France Walks Out of UN Debate on Algeria Crisis
France led a walkout as eight African delegations prepared a resolution urging the General Assembly to recognize the Algerian people's right to independence. Tunisian envoy Slim urged negotiations with a provisional Algerian government while de Gaulle offered talks only on a neutral stage and a cease fire.
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United Nations
N. Y
France
U.N
Algeria
General Assembly
Cairo
U. S
Dag Hammarskjold
Mohammed Lamine-Debbaghine
Ahmed Francis
Mohammed Yazid
Charles de Gaulle
Slim
de Gaulle Slim
Tunisia
U. N
Washington
de Gaulle
Assembly
State Plans to Dynamite Over 2000 Tons of Rock
Harrisburg reports the state highways department will blast 2 500 to 3 000 tons of shale rock along U S 15 south of Williamsport to remove a dangerous slope. The highway will close a day or so while rock is removed, with detours via Route 14 to Lewisburg and Allenwood to Watsontown for cars.
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Harrisburg
State Highways Department
U.S. 15
Williamsport
Allenwood
White Deer
Lewisburg
Watsontown
Listie Ladies Auxiliary Event at Fire Hall
A community gathering is hosted by the Listie Ladies Auxiliary at the fire hall on Tuesday December 9, 1958 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Proceeds support local activities.
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Listie Fire Hall
Listie Ladies Auxiliary
Holiday Greetings to Our Servicemen special feature
Christmas Greetings edition lists Holiday Greetings to Our Servicemen with a 75 cent option to include a serviceman's name and address for air mail delivery worldwide. The wrap identifies the gift payer, and readers are urged to phone 5755 today.
Somerset Joint School Board Reorganizes Offices
Somerset joint school board met in the high school library and announced personnel changes including Nellie Stroke's resignation as custodian, Evelyn Stayrook named custodian, Lois Miller as secretary, Betty Reiley added to substitute teachers, and Bernice Young granted sabbatical leave. Jefferson township rep Ray Friedline chosen for a five year term. Board to meet with state building authority to review the program. County board also reorganized with Long as president Peck as vice, Barron secretary, and hired Elnor Snyder as matron for the physically handicapped.
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Somerset
Nellie Stroke
Evelyn Stayrook
Stroke
Lois Miller
R. D
Virginia Holladay
Betty Reiley
Bernice Young
Ray Friedline
Jefferson Township
Public School Building Authority
Somerset Joint School
Jefferson Ownship
George Doolittle
Milton J. Miller
Lincoln Township
George Maurer
Edward J. Carr
Somerset Borough
Harrietta Herring
W. R. Kerns
Somerset Joint Board
Robert Pile
Alex Ogle
Somerset County School Board
Court House
County Superintendent of Schools
J. Chester Long
Galen Peck
Verna G. Barron
Elnor Snyder
Sentences Imposed in County Court in Somerset
In Somerset county criminal court Judge Thomas F. Lansberry sentenced Cyril Luttmiller to costs and 15 dollars monthly for 14 years on a morals count. Robert Wilt faced costs and 15 dollars monthly for 14 years on a bas tardy charge. Delbert Keener received costs and 15 dollars monthly for 14 years for adultery and bastardy. Paul Cheech paid costs and a 100 dollar fine for violation of the safety responsibility act. Several defendants including Robert W. Hurst Paul F. Eisman Jr Wade Eisaman and John Silvas were found guilty of larceny burglary and receiving stolen property and received costs restitution and probation. Dennis W. Altman got costs a suspended sentence and one year probation. Dale E. Wagner faced costs restitution a suspended sentence and one year probation for burglary and larceny. Lawrence R. Mitchell’s fireworks and explosives act case was continued to today. Other cases include John Grillo Jr Michael Askey Gladys Askey Roger Nolf and a rape charge against eight Somerset area youths.
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Somerset County
Thomas F. Lansberry
Cyril Luttmiller
Robert Wilt
Delbert Keener
Paul Cheech
Robert W. Hurst
Paul F. Eisaman, Jr
Wade Eisaman
John Silvas
Dennis W. Altman
Dale E. Wagner
Lawrence R. Mitchell
John Grillo, Jr
Michael Askey
Gladys M. Askey
Roger Nolf
Somerset Area
East German Reds Defeated Hold Free City Talks Urged
In West Berlin elections the East German Communists failed to win a seat and urged voters to back Moscow’s free city plan. Premier Grotewohl claimed allied troops must leave, while Bonn and Western powers eyed a counterproposal and a future security conference in Europe.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Slan Iree
Otto Grotewohl
Moscow
Reds
Grotewohl
Free City
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Adenauer
Germany
Europe
Central Europe
Paris
East Berlin
Christian Democrats
Socialists
Sheftie Elected President of J B J Board
Charles W. Sheftie is elected president of the Jenner Boswell Jennerstown joint school board at a Monday night reorganization. Alton Walters becomes vice president. separate changes name Charles Sheffie and Homer Stuck to Boswell borough board.
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Charles W. Sheftie
Jenner-Boswell- Jennerstown
Alton Walters
Boswell Borough
Charles Sheffie
Homer Stuck
James Kaufman
Jenner
Arthur S. Clair
Robert W. Lohr
Mr. Kaufman
Jennerstown
Two Men Committed To Somerset County Jail
Two 23 year old men from Johnstown, Joseph W. Skanla and Harold Haight, were committed to Somerset county jail after a hearing before Squire H. S. Whipperman. Both were remanded to the jail.
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Somerset County
Johnstown
Squire H. S. Whipperman
Joseph W. Skanla
Harold Haight
Snow Belt Delivers Record Snow Across Northern U S
A 2000 mile snow belt chilled the nation with record snowfall near the Great Lakes and Rockies. Oswego New York faced its worst storm history with 33 inches in 24 hours and five feet on the ground, prompting a city emergency and store, school, and factory closures.
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Great Lakes
Oswego
N. Y
Lake Ontario
Vincent Corsall
Mayville
Lake Erie
Montana
Wyoming
New York State
Great Falls
Mont
Billings
Helena
Tokwotee Pass
Wyo
Midwest
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Chicago
Dubuque
Rockford
Federal Questions Take Farm Discussions Spot
Boston delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention opened amid debates over states rights federal spending and Supreme Court decisions. They called for reduced federal farm aid programs while opposing court actions on school desegregation and water rights.
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Boston
Supreme Court
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Uncle Sam
Expansion urged for tax study group by Tompkins
Harrisburg Republican Rep Ed Tompkins urged Gov elect David L Lawrence to expand his 12 member tax study group beyond big business and big government. He pressed inclusion of small business small municipal government agriculture and the aged in the 1959 fiscal review.
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Harrisburg
Edwin W. Thompkins
Cameron
David L. Lawrence
Tompkins
Pittsburgh
Lawrence
Injured in Sunday Evening Pike Mishap on Turnpike
On the Pennsylvania Turnpike eight miles east of New Stanton interchange two men were injured in a Sunday evening crash. Stanley E. Foy 26 apparently fell asleep at the wheel of a tractor trailer rig and jackknifed after leaving the roadway. Passenger Vance Osterling sustained scalp lip and leg injuries and possible skull fracture.
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New Stanton
Stanley E. Foy
Foy
Vance Osterling
Sealskin Cap Signals Winter Arrives in Somerset
In Somerset a sealskin cap, worn for 51 years, marks the onset of winter as the wearer notes 1959 models are not yet available. The old cap remains warm and effective against the cold, making new styles unnecessary for the season.
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Somerset
Conservation Directors Set Goals for Yr
County soil and water program leaders met at the Mary Biesecker library to set goals for the coming year. The group led by Emerson Knepper planned 80 new cooperators 80 farm plans 80000 feet drainage 10000 feet diversion terracing 500 acres of strip cropping and stocking 70000 fish with tours contests and demonstrations to boost conservation on Somerset county farms.
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Soil Conservation District
Mary Biesecker
Emerson Knepper
Berlin
Departments of Forests and Waters, Fish Commission
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
A.S.C
Vocational Age Farm Bureau
Pennsylvania Farmer’s Association
Maple Producer’s Association
Uniontown Production Credit
State Soil Conservation Commission
Somerset County
Sugar Bush
400 Workers End Strike at Irwin U S Steel Plant
Pittsburgh reports that about 400 raw coil department workers at U S Steel Irwin Works ended a three day strike over seniority. Union leader said the grievance would move through contract procedures as pickups cleared and production neared normal.
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Irwin U.S. Steel
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Irwin Works
Donald C. Rarick
United Steelworkers Local 2227
U. S. Steel
Alabama election officials refuse testify on negro voting
Six Alabama voter registration officials defied the federal civil rights commission and refused to testify about negro voting or any phase of their work. Five declined the oath, while one testified little. The panel sought records from six counties but obtained none on day one, though it reviewed registered voters in Macon County. Governor-elect Patterson denounced the commission as an unlawful invasion of state rights.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Federal Civil Rights Commission
Turkesee Institute
Macon County
Commission
Macon
John S. Battle
Virginia
John Patterson
Battle
Patterson
United States
State Rules For Silicosis Prevention In Harrisburg
Justice Department rules that the health department may begin a silicosis prevention and control program, with access to coal mine dust counts but not confidential miners X rays without court order. The aim is to gather data on dust exposure and silicosis to set standards and reduce cases. The opinion also directs health and agriculture departments to coordinate on rabies control and dog immunization efforts.
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Harrisburg
State Justice Department
Health Department
Joseph L. Cohen
Justice Department
Department of Health
Agriculture Department
Insurance Premiums Up and Down in Pa
In Pennsylvania insurance rates on private passenger cars and commercial vehicles were revised, resulting in a net state increase of about 0.5 percent or $300,000. Some areas saw cuts, others rises, with urban policyholders hit hardest and rural ones spared.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Francis R. Smith
National Automobile Underwriters Assn
Smith
William V. Fox Jr
Fox
Christmas Party at Somerset Fire Hall
Somerset firemen's ladies auxiliary members and their children enjoyed a Christmas party in the Somerset fire hall Monday evening. The members exchanged gifts, while Santa was on hand to give presents to the children. The next auxiliary meeting is December 29.
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Somerset Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliary
Somerset Fire Hall
Santa
New York Newspapers Tie Up Briefly In Morning Strike
New York nine major dailies paused deliveries briefly on Monday before returning to work with no lasting impact.
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New York
New York City
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Miguel Scienes
Mongi Slim
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Miller
Rudolph Vasalle
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Raphael
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Amadore Porcella
By Seymour Topping
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Lemmon
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Wis
Salt Ste. Marie
Mich
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Nebraska
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Bill Gorst
Alonzo Belsar
Jack Shober
Joe Johns
Walter F. Berkebile
Hiram Walker
Vocational Ag
Floyd Dye
James Bochy
Fish Commission
Joe Dick
Department of Forests and Waters
Eugene Beatty
Pennsylvania Farmer's Association
Calvin Wohll
Ed Suter
Farm Bureau
Rex Thomas
Paul Simmons
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