Britain Lines Up White Russia For U N Seat Over Greece
Paris dispatch reports Britain and other Western nations lined up with the Soviet bloc to back White Russia over Greece for a United Nations security council non permanent seat. Britain may switch to Greece if it fails to reach a two thirds majority. Greece cites Greek and U S tensions as key stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Hudson
Paris
Russia
Greece
Security Council
Athens
Britain
France
Yugoslavia
London
Europe
Council
Czechoslovakia
United States
Anthony Eden
U. S
U. N
Alexis
Kyrou
Miller and Miller Buy 363 Acres in Stonycreek Township
Morris M. Miller and Pauline M. Miller purchased about 363 acres near the township road and the Stoystown Bedford pike in Stonycreek from the George Grove heirs for 25000 dollars. The deed was recorded Friday in the office of Philip C. Dosch, recorder of deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millera Bay
Morris M. Miller
Pauline M. Miller
Stonycreek Township
George Grove
Philip C. Dosch
Recorder of Deeds
Stoystown-Bedford Pike
UN Assembly Denies Red China Seat and Backs Italy Bid
The United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed opposition to Communist China’s U N membership while backing Italy’s admission bid in a 54 of 60 member vote. A Security Council veto by Russia is anticipated. Ethiopia abstained. The session also upheld Chiang Kai-shek as China’s representative and disbanded UNSCOB amid Balkans tension. Britain cited White Russia against Greece, with Greece favored by the Americans and Russia seeking White Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United Nations General Assembly
U. N
Red
China
Italy
Security Council
Ethiopia
Eel
U. S
John Vorys
Antonio Quevedo
Ecuador
Chiang Kai-shek
Russia
Chiang
Assembly
The
N. Special Committee On the
Balkans
Unscob
Peace Observation Commission
New York
Britain
Greece
Athens
Yugoslavia
Striking United Steelworkers Idle 1300 at Elliott Plant
In Jeannette on December 7 a CIO United Steelworkers picket line idled 1300 Elliott company workers. Company officials blamed internal union rate disputes while a union spokesman said they would not comment due to orders from the executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannnette
CIO United
Elliott Company
Portage Man Killed by Auto in Portage
John Walick aged 63 of Portage was killed today by an unidentified motorist in an auto incident near Johnstown. Authorities investigated the crash and identified no other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
Auto
Johnstown
John Walick
Children At a Movie Party Big Noon
Somerset area children and parents collected clothing for Europe’s orphans at a Toys For Tots birthday party at the Governor Theater. The event featured a real cake, a Tarzan movie, and Santa, with gifts of coats socks and underwear for orphans in Bad Homburg Mainz and Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kochalka, JR
Somerset Area
Europe
Governor Theater
Gretchen Stumpf
Musser’s Bakery
Somerset American
Gretchen
Charles R. Blatt
Santa Claus
Santa
Bad Homburg
Mainz
Germany
Vienna
Austria
Somerset American Office
Air Express
Tri-Hi-Y Club
American-Sentinel
Tomalee Knepper
Ellen Pleskovic
Jo Zimmerman
Sandra del Vecchio
Dorothy Courtney
Susann Allman
Beatrice Pickett
Melissa Luteri
Joan Pyle
Janet Schrock
Jane Miller
O’levn Sargent
Shirley Kimmel
Arlene Glessner
Pat Shafter
Dolores Koontz
Janet Murray
Wilma Miller
Tax Board Schedules Three Day Hearing Of Appeals
The county board of tax assessment and revision will sit three days this month to hear property tax appeals. Hearings begin December 15 at 10 a.m. in the Ogletown schoolhouse for 16 Ogle township owners, with other sessions December 18 in the commissioner's office and December 19 in the courthouse for several townships and boroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Tax Assessment and Revision
Ogletown School House
Ogle Township
Addison
Allegheny
Lower Turkeyfoot
Middlecreek
Central City
Court House
Milford
Shade
Paint
Somerset
Ursina
Jolson Widow Weds Hollywood Producer in Chapel
Erle Jolson widow of Al Jolson eloped and married Hollywood producer Norman Krasna in a Las Vegas wedding chapel. The ceremony was performed by a judge in the Las Vegas area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Jolson
Las
Vegas
Nev
Erle
Norman Krasna
Hollywood
Senate watchdog finds waste at six Air Force bases
A Senate committee chaired by Lyndon B. Johnson faulted waste at six Air Force bases from Langley Virginia to Mather California. It cited surplus coffee used as floor cleaner, costly dormitories, and high training costs while urging tighter frugality across the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger D. Greene
Washington
Senate
Committee
U. S. Air Force
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Pentagon
Langley
Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Base
Senate Committee
Mth
Johnson Group
Senate Armed Services Committee
Carswell
Lowry
Colo
Kessler
Miss
Mather
March
California
Wiley Speaks On Education At Somerset Lions Dinner
Dr Roy W Wiley superintendent of Johnstown schools told Somerset Lions club members and wives education is everyones business. He noted 30 million students and 60 thousand teachers in the US and that schools now separate from churches. The event celebrated the clubs 22nd anniversary with 134 guests at Calvary Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Roberta Getty
Roy W. Wiley
Johnstown
Somerset Lions Club
Calvary Methodist Church
John Minick
I. F. Woodrow
Kenneth P. Lohr
D. O. Thompson
Women of Calvary Church
Woodrow
O. God
L. S. Williams
Somerset County Schools
Dr. Wiley
Wiley
United States
Allied Hill Position Assault Repelled on Central Front
A reinforced company of Reds attacked an allied hill position two miles southwest of Kumsong on Saturday and failed after three and a half hours. Artillery and mortar fire supported the Communist effort while allied night bombers hit a red airfield and a key railway bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Randolph
Seoul
Korea
Kumsong
Vacancy For West Point Appointment Open In Sittler District
Congressman Edward L. Sittler Jr of Pennsylvania 23rd district announced a West Point vacancy for July 1 1952 entrance. A competitive examination January 14 in Uniontown will select four top candidates and three alternates. eligibles are district residents age 17 to 21 as of July 1 1952, with active duty exceptions.
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Edward AL. Sittler, Jr
Pennsylvania
West Point
Sittler
Uniontown
Civil Service Commission
Military Academy
Edward L. Sittler, Jr
House
Washington, D. C
For Sale Christmas Trees In Store Nursery Lot
Christmas trees of Red and Scotch Pine Norway Spruce and Blue Spruce offered retail and wholesale. Nursery grown stock available through Somerset at 6303. Call Somerset for details and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Spruce
Somerset
Purge of Czech Communist Party Angers Moscow Chief
Prague announced a sweeping reorganization of the Czechoslovak Communist Party from the lowest ranks to the top. The drive targets Titoist influence, links key figures Vlado Clementis and Rudolf Slansky to subversive activity, and widens the party leadership with new appointments as investigators pursue alleged treason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Hampe
Vienna
Austria
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vlado Clementis
Rudolf Slansky
Klement Gottwald
Jarmila Taussigova
Slansky
Gottwald
Espion
Westa
Antonin Zapotocky
Vaclav Kopecky
Antonin Novotny
Prague Radio
Party Control Commission
Jan Charut
Major Parties Each Spent Over $2000 in County Election
County election figures show both major parties surpassed $2000 in spending. Democratic committee reports $2412.25 in expenditures and $1910.75 receipts, while GOP filings are incomplete though four Republican candidates report $1082.95 in expenses. Some officials indicate under $150 in costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic County Committee
Joseph N. Cascio
GOP
Karl I. Hare
Frank A. Orban, Jr
Harry Barkman
Charles Sechler
Register of Wills
Elmer J. Shipley
Harry Airsman
Ernest C. Johnson
Justices of the Peace
Oliphant's unusual interest in tax case aired in probe
A tax official described Charles Oliphant as showing unusual interest in the Abraham Teitelbaum tax fraud case. Witnesses testified Oliphant helped delay another tax evasion case and overruled a bureau attorney on labeling Teitelbaum's case as racketeering. The inquiry also touched on the Washington Beef and Provision cases and a blocked indictment of the Kolkers, with intervening political letters cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Oliphant
Wilmot Hercher
Washington
Charles Olipant
Internal Revenue Bureau
Abraham Teitelbaum
R. D. McLean
Olipant
Richard G. Schwartz
Revenue Bureau
Schwartz
Teitelbaum
Ways and Means
McClean
Justice Department
Washington Beef’ and Provision Company
Witt Company
Samuel
Sidney Kolker
Kolkers
James E. Morrison
D-La
McLean
Morrison
Tom Clark
Judge Says Wilhelm Isn't Cooperating In Mercer County
Mercer judge H Fowland criticized State Police Commissioner C M Wilhelm for not acting on gambling and rackets raids. Wilhelm defended cooperation with local authorities, while Rowley pressed for clear local authority definitions and immediate raids in rural Mercer County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm
Mercer
H. Fowland
C. M. Whilhelm
Mercer County
Rowley
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Wilhim
Ocal
Butler
Weather Forecast Highlights for Eastern States
Eastern Pennsylvania and the mid Atlantic will see cloudy skies with cooler highs around the 55 to 68 range in the west and north and 60 to 65 in the southeast. Rain is possible Saturday into Sunday with a colder trend and a mix of snow flurries by Sunday. Western Pennsylvania shows cooler conditions with highs in the 50s and rain Saturday night turning to snow Sunday, while West Virginia remains cloudy with rain and highs around the 60s Saturday followed by snow flurries and colder Sunday. The extended period from Saturday December 8 to Wednesday December 12 calls for above normal average temperatures by five degrees in the east with a warmer Saturday and a Sunday-to-Wednesday cooling trend, and rain on Sunday and Wednesday, with some snow around Wednesday in western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Mid Atlantic
Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather by David Grove reports a 24 hour period ending 5 30 p m with a max 72 and min not shown and no rainfall data. The Weather Bureau list shows temperatures for Dec 7 in major cities including Boston Chicago Cleveland Denver Miami New York Philadelphia Atlantic City Pittsburgh St Louis Washington and Jacksonville.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Louis
Washington
Jacksonville
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Lena Bingham
UN Assembly
Red China
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D. W. Davis
Patriot Si
Gretchen Tumpet
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Oakhurst Tea Room
Air Force
Gorman
Gulf Rt
Bittners
Cong. Sittler
Newt
West Fairview St
Harry Findley
Hite
Stoystown
Harry
American Legion
Es Iere
Sealy
M. C
Mike
Russic Hooveraville
U. S. Weather Bureau
Jack’s Auto Store
Center Ave
Somerset, Pa
Laurel Ridge
Jay Barclay
Emerick
Johnny Morley
Madhoe Sisters
F. W. Post
Lichty Poultry Store
Weat Patriot St
Roatingy Chibi Es
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