhouse Blawnox. He was jailed October 9 1954 on malicious mischief to doors and received a nine month sentence in the December court.
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Ross
Bo) Saylor
Somerset
Allegheny
Blawnox
Saylor
Fewer Jobless In Penna Reported By State
Harrisburg reports a decline in unemployment claims with 8000 fewer continued benefits and 5338 fewer new requests for the week ended August 12. The state employment security bureau released the figures.
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Penna Harrisburg
State Employment Security Bureau
Car Upsets and Kills Mrs Bradman Near Somerset
A 24 year old mother of two, Joan Spangler Bradman of Somerset died when her 1949 Ford convertible overturned on Route 219 east of Somerset at 6 05 am. The coroner said she suffered a fractured skull and broken neck. Investigators believe she may have dozed off after finishing a Saturday night shift at Circle 219 tavern. She leaves a husband Lloyd and two sons Joseph and Jammye. Funeral arrangements are pending with Hauger funeral home.
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Somerset
Joan Spangler Bradman
R. D
Robert H. Hal Verson
Phc
G. Marenna
Bradman
Halversen
Snyder
Kathryn Lady Spangler
Joseph W
Jammye
Jesse Spangler
Harry Ludy
Hammerlys Fork
Hauger Funeral Home
Six Injured in Turnpike Crash Near Donegal Interchange
Six persons were injured and about $20 000 in damage resulted from a three vehicle crash early Saturday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Somerset substation identified the drivers as Joe A. Bell 50 Omaha Nebraska James L. McCoy 62 Compton California and Leonard M. Moore 39 Pittsburgh. Moore drove a Chrysler sedan and McCoy a Cadillac towing a house trailer which had halted in heavy traffic in a construction zone six miles east of the Donegal interchange. Bell's tractor trailer rear ended the house trailer and burst into flames. All injured were hospitalized at Frick Memorial hospital Mt Pleasant. Total Bell rig damage was $13 500 McCoy car and trailer $5 500 and Moore car $400.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset
Joe A. Bell
Omaha
Nebraska
James L. McCoy
Compton
California
Leonard M. Moore
Pittsburgh
Donegal
Moore
McCoy
Bell
Nina L. McCoy
Bertha E. Moore
Margaret L. Moore
Frick Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
C. A. Swanson Company
Skidding Car Kills Man on Street in Cecil
Elio Profio aged 75 a retired merchant died when a car skidded during a rainstorm and pinned him against a building wall in Cecil Police said the driver Mrs Margreth Battista 30 of McDonald Route 3 was not held She was returning home from a church where her baby son had just been baptized.
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Washington
Elio Profio
Auto Today
Cecil
Profio
Margreth Battista
R. D
McDonald
Lightning Rods Contact Chester A. Rhoads
Advertisement for lightning rod services by Chester A. Rhoads at 425 South Center Ave Somerset. Includes phone numbers Somerset 4895 or 5047 and mentions free estimates and repair work.
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Chester A. Rhoads
South Center Ave
Somerset
Reds To Return Injured U S Flier and Body Of Dead
Seoul Aug 22 The Communists will return a seriously injured U S flier Lt Guy H Bumpas of Jackson Mississippi and the body of Army Captain Charles W Brown who was killed when their trainer plane was shot down near the neutral zone South Korea threatens to seize red territory northwest of Seoul Maj Gen Harlan C Parks statements criticize the attack and demand release of Bumpas The plane was said to be on a training flight with observers reporting fire over the neutral zone
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Murray Fromson
Seoul
U. S
Reds
Guy H. Bumpas
Jackson
Miss
Military Armistice Commission
Charles W. Brown
Louisville
North Korea
South Korea
Brown
Red
Harlan C. Parks
Parks
Trigger
Bumpas
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Jung Kook Rok
Kumwha
First EUB Church Holds Pleasant Homecoming Service
A Sunday homecoming at the First EUB church featured talks by a former pastor and two parishioners now ministers. Pastor Edward Wilson, Dr. B F Bungard, and Rev Lloyd Housel reflected on footprints in the sands of time and the church’s history in Somerset.
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Sara Roberta Getty
Bruce O. Reed
A. D. Shaffer
Beethoven
God
Ais
Kingdom Building
Edward Wilson
Trinity E.U.B. Church
Johnstown
Somerset
Meyersdale Fair Opens With Thrills and Parade
The Somerset County fair in Meyersdale opens today with new features and crowd favorites. Highlights include greyhound races on Aug 23–24, Jack Kochman’s auto daredevils Aug 25–26, and the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars parade opening night. Slim Bryant and His Wildcats perform Aug 27.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Somerset County
Meyersdale
Florida
Jack Kochman
Ais
Hell
Slim Bryant
Wildcats
Jasper the Jerk
Kach Man
Walter ‘King’ Kovaz
Jasper Jae
Record 183 Dead in Northeastern Floods After Diane
The Northeast faces a flood toll of 183 with Connecticut and Pennsylvania each reporting up to 60 missing. Property damage surpasses a billion dollars as towns like Torrington endure extensive devastation and emergency aid operations unfold statewide.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Seaboard States
Torrington
Conn
Matchwood
Putnam
Eisenhower
Colorado
Armed Services
Massachusetts
Virginia
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Floods kill 93 in Eastern Pa as Port Jervis recovers
In Port Jervis New York flood recovery continues with 1500 residents evacuated by night and relief efforts underway. In Stroudsburg area Pennsylvania death toll reaches 93 with 410 missing at Davis camp after the Brodhead flood. Food water curfews and National Guard patrols constrain daily life as crews aid salvage and repair.
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Richard Graves
Stroudsburg
Pennsylvania
Davis
Pocono Mountain
Davis Camp
Analomink
East Stroudsburg
Delaware River
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Bo” Saylor
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Patriot St
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Rev. Wilson
Housel
Lloyd Housel
Mt. Pleasant Church
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Trent, PA
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Ulster County
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Ohio
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Here
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Walker Co
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