India alleges veiled China threat over border terms
India accused Communist China of issuing a veiled ultimatum in Colombo to settle the Himalayan border dispute. New Delhi said Beijing demands a clear answer on a peace package with troop withdrawals and warned that rejection could renew fighting. Prime Minister Nehru's government had not yet replied to Beijing's Sunday note.
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Henry S. Bradsher
New Delhi
India
China
Indian
Foreign Ministry
Peking
Nanakanada Na
Eimai
Jivtichibnou Mansions
Colombo
Ceylon
Nehru
Himalayan
Red China
No Early End to News Strike Anticipated
New York faces a weekend without nine major papers as a 18 000 strong work stoppage drags on. Talks resume Monday with leaders noting the strike could last quite a while. Union chiefs press to extend the labor impasse while publishers seek resolution.
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New York
Amory Bradford
Bertram A. Powers
New York Typographical Union No. 6
Powers
Times
Daily News
Journal-American
World-Telegram & Sun
Herald Tribune
Daily Mirror
Post
Long Island Star-Journal
Long Island Press
Nassau
Suffolk County
New York City
Publishers’ Committee
Joseph Kingsbury-Smith
Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
The
News
American Newspaper Guild
Washington
Labor Department
Life says JFK shared Cuban crisis deliberations with reporters
Life Magazine, citing no source, claims President Kennedy gave two Saturday Evening Post writers access to top level Cuban crisis deliberations to draft a chronology. The piece disputes Adlai Stevenson’s role, while Stevenson denies it and Kennedy backs Stevenson in a brief public note.
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NEW York
Kennedy
Saturday Evening Post
Life Magazine
Life
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Pierre Salinger
White House
Stewart Alsop
Charles Bartlett
Alsop-Bartlett
United Nations
John L. Steele
Washington
Bartlett
Capital
Chattanooga Times
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Mayor Urges Snow Clearing Along Sidewalks
Somerset Mayor William Barnhart urged borough residents to clear sidewalks after high winds hindered enforcement. The notice also asked owners with fire hydrants on their property to keep snow away from them to ensure access.
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William Barnhart
Somerset
No Official Word on Threatened Transit Walkout in Pittsburgh
Negotiations between Pittsburgh Railways Co and the union continued past midnight with no official word on a threatened walkout. About 1,420 trolley and bus operators, ready to strike at 12:01 a.m., had their contract expired. a 48 hour postponement was granted while wage and fringe benefit demands were discussed.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Joseph M. Barr
Division 85
Amalgamated Association of Stret Electric Railway & Motor Coach
Steinbeck Pays Homage to Hammarskjold in Uppsala
Nobel laureate John Steinbeck visited Uppsala with Bo Beskow to honor his late friend Dag Hammarskjold. He stood before the Hammarskjold family tomb in meditation, avoiding a wreath.
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Stockholm
Sweden
John Steinbeck
Uppsala
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Bo Beskow
Steinbeck
Hammarskjold
Scranton Urges Unity Across Pennsylvania Politics
New governor elect William W. Scranton called for bi partisan support to boost the state economy. Speaking at the Pennsylvania Society dinner in New York, he urged business and labor to unite against unemployment and industrial erosion, stressing shared interests over divisions. Attendees included top political and business leaders at the Waldorf Astoria.
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New York
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania Society
Pennsylvania
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Two More Miners Die in Robena No 3 Mine Disaster
Rescue workers sighted two more bodies in the Robena No 3 mine, bringing deaths to seven after an explosion last Thursday. Thirty miners 37 entombed remain missing as teams progress 2100 and 1800 feet from the face, with no fires found.
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George Esper Carmichaels
U.S. Steel Corp
Robena No. 3
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
John C. Moore
James Girod
Frick
Pope John Proclaims Three New RC Saints
Pope John XXIII proclaims three new saints at a St Peter Basilica ceremony. Pierre Julien Eymard, Antonio Maria Pucci, and Francesco da Camporosso were elevated after long investigations. Pucci and Eymard founded religious communities andCatholic Action roots. Camporosso, a Capuchin monk, served Genoa harbor areas. Feast days listed for each saint.
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Pope John
Vatican City
John XXII
St. Peter's Basilica
Pierre Julien Eymard
Antonio Maria Pucci
Francesco da Camporosso
Paris
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
Francesco Marine da Camporosso
Genoa
Newburgh City Manager Joseph Mitchell suspends himself
Newburgh New York AP Joseph Mitchell suspended himself as city manager amid bribery allegations. He claimed charges against him forced his action and left city council to handle duties. Mitchell was released on 10000 bail after being charged with soliciting 20000 dollars from the Wahrhaftigs for a zoning change. Lawrence J. De Masi Jr. is free on 5000 bail on conspiracy charges.
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Newburgh
N.Y
Joseph Mitchell
Sunday
Mitchell
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Stephen
Joseph Wahrhaftig
Monticello
Lawrence J. de Masi Jr
Hillsdale
N. J
Brunei revolt aimed at seizing oil from Britain
British troops hit Brunei and nearby Sarawak and North Borneo to crush a Moslem nationalist revolt led by Aza Hari. Rebels threaten Seria and Kuala Belait oil fields producing about 33 million barrels yearly as Royal Navy and Gurkhas reinforce loyal forces. Brunei Town and Seria reported under government control as clashes continue.
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John T. Wheeler Miri
Sarawak
Brunei
North Borneo
Britain
Seria
Kuala Belait
Radio Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
South China Sea
Shell Co
Radio
Singapore
Omar Ali Saifuddin
Snow Adds Inches as Somerset Area Sees Drifting Roads
Four more inches of snow fell in the Somerset area with winds causing drifting and road threats by morning. A light snow and 10 degree high in Somerset Borough accompanied several Turnpike accidents, one injuring a Pittsburgh man. speed for conditions cited.
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Somerset
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Here
William Stanley
Pittsburgh
Somerset Interchange
Somerset Community Hospital
Department of Highways
Borneo Leader Vows He Will Resist British
Sheik A M Azahari said his Borneo rebels will retreat into jungles and wage guerrilla warfare if British troops push them from towns. He warned the fight could last 20 years until Britain recognizes Borneo governance and would target Brunei oil fields, threatening saboteur acts while seeking aid from the Philippines or Indonesia.
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Carl Zimmerman
Manila
Sheik A. M. Azahari
Borneo
Philippines
Britain
Azahari
Brunei
Sarawak
North Borneo
United Nations
New York
Three Borneo
Indonesia
British Borneo
South Borneo
Sulu
Garrett Homecoming leader Verda Herbolsheimer dies at 68
Mrs Verda Herbolsheimer of Garrett longtime annual Garrett Homecoming chairman died Saturday at age 68. Retired schoolteacher, she was active in many organizations and helped organize the Labor Day weekend event started 18 years ago by Capt Will Judy. A free luncheon for Garrett residents over 75 was part of the celebration.
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Verda Herbolsheimer
Garrett
Herbolsheimer
Will Judy
Chicago
Ill
Boswell Lumber Fire Causes 26000 in Damages
A Sunday blaze at the Boswell Lumber Co. damaged the sawmill and contents for about 26000. Fire Chief Ralph Persuhn led mutual aid from Somerset Holsapple Hooversville Jenners Town and Jerome Persohn. Cause is undetermined though believed to be in the shed center. Quemahoning Creek supplied water and Boswell boosts standby support from Berlin and Somerset.
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Boswell
Quemahoning Creek
Persahn
The
Lumber Co
Somerset
William Barnhart
Berlin
Pennsylvania records lowest weekend traffic deaths
The Associated Press reports four traffic deaths in Pennsylvania from Friday evening to Sunday midnight the lowest weekend toll this year. Victims include Rena Mae Kliewer 24 in Lancaster car crash near New Holland Herbert V June 47 Chester Paul Tighe 76 Philadelphia burned in home fire Albert McDaid 52 Cross Creek hit by freight train at grade crossing Louis Bartell 29 Lewistown icy skid crash.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Rena Mae Kliewer
New Holland
Norristown
Herbert V
Chester
Tredyffrin Township
James J. Tighe
Washington
Albert McDaid
Cross Creek
Baltimore & Ohio
Lewistown
Louis A. Bartell
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