Campaign Costs Reach Up To 100 Million In 1952 Race
A House committee hearing on campaign finance heard estimates that the recent presidential race cost about 100 million dollars, roughly 1.65 per vote. Members urged caps on spending and time limits, with suggestions to limit total outlay and curb money’s influence on elections.
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Roger D. Greene
Washington
Congress
House
Herman D. Smith
Lake Forest
Volunteers
Stevenson
Adial Stevenson
Timois
Smith
Hale Boggs
D-La
Clarence Brown
Rohio
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Brown
Arthur Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Griffith Accused by Investigators of Cobalt Contract Kickback
Washington officials say Canadian Silver Miller Mines agreed to pay Paul Griffith and Maxwell Brown over 800000 to promote a U.S. government cobalt contract. Evidence shows 210000 paid already with 625000 more owed. no deliveries have occurred yet.
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Washington
Jess Larson
Paul C. Griffith
Defense
U.S
Larson
General Services Administration
GSA
Silver Miller Mines, Ltd
Toronto
Griffith
Maxwell
Brown
Slver Miller
Uniontown
American Legion
Louis Johnson
Justice Department
John W. Tovelle
Silver Miller Mines
Tovelle
Meyersdale House Damaged by Fire
Fire damaged a six room frame dwelling in Meyersdale occupied by Oscar Klink. Firemen responded to Mr. Klink’s call and chopped through a wall to reach the blaze, confining it to one dining room area. The owner is Miss Florence Scott and damage ran to several hundred dollars.
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Oscar Klink
Meyersdale
Alumbaughs Buy Property Along Route 219 Near Somerset
Mr and Mrs James R Alumbaugh of R D 2 Friedens purchased property on Route 219 near Somerset for 12500 from Mr and Mrs C Richard McCall of Pittsburgh. The deed was recorded Monday in the office of Philip C Dosch recorder.
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Alumbaughs Bay
James R. Alumbaugh
Friedens
Route 219
Somerset
C. Richard McCall
Pittsburgh
Philip C. Dosch
Mrs Muldoon Accepts 7000 Compromise in Fatal Crash Suit
Mary L. Muldoon of Quecreek widow of George Muldoon Jr. accepted 7000 as a compromise damage award from Donald Etlich driver of the fatal truck in a trespass suit. Of the amount 2182.50 covers fees and expenses, 4817.59 is split between Muldoon and her two children Joseph George 15 and Paul Peter 14 with guardian distributions. The accident occurred April 5 on Route 53 near Somerset when the truck struck a car and a utility pole. Muldoon died instantly.
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Mary L. Muldoon
Quecreek
George Muldoon, Jr
Donald Etlich
Muldoon
Joseph George
Paul Peter
Somerset Trust Company
Guardian
Joseph
Paul
Somerset
Ellich
Joseph A. Gnagey
Hooversville
Gnagey
Somerset Community Hospital
Mosgrave Re-elected President of Somerset School Board
Milo J. Mosgrave was re-elected president of the Somerset joint school board with William E. Griffith named vice president, succeeding George Doo little. The board met at the high school with Principal Guy F. Eberhart to discuss sites for an elementary addition, teacher resignations and new hires, and an instrumental music program serving 300 students across grades 3 to 12 led by Chester J. Singer.
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Milo J. Mosgrave
Somerset Joint School Board
William E. Griffith
George Doolittle
Mosgrave
Somerset Township
Guy F. Eberhart
Somerset Joint
Maple Ridge
Memorial Park
August McKee
Somerset Joint High School
Atlantic Refining Company
Nettie Cesarone
Alvin W. Trimpey
Markleton
R. D
California
Rock
Chester J. Singer
Six year old Friedens boy hit by auto admitted to hospital
A six year old Friedens boy, Jeffrey Durst of Friedens R. D. 1, was admitted to Somerset Community Hospital Monday afternoon with abrasions and forehead contusion and leg brush burns. His condition is satisfactory. In a second incident, Lewis Lohr, 31, of Gray, received dispensary treatment for a gunshot wound in the back.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Jeffrey Durst
Friedens
R. D
Lewis Lohr
Gray
Weeks Durkin Named to Cabinet of Eisenhower
President elect Dwight Eisenhower completes his cabinet with Sinclair Weeks named secretary of commerce and Martin P Durkin of Chicago chosen as secretary of labor. Durkin, AFL leader and Democrat, is the sole party member in the cabinet. He says he is surprised but will work to address labor issues and aid Eisenhower.
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Relman Morin
New York
Dwight Eisenhower
GOP
Sinclair Weeks
Boston
Commerce
Martin P. Durkin
Chicago
Durkin
AFL
Adlai E. Stevenson
Democratic Party
United Association of Journeymen and
United States
Canada
International Union
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur 8. Vandenberg Jr
White House
Walter Williams
Seattle
Wash
Vandenberg
Charles E. Wilson
Detroit
John Foster Dulles
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Cleveland
Ezra Taft Benson
Salt Lake City
Interior
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Hornet Nest Forecaster Of Cold Swell
Daniel Witt of Jenner township uses hornet nest readings to predict a harsh winter. He has followed the tradition for 150 years, believing low nests signal lighter snow and fewer blizzards while high nests indicate severe cold and heavy snow. Witt, from Jennerstown near Laurel Hill, notes his porch research and family history backing the method.
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Daniel Witt
Jenner Township
Witt
Jennerstown
Laurel Hill
Mr. Witt
Gray
Lincoln Highway
Pennsylvania
Last Of Big Four Of World War II Orlando Is Dead
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, the last of World War I's Big Four and once called Italy's president of victory, died at his Rome home at 92 after a weeklong illness. Sen. Giuseppe Romita announced the death. He sank into a coma before passing away.
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Orlando
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Italy
Victory
Sen
Giuseppe Romita
Italian Socialist Party
Two of eight West Penitentiary escapees captured in Pittsburgh
Police arrested two of eight escapees from Western State Penitentiary after the break at the prison. Ralph Mastermonice, 32, and Cormack McNelis, 8, were apprehended in downtown Pittsburgh and McKeesport respectively. Six others remain at large as authorities continue the manhunt amid reports of a stolen car used by the initial escapees.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Ralph Mastermonice
Diamond Street
Cormack McNelis
Clairton
McKeesport
Mastermonice
McNelis
Rosenbergs Lose Another Attempt To Stay Execution
Condemned atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg fail to halt their execution set for the week of January 12. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan denies a stay while scheduling a hearing on defense motions to overturn the conviction. The Rosenbergs remain in Sing Sing death house as the Supreme Court has twice refused review.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sylvester J. Ryan
Sing Sing
U. S. Supreme Court
India backs Korean peace plan at UN vote
The UN political committee approved India's plan to end the Korean war with a prisoner repatriation stance. The 63 to 5 vote backed a commission to arrange releases, an umpire, and a Panmunjom process while urging Peiping and Pyongyang to accept a just peace framework.
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Francis W. Carpenter
United Nations
N. Y
U. N
India
China
Asia
Vishinsky
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
Mr. Menon
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Sweden
Switzerland
General Assembly
Iraq
Panmunjom
Gad
The
Lester B Pearson
Peiping
Pyongyang
Korea
Far East
Registration Office Opens December 5 for Voter Changes
Beginning Friday December 5 the registration office in the courthouse will accept new registrations party changes name changes and address changes. It will operate until 50 days before the spring primary presently set for the third Tuesday in May. Registrar Dan Morgan urges those who procrastinate to visit early to avoid rush.
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Court House
Dan Morgan
First Zero Weather of Season Hits Monday
The first zero weather of the winter struck the Roof Garden Sunday night or early Monday morning, when the mercury fell to two degrees below zero according to weather observer David Grove. Monday saw a climb to 32 with keen winds sharp in the face as pedestrians braved the cold.
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David Grove
Ruiz Cortines Inaugurated Mexican President In 1952
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines sworn in as Mexico's president for a six year term at Bellas Artes in Mexico City with promises to cut costs of living and boost farming transportation and industry. U S officials attended and a military parade followed his address. Britain accuses East Germany of rapid rearmament under Soviet supervision, warning Western defense plans.
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Mexico City
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Mexico
Bellas Artes Theater
Ruiz
Miguel Aleman
Miguel Henriquez Guzman
Mght
Ruiz and Aleman
Agriculture
Charles Prannan
U. S
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
London
Britain
Russia
Foreign Office
Germany
People's Police
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Pasewalk
Berlin
Appeal Of Werner Et Al Quashed By Judge
Judge Thomas F. Lansberry quashed the appeal of James B. Werner and 15 taxpayers from the 1951 auditors' report for noncompliance with the law. The ruling cites the petitioners lure to file a surety bond to cover court costs if the appeal failed. The case follows a State Supreme Court decision on illegal extra salaries for sixth class county commissioners who served as directors of institutional districts. The petition sought audit correction.
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James B. Werner
Auditors
Thomas F. Lainsberry
Lansberry
State Supreme Court
Highways Clear After Slick Weekend Turnpike Incident
Somerset county roads including the Pennsylvania Turnpike were mostly clear after a icy weekend. State police reported a minor turnpike accident Monday evening when a car skid on a slick spot, causing only property damage.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania shows snow and cold
Eastern Pennsylvania expects mostly cloudy and cold conditions with snow starting in the west by noon and spreading east by late afternoon. Western Pennsylvania anticipates snow or sleet Tuesday turning to rain in the southwest, with lingering clouds and cold through Wednesday and snow ending by early morning.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily recap from David Grove shows 24 hour period ending 5 30 p m with 32 high and 4 low. A year ago measurements listed as 55 low and missing other data.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston de Sdansene
Jacksonville
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Denver
Atlantic City
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