Chaos Looms in Congo If UN Withdrawn Warns Hammarskjold
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold warned the U.N. Security Council that Congo would descend into chaos and anarchy if U.N. forces pull out. He defended the U.N. Congo operation amid East-West tensions over Patrice Lumumba’s arrest as members reportedly withdraw support and Russia urges a full session.
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Congo
Hammarskjold
Milton Besser
United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Security Council
U.N
African Republic
U.N. Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Russia
U. N
Hypothetical Nuclear Attack Discussed by Civil Defense Group
Somerset County civil defense members discussed a hypothetical scenario in which Pittsburgh, Erie and Philadelphia are bombed by submarine launched missiles. The plan required residents to shelter in basements during fallout with danger lasting two and a half days.
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Somerset County
Pittsburgh
National Civil Defense Day
Civil Defense
REA
Graham
Clifford Saylor
America
Erie
Philadelphia
Civil Defense Group
State Council of Civil Defense
Congo leader declares martial law in Oriental Province
President Kasavubu declares martial law in Oriental province, giving Mobutu troops authority to try rebels. Bomboko notes decree may be limited where Lumumba loyalists hold territory while outlining conditions for a UN conciliation commission arrival after December 26.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Oriental Province
Justin Bomboko
Joseph Mobutu
College of Commissioners
Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Bomboko
Lumumba
Ben
Kasavubu
Oriental
U. N. Conciliation Commission
Col Stiteler to Address Keystone Club Friday Eve
Assemblyman W. J. Stiteler Jr of Rockwood will speak at the Keystone club meeting in the American Legion social rooms. Officers are to be elected and members are urged to attend at 8 o clock with other items on the agenda.
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W. J. Stiteler, Jr
Rockwood
Keystone Club
The
American Legion
Eisenhowers Plan To Go to Gettysburg
Mamie Eisenhower said the couple would likely go to their Gettysburg farm for the first days after the January 20 White House departure. She added there was no definite plan beyond that.
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Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
Pearl Harbor ceremony marks 19th anniversary
A ceremony of prayer and salute on the Arizona marked the 19th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. Attendees included Lt. O C Weller and dignitaries like Vice Adm. Riley, Lt. Gov. Kealoha, Rep. Inouye, and Rear Adm. Benson. Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant chaplains offered prayers as wreaths were laid and taps sounded.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Arizona
Dean Jackson
Glenwood
Iowa
Edward N. Gosselin
Joliet
O. C. Weller
Seattle
Marine Corps
Herbert D. Riley
Pacific
James Kealoha
Hawaii
Daniel K. Inouye
Roy S. Benson
Train Plows Into Gas Truck Killing Six at Crossing
A 70 mile per hour commuter train collided with a bottled gas truck at a railroad crossing in Nashua New Hampshire injuring more than 30 of 50 aboard heading to Boston. Six people were killed including a truck driver his wife and two infants and the train conductor and a federal judge's law clerk.
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Nashua
N.H
Strength of Freedom Is Guarantee of Inquiry
Gov Lawrence spoke at the Golden Quill Awards dinner praising freedom of the press and its duty to inform and interpret for public understanding. He noted most journalists are idealists and highlighted awards for Keck Fagan Zehner Nicholson in recognition of journalism and open government efforts.
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Pittsburgh
Lawrence
Harry Keck
Lawrence J. Fagan
Keck
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Fagan
Pittsburgh Press
J. Alex Zehner
Pittsburgh Sun- Telegraph
Pennsylvania
Harold Nicholson
The
Meyers
Christmas Business Is Up to Par in Somerset
Wallace Friedline, chair of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants committee, says Somerset Christmas business is up to par. Stores stay open Friday and Saturday nights and begin Wednesday afternoons, with weekday nights to 9 p.m. from Dec 16 through Christmas Eve.
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Wallace Friedline
Somerset
Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Committee
Friedline
Herman Basehore Heads Development Council
The Somerset County Development Council elected Herman Basehore of Meyersdale to lead for the coming year at a Wednesday board meeting in Bakersville. Retiring president George Soul Cook reviewed progress, highlighting the 200 acre Somerset County Industrial Park and plans for a two sided illuminated sign between the Devilbiss plant and Turnpike area. Prospect talks continue with two interested plants for Central City and Berlin plans lingering, aided by the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce assisting in industry outreach.
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Somerset County Development Council
Herman Basehore
Meyersdale
Board of Directors
Bakersville
George Soul Cook
Somerset
Somerset County
Neilan Engineers
Sccation
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Ray Morrison
Morrison
Devilbiss
Turnpike
Niiht
Michael Krajak
Development Council
Berlin
Agnew Elected Leader of 100 Member GOP Delegation
Willard Agnew of Aspinwall won the 1961 House Republican delegation leadership in Harrisburg defeating Albert Johnson. The 35 to 63 vote returns him to promote a vigorous minority program. Other officers were reelected or named, with Helm and Andrews facing contest for presiding officer.
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Harrisburg
Allegheny County
Willard Agnew
Aspinwall
Albert W. Johnson
McKean
Agnew
House Republicans
Johnson
Superior Court
House
GOP
Edwin W. Tompkins
Cameron
Tompkins
Reginald P. Summel
Lehigh
Norman Wood
Lancaster
Marian E. Markley
W. Stuart Helm
Helm
Andrews Helm
H. G. Andrews
D-Cambria
Steven) McCann
McCann
Greene County
Kennedy delays cabinet fill as Udall named interior secretary
President elect John F. Kennedy names Stewart Udall as secretary of the interior, his third Cabinet pick, while outlining a heavy Washington schedule including talks with Adlai Stevenson and a hospital christening for his newborn son. Kennedy aims to finalize top posts by week’s end, saying he seeks the best people who will stay in office four years.
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Douglas B. Cornell
NEW York
John F. Kennedy
West
Stewart L. Udall
Arizona
Kennedy
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Udall
Stevenson
United Nations
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Georgetown Hospital
Byron
Whizzer) White
Denver
Dean Rusk
Secretary of State
Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Secretary of Agriculture
State
Defense
Treasury
University of Arizona
Congress
Booster Helps Put Discoverer In Polar Orbit
Air Force using a new hot rod booster launches Discoverer XVIII into a polar orbit 450 by 150 miles, completing an egg shaped path every 94 minutes. The Thor IRBM upgrade increases thrust to 165000 pounds to extend high altitude data gathering and allow Agena B second stage to carry more fuel and maneuver in space. The mission includes a 300 pound nose capsule containing human tissue, bone marrow, algae and other materials to be recovered later.
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Ralph Dighton
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Discoverer
Sky
Payroll tax hike eyed as unemployment stays high in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania plans a higher payroll tax to fund unemployment benefits as jobless rates remain steep. The Bureau of Employment Security forecasts the average levy rising from 2.96% to about 3.1% next year, affecting roughly 122 000 employers while 78 500 firms already at the maximum rate escape direct change. The move aims to raise about 15 million dollars, balancing a 1960 fund deficit with projected 1961 revenue.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
A. Allen Sulcone
Bureau of Employment Security
Sulcowe
U.S. Labor Department
Employment Security Bureau
Postmaster Announces Window Holiday Hours in Somerset
Postmaster George Cassett announces increased window hours for the holiday season at the Somerset Post Office. Hours include 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 17, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. December 19–23, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. December 24. An extra Christmas assistant begins December 12. Mail volume is rising, forecasting a banner year for the Post Office.
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George Cassett
Somerset Post Office
Post Office Department
Motorist Burns From Overheated Car On Pennsylvania Turnpike
A Grindstone motorist George Tripak was injured Wednesday at Laurel Hill Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. He removed a radiator cap and water shot up in his face. He was treated at Somerset Community Hospital for burns around his eyes and arms and was later moved to Uniontown in fair condition.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Laurel Hill
George Tripak
Somerset Community Hospital
Tripak
Unione Town
Firemen Called To Hearn Home
The Somerset Volunteer fire company was called about 7 p.m. Wednesday night to put out a flue fire at the home of Charles Hearn RD 1. Firemen reported there were no damages.
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Somerset Volunteer Fire Company
Charles Hearn
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Notheng
Listas
Col. Stiteler
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Eddie Entram
Stoystown RD 3
Fog Hill
Storystown RD
Ohn E. Reiley
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
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