Germans Vow To Stand With West On Freedom
German Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano declared in the Bundestag that Germany will not sacrifice freedom or its alliance with the West for any deal with Russia. He warned against a neutralized reunified Germany and urged closer European cooperation against Moscow’s aims.
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Bonn
Germany
Heinrich von Brentano
Russia
Bundestag
Adenauer
von Brentano
Free Democrats
Palition
Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
von Brentont
Fire Damages Galen Marker Home Near New Centerville
Early Friday a basement fire at Galen Marker’s Rockwood home caused about 500 dollars in damage before firefighters suppressed the blaze. New Centerville Chief C I Cramer reported the fire started in the basement of the new house on Route 53 four miles west of New Centerville after 1 50 a m. Fire crews battled the flames for around an hour, gutting part of the kitchen and burning through basement waiting.
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Galen Marker
Rockwood
R. D
New Centerville
C. I. Cramer
Cramer
Burmese Maidens Deck Russians on Rangoon Welcome
In Rangoon nine Burmese maidens richly jewelled and garlanded welcomed Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Party Boss Nikita Khrushchev on their seven day goodwill visit. U Nu greeted the Russians at Mingaladon airport and introduced them to his cabinet before a formal march past.
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Rangoon
Nikolai 3Ulganin
Nikita Ikhrushchev
Mingaladon
Calcutta
U Nu
Faure Is Expelled By Radical Socialists Over Assembly Dissolution
Paris dispatch reports Radical Socialist leaders vote to expel Premier Edgar Faure for dissolving the National Assembly, though he remains premier and can run in the next election under the RGR banner. The decree dissolving the assembly is signed by President Coty and to be published tomorrow. Elections may occur in the holiday season, with a possible delay to January 8 after state council review.
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Paris
Radical Socialist
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Faure
Rally of the Republican Left
RGR
Pierre Mendes-France
Rene Coty
Council of State
Detroit Newspaper Strike Shuts All Three Dailies
Detroit newspapers end publishing as 120 stereotypers strike, picketing starts at 4 50 am. The Detroit News Free Press and Times halt after unions refuse to cross lines. Negotiations had run six weeks. wage rates are cited but not the core issue.
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Detroit
Free Press
Detroit News
Detroit Times
The
Times
Assn
Auto Crash Leaves One Man Seriously Hurt in Uniontown
Two cars collided at Routes 119 and 40 injuring William Bailey 28 of Fairchance who was in fair condition at Uniontown hospital after his vehicle rear ended, spun to a utility pole, and hit two plate glass stores. Driver William Harvey 18 of Scenery Hill was arrested for ignoring a red light. Two passengers Norman Moore and James Watson, both 17, were unhurt.
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Uniontown
William Bailey
Norman Moore
James Watson
Beallsville
Washington County
Ia Harvey
Retired minister dies in Hollidaysburg
The Rev. L. I. Hart, 84, a retired Methodist minister, died today in Hollidaysburg from a heart attack.
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Hollidaysburg
L. I. Hart
Countywide Christmas savings total tops eight hundred thousand
A Somerset County survey shows Christmas savings checks totaling 823 226 mailed to club members across most area banks. Banks report varying totals with Cambria Savings & Loan confirming over 600 000 in county payouts and a 7 200 account base, while several others posted gains or declines from last year.
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Somerset County
Cambria Savings & Loan Association
Johnstown
Somerset
Grant B. Miller
Cambria Savings & Loan
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Miller
Peoples National Bank of Somerset
J. F. Collins
The
County Trust Company
Robert Romesberg
Frank T. Mulvehill
Central Cty National Bank
Muivehill
First National Bank of Confluence
Robert Brown
Furst National Bank of
Catherine Ohler
Citizen's National Bank of Meyersdale
R. H. Philson
R. H. Bowman
Second National Bank of Meyersdale
Citizens National Bank of Windser
Paul E. Noel
Windber Trust Company
Somers¢n Trust Company
First National Bank of Berlin
Philson National Bank of Berlin
First National Bank of Garrett
Lansdale Interchange to Open on Northeast Extension
The Pennsylvania turnpike commission announced the Lansdale interchange on the 87 mile northeastern extension will open Saturday. It is the third interchange after Lehigh Valley and Plymouth Meeting, linking the toll highway with Route 63, ten miles north of Plymouth Meeting.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Lansdale
Navy
Lehigh Valley
Allentown
Plymouth Meeting
Norristown
President Plans To Take Part in 1956 Campaign
President Eisenhower signals involvement in the 1956 campaign as GOP leaders expect a second-term bid. He urged progress in economy society and peace while urging action, in a telegram to the Republican national committee read by chair Leonard W. Hill. The party prepares for the nominating convention in San Francisco aiming for 2,467 delegates and alternates.
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William J. Conway
Chicago
Eisenhower
GOP
Republican National Committee
Leonard W. Hill
National Committee
Americas
San Francisco
Shooting on Gaza Front Blamed by Both Sides
Heavy fighting broke out along the Kissufim area on the Gaza frontier with Egyptian and Israeli troops exchanging fire until night. Each side blamed the other, with Egypt claiming Israeli initial provocation near Nujeir el Balah and two Egyptian soldiers wounded. An Israeli plane drew antiaircraft fire from Gaza strip batteries, with both sides offering differing versions.
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Jerusalem
Gaza
Israel
Kissufim
Gaza Strip
Cairo
Njeir el Balah
Jazi Town
Egypt
Israeli Armiee Commission
Er. N
Giza Strip
Mefaisim
Caza Strip
Three Tots Die in Millstone Shack Fire
Three young children Emil Feliciano Jr Lydia and Eleonde died in a Millstone township shack fire on the Smithsburg Clarksburg road while their mother gathered eggs. A fourth child Noel aged eight attended school. Fire Chief James Carlin attributed the blaze to a kerosene space heater that over spilled or was tampered with.
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Freehold
N. J
Millstone Township
Here
Fitkin Memorial Hospital
Smthsburg- Clarksburg
Frances P. Smith
Emil Feliciano
Emil, Jr
Lydia
Eleonde
Noel
James Carlin
Clarksburg
Jeannette Man Died From Stray Shot
Nicolas Pascuzzi, 56, a Jeannette tavern operator, was killed by a gunshot while hunting near St Marys. Police initially ruled a heart attack, but a head wound was found. Coroner E C Dankmyer of Elk County says a stray bullet is likely and an inquest date is pending police investigation.
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ST. Marys
Nichlas Pascuzzi
Pascussi
Here
E. C. Dankmyer
Elk County
Pascuzzi
Judge Bauer Orders Swank Reinstated at Vandergrift Bank
Greensburg report says Judge Edward G. Bauer ordered the Vandergrift Savings & Trust Co to remove an ouster of Poyd M. Swank and restore him as president and a director. State officials had earlier removed him and later divested that removal. Swank had sued in Allegheny county seeking a $109,000 fee for services in a stock transaction.
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Greensburg
Poyd M. Swank
Vandergraft Savings & Trust Co
Westmoreland County Court
Edward G. Bauer
Swan
Robert L. Myers
State Bankingecretary
Swank
Las Apri
Allertheny
C. Eboatu
McKeesport Peoples Union Bank
Me Kieesport Brant
Walshift
Palmer
Westmoreland County
Bauer
Vandergrift Savings & Trust Fo
Baur
Allegheny County
Vander Erift Bank
Blue Spruce Diamond Tree in Somerset Grows for Christmas
Somerset's 40 foot blue spruce Christmas tree was erected on the diamond Thursday morning and will be decorated after electric transformers are installed by the Pennsylvania Electric company. Fire Chief Newton B. Picking says lighting will occur next week with Penelec workers directing erection under the fire department. Gift of Mrs. Nellie B. Halbrook, the tree was grown in her yard and carries a market value around a dollar per inch. Nearly a thousand colored lights and a Star of Bethlehem will adorn it.
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Somerset
Newton B. Picking
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Penelec
Nellie B. Halbrook
West
Patriot Street
Star of Bethlehem
Two Speakers Defend Leader Excise Tax
Harrisburg December 1 two speakers defend the leaders 3 percent manufacturers excise tax as a fair burden. Henry Leader and Sen Dent rebut opponents noting possible exemptions and tax shifting while warning attacks misinformed. They argue the tax will be absorbed in some uses and passed on in others to balance government costs.
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Joan Koenig, JR
Harrisburg
Leader
Henry B. Leader
Sen. Dent
Senate
Ben Moreell
Jones and Laughlin Steel Crp
Pittsburgh
Moreell
Henry
Safe Driving Toll Update and AFL CIO Merger News
The AFL approved the merger with the CIO to form a 16 million member union, with CIO ratification expected. George Meany pledges renewed labor unity to boost workers' welfare and national security. The National Safety Council lists 48 traffic deaths on SD Day with caution urged as night hours and bad weather loom.
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New York
AFL
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Walter Reuther
Midwest
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Alabama
California
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
iMansas
Louisana
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Georgia
Kentucky
New Mexico
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
The
Safety Council
H. B. Miller
Holsopple Man Jailed On Hit And Run Charge
Grover Cleveland Gillum, 68, a Holsopple resident and retired coal miner, was jailed on a hit-and-run charge after his vehicle allegedly struck Glenn Miller near Route 601 and fled. Miller, 27, of Friedens, reported $120 in damage while Gillum’s car sustained about $15 damage.
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Grover Cleveland Gillum
Glenn Miller
Friedens
Holsapple
Miller
Gillum
Jaycees Plan New Projects in Somerset Meeting
Somerset Junior Chamber of Commerce outlines a stork derby with baby prizes after New Year and a football banquet co sponsored by the fire department for Somerset High School athletes. President Neilan reports on a Chamber contest entry with prizes up to 1500 dollars. entry deadline March 1, 1956. Emerson Duane Henry joins as new member. Next meeting set for December 15.
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Somerset Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Fire Department
Somerset
Jaycee-fire Department
John Neilan
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Emerson Duane Henry
Henry’s Electric
No Fatalities Reported In Somerset Safe Driving Day Collison
A 1:15 p.m. two vehicle mishap near Somerset State Hospital on Route 81 caused only property damage. Kenneth Friedline and O. W. Beachley were involved. Beachley’s car $400 damage, Friedline’s dump truck $300. No injuries or fatalities in the event.
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Somerset
Somerset County
Kenneth B. Friedline
Friedens
R. D
O. W. Beachley
Somerset State Hospital
Beachley
Friedline
Wilbur
Hooveraville
Carter kills wife and son in North Hollywood tragedy
Police report Pruett Carter aged 64 a magazine illustrator shot and killed his wife Theresa 54 and their son Deal 35 before taking his own life in North Hollywood on December 1 authorities said
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Carter
North Hollywood
Calif
Pruett Carter
Theresa
Deal
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George Boultwood
Galen
Bazaar & Bake Sale
FBI
First National Bank Bldg
Church of the Brethren
People National
Jeannette
Santa’s Shopping Johnson’s
Berlin
Dent
Dents
Lewis’ Dan
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
James B. Carey
Carey
Lewis
Independent Miners
John Owens
UMW
United Mine Workers of America
National Survey
Holsopple
Myrtle M. Walker
Main ST
Jaycees
Stork Derby
Somerset Meat Market
Bake Sale
Oehlings Drug Store
Senior Hospital
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