Reapportionment May Take Seat From Somerset
The 1960 census shows suburban growth in Pennsylvania leading to potential shifts in House and Senate seats. Projections include a net loss of five House seats in Democratic counties and gains in GOP counties, with Senate changes in Allegheny Delaware Montgomery Beaver Washington and possible losses in Luzerne Fayette Schuylkill. The legislature must redraw districts to comply with constitutional requirements.
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Clearfield
Schuylkill
Senate
Allegheny
Delaware
Montgomery
Beaver
Washington
Luzerne
Fayette
Gretchen Sends $351 to UNICEF on 10th Birthday
Gretchen Stumpf raised 351 dollars for UNICEF on her 10th birthday. Donations came from 205 people nationwide and from local banks in Somerset. She began on UNICEF’s anniversary and mailed the money today to the U.N. charity with donor receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Stumpf
Unicef
Gretchen
United Nations Children's Fund
U.S. National Bank
Somerset
Unicef Fund
Unicef Committee
New York
U.N
Judges Smash Roadblocks But Blockade Stays
Federal judges end barriers to school integration in Louisiana and approve a stair-step plan for Dallas. protests by New Orleans residents escalate as police protect a mother of a child at William Frantz school while the Fifth Circuit endorses gradual desegregation but not delay. Louisiana politicians consider a statewide private school grants system as boycotts intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Dallas
William Frantz
5Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Baton Rouge
House
Governor Hopes to Have 1961 Budget Ready in January
Gov David L. Lawrence said the administration aims to present the 1961 budget early in January but declined to discuss size or tax needs. Education spending may come in a separate package after the education committee report, with a full study due by end of January. Budget proposals for state agencies had not been approved, though a potential motor fund increase was mentioned.
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Richard L. Graves
Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
South America
David R. Baldwin
Motor Fund
General Fund
Trinity Pastor Welcomed in Somerset From Elyria Ohio
The Rev. James Lamadue and family arrive in Somerset to become the new pastor at Old Trinity. They settle on Felger road after moving from Elyria, with the community and Welcome Wagon offering support, gifts, and visits. Children Karen Claudia and Beth start local schools as the pastor prepares Sunday services and Dr. Wagner completes pastoral duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lamadue
Somerset
Elyria
Ohio
Felger Road
Old Trinity
Ray Morris
Clark Schrock
Trinity Sunday School
James Spangler
Dorothy Courtney
Carl Friedhofer
Karen
Somerset High School
Claudia
Union Street
Little Beth
Maple Ridge
James
Lamadue
I. Hess Wagner
Wagner
Harry Queer
J. C. Hauger
Trinity Congregation
Closed Door GOP Session Sets House Leadership
Harrisburg reports Republican State Chairman George I. Bloom called an organization meeting of House Republicans for December 7 in Harrisburg. The closed session will decide the GOP leadership for the 1961 House as Democrats hold a 110 to 100 margin with the legislature set to convene January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Republiccan
George I. Bloom
House
Kennedy Advances Cabinet Selections Ahead of Palm Beach Plans
President elect John F Kennedy presses toward final cabinet picks with four names on Thursday's schedule and a budget director to be named by Friday. An appointment for a top post is planned Saturday in Palm Beach Florida as Kennedy reviews wage and school legislation and regulatory policy.
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Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Pierre Salinger
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Stewart L. Udall
D-Ariz
Salinger
Williams
Georgetown
U.S. Charges Russia Tries to Undermine UN Efforts
The United States declares Russia is undermining U N peace efforts in the Congo and refusing to pay its share. It cites a money pledge move to ease the U N budget crisis and urges all members, including Russia, to share the burden for international peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Russia
Milton Besser
United Nations
N. Y
United States
U. N
Congo
U. S
Dag Hammarskjold
Special Development Fund
Hammarskjold
U. N. Treasury
U.N
Francis W. Carpenter
Britain
Poland
Official Tally On Election In Somerset Co
Official figures from the Somerset county election board update results delaying due to missing tally sheets and absentee ballots. Key races include Kennedy 14739 vs Nixon 20554 for president and Whalley leading Meyers 20743 to 14276 in special Congress. Rockwood School Question passes Yes 986 No 370.
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Somerset County
Kennedy
Nixon
Superior Court
Flood
Gunther
Minehart
Kent
Sloan
Smith
Congress Meyers
Whalley
Congress
Meyers
Senator ‘ Cascio
Stroup
General Assembly
Dumbauld
Zeigler
Korns
Stiteler
Rockwood
Belgrade Fore ign Minister Leaves for Rome Visit
Yugoslav Foreign Minister Koca Popovic departed by train for Rome on Wednesday. He becomes the first Yugoslav foreign minister to make an official visit to Italy since World War I end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugosavia
Koca Popovic
Rome
Italy
Cold and Snow Close Schools and Industries
Snow squalls from the Great Lakes closed Buffalo schools and colleges and halted Buffalo International Airport. Upstate New York recorded six storm deaths as drifts reached 3½ feet. Oswego saw a fatal car train crash while others collapsed from shoveling. More snow threatened Watertown and Ohio Indiana shoreline areas.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo International
Upstate New York
Oswego
Lake Erie
Watertown
County Roads In Fair Shape Early Today
Somerset county road crews found roads in fair condition with icy spots and drifting snow. Snow accumulation was expected to rise overnight, while state police warned of slippery conditions on county roads and light traffic on the turnpike after a Wednesday morning crash that injured Mike Locust in Mozadore Ohio.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Mike Locust
Mozadore
Ohio
Locust
Laurel Hill Tunnel
Somerset Community Hospital
Turnpike
Bedford
Snow Falls Across West Pennsylvania in Depth 1 to 7 Inches
Western Pennsylvania faced hazardous driving as snow ranged from one to seven inches with drifts from high winds. State police reported several accidents and traffic snarls while crews worked around the clock to clear roads. In Crawford County up to seven inches had fallen by early evening.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Crawford County
Argentine Government Says Revolt Was Crushed
In Rosario and northern oil towns Peronist uprisings were crushed, the army reports four dead at Rosario guardhouse with up to ten killed and fifty wounded, while bombs hit Buenos Aires rail and telecoms. Rebels seized Vespucio and Tartagal oil offices but loyal troops repulsed attacks.
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Roman Jimenez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rosario
Central America
Venezuela
Miguel Angel Iniguez
Juan D. Peron
San Lorenzo
Salta
Tartagal
Vespucio
Alfredo Vitolo
Escude
Betancourt Orders Evacuation as Caracas Uni Seethes
In Caracas the leftist student rebels at the university fired on National Guard troops. One student was killed and at least two wounded as government forces moved to evacuate the campus. Rioters set buses ablaze near the unrest, while police repelled a separate attack near Miguel Caro high school.
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Memphis
Winford
Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Caracas University
Betancourt
National Guard
University Council
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Miguel Caro High School
Somerset Firemen Answer Call to W. Mohn Home
The Somerset Volunteer Fire Company answered an 11:05 p.m. alarm Wednesday to a fire at William Mohn's home on Somerset RD 5 near Plank road. Chief Newton Picking said the fire started in a fireplace and burned inside a partition, with charred area due to limited air. A pumper pressure gauge malfunction slowed operations but did not hinder firefighting at the new Baker addition home.
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Somerset Volunteer Fire Company
William Mohn
Somerset RD 5
Plank Road
Newton Picking
Mohn
Baker Addition
Berlin County Commissioners Set Dec 13 Meeting
The Pennsylvania Welfare Department approves a county home near Berlin and the commissioners announce a meeting for Tuesday December 13 at 9 30 to educate Berlin residents on sanitary sewers sanitary fill and the water supply Miss Taylor from welfare will present the problems
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Pennsylvania Department of Welfare
Berlin
Miss Taylor
Welfare Department
Penelec salesmen hear news on rate cut effect
Richard J. West Jr of Penelec told a VFW meeting that lower KWH rates apply to all users and became effective in November. Ezra Baer, residential sales rep, opened the session to explain how increased electricity use lowers costs and brings electric heating into range with other fuels.
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Richard J. West, Jr
Penelec
VFW
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Ezra Baer
Baer
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U.S. Census Bureau
RED
Robert Soble
Jack Soble
Education Committee
Trinity
By Douglas B. Cornell
John F. Kennedy
Somerset Co
Popovic
Lake Ontario
New York State
Indiana
Lake Michigan
West Penna
Rosario Regiment
Richard G. Maslock
Somerset Firemen
W. Mohn
Lee Penelec
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