Winter Strikes Texas With Seven Dead Amid Snow Storm
The Associated Press reports a severe winter storm rattled Texas and nearby states causing seven deaths in Texas and four in New Mexico. El Paso recorded six inches of snow and disruptions hit schools, travel, utilities, and communications across the region.
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Associated Press
Texas
Midwest
Great Lakes
New Mexico
el Paso
Panhandle
South Plains
West Texas
Valparaiso
Ind
Lake Superior
Somerset Weather Sparks Local Controversy
Somerset records show Friday temperatures from six degrees above to six degrees below zero with a midnight reading of 14 degrees. The highway department notes similar lows and predicts Saturday will repeat similar conditions with clear skies expected tonight.
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Somerset
Kennedys Fly to Florida for Florida Visit in Balmy Air
President-elect John F Kennedy and his wife travel with infant John F Kennedy Jr to Palm Beach Florida for a recuperation break. The 14 day old boy sleeps through the four hour flight in a pink and white bassinet while Kennedy chats with aides and guides Mrs Kennedy walks up the plane steps.
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Frances Lewine
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Tropic Florida
John F. Kennedy Jr
Little John
White House
Kennedy
Secret Service
Young John
Florida
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedys
Georgetown
Keystone Club Hears Address By Col Stiteler
Col W John Stiteler Jr spoke to Keystone Club members at the American Legion hall urging purpose and constructive aims. He quoted Satchel Paige on history and warned government power, recalling Britain’s global reach as context for current welfare projects.
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Col. W. John Stiteler, Jr
Keystone Club
American Legion Hall
Keystoners
Frank Bittlebaum
Harry Bush
Edgar Fritz
Col. Stiteler
Satchel Paige
Col Stiteler
Great Britain
Committee to Recommend for low in spirits Areas
A 21 member grass roots committee led by Sen. Paul Douglas will draft area redevelopment measures for Kennedy. Subcommittees will study development food distribution unemployment West Virginia areas and labor issues with action possible by executive order.
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Jack Davis
Charleston
W. Va
John F. Kennedy
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Washington
Douglas
Congress
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New England
Great Lakes
Eisenhower Greets Chilly Georgia Weekend At Augusta Golf
President Eisenhower arrives in Augusta Georgia for a weekend of golf and relaxation. He shed his camel hair coat on arrival and heads to the Augusta National Golf Club. He greets Clifford Roberts and Gene Stout and sends thanks to Cardinal Spellman for a $10,000 gift aiding Cuban refugees.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Washington
Augusta National Golf Club
Links
Clifford Roberts
New York
Gene Stout
Francis Cardinal Spellman
America
White House
James C. Hagerty
Somerset Demos Spend $20,532 In Campaign
The Somerset County Democratic committee reports campaign expenditures totaling $20,532.96 for the November 8 election. Receipts filed in the county courthouse show $20,529.92. Individual candidates include J. Irving Whalley $7,090.61 and Joseph N. Cascio $1,256.67.
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Somerset County
Democratic Committee
J. Irving Whalley
Windber
Joseph N. Cascio
Somerset
W. K. Kerns
General Assembly
Peter T. Dumbauld
Democratic Assembly
U S backs Lumumba arrest amid Congo tensions at UN
The United States voiced full support for Patrice Lumumba's arrest and urged UN members to back Kasavubu. Ambassador Wadsworth warned of Lumumba’s power grab and accused the USSR of harmful motives while Hammarskjold warned of threats to whites in Oriental Province. The Security Council met amid warnings of violence and a demand for Lumumba's immediate release.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
U.N. Security Council
Lumumba
Oriental Province
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Congo
Wadsworth
Kasavubu
Joseph Mobutu
Russia
U.S.S.R
Mobutu
General Assembly
U.N
Stanleyville
Hammarskjold
Thysville
Pro Churches Call Use of Abundance for World Hunger
Fraternal bodies from 34 denominations with 40 million members urged nation tied to faith to employ surplus goods for hunger relief abroad. They backed migrant farm worker unionization, greeted Kennedy and Johnson, pressed improved civil rights and equal worship rights regardless of race or ethnicity.
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San Francisco
America
National Council of Churches
Council
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Three Somerset Residents Injured In Auto Wreck
Three Somerset countians rest in fair condition at Somerset Community Hospital after separate auto accidents. Anna Bacosta aged 59 from Somerset suffered knee lacerations and body contusions and was admitted Friday. George Turner 19 of Stoystown RD 2 and Frank Szymanski 17 of Boswell were admitted around 11 45 p m Thursday after wreck near Boswell.
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Somerset
Somerset Community Hospital
Anna Bacosta
George Turner
Stoystown
RD 2
Frank Szymanski
Boswell
White Women and Tots Flee to U.N. Bayonets in Stanleyville
Terrified whites seek shelter behind U.N. troops in Stanleyville as rebels threaten to execute hostages unless Patrice Lumumba is released. The U.N. reports 75 whites in a refuge building with two Ethiopian battalions guarding it and a possible air evacuation being studied.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U.N
Stanleyville
Patrice Lumumba
U.N. Command
Ngashy Iyassu
Ethiopia
Oriental
Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Leopold
Tragic Hunting Day Ends In Family Tragedy Near Somerset
Dave Yoder of Somerset plans a deer hunt on vacation with his wife Doris and three week old daughter Jodie Lee. After breakfast he leaves for the woods, kisses his wife and child, and never returns as a deadly incident unfolds. Doris tends baby and faces an unknown fate, while local authorities begin inquiries into the event.
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Dave
Doris
Jodie Lee Yoder
Somerset RD 1
John E. Reiley
Dave Yoder
Somerset
RD i
Jodie Lee
Christmas Fund Opens For Yoder Family After Fire
A fund started to aid the David Yoder family from Shawleytown, who lost all furniture and clothing in a Friday morning fire. William Z. Baker contributed $10 to begin the fund, and donations may be left at the Somerset American office. Checks are payable to Yoder Christmas fund, with total cash collected to be handed to the Yoders the day before Christmas.
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David Yoder
Shawleytown
William Z. Baker
Somerset RD 5
Somerset American
Yoder
Yoder Christmas Fund
Couple Marries and Moves Into Cottage Home
The couple married last December first and lived with Doris' parents while fixing up a small cottage once owned by Doris' father Joe Lафferty. Helpers assisted in repairs as they settled into the home.
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Doris
Joe Lafferty
Dumbauld reports European trip to Rotary club
Rotary President Peter T. Dumbauld spoke at the noon meeting at Somerset Country Club about his recent visit to England Belgium France and Holland. He noted Holland’s cleanliness and Dutch farms and commented on Paris department stores high prices and a $1000 perfume bill.
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Rotary
Peter T. Dumbauld
Somerset Country Club
Rotarians
Europe
Dumbauld
England
Belgium
France
Holland
Dutch Farm
Brussels
Paris
London
Rotary International
Tower
Somerset
Somerset County
Howard Trexel
James Bochy
Storm Signals in Red Agreement For the West
U S officials say a Moscow published Soviet Chinese accord shows dangerous storm signals for the West. Disputes over ideological strategy remain unresolved but temporarily papered over, suggesting more aggressive Communist actions ahead and possible conflict. Khrushchev may push a summit with Kennedy next spring or summer.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
Moscow
Russia
Red Chinana
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
State Police Report Two Wrecks In Somerset County
State police report two accidents Friday in Somerset County. Marion D. Custer 22 Central City RD 1 was south on Route 160 when an unidentified vehicle turned into her path causing a rollover. Damages $1000 to Custer’s car and $100 to Mike Goga’s car. The second crash on legislative route 65013 near Meyersdale involved Denis Eist 59 and Myrel Wahl 29 with about $100 damage to each vehicle.
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Somerset County
Marion D. Custer
Central City
RD 1
Route 160
Mike Goga
Main Street
Custer
Goga
Meyersdale
Denis Eist
Myrel T. Wahl
Wahl
Eist
Pennsylvania Deer Season Sets One Day Does Hunt
The State Game Commission announced a one day doe season to follow the regular deer hunting season. The back season ends Friday, Dec. 16, and the doe season runs Saturday, Dec. 17. An earlier report incorrectly claimed the back season extended to Dec. 17 and that does would be legal on the last day.
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Harrisburg
Pennesylvania
State Game Commission
Does
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Keystone
Georgia
Somerset Demos
U. S
George W. Cornell
Peter Dumbauld
Rotary Meet
West
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