Russia Warns of Resumed Nuclear Tests If West Persists
Moscow warned that Western nuclear tests will push Russia to resume testing to defend its security. The U S G M plans underground tests in Nevada and New Mexico as Geneva talks stall. Tass quoted officials urging agreement on a test ban while warning against NATO aims.
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Moscow
Russia
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
United States
Nevada
New Mexico
Tass
Geneva
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Great Britain
U N Offices In West Berlin Pleases Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said West Berlin could host United Nations offices as a part of an East West settlement while opposing moving the UN headquarters from New York. He noted practical benefits but warned against relocating the main seat. Readings cite Izvestia and a British MP report on Soviet interest in a demilitarized free West Berlin.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United Nations
West Berlin
New York
Germany
U.N
Rusk
Berlin
Izvestia
Khrushchev
Konni Zillacus
Reverend J F Messenger Dies at 71 in Somerset
The Rev J Fenton Messenger Sr longtime pastor of First Christian church Somerset died December 2 at Somerset Community Hospital aged 71. He ordained nine ministers, served in Japan as missionary, led Camp Christian and held many community roles. Survived by widow Rosabelle Cage Messenger three children J Fenton Messenger Jr and Mrs Robert Weitzel and Dora Messenger and three granddaughters.
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J. Fenton Messenger
East Patriot Street
Somerset Community Hospital
Linneas and
Edith (Warren) Messenger
Auburn
Ohio
Phillips Bible Institute of
Canton
Japan
Messenger
First Christian Church of
Somerset
Community Welfare Association
Boy Scout Board of Review
Somerset County Sunday School Association
Seay Memorial Home
Camp Christian
Somerset Lions Club
Pennsylvania Christian Missionary Society
National Benevolent Association
Board of
Christian Student Aid Association of Pennsylvania
Somerset Grange
Kentucky Christian College
Grayson, Ky
Edna Williams
Rosabelle
Rhoads Cage Messenger
Robert Weitzel
Dora Messenger
County merges institution district with commissioners office
Effective January 1 the Somerset County Institution District duties will be merged into the County Commissioners office. Lewis A. Baumgardner, president of the board, says payrolls taxes purchasing and other general work will move to the commissioners. Robert S. Peterson, Windber, named secretary of the County Welfare division, will process all county assistance applications reducing direct appeals to the commissioners.
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County Institution District
Somerset County Board of Commissioners
Lewis A. Baumgardner
Institution
Robert I. Boose
Robert S. Peterson
Windber
County Welfare Division
Baumgardner
Peterson
Walker says he will not be spokesman for any group
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker told ABC he will stay unaffiliated with any organization including the John Birch Society. He quit the Army last month, saying he will carry on his anti communist program with his own staff and resources.
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NEW York
Edwin A. Walker
John Birch Society
Walker
Abc-Tv
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dean Acheson
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Governor Lawrence blamed for payroll figures dispute
In Harrisburg the Democratic and Republican leaders spar over state payroll growth since 1959. Republican George S. Bloom accuses Gov. Lawrence of fiscal fakery, while Democratic Otis B. Morse says Bloom is in a statistical billabong. Republicans cite 19 926 new hires under Democrats versus 12 527 claimed by Democrats.
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Harrisburg
George S. Bloom
Lawrence
Otis B. Morse
Bloom
Morse
Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
George
Iraq Starts 280 Mile Railway Linking Baghdad and Basra
With Russian technical help Iraq begins a 280 mile rail line from Baghdad to Basra to connect the capital with the Persian Gulf port. Premier Abdul Karim Kassem inaugurated the project Saturday.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Basra
Persian Gulf
Abdel Karim Kassem
126 Public Assistance Cases Closed in Somerset County
The State Department of Public Welfare reports 126 public assistance cases closed in Somerset County in October, with 87 new cases opening, bringing total assistance to 2162. Relief was paid to 5196 people, about 6.7 percent of the county population, totaling $167,476. Major categories include Old Age, Blind Pension, Aid to Dependent Children, General, and Aid to Disabled with varied beneficiary counts and payments. Income from employment cited as a primary reason for closures.
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Somerset
Harrisburg
State Department of Public Welfare
Somerset County
Department
Nine Die In Pennsylvania Road And Fire Incidents
Nine persons perished in Pennsylvania over the weekend in road crashes and fires. Among the fatalities were a trio near Hazleton when a car hit a post and pole, millwrights at a Clairton steel plant crushed by toppled plates, two children in Aliquippa fire, and other deaths across York, Monroeville, Connellsville, Pottstown, and Warren.
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Pennsylvania
Hazleton
Eugene McGovern
Mountaintop R.D
Leo Politz
Ashley
Stanley Grokowski
Mondo Martini
Clyde Shaffer
Clairton
Kenny James Novack
Cheryl Ann
Aliquippa
Perry Smith
York R.D
Gilliland to Speak at Joint Club Dinner in Somerset
Glenn W. Gilliland of U S Steel will keynote a joint dinner for the Somerset Lions Rotary Kiwanis and Junior Chamber of Commerce at Grace EUB church on Thursday December 7 at 6 15 PM. He will discuss Steel's New Look and selling in depth to boost market orientation. Quentin A. Hine chairs the event expected to draw about 150 attendees.
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Glenn W. Gilliland
U. S. Steel
Somerset Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis
Chamber of Commerce
Gilliland
Grace Eub Church
Quentin A. Hine
Somerset Lions Club
U S Protests New Construction on Wall
American troops at Friedrichstrasse near the Berlin wall protested to the Soviet commandant as East German labor gangs resumed heavy construction on the border. Maj. Gen. Watson protested alleged illegal tank barriers and demanded no interference with Allied and civilian traffic between sectors. U S troops set up sandbag pillboxes and machine guns at Checkpoint Charlie while traffic continued through the crossing.
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John Fiehn
Berlin
United States
U.S
Friedrichstrasse
Albert Watson II
East Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
East
West Berlin
Red Brigades
Dominican Air Force Accepts Resignations Amid Crisis
Dominican air force on Sunday accepted resignations from rebellious officers demanding the removal of Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria as armed forces chief. He accused them of seeking military takeover while Balaguer backs a plan for regime control during the crisis. The six day strike presses for a unity government as opposition radios are silenced and Balaguer reportedly under hospital care.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Dominican Air Force
W Ho
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Air Force
Rodriguez Echavarria
Echavarria
Rodriguez Echavara
Rodriguez _Echavarria
Joaquin Balaguer
Resig
Balaguer
National Civic Union
Borough Council Plans Planning Board Appointments Tonight
Somerset borough council expected to name planning commission members at its regular meeting in the borough building at 7 30 p m. The agenda includes overnight parking daylight saving time and tax ordinances with bids for fuel oil and kerosene to be opened at 8 p m.
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Somerset Borough Planning Commission
Counci
Somerset School Board Delays Meeting to December 11
The Somerset Area school board, normally meeting on the first Monday, will convene on December 11 due to deer season. At the December session, officers will be elected.
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Somerset School Board
Somerset Area School Board
Russia rejects Kennedy plan for Germany routes
Izvestia denounces Kennedy interview proposing international control of West Berlin routes as doomed to failure and accuses him of peddling a cock and bull story. Editorial defends Soviet policy, vows to regulate land water and air routes into West Berlin.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Kennedy
West Berlin
Alexei Adzhubei
Walter Ulbricht
Communist Party
East Germany
West Germany
Russia
United States
Rockwood Area Bloodmobile Sets 85 Pint Quota
Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Rockwood Church of Christ on December 6 from 12 30 to 6 15 p m with an 85 pint quota aimed at boosting Somerset county s blood supply The regional program covers 19 counties and requires about 700 bottles weekly to meet patient needs.
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Red Cross
Rockwood
Church of Christ
Somerset
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Somerset County
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