Battle Group Rolls Into Berlin Amid Berlin Tensions
A U S Army unit, Co. E 1st Battle Group 19th Infantry, rolled 110 miles from Helmstedt to West Berlin in 6 hours 20 minutes despite East German and Soviet checks. NATO linked troops remain in Berlin, while East German leadership warned of military readiness. The advance follows Kennedy’s deployment to reinforce Berlin garrison as Cold War tensions heighten.
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Carl Hartman Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Co. E
19Th Infantry
Helmstedt
West Germany
John B. Keeley
West Bend
Wis
United States
Otto Winter
East German
Foreign Ministry
Russia
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Paris
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Korea
Heinz Hoffmann
Party
ADN
Willy Brandt
Keep Strong Adm Sides Warns at Pearl Harbor
At the 20th anniversary ceremony, Adm. John H. Sides urged readiness against hostile forces as dignitaries, veterans, and 108 Pearl Harbor survivors gathered above the sunken Arizona. Navy bugle sounded at 7 55 a m while Gold Star mothers and veterans reflected on the attack and its casualties.
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Sides
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Japan
Pacific
America
John H. Sides
Arizona
Ford Island
Adm
New England
Oklahoma City
Arizona Memorial
Unemployment Rate Drops Under 6.8 Percent
The government reports November unemployment at 6.1 percent, down from 6.8, the lowest since 1960. President Kennedy announced the figures at the AFL-CIO convention, citing a 67.349 million jobs total as evidence of economic improvement and Secretary Goldberg foresees further gains.
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Washington
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
Miami
Gilliland Voices Steel Industry Outlook at Joint Club Meeting
Glenn W. Gilliland of U. S. Steel urged Somerset civic groups at Grace EUB church to see steel as future focused. He highlighted steel’s role in missiles, rail, autos, homes and Westward expansion, with production rising from 82 million tons in 1940 to 149 million in 1960 and ongoing research and new selling strategies.
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Glenn W. Gilliland
U. S. Steel Sales Department
Somerset Service
Grace Eub Church
Gilliland
Cape Canaveral
Missile Base
Pittsburgh
Sile
Gilliand
Lion Friedhofer, Jr
Lion Doyle
Lion Poorbaugh
Jeff Hay
Jaycees
Ralph Friedhofer
Kiwanis
Irvin Shapiro
Rotary
Howard Trexel
Lion Hine
State Judge and Racketeer Indicted in Fix Plot
A New York state judge, Elliott Kahaner, Anthony Corallo, Dr. Robert Erdman, Sanford Moore, and a former U.S. attorney were indicted for conspiring to obstruct justice in a federal case. Corallo pleaded innocent and was jailed on $50,000 bail. others face court dates set for December 14.
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New York
United States
FBI
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin T. Manton
Fix
State Supreme Court
J. Vincent Keogh
U.S
Corallo
Snowbelts Brace For First Serious Snow This Season
Buffalo area and western New York face the season’s first heavy snow as winds from the west push squalls across Lake Erie and Ontario. An 11 inch fall in Chautauqua County closed three schools and caused hazardous driving on exposed roads. Up to a foot possible in Oswego and Jefferson counties with several fatalities in Wyoming County after a Pearl Creek crossing collision involving a Baltimore and Ohio freight engine. Wind whipped flurries reported. sunshine in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lakes Erie
Ontario
New York
Chautauqua County
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Oswego
Jefferson
Weather Bureau
Wyoming County
Baltimore & Ohio
Pearl Creek
Snow Causes Dangerous Travel Across Western Pennsylvania
Snow fell in flurries and squalls across northwestern Pennsylvania and mountainous southwestern areas. Erie reported two inches with 3 to 4 inches in parts of southern Erie and northern Crawford counties, Bradford 2 to 3 inches, Johnstown an inch, and Somerset over an inch. Hazardous roads and limited visibility caused numerous minor crashes. in Corry an expectant mother died in a two car collision.
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Pennsylvania
Erie
Erie County
Crawford County
Bradford
Johnstown
Somerset County
One and a Half Inches of Snow in Somerset County
About one and a half inches of snow fell in Somerset county on Thursday evening. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation logged full crews on sleet and slip hazards with 21 degrees at 11:30. State police noted hazardous roads, light traffic, and minor accidents along the turnpike with 35 mph speed signs from Laurel Hill to Allegheny tunnels as Western Pennsylvania forecast snow flurries.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Highways Department
Turnpike Division
Laurel Hill Tunnel
Allegheny Tunnel
Western
Pennsylvania
State Chairmen Exchange Charge On Stalemate
Harrisburg AP Democratic and Republican state chairmen traded sharp charges over the congressional reapportionment stalemate. Republican George S. Bloom blamed Democratic leaders for not solving Philadelphia seat issues while Democratic Otis B. Morse accused Bloom of creating ground rules and demanded progress from Democrats. Bloom urged ignoring Green and pushing a compromise plan removing a Democratic Philadelphia seat and balancing districts. Morse cited progress and anticipated movement while Gov. Lawrence noted President Kennedy’s concern over Pennsylvania delays.
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Harrisburg
U.S
William J. Green
Otis Morse
David Lawrence
George S. Bloom
Philadelphia
Otis B. Morse
Bloom
Green Bloom
Green
Elmer Holland
Pittsburgh
Morse
Elmer
Gov. Lawrence
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Mercantini Death Ruled Accidental in Bank Job Fallout
Philadelphia AP police report Charles Negri admitted killing Romeo Mercantini in a North Philadelphia confrontation over loot from a 26232 bank holdup. The written confession says Mercantini was cut out for failure, leading to the fatal shooting after a dispute at a rendezvous and a bag of cash. Others tied to the case include James Lenahan Ethel Nielsen Vito Befiore and an unidentified participant.
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Philadelphia
Charles Negri
Romeo
Goo Goo
James J. Lenahan
Camden
N. J
Mercantini
Fox
Negri
Lenahan
Ethel Nielson
Glucester
Bellmawr
Vito A. Befiore
Police Chief Warns On Door Opening Dangers
Somerset borough Police Chief Fred Pyle warns motorists not to exit onto the traffic side. He says narrow streets and cars parked on both sides make it easy to strike an opening door. alight on the sidewalk side whenever possible to avoid injury and vehicle damage.
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Somerset Borough
Fred Pyle
Somerset
President Kennedy urges labor support for foreign trade program
President Kennedy asked AFL-CIO leaders and American workers to back his foreign trade proposals linking broader congressional powers to assist communities and industries hurt by imports. He pledged a coordinated aid program while urging wage restraint to keep the economy competitive.
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Ral Harbour
Fla
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
George Meany
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
America
Somerset borouh fire department officers nominated
Walter Heist and Haywood Ayers led nominations for president of the Somerset borough volunteer fire department at the Thursday meeting. Other posts drew nominees including Long, Miller, Hartzell, Heiple, Kuhlman, Barnhart, Pyle, Heist, and Zeigler. Two directors will be elected. a new Christmas lighting plan replaces canvassing for funds in 1962. Two fire calls were reported since the last meeting.
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Walter Heist
Haywood Ayers
Somerset Borough Volunteer Fire Department
Heist
Charles Long
Wilbur Miller
Dan Hartzell
Merle Heiple
William Kuhlman
William Barnhart
E. H. Pyle
Richard Heist
Donald Zeigler
William Mce Nelly
Roy Holder
Don Zeigler
Jerry Koontz
Robert Lloyd
Lloyd Hostetler
Walter Kennell
Walter Oehling
Ray Semvower
Albert Cage
Floyd Heiple
Robert Romesburg
Katanga Fighting Flare Hits U N Airlift
In Elisabethville Katanga the U N says U S airlift was briefly halted after bullets from Moise Tshombe's residence damaged a Globemaster. U N forces bombarded west of the airport as Swedish troops reportedly held the Funnels underpass while control of the area remained unsettled.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
United States
U.N
Moise Tshombe
U.S
New York
Evariste Kimba
Gode
Russia accuses West of sabotaging UN Katanga action
The Russian U.N. delegation charged Britain France and Belgium with open sabotage of Security Council decisions in Katanga while awaiting a possible council meeting. U.N. planes for Elisabethville were resumed under U.N. escort after a prior grounding following gunfire.
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Russia
West
U.N
United Nations, N.Y
Britain
France
Belgium
Katanga
U.S. Globemasters
Elisabethville
Security Council
Council
United Nations
Laundromat Robbery Reported in Somerset Borough
Somerset police investigate morning theft at North Center Laundromat where coin boxes were pried open and about five dollars in cash taken. No injuries reported. Body of evidence includes forced openings of several boxes.
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North Center
Somerset Borough
Official Count Of Nov 7 Votes Is Completed
The official tally for the November 7 election was completed at 4 p.m. Wednesday by county commissioners meeting the December 7 deadline. Thousands of write-ins across 67 precincts slowed the process though the Republican margin widened slightly from the unofficial count. Robert H. Halverson, Somerset.
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Commissioners
Justice of the Peace
Harrisburg
Robert H. Halverson
Somerset
Directory of Notices Sealed Bids Invited by Rockwood Area School Board
Directory of notices announces new official publications this week with sealed bids accepted by the Rockwood Area School Board and listed on the Classified Page.
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Rockwood Area School Board
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By Gardner L. Bridge
By Arthur Everett
THE
Associated Press
Norman Walker
Boro
Globemaster
Milton Besser
Leopoldville
Thant
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