Knowland cites Romanian searches of U.S. diplomat in Bucharest
Senator Knowland told the Senate that a U.S. diplomat in Bucharest was searched at gunpoint by Romanian police. He cited cars and homes of other Americans being searched and protested to the State Department. Schoenfeld confirmed several incidents and linked them to propaganda against the United States.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
The
Senate Today
Romania
Apeech
State Department
Bucharest
Rudolf FE. Sehoenfeld
Ferguson
Themerican Legation
C. Vaughan Ferguson
Scheectady
N. Y
Senate Appropriations
U. S
Hne
Athes
Anerican Army
Brorland
Lect
Ficer
Rgeant
Schoenfeld
Amerins
United States
Susquehanna to take over SunCo assets in three states
The Susquehanna Pipe Line Co of Philadelphia gains ownership of Sun Pipe Line Inc of New York and Sun Oil Line Co of Ohio. The move aims to improve interstate transportation and distribution of petroleum products. Securities certificates totaling 368000 dollars were registered for new stock in payment. The Pennsylvania pipeline network links Delaware County to the Ohio border, connects with the Ginio/Cornell lines, and ties to the Ark/Newark lines via other regional pipes.
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Harrisburg
Susquehanna Pipe Line Company
Philadelphia
Theublic Utility Commission
Sun Pipe Line, Ac
New York
Sun Oiline Company
Ohio
Commison
Pennsylvania
Delawareounty
Railroad derailment blocks main line near Greensburg
Three of the Pennsylvania railroad main line tracks at Greensburg are blocked after freight cars and a flat car derail. No injuries reported. Railroad officials could not immediately determine the wreck cause.
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Greensburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stairs Found Guilty in Hit and Run Case
James Stairs of Lower Turkeyfoot township was found guilty of failure to stop at the scene and failure to reveal identity after a Route 40 collision with Marvin French of Confluence. The offense occurred October 30 near Addison. Sentence to be imposed by Judge Norman T. Boese.
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James Stairs
Turkeyfoot
Norman T. Boese
Stairs
Route 40
Addison
Marvin French
Confluence
Edward Wojick
Somerset State Police
Convention Of School Boards Plans Program In Somerset
The county school directors convention in court room No 1 on December 18 will feature Pvt Willard H Uhl of the Pennsylvania state police discussing transportation safety. Robert M Carson will speak, with Dr G G Grazier presiding. Afternoon sessions include talks by J K Bowman on Act 301 and Mrs Ruth Robb. Lunch provided at Somerset High School.
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Pennsylvania State Police
Robert M. Car
Westmoreland County Board of Directors
Court Room No. 1
L. S. Williams
G. G. Grazier Wll
Sesson
Harold A. Marsh
Rockwood High School
Franklin Dilar
J. K. Bowman
Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction
Carsons
Thelma Critchfield
Shade Township High School
Ruth Robb
State of Directors Association
Somerset High School
Somerset County Spuds Certified By State
Seed potatoes grown by four residents in the county have been certified by the Pennsylvania department of agriculture. The growers are Frank Fisher of Boswell, R. D. 2, Ray Glessner of Berlin, Lester J. Lohr of Boswell and Jay M. Hauger of Berlin, R. D. 1. Two growers from Cambria county and one from Indiana were entered.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Harrisburg
Frank Fisher
Boswell
R. D
Ray Glessner
Berlin
Lester J. Lohr
Jay M. Hauger
Cambria County
Indiana
Sweden adopts tough policy to recover foreign exchange
Sweden imposes a get tough posture to curb imports and boost exports as it seeks to restore hard currency reserves. The policy targets coal and wood products with Britain and Poland, and includes leverage over Russia amid trade credits. U S trade terms also face revision as Sweden shifts toward hard currency allies and lowers consumer imports.
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Sweden
Great Britain
England
Poland
U. S
Russia
Cold Wave Grips Northwest and Great Lakes
The Associated Press reports a strong cold wave across the Northwest and Great Lakes with subfreezing forecasts in Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa. Winter storms cause sleet and snow in several states while Florida enjoys warmth and sun amid varying conditions across the country.
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Northwest
Great Lakes Area
Widow Sues Penn Rail for $100000 Damages
Mrs Frances McGowan of Altoona widow of James McGowan sues the Pennsylvania Railroad in federal court for 100000 alleging negligence in a May 31 Bellwood railroad accident that killed McGowan.
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Pittsburgh
Frances McGowan
Altoona
James McGowan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bellwood
McGowan
Austin calls Russian plan for world atomic control a fraud
Warren R. Austin, U.S. delegate to the United Nations, denounced Moscow’s atomic control proposals as a fraud that would keep most power in national hands. He urged patient, collective U.N. action and warned negotiations won’t quickly remove Russian obstruction.
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Richmond
Warren R. Austin
United Nations
Russia
U. S
Richmond Council On Adult Education
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
Poland
United States
U. N. Commission
Keystone Degree applicants approved in Somerset county
Thirty five Future Farmers of America members met at Somerset High School to approve thirteen Keystone Degree applicants led by Jay Hillegas. Delegates to the state convention were named as John Wass of Confluence and Everett Nicklow of Rockwood with county officers reporting on constitution approval and year plans.
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Harrisburg
County Council of Future Farmers of America
Somerset High School
Jay Hillegas
David Lonr
Sboswell
Everett Nicklow
G. Floyd Dye
Ervin W. Weidner
Donald Roy Hoffman
Verne R. Weidner
Arnold M. Weidner
Paul D. Beal
Nevin E. Mitchell
Berlin
Ervin J. Knieriem
Meyersdale
Everett R. Nicklow
Rock
Supreme Court Hit On Jury Racial Exclusion And Other Rulings
Supreme Court sharply criticizes Lauderdale county jury exclusion of Negroes and orders a new trial for a Black defendant. It agrees to pass on Arkansas anti union violence law and considers New Jersey utility anti strike law. It will review a lower court ruling the government says would raise costs under national service life insurance and threaten the insurance fund. It also sets the time limit for suits against alleged renters violators of rent ceilings.
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Lauderdale County
Mass
Arkansas
New Jersey
National Service Life Insurance
Supreme Court orders new trial for Patton murder case
The U S Supreme Court orders a new trial for Buster Patton a black man convicted of murdering a white man in Lauderdale County Mississippi saying jury selection that excludes any racial group cannot stand Justice Black delivering a unanimous opinion notes that a long record of excluding Negroes from juries invalidates verdicts The ruling overturns a Mississippi Supreme Court decision upholding the death sentence and calls for proceedings consistent with the opinion The state court had found jury qualifications limited by poll taxes literacy and other restrictors leaving only a tiny pool of Black jurors and a larger pool of Whites for potential service
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Wash'ngton
Newro
Lauderdale County
Miss
U. S. Supreme Court
Hde
Buster) Patton
Neero
Justice Black
High Court
Mississippi
Black
State Supreme Court
Patton
U S Acts to Hold All A Materials
President Truman used an executive order to reserve exclusive rights to uranium thorium and other fissionable materials on public lands disposed of by the government The act formalizes a clause in land sales or leases ensuring government ownership and permitting agents to prospect mine or remove materials for atomic power purposes.
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Washington
INS
Truman
United States
White House
Plane dumps pilot and soars off after landing
A gull wing pilotless plane ran out of gas and crashed about 65 miles southeast of Tyler. It spent 2 hours 49 minutes aloft with the pilot ejected. Pilot W. B. Myers sustained a sprained back. Trammell Malloy reported slight gear and wing damage.
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Tyler
Tex
Trammell Malloy
Timpson
Poundsfield
Malloy
W. B. Myers
Bell elected president of Lincoln township school board
James A. Bell of Sipesville was elected president of the Lincoln township school board at a recent meeting. He succeeds Paul W. Brant of Friedens who was named vice president. Other officers include Clark S. Miller of Somerset secretary John C. Maust of Somerset treasurer and Preston C. Ogline of Boswell as fifth member.
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James A. Bell
Sipesville
Lincoln Township
Paul W. Brant
Friedens
R. D
Clark S. Miller
Somerset
John C. Maust
Preston C. Ogline
Boswell
Somerset Man Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Richard Beckner was admitted to Somerset Community hospital Monday night for an emergency appendectomy performed at 9 30 p m He is a son of Asa Beckner of Somerset R D 3
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Richard Beckner
Somerset Community Hospital
Asa Beckner
Somerset, R. D. 3
Officials Tour Monongahela River Facilities Visit
City state and federal officials conducted an inspection of the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh port facilities. Brig. Gen. D. L. Wert, head of the engineers Ohio river district, led the accompanying group.
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Monongahela River
Pittsburgh
D. L. Wert
Engineers
Ohio River District
Tel Aviv battle as Arabs press against Jewish quarter
News dispatch on December 8 reports Arab machine gunners and grenades battering Tel Aviv’s Hatikva sector, Jews forming defense squads to push back attackers, and fears for Jerusalem amid partition tensions. Casualties tallied over 100 in the day, with Arabs and Jews suffering wounded.
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Goodwin
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
United Nations
Palestine
Hatikva
Hagana
Jewish Defense Army
Hat Kva
Tel
Jaffa
Tel ‘Aviv
No Man's Land
Holy Land
Molotov Seeks Four Power Aid Rule in Moscow Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Molotov signaled a push for four power control of Germany and for a German reparations package while debating economic unity in Moscow. He urged simultaneous discussion of reparations and economic unification, leaving Western delegates puzzled by his stance.
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London
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Hese
George C. Marall
Moscow
Marshall
Britain
France
United States
Ruhr
Boden Fined for Reckless Driving in Rockwood Case
James Boden Jr of Rockwood was fined 25 dollars plus costs on reckless driving charges after a Monday hearing before Squire C J Harrison Jr. The decision followed the court appearance and formal proceedings.
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Boden
James Boden, Jr
Rockwood
Squire C. J. Harrison, Jr
France orders workers back as troops clear strikers in nationwide walkout
Premier Robert Schuman's government issued an ultimatum to the CGT demanding a return to work by Wednesday and used troops to clear strikers at rail stations and mines. Eighte en arrested at Montpellier for obstructing workers at an automobile plant. The CGT pledged to defy the order, while talks and force show underscore the deep labor crisis as 2,000,000 idle workers mark a month of stoppage. House of ministers offered a cost of living premium and back pay to November 13 for those returning.
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Italy
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Taber
R-Ny
Appropriations Committee
Hep
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Army
Rogal
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Germany
Japan
Royall
Senate Appropriations Committee
Gemany
Agriculture Department
Rmy
Interational Refugee Organization
Case
Paris
Robert Schuman
General Confederation of Labor
Central National Strike Committee
Group of Federation
Labor Confederation
CGT
Montpellier
Douai
Bethune
Valenciennes
Marseille
St. Charles
Daniel Mayer
Schuman
West Virginia and Pennsylvania Weather Outlook
The forecast shows fair but cold conditions in West Virginia and Maryland on Tuesday with increasing cloudiness and a chance of rain or snow in the southwest. Eastern Pennsylvania expects fair but colder Tuesday, with rising clouds by Wednesday. Western Pennsylvania faces mostly cloudy, slightly colder skies with possible lake effect snow squalls Tuesday and continued cloudiness and cold Wednesday.
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Ivan
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