Allies Boost Talks With Russia Over Germany Berlin Crisis
London reports key Allied leaders meet Russia to settle divided Germany with hopes for a summit. MacMillan vows Britain will stay in West Berlin. Adenauer backs firm united negotiations while Eisenhower de Gaulle reportedly favor unification talks.
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London
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
West Berlin
U. S
Harold MacMillan
House of Commons
Britain
MacMillan
Europe
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Adenauer
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Russia Says Moon Past Mars Missile Seen by U S
Erik Bergaust, editor of Missiles and Rockets, claimed Russia launched a missile past the moon toward Mars within two weeks. Pentagon and NASA officials denied any confirmed launch or signals, and scientists cited no corroborating data on a Soviet moon or Mars rocket.
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Pittsburgh
Erik Bergaust
Missiles and Rockets Magazine
Russia
Moon
Mars
Bergaust
Ad Club of
U. S
Pentagon
Washington
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Defense Department
Advance Research Projects Agency
Santa Says Read Pick A Gift on Classified Pages
A holiday note guides readers to check the classified pages daily for gift suggestions under the Pick A Gift feature. It promotes ongoing ideas and seasonal shopping tips with a playful tone.
Sausage Supper at New Centerville Fire Hall
Community sausage supper set for Thursday at New Centerville Fire Hall from 4 30 to 8 00 PM Adults pay 1 25 and children 75 cents Proceeds support local fire department and hall improvements.
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Centerville Fire Hall
Clifton Kids Get Real Airplane At Nash Park
Clifton officials approve 800 to buy a surplus Grumman Hellcat from the navy. The plane will be stripped of its engine and displayed at Nash Park for children to play with. The engine will later support school mechanical courses.
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Clifton
Navy
Nash Park
U S Urges Russia to End Radio Jamming at U N
U S Delegate George M Harrison told the U N special political committee Russia spends about 100 million dollars annually to maintain 2500 jamming transmitters started in 1948 with twelve units. He called the jammers an expensive system that broadcasts only noise and aims to shut Russians off from outside broadcasts. The 81 nation committee weighs a resolution urging steps toward cooperation in economy culture science technology and communications.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Russia
U. S
George M. Harrison
Harrison
U. N
Kremlin
U. S. State Department
Voice of America
Russian Communist Bloc
Argentina
Humphrey and Khrushchev Hold Berlin Talks in Moscow
Senator Hubert Humphrey after an eight hour interview with Premier Nikita Khrushchev warned Berlin remains fraught with danger yet reaffirmed the United States commitment to Berlin. He outlined a five point program for US Soviet medical data collaboration and noted Khrushchev’s candid stance on issues with basic differences.
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Moscow
Hubert Humphrey
D—Minn
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
United States
Humphrey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
West Berlin
Kremlin
Khrushchev
A. I. Mikoyan
Formosa
Middle East
China
Malibu Fire Threat Grows As Winds Fan Inferno
Devastating blazes swept the Malibu area with two new fires erupting in Topanga Canyon and near Thousand Oaks. About 12,000 acres burned and 1,200 firefighters, including regulars, fought the flames as 10,000 acres charred by afternoon. Evacuations and widespread damage reported.
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Malibu Beach
Calif
California
Santa Monica Mountains
See
Topanga Canyon
Thousand Oaks
Oaks
Keith Klinger
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Cigaret Theory Behind Our Lady of the Angels Fire
Chicago police arson chief Sgt. Drew Brown said a theory that a sneak smoker tossed a cigaret into a waste basket may have started the Our Lady of the Angels School fire. FBI attention intensifies as plans for a mass burial proceed for 90 victims including 87 children and 3 nuns.
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Chicago
Our Lady of the Angels
Drew Brown
Miss Miller Tops in Voice of Democracy
Lois Miller seventeen of Springs wins the Voice of Democracy contest at WVSC among eight Somerset county schools. Her speech advances to the state contest and she earns a one hundred dollar scholarship. Richard Blough secures second place and Donna Angelo third with other finalists named.
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Lois Miller
Ralph Miller
Springs
Somerset County
WVSC
Miss Miller
Salisbury-Elk Lick
Goshen School of Nursing
Goshen
Indiana
Holsopple
Richard Blough
Conemaugh Township Union High School
Clayton K. Blough
University of Pittsburgh
Blough
CTUS
Future Teachers of America
Donna Angelo
Hooversville
Forbes Joint High School
D. L. Angelo
Forbes Tri-Hi-Y Club
Walter F. Berkebile
Joseph N. Cascio
Martha Sipe
Allegheny County Democratic Committee Posts Yearly Spend
Allegheny County Democratic Committee spent 179000 plus in the general election and held a 29750 surplus as per a Tuesday disclosure to the county elections department. Contributions ranged from 2 to 20000 with a 20000 from the Kane Stewart Boosters Club of John Kane and Howard Stewart. The Republican county expense report is due Thursday.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Democratic Committee
County Elections Department
Kane-Stewart Boosters Club
John J. Kane
Howard B. Stewart
Republican County
Somerset Borough Council Spars Over Parking Lot Lights
At a Monday meeting the Somerset borough council decided not to install lights or signs in the new East Union Street parking lot until a full plan is drawn to use the lighting effectively. They deem temporary lighting costs prohibitive and will place lights only to cover meters.
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Somerset Borough Council
East Union St
Department of Public Assistant
Barkman’s Hardware Store
West Main St
Mercantile Tax
Pleasant Street
Missouri Avenue
Garrett Street
Eugene Walters
Leader Offered Public Welfare Post by Pittsburgh Mayor
Democratic Gov elect David L. Lawrence offered outgoing Gov George M. Leader the post of secretary of public welfare in Pittsburgh. Leader, 41, said he would decide soon and expected to fill several judicial vacancies before Christmas, with possible cabinet appointments and no names disclosed.
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Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
George M. Leader
Leader
U. S. Senate
Hugh Scott
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Allegheny County
Common Pleas Court
Patch of Ice Causes Hunston Truck Upset
Arthur Hunston, 48, of Connellsville, lost control on Route 219 six miles south of Somerset and rolled his truck after hitting a patch of ice. The vehicle sustained about $400 in damage but Hunston was not injured. State police report he was inattentive.
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Arthur Hunston
Connellsville
Somerset
Hunston
Tunnel Of Love Declared Safest Travel Spot
Paul Jones of the National Safety Council warned that tunnels of love are statistically the safest travel option, noting no accidents in such tunnels in their records. He spoke to the National Association of Amusement Parks Pools and Beaches, whose members operate tunnels of love.
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Chicago
Paul Jones
National Safety Council
Jones
National Assn. of
Tunnels of Love
Statewide school district audits eyed by Pennsylvania ruling
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's ruling expands the auditor general’s reach to all 2,500 school districts, enabling annual statewide audits. Estimated cost runs 2 to 3 million dollars yearly with a larger staff, awaiting legislative action to take effect. The move follows a Schuylkill county teachers strike and a Delaware county embezzlement case cited as justification.
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Harrisburg
State
Justice Department
Pennsylvania
Thomas D. McBride
McBride
Aud
Charles C. Smith
Richard Eisenhower
Associated Press
Department of Public Instruction
Smith
West Mahanoy
Schuylkill County
Collingdale
Delaware County
U S Women to Return from Jordan Evacuation
More than 100 American women and children evacuated from Jordan during the crisis last summer will begin returning next Friday. The dependents of embassy and aid program employees were sent to Rome, a U S Embassy spokesman said Tuesday.
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U. S
Jordan
Amman
Middle East
U. S. Emassy
Rome
Central City Firemen Nominate Officers at Meeting
Central City firemen nominated officers at a Tuesday meeting in the fire hall. Elections will be at the December 16 session. Unopposed for chief is Andy Scianko for his tenth term. A turkey and ham bazaar is set for December 18 and 19 at 7 p.m.
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Central City Firemen
Andrew Barnatt
Paul Fleegle
Raymond Pasierle
Richard Fleegle
Robert Hoppert
Donald Roman
Raymond Pasierle, Jr
Ralph Chippelli
Leroy Wilson
Paul Wahl
James Constantino
Frank DeMarco
James Kelller
Scianko
Andy Scianko
William Nosel
Andy Schanko
Ralph Chiapelli
John Bruss
Central City
RD 1
Stoystown
Central City Fire Hall
Fifteen Irish Political Prisoners Break From Camp
Fifteen Irish political prisoners escaped from a government internment camp during an inmates football game. They fled under gunfire from camp guards and at least one prisoner was wounded. The camp houses Republican Army detainees seeking a unified Ireland by force.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Hooversville Fire Chief Elected to 24th Term
Howard C. Hahn was elected to his 24th one year term as fire chief of the Hooversville Volunteer Fire Department. James Hahn won his fifth as first assistant, Leo J. Bender his fifth as president, and Wallace N. Berkebile his 34th as treasurer. Several other officers were chosen and committees formed to improve the alarm system and secure a full time radio operator. The November calls included three incidents, with a Stoystown blaze causing pumper and equipment damage due to spectators blocking the road.
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Howard C. Hahn
Hooversville
James Hahn
Leo J. Bender
Wallace N. Berkebile
Joseph Kubas
Charles Gindlesberger, Jr
John Trevorrow
William Hahn
Leo Bender
Kyle M. Boyer, Jr
James A. Hahn
George W. DeNorcy
Kyle Boyer, Jr
William D. Lit
Somerset
Thomas Lansberry
Frank A. Orban, Jr
Stoutsown Lutheran Church
Lewis Wins Wage Boost For Miners
John L. Lewis won a two stage wage hike for 180000 soft coal miners. A $1.20 daily raise on Jan 1 and 80 cents on Apr 1 will lift the basic wage from $22.25. Vacation pay rises to $200 yearly. Separate contracts will cover commercial and captive mines with a union backed non union purchase clause in the commercial pact.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Miami Police Send Papers On Thompson
Quebec officials received from Miami police documents on Francis Gilbert Thompson a Canadian Mohawk tied to the 1953 Gaspe hunters murders. The files include Thompson’s photo fingerprints and interview answers. Authorities say Thompson’s tale is pure invention and will not trigger extradition. Thompson faces grand larceny and breaking and entering charges in Miami.
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Quebec
Miami
Francis Gilbert Thompson
Gaspe Peninsula
Wilbert Coffin
Thompson
Charles - Edourd Cantin
Leon Lambert
Quebec City
Ottawa
Attorney General's Department
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