Oliphant Quits After Endurance Reached Amid Scandal
Charles Oliphant resigned as chief legal officer of the Internal Revenue Service deploring vilification and pressure from a House inquiry. Frank Nathan denied attempting a 500000 dollar shake down of a Chicago lawyer, calling the charge a dirty lie. The committee will forward testimony to the Justice Department for perjury action.
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Wilmot Hercher
Washington
Charles Oliphant
Internal Revenue Service
House
Oliphant
Truman
Frank Nathan
Chicago
Nathan
Rep. King
D-Calif
Department of Justice
King
Revenue Bureau
House Ways and Means
Abraham Teitelbaum
Teitelbaum
Miami Beach
Fla
Bert K. Naster
T. Lamar Caudle
Jess Larson
George J. Schoeneman
Joseph Nunan
Caudle
Justice Department
Larson
General Services Administration
Schoeneman
Nunan
Internal Revenue
Year End Payment For J C Penny Co Employees
The J C Penney Co board authorized a special year end payment equal to two weeks pay for full year 1951 service for all full time associates and pro rated for others. Over 50,000 associates nationwide will participate, including 72 at the Somerset store. The gesture follows company results for 1951 and is contingent on future years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Company
Penney Associates
O. Thompson
United States
Somerset
A. W. Hughes
Hughes
Nathan Has No Memory or Grammar in Tax Hearing
Pittsburgh promoter Frank Nathan faced questions from the House tax investigating sub committee about fixing a tax case. He claimed no memory or recollection, admitted big gambling losses, and denied requesting help from Atty Gen Caudle while noting his habit of making money from various deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Creagh
Washington
Damon Runyon Toda
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
Nathan
House Tax Investigating Subcommittee
King
D-Calif
Chicago
Caudle
T. Lamar Caudle
Miami
Miami and Elsewhere Said: “I Never Asked Mr. Caudle
FBI Seizes 69 Slot Machines On Farm Near New Kensington
The FBI seized 69 one arm bandit slot machines valued at 27600 on a New Kensington farm run by coal miner J Trissler. Agents acted under the federal anti gambling law and U S attorney Edward C Boyle orders. Machines include five and 25 cent types and will go to the U S marshal. No arrests.
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Pittsburgh
FBI
New Kensington
Fred Hallford
J. Trissler
U. S
Edward C. Boyle
Haliford
Trissler
Arnold
Hallford
Chinese Priests Take Over in Tientsin and Hong Kong
Shanghai's official communist newspaper said all Catholic churches in Tientsin, once the North China center, have been taken over by Chinese priests. It reports a brainwashing campaign from pulpits to purge imperialist church teachings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Tentain
North China
Lin Wen Jih Pao
New Trial Sought in Milne v Reich Case
A motion for a new trial was filed in Somerset court by Mrs. Nellie K. Milne alleging negligence by Meyersdale furniture dealer Richard Reich after metal wall cabinets she had installed in 1948 fell in 1950. The jury returned a verdict for Reich after over 10 hours of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Court
Nellie K. Milne
Meyersdale
Richard Reich
Paul E. C. Fike
Joseph N. Cascio
Prothonotary
D. Guy Floto
Defamation Trial in Lake Charles Targets Five Newsmen
Lake Charles District Attorney Griffin Hawkins testified that Kenneth L. Dixon, managing editor of the American Press, defamed 16 public officials and three gamblers in a year long campaign. Dixon and four other reporters face defamation charges over editorials including Legal Double-Talk and Charley Lake Says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Fuller
Lake Charles
Griffin Hawkins
Hawkins
Oo Lake Charles American Press
Kenneth L
Dixon
American Press
Louisiana
Charley Lake
American Scientists Surprise French In Paris Exchange Bid
Four top American atomic researchers arrived in Paris arousing surprise in French scientific circles. Robert Oppenheimer Lee Dubridge Charles Lauriston and Walter Whitman reportedly seek to exchange mathematical theories with leading European scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Robert Oppenheimer
Lee Dubridge
Charles Lauriston
Walter Whitman
Stepinac Freed Conditionally By Tito Regime
In Belgrade Yugoslavia Marshal Tito's government granted conditional freedom to Magr. Alojzije Stepinac the Roman Catholic primate condemned in 1946 to 16 years for alleged Nazi collaboration. The release cited no conditions and denied him official church status. Vatican sources say his consecration mandate remains intact despite Yugoslav nonrecognition.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Magr
Alojzije Stepinac
Tanjug
Msgr
Stepinac
Catholic Church
Tito
Vatican
Lejava
Zagreb
St Paul Man Found Dead From Gunshot Near Salisbury
Carl Bodes of St Paul was found dead in woods near Salisbury on Wednesday evening. Coroner Uphouse will investigate Thursday morning. Bodes, married with two children, hunted with a brother and was last seen at 1:30 PM. four brothers survive. Body taken to Stanley Thomas funeral home in Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bodes
St. Paul
Salisbury
A. M. Uphouse
Bodes
Stanley Thomas
Korean Soldiers Eager To Try New Armored Vests
On the Western Front soldiers welcome a lighter armor option as current vests weigh about 14 pounds. The newer model, eight pounds, is on order but not yet in quantity. Major Walter Turner notes the WWII design saves lives yet remains impractical for attacking infantry. The armor protects chest and back with nylon and metal plates and stops mortar fragments and bullets at typical ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Farneti
Korea
Walter Turner
Sanford
Fla
Pittsburghers Rally Against New Five-Mill Property Tax
Pittsburgh residents vow to oppose a five mill tax increase city officials reportedly seek to cover higher operating costs. The 1952 budget would reach about 41 million dollars, with real estate taxes and the overall levy the highest ever. Mayor Lawence plans a seven and one half percent wage hike for city workers and extra police and fire personnel, raising payroll and service costs. A state law reducing the work week forced more staff in police and fire departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Senate Tax Dose Mixed For Payers
Harrisburg reports the Senate finance committee approved most of a $113 million patchwork tax package to balance Gov. Fine's two year budget. The plan raises corporate taxes, real estate transfer fees, and utility gross receipts taxes while hiking inheritance taxes and removing exemptions for PA insurers. A separate measure tightens diesel tax collection on trucks with permit requirements and consumption reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Jobless Rise Reported in Somerset County
Unemployment in Somerset County edged up with 327 more unemployment compensation claimants in November and 18 additional new applications versus October. In November 119 placements were made, including 60 women and 15 veterans, with fields spread across mining, foods, apparel, lumber, furniture, wholesale and retail trade, services, and miscellaneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Herbert E. Sann
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
Sann
Specials at Cascio's Green Beans Avocado Pears Chestnuts Tangerines
Specials list items with prices including extra fancy green beans 2 lbs 45c Avocado Pears extra large about 15c Chestnuts 2 lb 49c Tangerines extra large 39c Sweet potatoes 4 lb 49c Cauliflower large head 29c Finest Assorted Creams 1 lb 40c chocolate covered
Cairo Schools Close After Anti-British Riot
Police used shotgun blasts and clubs to disperse demonstrators in Cairo as authorities banned all demonstrations across Egypt. Interior Minister Serag El Din announced the nationwide ban and noted 15 police and four civilians injured in the riot.
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Cairo
Egypt
Serag el Din
Suez Canal
Sone
Arte Din
Education Ministry
Alexandria
Giza
al Azhar University
U S Casualties In Korea Reach 101 688
The defense department reports an 805 rise in American casualties in Korea for the past week totaling 101 688 since the conflict began. Army deaths are 122, with Marine Corps 73, Navy 39, and Air Force 3.
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Washington
INS
Defense Department
Korea
U. S
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Department
Moch Says France Needs Atom Bomb For Its Protection
Paris dispatch reports French delegate Jules Moch told reporters that France requires atomic weapons for defense in the secret Big Four disarmament talks. Vishinsky pressed for an immediate ban, but no progress was made as six hours of questions and answers yielded little agreement.
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Paris
Jules Moch
Russia
United Nations
France
Moch
Andrei Y. Vishin
Big Four
Vishinsky
Liquor Stores Set Early Closings for Christmas Eve and New Year
Pennsylvania state stores will close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, per the Liquor Control Board. The agency announced the holiday hours for the 580 stores statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Liquor Control Board
Revenue reveals 22 seek $50 tax levy on gambling
Scranton district office reports 22 applicants in the 12th Pennsylvania district filed for the federal gambling tax levy of 50 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
District Office of Internal Revenue
Pennsylvania
U S Aviators Down 5 More Enemy Jets
In Korea near northwest front the Fifth Air Force says it destroyed five Communist jets and damaged five more on the tenth straight day of aerial duels. 230 or more MIGs swarmed over the area as long air clashes continued with U S jets returning unscathed.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Northwest Ka
U. S
Eighth Army
United Nations
U. N
Washington
Strict Motor Vehicle Rules Enforced in Somerset Borough
Somerset police to strictly enforce motor vehicle regulations with focus on double parking sidewalk parking and one side no parking and related rules. Homeowners who neglect sidewalk repairs face fines as sidewalk repairs reduce pedestrian falls and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Borough
Burgess John W. Schrock
Burgess Schreck
Meyersdale High School Heating Contract Awarded
The Meyersdale school board awarded a contract for a heat distribution system to Walter N. Yoder and Son of Cumberland Maryland. George Ackerman of Meyersdale won the coal supply contract for the Southside school. Phyllis Broesecker was named vocal instructor to replace Thelman Critchfield Estep who resigned. Arthur McCarter named assistant basketball coach. A teacher pay-raise petition was deferred to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyersdale High School
Walter N. Yoder and Son
Cumberland
Southside
George Ackerman
Meyersdale
Ale
Phyllis Broesecker
Berlin
R. D
Thelman Critchfield Estep
Somerset
Arthur McCarter
Deadly Hibokhibok eruption devastates Camiguin Island
Refugees flood into Mahing as ash and lava from Hibokhibok bury large areas on Camiguin Island. Gov. Pacienco Ysalina revises death toll to 146 with hundreds more missing or displaced. U S and Philippine planes aid doctors and relief crews amid ongoing eruptions and hazardous conditions.
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Mahing
Camiguin Island
Philippines
Hibokhibok
Parienco Ysalina
Mambajao
Hobokhibok
Mindanao
Panglao Island
Pangao
Cone
Camiguin
Pacienco Yaaline
Misamis
Red Cross
U. S. Air Force
Philippines Air Force
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