Britain Holds It Russia's Duty To Hold Canal Open
Britain and Russia waive control of Berlin canal traffic and shift administration to East Germany but Britain says Russia remains fully responsible for keeping the waterway open. Berlin Bonn and London report Russians bow out of permits while East Germany handles inland waterway issues via Magdeburg. Secretary Dulles backs Russian responsibility for rail and barge traffic to Berlin.
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Britain
Russia
Berlin
Bonn
London
Germany
West Berlin
Ruhr
Hamburg
Canal Bureau
Magdeburg
Paris
Dulles
Washington
United States
Gossard's Stay Lapsed in Death Penalty Case
Pittsburgh December 6 state Supreme Court stayed execution of Harry Gossard lapsed today without a sanity hearing sought. Gossard guilty of first degree murder in the 1954 Conemaugh Halloween slaying of 6 year old Karen Mauk. Counsel said clemency board to be asked to commute to life. papers expected Friday or Saturday. He is at Western State penitentiary.
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Pittsburgh
Supreme Court
Harry Gossard
Gossard
High Court
Gov. Leader
Cambria
Karen Mauk
Board of Pardons
Western State Penitentiary
Driver Killed When Man Tries To Stop Truck
In Shamokin a earth truck on an incline at a busy intersection killed its driver Clarence Mann, who attempted to halt it. Mann slipped and fell beneath the vehicle as it rolled forward, crushing his head near a service station under construction.
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Shamokin
Clarence Mann
Carmel
Mann
Dow
Burma leaders back Red China claim to Formosa
Burma and Russia issued a joint communique backing Red China’s claim to Formosa as a key nationalist stronghold. Khrushchev attacked the West in Rangoon speeches, predicting capitalism’s decline and praising communism as the only progressive system. The statement urged disarmament and unification of Indochina and Korea.
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Noel Lazaro
Rangoon
Burma
Russia
Red China
China
Formosa
Nikita &. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Sir Winston Churchill
Nikolai Bulganin
U Nu
Indo-China
Korea
Asia
Three Youths Attack and Burn Fryman in Cleveland
Three youths chained Earl Fryman 17 to a tree or leg in Metropolitan Park near Fairview, doused him with flammable liquid, and set him on fire. Fryman escaped, staggering to Fairview hospital with serious burns as detectives investigate the daylight attack and differing hospital and police accounts.
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Cleveland
Earl R. Fryman
Fryman
Fairview Hospital
Metropolitan Park
Fairview Park
Rocky River
Earl E. Fryman
St Senatius Roman Catholic High School
Marvin J. Schatz
Lindsay
Schatz
St. Ignatius
Ligonier gunsmith sentenced in rifle slaying case
George T. Giles an 86 year old Ligonier gunsmith was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison for the rifle slaying of tavern operator Rocco Rado 50 outside the Inn in Ligonier Two after a June argument a Westmoreland county jury convicted him of second degree murder on November 19.
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Sreensburg
George T. Giles
Ligonier
Rocco Rado
Westmoreland County
Giles
Rado
Ligonier Two
Lansberry enters race for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat
Judge Thomas F. Lansberry of Somerset announces he will seek the Republican nomination for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacancy next year. A Pitt Law School graduate and former Somerset County District Attorney, he served on the county bench since 1949 and was a Navy veteran in World War II. He cites broad support from lawyers judges and GOP leaders statewide and outlines a deep record in law and public service.
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Thomas F. Lansberry
Somerset County
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Lansberry
University of Pittsburgh Law School
Somerset
Commonwealth
Supreme Court
Judge Lansberry
Rockwood
O. R. Laneberry
Clara Tayman Lansberry
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Ohio
Law School
University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Supremes and Superior Courts
Federal District Court
Pittsburgh
United States Navy
Pennsylvania State Senate
Trinity Lutheran Church
Gettysburg Theological Seminary
M.sonic Orders
Elks, Eagles and
Moose
Ruth Morgan
Elizabeth
East Union Street
Five Sisters Die In Illinois Home Blaze
In Benton Illinois an explosion and fire destroyed a three room home killing five Wingo sisters aged 15 10 7 and twins 4 and sending their mother Ruby 48 and sister Agnes 14 to hospital with severe burns Two brothers and a 78 year old grandfather escaped The coroner linked the blast to a coal stove in the girls room The parents are separated and the victims were daughters of Mr and Mrs Dallas Wingo
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Benton, Ill
Benton
Dallas Wingo
Nancy
Neva June
Marla
Carolyn
Barney Browning
Ruby
Agnes
Khrushchev Attacks West in Burma Rally Critique
Nikita Khrushchev urged against colonialism and Western actions in Asia during a Rangoon City Hall rally. He criticized Churchill and Western powers, referencing Sevastopol and a WWII directive, while stressing Russia’s friendship with Burma and India at a gathering led by AFPFL president U Nu.
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Lazaro Pangoon
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Winston Churchill
Communist Party
Southeast Asia
China
Khrushchev
Russia
Britain
Sevastopol
Churchill
Field Marshal
Lord Montgomery
Western
Europe
Woodford
England
Montgomery
House of Commons
Burma
Nikolai Bulganin
Rangoon
AFPFL
People’s Freedom League
U Nu
India
Dr Joyee Brothers Wins $64000 on Boxing Quiz
Dr Joyee Brothers a 28 year old psychologist from New York won $64000 on CBS The $64000 Question after a lengthy final question about boxing spanning ancient Rome to modern rings. She consulted her husband ex Olympic champion Eddie Eagan for help and faced a clock driven finish before being declared correct.
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New York
CBS
Hal March
Hubby
Eddie Eagan
New York State
Eagan
Farber
Danville
W. Va
Stanley Skeens
David
Goliath
Lord
Skeens
Dr. Brothers
Binghamton Bus Drivers Threaten Strike Over Wages
In Binghamton New York union bus drivers and mechanics of the Triple Cities Traction Corp vote to strike at midnight December 18 unless a 20 cent an hour pay raise is agreed. The company warns the demand could bankrupt the firm and may seek franchise relief if no deal is reached.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Triple Cities Traction Corp
Endicott
Johnson City
Albert Schreiber
Public Service Commission
AFL Bus Drivers Union
GM Hastens To Lengthen Franchises
General Motors moved to extend its dealer contracts from one year to five, amid senate hearings on perceived coercion and abrupt cancellations. President Harlow Curtice said the measure formalizes a long-standing dealer relationship and will apply to about 17,000 GM car and truck dealers with a 30-day notice option. Senate members and dealers offered cautious approval, noting the change does not resolve all inequities in GM contracts.
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Washington
General Motors
Senate
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Antitrust and Monopoly
Sen
O'Mahoney
Wye
Frederick J Bell
National Automobile Dealers Assn
Bell
Albany
N. Y
Pontiac
M. H. Yawer
Woman Sues Rail for 250000 Over Fractured Beauty
Chicago clerk Julia Reichman, 34, alleges an October train window missile shattered her face, causing permanent disfigurement and fear of spinsterhood. She seeks 250000 from Illinois Central, claiming cuts to chin eye and hands.
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Chicago
Misa Julia Reichman
Illinois Central Railroad
Excise Tax Revised to Exempt Cigarettes Beer and Wine
Harrisburg reports a revised 3 percent manufacturers excise tax plan now exempts cigarettes beer liquor and wine already taxed by the state. Senator Watkins joined Democrats to title the amendments as a fairness measure while noting no change to opposition to the bill. Governor Leader upholds a stance against a sales tax despite political gains.
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Harrisburg
Sen
Watkins
Delawares
Sen. Dent
Senate
Democratic
House
Dent
Senate Finance Committee
Lad Who Stole Policeman's Car Is In Custody
A 16 year old from White Oak is in Allegheny county juvenile court custody after stealing a White Oak patrol car and later taking the car of Assistant District Attorney Earl S. Keim of Westmoreland county. His father turned him over to authorities in McConnellsburg. Police Chief Harry Crum accompanied the father. The youth said he had been in Harrisburg briefly selling items from Keim's car.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Jack Feldman Jr
White Oak
McConnellsburg
Harry Crum
Young Feldman
Harrisburg
Earl S. Keim
Westmoreland County
Keim
Dulles accuses Soviets of provoking India over Goa crisis
Secretary of State Dulles accused Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev of using their India tour to spread hatred and pressure India in its Goa dispute with Portugal. He defended Portugal's position and said the statement carried no bias, despite Indian protests. Goa clashes between Indians and Portuguese troops last August heightened tensions.
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Warren Rogers JR
Washington
Dulles
India
Portugal
Goa
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Burma
Afghanistan
Paulo Cunha
Khrushchev
Calcutta
Cunha
Four die from carbon monoxide in Eau Claire apartment
In Eau Claire, a family of four James F. Corbett 27 Sophia 25 Rickey 3 and Sandra 9 months died from carbon monoxide from a gas stove with its flue off. Coroner J Clinton Atwell ruled accidental death with no foul play. Corbett worked at a local store and the family lived above a shop.
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Eau Claire
Butler County
Pittsburgh
J. Clinton Atwell
James F. Corbett
Sophia
Rickey
Sandra
Atwell
Corbett
Butler
Leonard Jailed for Failure to Support Family
Cornelius Leonard, 39, of Listonburg, was committed to county jail on a charge of failing to maintain and support his wife and family. Justice of the Peace H.8 Whipperman of Somerset jailed him. Two New Jersey fugitives were returned to New Jersey by state troopers. Frank Kelly Jr., 26, of Edison Township, wanted for forgery, and a 16-year-old female companion, wanted by juvenile authorities, were arrested at the Somerset Turnpike Interchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Leonard
Listonburg
Justice of the Peace
Whipperman
Somerset
New Jersey
Frank Kelly, Jr
Edison Township
Somerset Turnpike
Christmas Tree Decorated And Lighted In Somerset
Somerset borough lit its Christmas tree on Tuesday night as the town switched on holiday lights for the season. Assistant Fire Chief William G. Barnhart led a crew in decorating the 40 foot blue spruce on the diamond, with bulbs to glow nightly through the season. several large decorations and the Star of Bethlehem remain to be added.
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Somerset
William G. Barnhart
Four Called For Induction Friday In Somerset County
The following Somerset county men have been called for induction into the armed service. Charles Arthur Caton Berlin R D 3 Robert Dean Kimmel Glencoe R D 4 Andrew Vinosky Jr Seanor and Nick Kalanish Cairnbrook are listed.
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Somerset County
Armed Service
Charles Arthur Caton
Berlin
R. D
Robert Dean Kimmel
Glencoe
Andrew Vinosky
Seanor
Nick Kalanish
Cairnbrook
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Eenenerseree
Rangoon University
Illinois
Cornell
Columbia
Milton J. Brothers
Binghamton N.Y
Sen. Taylor
Fleming R-Allegheny
Republican Senate
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Lad
By Douglas B. Cornell
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Wilson
Congress
Gettysburg Post Office
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rowland Hughes
Perival F. Brundage
W. J. McNeil
Pentagon
Col
Andrew Goodpaster
White House
McNeil
Mohn Military
Denver
Leonard
Gardner's Clothing and Dry Goods Store
Penna
Johnsons
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